Overview
- Multiple Japanese news organizations reported on October 30 that the TV Asahi tokusatsu franchise will conclude after the currently airing 'ナンバーワン戦隊ゴジュウジャー'.
- The accounts rely on interviews with unnamed insiders rather than a formal statement from TV Asahi.
- Sources say income from events, merchandise, and theatrical releases no longer justifies the show's production expenses.
- The franchise began in 1975 with '秘密戦隊ゴレンジャー' and has run for roughly half a century.
- Super Sentai has long served as the source material for the international Power Rangers adaptations.