When Hasbro got the Power Rangers licence, as a lifelong fan, I started wondering what they’d do. A cartoon? Closer collaboration with the show’s Japanese counterparts? More movies?
Perhaps the Power Rangers heyday of the 1990s would return.
Well, all of that could still happen, but in the meantime Hasbro is doing something even more ‘90s than that. That’s right, it’s roadshow time. As reported by Power Rangers fan site Morphin’ Legacy, Hasbro is taking the costumed heroes on tour, for what Hasbro’s press release calls “a live stage experience intended for Power Rangers fans of all ages.”
This takes me back. Remember when stage shows were a regular part of the childhood pop culture experience? And you’d ask your parents to take you, and they’d say no, and then you’d pretend it looked too cheesy anyways and you never wanted to go in the first place?
Well, now you’re an adult, and you can go to whatever ridiculous live events you want. So far, Hasbro hasn’t released dates or cities for the tour, which will be run by company Kilburn Live and Koba Entertainment, alongside Hasbro. But one thing’s for sure: You’ll finally be able to fulfil your dream of meeting a Power Ranger, stealing their morpher, and running away, not once looking back on the life you left behind.
Maybe that’s just my dream.
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2 responses to “Congratulations, Morphing Nerds: The Power Rangers Are Going On Tour”
Unless half of the arena they’re performing in is destroyed by a Zoid being pushed into it, it’s not a real Power Rangers experience.
They do this a lot in Japan, and it’s a blast to go to. But they’re for kids…so I’m not sure how popular MMPR is in America anymore. Still huge in Japan. And it’s the better version of the show. GOKAIGER will always be my favorite.