Fine, we'll wait.
Summary:
- Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Episode 5 was scheduled for May 5.
- The episode is delayed and will air on May 12 instead.
- Fans found it funny that another series is delayed because of sports.
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (Sentai Daishikkaku) is a fresh Hulu/Disney+ anime that started airing on April 7, 2024. The series is an adaptation of the currently ongoing manga of the same name written and illustrated by Negi Haruba.
Episode 5 Is Delayed
Season 1 is listed for 12 episodes, and as of now, 4 of them have been released. Episode 4 aired on April 28, and Episode 5 was supposed to air on May 5, but there's been a change. The episode is delayed and will only be released on May 12, a week later than expected.
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Loser Ranger posted the delay information on April 29. The account mentions that the broadcast will be suspended due to golf coverage.
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is the first anime to be delayed this Spring season, so in a hilarious way, it's a special show. Let's just hope that more series won't follow suit.
It's Become a Meme
You might think that fans would be enraged by the news, but surprisingly, they aren't. Of course, no one likes to wait, and viewers call Episode 5 a painful point in the series to stop, but they've decided to approach the entire delay situation with humor instead.
While some fans are screaming "Damn you, golf!", others are calling golf the monster of the week, so you might imagine how the fandom is doing right now. Loser Ranger fans will definitely not be watching golf anytime soon.
But the funniest thing about the delay is that it's not even the first time something like that happens to an anime. Fans say that every other of their shows has been delayed because of a sports event. It happens so often that it's practically a meme now.
The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) had to air three first episodes at once two weeks after the expected release date due to the Rugby World Cup. Fans also mention breaks in the Re:Zero Season 1 broadcast because of a sports event.
But tokusatsu series suffer the most, it seems. Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, which is not an anime but is based on the same genre as Loser Ranger, was also delayed because of golf back in the day.
Fans don't even think it's a coincidence anymore, they think the companies do the delays on purpose just to keep the meme alive and toy with the viewers. We doubt that's the case, but we have to admit it would be hilarious if it were true.