00 - (Introduction) How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Kamen Rider

Time for the “Rider Kickoff”!Travis Alexander (Kaiju Weekly) and Nathan Marchand (The Monster Island Film Vault) launch their new spinoff podcast discussing Japan’s transforming, kaiju-fighting superheroes. In this episode, your intrepid hosts introduce themselves and give their history with henshin heroes, starting with the likes of Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad and Saban’s Masked Rider. They define what a “henshin hero” is and even argue that American-created characters like Marvel’s Thor, He-Man, and Linda Carter’s Wonder Woman all qualify. Then they lay out the podcast’s mission statement and wacky awards, which includes “What the Henshin?!” and “Kamen at Ya!” Also, puns. Lots of puns. You’ve been warned.Welcome to Henshin Men, a tokusatsu superhero appreciation podcast!