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Animated Henshin Hero and Sentai shows
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10-16-2012, 02:39 AM
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Here is the definition people:
Quote:
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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
).
"Animated Tokusatsu" is an oxymoron. Like anime, we only count what's Japanese with some expections as it refers to the Japanese productions more than anything else. All of the shows listed here belong in categories that do include Kamen Rider (Henshin Hero), Super Sentai (team/stike force/squadron aka sentai), and Godzilla (Ever monster thing ever), but not in Tokusatsu unless it's
live action
.
Just to drive the point home, here's the definitions for Henshin Hero and Sentai from TV Tropes. Take a look at the links to. You'll find nearly every show mentioned here listed under one of these two.
Henshin Hero:
Quote:
The Henshin Hero is a variation or subtrope of the Super Hero in which super-powered characters only have their special powers some of the time. A Henshin Hero has distinct normal and powered "forms," and needs to actively switch between the two. In essence, the character's powers are all turned off while he or she is in his Secret Identity.
Henshin Heroes often have a special item which they use to change into their heroic form. These items are usually activated by a command phrase, triggering a Transformation Sequence.
The transformation is frequently accompanied by a costume change. This gives the trope some overlap with Clothes Make the Superman: many male Henshin Heroes wear power-armor of some kind, and their transformation allows them to don their armor almost instantly. Bonus points if the change of clothing is the only outward difference, but nobody notices.
The name comes from the Japanese term for the trope, henshin (literally meaning "change body" but more practically translated as "transformation" or "metamorphosis" ... and not to be confused with the Shapeshifting or Metamorphosis tropes).
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HenshinHero
Sentai:
Quote:
Superheroes, Japanese style. The word can be translated as "Task Force" or "Squadron." Usually come in teams, with color-keyed uniforms and a range of personalities/roles that usually follows some variation on the Five-Man Band. Known for their synchronized posing.
Not strictly limited to anime — there have been innumerable live action Sentai series in Japan, most notably Super Sentai, the series which was re-edited into Power Rangers in the United States, and 2003's Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
A very western form of Sentai is to feature five teenagers recieving powers, with a transformation, i.e. it doesn't have to involve color-coding, or full body suits.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Sentai
Bottomline
: This thread is asking for animated Henshin Heroes and animated Sentai, not Tokusatsu. Is that so hard?
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