Pan Ranger

Tokusatsu Hero Idol

**Pan Ranger** is an overseas idol based in New Jersey. They have been active since May 2021.

Their performance style combines the aesthetic styling and thematic tropes of tokusatsu and mecha anime with themes of nostalgia and performance style of alternative idols. Their live performances are highly interactive, with audience members encouraged to come up to the stage's edge and engage in various forms of flashy wotagei such as Call and MIX and cyalume dance.

They're also an admin and webmaster for the International Idol Network and Tri-State Idol Union. In addition to these online community activities, they staff for North West Idol Fest. In addition to their soloist idol project, they are a member of Signals.

## Discography

**Singles**

1. [11.20.2023] GUARDIAN

## Activities

### 2021

Pan Ranger debuts in May 2021. They perform at a handful of virtual events and 2 guerrilla hallway lives later this year at Anime NYC and Holiday Matsuri.

### 2022

Pan Ranger performs their debut live performance at Otakon's Now Presenting Idol Festival. This year, they also perform at NorthWest IdolFest for the first time as a guest performer for ELLAGARDEN.

### 2023

On their birthday in 2023, they announce a personal initiative called the "#SummerOfPanRanger", in which they would start work on original music and begin putting a majority of their effort into large-scale projects such as a summer tour. Between May and September, they successfully complete a nation-wide tour series called the *Shin-Pan-Sen Summer Tour* at Puchicon AC, Delta H Con, Metrocon, Tekko, Otakon, the inaugural SoCal IdolFest, and Colossalcon East*.* Later in the year, they perform at North West Idol Fest after a fan campaign for them to perform on the event's main stage.

On November 20, they release their first original song GUARDIAN and go on hiatus for the remainder of the year, citing health issues.

### 2024

At the start of the new year, Pan Ranger teases plans for an independent idol event to celebrate their birthday.

## Interviews

### 2021

* Growing To 160cm Radio Episode 4 - Pan Ranger (July 8, 2021)

### 2023

* IDOLIZINE - Summer of Pan Ranger (Summer 2023 Issue)
* Rangercast - Interview With Bakery Sentai (November 20, 2023)

## Gallery

Pan Ranger performing at Otakon's opening ceremoniesPan Ranger pictured with [from left to right] Chiri Girls, Phoebe and Jenni Bon at Otakon's opening ceremoniesPan Ranger performing at North West Idol Fest
## Trivia

* They are a frequent behind-the-scenes collaborator with other idols. Some notable works of theirs is direction of photography for ADEN's noir. music video and design and construction of Alexis's Escape costume.
* Pan Ranger is openly non-binary. They have described themself as being genderless and uses they/them pronouns.
* They are a member of Signals with Alexis, Aibi, and Ash (Vanity).
* For their first original song, GUARDIAN, the lyrics are written by Melancholiaah, while the composition and production is by Jemimemu.
* Pan Ranger is a fan of the Transformers franchise, often including their figure collection in their promotion photos. Their favorite Transformers characters are Rattrap, Grimlock, and Transmutate.

## External Links

* Official Website
* Official YouTube Channel
* Official Twitter
* Official Instagram
* Official Twitch Channel
* Official Discord Server
* Official Bandcamp

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://panranger.net/#liveeventhistory
2. ↑ https://panranger.net/#summer-of-pan-ranger Note: *One tour date (Anime Magic) was cancelled.*
3. ↑ https://x.com/bakerysentai/status/1744620949977141487?s=46