MEBIUUUUS!

Com um dos episódios finais mais emocionantes de Ultraman, Mebius deixa boas mensagens e arranca até alguma emoção dos olhos de quem gosta e assiste ultraman desde a era Showa. Não achei a grande obra-prima que todos falavam, mas definitivamente esta próximo de ser uma. Tokusatsus tem em sua essência, aquela magia da ação combinada com o poder da amizade, e em seu core, Mebius brilha justamente nesses dois fatores. Os personagens são cuidadosamente desenvolvidos e executados em tela (claro, guardadas as devidas proporções dos atores de tokusatus japoneses). Do inicio ao fim, a gente sempre se importa com todos os personagens. Muito bacana mesmo, toku recomendadíssimo.

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That was actually pretty awesome! Really short tho, which kinda makes it feels rushed. Like all the Black Series, there are some pretty creepy scenes (if you had seen it as a child you would be terrified). They were amazing still. Shotaro Ishinomori doin a feat in his creations before Stan Lee hahaha. Everything action pack, nice effects (for the time), nice fighting scenes... I recomend watching it after episode 22 (between ep. 22 and 23 is where its take place).
Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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And so we had: Kikaider Reboot. It is not as sensational as a movie, but it is a great tokusatsu. Very good effects and good performances too. The story seems to be rushed quite a lot, but still manages to keep a decent plot through its almost two hours in length. The premises of the story are full of cliches but are competent to carry them out without making it bad. The characters could have been a little more developed, but despite that, they still had a regular and consistent development. If you like tokusatsu, If you like astroboy-ish stories about robots, this is for you.

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Profundidade da relação humana.

Já assisti a algum tempo, mas decidi escrever agora. São poucas as séries que já assisti que me deixam tão investido em um plot de mistério ou investigação. Mas além disso, me deixam investido em um personagem tão intrigante quanto Hwang Shi Mok. Ele é um personagem interessantíssimo. Por causa da condição dele, muitas vezes Shi-Mok tem dificuldade em lidar com as emoções alheias. O que o torna um exímio promotor/investigador. Palmas para a atuação de toda a CAST, mas principalmente de Jo Seung Woo, que incorpora um personagens de nuances difíceis de se interpretar. Mas que mesmo assim, foi realizado e interpretado com sucesso pelo ator. Os casos são interessantes também, e suas ligações com a grande corrupção do setor público são muito bem elaboradas.
Um 'must watch' para os amantes de mistério e investigação!

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It's Fun

This show debuted in 2009, I was still a child at that time. Probably if I had watched it when it premiered, I would have said: "This is really cool". Watching now I must say that it still looks cool. But it is clearly for an audience different from me. Ryukendo was my first tokusatsu in the raider / metal hero style (i was in 5th grade i think), and this is my first kamen raider. I was not disappointed. The main characters are interesting, fun and funny (aside for Akiko sometimes) and the cases manages to be fun even when they seem to be getting boring. In fact, I think the word that most defines this show is: fun. Bearing in mind that this is a tokusatsu for selling toys and it is a child's show it is definitely a fun watch. I recommend it to anyone who is starting the raider series.

Until later.

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Well-Crafted Visuals... Nothing More Than That.

GARO - The One Who Shines In The Darkness has one of the most poorly written stories I've ever come across in the tokusatsu genre. It's very confusing, with characters and situations appearing and unfolding without explicit motivation or character development. The work is riddled with dozens of plot holes and inconsistencies; things that seem one way in the first arc of the story take a completely nonsensical turn later on. The effects are acceptable and even well done (considering it's a 2013 tokusatsu series, of course). The acting is mediocre to poor. The overacting of some actors can be off-putting, but for those already accustomed to tokusatsu, it's nothing out of the ordinary. However, moments of extreme, poorly constructed melodrama on screen can be painful and cringeworthy to watch (such as the appearance and death of Ryuga's mother).
The quality of the choreography, as always, is incredible in GARO series. Nothing is terribly unwatchable, just very confusing. The effects carry this series, and the writers are a constant stumbling block to its narrative quality. I would only recommend it to GARO fans and tokusatsu enthusiasts.

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"Oh, I want to get big soon."

You may even criticize me for this, but Ultraman Ginga seemed much less tiresome and more interesting to watch than its successor. The UPG team in Ginga S doesn't come close to how well Hikaru's friends connected with him. Perhaps the low budget of the series helped the production team be creative with their choices of monsters and highlighted settings. With only 11 episodes (excluding the special), it strikes the perfect balance for a story that is already fast-paced enough to keep inventing new elements to keep the audience interested in what's happening.

Overall, it's nothing too impressive, but in my opinion, it's better than its successor.

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