US EditionSuper Sentai, the Japanese TV Franchise that Inspired Power Rangers, Reportedly Ending After 50 Years
The franchise ends after 50 years due to insufficient revenue from events and merchandise despite its influence on popular culture and annual new series production.
- On Thursday , numerous Japanese outlets reported that the Super Sentai franchise will end with its currently airing Number One Sentai Gozyuger on the TV Asahi network.
- Toei will end the series with Gozyuger, citing budgetary concerns as profits from Super Sentai merchandise, movies and live-show tours failed to match production costs.
- The franchise began in 1975 with Himitsu Sentai Gorenger and has followed an annual iteration format, while Number One Sentai Gozyuger serves as an anniversary tribute with transformational abilities.
- Fans and celebrities reacted with sadness, and Keiko Kitagawa, actress, reposted the reported cancellation on X, where it was viewed 15 million times.
- Neither Toei Company nor TV Asahi have commented, while rumors of a soft reboot and a Disney+ reboot circulate, with trademark filings in November possibly revealing new titles.
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Super Sentai, the Japanese TV franchise that inspired Power Rangers, reportedly ending after 50 years
Numerous Japanese news outlets reported on Thursday (Oct 30) that the popular superhero franchise, Super Sentai, will end with its current series, Number One Sentai Gozyuger.
Japan's Super Sentai superhero franchise is coming to an end after 50 years
The half-century-old Japanese superhero franchise that spawned generations of television series such as the original Gorenger show, whose format was adapted in the United States as the Power Rangers, is drawing to a close, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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