History of Other Toku

Hey guys. As you can see, I have made improvements to the website. Anyways, I wanted to do another History of Toku segment where I just talk about the miscellaneous heroes. There are so many toku heroes out there that I just wanna talk about a couple. If you wanna learn about more toku heroes, here is the link: http://tokusatsu.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page, or go here, http://tokusatsuheroine.seesaa.net (You're welcome!). So, let's learn that there are other toku heroes other than Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Super Sentai. Time to dig in.

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Android Kikaider (1972)

Here is one example of another toku hero. Kikaider was a successful toku hero that he had a spinoff, Kikaider 01, an anime tv series and OVA, and a reboot, Kikaider Reboot. His archnemesis, Hakaider, even got his own movie in 1995, Mechanical Violator Hakaider. It was made by the late great Shotaro Ishinomori, known for his work on the manga Cyborg 009, Skullman, and for the creation of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai.

 

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Inazuman (1973)

Another successful tokusatsu hero, Inazuman was another series made by Shotaro Ishinomori. It got it's own sequel as well, Inazuman Flash. A reincarnation of him appeared in Movie War Ultimatum, also known as Inazuman.

He even did an anime crossover with Kikaider.

 

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Kaiketsu Zubat (1977)

Another Toei hero, Kaiketsu Zubat was played Hiroshi Miyauchi, who is best known for many Toku roles, most prominently, Kamen Rider V3.

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Akumaizer 3 (1975)

Akumaizer 3 was a show about three demons who rebel against the Akuma Clan, led by the evil Mezalord. Akumaizer 3 got itself its own sequel, Choujin Bibyun, where our heroes' were killed off, but then reincarnated into new bodies where they gain new powers.

They were as well brought back in Movie War Ultimatum, but as villains.

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There are also other shows that existed in the 70s, like Henshin Ninja Arashi, Robot Detective K, or Barom 1. There was also another Toku show made by P-Productions, Kaiketsu Lion Maru. It spawned itself two sequel series, Fuun Lion Maru and Lion-Maru G.

Other P-Productions shows are Denjin Zaborger, and Tetsujin Tiger Seven.

 

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Ninja Captor (1976)

Created by Toei, Ninja Captor was a series that was originally thought to be the second Super Sentai series. But sadly, it was then classified as a toku hero show.

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Uchuu Tetsujin Kyodain (1976)

Another well known Tokusatsu series, it was later reincarnated in the Fourze summer movie, but were turned into villains.

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Daitetsujin 17 (1977)

Another series made by Shotaro Ishinomori, it was as well reincarnated in Fourze's summer movie.

It was pretty similar to another toku series, Giant Robo from 1967.

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Spider-Man (1978)

Here is another well known Toku series. In 1978, Toei made a contract with Marvel and gave birth to their own Spider-Man series, Spider-Man. Spider-Man is best known to have pilot the Leopardon, which bumped up the craze for Giant Robots in Japan. This would later reflect on the third Super Sentai series, Battle Fever J, as that series would be known for using the first Sentai robo in Sentai history.

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Denkou Choujin Gridman (1993)

Tsuburaya, best known for making the Ultraman series, also made other giant heros, like Mirrorman, or Fireman, but another well known is Gridman. It would later be adapted in Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad.

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Choukou Senshi Changerion (1996)

Another series made by Toei, the main actor for this show was played by Takashi Hagino, who is best known for his role as Takeshi Asakura aka Kamen Rider Ohja from the 2002-03 Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Ryuki. The show originally planned for a run of 52 episodes, but was cut to 39 due to low ratings.

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Shichisei Toshin Guyferd (1996)

Being the first superhero produced by Toho, Guyferd took aspects from Guyver and Fist of the North Star.

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Toei Fushigi Cimedy Series (1982-1993)

Before I continue, Toei had another franchise in mind that only lasted for about 11 years. There most prominent one is La Belle Fille Masquee Poitrine, who was reincarnated in Movie War Ultimatum as well. To learn more about this lackluster series, click onto this link here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_Fushigi_Comedy_Series

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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003)

Sailor Moon, which is considered one of the most popular anime of all time, ended up getting a live-action adaption, titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. If you haven't wondered, one of the actresses, Rika Izumi, who played Sailor Mercury, was the first Gravure Idol of the Week on my blog. To see it, link here: http://morphenomenalawesomeness.blogspot.com/2017/04/gravure-idol-of-week-rika-izumi.html

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Chouseishin Series (2003-2006)

7 years later after Guyferd, Toho decided to make another tokusatsu hero series. They first started off with Chouseishin Gransazer, which was a huge success that spawned itself two more series. The second series is Genseishin Justirisers, and the third and last series is Chousei Kantai Sazer-X. Toho ended this prosperous series with a movie, Chousei Kantai Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors.

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Madan Senki Ryukendo (2006)

The company known as Takara Tomy decided to get in the Toku fun and made their own tokusatsu series, Madan Senki Ryukendo. Suprisingly, this series was sponsored by the one and only Capcom.

EZ: Capcom?! Woo, I'm dying!

This series had a lot of gimmicks and power-ups that were only made to sell toys (One of the many reasons I love tokusatsu). At the time, a sequel series was rumored, but never came to reality.

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Tomica Hero Series (2008-2009)

After Ryukendo ended, Takara Tomy produced another series known as Tomica Hero Rescue Force, a spiritual sequel to Ryukendo. Most people would say it is a cheap knockoff of Super Sentai, but it is actually a homage to Hyper Rescue and the Hyper Rescue toyline. It ended up getting a sequel, Tomica Hero Rescue Fire.

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Shougeki Gouraigan (2013)

From the creator of Garo, Keita Amemiya gave us a certain homage to Super Sentai, best known as Shougeki Gouraigan. I really do like the monster designs.

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Local Heroes

In order to bump up the population of Toku heroes, someone made these guys to do so. There are so many of them that I can't even just name one. Okay maybe a couple, like Yatsurugi, or Gaion Sigma. To know more about these guys, click onto the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f09AurClRBM

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Garage Pro TV

I also want to give a shout out to Garage Pro TV, which is a YouTube channel that makes their own cool Toku heroes. Their most prominent one is Strega. Link here: https://www.youtube.com/user/garageprotv/featured.

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Tokusatsu is very infamous that countries other than Japan have made their tokusatsu. Here are some examples.

SFX Fantasy Rayforce (from South Korea)

Legend Hero Samgugjeon (also from South Korea)

BIMA Satria Garuda (from Indonesia)

 

Battle Strike Team Series (from China)

And that is just naming a few!

Tokusatsu from America are: 

The Guyver

Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad

Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills (I know, it looks weird)

and

Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog

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Well, that is it for now. I know their are a lot of other tokusatsu out there. If you want to find out more, go to your local library. Just kidding! Here are the links to the respective websites:

• https://masterloopy13.deviantart.com/journal/Ak-Ranger-s-Videos-605441608
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYg2bx3fbmEy_KOW6DYg2Q/feed

Next time, get ready because I will be releasing Episode 2 of my fanfiction, Power Rangers Battle Beasts. Until next time, Later.