This is an account that talks about various Tokusatsu spanning from the 50s - 70s (& 80s onwards). Mostly the fantasies & science fictions.
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Welcome to the World of Toho.
On this quest we will be covering the Toho/Godzilla franchise. From the depths of Half Human to Singular Point you will have a wider view on the history of one of the most popular tokusatsu franchises in the world.
I LOOOOOOOVE YOUUUUUU BOOOOOOSKAAAAAA
Happy 60th anniversary, Booska! 🎉🍜
Today marks the 60th anniversary of its debut in 1966!
Say it with us: Barasa, Barasa! 💛
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Kamen Rider is trying to get out of a hopeless situation while Ultraman (usually) is preventing a hopeless situation. It’s also more the psychology of the villains. The enemies in Ultraman are vast but extremely dimensional. While, in Rider each villain we know in some way is forced by Shocker to become slaves of the Great Leader’s will. Even for later series you have a more limited villain template especially now the era of Evil Rider after Evil Rider (make it stop, I’m tired).
I think the difference is in the worldviews of Kamen rider Vs worldviews of Ultraman. Generally speaking, the worldview of KR is more cynical as the people lived in a world where evil orgs are powerful and control large part of the world at times.
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The 7 meter prop for the Gotengo in Toho’s 1963 Atragon/Undersea Warship could function as a working drill, able to kick dirt out from the sides as it was made in unison with a shipping company. The towers, fins, cannons could all sink into the body of the ship to give it an elongated smooth shape so it could more easily drill from one side of a wall out the other.
“Gojira Dai Zukan: Toho Tokusatsu Eiga no Sekai” explains that in the Godzilla/Toho SFX mythos exists a Ghidorah Clan which consists of members such as the first & second King Ghidorah (Showa), Des, etc. the Heisei (Third Generation) is explained by being a corpse found on Venus where the futurians use the Ghidorah corpse to genetically modify the Dorats.
It’s also to note that the proper for the SY-3 has an incredible size. This also extends to the Gotengo, Alpha, Beta, Alpha again and Black Shark. It’s also designated the year, “1999.” Which gives 1968’s film a date.
The Moonlight SY-3 is so cool. It’s a prop far beyond its time. In comparison to the revolutionary suit designs it’s really incredible how accurately it would resemble a fantastical military rocket. One of the greats of super weapon work.
Hongo’s return brings with him an unresolved loneliness which results in him pushing others away. Initially he was afraid of telling others (Ruriko) about his cybernetics due to self consciousness. With Ichimonji he’d rather do things alone, much to Ichimonji’s dismay. After defeating Ika Devil, Hongo comes to terms he can’t do it all on his own.
