I guess we'll just have to wait till Toei is ready.

but sentai is different than kamen rider.

http://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsiz...pvvtw64im@jpeg

https://bsky.app/profile/rangerboard.../3m4seysvezs2g

Looks like we might have our new name

Universe Heroes is a term that Gozyuger uses, right? I suppose this means that the followup will at least be a spiritual successor to Super Sentai in some form.

At this point I strongly suspect that the new series will be a team hero show but breaking away from standard Sentai tropes like giant mech fights and the fact red is almost always the main character, which are quintessential to Super Sentai but make for a terrible merchandise approach nowadays. It remains to be seen just how much of a shakeup this new series is, it could be anything from Legally Distinct Super Sentai Clone to something very new and exciting that just takes a few notes from Sentai.

So it is just a rebranding? Yeah, like I said before, this feels like a last ditch desperate effort to save the franchise. I don't see how slapping on a new name is going to save the series from general lack of interest.

And if it is more akin to Kamen Rider in format, then what even is the point at all?

"Universe Warriors" is what the people with the silver Tega Sword are called, although one could easily tie the two terms together and call champions of the battle for the Sentai rings "Universe Heroes".

I got the two similar terms mixed up, oops. Toei, stop making it so hard for someone who isn't watching the currently airing show or keeping up with all the staff interviews to speculate on what is going on! :lolol

Regardless, it sounds like a deliberate nod from Gozyuger to the next series, it's just less clean cut than I first thought.

I have concerns cause that's NOT a recent Sentai image! There are far too many modern day Reds that are left out, and if it were official then certainly Toei or some other officially licensed partner would promote the future of the franchise with all the Red Rangers.

In short, lack of Red Rangers raises red flags!

To me this looks like a localized name for a different country, similar to how the Korean releases of Super Sentai get retitled as Power Rangers (not to be confused with the American Power Rangers)

While "Universe Heroes" has a good chance to be the rebranded name, I will hold judgment for now since it could be a placeholder.