Sunday Henshin Time

Episodes Covered: Kamen Rider Hibiki 37-42 Timestamps: 0:02:48 - General Discussion 0:11:03 - Actor Highlights 0:16:19 - Episodes Discussion 2:15:43 - Scoring and Outro Inoue... maybe we are being a little too hard on ya, brother. We get it. I've been asked to do something unreasonable on a short time frame. In that aspect, you and us? We are the same. But also? ALSO? You gottttttaaaaaa talk to wo...

Episodes covered : Mahou Sentai Magiranger Episodes 37-42 Timestamps: 0:02:32 - General Discussion 0:09:46 - Actor Highlights 0:30:40 - Episode Analysis 2:20:38 - Outro Magiranger has chosen to bring it at the very last minute. I am glad they showed up to play for this last stretch, I just wish we'd seen this Magiranger for the whole season! The Gods of Infershia are putting on a great show, we're...

Episodes covered : Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Episodes 37-42 Timestamps: 0:01:54 - Toku News 0:07:15 - General Discussion 0:15:17 - Actor Highlights 0:31:26 - Episode Analysis 2:21:12 - Outro The end is near! The end here being the school year, which means snow, giving gifts, and running towards the future. The girls are growing up, but the powers of darkness are plotting their final push to...

Episodes covered: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 31-36 Timestamps: 0:01:54 - Toku News 0:17:15 - Toku News (Kamen Rider MY-TH) 0:25:02 - Toku News (Kakusei Hunter OmegaHorn) 0:38:45 - General Discussion 0:48:33 - Actor Highlights 1:02:03 - Episode Analysis 2:52:09 - Outro It's time for the sequel to Kamen Rider Hibiki : the back half of... Kamen Rider Hibiki . Yes, it's a show that seems to contain i...

Episodes covered: Mahou Sentai MagiRanger Episodes 31-36 Timestamps: 0:03:50 - General Discussion 0:19:42 - Actor Highlights 0:43:00 - Episode Analysis 2:27:17 - Outro Looks like the Rainbow Wizards have some magic still in them yet, as Magiranger embarks on easily one of the best runs of TV we have ever covered on this podcast. The second arc villain is dealt with, and despite a stumbling towards...

Episodes covered: Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Episodes 31-36 Timestamps: 0:03:50 - Toku News 0:46:24 - General Discussion 0:52:00 - Actor Highlights 1:04:22 - Episode Analysis 2:35:20 - Outro Baldez RETURNS! A new era is upon us, as there are a bunch of plot developments for the Four Guardians of the Dark Zone, but the Cures are mostly just living their lives. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, so...

Episodes covered: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 25-30 Timestamps: 0:03:03 - General Discussion 0:11:02 - Actor Highlights 0:34:24 - Episode Analysis 2:35:20 - Outro We are in the waning days of Summer, and not just in real life. As the seasons turn in Kamen Rider Hibiki , our heroes reaffirm their bonds, forge new ones, and despite an early cancellation, you can see the show end on a great emotional...

Episodes Covered: Mahou Sentai Magiranger Episodes 25-30 Timestamps: 0:02:06 - Toku News 0:07:50 - General Discussion 0:17:17 - Actor Highlights 0:48:35 - Episode Analysis 2:10:16 - Outro In our Dekaranger season, we had some problems with the midseason upgrade, but generally it was a rallying point for the show where it brought us back on side. Early goings still, but the Magiranger midseason upg...

Episodes Covered: Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Episodes 25-30 Timestamps: 0:02:32 - Toku News 0:11:46 - General Discussion 0:20:10 - Actor Highlights 0:41:18 - Episode Analysis 2:46:25 - Outro On this week's batch of Pretty Cure , we experience a rare stumbling by our girls. While the show can still provide great vibes and often incredible animation, we find ourselves in a series of character m...

Episodes Covered: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 19-24 Timestamps 0:04:08 - General Discussion 0:18:35 - Actor Highlights 0:26:00 - Episode Analysis 2:15:52 - Outro Ok, boomer. This week, we see the dark side of having numerous cishet men in theirs 30s and 40s as the protagonists: it's time to get mad presumptive and patronizing. Zanki gets way passive aggressive, or rather, maybe has been that way t...

Episodes Covered: Mahou Sentai Magiranger Episodes 19-24 Timestamps 0:04:32 - Toku News 0:08:10 - General Discussion 0:21:58 - Actor Highlights 0:57:21 - Episode Analysis 2:19:07 - Outro Magi Magi Magiro! Like a magic spell, as our faith in Magiranger is slipping, it shows up with spectacular new characters and delightful episodes. Wolzard casts the heroes' heroism in a delightfully derisive light...

Episodes Covered: Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Episodes 19-24 Timestamps 0:03:11 - Toku News 0:13:27 - General Discussion 0:21:27 - Actor Highlights 0:28:35 - Episode Analysis 1:58:02 - Outro The Dark Kid He escaped his mansion Yes YES The Dark Kid is out After weeks of teasing, the reincarnation of the Dark King has broken containment. The Pretty Cures get a new power to combat the rising dark...

Episodes Covered: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 13-18 Timestamps 0:02:15 - Toku News 0:11:40 - General Discussion 0:23:09 - Actor Highlights 0:51:26 - Episode Analysis 2:33:37 - Outro It is finally time for this show to shine. On these episodes, the beating heart of Kamen Rider Hibiki is revealed as the show truthfully and earnestly discusses the difficulties of single-parenthood, the pains of aging...

Episodes Covered: Mahou Sentai Magiranger Episodes 13-18 Timestamps 0:01:50 - Toku News 0:12:20 - General Discussion 0:22:21 - Actor Highlights 0:38:31 - Scoring 2:00:51 - Outro It's a real shame to have a character duck out RIGHT after we finally get a compelling vision of how they could be really fun. The rest of our cast will have to pick up the slack, and judging by these episodes, that's not...

Episodes Covered: Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart! Episodes 13-18 Timestamps 0:03:03 - Toku News 0:08:25 - General Discussion 0:34:57 - Actor Highlights 1:02:18 - Scoring 2:51:42 - Outro Look, this show wasn't trying to do this. The writers of this show could not have known we would do this podcast. But I think the writers of Max Heart saw that Pretty Cure nearly lost first to Kamen Rider Blade la...

EPISODES COVERED: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 7-12 Timestamps 0:01:51 - Toku News 0:10:57 - General Discussion 0:58:14 - Actor Highlights 1:23:20 - Scoring 2:39:10 - Outro It's impossible to watch this show and not feel for the production team and the studio politics sabotaging them in real time, but also, it's hard to know what this show would do with much of its runtime otherwise? Yes, the worst...

EPISODES COVERED: Mahou Sentai Magiranger Episodes 7-12 Timestamps 0:01:59 - Toku News 0:06:22 - General Discussion 0:34:07 - Actor Highlights 1:12:41 - Scoring 2:22:17 - Outro The stocks are soaring for some of our characters on this batch of episodes, despite some real rough goings with the writing. There is an eventual rise but the show doesn't do itself any favors with many of the narrative an...

EPISODES COVERED: Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart! Episodes 7-12 Timestamps 0:07:40 - Toku News 0:24:06 - General Discussion 0:52:29 - Actor Highlights 1:14:54 - Scoring 2:32:02 - Outro Perhaps Pretty Cure is gonna run away with it again. This set of episodes is maybe the best we've ever had on this show, with some genuinely all time stuff, and we're left floored. Porun is a great character, Hikar...

EPISODES COVERED: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 1-6 Time Stamps 0:02:54 - General Discussion 0:52:43 - Actor Highlights 1:13:55 - Scoring 2:03:56 - Outro The reputation of Kamen Rider Hibiki precedes it, and it is not entirely positive. Aesthetically, narratively, and production wise, this show is considered the weird one. So much of this show stands out like a sore thumb, and these first couple of...

EPISODES COVERED: Mahou Sentai Magiranger Episodes 1-6 Time Stamps 0:02:45 - Toku News 0:11:57 - General Discussion 1:08:17 - Actor Highlights 1:37:27 - Scoring 2:23:53 - Outro It's a good thing that the Dekarangers never claimed to be family, because when a company says you're family, it's a red flag they're trying to engender loyalty in employees so it can mercilessly f- mm, sorry, kid's show, m...

EPISODES COVERED: Futari Wa Pretty Cure MAX HEART Episodes 1-6 Time Stamps 0:03:26 - Toku News 0:21:05 - General Discussion 0:50:15 - Actor Highlights 1:18:53 - Stray Notes 1:31:36 - Scoring 1:56:30 - Outro The adventures continue, and not that much has changed! But in the premiere of this new season of Sunday Henshin Time , we are making some format changes in which we are only covering one show...

EPISODES COVERED: Episode 49 of Futari wa Pretty Cure, and Kamen Rider Blade and episodes 49-50 of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger Timestamps: 0:02:42 - Futari wa Pretty Cure 0:21:00 - Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 1:04:30 - Kamen Rider Blade And so it comes to this. The finale of our first season, of our first three shows. Will Doggie Kruger come in clutch? Does Porun have the stuff? Where is Chief Karasum...

EPISODES COVERED: Episodes 47-48 of Futari wa Pretty Cure, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, and Kamen Rider Blade Timestamps: 0:04:45 - Futari wa Pretty Cure 0:33:00 - Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 1:31:04 - Kamen Rider Blade The time is now. One last pod before the big finisher, where we start to see the shape the finales will take. But for our show? The rankings have been decided. Season 1 of this podcast...

EPISODES COVERED: Episodes 45-46 of Futari wa Pretty Cure, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, and Kamen Rider Blade Timestamps: 0:07:09 - Futari wa Pretty Cure 0:43:34 - Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 1:34:05 - Kamen Rider Blade It's Dekaranger 's turn to take the Suck-Ass Crown! Not that Kamen Rider Blade is exactly on fire, it's just that by comparison it looks good. ...Well, not in comparison to Futari wa P...

EPISODES COVERED: Episodes 43-44 of Futari wa Pretty Cure, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, and Kamen Rider Blade Timestamps: 0:02:50 - Toku News 0:32:42 - Futari wa Pretty Cure 1:04:48 - Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 1:44:15 - Kamen Rider Blade Christmas comes early for our show and our heroes! Nagisa ends up in a loop of her own desires, the Dekarangers need to stop a rogue swordsman from besmirching SPD'...