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Sunday Henshin Time S02E19 – Weird Calls To Action

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/10/09

Episodes covered: Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Episodes 37-42Timestamps: 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 take over the Garden of Rainbows. Will the Pretty Cure win!? I mean probably, that's kinda how

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E18 – Return of Boat Live

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/10/04

Episodes covered: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 31-36Timestamps: 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 its own misguided sequel series within its original run. Production changes, new characters,

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E17 – Third Way Demi God

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/09/24

Episodes covered: Mahou Sentai MagiRanger Episodes 31-36Timestamps: 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 that ending, this show is firing on all cylinders with some of the best acting, action,

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E16 – Femme Academy vs Butch...

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/09/18

Episodes covered: Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Episodes 31-36Timestamps: 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, sometimes lowkey problematic, but always magical: the Pretty Cure promise. Next episode:

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E15 – Koosh in Kungaloosh

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/09/04

Episodes covered: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 25-30Timestamps: 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 note. ...I am getting word the show didn't get cancelled. I am receiving further word...

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Sunday Henshin Time S2E14 – Let Them Eat Sand

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/08/22

Episodes Covered: Mahou Sentai Magiranger Episodes 25-30Timestamps: 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 upgrade doesn't seem like it's gonna do the same thing. Can we spend more time with Wolzard

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E13 – Joke Shaped

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/08/15

Episodes Covered: Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Episodes 25-30Timestamps: 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 motives that either go nowhere or stories that have subtly toxic messaging. But with another

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E12 – Himes All The Way Down

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/08/08

Episodes Covered: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 19-24Timestamps 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 the whole time? Hibiki decides he should be in charge of someone else's life and doesn't even

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E11 – You Have Magic, You Idiot

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/08/03

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, Nai and Mea earn all our sympathy after dealing with some truly awful coworkers, and we

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E10 – PreCure vs. Jonathan Blow

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/07/25

Episodes Covered: Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Episodes 19-24Timestamps 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 darkness, with new accessories to match. The plot is here, but then it's kinda gone again? And

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E09 – Connoisseurs of Toy...

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/07/20

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, and meeting the expectations we place on ourselves. We are firmly in the middle of this

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E08 – Just Infershians Being...

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/07/12

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 an impossible task, but... well, Magiranger continues to stumble forward with uneven steps,

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E07 – Hikari Stocks Are UP

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/07/02

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 last podcast season and took it personally, because this show is bringing some real heat. In

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E06 – Girls with Scoville Units

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/06/13

PISODES COVERED: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 7-12Timestamps 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 parts of this show are when it's being a Kamen Rider show. But without them, what do you have

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E05 – Pee That Makes You Fast

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/06/04

EPISODES COVERED: Mahou Sentai Magiranger Episodes 7-12Timestamps 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 and world-building choices. The scoring of this set is one of the most contentious we've had on

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E04 – CAKE FACTORY

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/05/15

EPISODES COVERED: Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart! Episodes 7-12Timestamps 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, Hikari is coming into her own, Honoka is good as ever. If only we didn't have some serious

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E03 – Series of Crab JPGs

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/05/08

EPISODES COVERED: Kamen Rider Hibiki Episodes 1-6Time 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 reflect that rocky start. Our heroes are a bit out of sorts and spending a lot of

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E02 – The Ostensible Senpai

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/05/01

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, mistreat them. But this season on Super Sentai, our rangers literally are a family. With no

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Sunday Henshin Time S02E01 – Hope For Lesbians Yet

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/04/20

EPISODES COVERED: Futari Wa Pretty Cure MAX HEART Episodes 1-6Time 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 at a time. But the show is more of the Defending Champions in Futari wa Pretty Cure MAX HEART

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Sunday Henshin Time S01E25 – I Like the Word...

Sunday Henshin Time ·

2026/04/13

EPISODES COVERED: Episode 49 of Futari wa Pretty Cure, and Kamen Rider Blade and episodes 49-50 of Tokusou Sentai DekarangerTimestamps: 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 Karasuma? Believe it or not, ALL of these questions will be answered today! Or, rather, they were

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