Blazar 16!
EARTH GARON IS SENTIENT??? HE'S BEEN SENTIENT THIS WHOLE TIME??? And he's adorable
Next; we actually don't know much about Teruaki, nice to see more of him, and he's a workaholic
The whole episode was pretty fun, you know with getting a peak into everyone's worst fears; and Emi's fear is... interesting, I wonder what it means, that said I bet Himena Tsukimiya had fun beating up Ultraman
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Ultraman Blazar: Initial Thoughts
So as of this post, the first eight episodes of Ultraman Blazar have aired, so I thought I'd give my initial thoughts on it like I did with Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger. Of course, this means another plot summary.
One night, a leader of a military platoon named Gento (Played by Tomoya Warabino) is nearly killed by a giant monster, but unlike earlier Ultraman shows, the titular Ultraman Blazar already resides in him. After awakening his Ultraman powers and defeating the monster, Gento is recruited by Chief Retsu Haruno (Played by Masaya Kato) to lead a new military organization, the Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment, or SKaRD. Gento's team consists of Vice-Captain Teruaki Nagura (Played by Yuki Ito), a disciplined analyst who serves as mission control, Emi Aobe (Played by Himena Tsukimiya), a master of disguise who serves as the team's intelligence officer, Yasunobu Bando (Played by Hayate Kajihara), a skilled mechanic who created the giant robot designed to fight Monsters, Earth Garon, and Anri Minami (Played by Konomi Naito), one of Earth Garon's pilots who struggles to adapt to the less strict environment SKaRD operates under.
THE STORY
The writing for this season was meant to deviate from the usual style associated with the past few Ultraman seasons. For one thing, the titular Ultraman Blazar is shown to be more aggressive than past Ultras, not only forcing Gento to transform in Episode 1, but shouting and growling during a fight, almost like an animal. He still gets the job done and fights monsters, but there's an underlying mystery as to who he really is, making him even more of an enigma than the Ultras who also had mysteries surrounding their past, like Ginga, X, or Decker.
As for the episodes, while they're the usual monster of the week stories, but they're still enjoyable in their own ways. Episode 1 is dark and foreboding, Episodes 2 and 3 are more lighthearted and set up SKaRD as a team, Episode 4 has Emi go undercover at a chemical company almost like in a cop show, Episode 5 is back to the lighthearted antics involving a monster who accidentally had a pair of cannons installed on its back, Episode 6 is a serious story involving an alien who hijacks Earth Garon, and Episode 7 is the first of a two-parter exploring humanity's impact on the planet. There's genuinely a lot of variety with the writing here.
THE CHARACTERS
SKaRD is a pretty well-rounded cast, all things considered.
Gento being the team's leader is a first in the franchise, and it leads to a lot of interesting plotlines. He's shown to be someone who cares for his team, and wants things to be less formal than most military operations, but at the same time, you can see how good of a leader he is. He's also shown to be married and has a kid too, which also adds a little more to make him relatable to the audience. As for Blazar himself, while we don't know much right now, there are still moments that highlight how different of a fighter he is from past Ultras, coming across as a hunter than a hero.
Emi is easily my favorite character in the show. While not the actual second-in-command, she works as a foil for Gento, and the two have great chemistry together. You can genuinely buy their friendship the most out of the entire cast. I also love how good at espionage she is, showing she's more of a spy than a straight up fighter.
Anri is also a really solid character. I like how she struggles the most to adjust to being part of a team as informal as SKaRD, and genuinely lets her weaknesses show more often than not, like her social awkwardness or her disgust towards bugs.
Yatsunobu is a nice take on one of the franchise's character archetypes, the mechanic. While socially awkward at times to the point of talking with a washing machine (which he even named Cururu), he's not the bombastic or quirky mad scientist in the way characters like Ide, Doigaki, or Yuka are. He's a humble man who just loves working with machines.
Teruaki and Retsu are... kind of just there, for the most part. So far, neither of them have really gotten a focus episode, and don't have a lot in terms of personality. Other than that, it's a pretty solid cast of characters.
We also have tons of original monsters in this show, with only a single returning alien so far. The monsters are all pretty cool too. They have a very Showa-esque charm to them with their behavior, like Gedos trying to eat a bunch of processed fish, or Dorgo being a peaceful monster who just wants to sleep. They have their own memorable quirks that make them more than just things for Blazar to punch.
Overall, while I don't have a lot to say, I'm really interested in seeing where Blazar goes in the future.
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Movie
「オジさん、劇団始めました。」
Cast
Ikkei Watanabe
Kyosuke Yabe
Ayane
Kazuya Tanabe
Masaaki Nakano
Nobuaki Kume
Sakiko Nishiyama
Shunsuke Kubozuka
Yo Aoi
Himena Tsukimiya
Naoki Inukai
Kyoka Isohara
Hijiri Hirooka
Kosuke Takahashi
Momoka Ito
Yui Misawa
Sanae Miyata
and so more...
Director / Story : Koki Yamamoto
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[Announcement] 舞台「本能寺オテロ」(butai honnouji otello)
the show will be running from January 7th, 2022 to January 11th, 2022 (Tokyo) @ コフレリオ 新宿シアター (Coffret Rio Shinjuku Theater)
Cast:
Maruyama Atsushi as Oda Nobunaga (織田信長)
Kusuda Aina as Nouhime (お濃)
Tanaka Toshihiko as Akechi Mitsuhide (明智光秀)
Shimizu Takashi as Hashiba Hideyoshi (羽柴秀吉)
Tsuji Miyuu as Hiroko (煕子)
Tachibana Ryou as Takeda Motoaki (武田元明)
Tsukimiya Himena as Kyougoku Tatsuko (京極竜子)
Yuuta as Mori Ranmaru (森乱丸)
Karin as Nene (ねね)
Yumemaro as Saitou Toshimitsu (斉藤利三)
Kanou Taiga as Takahashi Toramatsu (高橋虎松)
Matsuura Morirou as Bantarou Zaemon (伴太郎左衛門)
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These are picture of Chartette Langley from the 2019 Daughter of Evil musical. The part of Chartette was played by Himena Tsukimiya.
Note: The original post only featured the top picture. The second picture has been added to keep the bromides of Chartette from the 2019 Daughter of Evil Musical in the same post.
These pictures are printed on glossy photo paper and are a bit thin, but still pretty sturdy. Just a little bit different from photostock.
I believe this can only be acquired second-hand.
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