[Daikaijuman54]

Well, you did the smart thing by watching this before the Anime. Me? I honestly thought it was a reboot (Which it was, sort of), then after enjoying it, I found all 39 episodes on YouTube and binged it, where my appreciation for it skyrocketed.

Anyway, back to Denkou Choujin Gridman, it is indeed a very 90's show (That opening just screams 90's), it has it's ups and downs, it's flaws and successes, but overall, it had a different feel from other Tokusatsu productions, at last as far as I've seen.

Between the two, the original and SSSS, I think both present some really good experiences. The former presents a unique formula for the monster of the week, despite how ridiculous some of them were. The latter, while improves on some of the original's weaknesses, still respects, or even reveres, it's source material, just showing how much love they have for it, despite being a product of it's time, and I adore it for that reason. But like I said, both of them have their own strengths and weaknesses, that I won't go into in case some of you haven't seen SSSS. Gridman.

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Originally Posted by TheRaizin

Erm.. You don't have to, I think? Syber-Squad is only referenced a few times in SSSS Gridman. Only ones I can recall is the "SSSS" itself.

But I do urge "Boys invent great hero". Cool little short by Trigger featuring Takeshi and the lost-but-found Gridman Sigma. I haven't gotten far into Gridman yet, around 10 episodes, but I do like Takeshi.

Pains me I can't find a good figure of classic Gridman in a decent size. Minipla just too small.

Okay, thanks for mentioning that, I haven't seen Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad, so I wouldn't know about any of that, other than it's an adaptation of Gridman (With Tim Curry as Kahn Digifer).

Boys Invent Great Hero was what ultimately got me into Gridman as a whole. I remember seeing that when the announcement of SSSS. Gridman began circulating, and comparing it with the original, fills me with joy with how faithfully they recreated every scene down to the cheesy effects.

There's apparently going to be a Figma of the Original Gridman. The shoulders were weird on the other Gridman and Gridknight, but siince it's based on his original form, it should turn out better. Don't know if I'll still cave in and get the others (Gridman and Gridknight).