>Evolved or not, even you can't take a TeknoBolt at point-blank range...>NO!Say what you want, but the Saban Dub was really good
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>>22872277>Rita Repulsa as Star>Bulk as Kaine>Hiesenberg as O'RourkeYeah, the Saban dub was based.
>>22872280That's clearly a staff
>>22873132>Hiesenberg as O'RourkeHoly shit, you are actually right. I had no fucking idea that It was Cranston under that fake Irish accent. I didn't even know he used to be a VA, lol
The Evolution Toys Tekkaman Blaster Blade & Tekkaman Rapier two pack have finally been released!Originally put up for pre-order August 2022... and I have received an e-mail every single month for 2 years, saying the release date has pushed back a month... Instead of the company delaying it officially. But I wanted them, so I never cancelled it, hoping eventually it would happen.Granted, the Evolution Toys figures are not great. They are small, and pretty low quality... But they teased figures of characters we've never gotten figures of before, and actually released one (Tekkaman Dagger)... So I have been collecting the set.
>>22873745He was also Isamu in M+ (and Random White Star Pilot in B5, though that's live action).
Is it really true that Morikawa broke two mics with all the screaming he did?
>>22873910Yes. But I would also take it with some grain of salt. The mics in question where probably older and have seen a lot of use through the studio life. So I don't imagine they were in tip top condition. Electronics wear. It's still a cool story.
>>22872277I’m actually watching it now. On episode 32.31 was a really solid Levin episode. He’s been a secret MVP, but it’s good to see him in the forefront.
>Named Tekkaman Blade>Actually uses a lanceAbsolute dogshit show
>No Morikawa>No KoyasuIt was shit.
And now the shitty little toys are in my hands!...now makes me wonder if they will make good and release the others that they showed off prototypes for....
>>22879156
New Tekkaman models were announced today at the All Japan Hobby Show
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>>22884263Wtf is with that color
>>22876716Tekkaman Blade had very strong characterization for an early 90s show, one of the things I liked most about it. Yeah, Lance and Dagger never got much, but Levin, Noal, and especially Balzac developed much more over the course of the series than I thought they would the first time I watched it.
>>22884887it is easier to spot the flaws in that color.
>>22884887It's called resin
>>22884989I'd say its beige
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>>22884916Tekkaman Blade is still one of its kind. You don't see that kind of protagonist anymore. Fuck, i actually rooted for him to win because he keeps taking Ls.
>>22876716>31 was a really solid Levin episodeI'd prefer them as Maggie desu.
>>22885335You know...I respect the 1990s version Teknoman here.The American writers just said, "This is too weird. We're not dealing with this. Nope. This character is now officially a woman. Wish granted. Moving on!" They cut through all the BS and just made the show more streamlined.
>>22885349>I respect the 1990s version Teknoman hereI still don't understand why the fuck they removed the episode with Goddart reminiscing about Shiya's and Takaya's rivalry. Also on a side note, Japan seems to be obsessed with 'Air on the G String' and constantly uses it in anime.
>>22883287>>22884263My god... What is with all the Tekkaman figures and kits... These aren't even the Moderoid one we're supposed to be getting as well... I've already run out of current space with the Orange Cat Sol Tekkaman suits and the Blaster Blade kit...And yet they oddly never do any of the designs from Tekkaman Blade 2... Except the Armor Plus Aki we got...
>>22885349>"This is too weird. We're not dealing with this. Nope. This character is now officially a woman. Wish granted. Moving on!"I mean, even in the original show, Rebin isn't a transgender. He stated many times that he is just a gay man with flamboyant lifestyle, this is the actual normal thing. Making a "woman" is much weirder from Technoman's editors.
>>22885465Technoman is just an obscure trash no one remembers.
>A somewhat average looking femboy>Would fuck if he puts some effort in his clothes and hair>Burgerland made him a troon in their version, just because
>>22886701>>22886711>Burgerland made him a troon in their version, just becauseYou have been on the internet too long. It's affecting your brain.American rewrote the character to be a biological woman and used a female voice actor. Then deleted any backstory about the character. It's literally the opposite of what you are claiming.
>>22886760>American rewrote the character to be a biological woman and used a female voice actor.I don't give a fuck, man. Rebin is not visually female enough to have a female VA. He is perfectly fine as a supporting character in the OG.
>>22886703Fuck off back to your gundam thread then
>>22886826>Rebin is not visually female enough to have a female VA.What? She looks like a tall but mid British woman
>>22886436Based
>>22886826When I first saw Teknoman back in the 90s on UPN as a kid, I didn't know she was a dude in Japan. And I would have done Maggie. Of course, still would marry Star first.
I still don't understand how a Tekno Warlord lost to Blade? Tekno Warlords can create evolved Teknoman. How can they lose to them?
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Omega/Darkon did not create either Blaster Blade or Evil. Blade went in a Radam plant crystal and powered up. Omega forbade Evil from powering up because Omega knew that even though Blaster form is more powerful, it burns through their bodies faster, and Omega did not want to let Evil die. Sword was the one who helped Evil to power up, so that Evil could defeat Blade before Blade could defeat Omega.
>>22888233Say what you will about the dub, but the opening theme was awesome.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6jmdiZawe0
>>22873745That's what his gig in the early 90s. He was also several Power Ranger monsters.
>>22889353Not to mention, Evil or Saber as he was known as in the dub was voiced by Bulk from Power Rangers.
>>22889355>Bulk has had enough of their bullshit
I think they should reanimate Tekkaman Blade but use 3D CGI so we can get get cool animation. We already saw that it's possible with the Seed movie.
>>22889819First off, anything in 3D CGI would be terrible, much less Tekkaman.Second off, no need to retread with Blade. The Radam are an interdimensional threat. Have an alt universe Tekkaman series. Maybe throw in an arc with Blade appearing to help out, but focus on new characters. Could even make it more interesting by having the Blade that shows up be the Manga version, since he disappears after voltekka-ing the Radam Black Hole.
>>22889929>Second off, no need to retread with BladeYes there's a need. Blade is an awesome show. People need to see it. It's been 30 years and at least 2 to 3 generations of kids have grown up never seeing Blade. Also tons of anime are getting remade these days like Legend of Galactic Heroes, Gundam, Ranma 1/2, etc. It's the age of remaking old anime with high quality animation.
>>22889962>Also tons of anime are getting remade these days like Legend of Galactic Heroes, Gundam, Ranma 1/2, etc. It's the age of remaking old anime with high quality animation.Fair point. I'll give you that.
>>22889971You shouldn't. Those aren't worthwhile contributions to anything.
>>22889962>GundamWhat Gundam did they remake?
>>22890050Gundam the Origin, Zeta Gundam Movies, Seed Remastered, Seed Destiny Remastered, and UC Engage.
>>22889266I will answer this in Tekkaman Blade term, hope you can catch up. "Blaster Tekkaman" was never a recommendation amongs the Radam Tekkaman. Tekkaman Omega actually wanted Evil to not dying from the process, to the point of keeping him in prison until he changed his mind. Tekkaman Sword secretly freed him and gave him guide to become a Blaster Tekkaman. It is a legitimately powerful form but with a big price to pay and Omega is obviously just another regular Radam Tekkaman with slightly stronger offensive capability.
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Can we agree that Tekkablade 2 and the elusive 1.5 are a mess?
>>22889962>Blade is an awesome show. People need to see it. It's been 30 years and at least 2 to 3 generations of kids have grown up never seeing Blade. It's not lost media, there are a couple of youtube channels with the whole series available. While I agree Blade should be seen by more people, part of It's charm is the jank of the series. They obviously didn't have a huge budget but they made something special out of it.>Also tons of anime are getting remade these days like Legend of Galactic Heroes, Gundam, Ranma 1/2, etc. It's the age of remaking old anime with high quality animation.That's a terrible take, as terrible as all the safe retreads done nowadays because companies don't want to make something good, they just want to make something recognizable and safe to make easy money. If you want something with good animation, watch Tekkaman Blade 2- then complain how it sucks compared to Blade like everyone else. Or watch Twin Blood over and over.I would love a new Tekkaman series, but Blade deserves to be left alone, tended by Aki.
>>22889819>I think they should reanimate Tekkaman Blade but use 3D CGI so we can get get cool animation. We already saw that it's possible with the Seed movie.I support this idea. If they can do high quality CGI like in Seed Freedom then it will look great. We can get a lot more action scenes.
>>22893526Nah.
>>22893526>Can we agree that Tekkablade 2 and the elusive 1.5 are a mess?My head canon is that Tekkaman ends with Tekkaman Blade.He lives a happy life with Aki.
>>22893526Yeah, Missing Link is entirely a mess... But it brought D-Boy back to sanity... So in the end, it did its job. Just very poorly. And sadly Tekkaman Blade 2 is based on said mess... But generally would have been fine if it wasn't for Yumi. The rest of the characters have decent backgrounds and motivations... But Yumi is just a mess of character. When she is not the focus, it's almost instantly a better series.
>>22895582They both feel like a completely different show compared to Tekkaman Blade. Not only is the art style different, but the characters don't act the same. No thanks.
>>22872277What is with chest lasers in mecha? what is the symbolism/purpose to them as opposed to just a hand laser? Show that the weapon is more of a slow firing ultimate one?
>>22895582I wish Dead End had more porn. He's hot.
>>22896245>what is the symbolism/purpose to them as opposed to just a hand laser?Attacking with the hand is seen as more common or "basic" in anime. If this were a video game, then it would be a basic attack. Sometimes you can unleash a powered up punch but it's often not considered a finishing move. Sometimes using the hand is often seen as "insulting". An anime enemy may not think of the hero as "worthy" of using his main weapon (sword, axe, big gun, whatever). So the enemy will just use his hands to signify it as an "insult". Like an equivalent of slapping or taunting someone. For example:>You are not worthy of me drawing my ultimate weapon. So I'm gonna beat you down with my bare hands to show you just how much above you I really am. Firing from the chest usually symbolizes a stronger ultimate attack with significantly more power since it's coming from the "chest/heart area". A place that houses your vital organs, or important mecha parts such as the cockpit or generators or other vital mecha parts. The idea is that you are draining your vital energy (closest to your heart) to unleash such a powerful attack. Sometimes mecha stories flip this trope on its head to show how powerful a new character is. A hero/enemy can unleash a massive chest beam. Only for the new character to withstand the attack without much or no damage all. Then the new character laughs or charges forth to beat down the person who unleashed the beam. This shows that even a previously powerful ultimate chest attack is no longer enough against new characters.In the case of some bio-mecha like Guyver or Kamen Rider, unleashing a chest attack often involves opening up the chest armor to reveal the hidden Bio-cannon. Which then charges up and fires. However during the charging up process, this leaves the hero "vulnerable" for several moments as the chest armor is open and the vitals are exposed. Some enemies can react fast enough and attack the exposed inner vitals for big damage.
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>OG Tekkaman was based off ideas Tatsunoko would've done if Gatchaman had been renewed for a third year>Blade was the replacement idea when a late 80s/early 90s Gatchaman proposal was rejected for not having merch appealpoetry
>>22896288Blade was originally intended to have Voltekka be a chest blaster. You can see concept art with the yellow arrows on Blade's chest shooting out arrows. However, according to an interview, another popular character (which I'm guessing was Guyver) also had a chest blaster. It was a last minute change but since the shoulder armor was already big, they were inspired to move the Voltekka there.Another tidbit I thought was cool was that Evil was always supposed to have a tail in his Tekkaman form. But they were told animating that would be too much, so Evil's design was changed. When the Blade's Blaster form was introduced, they were told they could do the tail for Evil's Blaster form since it would be for a single episode.
>>22898324>Another tidbit I thought was cool was that Evil was always supposed to have a tail in his Tekkaman form. But they were told animating that would be too much, so Evil's design was changed.>they could do the tail for Evil's Blaster form since it would be for a single episode.I really like stories like this. It shows us that limitations inspire creativity. A tail just for Evil Blaster is better imo. If Tekkaman Blade were made today, most studios would just CGI everything without limits and never question if a design is good or not. Why bother? Their computers can animate everything. Like Hathaway's Flash and their monstrously weird looking big Gundams.
>>22898396>Their computers can animate everythingI don't disagree with your general point, but we have recent evidence that their computers apparently cannot animate everything. At least not with decent texture quality.
>>22898396>If Tekkaman Blade were made today, most studios would just CGI everythingIs it really true that Red Line was the last hand drawn anime ever made?
>>22898433>Is it really true that Red Line was the last hand drawn anime ever made?Red Line was *digitally* hand drawn (using a digital tablet). They didn't use old school physical cels like Disney movies from the 1950s to 1990s.But Every single frame of Red Line was hand drawn. Absolutely zero "in-between frames" (animation frames that are lower quality placed between high quality key frames. Usually animated by cheap outsourced animation studios). Every single Redline frame is a key frame. Every single frame is hand crafted. Every single frame is basically HD wallpaper quality. It was...an exercise in madness. Digital animation was supposed to make things easier and faster. But because they did every single frame by hand with key frame quality...it took the staff over SEVEN years to animate the movie. Instead of the typical 2 to 3 years with making modern animation movies.
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>>22898433>>22898422>I don't disagree with your general point, but we have recent evidence that their computers apparently cannot animate everything. At least not with decent texture quality.I only vaguely get what you are saying but I'm going to need an example from you to fully understand your point. CGI works really well on things that aren't humans in anime. It's looks great on mecha and ships. So it would work great on Tekkaman's mecha armor.
>>22901668>works great on things that aren't humanHow can you say that? D-Boy fought hard to hold onto his humanity.
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>>22901668>I only vaguely get what you are saying but I'm going to need an example from you to fully understand your point.I was talking about Gundam Requiem For Vengeance having really low resolution on some of their textures at times and possibly not understanding how LoD settings work on their renderer. Whether this is due to incompetence or insufficient resources is an open question, but the point is that it's not a magic solution like a lot of people (including executives) seem to think it is.
>>22903021>I was talking about Gundam Requiem For Vengeance having really low resolution on some of their textures at times and possibly not understanding how LoD settings work on their renderer.Oh I haven't watched Requiem. I don't intend to either. The trailer didn't look good. It has some weird 08th MS Team wannabe vibes.I was thinking maybe Legend Of Galactic Heroes remake, Gundam Seed Freedom, or Rebuild of Evangelion when it comes to mecha CGI battles.
The crossover I want to see.
>>22905071This makes me said the power suit mecha is a dead genre.
I wouldn't even mind a Detonator Orgun revival. THAT is a series that I think needs a remake. One of Obari's first series, it has cool designs but a boring as balls plot, especially in comparison to Tekkaman Blade.
>>22905120We literally have Kamen Rider and Super Sentai.
>>22905196I enjoyed Detonator Orgun's story.
What do you think about a remake of the original Tekkaman that actually finishes the story for once?
>>22906525>We literally have Kamen Rider and Super Sentai.That's not power suit anime.
>>22906527It had cool ideas and armor, but the execution and characters were not great.
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>>22906525Sorry but nope.Those are pure transforming hero genre.Tekkaman is a different subgenre of it.
>>22909420>abducted by evil force>rescued before brainwashed >has a henshin phrase, stock sequence, and post transformation pose>uses the evil powers against the evil force>rides Pegas>hides his tears under a mask of sinBlade is pretty much an anime Kamen Rider. The setting around him is pretty hard sci fi, though.
>>22912506Yeah but instead of a simple transformation into a slick suited hero, he transforms into a 9F (hell knows how tall he becomes) tall superweapon of a powered armor hero.
>>22912506This form of Blade looks way better than later shows that try to make Blade's armor softy and squishy and organic looking Guyver or Kamen Rider. Blade should be a knight wearing metal!
>>22913356Agreed
>>22913317>a slick suited heroThey did make a slick suited version for a promo, though.
>>22913393works better when you dont have to put someone in it.
>>22913436Yeah because Blade is literally a creature in exo skeleton. That is why Sol Tekkaman had to ride their suit like a mini mecha because their human proportion is not the same.
>>22912506Also the Blade vs Evil rivalry subplot is identical to Kamen Rider Black. The insect design motif is also a nice touch.
>>22913436Of course it does. So do many Kamen Rider designs (see all the sick SIC redesigns). That doesn't negate it being cool that they did make a toku-like suit for Blade. Nor that Blade does a lot of similar things to Kamen Rider. But that's probably more because Kamen Rider is the hero archetype of Japan. It's like how Superman gets copied so often.>>22913483>Also the Blade vs Evil rivalry subplot is identical to Kamen Rider BlackThat being said, I still disagree that Blade is just Black in space. Superficially with the brother vs brother storyline it seems similar, but when you break it down, they're really not similar at all.
>>22913543Obviously Blade and Evil's rivalry is more personal meanwhile Shadowmoon and Black is like a tragic happened due to circumstance. However, the structure of the storyline is similar, while Shinya obvious got mind controled by Radam, it was a corrupted inferiority complex that he already had.
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>>22889243reminder to preorder them tomorrow
>>22898433Wasn't it Sazae-san or something that was the last fully cel-animated show?
>>22914507I believe so on Sazae-san. Before that, there was that 2000s Astro Boy series as well.
>>22914504Thanks for the remainder.
