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Tokusatsu "Best ofs" 2018: Those future kings everyone's talking about edition
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Best New Show of 2018
(The correct answer is Kamen Rider Build, but I want to play hard mode and choose something that is completely new to 2018)
If Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 2 counts, then that. It's got every bit of heart and energy as its predecessor and has been doing some fantastic things with the characters. It's also hilarious to see Gen Urobuchi rolling out his roleplay OC as the main villain too
learning about that and the fact it's not the first time he's done it either has made this series for me.
If not, then Jinga I guess. That's been a pretty fun show and Masahiro Inoue is always a joy.
Best New-to-You Show of 2018
I don't think I watched much older stuff this year, so I don't have a lot to choose from. Return of Ultraman I guess? It's nowhere near as good as original Ultraman or Seven, but it develops into something pretty great by the end.
Only other older show of note I watched this year was Gridman. That was pretty good too, but doesn't really have much in the way of stakes. The anime fixed pretty much every complaint I have with the toku which is pretty incredible.
Best Rewatch of 2018
Thunderbolt Fantasy probably. Never get bored with that show.
Best Movie of 2018
Torn between either the Ultraman Geed movie or Kyuranger vs Space Squad. The Geed movie is a fantastic crossover that utilises the strengths of both casts while also building a backstory for the franchise's newest recurring kaiju, while Space Squad 2 proved that these films are undoubtedly the best thing Toei have going for them when it comes to tokusatsu right now.
Best Male Lead Character
Keiichiro in Lupinranger vs Patranger (aka the only thing I really like about the show). When he isn't being played as a complete joke he's a fantastic character.
Best Female Lead Character
Still Rian from Garo. She had some great moments in Kami No Kiba.
Best Male Supporting Character
Can't really think of anyone standout here, so I might just have to go with Ushio Minato from Ultraman R/B.
Best Female Supporting Character
As much as I'm underwhelmed by Ultraman R/B, I am enjoying Asahi I must admit. Can't wait to see her finally become an Ultra in the movie.
Wait, does Darling count? Because she is absolutely the best.
Best Villain
There is no correct answer other than Evolto here. Though special mention to Makoto Aizen for making Ultraman R/B interesting to me.
Best Returning Past Character
Tsukasa Kadoya. Always an absolute pleasure and his arrival marked a significant improvement in Zi-O.
Best Actor
Atsuhiro Inukai hands down. Dude played four different versions of his character over the course of the show and rocked all of them.
Best Actress
Kaho Takada I guess? Misora wasn't a standout character throughout Build but I though she was particularly good during and after Grease's death.
Toku Crush of 2018
Was there a GARO film this year? Yep.
Was Rian in it? Yep.
Question answered.
Best Writer
Shogo Muto. Build has been wonderful.
Best Director
Kazuya Kamihoriuchi. He did all the best episodes of Build so having him on Ryusoulger should be quite interesting.
Best Suit Design
Kamen Rider Build, but only once it got out of the rut of Best Matches.
Best Weapon/Vehicle/Mecha
LÃ*ng Yá in Thunderbolt Fantasy season 2. What a bro.
Best Fight Scene
Grease Blizzard's fight.
Best Dramatic Scene
All of Kamen Rider Build episode 21. Aka one of the best episodes of tokusatsu ever.
Best Comedic Scene
Anything involving Gentoku once he joined the heroes.
Biggest "WTF did I just watch?" Moment
See above.
Best Song
Over Quartzer I guess. Not much competition this year.
Best Piece of Merchandise
S.H. Figuarts Ultraman X. I've bought (nearly) every SHF Ultraman so far and this is the first one that hit every note for me. I really hope an additional accessory pack with more armours gets released one day.
Biggest Surprise of 2018
The spiritual successor of net movies returning as the Zi-O Complementation Project. And being better than the actual show.
Biggest Disappointment of 2018:
Hmm a bit of everything to be perfectly honest. It's been a tough year for me so I might just be overly cynical but all of the "new to 2018" shows (aside from Jinga) haven't really grabbed me. LuPat sucks, Zi-O has been all over the place and Ultraman R/B is....good but doesn't measure up to X, Orb or Geed. Hoping next year's offerings will be better.
The Onari Memorial Award for Single Worst Thing in 2018 Tokusatsu:
Ultra shows disappearing off Crunchyroll (and R/B not getting officially subbed period) and TsuPro stuff going to TOKU instead. Until TOKU stream internationally I have no love or time for them whatsoever. And their Gridman subs suck either way.
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