[Annuga]

So, does the fact that the trademark has an English translation for the title mean anything? The kanji says Chou Uchu Keiji, but there's plain old Super Space Sherrif in there for us

[Sunred]

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Originally Posted by Annuga

So, does the fact that the trademark has an English translation for the title mean anything? The kanji says Chou Uchu Keiji, but there's plain old Super Space Sherrif in there for us

I like to think it could be Toei and Bandai's next move to make their brand of tokusatsu an international thing.

[GoldenXtreme]

I've seen some of the supposed leaks for this show, and if they are true it sounds like a show that takes influences from a lot of sources, but combines them in a way that isn't really like any other tokusatsu on the market right now. Exciting times!

[Annuga]

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Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme

I've seen some of the supposed leaks for this show, and if they are true it sounds like a show that takes influences from a lot of sources, but combines them in a way that isn't really like any other tokusatsu on the market right now. Exciting times!

I haven't been keeping up with rumours, what exactly are they?

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

Here are all of the current rumors?

- Universe Heroes is the new brand.
- SSS Gavan Infinity, the flagship of the Universe Heroes brand, is the series that will air in Sentai?s place in 2026.
- The series will merge Sentai and Metal Heroes into a shared universe, combining elements of both franchises in equal parts.
- The toy line is 100% Sentai, with a full line of Gattai Robos that are compatible with the Robo Universe joint system.
- This is a totally new Gavan.
- The structure of the cast is basically the new Gavan, in the role of the red ranger, teaming up with a female White Ranger. They interact with a group of rival sentai heroes, along the lines of Gozyuger?s ?not-a-team?-team.
- Some less solid rumors suggest all of the rival heroes are competing to collect monsters, similar to the Chemys from Gotchard.
- This is being done so that Toei can leverage the show globally without Hasbro?s interference. They?re essentially reskinning Sentai concepts with Metal Heroes branding.

This is how things are looking as of now. Who knows what will come to light over the next few weeks, but this all seems pretty believable to me.

The described version is perhaps quite appealing, but the inclusion of "Gavan" in the name of new project confuses me. Why such clarification and connection to a specific hero? And as a bridge between "space sheriff" and "red ranger," Sharivan works much better. Of course, the reason could be the popularity of Gavan and its role as the start of a new franchise, but I still have some doubts. Therefore, I have two options:
A) It's a description of the very concept of a new franchise, and Infinity Gavan as a show (movie?) will be just the first part and a test of audience reaction.
B) It's simply an attempt to unite and reconcile all the conflicting rumors gathered online. And therefore, it bears little resemblance to reality.

[Sh Ranger]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

- The structure of the cast is basically the new Gavan, in the role of the red ranger, teaming up with a female White Ranger. They interact with a group of rival sentai heroes, along the lines of Gozyuger?s ?not-a-team?-team.

This is another advantage of the rebrand. I remember when Zenkaiger happened, I thought about how cool it would be to get more non-Red mains, but Shirakura said something like, it was a deliberate choice to make Zenkaiger stand out. I guess that shows an underlying problem with Sentai, the focus on Red makes it difficult for them to stand out, compared to Rider where there are so many colors standing equal to each other. A new Gavan and a White Ranger duo sounds fresh and awesome!

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Originally Posted by Sunred

I like to think it could be Toei and Bandai's next move to make their brand of tokusatsu an international thing.

For me, it will always be Uchuu Keiji! Translating the name would be like saying Masked Rider or Super Task Force, which sound weird.

[GoldenXtreme]

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Originally Posted by Annuga

I haven't been keeping up with rumours, what exactly are they?

It would help if I actually posted what I was talking about, huh?

Here is a writeup about it on Tumblr, sourced from Rangerboard:
https://cina-full-moon-xanadium.tumb...gavan-infinity

Take it all with a grain of salt of course, but I like a lot of these ideas even if it isn't really what I would expect when I hear "Gavan". Mecha augmentations for the human sized heroes are a nice touch that I've thought Sentai should lean into for a while and the duo hero thing is also a fun idea that the Metal Hero series used fairly often in one form or another.

[Blade]

i'm down for more Gavan. was always surprised they didn't do more with Type G.

[DaikaijuSokogeki01]

Well, the Gavan movie and Super Hero War Z flopped so that killed the momentum for more. I guess there was just enough goodwill for the Next Generation V-Cinemas, but I wouldn't be surprised if those were Sakamoto and Arakawa pet projects.

Space Squad was a bone thrown at Gavan's way to mark the 35th anniversary (and was mostly an excuse to bring back the extremely popular Dekaranger again), and the Kyuranger crossover only happened because the Zyuohger crossover was canceled.

[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

The described version is perhaps quite appealing, but the inclusion of "Gavan" in the name of new project confuses me. Why such clarification and connection to a specific hero? And as a bridge between "space sheriff" and "red ranger," Sharivan works much better. Of course, the reason could be the popularity of Gavan and its role as the start of a new franchise, but I still have some doubts. Therefore, I have two options:
A) It's a description of the very concept of a new franchise, and Infinity Gavan as a show (movie?) will be just the first part and a test of audience reaction.
B) It's simply an attempt to unite and reconcile all the conflicting rumors gathered online. And therefore, it bears little resemblance to reality.

I think it makes a lot of sense to go this way. Gavan is Toei’s most recognizable/enduring non-Sentai, non-Rider toku series, and it’s a series that is confirmed to have no ownership claim by Hasbro. Using Gavan as a way of introducing a technically new show without having to create a new brand from scratch is a smart move.

I doubt 2027’s Universe Hero show will be called Gavan. But will it be another Space Sheriff show? Or something else entirely? We just don’t know yet.

That said, I’m decently confident this is the series we’re getting in the sentai timeslot once Gozyuger ends.