Interviews

Meet the Team: Robin Caine

Nicole Amber

Published on June 17, 2019

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For this month’s Meet the Team, we talk to long-time Staff Writer and Translator, Robin Caine.

Can you tell us about yourself?

My name is Robin Caine and I am in charge of the Toku Actor Blogs and am one of the translators on staff.

How did you first get into tokusatsu?

Before I got into Power Rangers, I actually watched Kamen Rider Black. Then after maybe about 10 years, my friends who were all into J-Drama, said I looked like a particular tokusatsu actor. In disbelief, I decided to check out the show myself. I didn’t think I looked like the actor at all but man did that show remind me of how much I loved Kamen Rider Black and Power Rangers.

How did you become a member of Team TokuNet and what does your role entail?

Someone shared a TokuNet article on Facebook, and it turns out it was an article I wanted to translate myself. I immediately reached out to them when they made a recruitment post because my gut feeling told me that this news site would become a big deal. I applied for the Toku Actor Blogs position and have been in charge of it ever since. I also am one of the translators on the team.

What is your favorite tokusatsu show or movie?

My favorite tokusatsu show is Kamen Rider Build… interestingly enough, a lot of my friends think I look like Sento.

Is there a funny or memorable moment from working in TokuNet that you would like to share?

I love all my teammates and I wish I could meet all of them in person one day. We share so many memorable moments in our Staff Discord channel through text that I’ve screenshotted them in case I need a pick-me-up. One particular memory sticks out to me: this was about two months into my TokuNet life and Facebook was our main mode of communication. Jorge and Yas decided to switch their names on Facebook as a joke. Unfortunately, Facebook didn’t allow them to switch their names back to normal because of some kind of policy they had in place so they had to wait a few months before they could. Paula, our Chief back then, was not happy at all. I’m glad to say though, Jorge and Yas became my best buds shortly after.