Y’know. I think I agree, Tokusatsu isn’t dying…it’s evolving.

@etihfs2056

8 күн бұрын

You’re 100% right

@LegitMan335

5 күн бұрын

EXACTLY

Honestly i think modern explosion of toku really is thanks to the monsterverse, simliar to how power rangers reinvigorated the genre 90's, a western studio's success in the toku genre has showed the japanese studios that there is a large audience for it, and so i have to thank the monsterverse for giving us another golden age of toku

CGI would still be considered a form of tokusatsu anyway, since the word just means special arts, or special effects. Alot of Western fans forget that things that we wouldn't considered to be tokusatsu here, such as franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, and Doctor Who, would be consider such in Japan.

@kennethsatria6607

10 күн бұрын

Didnt Ultraman Blazar just come out a couple years ago? I think suits are still favored by the Ultraman franchise at least

@ukiyasenpai

10 күн бұрын

​@@kennethsatria6607Blazar just came out last year.

@Reader999

9 күн бұрын

Facts

@TheMightyN

7 күн бұрын

There's a huge difference between Computer Generated Imagery versus Special Effects from practical means. So congratulations playing Devil's Advocate.

@JacobKaiju

7 күн бұрын

@TheMightyN I am not saying there isn't a difference, but from the exact meaning of the word, it is still a form of special art/effect. Personally, I hate the whole digital vs. practical effects debate anyway, since I have seen good and bad examples of both.

The video is pretty good at explaining some of the history of Tokusatsu but I felt you should have talked more about the influence of Kamen Rider Kuuga and Ultraman Tiga because they are very significant entries to Tokusatsu's sub category called "Henshin Hero" series, and I think even Jetman should also be more mentioned because it helped grow the Super Sentai series from stagnation. Generally, it should also be more important to talk about the significance of Kamen Rider Den-O, W, and OOO because their toy sales are ranked the highest toy sales in the entire Kamen Rider Franchise. With Ultraman, I felt the massive success of Ultraman Zett and the improved action set pieces and cinematography of Ultraman Trigger up to Blazar should be mentioned as it shows the most improved works of its VFX and CGI line that blends well with its practical effects. Super Sentai did the same with King-Ohger as the virtual technology is made to combine suit acting with virtual backgrounds to create a fantasy like world which is a big deal in Super Sentai history. But what I like to disagree the most with the video is the use of practical effects and suit acting as a necessity. In my opinion, it is not out of necessity but rather it is traditional and part of the soul and nature of what makes a Henshin Hero show. The makers loved to work on practical effects and suit acting because they loved it, feel passionate about it, and gives the most real and authenticity that cannot be replicated well with CGI. Most or almost no one (I might be wrong) in the Tokusatsu industry and fanbase wants suit action and practical effects shown in Tokusatsu franchises to be gone or else it's not a Henshin Hero franchise

I don't know if it's on your radar, but there's a new tokusatsu movie coming out soon called Brush of the God from famous suitmaker Keizo Murase. The new trailer made it look light hearted but MAN does that Orochi prop look incredible.

@TitanGoji

10 күн бұрын

I saw! Ever since Howl From Beyond the Fog, I've been looking forward to it.

@michelleportelli5487

6 күн бұрын

​@@TitanGojiwhen will you review return of ultraman

this is a really good video, well done! i learned a lot and i agree what you said about how tokusatsu is evolving

Tokusatsu is not dying . I still love it, I won’t let it die . Gotta keep it thriving

At the end of the day what matters is that the movies/series we get are good. And what we got was the Shin movie series and Godzilla Minus One. I rest my case.

abarekiller is that badass

It's just changing, I very much see the motion capture being used is just modern day suitmation. Even before i watched this video to end (in which we seemingly agree) ive felt very much this is the case since KOTM, but you could be even more generous and go back to Amdy Serkis as Kong back in 05

Using CGI as enhancements to practical isn't the problem. Godzilla Minus One is great, but its problem lies in CGI largely overtaking the practical elements.

Tokusatsu is NOT dying. Ultraman and Kamen Rider are still using it

@SWGojira4321

7 күн бұрын

Don't forget Godzilla

@user-bl9pj5wr3q

7 күн бұрын

@@SWGojira4321And Super Sentai

Hey Titangoji I was wondering as to what are your thoughts on the hole "reject American comics and embrace Japanese manga" mentality as well I do see some very valid reasonings behind but the way people describe it (such as what you read) just comes across as very narrow minded and just feels like they're just talking about the big comic publishers whether then the big landscape of comic books especially indie ones

@ByTheStorm

5 күн бұрын

I’m obviously not him, but I believe that view comes from a few factors. For me at least? 1. American comics are scams. They’re neverending soap operas that lack definitive finite arcs in a single comic line. And they repeat the same exact stories. The events and constant reboots just make getting engaged pointless. But we’re know why because the big two con their writers into predatory deals where they’re forced to go into GoFundMe and beg for money. I don’t intend on supporting such parasites. 2. They’re solely geared towards older generations of dying fans instead of the mainstream. They’re basically professional fanfiction that largely lacks the spirit of the writers who created them because the big two have creative incest. This is even an issue in Japan where instead of using lived experiences to inform their writing, they’re more like AI, just repeating what happened before. I haven’t really touched any modern comic since the mid 2000s because they alienated successive generations of people from their stories. And the ones that were ,were watered down and baby like. Pick one up from like Titans and it was smut. Not an adult label. The main DC label. And if you’re starting in the middle of an arc, you’re screwed unless you are the type to look everything up or buy previous issues. For someone expecting something similar to the show, it’s like a middle finger. 3. Indie comics and their publishers aren’t as well known to the public. 4. The issue buying nonsense makes them overpriced versus collected volumes. But because of the first issue? I got tired of even doing that because they’re costly. Unless it’s something like Batman: Year One where it’s standalone and in its own thing? It just isn’t worth it devise the big two made it inaccessible. 5. Manga volumes are far more accessible to the average person than American comics. They can be found everywhere. American comics are strangled in contrast to comic stores. 6. Manga have a higher amount of diversity to their stories that’s well known which simultaneously don’t skate by serious issues while being accessible to everyone. Not just hardcore fans.

There is also Garo, which started in 2005 and was created by TV Tokyo. However, that one is even more niche than the others.

@23Lgirl

4 күн бұрын

Garos money comes from Japanese gambling machine Pachinko.

Garos money comes from Japanese gambling machine Pachinko.

Toku is not going to die... it will evolve.

12:01 Probably because he saw himself in it

Great video 👌

@ps2masterrace359

8 күн бұрын

it wasn't

hey dude, pls try re-uploading your content, "Making of ATTACK ON TITAN LA", I want to rewatch it Plsssssssss

@TitanGoji

7 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, they had to be taken down due to copyright. Best I can do is just let you see the whole thing 😉 drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ffC6F3TVxeiNXv0F9kqf7asiD_NIC9A9

@gusalitkenakadp-hf6fu

4 күн бұрын

@@TitanGoji TYSM MAN, APPRECIATE IT

A few points..... (great clickbait title, though,.,ya got me).... 1. I am kinda tired of tokusatsu quality being undersold, always being compared to Hollywood. IMO, Hollywood is not so great and we don't need to even do the comparisons. It's not about budgets, SF techniques etc despite everyone's insistence on that. It's about imagination, willingness to experiment and specifically, willingness to put ideas on the screen REGARDLESS OF BUDGET. These are many of strengths toku has always had. It's why most Hollywood scifi and monster movies hardly showed you anything back in the day except for maybe the last 5 minutes. Toku has always been upfront with its spectacle. 2. Toku is main format in Japan, just as much as is anime. Of course, it's always going to evolve. 3. The only real threat to toku, IMO, is Hollywood (and then, Disney, by extension) I really DO understand why so many in the West praise toku for being 'adapted' to the West (like in power rangers, monsterverse, ultraman rising, etc) because it beings in new fans. BUT I say the brand dilution is never worth it. Toho, Toei, Tsuburaya, etc can go for the quick money (I dont blame them in most ways) but they risk losing brand identity. And that identity is what makes them unique to start with. And before anyone scoffs, as much a foundation of toku as Godzilla is.....Ultraman is even more THE toku icon worldwide. Watching Ultraman getting 'Americanised' is is truly bad situation. Toku will thrive when it stays Japanese.

@ByTheStorm

5 күн бұрын

This really comes off like a weeb or a Japanese nationalist wrote this. 1. I find it hilarious how some believe people believe Japanese studios actually have artistic integrity. Even in Japan without anyone else involved, Toho watered down Godzilla into a puppy faced hero, Kamen Rider is a gimmicky hero and Sentai isn’t different. Beyond all that? Japanese cinema had been held back by their stubborn insistence to cling to the past. As for television? They’re held back by the toy companies making their series loaded with gimmicks and watering them down on their own, as well as clinging to the past. 2. Okay…. 3. All of those companies diluted their own brands long before and without the West’s doing as I explained above. TsuPro hasn’t been able to afford anything much and without Toho selling the license to Godzilla to Legendary? Minus One and the Shin series wouldn’t exist. Period. Let alone all the mainstream media that had been created since then.

@alexstrang9823

4 күн бұрын

@@ByTheStorm you are, of course, entitlled to your own perspective

@allgoodnamestaken6002

2 күн бұрын

​​​​​​​​@@ByTheStorm​Love how you immediately open up by calling the person a "nationalist". Is that your go-to buzzword or something? Kamen Rider is a gimmicky hero...as virtually all other franchises aimed at children are. It's no different than something like Transformers or Hot Wheels being "gimmicky"-they are aimed at kids and want to sell kids cool toys. That still does not subtract from the creativity and quality found in these shows a majority of the time. It just feels weird to act like this is something exclusive to Toei Tokusatsu shows. The person had a point about Tokusatsu shows being imaginative and creative in spite of their limited budget when compared to bigger studios like Hollywood. That's not being a "weeb" or "nationalist", it's just stating facts. Seems that you have the false impression that merely liking any Japanese media makes one a weaboo. Are you really just trying to "other" people you don't agree with? Because that's what it sounds like to me.

I hope im not the only one with this opinion but i gotta be honest. The "shin" triology is garbage. Shin godzilla wasnt good, it was just conveluted, shin ultraman was okay but it was just meh. And shin kamen rider was absolute garbage, bad acting, bad cinematography, bad directing and the script was so hacked up it shouldnt have been made. I know i know, im probably alone in this but thats just how i feel.