[cb1]

hyper monkey go team got ugly robot in series
ben 10 is cool

[RiderSkyward]

If we're doing cartoons that feature some sort of giant robot/Henshin sequence then I'm going to have to say Cardcaptors and Flint the time detective. I loved those shows as a kid, and if i could get them in dvd/Bluray i would. And I guess Medabots counts, and mega man NTW and Digimon tamers (sort of)...

To derail the thread slightly,can anyone help me identify a show that's been bugging me for years? I remember watching it on fox kids, I think, where a man could sort of transform into what I think was like a red ninja/samurai by absorbing cards. And his allies also became cards if they died and he could absorb them too to gain different powers etc. Any ideas anyone?

[Matrixbeast]

Shinzo?

[RiderSkyward]

Goes and googles/youtubes Shinzo...

Yes! That's the one, cheers matrixbeast. I'll have to check out some episodes, seems there's a few on YouTube, ahhh nostalgia.

[Sentai]

Since you've, some of you've, wanted a clear definition of what I mean.

Any animated series where the hero/heroine transform in some way shape or form.

Voltron
Sailor Moon
He-Man
Cardcaptors, I'll allow.
TekkaMan Blade/Technoman

Things like this. Tron: Uprising counts to. Since he uses half of Tron's disc to become the new Tron.

And because it's an awesome show worthy of god-worship.

[Kiryu]

Would Saint Seiya and Saint Seiya Omega be considered Anime Toku?

[ShockerCon]

Also Code Lyoko.

[Sentai]

I saw that on Netflix. And was surprised how many episodes there were of Code. I remember.. like four.

[coturos]

anyone?

[Blade Raider]

Here is the definition people:

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Originally Posted by Wiki

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:

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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:

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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?