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04-29-2021, 07:11 PM | #1 |
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Hey everyone as sort of a counter point to the "unpopular opinion" thread, I wanted to make a thread like this. Here's a place you can talk about what you love about tokusatsu! From shows themes, to specific plot beats, to just things you love about the genre, all of it fits here! I'm hoping we can have some good discussion here about things we love!
I'll start. I really enjoyed Kento's death scene from Saber. I love how fragile the moment feels. It's not some big heroic sacrifice. It's a person succumbing to wounds and being terrified to leave the world he loves behind. Touma being there to console him is great, as Touma realizes what they shared, and what he had forgotten only to have it torn away again. It's just an emotional scene, and hits real well.
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04-29-2021, 07:28 PM | #2 |
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inb4 someone comes in and just says "everything."
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04-29-2021, 07:37 PM | #3 |
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Ooh boy, where do I start?
The whole "cross of fire" concept in Kamen Rider, where all the Riders get their powers from the same source as the villains they fight, is something that really appeals to me. It's this idea of choice and free will, that being a good or bad person isn't determined by your origins or what other people want you to be, but by what you choose to do. That's something I fully believe myself (with the caveat that not all of someone's actions are really their own choice), so it makes me happy to see stories that take it so much to heart. On a more practical level, it also means there's only one new fantastic or science-fictional concept that needs to be introduced and explained each season, which (usually) makes for smoother storytelling.
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04-29-2021, 07:50 PM | #4 |
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This is a very specific gush but it's about Clip Show episodes, or more specifically, one where I didn't mind that it was a recap, because it was just that good.
I'm specifically referring to Garo Makai no Hana's Episode 15 where we do an interview with the resident butler we all love, Gonza. The way the recap is framed as an interview is just great, and how it develops into why the interview was even going on in the first place was great. Plus we get cute original stuff about our main trio there too. Also speaking of Garo, I think they managed to perfect the formula when it comes to an Anniversary Season with Makai Restudan. The idea of just making a bunch of short one-shot episodes, sometimes even mini-episodes as an anthology of all the different characters we've seen is really great. I just wish more Toku's would do this often, though given how tight of a cast, despite being plentiful, Garo has, I can see why it would work well in that case. |
04-29-2021, 07:50 PM | #5 |
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I love how different most Toku series are allowed to be even within the same franchise, with only certain fundamentals and visual theming connecting them. Kamen Rider is where you see this the most -- one series could be a detective show, the next a high school drama, the next a battle royale, etc. Any given story you will typically see a lot of variation from the last, and that also means the few times a series does go truly back to the franchise's roots, it actually does feel special and important.
I love how loose continuity is. Even when connections are stressed their hardest in Ultraman, it never feels that restricting and still feels like any show could be a one-off; with continuity just used as a fun tool, something for the sake of setting up cool little crossover movies, and in a way that places less relevance on the literal events that happened and more on revering what a show and its cast was about and what was important and beloved about it. I love how these shows understand and maintain an important balance for a kid's show: to be completely aware of their target audience and that they are at their core silly and fun, but also respect that audience enough to ask important questions and explore topics that'll leave those kids thinking and expanding their thought processes and ultimately leading them to grow into more open-minded people. Most toku I see have that wonderful balance between not being afraid to put forward those topics but also realising that you shouldn't push it so far that it loses the fun and light-heartedness, which is just as important -- and some of the best shows realise that these aren't strictly separate notions, but go hand-in-hand with an intersected venn diagram where these important topics are approached and peppered with optimism and hope. I love the sheer unadultered passion you see behind so many shows. Now obviously, this is hardly universal and in franchises this big with corporate toy-advertising control this tight there is going to be a lot of cynicism somewhere; but more often than not I find actors throwing themselves into a role, scriptwriters having fun with the premise, producers and directors feeling an importance for the position they've found themselves in and treating it with a lot of respect. Countless scenes and interviews I've seen of actors, writers, stuntmen and all the rest of the creative team leaving the show with tears and hugs and a sense of satisfaction and hope for what they've achieved.
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04-29-2021, 07:53 PM | #6 |
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If you can find me a person who legimately likes every single aspect of toku *ever made*, I'll eat my hat.
But for something I'm doing at the moment, Kiramager! It's great to have a show where the characters don't have to choose between their previous lives and being a ranger. In so many previous series, either being a Ranger was their job (GoBusters, KyuRanger) or there's always some episode where they have to choose between quitting being a ranger and of course they're cut up about it but come back at the very last moment and save the day from whatever the MOTW is planning, usually associated with that Ranger's skill. Of course, putting the fate of th world above personal persuits is an important lesson and everything, but Kiramager regularly works in the character's jobs as a plot point, and it's nice to see a different side of things!
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04-29-2021, 07:57 PM | #7 |
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I don't know about hats, but this forum does some pretty nice fish sandwiches
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04-29-2021, 08:04 PM | #8 |
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Rider Kicks.
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04-29-2021, 08:11 PM | #9 |
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Well, I love Gosei Knight and his entire character arc throughout Goseiger. Going from a very Aloof Ally who only cares about his mission of literally protecting the Earth and its environment and being at odds with the Goseigers as a result to slowly warming up to said ranger team over the course of the battles against the Yuumajuu to his dilemma after the first appearance of the Matrintis Empire to realizing how humans are ultimately important to the planet, how they can make things right and that they are worth fighting and then becomes a True Companion to the team. It helps that the character himself is very interesting to watch, has plenty of great fight scenes, and a very solid performance by his voice actor, Katsuyuki Konishi. Oh, he also has a very kick-ass insert song.
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04-29-2021, 08:14 PM | #10 |
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I love the quality and engineering that goes into most of the toys, from the DX stuff to the clever candy toy designs. These things are such high quality but also are incredibly efficient in manufacturing- for kids toys that's really unheard of.
But perhaps where I derive the most joy out of toku are the suit designs. Just the way they take a concept/motif and just execute on a vision that transcends language and just oozes thoughtfulness. I mean, 555 came out in 2003 and I'm still in awe over the designs. Faiz in particular being based on (at this point, very dated) technology is a wonder that the suit doesn't come off as incredibly dated. If anything, the resurgence of vintage and retro tech has made him look even better!
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