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First Wave of Japanese Guests Announced for Power Morphicon 2026

Published on February 8, 2026

Power Morphicon announces Koichi Sakamoto, Motoko Sakamoto, and First-Time Guest Kane Kosugi for this year’s upcoming event.

Power Morphicon is a biannual three-day event held every two years that celebrates Power Rangers and related series such as VR Troopers, Beetleborgs, Kamen Rider, Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad, Super Sentai, and anything else tokusatsu-related. The three-day event brings in over 10,000 attendees from all over the world to participate in cosplay, Q&A panels with guests, prop/FX workshops, martial arts classes/demos, and optional events such as VIP dinner and breakfast with some of the guests. Power Morphicon is a local business owned by Scott Zillner and is an event that is directed by an all volunteer staff.

Kane Kosugi, best known for his role as Jiraiya, Ninja Black, from Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, will be making his debut to meet fans from all over the world at Power Morphicon. Kane’s also known for being the only actor to star in four tokusatsu franchises (Kakuranger, Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero, Godzilla: Final Wars, and Kamen Rider Revice the Movie: Battle Familia).

Motoko Sakamoto, best known for her role as A-Squad Pink in Power Rangers SPD, has had both on-screen and in-suit roles over the years in various seasons of Power Rangers, Ultraman, Godzilla, Gridman, and in video games such as Dino Crisis 2, Resident Evil Code: Veronica, Onimusha, and Metal Gear Solid 2.

Koichi Sakamoto is best known for his work as director and producer for numerous tokusatsu work in various seasons of Power Rangers, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and Garo. Outside of tokusatsu, Koichi’s credits include Disney’s Wendy Wu, Broken Path, Extreme Heist, and Tamura Yuto: ISOLATED.