Gokaiger Suit Actors

Almost an entire year later that I did a Goseiger suit actors post (February 3rd, 2010), I give you a post on the suit actors who will portray the Gokaiger and a horde of many more forms. I got this information on the suit actors from the Japanese Wikipedia page for Gokaiger and a Japanese board. I think these are feasible. It pretty much is the same team as Goseiger, they just switched colors.

Yasuhiro Takeuchi played Gosei Red will now play Goukai Green; Hirofumi Fukuzawa played Gosei Blue and is back to playing a red ranger as Goukai Red; Yuuichi Hachisuka played Gosei Pink and now Gokai Yellow; switching with Mizuho Nogawa who is now Gokai Pink, Gosei Black was Yoshifumi Oshikawa and now is back to blue as Gokai Blue. This time I will cover which warirors they played in the past that they will be 'reprising.'

Hirofumi Fukuzawa has always played Red Rangers, since Gaoranger, well except for that one time he played Magi Green in Magiranger and Gosei Blue in Goseiger. So he will be reprising his roles as Oh Red, Gao Red, Hurricane Red, Abared, Deka Red, Bouken Red, Geki Red, Go-On Red, and Shinken Red, along with playing past Red Rangers and Magi Red which he never portrayed before.

Yasuhiro Takeuchi has played a lot of different characters (different colors), he also did a little bit of the Dragonranger. He will be reprising Ginga Green, Go Green, Go-On Green and Shinken Green, most likely he won't be Dragon Ranger as he is a sixth ranger. Even though he portrayed Oh Blue, Blue Racer, Time Blue, Gao Yellow, Hurricane Yellow, Bouken Blue, Geki Blue, and Gosei Red, he will be portraying the Green warriors of those teams, Kuwagata Raiger, Geki Violet, and Gosei Black.

Yoshifumi Oshikawa has mostly played Kamen Riders but also Go-On Blue and Shinken Blue. Even though he portrayed Gosei Black, this time as Gokai Blue he will do Gosei Blue.



Mizuho Nogawa has played MagiBlue, MagiMermaid, Go-On Silver and Gosei Yellow. She has never played a Pink Warrior, so of those teams she was in, she will portray MagiPink, Go-On Black, and Gosei Pink. Two of those roles that were originally played by men.

Yuuichi Hachisuka has played female characters since Changeman (1985). He has had played five Yellow warriors in the past, he will be reprising his roles as Five Yellow, Mega Yellow and Bouken Yellow. While he played Go Yellow and Ginga Yellow as male, he now will be playing them as female. Even though he originally palyed Change Phoenix, Pink Flash, Pink Mask, Blue Dolphin, Pink Turbo, White Swan, Time Green, Gao White, and Gosei Pink, he will be playing the Yellow warriors of those teams and Change Mermaid. I now people will be complaining about him playing all the Yellow Rangers that were male, but now with skirts cheapens the whole thing, but I am sure Toei picked the right person for the job. Yuuichi does an incredible job of 'female impersonation' as the Japanese call it. Maybe it gives some fans comfort that Big One will still be played by a male.




Above are left to right: Masaru Oobayashi, Riichi Seike, Hideaki Kusaka, and finally Jiro Okamoto.
Masaru Oobayashi played Vankyuria (Magiranger), Shitari (Shinkenger) and Makuin (Goseiger)--and the only ranger he ever played was Yellow Racer. Riichi Seike, who I'm glad is back, portrayed Juuzo (Shinkenger) and Buredoran (Goseiger). He also played Geki Violet and Go-On Black. Hiedeaki has portrayed too many to mention--but to name a few, he has played Doukoku (Shinkenger), Tottobatto (Zyuranger), and Gunther (Fiveman) for the bad guys and Kabuto Raijer, Abare Black, Deka Master and more for the good guys. Jiro Okamoto played Magi Shine, Shinken Gold, Gosei Knight, Dereputa (Goseiger), various Kamen Riders and Metal Heroes.

Insan, Gil, Damaras and Barizag
I am so thrilled and glad that Masaru Oobayashi will be portraying Insan, because he did such a wonderful job with Vankuyuria. Riichi Seike will be playing Gil, who seems to be the boss. Hideaki Kusaka of course will be playing the general Damaras. Jiro Okamoto will be playing Barizag, the cyborg. Maybe hopefully Hideaki or Jiro will play the new sixth ranger and reprise some of their roles.

Related: http://henshingrid.blogspot.com/2010/02/goseiger-suit-actors.html | http://www.supersentai.com/stunt/2010-index.html

Operation Pity Vote

Whaaaat? No, really, what? I somehow slipped in and was nominated for the Eleventh Annual Weblog Awards, or The Bloggies for short. Now, um, these awards go to, like, actual big-time blogs like Dooce, Boing Boing, PostSecret and Go Fug Yourself. So, yeah, I don’t know what I’m doing there either. But there I am among an amazing group of queer bloggers up for Best LGBT Blog. Crazy, I know. Scanning the list, I am in beyond impressive company:

• Lesbian Dad – Thoughtful ponderings on gay parenting.
• Queerty – Really, really gay news
• Effing Dykes – Hilarious ruminations on lesbian life.
• AfterEllen – The Mothership

Yeah, you saw that last one, too? That’s, um, my employer and stuff. So…awkward. No, not awkward, because AfterEllen deserves it and then some. No other lesbian website has been doing it for as long and as comprehensively and as successfully as AfterEllen. And no other website has such an amazing compilation of talented gay lady writers, artists and photographers as AfterEllen – many of whom I call close friends. Frankly, I’m shocked AE hasn’t been nominated before. So does that mean I’m going to graciously step aside and pay rightful deference to AfterEllen, as I should? Hell no. I’m going to be an ungrateful, spoiled child and campaign anyway. Hello, Operation Pity Vote.

Yes, that’s right, I am campaigning solely on pity. Because, when you look at my accomplished competition, there’s really no chance I’ll win. So, therefore, please take pity on me. Though, seriously, it is – as the cliché goes – just an honor to be nominated. I’m fairly certain some sort of clerical error was involved. But I’ll take it. And, as always, I thank you wonderful people for coming around day after day and putting up with the random, sleep-deprived ramblings of a gal and her laptop. You, kittens, are the only award I need.

OK, that’s a lie. I’d like actual awards, too. And prizes. Possibly a pony. But I’m a realist. I mean, where would I even put a pony?

Right, so if you feel so inclined, please pop over and throw a bone to yours truly for Best LGBT Blog. The polls are open until Feb. 20. You can vote once per person/email. And don’t forget to click the link in the verification email afterward or your vote won’t count. Operation Pity Vote is nothing if not a stickler for the rules. You can click here to vote.

p.s. You don’t know how relieved I am that the awards were announced yesterday when I attempted to write a semi-intellectual post instead of my normal semi-literate prattle about tank tops. You’ve got to fool the new visitors somehow.

Clear Gokaiger Scans -- GokaiOh and Toys

Bulk and Spike added to Nick.com Power Rangers Samurai section

Bulk and Spike have been added to the characters section of the Power Rangers Samurai part of Nick.com website. Spike is confirmed to be Skull's son, but no sign of who the mother is. Hopefully Skull will make a cameo.

Now on Rangerboard it has gone to debate on how can Skull have a teenage son, picking on the point that he has armpit hair, he has to be 16 or 17. And that would make his birth year 1993, when the show started. Now, Skull could had married a single mother and his personality could had rubbed off on Spike. OR Skull fathered a child while his tenure on the show and no one ever knew. I say, get over it.

Poll Results: Female Green / Pink isn't Abare Killer/ Big One as sixth / Sixth Gokaiger transfromaitons

Do you think the sixth ranger would...

Turn into Extra heroes too 124 (53%)
All of the Above 107 (45%)
Turn into Rangers only 72 (30%)
Summon Rangers 56 (24%)
I think it would be really cool if Sixth Gokaiger would turn into old sixth rangers and summon Extra heroes and female extra rangers. Like for example, if he became Go-On Gold, he could summon Go-On Silver.

For Super Sentai and Power Rangers, what do you prefer the most? -- Suggested Poll

Story 191 (85%)
Designs 119 (53%)
Acting 78 (34%)
Villains 76 (33%)
Toys 69 (30%)

Which Green Ranger would have you rather gotten a skirt for Gokaiger?

Go-On Green 108 (51%)
Other 77 (37%)
Shurikenger 57 (27%)
Time Green 44 (21%)
Green Sai (Liveman) 43 (20%)
Elephant Ranger 39 (18%)

I added Elephant Ranger because I basically wanted to do this picture above. I also know Shurikenger wouldn't have made sense (since he's a sixth ranger and all), but the reason I added him---my friend Jill and I made the big mistake of mistaking his Fire Mode for being female because the picture above. You got to admit, the above picture looks sort of female. That is why I have the Fire Mode in the big picture above.

Do you like that Big One is not considered a 'Sixth Ranger' but AbareKiller may be?

No 110 (54%)
Yes 91 (45%)

Which you don't like the most?
Yellow as Big One 65 (25%)
Pink isn't AbareKiller 153 (59%)
Neither 73 (28%)

Entertainment Weekly exclusive Power Rangers Samurai look

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/01/power-rangers-samurai-video-intro-exclusive/#more-32357
Nothing major but worth a look. Reference to Japan.

Our stories, Ourselves

I try to write about women’s issues a lot on this blog – not just because I’m a woman, but because it matters how 51 percent of the population is treated in this world. I would hope that even if I wasn’t a woman I’d still care a lot about women’s issues. Women’s rights, women’s representation, women’s equality – they aren’t just about how women are treated, but what we value as a society. Even though this is mostly just a silly site that merrily muses about effervescent pop culture and pretty, pretty ladies, I try to do my small part to advocate for more, better and total inclusion of women in all forms of entertainment. This year I made an informal resolution to myself to stop watching TV shows that don’t pass the Bechdel Rule. So that killed “Hawaii Five-O” (Grace Park in a bikini is great, but it’d be even greater if she had another regular female castmate to talk with each week.) In TV – where we follow characters for years, not just 90 minutes – it’s even less excusable to not pass the simple test of having two female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man.

But what we see on screen is one thing, what happens behind the screen is another. The simple fact, the undeniable truth is that we women simply are not in command of our own stories. You see, who tells a story matters. Yet according to a new study by the Women’s Media Center, only 8 percent of all film writers are women. That means 92 percent are men, telling all of the stories we see on the screen. In 2009, women directed 7 percent of the top films that year. That’s the same percentage as in 1987, more than two decades ago. Last year, everyone crowed about the great stride for womankind with Kathryn Bigelow’s win as the first woman in 82 years to win an Academy Award for directing. She was only the fourth woman ever to receive the nomination. This year no women were nominated, despite two female-directed films landing best pictures nods. One step forward, yet we’re still looking up from the bottom rung.

These kinds of stark imbalances are sadly not sequestered to the world of entertainment. Women represent less than 25 percent of all op-ed pieces written, 13 percent of Sunday morning news show guests and 3 percent of the decision makers in the media. And we haven’t even reached the halls of real power. Out of 435 members of the House of Representatives, only 79 are women. Out of 100 senators, only 17 are women. We’ve only ever had one female Speaker of the House, who has now been relegated to minority leader. We are still waiting for our first-ever female vice president or president. Waiting, waiting, waiting.

Just yesterday it was revealed in The New York Times that just 13 percent of Wikipedia contributors are women. And Wikipedia is a self-selecting group that can create, edit, contribute at will. So we’re self-selecting ourselves out of 87 percent of the information shared on one of the world’s largest information databases. Fantastic.

These numbers should make us furious. We should be livid. We should demand and accept nothing less than an equal place at the tables of power. Yet, here we are, chugging along. We coexist calmly in the face of inherent inequality. And, sure we frequently bemoan our fate and raise a righteous fuss, but otherwise we kind of just accept it. Maybe it’s that we've been conditioned to pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. So we’ve been fooled into not caring. But it matters who tells our stories, who makes our news, who controls our power.

I guess this is my long and rambling way of saying, I’m mad. I think we all should be mad. That informal Bechdel resolution is now a permanent one. Same goes for movies. Same goes for whatever I put out there every day in my small of slices of that media pie. I’m going to try harder, be madder, get louder. Our stories deserve to be told, and we deserve to tell them.