Power Rangers Samurai

The Samurai Power Rangers–Red Ranger Jayden Shiba, the stoic leader; Blue Ranger Kevin, the devoted second-in-command; Pink Ranger Mia Watanabe, the big sister; Green Ranger Mike, the creative rebel; Yellow Ranger Emily, the youngest and most innocent; and, eventually, Gold Ranger Antonio Garcia, the expressive fisherman/tech wiz– fight the evil Master Xandred and his army of Nighloks, who want to flood the planet with the waters of the Sanzu River to bring about the end of civilization. ==Promotion==

Saban announced they would be enacting an "aggressive" multimedia focus, with planned apps, games, streaming content, and social media content in addition to live shows and a feature film. The run-up to the new series was promoted by 145 Days of Power Rangers, a daily airing of every Mighty Morphin episode in order. An official Power Rangers Facebook page was also created. On November 24, 2010, the Power Rangers website placed a trailer for the show online, hosted on Yahoo! Kids. The new Samurai Rangers also appeared at the 2010 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Paul Schrier has a recurring role in the season, reprising his role as Bulk originating from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Jason Narvy subsequently reprised his role as Skull in the final episode. For the second batch of episodes airing in 2012, Saban began promoting the season with the title of "Super Samurai" to reflect the upgrades to the Rangers powers (glimpsed already in "Clash of the Red Rangers The Movie"). Actor Hector David, Jr., released an official teaser poster for "Super Samurai" on his Facebook profile. ==Cast and characters==

Rangers • Alex Heartman as Jayden Shiba, the first Red Samurai Ranger. • Erika Fong as Mia Watanabe, the Pink Samurai Ranger. • Hector David Jr. as Mike, the Green Samurai Ranger. • Najee De-Tiege as Kevin, the Blue Samurai Ranger. • Brittany Anne Pirtle as Emily, the Yellow Samurai Ranger. • Steven Skyler as Antonio Garcia, the Gold Samurai Ranger. • Kimberley Crossman as Lauren Shiba, the second Red Samurai Ranger. Supporting characters • Rene Naufahu as Mentor Ji • Felix Ryan as Spike Skullovitch • Paul Schrier as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier Villains • Rick Medina as Deker • Jeff Szusterman as the voices of Master Xandred and Octoroo • Kate Elliott as the voice of Dayu • Derek Judge as the voice of Serrator • Cameron Rhodes as the voice of Professor Cog • Geoff Dolan as the voice of Sergeant Tread • John Dybvig as the voice of General Gut Guest stars • Eka Darville as Scott Truman/Ranger Operator Series Red (voice only) • Jason Narvy as Eugene "Skull" Skullovitch ==Episodes==

Season 1: Power Rangers Samurai (2011) Season 2: Power Rangers Super Samurai (2012) ==Reception==

By 2012, Power Rangers had an average of 2 million viewers. The highest rated episode was the May 15, 2011 broadcast of "The Blue and the Gold", with 3.7 million viewers. ==Comic book==

Papercutz produced two issues of a comic book based on Power Rangers Super Samurai. The Samurai Rangers also played a role in the 2018 comic Book Event "Shattered Grid", celebrating 25 years of the Power Rangers franchise. ==Awards and nominations==

The complete season of Super Samurai was released on Blu-ray on December 4, 2012 and DVD on January 7, 2014 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. ==References==