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03-02-2012, 10:54 AM | #1 |
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Does Voltron? count as a kind of animated Toku? I know it was based on two different anime we botched into one pile of almagimated awesome. But if it does count, then it needs an appreciation thread.
Not only did it introduce american audiances to the Japanese tradition of giant combining mecha, it also introduced alot of us to anime. And does Sailor Moon count as Toku? They transformed like Toku, they had powers like Toku. So... are they are not? |
03-02-2012, 11:04 AM | #2 |
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Hmmm... I wouldn't consider it as Toku, maybe Toku-inspired. mainly because it's:
1. an anime rather than live-action 2. they don't really transform to get into their suits 3. they don't really have hand to hand combat with their villains 4. doesn't really follow the MOTW pattern
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03-02-2012, 11:29 AM | #3 |
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Well, Voltron is a Super Robot style anime, I would say. Just one that uses some of the tropes from the Super Sentai. So I guess you could say it was "tokusatsu inspired" as Tamashii says.
Same with Sailor Moon, although that would be more of a "Magical Girl" show than anything else. What defines tokusatsu is "live action" and "special effects." They certainly have the "special effects," but being animated just sort of nips it in the bud.
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03-02-2012, 11:35 AM | #4 |
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According to Wikipedia:
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Tokusatsu (特撮?) is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects (tokusatsu literally translates as "special filming" in Japanese).
I agree with ljacone, Voltron is likely Super Robot Anime as well, which Super Sentai overlaps with a bit.
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03-02-2012, 12:13 PM | #5 |
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Meh I say xD -waves the Voltron-Toku Banner high anyway-
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03-02-2012, 12:40 PM | #6 |
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Over on HJU, there was a argument that determined Magical Girl shows were Toku...
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03-02-2012, 12:45 PM | #7 |
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03-02-2012, 12:55 PM | #8 |
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03-02-2012, 12:58 PM | #9 |
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03-02-2012, 12:59 PM | #10 |
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Not sure how anything which is animated can be considered tokusatsu, honestly. It's part and parcel of the genre.
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