Full List of Ranger Guests:

Walter Jones (Zack from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Catherine Sutherland (Kat from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Turbo)
Karan Ashley (Aisha from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Steve Cardenas (Rocky from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Zeo)
Nakia Burrise (Tanya from Power Rangers Zeo – Power Rangers Turbo)
Blake Foster (Justin from Power Rangers Turbo)
Barbara Goodson (Voice of Rita Repulsa)
Robert Axelrod (Voice of Lord Zedd)
Roger Velasco (Carlos from Power Rangers Turbo – Power Rangers in Space)
Jessica Rey (Alyssa from Power Rangers Wild Force)
Felix Ryan (Spike from Power Rangers Samurai)
Tony Oliver (Producer from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)

Walter Jones (Zack from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Catherine Sutherland (Kat from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Turbo)
Karan Ashley (Aisha from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Steve Cardenas (Rocky from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Zeo)
Nakia Burrise (Tanya from Power Rangers Zeo – Power Rangers Turbo)
Blake Foster (Justin from Power Rangers Turbo)
Barbara Goodson (Voice of Rita Repulsa)
Robert Axelrod (Voice of Lord Zedd)
Roger Velasco (Carlos from Power Rangers Turbo – Power Rangers in Space)
Jessica Rey (Alyssa from Power Rangers Wild Force)

Power Morphicon will be held on August 27-29 in Pasadena, CA. Get your tickets now!

(Courtesy: UpcomingCons)

Zenkaikon 2009 was a two-day con (November 7-8), and it was jammed packed with events if you were a Johnny Yong Bosch fan alone! Trust me, I fell asleep a couple times just out of pure exhaustion. Ok, that part was my fault for not sleeping the Friday night before, lol. But the staff really had Johnny doing some panel or concert or autograph session every hour on Saturday. It was a bit intense because Robert Axelrod (Voice of Lord Zedd) was also a guest, and his events/panels kept conflicting with Johnny’s.

Not only was there a Power Rangers panel, but there was an Eyeshine panel, two Eyeshine concerts, two autograph sessions, a Bleach panel (basically a JYB panel), and more things that weren’t on the program that I heard offhand. Did I mention that they planned Axelrod’s panel at the same time as opening ceremonies? I didn’t? Yeah, they did. They also planned the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie” screening at the same time as the Power Rangers panel. They also planned Axelrod’s panel “So You Wanna Be a Voice Over Star” at the same time as Johnny’s autograph session, which, by the way, was a never-ending line and his autograph session had to extend into two hours. YEAH. THEY DID. But I digress.

The good stuff started at the Power Rangers panel. While we were waiting for the previous panel to end by the door, Johnny stood by us to wait as well. Then the fans on the line started whipping out their cameras, and one fan asked for Johnny to morph with his morpher. Just pretend there’s a picture here showing Johnny morphing with fans.

Robert Axelrod and Johnny Yong Bosch answering questions at Power Rangers Panel.
(Picture courtesy: Jessica Steinberg)

As for the actual panel, this is the first time that Johnny and Axelrod were on a panel together, and they talked about how many cons they’ve been to in the past and never met up. Many of the typical questions came up, but one fan asked if Johnny or Axelrod knew about a second Power Morphicon was going to be planned (and if so, when and where). Axelrod said that there’s a second one happening, but he didn’t know when and didn’t know where. And then Johnny spilled that he wasn’t invited. Cue outcry.

Eyeshine Q&A
(Picture courtesy: Jessica Steinberg)

Right after the Power Rangers panel came the Eyeshine Q&A. Johnny mentioned that although it was an Eyeshine Q&A, if asking about Power Rangers or anime will get people to stick around, by all means ask, lol! People did, but it was mostly questions about the band, so that hour filled out nicely. One tidbit that Johnny mentioned was that he currently keeps in contact with Jason David Frank and that Jason will be in an MMA fight in February. Hopefully he won’t get injured again and it’ll happen this time!

Johnny Yong Bosch Autograph Session

By this time, Johnny was very happy that someone with a more-than-decent video camera was taping his events at the convention, so the NPS crew went into the autograph session and taped some more. Caught a couple of Power Ranger fans getting stuff signed, including one fan who actually drew Johnny a picture of Adam in the black ranger suit anime style. It’s actually really cool, and another PR fan there was cool with her MMPR t-shirt (shown above). So I approve! Everyone else, BAD FORM. How dare they go to an anime convention, go up to an anime voice actor, and then ask him to sign anime-related merchandise? The NERVE of these people!

Eyeshine at sound check.
(Picture courtesy: Jessica Steinberg)

My main concern was recording the sound properly, because this wasn’t the first time I’ve recorded these guys. Youmacon 2005 had decent video, but terrible audio. Had to get it right this time, and let’s just say that I’m so thankful that they were doing a concert again on Sunday, lol! Learned quickly what not to do!

Sunday afternoon Eyeshine concert.

After being incredibly tired Saturday, Sunday was a breeze. Although, it started early. I was told that a podcast had a panel and they were going to interview Johnny and the guys, so we went…at 9:30am. They started really late anyway, and the band didn’t get there until 10ish to do the interview, so it wasn’t so bad. Axelrod was there to be interviewed as well, so that was nice. The guys interviewing the guests were really…off though. I mean, they were ok, but it just seems as if they didn’t know what to ask, and even with the Eyeshine interview, they lucked into a really good story about Maurice (drummer) bleeding on the drums at one performance they did back in 2007. No seriously, Maurice was using someone else’s drum kit to play, cut himself while playing, and by the end of the set, there was blood all over the drum heads. Wonderful parting gift.

Then the encore concert came around, and was packed with people. Easily 3 times the size of the Saturday concert. The nice surprise was that one of the fans played with them on a track, and that was cool. I mean, if I got to jam with my favorite band, hello! Awesomeness!

The Ins and Outs of ADR Writing with Robert Axelrod.
(Picture courtesy: Jessica Steinberg)

Our last event was to catch a bit of the ADR Writing panel. It was cool because Axelrod was using Power Ranger examples to explain how an ADR script is written and what to look out for. It was informative! And any excuse for him to use the Lord Zedd voice is good times by me!

And that’s it! Thanks to Jessica for helping me out and taking most of the behind-the-scenes pictures, and thanks to the Zenkaikon staff. Footage of the convention is coming very soon. At least this’ll be something to tie you over with the lack of RPM episodes. Remember, if you’d like to see us cover more convention, feel free to donate! (And request for more rangers to go to East Coast conventions!)

Tony Oliver (Producer from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and Richard Epcar (Voice Actor from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Wild Force) will appear at Nekocon November 6-8 in Hampton, VA. See site for details.

Johnny Yong Bosch and Robert Axelrod (Voice of Lord Zedd and Finster) will appear at Zenkaikon November 7-8 in King of Prussia, PA. See site for details.

(Courtesy: Buzzs_Room via Rangerboard and AnimeCons.com)

Derek Stephen Prince (Voice of Elgar from Power Rangers Turbo) will appear at Fan Expo Canada August 28-30 in Toronto, ON. See site for details.

Johnny Yong Bosch will appear at AnimeFest September 4-7 in Dallas, TX. See site for details.

Richard Epcar (Voice Actor from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – Power Rangers Wild Force) and Neil Kaplan (Voice of Diabolico from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue) will appear at Dragon*Con September 4-7 in Atlanta, GA. See site for details.

Richard Epcar will appear at Erie Anime Experience September 25-27 in Edinboro, PA. See site for details.

(Courtesy: AnimeCons.com)

Show Notes

Hosted by: Lisa J
Topics: Anime Expo 2009 – Interview with Robert Axelrod

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Show Notes

Hosted by: Lisa J
Topics: Anime Expo 2009 – Interview with Robert Axelrod

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ROBERT AXELROD

A vocal auter supreme for decades, Robert is the one and only voice of Lord Zedd, the emperor of all he sees. In addition to his role as Finster in MMPR, Robert has also starred in countless classic Saban Entertainment programs and even lent his voice talents to PR’s spiritual ancestor Robotech!

JASON NARVY

Perpetually beloved as the multitalented Eugene Skullovitch, Jason Narvy is a riveting performer and teacher who can compel an audience with equal parts vaudevillian shtick and Shakespearean oratory.

WALTER JONES

Best known as Zack Taylor, the original Black Ranger, Walter Emanuel Jones has also charted a memorable television career with such roles as Harlan on Space Cases. These days Walter tears up the dance floor as a salsa instructor.

ED NEIL

The skinless physical half of Lord Zedd, Ed Neil began his career on Power Rangers as part of the show’s original stunt team. He continued for almost ten seasons in a number of roles from the morphed Red MMPR Ranger, to Deviot’s suit actor, and out of costume as the recurring Lost Galaxy trooper Jasper.

DAVID YOST
(tentative)

As brainy Billy Cranston, David Yost was one of the original “teenagers with attitude” who propelled MMPR to monumental success around the world. David also spent one of the longest unbroken tenures on Power Rangers for main cast members.

1. Karan Ashley – Aisha, the Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger.
2. Robert Axelrod – The voice of Lord Zedd and Finster on the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”.
3. Nakia Burrise – Tanya, the Yellow Power Ranger – Power Rangers Zeo and Power Rangers Turbo
4. Steve Cardenas – Rocky, the Mighty Morphin Red Power Ranger
5. Dan Ewing – Black Power Ranger – Power Rangers RPM
6. Blake Foster – Blue Power Ranger – Power Rangers Turbo
7. Barbara Goodson – Empress Rita Repulsa – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
8. Walter E. Jones – Zack, the Mighty Morphin Black Power Ranger
9. Patricia Ja Lee – Pink Power Ranger – Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space
10. Monica May – Yellow Power Ranger – Power Rangers SPD
11. Amy Rolle – Trakeena – Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
12. Reggie Rolle – Green Power Ranger – Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
13. Dan Southworth – Quantum Power Ranger – Power Rangers Time Force
14. Catherine Sutherland – Kat, the Mighty Morphin Pink Power Ranger
15. Roger Velasco – Green Power Ranger, Black Power Ranger – Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space
16. Cerina Vincent – Yellow Power Ranger – Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
17. Chris Violette – Blue and Red Power Ranger – Power Rangers SPD
18. Selwyn Ward – Red Power Ranger, Blue Power Ranger – Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space

The newest additions are Selwyn Ward (TJ from Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers in Space) and Dan Ewing (Dillon from Power Rangers RPM). Since so many guests are coming and going throughout the weekend, I’ve made a PDF of all the times that the guests are scheduled:

Power Rangers Guests Schedule – Updated June 23, 2009

NPS will be at Anime Expo to cover the convention, so if you’d like to donate to cover the production costs, please donate!

For more information on Anime Expo, see site for details.

Robert Axelrod will appear at AniMix July 17 – 19 in Kileen, TX.  See site for details.

Johnny Yong Bosch will appear at Otakuthon July 31 – August 2 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  See site for details.

Robert Axelrod (who is really getting around this summer) and Jason David Frank will appear at Anime Festival Orlando July 31 – August 2 in Orlando, FL.  See site for details.

*Tony Oliver will appear at Otakon July 17 – 19 in Baltimore, MD.  See site for details.

(Courtesy: *RitoRevolto from RangerBoard, AnimeCons.com)

Additional Power Rangers and talents in attendance include:

* Barbara Goodson – Empress Rita Repulsa – MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS (Fri., Sat. and Sun.)
* Nakia Burrise – Yellow Power Ranger-POWER RANGERS TURBO (Fri, Sat. and Sun.)
* Blake Foster – Blue Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS TURBO (Fri, Sat. and Sun.)
* Patricia Ja Lee – Pink Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS TURBO and POWER RANGERS IN SPACE (Sat. and Sun.)
* Dan Southworth – Quantum Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS TIME FORCE (Sat. and Sun.)
* Cerina Vincent – Yellow Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY (Thurs. only)
* Reggie Rolle – Green Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY (Thurs. only)
* Amy Rolle – Trakeena – POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY (Thursday only)
* Brandon Jay McLaren – Red Power Ranger- POWER RANGERS SPD (Thurs. only)
* Monica May – Yellow Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS SPD (Thurs. only)
* Chris Violette – Blue and Red Power Ranger – POWER RANGERS SPD (Thurs. only)

Johnny Yong Bosch will not be attending Anime Expo due to prior engagements. Boy is shooting a movie and gotta make that money!

But with the aforementioned new guests added along with Karan Ashley, Steve Cardenas, Catherine Sutherland, Walter Jones, and Robert Axelrod, that totals the guest count to 16. Do not miss this!

(Courtesy: Anime Expo)

Johnny Yong Bosch will appear at Otafest May 15 – 17 in Calgary.  See site for details.

Richard Epcar (Voice Actor from MMPR – Power Rangers Wild Force) will appear at Jacon May 22 – 24 in Jacksonville.  See site for details.

Patricia Ja Lee (Cassie from Power Rangers in Space) and Reuben Langdon (Stunt Actor from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue) will appear at FanimeCon May 22 – 25 in San Jose, CA.  See site for details.

Robert Axelrod (Lord Zedd from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) will appear at Anime Alabama June 5 – 7 in Mobile.  See site for details.

Johnny Yong Bosch and Robert Axelrod will appear at Anime Mid-Atlantic June 19 – 21 in Hampton, VA.  See site for details.

(Courtesy: AnimeCons.com)

For more information about the convention, visit Anime Central’s website.

(Courtesy: Anime Central Staff)