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I dunno, I think Moonlight Mask is worth mentioning. It might not have had as pronounced of an impact as Kamen Rider, but it certainly laid the groundwork for toku heroes as we know them.
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I do agree. Something may be not be relevant to today's world, but still be important to history and should not be forgotten. If I put up a timeline of important toku, it could be like this.
1954 - Godzilla (May not be the first Toku ever, but it did help create Toku that we know today) 1958 - Gekko Kamen (The first TV superhero in Japan and help create the toku tropes that we know today) 1966 - Ultraman 1971 - Kamen Rider 1975 - Goranger 1992 - Zyuranger 1993 - MMPR 1995 - Juukou B-Fighter (As mention before from someone else) Quote:
MMPR help create a new audience for Toku, but you had fans way before MMPR even existed. Kamen Rider and Sentai had many fan sub tapes in the 80's and 90's that would people would watch. |
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So here's a bit of a question, if you had to put one or more 21st century toku on this list which would you pick?
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I’d say the Japanese Spider-man show was pretty important, since that’s the reason Sentai has mecha, and said mecha was part of the reason Sentai got so popular when it was rebranded as “Super Sentai”
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Primarily stuff like Godzilla, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Goranger. There's also Android Kikaider and Space Sheriff Gavan to somewhat of a lesser extent.
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I do think older toku like Gekko Kamen and Golden Bat do have important history to them on how Toku is today. They should get respect and not be forgotten. |
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A show like Star Trek could be considered important, as could something like Doctor Who as well as Tetsujin 28, as they were concepts relatively unexplored in the public eye, only really seen in short stories for a niche audience. But with the golden age of heroes booming in comic books, a show like Gekko Kamen isn't important besides the fact that it was the first out of the gate. There was always going to be a toku hero show, even if Gekko Kamen didn't exist. |
From what I have seen, a lot of the 50's and 60's Toku have help create the tropes today. So I can see why Gekko Kamen, Golden Bat and Space Giants have important parts of history in Toku. I do agree that it would be ignorant to ignore them. I learn in film school that not to throw away the past.
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