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Tokusatsu "Best ofs" 2018: Those future kings everyone's talking about edition
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SengalBoy
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Best New Show of 2018
Build
. I've always considered Phase 2 Riders to be the main show for the year when they enter the new year (like Double is basically the main Rider of 2010, Ex-Aid being the main Rider of 2017). Anyways, even from the start Build has always been seen as Toei going all out for the Rider series as if it's being cancelled even though it's far from it, and it really shows through the effort such as action scenes and drama and writing, even though it has issues in the later arcs. They put a lot of effort with Build and it really delivers, so much that Zi-O is underwhelming because of it.
Second would be
SSSS Gridman
. I usually hate anime that has moe and while SSSS Gridman is guilty with how the show is popular because of Rikka and Akane, I can't deny Studio Trigger made a love letter to the Tokusatsu genre, specifically Ultraman with this one. And I know people hate CGIs in anime (one idiot in particular said he would've love the show if they don't have battles), but CGI is not only necessary in this show, but it was done well (looking at you, Gridman VS Anti).
Best New-to-You Show of 2018
1)
Zero Dragon Blood
. Holy shit, this is hands down THE best Garo series, even more than Makai Senki, yes, I've said it. Skimming it down to 13 episodes helps wonderfully, and the show has one of the best CGIs for a Toku show ever. And while I really hate the character Alice for being that moe type and annoying, as the show progresses she becomes I character that I hate, for a very good reason.
2)
GoGo-V
. I've always wanted to watch the show since I love Lightspeed Rescue, as well as the practical effects of the mechas are practically porn. But man, the Tatsumi family is hands down have the best chemistry in Sentai families. Yes, MagiRanger is good too, but in GoGoV, it always felt like they are a family. And the entire cast was very lovable too. Matoi is a great leader and a brother and can be hilarious at times, Nagare is a surprisingly chill but very responsible one, Shou is the hothead rebel of the group but he never feels annoying, Daimon is sadly underutilized at times but I love on how he's pretty much the 'youngest' of the family despite Matsuri being the youngest.
Best Rewatch of 2018
Wow,
TimeRanger
still holds up well to this day. And
Ultraman X
will always be my personal favorite Ultraman series. It's a shame it's not as popular as Orb or Geed. I would love to see X himself appears multiple times like Zero, seeing as he has his own voice actor.
Best Movie of 2018
Tie between
Heisei Generations Final
and
Ultraman Geed
. To summarize it up, both movie is what happened when they put effort to the movie and not just churn it up to make a quick buck. I mean I know they tend to put a lot more effort on Movie War series when it comes to Rider movies, but this is where you can see the hard work. And whenever Koichi Sakamoto directs a movie, it usually will be one of the best Toku movies. This applies to Space Squad too.
Best Male Lead Character
Kiryu Sento
. It is so much fun to see him. See Toei, this is how you make a character lovable (looking at you, Super Sentai). He's narcisstic, but have flaws and even though he's a genius there are lots of times where he has doubts. I haven't love a main Rider this much since Kota and Eiji.
Best Female Lead Character
Tsukasa/Patren 3
. I had a crush on her actress as quick as I did with Luka Milify, and while she is underutilized because PatRangers, I love her so much and it's refreshing to see a commanding Pink Ranger again. And the scene where she has a de-aged Kairi sit on her lap...... welll........... I want to be Kairi so bad. What? She's older than me, so it's fine!
Second is tie between
Misora
and
Tsukuyomi
. I didn't expect to like Misora so much. She was okay in the early episodes but truly starts to become my favorite in the episode where Build gains OctupusLight to outsmart Blood Stark.
Tsukuyomi is just fun to watch despite not really having much to do at the moment. It's just she's a stark contrast from Geiz in stopping Sogo from becoming Oma Zi-O is pretty fun to watch
Best Male Supporting Character
People say Banjou but I'm gonna go ahead with
Kazumin
. It's an absolute surprise to have a veteran actor actually playing a new Rider this time. Otoya was the best part of Kiva, and it's awesome to see that Kazumin himself is also a great character especially with his developments. So much that when he died it is far more emotional than Otoya's death.
Best Female Supporting Character
Sawa Takigawa
. I have always loved Yukari Taki because she seems to love Toku so much to appear in different shows, so it's a welcome to see her having a supporting role. Not to mention they actually developed Sawa as character when they easily wouldn't have. Bonus points for Yukari looking even more beautiful in her 30s.
Best Villain
Evolto
. The last time the secondary villain winds up as the final boss was Go-Busters' Enter, though Gremlin from Wizard probably counts, and I'm pretty sure both are done because of their popularity. I don't know if Shogo Mouto always intended Blood Stark to be the main villain of Build from the beginning, but I suspect he was done because he's so popular.
Second would be
Makoto Aizen
. He could've been very annoying, but he completely steals the show. And the best thing? He's not really evil! He just wants to be a hero, but did it in a villainous way. R/B might not be as great as previous shows, but Aizen completely beats Kei Fukuide and maybe Belial, and is on par with Juggler.
Best Returning Past Character
Tsukasa
takes the cake and I don't need to explain why. Runner up would be
Eiji
. We got surprised with his return before Zi-O episode 8 aired, and before that I was disappointed thinking even Shu Watanabe won't be in the show after they failed to get Gentaro and Haruto. And not only that but Hina returns as well!
And when Eiji appears in Zi-O, I just love the new take on his character. Eiji somehow feels like having gone through his developments in OOO and as such appears very mentorly towards Sogo, and I love that he becomes a politician. The way he's being written is what makes me start to accept Zi-O as a show despite being underwhelming.
Best Actor
Atsuhiro Inukai
. The Hazard Trigger arc is all that you need to know.
Second would be
Motoki Fukami
who plays Makoto Aizen. Aizen could've easily been very annoying if it weren't for Fukami's excellently hilarious delivery. Reason why Aizen steals the show? Because of his actor.
Best Actress
Yuka Hirata
. I didn't watch GekiRanger yet, but Mele was one of the best parts of Kyuranger VS Space Squad.
Toku Crush of 2018
Kazusa Okuyama
. Last time I had a crush on a Toku actress before their show starts was Mao Ichimichi. Bonus points for Okuyama being a year older than me too :P
Best Writer
Shogo Mouto
for Build. It had issues at times, but was mostly consistent.
Best Director
Every director from Build
Best Suit Design
I'm gonna go with
Kamen Rider Rogue
. Man that design is just to sexy and very unique. So unique that it's the only one with that mold. It is so sexy that I don't mind Gentoku never got a proper Final Form in the show (even though Prime Rouge looks good too).
Best Weapon/Vehicle/Mecha
X-Trains
. God I love this weapon/mecha so much.
Best Fight Scene
Build and LuPat both have great fight scenes.
Best Dramatic Scene
Sento pleading with Kazumin to kill him for accidentally killing Aoba. You thought Gaim was the darkest?
Best Comedic Scene
Build all the way, but what takes the cake is every single Kazumin infatuated on Misora moments, and goddamn Gentoku's t-shirts. He went from a jerk into the single funniest character in the show.
Biggest "WTF did I just watch?" Moment
Tying in with New-to-You shows of this year: Alice taking over as the main villain for Zero Dragon Blood. I've hated Alice before for being extremely annoying and noisy, but this is where I hate her in a good way. And props for them making her actually psychotic.
Best Song
Over "Quartzer"
Best Piece of Merchandise
I love me the
Ridewatches
. Mostly because it is actually the second toyline that I'm trying to collect (merchandises are expensive yo), and Ziku Driver is the very first Rider belt I've owned. And also because I love Rider devices that has sounds on its own. Yes, they might be more expensive, but worth it even if you don't get the belt alone.
Biggest Surprise of 2018
Decade being a supporting role in Zi-O. Ever since Zi-O was promoted I was hoping Decade would have a big presence ala Ultraman King in Ultraman Geed, but at the rate of the show, he might ended up being somewhat similar to Ultraman Zero's role instead! And that's another surprise, because it is implied that Decade's appearance in the show is not done yet.
Biggest Disappointment of 2018:
Look, it wasn't that bad, but Dimensions in Danger is still disappointing to me. They could've easily make this a two parter. It NEEDS to be a two parter. Yes there are some good parts, but even the team up fight was so chaotic and poorly shot sometimes. I could go on a whole day ranting about it, but I'm gonna close it with the fact that they don't even have an extended version which is needed in place of a two parter.
And yes, it's a Tommy Oliver circlejerk episode. While I hate that so much, at the very least the extended fight of him is pretty cool.
Second would be Jinga. The show was good and intriguing despite its issues (mainly budget), but the show went downhill very fast since episode 9 which is a goddamn clip show in a 13-episode series.
The Onari Memorial Award for Single Worst Thing in 2018 Tokusatsu:
Neo Saban era. This era is just so bad it makes me dislike Power Rangers. And while I sincerely hope that Hasbro will revitalize it back, I have grown very cynical and at best cautiously optimistic. I've said multiple times on this forum and I will say it again: Good riddance Neo-Saban era.
Now I hope Hasbro won't be as bad.
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