The Tokusatsu Network Podcast

After a long, impromptu hiatus, the TokuNet Podcast is back! A lot has happened in the tokusatsu world over the last year or so since our last podcast episode. So we brought the crew back together to talk about some of the highlight stories of the year along with more current topics such as Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Once and Always, the Ultraman Blazar announcement, and the release of Shin Kamen Rider in Japanese theaters and the upcoming US screening (recorded before the initial screening). We also delve into deeper topics such as the recent boom of tokusatsu localizations in the West, how Super Sentai has been experimenting with their format for the past several years, and our thoughts on the Reiwa era Kamen Rider shows thus far. It's a jam-packed episode and we hope that you enjoy is as much as we enjoyed recording it. Let us know your thoughts on any of the topics discussed in this episode. And come back next episode when we share our review of Shin Kamen Rider! CAST: Yasin Bulhan – @KeitaiOkami Josh Saucedo – @JoshKnight1st Brody Salzman – @Plazmaniac1 Malunis – @Malunis Podcast Editor: @Malunis Intro Music: Son of a Rocket by Kevin Macleod at incompetech Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content!

In this episode of the TokuNet Podcast, we talk about the many tokusatsu anniversaries celebrated in 2021. From Kamen Rider to Girls x Heroine, there were a lot of tokusatsu milestones in the year 2021. Some were celebrated with a movie, while others dedicated whole seasons to highlighting this event. We get together and discuss every anniversary project that took place last year and how well those projects accomplished their goals. CAST: Yasin Bulhan – @KeitaiOkami Kevin Nguyen – @DraikenTalkos Brody Salzman – @Plazmaniac1 Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content!  

On this episode of the TokuNet podcast, we chat about some of the recent tokusatsu news in the last couple months. On this month's episode, we talk about the Kamen Rider OOO 10th V-Cinext, the next season of Super Sentai, Avataro Sentai Donbrothers, Power Rangers going exclusively to Netflix, Kamen Rider Zero-One coming to Blu-ray, as well as Kamen Rider Ryuki premiering on TokuShoutsu. CAST: Jorge Salas – @rabbitank Yasin Bulhan – @KeitaiOkami Kevin Nguyen – @DraikenTalkos Ryan Firestine – @Woz_Action Malunis – @Malunis Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content!

On this month's episode of the TokuNet Podcast, we discuss some of the biggest tokusatsu news items of the past month.   This month, we're trying something a bit different with the podcast. Instead of focusing on a specific topic for the episode, we wanted to try doing a bit of a tokusatsu news roundup for the previous month (at the time of recording, that would have been September 2021). So, in this episode we talk about Shin Kamen Rider, LGBTQIA representation in Power Rangers Dino Fury, Kaizoku Sentai 10 Gokaiger, and Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad along with a couple other topics. Let us know what you think of this format and if you have any suggestions for news items you'd like to hear us discuss in a future episode, leave a comment down below! CAST: Jorge Salas – @rabbitank Yasin Bulhan – @KeitaiOkami Kevin Nguyen – @DraikenTalkos Malunis – @Malunis Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content!

In this episode of the TokuNet Podcast, Team TokuNet talks about the recently completed show, Kamen Rider Saber. As a new season of Kamen Rider begins, we wanted to take some time to share our thoughts on the most recent season that ended, Kamen Rider Saber. Since Saber was one of, if not the first, tokusatsu show to be almost completely produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, we touch on how that impacted the show as a whole before diving into our thoughts on the characters, moments, and overall story of the show. CAST: Yasin Bulhan – @KeitaiOkami Kevin Nguyen – @DraikenTalkos Brody Salzman – @Plazmaniac1 Ryan Firestine – @Woz_Action Max Ellis – @SaSPMax Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 69 of the TokuNet Podcast, the team discusses the sub genre of tokusatsu shows that aired after midnight in Japan. While a majority of the tokusatsu shows that we consume air either in the morning or evening, there are a handful of shows that air after midnight that are aimed at older toku fans. Shows such as GARO, Akibaranger, Kamen Rider Amazons, Sh15uya, etc.. Team TokuNet gets together to talk about the differences between these shows and your typical morning tokusatsu shows as well as going over some of their favorite late night tokusatsu shows. CAST: Yasin Bulhan – @KeitaiOkami Josh Saucedo – @JoshKnight1st Kevin Nguyen - @DraikenTalkos Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 68 of the TokuNet podcast, the team discusses the realities of being an otaku and how otakus are portrayed in tokusatsu. Note: There is mention of the Tsutomu Miyazaki case which includes murder, sexual assault, and other topics. The discussion starts at 15:40. Please feel free to skip ahead a few minutes if you don't wish to hear about those subjects. In this episode, Team TokuNet talks about what it means to be an otaku, the cultural history of the term, how tokusatsu portrays otakus, and what the future holds for otaku culture. CAST: Nicole Amber Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Charlie Li Kevin Nguyen - @DraikenTalkos Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 67 of the TokuNet podcast, the team talks about tokusatsu as a whole and how a new fan can jump into the genre. In this episode, Team TokuNet sits down to discuss the history of tokusatsu and guide new fans into the vast world of the genre. CAST: Yasin Bulhan – @KeitaiOkami Josh Saucedo – @JoshKnight1st Brody Salzman – @Plazmaniac1 Ryan Firestine – @Woz_Action Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 66 of the TokuNet podcast, the team looks back at Kamen Rider Fourze. In this episode, Team TokuNet talks about Kamen Rider Fourze and how the season has held up 10 years later. CAST: Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Katie Peterson - @LadyKitKatie Brody Salzman - @Plazmaniac1 Charlie Li Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 65 of the TokuNet podcast, the team reviews Mashin Sentai Kiramager. In this episode, Team TokuNet talks about their favorite and not-so-favorite moments from Mashin Sentai Kiramager. CAST: Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Josh Saucedo - @JoshKnight1st Brody Salzman - @Plazmaniac1 Charlie Li Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 64 of the TokuNet podcast, the team talks about their favorite part of tokusatsu, the action!   In this episode, Team TokuNet discusses how action in tokusatsu has evolved over the years, the brave tokusatsu suit actors we all admire, and more. CAST: Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Josh Saucedo - @JoshKnight1st Kuniharu Komiyama - @killadelfo Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 63 of the TokuNet podcast, the team looks back on the anniversary season Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. In this episode, Team TokuNet talks about their favorite space pirates, the crew of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, and how the show holds up nowadays. CAST: Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Josh Saucedo - @JoshKnight1st Brody Salzman - @Plazmaniac1 Ashton Liu Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 62 of the TokuNet podcast, part of Team Japan talks about what it's like as a foreign tokusatsu fan in Japan. In this episode, Team Japan talks about their experiences as foreigners dealing with Japanese grandmas, other tokusatsu fans, and what it's like being on the set of a tokusatsu production. CAST: Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Jorge Salas – @rabbitank Tony Carota – @Tonykc1992 Max Ellis – @SaSPMax Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 61 of the TokuNet podcast, the team reflects on what 2020 tokusatsu shows had in store for us and what to look forward to for next year. In this episode, the team gets together and reminisces on the tokusatsu shows that aired during 2020. Timestamps for each discussion (spoiler alert for each show):   0:05:55: Globalization of tokusatsu in 2020 0:37:38: Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger 0:49:18: Dogengers 1:01:35: Kamen Rider Zero-One 1:31:49: Mashin Sentai Kiramager 2:02:18: Garo VR 2:07:44: Ultraman Z 2:24:25: Kamen Rider Saber CAST: Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Josh Saucedo - @JoshKnight1st Brody Salzman - @Plazmaniac1 Katie Peterson - @LadyKitKatie Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 60 of the TokuNet podcast, the team brings on featured guest Jared Foust to talk about the original 1966 Ultraman. In this episode, the team sits down with Ultraman enthusiast Jared Foust for the first time in a while and discusses how the original 1966 Ultraman show holds up in 2020. CAST: Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Jorge Salas – @rabbitank Jared Foust - @Xenofauna Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 59 of the TokuNet podcast, the team gets Waki Waki about the martial arts Sentai, Juken Sentai Gekiranger. In this episode, the team thinks Juken Sentai Gekiranger is pretty Niki Niki and talks about how the show has aged since its premiere in 2007. CAST: Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Nicole Amber - @destinyambercos Josh Saucedo - @JoshKnight1st Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 58 of the TokuNet podcast, the team talks about what tokusatsu shows have comforted them during this hectic year. As a follow up to TokuNet Podcast #11 Tokusatsu Comfort Foods Part 1, the team shares the shows they love, moments they can never forget, and everything about tokusatsu that makes them feel good during a hectic 2020. CAST: Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Katie Peterson – @LadyKitKatie Ryan Firestine - @Woz_Action Brody Salzman - @Plazmaniac1 Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 57 of the TokuNet podcast, the team talks about their tokusatsu creative pursuits with cosplayer Procrastiranger. Please note: There may be some audio glitches and echoes in this podcast. We apologize for this, but we hope you can still enjoy this episode. In this episode, the team sits down to talk about all our creative pursuits related to tokusatsu with special guest and cosplayer Procrastiranger. We discuss everything from how to cosplay from your favorite tokusatsu, what it takes to produce your own tokusatsu, how to come up with original characters, and more! CAST: Nicole Amber - @destinyambercos Malunis – @Malunis Max Ellis - @SaSPMax Sajia - @Procrastiranger LINKS: Procrastiranger on Instagram Avalon on Twitter A Guide to Making Fan Riders Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling Shield and Sword Productions YouTube Channel Malunis Deviantart Page Malunis.dotwiki.com Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 56 of the TokuNet podcast, the team discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic affected tokusatsu productions and how they are coping with a new normal. The COVID-19 pandemic saw changes across the world in every aspect of life including our beloved tokusatsu. This week, we talk about the timeline of the coronavirus starting with Rio Komiya’s diagnosis to what we hope for the future in this new normal. Please note, this episode was recorded on July 3, 2020, and many things have changed since then. CAST: Nicole Amber – @destinyambercos Yasin Bulhan – @KeitaiOkami Josh Saucedo –  @JoshKnight1st Tony Carota – @Tonykc1992 Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.

In episode 55 of the TokuNet podcast, the team talks about their thoughts on Kamen Rider Zero-One up to episode 29.   A Jump to the Sky Turns Into a TokuNet Podcast. This week, we sit down to talk about Kamen Rider Zero-One and our thoughts on the first two arcs of the series. CAST: Yasin Bulhan - @KeitaiOkami Josh Saucedo –  @JoshKnight1st Malunis – @Malunis Tony Carota - @Tonykc1992 Podcast Editor: HenshinKitty Podcast Feature Art by Travis Butts Be sure to subscribe to TokuNet Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. Feel free to rate and review our content! Additionally, if you’d like to get early access to the TokuNet Podcast, become a Rider tier patron or higher by supporting us on our official Patreon.