#kamen rider type-1

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Oh sh*t 

Man — I haven’t watched more than like 3 episodes of Zero One so-

:D 

Let’s Fking get itttttt 

Seeing the girlies in action before I even get to that part in the show <333

(hELL YEAH) 

(Allegedly) 

#no idea girlie #but I"m getting big early kamen rider show type vibes #which is ALWAYS good imo #my thougts #kamen rider revice #revice #remix 1 #kamen rider revice girls remix #kronthescoup #ikki why is ur demon so cringe #kr revice #revice spoilers #watching revice

[gotinterest]

I Want To Watch Kamen Rider, Which Season Do I Pick?

I'm going to focus on Heisei Era shows because those are the easiest to access and the ones most fans have watched so it's easy to find people to talk to about them. Every season of Kamen Rider is a different story with a different cast and vibe, so determining which season you should start on is largely dependent upon your personal taste. This list is based mostly on the shows I have watched or know a lot about, so it's not exhaustive. Some shows will be listed under more than one category, just depending upon what might be most important to you. Guide is located under the read more!

DO NOT START HERE: Kamen Rider Decade, Kamen Rider Zi-O, Kamen Rider Gaim. Decade and Zi-O are anniversary shows that lean HEAVILY upon Rider lore and referencing past seasons. You don't need to watch those seasons to understand the story, BUT you may get spoiled on key plot points from past seasons by watching them. Gaim is on here because it is almost universally hated and thought of as a terrible show.

WARNINGS FOR THE SHOWS RECOMMENDED HERE: Kamen Rider Blade is heavy in the flashing lights department and the opening in particular is known to bother photosensitive folks! All the seasons have flashing lights, but Blade is the one that people have straight up said they couldn't watch through because of how many flashing lights there are.

Kamen Rider Kuuga has a pretty gross transmisogynistic caricature in two of the episodes.

Kamen Rider OOO has a cafe that is nicknamed the "cultural appropriation cafe" by fans because the servers are frequently made to dress up in outfits from other cultures and it can be a bit offensive from time to time. It's not the worst I've seen in terms of "people dressing up as other cultures" and there isn't any black face or brown face but I still felt it worth mentioning since the cafe is a major part of the show.

Kamen Rider Faiz has a black character in it for a few episodes who is written in a way that gives "big dangerous strong black guy" stereotype. It's uncomfortable to watch.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

I don't really like kid's shows and I'd prefer something a little more mature: Kamen Rider Kuuga, Kamen Rider Ryuki, Kamen Rider Hibiki (eps. 1-29 only). If you are looking for a show that feels more mature, these are where you should start. The pacing of these shows is a bit slower and more thoughtful. Kuuga and Ryuki are both HIGHLY beloved. Kuuga is good if you really like monster of the week shows, Ryuki is more for you "overarching story driven" types. Ryuki is a bit more silly in places than Kuuga, but largely maintains a serious tone. Hibiki is very creative and experimental, but it doesn't really give you an accurate picture of what most Kamen Rider seasons are like because it is very different. BUT if you can't stand musicals do not watch Hibiki. ALSO stop watching Hibiki on ep. 29. After that there was a show runner change and the end of the show sucks. Ep.29 is largely considered a satisfying enough end to the show.

I like mature themes and concepts, but I'm fine with kids show silliness: Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Build, Kamen Rider W. If you constantly feel guilty for wanting things and taking up space, watch OOO. If you had a rough childhood and complicated feelings about your family watch W. If you want to watch a show about war, watch Build.

I love kid's shows give me silliness and fun!: Everything recommended in the second category + Kamen Rider Den-O, Kamen Rider Fourze. Den-O is a time travel story that is heavy on slapstick humor and has a lot of heart. You may have seen a a red horned guy named Momotaros dramatically swing his leg up to rest it on the bench of a booth- that's from this show. Fourze is a high school story about friendship and space!

I like to watch things that are bad but also good: Kamen Rider Blade. You can basically ignore almost the entire lore built up in the first half of the show. The writers certainly do. If you've seen people memeing on a guy named Tachibana... this is that show. This show is very easy to post about. Deeply funny but not on purpose in many places.

I want to watch one of the ones that are especially known for homoeroticism: Kamen Rider Kuuga, Kamen Rider Ryuki, Kamen Rider Blade, Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Build, Kamen Rider Faiz. Blade isn't initially very homoerotic until it very much is. Kuuga is for you if you want a more sweet and sincere vibe. OOO, Ryuki, and Build are more for if you like watching men bicker with each other homoerotically. Ryuki also contains a couple of side characters who read very much as a domestic couple (if you are big into the "loyal dog" type dynamic you will enjoy these two). Faiz is for you star-crossed lovers enjoyers that can also tolerate a stunning amount of heterosexual love drama (Blade is also a bit star-crossed). Watch Blade if you want to have a very personal grudge against a bench for the rest of your life. Kuuga and OOO are the most homoerotic.

I like weird shows where I don't know what the fuck is going on: Kamen Rider Kabuto, Kamen Rider Blade. If you watched Hannibal and were really into the way they talked and made a bunch of food, watch Kabuto.

I want something that leans more into horror: Kamen Rider Kuuga, Kamen Rider Agito. Kuuga can lean pretty hard into horror in places. Agito is a bit lighter, but still has more of a horror vibe to it.

I like mystery stories: Kamen Rider Kuuga, Kamen Rider Ryuki, Kamen Rider Agito, Kamen Rider Build, Kamen Rider W. There are other seasons with elements of mystery, but these are the ones where the mystery really takes more of a front seat. W in particular is actually a noir-inspired.

I want to watch the one with that blond curly haired Ankh guy that I keep seeing on my dash: Kamen Rider OOO

I want something that's a bit artsy and I also like or don't mind musical numbers: Kamen Rider Hibiki (eps. 1-29 only). The only Kamen Rider season where characters regularly break out into song. The sound track, editing style, and aesthetic of the show are so unique. Really strongly written. Do not watch past ep. 29 because of studio mandated changes ruining everything that made it worth watching.

I want to get a good intro to Kamen Rider: Kamen Rider W, Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Build, Kamen Rider Agito. Kamen Rider W and Kamen Rider OOO are considered great starter seasons. They give you a pretty good feel for Kamen Rider's formula while overall being pretty solid shows. Build gives you a good vibe for how Kamen Rider seasons with bigger casts feel while giving a good balance of serious and silly. It also gives you a bit of a better feel for what some more recent Kamen Rider seasons are like stylistically. Kamen Rider Agito is just a solid early Heisei show that gives you a feel for the tone of a lot of early Heisei shows WHILE also being a good starter show for you to dip your toes into the works of the infamous Toshiki Inoue. Inoue is a prolific writer of tokusatsu shows that most fans have a love/hate relationship with. He is the main writer for several Kamen Rider seasons, specials, and movies and has written several episodes even in shows that he wasn't the main writer for.

WHERE TO WATCH:

Legally: Ryuki and Kuuga (along with the original Kamen Rider from the 70's which is good cheesy fun) can be streamed on Tubi (at least in the US). If you understand Japanese and have a VPN (or are in Japan) I believe most of the seasons are on Hulu.

*I actually wouldn't recommend watching Kuuga FOR THE FIRST TIME on Tubi because the Grongi subtitles are baked in and you can't turn them off. I strongly believe that a key part of the first watch experience is not being able to understand the Grongi, as was the original intention of the show's creators. You can buy the blu-rays for Kuuga and toggle the Grongi subtitles if you really think its worth it to spend the money*

Alternative: You can watch them on most illegal streaming sites, lol. The only season I've seen where that has been an issue so far is Den-O, with the uploads being kinda wonky and partially missing.

There is... another source but I shan't link to it directly here (loose lips sink ships!) Please reach out to your nearest Kamen Rider blogger for the goods.

#Kamen Rider #I'll update this as I watch more shows

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+act Magazine July 2023 Issue ft. Masashi Ikeda Interview (translation below)

Publication: June 12, 2023 (between episodes 15-16)

"First, please tell us how you were chosen for the role, and what you were thinking when the decision was made."

Ikeda: I originally auditioned for the role of one of the main five warriors (kings), and wasn't selected, but, there was an audition for the additional warrior (Jeramie Brasieri). When I was chosen to play the role of Jeramie, I was more confused than excited. Then, the realization slowy began to sink in, and my heart felt full of excitment and anticipation. I've been watching tokusatsu shows since I was a child, and I've always had a strong desire to become a hero. My favorite show was "Kamen Rider 555," and I was such a huge fan that I had all the transformation belts. But even still, it feels strange being chosen to be apart of a hero production.

"After appearing in a Sentai series, many of the actors are still active, as it's considered a gateway to success for young talents. What are your thoughts on this?"

Ikeda: I would like to grow as a person throughout the next year. I'm not content with just being in a situation that's considered a gateway to success, so I want to perform as well as the other actors, and I want to do my best as to not destroy the legacy or quality of the past works that my seniors have created.

"The character of Jeramie plays a very important role, but what was your first impressions of him?"

Ikeda: Since Jeramie is a "storyteller," my first assignment was to narrate the story. What I thought was most interesting, is that Jeramie has been narrating since the beginning with Episode 1. It's unusual for a hero to also narrate the story.

"Your first task was to record the narration, right?"

Ikeda: That's right. Actually, at the time, I myself didn't completely understand Jeramie. I also wasn't familiar with doing narrations, so I had a hard time trying to put Jeramie's character into it. In order to convey Jeramie's emotions, the director gave the advice, "Try moving like you're in a play," so I tried speaking while doing a flashy pose and putting my hand in my hat. It's a recording, so luckily the cameras weren't turned on (laughs). I tried various things out, so it took two to three hours to record the narration for Episodes 1 and 2. The phrase "tosa" was created at that time. It wasn't originally written in the script, but the director had the idea to, "add in "or so it goes" at the end."

"The phrase "tosa" is a strong and memorable one, isn't it?"

Ikeda: That one phrase helped me a lot. The unique way of saying "or so it goes" was the foundation of Jeramie for me, and I was able to envision his character.

"Jeramie is a character of many strong traits. In official material, it also describes him as having an "annoying personality" (laughs)."

Ikeda: Ahahaha! He's pretentious, has a high sense of pride as a storyteller, and has a repetitive way of speaking…Even still, I try to be conscious of the lines I perform, and try to speak in abit of a joking way, or speak with alot of tension when it comes to things he doesn't understand. Jeramie is 2000 years old, he's composed, and enjoys talking to people. That's the kind of character I try to create when performing.

"In regards to Jeramie, what did you and the director discuss about?"

Ikeda: Reading the script, within his annoying, awkward, and narcissistic personality, you can also find a cute and innocent side of him. We discussed how we should remember those points, and express them in order to make him a well loved character. Actually, when I'm told something happy or sad, I react to them honestly and show my true emotions. I'm the type of person who understand emotions easily, so I hope I'm able to show that off.

"How did the other warriors react to such an intense character?"

Ikeda: Everyone said, "You're a nice character. I'm envious" The way he appeared in Episode 11 was very cool, he may be the narrator, but he has an intense presence. He's not just weird and annoying, he wants to help the world for the better more than anyone else. Jeramie's father is a human, while his mother is a Bagnarak, and although he has complex feelings about being a "child of love," he is a pacifist who has a strong desire to help those living in difficult situations, and wants to stop the war between the humans and Bagnarak.

"On the first day of filming, were you deeply moved by the fact that you were finally able to join the heroes you had been longing to work with?"

Ikeda: When I first appeared, I was wearing the Spider Mask that hid my face, so I didn't really feel it then. But, when I was able to let go and take off the mask, I thought, "Uwa! I'm finally going to become a hero!" and an excited feeling overtook me. When we were filming the transformation, I thought, "What should I do? What kind of face should I make when I transform?…" (laughs)

"What kind of things were you conscious of during the transformation scene?"

Ikeda: Jeramie's fighting style is brilliant. He can manipulate spider webs at will, uses his two weapons, a dagger and shooter, he can fly around, and is very smart. When I transform, I don't do it with a lot of enthusiasm, but rather, with a sense of grace. However, the pose is a abit "pretentious" and is kind of annoying (laughs). To transform, I bend my body back as much as I can while saying "Royal Arms." Suspended by a wire, my body flies up, and in a blur, turns into Spider Kumonos, but it's also filmed from the camera above me. It was the first wire acting in my life, and when they first explained the moves to me, I was like, "Eh? We're going to do this?" It was surprising (laughs). Furthermore, my body felt really stiff, and even though they said, "You're not bending at all," I really was bending to my limit…The action director said, "It's difficult for beginners." He also said, "I'm know I'm asking you to do something impossible," but I felt frustrated that I couldn't do it, and my back and abdominal muscles were sore the next day (laugh).

"Do difficult transformation scenes await you in every episode?"

Ikeda: That was the main one for Episode 12, so I won't have to do it every time. However, the director told me to, "Keep my body soft," because it might happen again in the future. That's why I'm going to work hard on my flexibility and try to become even closer to Jeramie.

"What are some highlights to expect in Jeramie's future?"

Ikeda: The relationship between the five kings, Racules, the Bagnarak, and the consequences of their actions, will be the main highlights as the story unfolds. But, how will Jeramie be involved, and what kind of relationship will he have with other Bagnarak? I think it's worth paying attention to see what Jeramie's up to, and I hope you will look forward to the movie being released this July.

#he bent his back to the limit... #ohsama sentai kingohger #kingohger #super sentai #jeramie brasieri #jeremy brasieri #spider kumonos #toku cast #masashi ikeda #ikeda masashi #my scans #my translation #do not repost #tokusatsu #king ohger #ohsama sentai king ohger #interview #people #plus act magazine #finally picked this up at kinokuniya yesterday #glad I only head over to manhatten on weekends #the fuck happened on friday lmao #anyways #I love this interview #not wanting to take it easy even though it's a gateway for success #he's annoying but is also cute and innocent #and he bent his back out were my favorites #and even though it's black and white #I like the look of his fit #I love the big/puffy look

[buddyup1]

Kamen Rider Dread

Type 1

#kamen rider gotchard #kamen rider #gotchard #tokusatsu #toku #my gifs #krgotchard

[hauntthenarrative]

MATCH-UPS FOR ROUND 1

Here's how this is going to work: we'll be making a proper structured bracket starting round 2. For round 1, you won't know who anyone will go up against next!

We tried our best with the match-ups based on what we know about each character's popularity and the type of media it is, and the idea starting round 2 is to use round 1's results to make the brackets.

As before, here is the list of media in the tournament, in case you want to avoid spoilers for any of the media involved!

Polls will start tomorrow on July 8th at 1PM EST!! They will be in a randomized order, and 8 polls will be posted per day, every other day!

Edit after the polls have ended: Winners are now bolded and italicized!

Day 1

Andrey Nikolayevich Bolkonsky (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812) vs. Connor Murphy (Dear Evan Hansen)

Carmen (Lobotomy Corporation) vs. The Pale King (Hollow Knight)

Chara/The Fallen Human (Undertale) vs. December “Dess” Holiday (Deltarune)

Doug Rattmann (Portal) vs. Professor Sada/Professor Turo (Pokémon Scarlet & Violet)

Falin Touden (Dungeon Meshi) vs. Mami Tomoe (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Jackie Taylor (Yellowjackets) vs. Shannon Masters (Warrior Nun)

Kasumi Yoshizawa (Persona 5: Royal) vs. Lacie Baskerville (Pandora Hearts)

Shen Jiu/Original Shen Qingqiu (The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System) vs. The Oldest Dream (Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint)

Day 2

Alice (Alice Isn’t Dead) vs. Leelathae/Lilyth (Cursed Princess Club)

Ava Ferin (Just Roll With It: Riptide) vs. Cassandra “Andi” Brand (Glass Onion)

Beatrice Baudelaire (A Series of Unfortunate Events) vs. Jordie Rietveld (Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo)

Dr. Casper Darling (Control) vs. Hinawa (Mother 3)

Godot (Waiting for Godot) vs. Rebecca de Winter (Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier)

Goto’s girlfriend (Samurai Flamenco) vs. Hikaru Indou (The Summer Hikaru Died)

Iphigenia (The Iliad) vs. Laura Palmer (Twin Peaks)

Saki Momose (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid) vs. White Lily Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)

Day 3

August (A3! Act! Addict! Actors!) vs. Himeko Murata (Honkai Impact 3rd)

Avatar Roku (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs. Caleb Wittebane (The Owl House)

Ayano Tateyama (Kagerou Project) vs. Klint van Zieks (The Great Ace Attorney)

Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa 2/V3) vs. The Snail (Zero Escape)

Maes Hughes (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Trisha Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Maria Robotnik (Sonic) vs. Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond (Steven Universe)

Maric Theirin (Dragon Age) vs. Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII)

Martel Yggdrasil (Tales of Symphonia) vs. Sliver of Straw (Rain World)

Day 4

Ai Hoshino (Oshi no Ko) vs. Mari (Omori)

Altan Trengsin (The Poppy War Trilogy by R. F. Kuang) vs. Rose Thorburn Sr. (Pact: Devils and Details, by J. C. McCrae)

Gertrude Robinson (The Magnus Archives) vs. Lup (The Adventure Zone: Balance)

Gregory Edgeworth (Ace Attorney) vs. Jason Todd/Red Hood (Batman)

Joe Tazuna (Your Turn to Die) vs. Ted Kord/Blue Beetle (Booster Gold)

Kite (Hunter x Hunter) vs. Red-Haired Shanks (One Piece)

Mara (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) vs. Summer Rose (RWBY)

Renju Okiura (AI: The Somnium Files) vs. Tadashi Hamada (Big Hero 6)

#haunting the narrative tournament #not polls #match ups

[episodeoftv]

Round 1 of 8, Group 1 of 8

propaganda and summaries are under the cut (May include spoilers)

Kamen Rider Kuuga: 1.35 Emotion

tw graphic violence and blood, stalking, child murder https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/Emotion has a tw at the top of the page as well, as much as i loathe fandom

Unidentified Lifeform #42, porcupine-type monster Go-Jaraji-Da, is given the rule to kill Midorikawa Academy's second year boy students and repeatedly murders.

This person said it best here, and someone else in the notes of that post counted that Godai only missed two (2) punches out of over twenty (20). He is nowhere in the vicinity of fucking around because this is an especially cruel Grongi that stalks and murders children. Godai is frustrated he couldn't save the kids and doesn't even give this Grongi the chance to fight back. This is one of the times when we see him fight with the power of hate. This is the point where Godai knows, deep in his heart, that this is one tragedy he can't smile in spite of. And it's killing him. (Most of that description comes from that post anyway)

Parks and Recreation: 3.02 Flu Season

Leslie gets the flu right before an important fund-raising pitch for the Harvest Festival, Chris tries frantically to avoid catching the bug, and Ron hires Andy to replace April while she is out.

#kamen rider kuuga #kamen rider #parks and recreation #parks and rec #poll #polls #round1 #r1g1

[peonypaint]

happy tdov! i meant to have these actually posted on the 31st but i got busy. these are just a few of the trans hcs i have that i was thinking of at the time while doodling, i promise you i think 500 toku characters are trans

full id under the cut

[ ID: three digital sketch pages of super sentai and kamen rider characters. the drawings are done mostly in black and white pen with some details such as the trans and nonbinary flag highlighted in colors. the first sketch page shows from left to right philip, shoutarou, and akira. philip is wearing a hair clip of the nonbinary flag and another of a star, raising one hand to his mouth as he looks down with an expression of excitement and realization. next to him are three exclamation points in a speech bubble. to the right, shoutarou stands behind his office desk chair and fixes his tie, eyes closed and looking proud with a smile. he has a lapel pin on his suit pocket of the trans flag. on his desk are scattered papers, a type writer, and a mug with pens in it that reads "#1 PI". next to shoutarou are sparkles. below these drawings is akira, who has a trans flag sticker on his hard helmet, which he is tipping up with one hand as he looks off to the left with a smile. around him are patterns of rainbows and the toqger train. the next drawing shows from left to right, ankh, enter, and jin, with smaller drawings of hina, j, and ryuuji. ankh is sitting with one hand propping up his chin and the other holding a popsicle stick in his mouth, he looks off to the left with a neutral expression. he has a bracelet of the nonbinary flag colors on his wrist. next to him is a drawing of hinas face, with the words "hina made it for him. best little sister". to the right is a smaller drawing of enter, who lifts up his hands and says "im made of computer data of course im trans lol". on the bottom of the page is a bust profile drawing of jin, who holds up a peace sign and looks off to the left with a smile. next to jin is a smaller drawing of j holding the trans flag, and below j is a small drawing of ryuuji, holding up his hands and smiling as he says "go senpai!". the third drawing shows kenzaki standing in front of hajime. hajime has a neutral expression and is standing stiffly, while kenzaki holds up his hands to present hajime with a loving expression. the text above hajime reads "this bug guy is trans" and there is an arrow pointing to him. next to kenzaki is text that reads "and i love him". /END ID]

#kamen rider ooo #kamen rider blade #kamen rider w #tokumei sentai gobusters #ressha sentai toqger

[notoneglance]

Chapters: 1/13 Fandom: Kamen Rider - All Media Types, Kamen Rider Blade Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aikawa Hajime/Kenzaki Kazuma, Hirose Shiori & Kenzaki Kazuma & Shirai Kotarou Characters: Kenzaki Kazuma, Aikawa Hajime, Hirose Shiori, Shirai Kotarou, Kurihara Amane Additional Tags: soul nemesis au, reverse soulmate au, Enemies to Lovers, but the enemies part lasts like 1 chapter, really its more one-sided reluctant allies to friends to lovers, the inescapability of fate, soul marks, (technically) - Freeform, Picnics, Photography, tragic ending (....unless?), zi-o ending, Canon Divergence - Kamen Rider Zi-O, Post-Canon Fix-It, fighting god and destiny with your own two fists, shijima gou shows up for like a scene, but you don't have to have seen drive or zio, you don't have to know anything about kamen rider to understand this actually Series: Part 1 of soul nemesis au Summary:

For some reason, Aikawa Hajime was Kenzaki’s soul nemesis, someone who posed such an inherent threat to him that fate had seen it fit to mark him out personally. The thing was, Hajime didn’t actually seem like a bad person. Despite everything, there was something in Kenzaki that wanted to trust him, to fight alongside him rather than against him, even if it meant going up against destiny itself. But some fates were always meant to be tragedies.

In which Kenzaki knows from the very start that Hajime will be his undoing but falls in love with him anyway.

#kamen rider blade #kenzaki kazuma #aikawa hajime #kenhaji #my writing #please enjoy this i worked very hard on it

[magicaldogtoto]

I've mostly avoided any discourse surrounding Wonderful Precure, mainly because 1.) I don't want to get sucked into it (there's only so many hours in a day, and I work full time), and 2.) I for the most part genuinely find the show entertaining (as a dog person and fan of older shows like Scooby-Doo, I find Komugi and Iroha's dynamic a lot of fun).

But I knew when I watched Cure Nyammy's debut last weekend that there was going to be some discussion regarding her use of physical attacks on the Garugaru, and how Cure Wonderful and Cure Friendy's response to it essentially condemns the use of violence (in a Precure show, which is a franchise that in previous installments has relied heavily on action scenes).

Look, I'm not going to lie: I like action scenes in shows I watch, magical girl or otherwise. They can be very cathartic when done right, and shows like Precure, Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Ultraman tend to do them very right. Even as Wonderful Precure is airing, I'm also watching the original Futari Wa Precure and getting a kick out of it. (I also like lore and worldbuilding more, but that's for another time.) I found people reacting negatively to this part of WanPre's recent episode interesting, not only in the context of a magical girl show, but in the context of superhero fiction in general (which the warrior type of magical girl is a part of).

Twitter user @/MagicalGirlOTD made a small thread relating to this that got me thinking about the use of fighting as a solution to problems in works of fiction. Particularly, they commented that many magical girl shows that feature fighting run the risk of feeling the same all the time. Adding to this, they commented "This is the end result of the genre heavily favoring 'we can fight but we also need peace!' for the last 30 years."

It made me think of an old blog post by American comics writer J.M. DeMatteis (whose work I have complicated feelings about, though I admire his idealism and enthusiasm for his craft). In his 2018 blog post "Slugging It Out," DeMatteis spoke on the then-recent premiere of the CW's Black Lightning, and how (though he found it to be to a good start and was looking forward to how the plot panned out) it seemed to highlight what he called "the massive crack in the foundation of the entire superhero genre." As DeMatteis goes on to explain: 

"No matter how much these characters talk about high ideals, non-violence or the power of love, in the end it often comes down to two people in costumes dropping buildings on each other’s heads.  (And the more street level, the more realistic, your story is, the more difficult those scenes become:  A space battle against aliens plays out very differently than, say, Batman beating the hell out of a common criminal*.)"

People like to talk about magical girls and how idealistic they are in areas like love and friendship; there's nothing wrong with that. In fact it's one of the things I admire about the genre. But one can just as easily see the same people also talk about how much ass their favorite magical girl can kick. (In fact, there are more than a few characters I'm introduced to through people just saying "So-And-So can kick [Insert other character/magical girl from another show they find overrated]'s ass easily!")

I don't think there's a clean-cut solution to this--it's just human nature, in the end. DeMatteis himself has spoken about how he's often tried to address this problem in superhero stories, only to be rebuffed by editors because doing so would call into question the very nature of superhero fiction. He's still happily writing for Marvel and DC, though, so he doesn't seem too bothered by it (but personally I do like his non-superhero work, since he doesn't have to worry about those limitations).

I'm not a pacifist, by any means. I think there is a time for fighting. And I like reading and watching stories that feature cool battles in addition to cool characters and fun adventures. But there's always a small part of me that does think about these kinds of things. Maybe I'll always be thinking about it, until the end of my life.

There's already a lot of magical girl stories where the girls end up fighting monsters and bad guys. There's also a lot of shows where the magical girl doesn't really fight (I personally like Princess Tutu and the way Tutu goes through her conflicts). Maybe this concept of not wanting to harm the monsters is something one doesn't really expect in Precure. But I don't know, I don't think it's really bad to show children they have a non-violent option now and then. Just my two cents.

(*Yes I'm aware that what Batman does is the subject of its own discourse; I'm just quoting the guy. And he's written for Batman, to boot.)

#wonderful precure #wanpre #precure #iroha inukai #cure friendy #komugi inukai #cure wonderful #cure nyammy #mayu neko #mayu nekoyashiki #satoru toyama #magical girls #magical girl #jm dematteis #my posts #text

[lowder-the-koopa]

Weekly Questions #16

Excluding Meltan and Melmetal because he already caught Meltan and evolved it into Melmetal later.

Thinking about doing this for Gen 9 after the two dlcs have released plus for other types of Pokemon plus for every Pokemon that Ash never caught excluding Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, and Paradox Pokemon. Also, probably will do these types of list for franchises like Digimon, Kamen Rider, etc.

Remember, this all just for fun and not meant to be taken seriously.

Winners:

Gen 1-Mewtwo

Gen 2-Lugia

Gen 3-Jirachi

Gen 4-Shaymin and Azelf

Gen 5-Victini

Gen 6-Hoopa

Gen 7-Solgaleo

Gen 8-Kubfu->Urshifu

#tumblr polls #my polls #polls #pokemon anime #pokémon #pokeani #pokemon #ash ketchum #legendary pokemon #mythical pokemon #ash #satoshi #latias #latios #arceus #reshiram #kyurem

[thevvking]

Actors with multiple roles in toku: Yamamoto Koji.

Hiden Soreo/Kamen Rider Type-1 (Kamen Rider Zero-One, 2019-2020).

Alien Mefilas (Shin Ultraman, 2022).

#Actors with multiple roles in toku #Kamen Rider Zero-One #Shin Ultraman #Kamen Rider #Ultraman

[best-evangelion-girl]

all the characters in the best non human evangelion character competition so far:

angels from neon genesis evangelion:

Adam

Lilith

Sachiel (3rd angel)

Shamshel (4th angel)

Ramiel (5th angel)

Gaghiel (6th angel)

Israfel (7th angel)

Sandalphon (8th angel)

Matarael (9th angel)

Sahaquiel (10th angel)

Ireul (11th angel)

Leliel (12th angel)

Bardiel (13th angel)

Zeruel (14th angel)

Arael (15th angel)

Armisael (16th angel)

Kaworu Nagisa (technically not human, so he counts)

angels from the rebuilds that aren't just repeats of angels from nge:

unnamed third angel (giant scorpion dinosaur thing that Mari fights at the beginning of 2.0)

unnamed seventh angel (bipedal clock thing from 2.0)

unnamed eighth angel (rainbow winged thing from 2.0)

unnamed twelfth angel (freaky shape shifting thing sealed inside mark.06 in 3.0)

angels from other pieces of eva media:

insubstantial angel (from neon genesis evangelion: second impression video game for sega saturn)

diemay angel (fan made angel designed by Satou "Diemay" Daimei, a winner of a contest to have an original angel design be illustrated by Yoh Yoshinari)

shateiel and turel (conceptual angels from the neon genesis evangelion proposal)

iblis and barachiel (angels created for the game Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG: The NERV White Paper)

adovaquiel, azrael, atalibu, and zefon (angels created for another game, Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG: Decisive Battle in Tokyo-3)

non angel characters (robots and computers and more):

eva unit 00 (piloted by Rei) (technically also unit 00', when it changes to blue armor when it's repaired after remiels attack) [let me know if 00 and 00' should be separate characters]

eva unit 01 (piloted by Shinji)

eva unit 02 (piloted by Asuka)

eva unit 03 (piloted by Toji) (I'm classifying unit 03 as the entity before it's possessed, and bardiel as the corrupted entity)

eva unit 04 (not actually ever seen in nge, but was in some promotional material, and mentioned by name only in the anime)

mass production evas (eoe)

Evangelion Proto Type-00, Evangelion Test Type-01, Evangelion Production Model-02, Evangelion Production Model-03 (rebuilds) (basically the same, just with longer names and ever so slightly different designs)

Evangelion Provisional Unit-05 (piloted by Mari in 2.0)

Evangelion Production Model Custom Type-08 (piloted by Mari in 3.0) (there's also the upgraded versions in 3.0+1.0, the one at the beginning of the movie with the big ass gun attachments is apparently called Type-08beta, and the version seen at the climax that can fuse with other evas is apparently called Type-08gamma. I'm debating whether I should consider these different characters.)

Evangelion Mark.06 (piloted by Kaworu in 2.0, and seen fused to lilith in 3.0)

Evangelion Mark.09 (piloted by the Rei clone in 3.0)

Evangelion 13 (piloted by both Shinji and Kaworu in 3.0)

Unit 01 berserk mode (multiple episodes)

Unit 00 berserk mode (episodes 5 and 14)

Unit 02 beast mode (from the rebuilds. technically different from berserk, as the pilot is still in control)

Magi-1: Melchior

Magi-2: Balthasar

Magi-3: Casper

Pen Pen

send me asks and let me know what other characters I should add. the rules for this competition are pretty dumb and silly. for this competition, a character can be really any object at all, it doesn't necessarily have to be alive. the only real hard rule is that they can't be human. (they can still be part human or take the form of a human. the evas have human souls, and Kaworu appears as a human teenager, but both of those are different enough from actual humans)

I'm still debating if I should include the goofy spin off characters, like just straight up optimus prime from the transformers crossover, or godzilla from an Godzilla /Kamen rider / Evangelion themed ride in universal studios Japan

#poll bracket #poll competition #neon genesis evangelion #Evangelion poll #Evangelion best girl

[buddyup1]

Kamen Rider Iron Gotchard vs. Kamen Rider Dread Type 1

#kamen rider gotchard #kamen rider #gotchard #tokusatsu #toku #my gifs #krgotchard

[ask-cloverfield]

Assorted Shin Kamen Rider Takeshi Hongo thoughts because this was going to be just my thoughts on the movie and it is breaking five paragraphs when just talking about Hongo

Takeshi Hongo is yet another excellent reinterpretation of that classic character. With the biggest change being in the character classic stoic sense of misery being replaced with a much more palpable and open aura of depression.  Takeshi is not as ready to kill as he was in the original, viewing it as a great burden and something he finds horrific.

 He is also significantly more socially awkward and one of the ways his dynamic with Ruriko works is that they incredibly socially awkward traumatized people who are learning to trust each other.

He is a man who is steadfast in his desire to keep his promises, going beyond and above the request of the late Hiroshi Midorikawa to protect Ruriko. With him stating that if he it is to uphold hist duty to Ruriko he can put on the mask and kill to help her. He ends up understands that she is someone who doesn’t trust easily and when he has a plan to help her fight SHOCKER he says that since she doesn’t trust him, he hopes she will trust his plan.

Her response is that She doesn’t trust his plan, she trusts him.

Part of Takeshi’s backstory is also that his dad was a cop who was killed in a hostage negotiation and he has complicated thoughts on it. He both resents and loves his father for the fact that he refused to shoot the hostage taker. That he loves that he was kind enough to only ask if his killer was safe as he died, but left no thought for the family he left behind.

Which serves as a parallel to how he ultimately faces Ichiro/CHA-1, how he ends up giving his life to ensure his killer knows peace.

Part of his dynamic with Ruriko is in regard to her less than ideal family situation. How due to the grief her family felt for her dead mother they were constantly emotionally distant. And these two just find this sense of togetherness in these tragic days and they start coming out of their shells around each other it is just sweet

Another element of the character is that he is “Too kind”

At the end day he is just a college kid who has been forced into this battle with SHOCKER. With one scene having him taking off his mask before he can kill HAA-01 because she was Ruriko’s friend and he doesn’t want to kill her and Ruriko doesn’t want to see him dead.

His social awkwardness also causes issues with Ichimonji, who when he joins Takeshi is mildly annoyed when halfway through getting their asses thoroughly kicked does Takeshi mention that he had a plan which he neglected to share

He’s the type of guy who when he has to destroy his motorcycle Cyclone to defeat the CHA-1 he has to stop and say goodbye first

#I am not talking about Ruriko right now because she is the one I have the most thoughts on and I have more faith in remembering her stuff #so starting with the stuff I might forget #shin kamen rider #shin kamen rider spoilers #also I know this isn't in order #this is rambly #but indulge me

[episodeoftv]

Round 2 of 8, Group 1 of 4

propaganda and summaries are under the cut (May include spoilers)

Gravity Falls: 2.20 / 2.21 Weirdmaggedon 3: Take Back the Falls

The Pines family make their greatest sacrifice yet and arrive at their ultimate fate following a final showdown with Bill.

Kamen Rider Kuuga: 1.35 Emotion

tw graphic violence and blood, stalking, child murder https://kamenrider.fandom.com/wiki/Emotion has a tw at the top of the page as well, as much as i loathe fandom

Unidentified Lifeform #42, porcupine-type monster Go-Jaraji-Da, is given the rule to kill Midorikawa Academy's second year boy students and repeatedly murders.

This person said it best here and someone else in the notes of that post counted that Godai only missed two (2) punches out of over twenty (20). He is nowhere in the vicinity of fucking around because this is an especially cruel Grongi that stalks and murders children. Godai is frustrated he couldn't save the kids and doesn't even give this Grongi the chance to fight back. This is one of the times when we see him fight with the power of hate. This is the point where Godai knows, deep in his heart, that this is one tragedy he can't smile in spite of. And it's killing him. (Most of that description comes from that post anyway)

#gravity falls #kamen rider kuuga #kamen rider #poll #polls #round2 #r2g1

[banqanas]

Can I ask how you learned Japanese? I'm curious about learning it myself but have no clue where to start.

Disclaimer:

I'm self taught (only have one basic class in Japanese) and never took JLPT. I can talk, write and understand basic japanese, but definitely not proficient. Because I only apply my jp knowledge for hobby stuffs (a.k.a i can read a novel about oshi and have conversations with fellow otaku. but none of it is applicable in regular daily life)

I started since 2014 so I've been learning jp for almost 9 years (still am). I dont think I'm qualified to give advice so instead, here's a short essay on how I got to this point;

2014: learnt reading & listening from manga & anime. reading raws while comparing to fan scanlations. same with anime. doing this consistently to get used to the language 2018: peak of my learning -took a basic class in japanese in college. helped a lot in getting used to sentence structure and particles -started translating seriously (short written text only: interviews, tweets, articles) -practice writing and conversing via twitter. started tweeting in japanese and talked to japanese people in same fandom. found kaiwa friends. -also started translating spoken japanese (livestreams), but was not confident enough to translate word-by-word 2019- jan 2021: started translating mobage contents. literally just doing the same things as the year before but more frequently and more quantity. also started translating short spoken japanese without any text/script aid (radio). feb 2021: discovered high&low. met todoroki yosuke. trajectory of life changed. stopped translating for the time being 2022: slowly translating media with real people starting with some kamen rider stuffs. got more comfortable with translating spoken japanese (unscripted). 2023: here i am.

The long essay version:

The earliest I started learning japanese was around ~2014 where I was into a very niche series that has no translation so I had to buy the manga and try to read them myself. At the time there's no translate using image function, so a lot of it was me typing in the words in hiragana and hoping that I find the right kanji. During this period I (was forced to) learn a lot about kanji radicals and how to properly write them.

From that day on, Jisho was my best friend

I learnt mostly by comparing anime/manga fan translations with raws and going back and forth to check the words in dictionary. I prefer fan scanlation bc most of them are literal and are easier to understand as someone who isn't an english speaker.

I still consciously do this whenever I watch anything but I can differentiate what's a literal translation vs localisation now.

I started dabbling in translation around 2018

At the time I was into Hypnosis Mic (rap songs). I was better at understanding jp words now and could write simple words. I would tweet in japanese and reply to my fav artists drawings (this template is my origin). I also started posting my drawings with jp caption

I used to help around the fan translation group with seiyuu interviews or magazine articles (mainly written text). And the admin of the group would check my translation before posting them. I tried translating songs myself, but I realised that while I could translate, they don't make sense 😅😅

I made some friends in the fandom who were also learning japanese and we would consult each other with translations. I also made a friend with a japanese person wanting to learn english. So I would talk to them in japanese while they would reply to me in english.

So I stuck around with translating short interviews/tweets. I also started doing livetweets of niconico livestreams. I wasn't confident enough in spoken japanese so I only made general summaries instead of word-by-word translation.

At the same year I also took an introductory class to Japanese Language at my college. It was my first formal lesson in japanese. The book we used was Minna no Nihongo Elementary 1. The class got me used to sentence structures, particles, numbers, time etc etc. The class did not made me translate my anime stuffs better back then but the present me is very thankful for everything I learnt during this class bc it's what people in the real world use.

The next following years (2019- early 2021) were when i was most active bc I got into translating mobage contents. I translated pretty much everything I could from home screen lines to event stories to radio. I got better at making my translation sound better and not too literal. Also helped proof reading friends translations.

I personally think this was the best learning duration for me. Compared to actors, seiyuu (voice actors) have really clear enunciation which helped me got confident in my listening skills for spoken japanese, thus became confident enough to translate it. I could understand and catch up with what they were talking about with minimal text. But I still need to listen to the same radio show 2-3 times before I could fully understand them.

I dedicated every waking minute of my life to this game until it shut down. Then I got so broken hearted, I didn't want to consume anymore 2D media. Depressi spaghetti phase.

On that fated day in February 2021, I watched High&Low on netflix and I fell for Todoroki Yosuke. Started the process all over again by consuming everything i can about highlow to get used to the actors voices, way of speaking, dialect, common words/phrases etc. Also includes stuffs related to exile tribe. During this time I barely translated anything bc I wasn't confident enough with unscripted spoken japanese.

By 2022 I got the hang of it and started translating stuffs for kamen rider. And this year I can listen to fanta's radio while doing chores without thinking too much about it but can still understand their conversation! I read a novel for the first time!

I'm sorry that this got too long but I hope it helped to give you an idea of where to start! Here's to learning more! 👍

#the-sunshine-dragon #yukenshairtie #asks #replies #i really am sorry over how long this is #but i hope it helps!! #will add my personal points in a reblog