Power Rangers SPD Airs in Japan!


In commemoration of Super Sentai's 35th Anniversary, Toei Channel will air Power Rangers SPD, dubbed in Japanese! The last time a Power Rangers series was dubbed and aired in Japan was Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue.

Ryuji Sainei, Tsuyoshi Hayashi Yousuke Ito, Ayumi Kinoshita, Mika Kikuchi, Tomokazu Yoshida and Tetsu Inada will do the voices of their Power Rangers counterparts, namely: Jack Landors/SPD Red Ranger, Sky Tate/SPD Blue Ranger, Bridge Carson/SPD Green Ranger, Z Delgado/SPD Yellow Ranger, Syd Drew/SPD Pink Ranger, Sam/SPD Omega Ranger (Wonder how will he react after he learns that he is a ball of light?) and Anubis "Doggie" Cruger/SPD Shadow Ranger.

Instead of Mako Ishino voicing her Power Rangers counterpart, Rie Tanaka (Gundam SEED) will be the one voicing Doctor Katherine "Kat" Manx while Ishino is doing the show's opening narration.

Power Rangers SPD takes place in the year 2025, after Earth has welcomed alien beings to live peacefully with the human race. But peace is short lived, as the planet-conquering Troobian Empire turns its destructive attention to Earth. When the Earth's first line of defense, the S.P.D. A-Squad, vanishes without trace, the protection of the planet falls to their replacements: the B-Squad Rangers, and their dog-like alien commander, Anubis "Doggie" Cruger.

When two reformed thieves join the team as the Red and Yellow S.P.D. Rangers, tensions threaten to tear them apart. With the alien threat growing stronger every moment, the Rangers must put aside their differences and go into action as one. Using teamwork, intergalactic weaponry and light-speed Zord vehicles to battle evil, they unite to become one of the ultimate forces for good: Power Rangers Space Patrol Delta.

Power Rangers SPD is set to air this August 2011 on Toei Channel. Accordingly, this will be the first Power Rangers show airing in the said channel! Hopefully, either Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder or RPM will air next!

Source: Toei via nerefir of HJU and Red Ranger of HJU