This Week in Marvel

The Secrets of Japanese Spider-Man

Episode Summary

Without Japanese Spider-Man, there is no Power Rangers, no Ultraman. So goodbye Peter Parker and hello Takuya Yamashiro! In celebration of Marvel’s 616, the brand new Disney+ documentary series, Ryan and Lorraine spoke to Executive Producer David Gelb, who directed the first episode of the show, which traces the history of the legendary 1970s Japanese Spider-Man TV series.

Episode Notes

Without Japanese Spider-Man, there is no Power Rangers, no Ultraman. So goodbye Peter Parker and hello Takuya Yamashiro! In celebration of Marvel’s 616, the brand new Disney+ documentary series, Ryan and Lorraine spoke to Executive Producer David Gelb, who directed the first episode of the show, which traces the history of the legendary 1970s Japanese Spider-Man TV series.

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