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05-16-2021, 09:43 PM | #321 |
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I actually remember learning about this show in passing ages ago!
It's a firm "maybe." I'm not exactly a Transformers buff, so I feel like someone else would be better qualified in talking about this one. Thank you for bringing it up though!
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05-17-2021, 02:39 AM | #322 |
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For a Transformers show, there’s some fairly unique concepts being put into play. Our Autobot protagonist, Ginrai/Super Ginrai/God Ginrai is just a normal dude who’d rather live a normal life for much of the show. It takes the Decepticons singling him out as their greatest threat and a battle with BlackZarak (who is the only returning character from a previous series on the main cast, Though you wouldn’t know it without clip shows or side media, he’s a rebuilt and brainwashed Scorponok). And we’ve got the Decepticons themselves, who are set up more as an evil family than an invading army, with the leaders being an older man and woman who serve as a parental guiding force. In terms of premise, the idea that a human can become a transformer as well helps set the show apart from the entirely robotic transformers of its predecessor Headmasters and its follow-up Victory. And it ironically brings the whole “master” concept closer to the original concept (ie. an organic component being added to increase efficiency in combat). Though all of this said, the shows isn’t without its downs. Like a lot of TF shows, as new characters appear, the older ones are pushed to the side. The most egregious being episode 33, featuring the destruction of the Autobot base. The Autobot Pretenders, who were the ones the base was intended for and started the conflict of the show, are nowhere to be seen during the chaos and neither are the thee Decepticon Pretenders, despite this supposedly being a full assault. And there’s the fact the Decepticons are taking orders from a giant glowing ball of weirdness (the TFWiki suggests you could use a plasma globe, or steam from a kettle to represent him) for barely explained reasons (even in the clip shows), who has a bunch of absurd powers, such as possessing BlackZarak and turning him into a “hydra” and separating the Deception Headmasters and Godmasters from their human component. About the best thing I can say about him is that he’s got a great voice (provided by Hidekatsu Shibata, who in the world of Tokusatsu, was a major villain in KR Stronger, Gaoranger and Gekiranger and the big bad for Sun Vulcan, Kakuranger and Gingaman). Overall the show does have a lot of good ideas that it uses well, but it still has quite a few of the pitfalls of 80s shows with an edict “to sell toys”. Though on the plus side, it also gave the world this song. |
05-17-2021, 02:33 PM | #323 |
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You should check out the 1972 Devilman TV show. It's pretty much a demonic Ultraman show.
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05-17-2021, 05:55 PM | #324 |
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It certainly sounds like you had a good time with it! I'll add it to the list as a potential one, but uh... like I said, probably better covered in detail by someone else, haha.
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--- Oh, and I also added Samurai Flamenco to the list as well. Can't believe I forgot that one when I first typed the list up.
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05-17-2021, 06:17 PM | #325 |
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Samurai Flamenco is what really lit a fire under me to start watching toku. I'd already had a passing interest, started watching Samurai Flamenco because it looked similar, and realized I should really watch actual toku first to understand the homage/parody.
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05-26-2021, 07:41 PM | #326 |
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When I first watched SSSS.Gridman way back, I had just assumed that Akane had Yuta's' parents killed for some reason, seeing as they had been on a "business" trip for the entire show. But then, at the very end, during the credits, we see the two actually return home, meaning that it couldn't have been them. This I felt created a loose hanging plot thread that, granted, isn't incredibly important to the narrative as whole, but it did really bug me that it was never answered. Then Guyver Spawn revealed to me that Devilman and Ultraman have alot of similarities. That, combined with dreamcastegirl's' recent watching of both Gridman and Syber Squad got me thinking; What if Akane's' original target was actually Yuta? There's nothing saying that the attack didn't happen right after Yuta snubs Akane for Rikka, and I could definitely see Yuta only having been saved due to Gridman's' intervention. Now, this isn't a perfect explanation, as Akane never expresses surprise that Yuta is alive, and doesn't at all seem concerned with his amnesia either. One might then think that perhaps she caused Yuta's' amnesia in the first place, but I'd argue that that would be out of character considering Akane's' go-to was always murder with no exceptions. Still, I suppose this theory is better than nothing. Atleast to me. That is to say, unless Dynazenon ends up answering this and I'm just unaware. What do you all think?
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07-01-2021, 11:51 PM | #327 |
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Was just made aware of Concrete Revolutio, and thus it shall be added to the list of potential candidates.
And yes, I do plan to get back to doing these again; I just wanna finish my Let's Play of Memory of Heroez first, haha.
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07-09-2021, 02:47 PM | #328 |
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GUESS WHAT'S FINALLY GETTING DUBBED!? Oh man guys, I finally get to join the Dynazenon discussion! Expect the thread to be active again for a few weeks, and sorry for anyone who was hoping that something else would get covered. But yeah, let's do this! Episode 1: What is a Kaiju User? ... My excitement might've been a bit premature! Alright, so, not to sound harsh but like... I kinda got next to nothing out of this episode? Like yeah, I get it, it's only the first episode, but hear me out. To me it felt like an episode that was very much doing its best to emulate the style of the first episode of SSSS.Gridman, but didn't have any of the substance to back it up. They're definitely hitting alot of the same beats; A lack of music, the beats of an everyday life, a protagonist(or atleast who I'm assuming is the protagonist) who stumbles upon something kaiju related, and a blasting action sequence at the end with the theme song blaring in the background. But what makes Gridman's' example work me is that is had a very clear direction it was going in. A very focused air of mystery to compliment its atmosphere and minimalist approach that dominated the majority of the episode, as well staying focused on only a couple of characters at first in order to give something to immediately attach to. But here? It's almost like the opposite? Like, the best example I could think up is like, imagine if you'd never even so much as heard of Monopoly before, and a friend of yours asks you to play it with them. You ask them about it, and then rather than tell you like, anything, they open up the box, dump all the player pieces on the table and simply say "choose one." That's it, and proceeds to just kinda stare at you until you do. Heck, even when it comes to the Kaiju battle at the end, the first season managed to really impress with its callback to real life Toku, whereas the one at the end of this episode is just kind of a standard anime giant robot battle by sheer comparison. Again, I get it, this is the very first episode, so I imagine that things are gonna get development, but I found it hard to see anything in it other than "here are the characters in this story and they exist." So I guess with that in mind, I'll spend the rest of this post talking about my initial impressions of said characters, what little we're given? First up is Yomogi, the blue-haired guy we're immediately introduced to and whom appears to be the main character. I gotta say, I really dig his fashion sense(I basically dress like that all the time in real life), but besides that, I think he might be the character that I have the best first impression of. Though I will say that I find his English voice kinda weird. Maybe it's just me, but it definitely isn't the sort of voice I had imagined in my head when I first saw his character design. I'm sure it'll grow on me though. Also, it's a small scene, but man, him refusing to accept money from his mother's' boytoy? Lemme tell ya, that was huge to me; Having done so myself, and I really hope that his story goes more into that aspect of his character. Though, given the type of show the first season was, I also wouldn't be surprised if it went nowhere near it. Next up is Yume, of whom I probably have the worst impression of right off the bat(which is probably no surprise to anyone who's read my coverage of Gridman). It's probably a plot point that she looks almost exact like Rikka from the first season, and I think the same voice actress too? I just hope that she doesn't end up as another Akane, which, to give some credit, I don't think she will, given that atleast this time the show is being very upfront about her own mental health issues. Still, her purposely preying on other's' sense of empathy kinda isn't cool! This leads us to Gauma, who is self-proclaimed "Kaiju User." I did like how he stood up for Yomogi and chewed Yume out for her behavior, though I suppose the biggest thing his character brought me this episode was the hint that this might be a different world from the one seen in Gridman, considering no one in this town seems to have heard of Kaiju before, or at the very least doesn't think that they're real. Last up is Koyomi, who is a shut in and has a cousin that gets him into trouble alot. And uh... that's kinda all we get. He exists, I guess. And that's about all I got. Overall, the episode felt like you were just presented with the board without any clear idea of what the end goal is. I'm sorry if me making a direct comparison seems unfair, but I really do think that Gridman had the much better executed introductory episode. Still, it's not like I'm writing the entire show off or anything like that, and I'm interested in seeing where things will go from here.
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07-09-2021, 03:02 PM | #329 |
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Like I definitely had the same feelings coming in, and these were my first episode thoughts. Quote:
But like funnily enough looking back on this episode in full (I would go back and have the the fight of the episode on repeat cause I really love Dynazenon) it actually sets up everything this series is going for, pretty well. It establishes the base of what we're going to be seeing basically. Now thoughts on Dub Actors... I'd agree with Yomogi sounding a bit off? I feel like his voice is a bit too deep at some points, but he does some good line reads. They managed to snag a good one for Gauma though, that being said it's a shame they didn't keep what the original Japanese version did. Which was right at the peak of the "Rex Roar!" callout for the finisher the Gauma's yell of the word "Roar" echoes constantly while going lower right up until before the monster explodes. |
07-09-2021, 05:14 PM | #330 |
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Ooh! Really happy you weren't kept waiting any longer than you were for this! I have a million things I could say about Dynazenon. I'm not sure how many I'll end up saying as you go through the show, but I'll tell you this much upfront – there is only a single episode of this show I didn't adore with all my heart, and you've already watched it.
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