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Stonebot Studios licenses Kamen Rider Kuuga manga, plans Zero-One graphic novels
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Can't wait for them to finally finish off Yaiba and also kill Gai in an off-shoot comic.
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I'll go ahead and say it: who the hell is Stonebot Studios? I was at a comics shop earlier this afternoon and didn't see an imprint by Stonebot, but I can't say I was looking hard either.
Despite all that, this is a definite step in the right direction. Rider still has a weak presence in the West and needs a boost. The notion of ORIGINAL content also changes the dynamic to an unexpected degree. I've often wondered if someone would license Rider like Marvel licensed Ultraman, and this might be what I was thinking of. Between this and the upcoming series release, most people who aren't familiar with Rider might view Zero-One as the most important and central series; the "face" of Western Distribution! |
Man it stuff like this that makes me wish I was a bigger fan of Zero-One. I will still pick it up though.
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I'm game for a Kuuga manga, though not sure how I feel about Inoue writing it.
I'm really curious about the Zero-One comic because it sounds like it's going to be American writers taking on the property and writing their own take. So is it going to feature the same characters, premise, stories or diverge at a certain point? Will this actually be set in the continuity of Zero-One? Will it be like Marvel's Ultraman comic? I'm assuming the one-shot specials might focus on the other other three Riders. |
A Kuuga manga will be fun. I just hope that they finish it. If Zero-One has american writers, I hope they don't include politic based stories, it'll ruin everything like how bad marvel and dc comics are doing.
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I just did some digging on it, and that Kuuga manga sounds straight up hideous. Inoue unchecked can be just a disaster of a writer.
I'd also much rather see the mountains of content come here to the States instead of getting new content made for us. Especially since it's unlikely any of this will be considered canon to the original show. |
As someone who checked out scanlations of the first few chapters of the Kuuga manga... yeah, I'm not exactly a fan of it.
But hey, more Rider merch being brought over is always good, atleast. |
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https://i.imgur.com/zsa0lZ1.jpg The whole allergy against "politics" in their medium that comic readers have going on right now is pathetic. Comics always dealt with social and political issues, and some of these mediums like Watchmen are now celebrated as classics. But today, today it is done "wrong" of course. Bullshit, it's just dealing with themes these people are unable or unwilling to be confronted with, since they throw a screaming fit whenever a queer character dares to exist or god forbid, racism is addressed. |
Did not need to see the Kuuga manga translated! These decisions continue to baffle me, especially when the manga for Black and W are right there with their adaptions right around the corner.
New, original fiction made outside of Japan for a pre-existing series however... that's interesting. Not a 01 fan but that does set a fun precedent |
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Zero One's take on racism was more nuanced, about explicitly racist characters (like Aruto, Fuwa and even Yua to an extent) seeing the error of their ways and changing for the better. Most American political media treats human nature as solid, and thus, bad people can never be good. Instead of a helping hand, it's a knife towards those the creators don't agree with by saying "you will always be the villain" and just making that divide bigger. This goes for both sides, by the way. |
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Comics have never been a subtle medium. As someone who has recently started reading American comics, an X-Men story from 2018 was no more political than one from 2001, which was no more political than one from 1994. They are all blatantly political.
But somehow it's different now. I am going to regret saying this and not just leaving the thread and never looking back. |
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I’m just worried about that Zero-One graphic novel because Westerners adapting something from Japan often ends up rough to say the least. On the other hand, worst case it just gets thrown on the pile with other bad toku content that already exists, so no harm done I suppose.
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Interested in seeing what's done with the Zero One material but I mean...really...if you didn't think it got political or that the whole "human rights" aspect wasn't in play for the entirety of the series...cause it was...then I honestly don't know what to tell you. Cause it's what makes the series so interesting and personal in some cases.
What ever blinders you purchased should get a high product rating cause they're doing their jobs amazingly. |
I wonder if they'll get Kyle Higgins for the Zero-One comic since he seems to be the go-to guy for American tokusatsu comics.
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Is a bit annoying that whenever anything like this happens the topic is INSTANTLY “westerners force politics….” like come on lol
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My first thought is more, "God I am just tired of western adaptations of any and all foreign media", regardless of what it is. Almost every single western adaptation I've seen has been EXTREMELY inferior compared to the original, even if they say stuff like "Oh you should judge it on its own merits", like yea, and they were pretty shit ON their own merits.
Best and most recent example is Netflix Cowboy Bebop. Like I've only tangentially watched parts of Cowboy Bebop myself (never really was into it), but watching the Netflix adaptation was like, "Wow, this sucks without even understanding anything about the original". The only one I give any sort of slack to is Power Rangers, considering its very nature as an adaptation of Super Sentai. But that slack isn't enough to stop me from criticisms of individual seasons. |
Oh those are absolutely valid criticisms. Especially coming hot off the heels of Netflix Cowboy Beebop.
I'm assuming these will be continuations, or side stories, not full on adaptations though. So I hope it will be more in line with the series as a whole. |
I wonder if Yuya Takahashi or Takahiro Omori might consult on the Zero-One comic, although I feel like Toei would probably be fairly involved.
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Yeah I don't see these being their one thing, Zero One's already nearly out as a show officially so it feels like the writers of the comic would take the show and do post-series stuff.
Also we legit had a nonbinary character played by a then nonbinary now transman actor idk how the chuds missed that as Naki being a Rider was praised and heavily requested |
I’m pretty sure this is going to come across as a very dumb question but is the Kuuga manga really that bad?
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As someone who likes Inoue being peak Inoue, I struggle to think I will hate the Kuuga manga like most seem to here.
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Another curious detail is that this is supposedly an ongoing series, possibly digital, and that it allows for crossovers with Agito.
http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyasee...nguage-release The Zero-One thing will apparently be a four-issue mini-series with one-shots. As for the sociopolitical subtext of the series, I'm somewhat optimistic that the themes are precisely why Zero-One was chosen. Not based on anything, just a feeling. |
More Kamen Rider stuff for the west is good. I want the Spirits manga to be released in English for once.
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Whoever is in charge of what happens to the Kamen Rider brand in America makes some absolutely baffling decisions.
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Don't worry, it's only a matter of time before Spirits and Fuuto Tantei get localized. The Former, if we're going on them picking some of the other Manga adaptions, the latter since the Anime comes out next year.
I've heard of the Kuuga Manga, though from what I'm hearing it seems to be mixed? Well, maybe I'll check it out if I see it in a book store. Zero-One, huh. I know everyone's worried about how that gets handled, but I say people should wait for more information before jumping to conclusions. If anything, since Team Rider is banking on Zero-One's (the series) success to test the waters for future releases, let's hope it flies mostly under the radar of any of the extremely zealous groups if anyone's worried about anything being blown out of proportions. |
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Zero-One may not have been the best Rider Season, but I'll welcome any Kamen Rider releases to the west any day, especially since we still have the first 12 episodes which were phenomenal, so this is one season I won't be passing on. |
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Also, people are hypercritical when it comes to "politics" in pop culture. They get mad over stuff dealing with racism, LGBTQ+ issues, etc., but they are okay with pro-police, pro-military/pro-US imperialism and hate towards people of color (Islamic people with darker skin comes to mind) being used. |
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I do get where some peoples' issues of use of political topics comes from in media, but in my experience the whole "politics in western media" phrase is one of those things that's so overused for so many different things that it's hard to tell what's actually meant. Sometimes it's about direct references to contemporary political events; sometimes it's about a character being gay; sometimes it's about topics being approached as they always have been, sometimes it's about literal propaganda, sometimes it's about doctor who being a woman for a few years... I dunno. A lot like "identity politics" it's become one of those things that's used for so many different things and whose meaning is whatever the user wants it to be that it's hard to take seriously or have any real discussion with it
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I really don't like thinking about politics, so since this is starting to get off topic, I'm actually very curious what kind of possibilities there are in store should Rider perform well, since Ultraman's been having some great success, we'll be able to own Kamen Rider seasons and more. And if done well, we may even get original Riders out of this in the future.
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Additional details, such as Kuuga pricing and the writer for Zero-One!
http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyasee...riter-revealed |
That looks like it'll be as trippy as an Inoue-driven Kuuga adaption would be.
I've heard good things about Brandon Easton, but I'm genuinely curious what the approach with Zero-One will be. |
New details about the Zero-One comics, including the new villain "Ragnarok"!
http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyasee...llain-revealed |
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