Are these Toku?

Matrixbeast · 03-02-2012, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ljacone

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

I wasn't a part of it, I just saw parts of the argument

Drakkhen · 03-02-2012, 01:24 PM

Animated stuff can not be toku. That's just the way it is.

Denshin48 · 03-02-2012, 01:26 PM

isnt Precure considered Toku by alot of people?

ZeoRangerV · 03-02-2012, 02:41 PM

There was a Sailor Moon live-action series. That certainly qualifies as toku, but the anime not so much.

ShadowRider · 03-02-2012, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ComicGuy89

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).

Not that it has anything to do with this thread per se, but that definition is a rather limited one as tokusatsu really encompasses so much more than just super hero programs. In fact I'd say that super heroes make up quite a small part of what is considered tokusatsu.

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

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

Being live action is a prerequisite for something to be Tokusatsu. So while the live action Sailor Moon is indeed tokusatsu, any animated incarnation is not.

Matrixbeast · 03-02-2012, 05:10 PM

I think it was over Pre-Cure, actually...

ShadowRider · 03-02-2012, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I think it was over Pre-Cure, actually...

All the same though, Precure is animated and has no live action incarnation, thus it is not Tokusatsu.

Fish Sandwich · 03-02-2012, 06:19 PM

The live-action part is kind of important to something being toku. Literally, anyway.

Roanstalker · 03-06-2012, 06:02 PM

Brave Command Dagwon desperately wanted to be an anime tokusatsu. They even made some ads with real life costumes.

MomoPink · 03-06-2012, 06:13 PM

Precure isn't toku, it just has nice fight sequences someitimes that people liken to sentai or Rider.

Anyway no, anime isn't toku.

Japan considers Star Trek Toku though; because, SFX.

The new "Aquabats" thing is definitely very tokusatsu inspired from what I've seen of it, but yeah.

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ShadowRider 仮面騎士 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hyperion no Sekai Posts: 80	Quote: Originally Posted by ComicGuy89 According to Wikipedia: Quote: 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). Not that it has anything to do with this thread per se, but that definition is a rather limited one as tokusatsu really encompasses so much more than just super hero programs. In fact I'd say that super heroes make up quite a small part of what is considered tokusatsu. Quote: Originally Posted by Matrixbeast Over on HJU, there was a argument that determined Magical Girl shows were Toku... Being live action is a prerequisite for something to be Tokusatsu. So while the live action Sailor Moon is indeed tokusatsu, any animated incarnation is not. __________________ Last edited by ShadowRider; 03-02-2012 at 05:09 PM..

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ShadowRider 仮面騎士 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hyperion no Sekai Posts: 80	Quote: Originally Posted by Matrixbeast I think it was over Pre-Cure, actually... All the same though, Precure is animated and has no live action incarnation, thus it is not Tokusatsu. __________________

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