2nd cour PV:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE_SamTpIe4Old thread: >>23765630
>New Seiji VA (Ryotaro Okiayu): Also, I’d really love to see the "Armor Gear" worn by the senior team get turned into plastic model kits!"Just a reminder that he wants more model kits for the Samurai Troopers. I don't know where else was he vocal in his love for model kits besides Kotobukiya and SRW news streams (the former often related to his voice roles like McCrane/Build Tiger in J-Decker or Zero in Mega Man X)...
What are your pros and cons on Yoroi Shinden's first cour?
>>23799712Rebroadcast was all for an April Fools bit, with the extra material being that "sorry for a rebroadcast" apology card. Folks missed only that meme.
What are the expectations here for old and new gen trooper dynamics?
>>23799976One positive I'll say is I learned of songs I never knew of before and like some of them and listen to them at the youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLTkoNaFYuY3eocTQs4qYjA
https://youtu.be/u8B96RwHV7w?si=J3lRocrgce5D5KF2You know, I want a new cover of this song in the second cour. Random? Maybe.
>>23799976Pros: Interesting set up and charactersCons: Pacing, lack of character development, lack of villain presence, and overuse of singing (don't argue with me on this, MOST fans globally didn't care for it)
>>23801367They could definitely use a few covers of the other songs. Maybe a version of "Journey Without a Map" where you get all five of the new Troopers singing too, since for some reason Hiroshi Takemura (Touma) was absent in the original version.
https://youtube.com/shorts/yVNgQa-BM0E?si=6aIriL2M8d1ZKKJgFor those who want to see a 3D-fied version of the original Equip scene for Ryo. I want this dubbed with more appropriate dialogue: "Equip, Armor of Wildfire!" None of the dubs or original subs use the word "Equip" for some reason, and it's the most modern translation so far.>>23801445That's an interesting choice. But I want covers of some old songs done by the new Troopers, and Honoo no Soldier would fit Gai because it has light rock mixed in. But a Samurai Heart cover for the final episode overall would be awesome.
>>23801548Maybe if Sunrise foots the bill for a redub of YST to go along with YSST, but in a better marketing strategy than Toei did with Saint Seiya '86 to promote the CGI show.
Speaking of scenes not fully shared online:https://youtube.com/shorts/is3Eisl283M?si=uNAjVODukXilNPbeI... never saw the scene of White Blaze freeing the remaining Troopers anywhere on Tweet-X. I assume it was cut in the Crunchyroll versions, but I'm not too sure either.
>>23799976Pros;-The new Characters are decent.-Surprisingly doesn't shit on the original series and respectfully added to what was already there.-Reused concepts from the scrapped original sequel that would've came out in the 90s.-Gave the original cast from Yoroiden a chance to shine and even got a victory round for the OG troopers against the big bad of the season.Cons;-Pacing. The show is too short for what it needs to tell and it tried to cram too much into what time it had.-The music is an absolute nothingburger when standing up to Yoroiden's outstanding soundtrack.-Killing off the only new female protag character. Granted, with how the first season ends it's possible for her return but it still seems unnecessary.-The ambiguity of whether or not the OVA's are canon.-The armor gears for the 3rd gen Troopers are much too blocky and not very aesthetically pleasing.-The cel-shading CGI is also not something that looks very good. Hopefully they'll dial it down next season.Overall though, I liked it and am looking forward to season 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGs_n8ZvwY0Character song album vol.1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dri1fgouQIgCharacter song album vol.2.
https://youtube.com/shorts/S9p3t3Tb-ew?si=7y94xaDacUXtAS5N3D-fied Inferno.
>>23801548Yeah, the old image songs sung by the new guys could be good.Unfortunately, likely due to Takemura not being so adept at singing as the rest of the old crew, Touma only had "SKY DREAMER" so Kaito would only have that unless they'd have him and Shion do a cover of "Cool Moon" (the Seiji and Touma duet).
https://x.com/takako_s22/status/2035296587354882116You gotta wonder if the old man troopers' heights and weights are anything like the MESSAGE ones or have evolved a little more.That's the group at 17~18, some stop growing around then but some men continue and this is anime after all.>Ryo: 176cm, 62kg>Touma: 178cm, 66kg>Seiji: 175cm, 61kg>Shin: 174cm, 63kg>Shuu: 170cm, 62kg- Touma text: " "As he's grown up, his hobbies have changed. Jogging, swimming, computer. His favorite sport is still baseball. His special skill, is of course, Japanese archery. By the way, his weight is 66kg. It seems like there will be changes for the other four as well, but that's something to look forward to."- Shin: "Shin, who was born early in the year (March 14) is 18, a year ahead of his peers. He turned 174cm tall, and his weight is 63kg. His favorite sport is of course, swimming. Shin's hobby is learning English conversations, and he's become so fluent that it could almost be considered a special skill, which seems to suit him."- Shuu: "He is 170cm tall and weighs 62kg. What's most noteworthy is his hobby. He used to openly declare that eating was his hobby, but now it's mountain climbing. His favorite sports have also changed to Tai Chi and rugby."- Seiji: "The five became samurai in a fight that was forced upon them from their normal lives. Even after shatting the Kikoutei, they were simply stunned. Still, for a warrior like him, kendo is a part of life, and when he feels like it he goes cycling and watching F-1 races. His favorite racer is Prost. Height: 175cm, weight 61kg"- Ryo: "Ryo is 176 cm tall and weighs 62kg, so he's growing steadily(?). His hobbies are birdwatching and soccer. His position is center forward, which suits Ryo's personality perfectly."
>>23806015*shattering, keyboard got stuck
Gai will get a power-up. Screencap this.
>>23808872Ryusei and Gai are both kids of Ramaga and Sagume's angel and demon custody battle. Screencap this.
>>23808872It might be as simple as him getting the Kikoutei. Just devaluing the Haoutei as an evil knockoff of the Kikoutei. If the Dualmare Capsem in Kamen Rider Zeztz is actually meant to separate humans from Nightmares, only to be revealed to not work as intended, then I will compare it to the Sword of Domination for not being able to save any of the new side cast. I could even accuse Takahashi of being a student of Shogo Muto because of this identical story beat.
>>23809465Take your meds.
>>23809467Are you a bot for always saying that on every single thread out there, huh, Euzeth Gozzo?
>>23809540>Euzeth Gozzo?
>>23809574Euzeth Gozzo is that man shitting up every single thread out there in /m/. It's because he always wants to piss off literally every single anon in the board for any slight problem or theory. In /srwg/, he's often called Duel.
>>23809934tbdesu that's a pretty good gundam shoot name name/callsign combo
Whose hands are these?
>>23808875>Ryusei and Gai are both kids of Ramaga and Sagume's angel and demon custody battleGiven how Ryo looked whenever we saw his face when Ramaga possessed him and when we saw Sagume's face close up, I don't think Ramaga was a demon. I believe he was from the Divine World and was sent to the Yoja World by Sagume. Though it's a bit fucky now because if her plan was to get the Haotei, it's fucked because she ultimately assisted the protags in beating Ramaga, which means the Haotei is out of her reach again. If her plan was never about using the Haotei, then what the fuck was dispatching Ramaga to the Yoja World for?
>>23809540No, retard, I'm not Duel, I just think you're a Duel-tier schizo. Orderm won't fail to save Minami, you just need to have some common sense instead of falling back onto your delusions, none of your schizo theories so far have turned out to be true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc1MSJdC4GUAnimeJapan 2026.
>>23812270Remember, Murase is 38 years old.
https://twitter.com/CGWjp/status/2043499839435276726Latest article.
>>23818489Wonder if anyone ever transcribes Animedia articles in secret. Some English fans tend to gatekeep that stuff since the publishers claim you're not supposed to translate.
>>23818489At least OjiShuu got back some of his muscle.
>>23818663>Some English fans tend to gatekeep that stuffI hate those retards so fucking much.
Happy 53rd birthday to Touma's Yoroi Shinden voice actor, Hirofumi Nojima.
>>23819595They're so concerned about Japanese etiquette and rules when they want to lord over others, but then do their "I know something you don't know" teasing over the smallest bits of information.
>>23818663Nice marketing strategy there publishers
https://youtu.be/lAaJTWqWqgU?si=6rRE-g0ThtpdsgAjOur last Mini Drama before the second season... All seven screenshots in the ending should represent a mini drama each, right?
>>23821285Is there any drama for Mirei? I really don't get why all their supposed interactions in the VR training school being only though flashbacks that we never got to see.
>>23821390Muto had to give some kind of bone to the audience in killing off the token sexy girl, even if that means substituting for actual writing and development. Wonder if we'll see more of that cheaping in cour 2.
>>23821677Maybe Mirei takes Shion's place among the Second Generation Troopers turned soldiers of the Heaven Realm. She has to be brought back for the Heaven Realm with how they deliberately not build her up, but she would be as irrelevant as the others of the Second Gen besides Ryusei and Shion.
>>23822128I could see it working if Sagume cherrypicked other characters more relevant. Mirei works in being an emotional tie to the 3rd gen troopers like Ryusei does for both the third and 1st gens. If Sagume really goes for the heartstrings, and if the production staff has the balls to recast like they did with Toma and Seiji, she'll utilize Shuten Doji. That'll even out with his ties to the 1st gen troopers and even the Demon Generals/Heavenly Kings, if they become relevant in Shin-den.
>>23822136They really have yet to say anything on the remaining three and Kayura, would be interesting to see some kind of callback to Shuten Doji.
>>23822159>would be interesting to see some kind of callback to Shuten Doji.The closest we got is that Gai has the same birthday. It does make one wonder if Gai might be Shuten reincarnate or something.
>>23822169Goes from falling in Yoja piss water to falling into lava, an upgrade.
https://twitter.com/show_den_kan/status/2036424906188222942Matsuda's drawing of Ryo.
>>23826575Looks like he's inbetween Message and his middle-aged self.
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6441727Who do you think sings the best of the old timers?
Happy 46th birthday to Yoroi Shinden Jun's voice actor, Hiro Shimono.
Reading the original manga and it is somehow even worse than saint seiya
>>23827587Not really a fan of the manga art there.
>>23827589They are really illustrated as little kids
>>23827587Ryuichi Hoshino pretty much did his own thing with the manga, down to having an ambiguous ending. He was also responsible for the "Chamurai Troopers" super-deformed 4koma and merch art, under another alias.Weird thing is how some fans stubbornly want to think the Deluxe Bom Bom manga for the never-made sequel was connected to his manga, when the afterword and foreign translations mention the manga was for an anime project.
>>23827622Just finished reading, they all sacrificed themselves in the end and (may return) in the end. The manga is normal bonbonslop.I read this only because it is tangentially related to Saint Seiya and a funny memory of me from 25 years ago that I cried like a bitch praying to the heavens because the green toy that we were trying to open had an iron bit that pierced my brother finger lol
Ever wonder how much the original raw cels for these must go, if they still survive out there
Started watching Yoroi Shin Den.
Ramaga is this big?
>>23831241Ryo got the evil steroids while being worn.
Has anyone translated the drama cds besides Sage's? It feels like there's a fair amount of gatekeeping information.
>>23832046How old are you? They've been publicly available since the early 2000's on fan websites and webrings
>>23832357Are those websites still alive?
>>23832587Different anon, but no, a lot are dead. You can still find some on Wayback, but others went into the mists of time.Some old translations could stand to get a second look since so much time's passed, but not many are doing it these days and community members get protective over anyone saying there might be typos or errors.
>>23832952Who are these community members? Could you name a few? I assume they're still active from the way you describe them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SsQ3sJpGSw
Watched episode 5 and man, Ryusei didn't even last exactly through the first half of cour one. Was neat hearing Samurai heart as an insert song though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2djv80qDLA
>>23840110I hope they come up with some good OPs/Ends for season 2 because the ones we got for season 1 were such garbage songs.
>>23840197Not likely. Mainstream music in Japan has been crap for a couple of years now. Since labels want to promote their 'new' talent, you won't be getting anything worth listening to. I doubt Bandai would go promoting indie bands/singers since they're getting fucked sideways by Sony. 'Enjoy' Sonyslop, fellow sufferer. >https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-07-24/bandai-namco-sony-sign-strategic-business-partnership/.226982
>>23840197I liked the op/ed..
>>23841416What did you like about the OP and ED?
>>23841416Needs more mysterious high five
Most people liked the OP and ED. They're fine.
>>23841844[citation needed]
>>23842060Because I said so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpUenYypKO0Music video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw45Q_mr0_M
>>23842543I feel dat power
>>23842292btw Nozomu Sasaki is a woman because my AI program said so, you shall not alter pronoun references to be he/him and trust in the AI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEj4HUZ4CI49.
Finished watching the first cour.
>>23806015 Gaiden/KD interim stats from "Perfection".Staff intentionally, gradually aged the characters and didn't want the boys staying shorter than Nasty.>Ryo: 175cm, 65kg>Touma: 177cm, 66kg>Seiji: 172cm, 60kg>Shin: 172cm, 65kg>Shuu: 170cm, 65kg
>>23845062They all have anorexia.
>>23845069Shu seemed to be the exception and even then, he had to get in line with the skinny boy ideals if you follow later staff art. At least his ojisan self has some hint of muscle in those calves.
Wonder if Mirei was made to be a character like Luna in the first OVA...>There to represent fangirls and hope they could relate to her>Also there to mock the fujo ones for making the boys' images "stray" and be yaoi joke fodder, so Ryo gets to mourn a girl he could've had and the new boys have to kill Mirei
>>23801367Kusao is such a good singer.
>>23847108He and Sasaki did self-covers of their image songs for their own albums, would be interesting to find and compare them all vocal and orchestration-wise.
Been going over one of the thirtieth anniversary books and the Warlords had different names in the earlier stages. The editor doesn't outright identify who's who, but going by the order they're listed in and some high context factors, these may be the matchups:>Kotetsu= Shuten-doji>Bakurai= Anubis>Yo= Nahza>Masamune= RajuraNahza was originally to be the illusion lord and possessed by a naga, while Rajura was poison-themed and his armor was patterned after an Amazon scorpion. For one reason or another, their armor themes were swapped after Yoshie Kawahara rewrote the proposal.Seeing as Masamune Date had one eye and was associated with a lot of poisoning attempts, feels only nature the one-eyed Warlord originally held his name.
https://www.sunrise-world.net/titles/birthday_05.php#birthday0505Shuten's birthday.
>>23848368Nice timing!Let's see what kind of fun art there will be by fans.
>>23848398>>23799712Will they bring Shuten back to life and give him a new voice actor like they did with Nasti, Seiji and Touma's recasts?
>>23848366Adding that I'm less certain on Shuten and Anubis; Kotetsu has significance from Nagasone Kotetsu and could fit a leaderly image, but it also has tiger association and could fit the guy who was designed as looking wild from the start.Bakurai's kanji relates to lightning and explosions, and if proto-Shuten still had lightning powers then, that could just as much be him. "Yo" and "Masamune" feel more obvious though.
>>23848402That requires that they have the investment in Shuten that his fans did, fellow enjoyer. I would hope so, but let's see if they acknowledge him and the rest at all.
>>23848402Back to life? No. I don't think it works like that. Best we can get is like in >>23822136 where if Sagume picks his soul from the Divine World and forces him into servitude like she's seemingly done with Ryusei. No doubt for psychological warfare with his ties to the 1st and 3rg gen Troopers. With Shuten it would work with his ties to the 1st gen Troopers and the Demon Generals.
>>23848473It'd be a missed opportunity to see if there's any kind of family link between Seiun and Rajura, but they are such minor characters in the long run.
did you know it's not Samurai Troopers but Samurite Looper? The DeepL whispers to me in my sleep, other fans tell me that's wrong but they don't know the DeepL like I do. If you say I made a mistake I mald and tell daddy Muto to break your cheap action figures.
You go through all of Robotack and you have to hand it to Nozomu Sasaki for the sacrifices he made in that role, even though now he's a fujo punchline for jokes about throat cancer.
>>23848486I mean it's probable. But it's so far down the road it likely isn't much of a missed opportunity. You have to remember that Rajura was born in the early 1550s, whereas Seiun was probably born in the late 2000s. So she's probably like cousin of his descendant by 400 years.
>>23849032>even though now he's a fujo punchline for jokes about throat cancerSay what?
>>23850009He's been a long-running (since 2000s) kind of "cautionary tale" in English fujo circles about how you shouldn't smoke or drink, you'll lose your looks and your voice will age like shit or you'll get throat cancer like Sasaki did.The cancer isn't true if you were to believe Sasaki himself, but that and other things related to smoking and his throat went around as urban legends in Japan (and got copied for USA) to where he had to put out a statement of what happened to his throat. You still get some English fujos all "Sure guy whatever you say" about that, while I see more memeing from Japanese side about how he hit late puberty.
>>23850184Thanks for the explanation.I'm surprised there are smoker VAs, to be honest. If they lose their voice quality, what's even left for them? Stacking shelves in a conbini? Absolutely room temperature IQ behaviour.
>>23850419Smoking was just everywhere up to the early 90s.
>>23850419There are a lot of famous guys there that had smoking and drinking as a recreational thing. Can't be sure just how frequent Sasaki did so for fans to wonder "Was it the cigs? Was it cancer?", but there's a 1989 documentary floating around where he and Hiroshi Takemura were seen lighting up at the end while at an izakaya. The vocal change was a lot more sudden and occurred while he was still in a busy period, so you look at the roles and their requirements and Robotack being the culprit adds up way too much.
>>23850543>izakayaThese places are usually tiny. Imagine paying for a gas chamber experience.
>>23851413Found the doc and NGFive's album to go along with it. It's good that there was some coverage of the Troopers mania in that period, you get to see how the BL surged at Comiket while the toys went unsold.https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm81029https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6441727
>>23833855Don't want to dignify or bring in e-celeb shit, but I think it's about two AO3 writers that act like they're the bosses of YST>one even admits to not knowing Japanese at all>made drama over someone editing DeepL translations that were copied onto their wiki>charged other user with "altering translations" and vandalism>vandalism included changing "Shigeru Ikeda" to "Masashi Ikeda" and other staff and title names corrected>apparently everyone needed this blasted to them>wiki was even made in the first place because another wiki insisted on being dub-first
Will add that yes, there have been translations since 2000. These days, some find it easier to run a book through DeepL or Google and then paste up what they get. It's faster, but if you need accuracy about names then not so good.
>>23851887I never understood why people let one or two fans monopolize an entire fandom's content. At least the English speaking side of it. In Samurai Troopers or Ronin Warriors case, maybe the community is just too small and allowed these losers to do whatever they want. Have some backbone and just say no
>>23851838Thanks!
>>23852408Personally don't get it either, but I get the feeling there's that kind of grandfather clause you get in some fan communities going way back. >someone writes or draws a lot>or was there since the dawn of Fanfictionnet or the old forums>maybe they came later but impressed everyoneThen it gets where as you say, they don't have the backbone or where everyone's committed to not rocking some boat while resentment quietly builds and fans find ways to pick bones with one another. USA community from what I hear right now is kind of a niche of middle-aged women who mostly watched it in high school, so you wonder if they didn't just squash certain mentality.
>>23852551Well, respect is one thing. But if someone starts acting like they deserve to be worshipped just for writing fanfiction or hell, like you said inaccurately "translating" shit, they should be called out. I get the feeling these middle aged women never grew out of their awkward teenage phase and still think their biggest contribution to society rests on fandom.
>>23852575That seems about it. For as much as you get all the talk of how new fans should respect their fandom elders, OGs could do with being a little respectful themselves. Looking forward to Cour 2 in July and hoping there's more to talk about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d5g0oDyA3E
>>23852832hope people are collecting and taking note of these shows, unless they'll be included as extras in the BDs.
>>23799712One thing that's been funny to see is how magazine and book editors liked to tease Seiji/Nasty, but also acknowledge how unlikely it might be or that fangirls got angry and panicked over episode 7. It didn't stop one artist like Miki Ukai from shipteasing them in illustrations, but that's as far as the het went.
https://twitter.com/samuraitroo_pr/status/2052930718209364456May 27.
>>23855418Nice
>>23852604Translations for Ryo>"A Nature-Loving Child Whose Friends are Animals": "When Ryo first came to Tokyo, a wealthy city, he probably thought the water tasted bad. Ryo grew up deep in the mountains, surrounded by abundant nature. He would cheerfully walk to school, a distance of 10 kilometers each way, without any trouble. Along the way, he would stop to play with birds and animals, and would even wrestle with bears. He would wander between humans and animals, in nature there was almost no distinction. He was friendly with all kinds of animals, and it was in these mountains that he first met Byakuen. Although he runs around with a strong body and athletic abilities that were cultivated, he gets out of breath easily. When a fight starts, he often feels like he's Tarzan. Because of his lifestyle, he's still bad at socializing.>“Ryo’s Secret Stories”: "Having grown up in the countryside, Ryo had no idea what Tokyo was like. He firmly believed that Tokyo had Gundam and that TV stations were home to monsters. The ice his dad always bought was always melted, so he thought ice was like water. That's why he still doesn't like real ice."This seems to be the only material that explains why Ryo dislike shaved ice so much, which makes fans wonder why since it's a specific dislike to include in his profile.
>>23857122Shuu while I got the time>"A Glutton Who Believes That Eating is Winning": "From a young age, Shuu has always displayed exceptional energy when it comes to food. After all, he has four younger siblings. If he doesn't eat first, there won't be any left for him. As the eldest son, he also has to take care of his younger siblings. However, his sense of responsibility as an older brother and his appetite are two different things. Shuu's childhood was already a battlefield every day, as he honed his skills to get through food, such as sneaking snacks, and eating and drinking in one gulp without chewing. Shuu, who is outgoing, energetic, and a big eater, is a product of the survival competition he experienced in a large family.">"Shuu's Secret Stories": "Shuu is the eldest son. He has four younger siblings: A sister 2 years younger, a brother 5 years younger, another brother 7 years younger, and a sister 9 years younger. The brother that is 5 years younger is also a big eater. Shuu still can't remember where he hid the snacks to protect them from his brother.He believed that yogurt was spoiled milk, and so he would let milk spoil before drinking it."
All this shit's on the wikia. So thanks for telling us something we can look up ourselves anyway
>>23857815is the xmezumirux in the room with us right now
Cute!
>>23857815So thanks for telling everyone you're that AO3 writer who self promos your wikia on the Facebook group, where some of this info is not posted.
>>23858797>>23857815Wow, ancient fandom drama spilling over into our atmosphere /m/. What a treat.
>>23859352I personally wasn't expecting it, but someone told me to expect that specific woman to show up here and that there's been suspicions of her being catty to anons in threads before. She's forty-seven years old and behaving that way, unbelievable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeQ4iyef3mY
>>23862660You think we'll see remade bank footage for other old man troopers before they pass on their crests to the new ones?
>>23863056Probably. But I doubt they'll make a thing about the crests considering how short and condensed the first season was. If they do show the passing of the crests, it'll probably just all happen in one scene and there won't be any dwelling on it afterward. What'll really impress me is if they use any music from Yoroiden. They very likely won't, but it'd make the Buso sequence for the OGs hit that much harder.
>>23863709You got a point there. I think it'd be cool if they re-used the music too, maybe added impressive points if Touma gets a full animation bank for once but if they stick to tradition then he'll be minus a few cuts kek.
>>23863729>>23863709Would've been a real wildfire to hear this theme during Kikoutei's apperance in Yoroi Shinden.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuG5xceSpAo
>>23863732Something tells me that with Muto wanting the big standout moment to be Ryo in Kikoutei and working back from there, that he's truly one of those who only believes in the original series or we'll get his explanation for undoing the OVA where it was destroyed. Byakuen being Byakuen-o/merged with Kokuen is another of those tells.
>>23865102>that he's truly one of those who only believes in the original series or we'll get his explanation for undoing the OVA where it was destroyedIt wasn't destroyed. Only it's physical form was broken. The Kikotei is a cosmic energy that physically manifests based on the user's subconsciousness. Even Message acknowledged that it wasn't gone since the entire point of Suzanagi's efforts was to get the Troopers to summon it again so that it could destroy the Earth.
