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Toei Metal Heroes: Q & A & Discussion Thread
After taking a glance, it was obvious that there was no specific thread for this. With the release of the YouTube channel, Toei Tokusatsu World Official, a release of Metal Heroes has occurred for many on a legitimate level. Juspion was previously released to disc (making the Juspion episodes on the channel unavailable to Western audiences due to that preexisting license), but many other Metal Heroes have received no such release, in much of the West at least, prior to the existence of this YT channel!
Anything regarding the Metal Heroes is possible here, even crossovers with Super Sentai and Kamen Rider. Even the Saban-based adaptations from the '90s are viable. Do you have a favorite and least favorite series? Favorite and least favorite villain designs? Sad that it didn't continue? Happy that it has been semi-revived over recent years? Share your thoughts here. http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyasee...hat-metal-hero Viable Metal Heroes Include: - Uchuu Keiji Gavan - Uchuu Keiji Sharivan - Uchuu Keiji Shaider (Used as Source Material in Saban's V. R. Troopers) - Megabeast Investigator Juspion (Licensed to Disc by Discotek Media) - Jikuu Senshi Spielban (Used as Source Material in Saban's V. R. Troopers) - Choujinki Metalder (Used as Source Material in Saban's V. R. Troopers) - Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya (Protagonist seen in Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel as "Sheriff Skyfire" in an episode of the same name) - Mobile Cop Jiban - Special Rescue Police Winspector (First of the so-called "Rescue Heroes") - Super Rescue Solbrain - Special Rescue Exceedraft - Tokusou Robo Janperson (Protagonist seen in Big Bad Beetleborgs as a comic character in the episode "Convention Dimension") - Blue SWAT - Juukou B-Fighter (Used as Source Material for Saban's Big Bad Beetleborgs) - B-Fighter Kabuto (Used as Source Material for Saban's Beetleborgs Metallix) - B-Robo Kabutack - Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack |
Maybe some of these are unpopular opinions, but I like what I've seen of Shaider,Metalder and B-Fighter. If I had to pick a least favourite then I am less keen on the ones that don't actually involve a transforming hero but the knives are really out for those B-Robo shows, they don't deserve to be called Metal Heroes!
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Nice. I'm honestly planning to rewatch Metalder for quite a while and I wanted to check out Spielban, Shaider, and both B-Fighter shows for some time now.
EDIT: Never mind. Metalder and the two B-Fighter show are apparently blocked on their YouTube channel for some reason because of course it is. :mad: |
I'm watching Metalder right now; it's early days yet but so far I'm really digging Top Gunder and the overall vibe really reminds me of BLACK of all things.
Probably try B-Fighter next. I've always loved the suit designs as a youngun and it'll be interesting to see a more serious take, given I grew up with Beetleborgs and I doubt I can go back to that as an adult. On a related note, would y'all consider Cybercop a Metal Heroes show? I remember watching that as a kid, it had a kickass theme song. |
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Cybercop - which I'd never heard of and had to look up - was made by Toho, not Toei. That alone disqualifies it as a Metal Heroes series. |
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Metalder does feel like a weird hybrid between 80s-era Sentai and Kamen Rider so far. Is the only unifying trope among the franchise that its heroes are robotics-based? So either cyborgs/androids, or powered armor users etc. |
A new space sheriff wouldn't sell well because the kids today want a lot toys to buy.
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Either way, Metalder is great. One of my favorite tokusatsus. I love how all the monsters of the week are actually part of a recurring supporting cast before they get their big spotlight episode. |
No offense, but Beetleborgs was responsible for metal hero downfall.
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