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TokuERA 2020/2021 |OT| Masks Required
- Thread starter DioMuller
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Kiramager 29
Divided on this episode. I mean, it's still great, but the resolution was a bit too sudden.
HOWEVER. The change on status quo and overall plot progression was great! Good to see Kira isn't having a lull at all.
Also, Yodona was one of the greatest additions to an already great shows, and elevated the villains from serviceable to great.
NEXT EPISODE. Please be more than a joke. Pleaaaase.
Saber 08
The Mei thing at the start was kinda funny, but then they dragged it for so long... It's also funny how at the exact moment they let Mei in, even the kid can get in. Calibur just... shoving Touma was weird, heh.
The shove was weird, but the action this week was, in general, kinda bad. The directing in general is kinda bad, with weird cuts and everything. Part of it is probably COVID restrictions' fault, but Kira and 01 worked so much better with that...
One good thing: Saber as... a Saber. That was fun. And at least we have the team together now. Maytbe things will feel less rushed now.
Also, Oren cameo! Even if it was just a quick scene, it's nice to see him back. One of the few characters in Gaim that didn't suck at one point or another.
Divided on this episode. I mean, it's still great, but the resolution was a bit too sudden.
HOWEVER. The change on status quo and overall plot progression was great! Good to see Kira isn't having a lull at all.
Also, Yodona was one of the greatest additions to an already great shows, and elevated the villains from serviceable to great.
NEXT EPISODE. Please be more than a joke. Pleaaaase.
Saber 08
The Mei thing at the start was kinda funny, but then they dragged it for so long... It's also funny how at the exact moment they let Mei in, even the kid can get in. Calibur just... shoving Touma was weird, heh.
The shove was weird, but the action this week was, in general, kinda bad. The directing in general is kinda bad, with weird cuts and everything. Part of it is probably COVID restrictions' fault, but Kira and 01 worked so much better with that...
One good thing: Saber as... a Saber. That was fun. And at least we have the team together now. Maytbe things will feel less rushed now.
Also, Oren cameo! Even if it was just a quick scene, it's nice to see him back. One of the few characters in Gaim that didn't suck at one point or another.
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So how about a Kamen Rider Opening compilation...without credits! Nice to have this official and not worry that it's going to get taken down.
I forget if PR are off limits here (so I apologize if they are) but Hasbro revealed some shots of their ryusoulger zords and... they look really good, basically the Bandai toys with a lot more detail and articulation. Of course the transformation is pretty simplistic with partsforming and everything, but this may be the rare release that is way better in domestic form.
The 41:34 mark. I'm sure there are screengrabs somewhere too but that's where they talk about the robot toys.
A gender swap? Man, when was the last time that happened? WIld Force?
Here's hoping Dino Fury is decent at least.
Saw a pic of the Hasbro prototype for KishiryuOh, that does look really nice. Ryusouls themselves look cheap as hell though.
Yea, Wild Force, though I remember hearing that Disney at one point considered changing Navy Thunder to a girl during Ninja Storm's pre-production.
PR is definitely not off limits here, they are by any definition Tokusatsu. In fact we could do more discussion with Tokusatsu from other countries or shows that closely resemble Toku.
Like, The Mandalorian is basically a showa-era Tokusatsu. It's not at all different than Kaiketsu Zubat or Lionmaru.
...I have to watch Mandalorian. Love both of those, lol
Disney+ finally releases here next month, so I'll try to catch up.
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Finally got around to Saber 8
This really is a Sentai show, even has the giant robot. Weird they're going this route.
Also, "this will tickle a bit"
This really is a Sentai show, even has the giant robot. Weird they're going this route.
Also, "this will tickle a bit"
Always down for more Decade shenanigans
This is honestly a better pitch for that show than anything I've heard in the last year. Might have to give it a try!
it's also more inconsistently written and directed than a showa toku and has much much much worse suit acting
Considering he's awkwardly shy and his Rider Form is associated with sound yeah I can see that...like he's obnoxious when he transforms and dangerous even.
I think it's time we get another horror Rider...Ghost didn't really count.
I was sketching one that's sort of Dangerous Zombie as a base form. But in a twist his base form is too powerful to maintain as it's stiched together, so he uses three monster cards (movie posters) to mix and match a head, body, and legs piece from each. Like my idea for default combination was XenoMushiRobo, basically the Alien's head, giant mantis scythes like from a movie about giant bugs, and like terminator robot legs with boosters.
I was sketching one that's sort of Dangerous Zombie as a base form. But in a twist his base form is too powerful to maintain as it's stiched together, so he uses three monster cards (movie posters) to mix and match a head, body, and legs piece from each. Like my idea for default combination was XenoMushiRobo, basically the Alien's head, giant mantis scythes like from a movie about giant bugs, and like terminator robot legs with boosters.
Ultraman Z 19
It's awesome how consistently good Z is. Tsuburaya is flexing their practical effects pretty hard, too. The CG isn't as good, but still ahead of what Toei does.
Nice tribute episode. that finisher was kinda brutal, a good way to modernize some of the showa decaptations, heh.
With both Kiva and Ghost not being that popular, and Saber being a bit too close of the fantasy theme, I don't think we'll see something like that so soon... But could be an awesome idea! Kiva has it's problems, but the theme isn't one of them.
It's awesome how consistently good Z is. Tsuburaya is flexing their practical effects pretty hard, too. The CG isn't as good, but still ahead of what Toei does.
Nice tribute episode. that finisher was kinda brutal, a good way to modernize some of the showa decaptations, heh.
With both Kiva and Ghost not being that popular, and Saber being a bit too close of the fantasy theme, I don't think we'll see something like that so soon... But could be an awesome idea! Kiva has it's problems, but the theme isn't one of them.
Tsuburaya decided they were going to show off how good they are at special effects this week and damn, everybody's weekend is better for it. Interesting last scene too.
Agreed, normally every episode of Z has at least one really cool or imaginative sequence, then they went and did a whole episode like that.
Personally, I loved everything about Kiva, but the main plot - well, Wataru's ending part that is a bit messy.
That said, it's not one of the popular series, and it is one of the few series with traditional monsters as a theme - the other being Ghost with, well, ghosts.
I liked Wataru's development into a total badass. I don't think the plot is bad. Not perfect but not a disaster.
I see where you're coming from. Wataru trying to abort himself was kinda....yeah but he was grieving. I'm still a massive Kiva stan and Kiva is my favourite Rider (as a rider not a series)
How do you know it's not very popular?
I liked Kiva way more than Faiz. The former indulges in all the sappy J-drama from the latter and that manages to wrap around into making it a fun watch. If that makes sense.
Faiz is just a miserable show that meanders in the same drama and misunderstandings from its beginning all the way into its end. How it became one of the most popular early Heisei series is beyond me. The suits look cool I guess.
Faiz is just a miserable show that meanders in the same drama and misunderstandings from its beginning all the way into its end. How it became one of the most popular early Heisei series is beyond me. The suits look cool I guess.
Because it's not one of the series the fans (western or japanese) talk too much about! Popular series get toys, cameos, movies...
Kiva? Kiva didn't have a Figuarts until Zi-O.
A recent online poll by ITmedia Japan puts Kiva on the lowest of Heisei Riders. Of course we can describe the validity of this poll but in the end Kiva gets 891 out of 48964 votes. Its sales were also nothing to write home about (IIRC below both Den-O and Decade who sandwiched it).
Personally I wanted to rewatch Kiva with a new mindset. Back then I still expected Kamen Rider to be grittier and more realistic (having liked the early Heisei series), and after the very childish Den-O I expected Kiva to be more mature and dark, judging from its themes and design. It's not, and since then I've come to accept what a Kamen Rider show is.
IIRC my biggest problem with it is how myopic the world is, for lack of better word. I don't feel like the characters are actual, living people who have lives outside their plot (a problem I now have in Saber). The other one is
the time travel aspect. I think Wataru actually meeting his father undermines the unique father-son connection they had.
Other than that, Darkness Moon Break and its accompanying theme is totally badass.
The Kiva suits are awesome. Look at these and tell me otherwise:
The music also ruled and one of the best of all rider in my view. They even formed a band for the show that reunited a year later for a concert.
The Aesthetics of the show should be enough to put it in top tier.
The music also ruled and one of the best of all rider in my view. They even formed a band for the show that reunited a year later for a concert.
The Aesthetics of the show should be enough to put it in top tier.
TIL we have a Tokusatsu OT. Neat.
Wanting to give Ultraman a try finally - should I start with Ultra Q or Ultraman?
Wanting to give Ultraman a try finally - should I start with Ultra Q or Ultraman?