I first started watching anime, fully aware of what Japanese animation
actually was, sometime in early 1993, approximately twenty years ago.
As a child I was enamored with Battle of the Planets, completely
unaware of its national origin, or the tweaks which were made from the
original Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. I was aware of other shows, like
Robotech, and Speed Racer, and I have a vague recollection
Thunderbirds 2086, but Battle of the Planets was, for years, the
ultimate action cartoon in my mind. I loved Transformers and GI Joe,
but Battle of the Planets trumped them both. As a teenager I was an
avid comic reader and stumbled upon listings for anime VHS tapes in
the back of Previews, though it was well out of my ability to purchase
at the time. Similarity of styles to Battle of the Planets, however,
made everything click in to place. I finally knew why Battle of the
Planets felt so different from everything else on television. And I
wanted more.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Reflections of an Aging Otaku
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Gokaiger x Space Sheriff Gavan?!?
I admit I haven't been paying as close attention I could, so while this has been apparently known for a while, it's taken me by considerable surprise. It may have blown by me completely were it not for the opening of Toku Nation, the new website in the 2005 network (TFW2005, HissTank, etc).
Gavan was the first in the Metal Hero series produced by Toei and run from 1982 to 1983. The series has basically been in retirement since Tetsuwan Tantei Robotak finished in 1998. Needless to say, I considered the Metal Hero series to be dead, never to return again. And a crosover of the current sentai series with a 30 year old toku show featuring the original actor who played gavan in 1982? Unthinkable.
But amazing. Good time to be a tokusatsu fan.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
PSP/Vita Passport Program Announced
Use your UMDs to get downloadable versions on your Vita? I have to say I'm impressed, I guess they learned a valuable lesson from the PSP Go.
