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DS Wants You! To Watch Toku(-inspired) Anime!
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07-02-2020, 06:49 PM
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DreamSword
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INDEX OF SHOWS COVERED
Android Kikaider: The Animation
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6/6
Garo: The Animation
-
5/6
Netflix Godzilla Film Trilogy
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2/6
SSSS.Gridman
-
5/6
Detonator Orgun
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4/6
Blassreiter
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2/6
Lion Force Voltron
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4/6
Ultraman USA
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4/6
SSSS.Dynazenon
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3/6
Garo: Crimson Moon
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4/6
The Reflection
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4/6
Pacific Rim: The Black
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4/6
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go!
-
5/6
Hug! Pretty Cure!
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5/6
The Iczer Franchise
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4/6
Kamen Rider Zero-One Short Anime: Everyone's' Daily Life
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5/6
Megas XLR
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5/6
Samurai Flamenco
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5/6
Garo: Vanishing Line
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3/6
KiraKira Pretty Cure a la Mode
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4/6
Godzilla: Singular Point
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4/6
Heart Catch Pretty Cure!
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4/6
Healin' Good Pretty Cure!
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4/6
Gamera Rebirth
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4/6
Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure
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5/6
Metallic Rouge
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Hola amigo, como estas?
I'm DreamSword, or DS for short. You might know me as one of the few people who actually likes Power Rangers on these boards.
But this thread isn't about that(
yet
)! Instead it's about something else I've seen only get rarely talked about around here, or in various Toku circles I'm a part of, really. Anime directly based on or inspired by other Toku shows.
I'm no stranger when it comes to Let's Plays(having made a few myself) and even other Let's Watch threads, and after seeing how those done by Die(
who recently just finished Kamen Rider Phi's
) and Fish(
who did an absolutely fantastic thread on Kuuga
) have done threads with solid success, I figured I could maybe give it a try in an effort to promote this sub-genre that seems to be largely ignored.
Gonna give it to you straight; I'm probably not gonna be able to offer the level of humor Die has or the in-depth analysis that Fish does, but many of these shows are some of my favorites, and I have just a deep a love for them as I do "real" Toku. So, hopefully, that will shine through here. And hey, if I get even one new person to give any of these shows a shot, that's a success in my book.
That being said, I still don't see my showings of these shows being anywhere near as popular as the Kamen Rider threads, so I figured I'd just go with one megathread for the stuff I watch and wish to present to you all. If I'm proven wrong or that seems excessive, well, I have no problem dividing this up into other threads, and I ask the mods to please help me change this one. If it remains a megathread, I'll be sure to index each anime I present.
So, let me lay down the ground rules:
1.
Please don't spoil the shows I'm talking about past the episode I'm on.
Or any other shows, for that matter.
If you feel you absolutely have to bring up a spoiler for the sake of the discussion, then please have the decency to use spoiler tags. A big part of this thread is to introduce these shows to a new audience, afterall.
2.
Respect the opinions of others.
I'll be the first to admit, the shows I decide to highlight are most definitely not for everyone, and that's perfectly fine! A little debate here and there is fine, don't get me wrong, but don't go overboard with it. I will do my best to reply as often as I can, though!
3.
Feel free to watch alongside me!
Again, a big part of why I'm doing this is because I want to introduce these shows to more Toku fans. In my experience, Toku fans tend to turn their noses up at animated versions of the genre similar to how anime fans tend to brush off almost all live-action adaptations of anime. Not saying it isn't justified in some cases, but hey, atleast give a show a fair shot, right?
4.
There's no time limit on discussing any of the shows covered.
If at any point you watch these shows and have something say, even if the thread has long since moved past it, go for it! Again, looking for healthy discussion ontop of introducing new people to the subgenre.
With all that said, what anime have I decided to present to you all first? I put alot of thought into it, and in the end I chose a show that I felt not only a handful of you might have a passing familiarity with(thus making it easier to get into), but also one of my favorite anime of all time period. And that show is:
Android Kikaider: The Animation
This anime aired right at the turn of the millennium, based off a work done by a name that any Toku fan should automatically know; Shotaro Ishinomori, AKA one of the most creative people ever(also creator of a little show you might've heard of called Kamen Rider, but who watches that I mean really).
Clocking in at an easy 13 episodes(plus a 4 episode OVA), the anime version of Kikaider takes a much darker and more somber tone than what the original live-action Toku did.
I'll specifically be rewatching the dub done by Bandai, who at the time were producing absolutely killer dubs of anime(especially for the time period they'd been doing them), which they sadly don't do anymore.
I think that about covers everything, but if I left something out or you have any questions, feel free to say something and I'll get to it.
Now then, I'm off to rewatch and grab screencaps of the first episode. See you soon!
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Shows I've seen:
Betterman
Casshan
Cashern Sins
Heroman
Iria: Zeiram
The Skull Man
Star Driver
Viewtiful Joe
Voltron Force
Shows I haven't seen:
Brave Command Dagwon
Casshan: Robot Hunter
Chojin Barom-1
Concrete Revolutio
Devilman Crybaby
Gakuen Tokusou Hikaruon
Hurricane Polymar
Japan Sinks
Jushin Liger
Love After World Domination
Majin Bone
Monster Development Department
Shikizakura
Sonic Soldier Borgman
Sym Bionic Titan
Transformers Masterforce
The☆Ultraman
Wing-Man
Shows I don't plan to cover:
Gatchaman
Giant Robo
Megaman NT Warrior
Megaman Star Force
Netflix Ultraman
Ronin Warriors
Sailor Moon
Saint Seiya
Samurai Pizza Cats
Tekkaman
Yatterman
LIVE-ACTION TOKU REVIEWS
GARO
-
5/6
Saban's Masked Rider vs Kamen Rider Black Sun
Dogengers
-
5/6
BIMA
-
4/6
Changerion
-
4/6
Tekkouki Mikazuki
-
5/6
Tokusatsu GaGaGa
-
5/6
Dogengers Nice Buddy
-
4/6
Kamen Rider Reiwa Generations: Saber and Zero-One Get a Clue!
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