The Tokusatsu Network Podcast

Hello, Internet! Low Visibility is back as part of the Tokusatsu Network’s podcast line-up with the first of four quarterly episodes. For long-time fans, at long last, here’s that Zyuranger episode we promised.

For new listeners, Low Visibility is an unscripted discussion podcast where your hosts, Lynxara and MattComix, talk about old tokusatsu. We like to talk about what works and doesn’t work in a show, compare it to other series, and make cheap jokes. If you listen to this very episode, you can get acquainted with Low Visibility tropes that its fans know and tolerate, like:

• The first part of the episode, where we’ve forgotten how to talk!
• That moment when we forget a main character’s name! (Boi is the Tiger Ranger.)
• Spoilers for other shows! (Kamen Rider Black and Black RX.)

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Podcast Editor: Jacob Kile – @indigojonesQT

We're taking it easy here at the Tokusatsu Network. Our first "Off-Duty" episode lets our Team sit back, relax, and just chat it out about Kamen Rider, what shows to watch, and their Thanksgiving plans. 

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Thanks to Dr. YetI from Tumblr for our splash image.

Recorded: November 20, 2015

Cast:

• Paula Gaetos @paulagaetos
• Kitty L. @kalliburr
• Alicia A. @lynxaraV3
• Emily Sansom @tokusatsukei

Music: Son of a Rocket by Kevin Macleod at incompetech

The team gets together to discuss their initial thoughts on the latest Kamen Rider series: Kamen Rider Ghost.

Recorded: November 6th, 2015

Now that the 17th Heisei Kamen Rider season has begun, Team TokuNet sits down to dissect the first four episodes of Kamen Rider Ghost. Listen as they give their first impressions on the new characters, the new Rider and the legitimacy of ghostly hugs. Let us know what you think of the show so far in the comments below!

CAST:

• Yasin Bulhan – @InuiTakumi23
• Carol D.
• Brian Dagley – @ShukuenShinobi
• Jorge Salas – @aoikurenaiTN

Intro Music: Son of a Rocket by Kevin Macleod at incompetech

Join Team TokuNet around the fire pit as they share scary tales of Tokusatsu past!

Recorded: October 24th, 2015

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The TokuNet Podcast celebrates the spoooooky holiday as they share their most inner fears...except for Nick, he may be superhuman. They also talk about their favorite scary episodes/movies in Tokusatsu. Let us know what your favorite scary moment in Tokusatsu is in the comments below!

CAST:

• K.D. Komiyama – @killadelfo
• Jorge Salas – @aoikurenaiTN
• Nick Bush – @RoboBreakfast
• Kevin Bruner

Podcast Editor: Jacob Kile – @indigojonesQT

Intro & Outro Music: Son of a Rocket by Kevin Macleod at incompetech

Recorded: October 17, 2015

Team TokuNet switches gears and goes into Drive as they Chase the finish line at Mach speed with a review of Kamen Rider Drive. Now that the show has aired, the podcast crew takes a look back at the show to discuss the good and the bad, as well as unpack some of the deeper messages found in the series. Be sure to check out our initial opinions of the series in Episode 4 of the TokuNet Podcast!

CAST:

• Yasin Bulhan – @InuiTakumi23
• Tom Constantine - @TomConstantines
• Kitty L. – @kalliburr
• Jorge Salas – @aoikurenaiTN
• K.D. Komiyama – @killadelfo

Intro & Outro Music: Son of a Rocket by Kevin Macleod at incompetech

Recorded: October 2nd, 2015

Team TokuNet gets together to review the Spring 2015 crossover movie, Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider #3. Listen as they ask the important questions such as what product does Kento Handa use on his hair and what exactly did Kamen Rider X do to piss off Kamen Rider #3 so much. And of course, the most hard hitting question of them all: Who's That Guy?

CAST:

• Paula Gaetos - @paulagaetos
• Michael Nixon - @michaelnixon
• Kevin Bruner
• Yasin Bulhan - @InuiTakumi23
• K.D. Komiyama - @killadelfo

Podcast Editor: Jacob Kile - @indigojonesQT

Intro & Outro Music: Son of a Rocket by Kevin Macleod at incompetech

Recorded: September 18, 2015

The Team is sitting down and reading this month with the first volume of the Ultraman manga, recently released by Viz Media in English this past August. 

Creators, Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi created the manga as a direct sequel to the original 1960s series and Team TokuNet brings together its veteran and newbie Ultra fans for their initial reactions!

CAST:

• Paula Gaetos - @paulagaetos
• Yasin Bulhan - @InuiTakumi23
• Carol D.
• Nick Bush - @RoboBreakfast
• Jorge Salas - @aoikurenaiTN
• Michael Nixon - @michaelnixon

Podcast Editor: Jacob Kile - @indigojonesQT

Intro & Outro Music: Son of a Rocket by Kevin Macleod at incompetech

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Recorded: August 21st, 2015

Everyone has a show or two that they can turn on at any point in time and just enjoy wholeheartedly, despite any flaws that it may possess. On this episode of the TokuNet Podcast, the podcast crew talks about shows that they feel fit this category for them, which we're calling Tokusatsu Comfort Foods.

Let us know in the comments below what shows are your Tokusatsu Comfort Foods!

CAST:

• Yasin Bulhan - @InuiTakumi23
• Carol D.
• Nick Bush - @RoboBreakfast
• K.D. Komiyama - @killadelfo

Podcast Editor: Jacob Kile - @indigojonesQT

Intro & Outro Music: Son of a Rocket by Kevin Macleod at incompetech

Recorded: July 22nd, 2015

The summer convention season is well underway and with Anime Expo, San Diego Comic Con and G-Fest happening within a two week span, July has been a very busy month. Joining the podcast this month are special guests Chris Eaton of The Kaiju Kingdom Podcast and Mark Jaramillo from In Search of Monsters. Listen as the cast shares their experiences attending these conventions as well as give advice to first-time attendees.

CAST:

• Paula Gaetos - @PaulaGaetos
• Kitty L. - @kalliburr
• Chris Eaton - @TheKaijuKingdom
• Mark Jaramillo - In Search of Monsters

Podcast Editor: Jacob Kile - @indigojonesQT

Intro & Outro Music: Son of a Rocket by Kevin Macleod at incompetech

IT'S MORPHIN' TIME!
On June 30, 1995, Power Rangers fans got the chance to see their favorite heroes battle the forces of evil on the big screen for the first time. Two decades later, Team TokuNet looks back at Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie to talk about how they first discovered the movie, their favorite moments, and their impressions on the movie after watching it 20 years later.

SHOW NOTES:

- Photo of MMPR: The Movie suits with visors and mouth pieces removed from the helmets.

- Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers The Movie: Original Motion Picture Score produced by Graeme Revell. Available on iTunes, Amazon and on Google Play.

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CAST:

• Michael Nixon - @michaelnixon
• Paula Gaetos - @PaulaGaetos
• K.D. Komiyama - @killadelfo
• Brian Dagley - @ShukuenShinobi
• Carol D.
• Yasin Bulhan - @InuiTakumi23

Podcast Editor: Jacob Kile - @indigojonesQT

Intro Music: Son of a Rocket by Kevin Macleod at incompetech

Outro Music: "Trouble" by Shampoo. Available on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play.