The Super Sentai franchise has not been in a great place recently, with Japanese media swirling with reports that the beloved superhero franchise may be coming to an end in its current format after 50 years. But whether or not the current entry in the series, No.1 Sentai Gozyuger, heralds the end of the franchise or its […]
‘Super Sentai’ as We Know It May Come to an End After 50 Years
Japanese newspaper The Sankei Shimbun and the Kyodo news agency are reporting that Super Sentai—the long-running tokusatsu franchise that paved the way for the ’90s Power Rangers boom in the west—may come to an end after 50 years. Both reports (via Anime News Network) suggest that series owner Toei will end the series with the climax of […]