I need to get around to watching this gem.

Thinking about it, given the reputation the show has around the internet, I suppose it is only fair that I share my favorite out of context moment.

https://i.imgur.com/J2JZ32Q.gif

Really, if recent internet history has proven anything, it's that the amount of meme material a live-action Spider-Man generates only demonstrates how much of a legitimate impact they made on people. You can disagree if you want, but I'll just miss the part where that's my problem!

But yeah, this is definitely one of those shows I really need to get around to at some point. It's always felt to me like a series that has a really underappreciated, very genuinely important legacy, and it's cool that lately, it seems like more people are becoming aware of that.

(Also! One of the many half-formed ideas I had for a thread after Kuuga? Watching this show, but writing all the posts about it in the style of Stan Lee narration. But it only took a little bit of further thinking to realize how much work that would actually be to do authentically. For one thing, I'd have to take like a whole history course about 50's/60's pop culture figures and celebrities just to make sure I don't run out of outdated references when I'm making quips. I could only get away with talking about how Takuya ate his Wheaties this morning so many times before I need to change the tune, you know?) :lol

Either way, it really did end up working out for them in the end. Though I will say that if the suit really was stolen, then they atleast put in the effort to recreate Leopardon's' weaponry.

For sure! I highly recommend it!

Not sure if you did it on purpose, but thank you for referencing my favorite Spider-Man movie.

Yeah. The documentary that Disney+ did for the show felt really genuine, and I hope it helped to spread the word on just how great this show actually is.

Not gonna lie, that sounds like an amazing idea. Die's the local comics guy, maybe he could help? Haha. Regardless, I do hope that you check it out one day. Very much worth the time, I feel.

IMO Spider-Man is the greatest and most loved super hero of all time. And Toei's Supaidāman just adds to that lineage.

I love that show! I fondly remember first watching an episode a week in 2009 on the Marvel website :lol

I've been slowly working my way through Toei Spider-Man with the subs on YouTube, and have been impressed over and over again how true Takuya's Spider-Man feels to the spirit of Peter Parker Spider-Man. It's far from being a nameslap for a new market. I've heard Stan Lee himself was a fan, and approved of it as a proper adaptation of Spider-Man too

I like to believe that's because TOEI's Spider-Man takes a lot of inspiration from Kamen Rider too, and that heroic spirit is pretty universal across all these bug-themed superheroes ^_^

Definitely. Toei Spider-Man is a very unique entry in the franchise, but it still grabs at the core of what Spider-Man is about while also adding its own spin and themes to things. Takuya is a great Spider-Man.

Looks like Toei’s Spider-Man is another Toku series I might have to check out somewhere down the line.