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teh603 · 05-14-2013, 04:56 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if nobody here knew what Tokutatsu is, but we've all experienced the questionable TV shows that result when someone tries Roboteching Japanese and American footage together- Power Rangers, Beetleborgs, and Masked Rider.

That having been said, there's also quite a few Toku shows that aren't pointed at children, and most aren't quite as hokey as the mishmash versions.

My question is, anyone think there's much of an audience for Toku- influenced fiction? Characters who can summon armor or some other costume to fight evil, monsters who can be entirely monstrous or sometimes more human than human, martial arts combat, magic or super-technology (or both), that sort of thing?

05-14-2013, 04:56 PM	#1
teh603 Autism Spectrum Disorder Posts: 1,212 Karma: 6244877 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coastal Texas Device: Android Phone	Toku- influenced fiction I wouldn't be surprised if nobody here knew what Tokutatsu is, but we've all experienced the questionable TV shows that result when someone tries Roboteching Japanese and American footage together- Power Rangers, Beetleborgs, and Masked Rider. That having been said, there's also quite a few Toku shows that aren't pointed at children, and most aren't quite as hokey as the mishmash versions. My question is, anyone think there's much of an audience for Toku- influenced fiction? Characters who can summon armor or some other costume to fight evil, monsters who can be entirely monstrous or sometimes more human than human, martial arts combat, magic or super-technology (or both), that sort of thing?