After two and a half months of speculation and Twitter stalking, the cast of the 2011 edition of Power Rangers is here. The rise of social media has made this session the most translucent casting in Power Rangers history. From collecting hints from prospective cast members to the drama about the pay contracts, this casting session has been extremely exciting. Alas, all things must come to an end and with that, I am happy to present to you the six people that will join 98 others (I’m counting Daggeron and Leanbow) as the newest members of the Power Rangers. Credits to RangerWisdom of Rangerboard.

To those that have been selected, we all wish you to break many legs. Especially those of the big bad. We’re looking forward to see you guys in action.

EDIT: According to Rangerboard user Rangerwisdom, the cast will heading out to New Zealand for training and filming on August 16.

And for one more piece of news I’ve learned at Henshin Justice, Tony Oliver aka. Rick Hunter of Robotech fame and writer of early Power Rangers episodes is back back for the new season. For those who want to check out Tony’s work, watch “Day of the Dumpster” from MMPR season 1, “The Power Stealer” from season 2, “Rock-A-Bye Power Rangers” from Zeo in season 4 and “Transmission Impossible” from Turbo in season 5.

He’ll be appearing this weekend at Anime Festival Orlando August 6-8 and will be at Power Morphicon on August 27-29.