Kamenrider Podcasts

Just in time for Cosmic Fury, the Toku Ladies have a lot of thoughts about Once & Always! In which we plot a lot of fanfic, have a lot of feelings, and basically fangirl like mad for an hour.

In which the Toku Ladies review season 2 of Dino Fury, and flail about the upcoming Cosmic Fury. Tl;dr Dino Fury is the greatest and everyone should watch it. Also, this somehow manages to be our 42nd actual episode, but is technically episode 50 if you count interviews. So clearly, queer power rangers are the answer to life, the universe, and ever…

We're back with special guests SecretRangerFan and Ryorin! In which we discuss what to do when your heroes are allegedly guilty of various incredibly serious accusations, discuss the weird parasocial relationship we have with the actors in PR fandom, and how to separate art from artist... and if you still can when these sorts of allegations have be…

We watched Dino Fury and it is amazing. You should also watch it. Immediately. Also, representation matters and we love everything about it. EVERYTHING.

The Toku Ladies talk about this week's twitter incident, overt vs covert racism, and what happens when it's your friend who messed up. Links: The Iceberg Image The quote we use was apparently from tumblr user nikolaecuza

The world is a disaster, so the Toku Ladies are bringing you a 2 1/2 hour episode about mental health, self-care, curating our relationships with online fandom communities, and how fandom can help us cope. And we answer a bunch of community questions. Links mentioned in the episode - Procrastiranger posted an article about how exposure to systemic …

Time has no meaning anymore. As 2020 has already been a decade long, the Toku Ladies cover the previous decade, toku of the 2010s. How the shows have changed, how the fandom has changed, and how the discourse has changed. Note: This episode was recorded on Galentine's Day. We are serious when we say time no longer has any meaning.…

To celebrate the end of an era, we cover all of the Heisei era Kamen Riders! TSB attempts to describe all of the seasons, despite never finishing one, and we answer a bunch of listener questions. Note: When we recorded this episode, Cat had not yet chosen her new name. We use her old name in the episode. We have her permission to keep the original …

It's part 2 of our What is Canon series! Last Time we discussed canon broadly, and this time we apply it to toku! From our favorite headcanons, to how does this shared universe work, to a general agreement about whether or not canon even matters, we cover it all!

In this episode, hosts TheSecondBatgirl and PockySquirrel team up with guesthosts PantherNGA and Rivulet027 to talk about the first year of Rangerstop Atlanta! We cover the good (pretty much everything), the bad (some typical first year problems), and the panels (possibly the best we've ever attended). Also we watched Buffalo Boys and Ex-Aid. Thank…

In this episode, the toku ladies discuss canon, continuity, and what counts as both. This is part 1 of a series, in which we barely discuss toku at all, but instead spoil comic books and movies, Harry Potter, Star Trek, Star Wars, Transformers, Zelda, and a bunch of other fandoms. Definitions for this episode come from: https://fanlore.org/wiki/Can…

In this episode, the Toku Ladies define toxic masculinity, why representation matters for men, and debate toku as an antidote for toxic masculinity.

The Toku Ladies (once again) rant about representation in Toku, smurfette syndrome, regendering characters, why it's sometimes necessary to call things out, and we spend a lot of time cursing that we have to have this conversation yet again. And we get a bit distracted sorting ourselves by Hogwarts house and which Sailor Scout we are. Relevant link…

The Toku Ladies have special guests Paula and DestinyAmber from TokuNet! We talk about how TokuNet was founded, how the fandom can improve, and the difference between transformational and affirmational fandom, among other things!

The Toku Ladies interview Alan Palmer, aka Corcus! We discuss his friendship with Rajia, queer representation, and musical theater, among many other things! We'd also like to announce that TokuNet is now sponsoring TokuLadies!

The Toku Ladies talk about PMC! From the good, the bad, and all the Kelson! We cover what PMC needs to do to improve and what was done right. Here are links to all the panels we covered: Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/TokuLadies_Pod/status/1030614494194499584 SPD: https://twitter.com/TokuLadies_Pod/status/1030627528208089088 Voice acting: https://…

It's our "How not to be a dick at Morphicon" special, with special guests @procrastiranger and @panthernga! We cover everything from cosplay etiquette to the dealers room, how to properly treat guests and why you should please make sure you shower. We also discuss how you can keep yourself and others safe! We'll see you soon at PMC, and don't forge…

In which we discuss characters whose problems are shown onscreen, characters who should be WAY more messed up than the show portrays them, & other recurring theme.

How to be positive in fandom, what it means, what it doesn't mean, and why you shouldn't harsh people's squee. Plus, special guest host @itsribbit!

The Toku Ladies (with special guest host, Yael, aka Daughter of Mara) catch up on all the news going on in fandom, plus discuss over a years worth of toku. From why we have problems with Victor and Monty to why space toku is for xeno, to the bad breakups of Ultraman Orb, we cover it all. Many many thanks to @ickybooley for doing the editing.…

Look 2017 is evil. So after 8 months, have our movie review that we recorded when the movie came out back in March. In which we flail a whole lot, special guest host Lielabell gives a report on the premiere, we come up with more fanfic ideas that we can count, and have a frank discussion about how badly they screwed up Kimberly. Many many thanks to…

The Toku Ladies interview Peter and Yoshi Sudarso! In this special two and a half hour interview, they discuss their road to being Power Rangers, including the story behind the Morphicon reveal, representation in Hollywood, their favorite toku series, and tell us about their D&D characters.

The Toku Ladies (plus guest host MorbySA) interview Deborah Estelle Philips, aka Katie from Time Force! Deborah talks about Movie Madness, race and the Power Rangers franchise, getting back into the con scene, and how Time Force Green could have been a girl.

The Toku Ladies (plus special guest host TheSecondBatgirl's wife MorbySA) take on Power Morphicon! We talk about the new team, the things we bought, the panels we saw, and the rangers we met. Plus, Buddy the Cat makes an appearance.

In a slightly (very) belated anniversary episode, the Toku Ladies do an AMA! We talk about everything from pizza to Ghostbusters, to which Power Ranger we'd like to be rescued by. We apologize for the delay in getting this episode up, but TSB was busy getting married! Our next episode will be a Morphicon special, which should be out in September, a…

The Toku Ladies return with new theme music! We do a roundup of current toku, give our opinions on the movie costumes, and we review Dairanger.

In Mara's first episode as a cohost, we cover everything from why bees don't have boobs to hypersexualized lady villains, to the phallic imagery of many toku monsters. (And mecha.)

In this episode, the Toku Ladies discuss the most recent MMPR movie news, and talk about the endings of some shows and beginnings of others. We also talk about other fandom things we're excited for, including Ghostbusters, Transformers, and Hamilton. Sadly this is PunkPinkPower's last episode with the podcast, and we wish her the best of luck with …

The Toku Ladies finally get to interview a Power Ranger, and we start off strong with one of our favorite Pink Rangers, Erin Cahill! Erin takes time out of her incredibly busy schedule to talk to the Toku Ladies about Time Force, Jen as the leader of her team, feminism, supporting women, her upcoming work, and her charity work. Talking with Erin wa…

The Toku Ladies are back after a 4 month hiatus with new microphones and lots of Toku News to discuss. We talk about our favorite parts of Dino Charge, rage about the ending of Kamen Rider Drive, TerrierLee fills us in about how the TQG movie didn’t have enough Grita, and PunkPinkPower convinces the rest of the Toku Ladies to give Ninninger another…

With special guest host UndiesofWondy, the Toku Ladies talk about Body Positivity; what it is, why it’s important, and how it’s related to the wonderful world of fandom through cosplay and representation. Follow UndiesofWondy! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/undiezofwondy?_rdr=p Website: http://undiesofwondy.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/undi…

In this Toku Transformer Ladies Interview we talk with Mairghread Scott, writer of The Transformers: Windblade comic and many other Transformers titles, in addition to the recent Boom!Studios Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers exclusive 6 issue comic released at SDCC this year. We pick Mairghread’s brain about the Zords, who would win in a fight, the pr…

In this much belated episode of Toku Ladies Podcast that sat in technical editing hell for over a month, listen to the Toku Ladies bullshit about things that are no longer relevant to current Toku events, but which might still make some interesting listening and possibly some decent fanfiction at some point. (I’m really sorry about the incredibly l…

In this special interview episode, the Toku Ladies talk to actress and teacher Royce Herron, who portrayed the character of Ms. Appleby in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers seasons 1-3. From behind the scenes of the original show to discussing feminism, humanism, and her current work, Royce Herron captivates and entertains the Toku Ladies with her expe…

On The Toku Ladies Podcast’s 1 Year Anniversary, we do an episode full of celebrations. Talking about ourselves, our favorite things, things the podcast has accomplished and our goals for the future, Toku Ladies is leveling up in this special extra length episode. Join us in celebrating our year milestone with giveaways on our twitter, and be sure …

Episode 14 finds the Toku Ladies discussing the large amount of jerks in recent Toku episodes, while also lamenting hiatus’s, arguing about who Tyler’s father might be, getting passionate about the Jake vs. Chase debate, and generally being our sassy, giggling selves. Stay tuned for our next episode, The Anniversary Episode, where we celebrate doin…

Featuring former Time Force Pink Ranger Erin Cahill, this panel was recorded for us by RiderJetFire from DTR during UCLA’s first annual Geek Week. A stunning array of qualified and talented fangirls talk about Super-Shero powers to combat sexism, Nerd Girl Identity, Misogyny and Racism in Geek Spaces, How to be an Ally, and Representation in Media.…

How do we Fandom, and why? It’s a universal question, and the Toku Ladies (finally) tackle it in this episode, the long awaited conclusion to Episode 10. What makes Fandom unique? What attracts us to certain Fandoms? What’s important about Fandom? We answer these questions for ourselves and ask them of you in this episode. --- The novel mentioned i…

Sometimes there just so much news going on in the Toku fandom that discussing and dissecting it all supersedes whatever else we had planned. From discussing the most recent episodes of Dino Charge, to lamenting the shortcomings of Kamen Rider Drive, to speculating over who will be The Last Ninja (and who should be), to discussing the short “Power/R…

Here is it! The Dino Charge reaction episode. Tune in for our fangirl squeeing over the magnificent goddess that is Shelby, and our general analysis of feminism in the first episode of Power Rangers Dino Charge. Things are looking up, fans. We also talk about the most recent eye roll worthy events of Drive and ToQger, and the Bullsh*t Weekend of 20…

In the 10th episode of Toku Ladies, we talk about *drum roll* representation and why it matters. Yes, again. Because it’s important, and we miraculously keep finding new things to say about it. Branching out into other shows and fandoms besides Toku, we talk about the ways in which media has been rapidly changing lately, and how we in fandom have c…

Episode 9, the final episode of 2014 for the Toku Ladies, talks about the Toku holiday specials, their overbearing focus on Christmas and, as always, why diversity matters. The Toku Ladies end 2014 on a classy note as always, and will be back in 2015 with more episodes about Toku, Women, Feminism, and Fandom. Thanks for supporting us this year, we …

What is a “Token” character? And what does it mean when Power Rangers and other Toku shows use “The Girl” as a token trait? In this episode of Toku Ladies, we discuss tokenism as a concept, from token female characters to token love interests. Since Dino Charge will be featuring Saban’s first try at a Token Girl, we engage in a lengthy discussion a…

This episode of Toku Ladies spends a good deal of time rehashing current Toku events in Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Power Rangers. Then we take a dive into the Listener Mail Bag and talk about the comments and criticisms we’ve received, and answer some really wonderful questions we’ve been asked. If you’re looking for the studies cited in this e…

For the Toku Ladies very first interview, we were privileged to talk to Jackie Marchand, one of the longest running writers and producers on Power Rangers. Listen to Jackie talk about her goals of writing equality between the genders on Power Rangers, what it was like to work with Saban and Disney, her favorite seasons, rangers, and villains, and h…

This Morphicon recap episode takes a look at the great time had by TheSecondBatgirl and PockySquirrel as they attended Morphicon 4 in Pasadena. From interviewing Bandai Toy reps and celebrating Tricera-gate victory, to critiquing the problems of the con, to the long awaited Hector David Jr. and His Pizza story, we cover it all and have a great time…

In this episode, the Toku Ladies talk about San Diego Comic Con 2k14, which led to Tricera-Gate and the much needed fandom discussion of gendered marketing in childrens toys. Also in this episode: The Toku Ladies head to Morphicon, Solicitations for slogans to support women in Toku, Sweden, Friends Don't Let Friends Cosplay, and how to use your wal…

The 4th installment of Toku Ladies touches upon the queer coding in American and Japanese markets, its purpose, and our favorite queer coded ladies throughout Toku. If there's something you think we missed, tweet us @TokuLadies_Pod! Disclaimer: The Toku Ladies pretty much headcanon all your faves as queer. This, of course, is just the opinion of th…

In the third epidode of Toku Ladies, we talk about the ways Toku portray relationships, the good one, the bad ones, and even the sometimes trippy ones. With specific focus on toxic masculinity and abuse apologist narratives, we try to explain why many of the relationships are unhealthy. Don't worry- we also talk about the few who got it right! Put …

In the second episode of the Toku Ladies Podcast, we discuss the movie, why the idea of a true fan is bullshit, mock Jason David Frank, and start a campaign for Corbin Bleu to be in the movie. Oh, and we talk about what we want for a Power Rangers movie, what we hope doesn't happen, and talk about how previous reboots have gone. We keep the ranting…