Are these Toku?
 

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?

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

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.

According to Wikipedia:

I guess Voltron and Sailor Moon wouldn't count, then. Sailor Moon is likely classified under "Magical Girl", but I guess we could classify it and our Toku shows under the "Henshin Hero" banner.

I agree with ljacone, Voltron is likely Super Robot Anime as well, which Super Sentai overlaps with a bit.

Meh I say xD -waves the Voltron-Toku Banner high anyway-

Over on HJU, there was a argument that determined Magical Girl shows were Toku...

That's one for Sailor Moon!

Says the man who likes Goseiger ;) I kid I kid :D

-flails- And there's nothing wrong with Goseiger either! -huffhuffhuff-

Not sure how anything which is animated can be considered tokusatsu, honestly. It's part and parcel of the genre.