#Muteki no Giant

[quincyhorst]

Ok, so, little curiosity.

We all know Raimon is a japanese name, that it means "ray gate", etc. But did you know where else Raimon can be used as a name? Spain.

Well, better specified, in Catalonia. 'Raimon' is an actual name there, being the catalan version of the name Raymond. Yeah, I'm aware the meaning isn't the same, buuuut you get me anyway. Either way, to prove the name's usage we can use the official website for Spain's National Institute of Stadistics, in which there's a widget to see whose provinces have registered that name. On this specific case...

Raimon is a name that unfortunately isn't used much nowadays, and it's proven by the average age of its current holders being 40 years old. Nonetheless its good to know it exists somehow. As you can see, it is registered mostly on the Autonomous Communities that speak catalan (Balearic Islands, Valencian Country, and obviously Catalonia). But did you know whose catalonian province uses it the most? Barcelona.

So. What I'm trying to get to this? There's a particular spanish AND catalonian character on Inazuma that'd name his kid like that. Think about it.

.....Raimon...... Orvan........

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Was gonna add this on a separate reblog, but jokes aside: I genuinely love the idea that for VRoH, there could be yet another spanish representation by the presence of Clario's child. It is interesting to mention that according to the official side manga Honosuto (Eps. 62-63), Clario seems to have a huge interest on Japan and its culture, even to the point of visiting the country himself.

And also adding his huge connection with Raimon + Endou across AreOri, this gives a perfect spot for his successor to be in Japan as an exchange student. Maybe as a Nagumohara student, maybe in another team (The actual Raimon would be too awkward)... I just think it would be a perfect idea. ONLY downside to this idea however, would be that this idea could prove that VROH happens in the AreOri timeline, breaking the ambiguity that was tried to be done by not specifying in which universe this new entry is located.

Either way, what do you think about it? Do you like the concept? Feel free to comment. Don't forget to wish a happy birthday to Clario, too!🎂

[kiyamahirotoff]

Time for another poll:

[fortesp89]

Super Robot Wars BX amv Go Tight! - AKINO

[cryssyboo]

I love Tokusatsu (And it's time to make it your problem.)

Ok, This is something I finished writing like a month ago. It's basically a whole essay on what Toku is and some of it's elements. It's a long read, but if anyone ends up reading this I hope you enjoy it!

I am really, REALLY interested in Tokusatsu. (I’m not very subtle about it.) What is Toku? Toku is a genre of media that essentially translates to “special effects”. There are 5 major shows/franchises that fall into this category: Godzilla, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and Power Rangers. Now, personally, I’m not really a fan of Godzilla or Ultraman, but I am VERY into the other 3. There are also some other series that I’ll talk about. Now, someone reading this might be asking themselves: “Crystal, what the hell is a Kamen Rider or a Super Sentai? It all just looks like Power Rangers to me.”. That’s what I’m gonna answer here.

Kamen Rider began airing its very first show over 50 years ago, in 1971. The basic premise of any rider series is 1 or multiple people transforming into heroes know as ‘Kamen Riders’ using either a belt, a gun, a wrist mounted changer or a sword, along with various gimmick items (such as the Lockseeds from 2013’s Kamen Rider Gaim, or the Progrise Keys from 2019’s Kamen Rider Zero One) to fight an overarching villain. A typical Rider show lasts around 50 episodes, and ends in around August to September, with a new one almost immediately following it. The 2022-2023 series, ‘Kamen Rider Geats’, came to a close on August 27th, 2023, with the 2023-2024 series, ‘Kamen Rider Gotchard’, beginning on September 3rd, 2023. The 2024-2025 series, ‘Kamen Rider Gavv’, has been trademarked as of writing this. A rider typically has power ups that they get throughout the season, things like Kamen Rider Zero One’s Metal Cluster Hopper, Ex-Aid’s Hyper Muteki Gamer, Geats’ Boost Mark IX, or Gotchard’s Rainbow Gotchard form. Secondary Riders also get upgrade forms, like Tycoon’s Bujin Sword Raise Buckle, or Buffa’s Plosion Rage Raise Buckle. They also get a movie each summer, which typically has a cameo with the upcoming Rider show in it. There’s also sometimes side series’ and specials throughout the year, like Kamen Rider Outsiders, Tycoon meet Shinobi, and the Kamen Rider Legend special.

        Super Sentai is a yearly team hero series about 3-5 people transforming into heroes to save the world, sometimes with gimmicks (like Zenkaiger’s Sentai Gears, Donbrother’s Avataro Gears, or most notably, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger’s Ranger Keys), sometimes without (like KingOhger’s OhgerCalibur or Kiramager’s KirameiChanger). The team also can gain more heroes throughout the show. For base teams of 5, the number of extra heroes typically ranges from 1-2, although we rarely get 7th rangers anymore. For base teams of 3, the number of extra heroes is typically capped at 1-2, upping the team to 5 members. The only exceptions I can think of are Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger, and Engine Sentai Go-Onger. Now, what makes this different from Rider? Well, for one, the suit designs are all standardized, and fit in with each other. But the bigger thing is, well, the giant ass robots each team pilot. The mecha, which I will be calling a Megazord from here on out (because it’s more recognizable), gets other auxiliary mecha (Zords from here on out) throughout the season the main team can use to increase the Megazord’s power. The 6th ranger (or any other extra ranger) typically gets their own separate Zord when they’re introduced. This Zord can also transform into a standalone Megazord, and can later on combine with the core team’s Megazord to create a more powerful Megazord. Towards the end of the season, the 2 or more Megazords combine with the auxiliary Zords to create one final combination, which I’ll be calling an Ultrazord for simplicity. Sometimes the Ultrazords are simpler, other times they’re what the community likes to call Clusterfucks. Some examples of this would be Samurai Ha-Oh, or God KingOhger. An example of the simpler ones would be something like ToraDora Onitaijin Kiwami. The main Red/White ranger (the color can vary, or sometimes even the whole team can use the power up.), and sometimes the 6th ranger also gets a power up midway/toward the end of the season (and even sometimes long after the show has ended, in the case of Gokai Red’s Gokai Galleon Armor). Some examples of this are Gokai Silver’s Gold Mode, The ToQger’s Hyper Resha, Super Zenkaiser and Super Twokaiser, or the Donbrother’s Omikoshi Phoenix. The previous sentai that was on air was OhSama Sentai Kingohger, and currently airing sentai is Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger. In recent years, sentai has deviated a bit from the norm, with Avataro Sentai Donbrothers being pretty much nothing but filler, with not much story tied into it, and 2023’s OhSama Sentai KingOhger not having many filler episodes, and being almost entirely story focused. However, Boonboomger seems to be a bit of a return to form for sentai.

Now, moving onto Power Rangers. This is the one most people reading this should know about. Power Rangers is a yearly team hero series about 3-5 people transforming into heroes to save the world, sometimes with gimmicks,  sometimes without. The team also can gain more heroes throughout the show. Sound familiar? That’s because, with some notable exceptions, Power Rangers pulls all of its suits and most of its action and Zord footage from Super Sentai! The show pulls suits and stock footage from a Sentai season of the team’s choice, and adapts it for an American audience. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (MMPR) aired its first episode on August 28th, 1993. However, the idea existed long before that. Power Rangers was an idea dreamt up by a man named Haim Saban during a trip to Japan in the 80s. He wanted to bring Super Sentai to the states, and put his own spin on it. The first series he tried to bring over was the 1984 series Choudenshi Bioman. It wouldn’t have been called Power Rangers, though. Saban was just going to call the show Bioman. He put together a pilot for the show (which sadly is still lost to this day), but no children’s network programs would pick up the show. He kept trying to pitch Bioman for a while, before eventually he went back to the drawing board. He tried again a few more times, with another series, 1991’s Choujin Sentai Jetman, before settling on 1992’s Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger. He also made a pilot for this show (which was officially called MMPR by this point), and to his surprise, Fox Kids picked the show up. The show began airing in 1993 and blew up almost instantly. Nearly every kid who grew up in the 90s watched at least some form of Power Rangers. MMPR Ran for 3 seasons, all pulling different Zord and monster footage from either Zyuranger, Gosei Sentai Dairanger, or even some brand new Zyuranger footage Saban commissioned Toei to film for him. MMPR was followed by a miniseries called Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, which was adapted from Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. In 1996, a new season of Power Rangers started: Power Rangers Zeo. The show dropped the Mighty Morphin, switched suits and power sets yearly, and up through In Space it kept a consistent cast, with the occasional switch out. After In Space, however, it swapped cast every year, with new characters each year. That’s how it's been ever since. However, the PR franchise itself has switched hands a number of times. Saban had the franchise from 1993 to 2001, when Disney acquired it as part of a larger buyout. Disney made, frankly, some of the best seasons of the franchise, despite the fact that they hated the brand and did not want it. Seasons like Dino Thunder, RPM, Jungle Fury. Disney continued to make new seasons up until Power Rangers RPM in 2009. In 2011, Saban bought the franchise back, and in 2011 Power Rangers Samurai went on air as the first show in what the fans call the Neo-Saban era (fun fact about samurai, the writers had to scramble to get a new season out after the buy back, so samurai is pretty much just a bad remake of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger). This era housed some of the worst shows in the franchise’s 30 year history. Shows like Super Megaforce and Ninja Steel. In 2018, Hasbro ended up buying the franchise from Saban, with Power Ranger Beast Morphers going on air in 2019 as the 26th season of Power Rangers. In 2021, Power Rangers Dino Fury began, and its cast will be the first since MMPR to stick around 3 whole seasons, as they returned as the main cast of the 30th season, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury, on September 29th, 2023. Cosmic Fury is also the first since MMPR to use just Zord footage from a sentai show (the show will be adapting Megazords from Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger), as the show uses completely original suits. Unfortunately, rumors suggest that Cosmic Fury is the last traditional season of the show, as it seems Hasbro has plans for a reboot of the franchise sometime soon. (post cosmic fury amendment: the franchise is dead. very dead.)

Power Rangers wasn’t the only show Saban made, though. He made a number of other shows using the PR formula. Those shows were Big Bad Beetleborgs (Alongside Beetleborgs Metallix), VR Troopers, and Masked Rider. Beetleborgs and VR Troopers were made using a mix of footage from different shows in the now dormant Metal Heroes franchise, with a mix of American footage, same as PR. Masked Rider followed that same formula, but instead was an adaptation of 1987’s Kamen Rider Black RX. While Masked Rider was a failure, Beetleborgs and VR Troopers actually did really well. The only reason they ended when they did was because the straight up ran out of footage to use. Older fans of Power Rangers probably remember at least Beetleborgs and VR Troopers.

When it comes to other shows in the genre, I’m not the most knowledgeable on them. There’s Godzilla (which most people probably know, it has a big presence outside of Japan, unlike most things talked about here), Ultraman, the aforementioned Metal Heroes, and Spiderman. No, that wasn’t a typo. Spiderman is genuinely a part of this rabbit hole. In the late 70s, a partnership was made between Marvel and Toei that allowed the 2 to use each other's properties. Spiderman (スパイダマン) was a result of this. Aside from some powers and his outfit, the show didn’t resemble our Spiderman at all. His suit was stored in a brace on his wrist, he shot literal fucking guns, and the biggest difference of all was that he had a giant robot. It’s name was Leopardon, and it’s the entire reason that Super Sentai has mecha in the first place. The first 2 shows, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (not Goranger oh my lord) and J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai didn’t have mecha. It was the success of Leopardon that gave Toei the idea to bring one to the 3rd Sentai, Battle Fever J (fun fact, Battle Fever was also a part of the Marvel x Toei deal! It evolved from a japanese version of Captain America), and they’ve been a major part of the franchise ever since.

There are also some sudo-toku shows out there. Toku itself is limited to live action, but that hasn’t stopped various anime and cartoons from imitating the genre. Some of the ones I can name off the top of my head are Yo-Kai Watch Jam: Y School Heros, which is a clear toku parody, and Fuuto PI, which is an animated sequel to 2009’s ‘Kamen Rider Double’.

But we’re not done yet. It’s time to move into one of the biggest parts of this genre.. The Toylines! Yeah, if you haven’t figured out, these shows, while super cool, double as big toy commercials. Nearly every gadget they use gets a toy in the real world. From the base transformation device, to the gimmick, to the Megazords, it almost always gets a toy. The toy version of the changers and weapons are almost always smaller than the on-screen prop, but they get the job done. Megazords can vary in quality. Up until Donbrothers, Megazords have always been bricks, pretty much, Barely any articulation, and can barely move in the first place. However, starting with Donbrothers, Sentai Megazords have had decent articulation. (Boonboom amendment: Boonboomger Robo took away the articulation. Damn you Bandai.) The gimmick lines are typically released in multiple ways: Candy Toy, Deluxe, and Gashapon. The candy toy release is self explanatory. It comes with a little piece of candy. The deluxe format is the best version of the toy (although sometimes all formats are basically identical), and the Gashapon format can vary. Sometimes it’s really good, other times it’s the gashapon release of Gokaiger’s Ranger Keys. Speaking of Ranger Keys: Ranger Keys! This is probably the best part of any toyline these franchises have made over the decades. It began in 2011 with the release of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, and, as the name suggests, were tiny little figures of the previous 34 sentai teams that could turn into keys to be used in the Gokaiger’s changer. These little toys were wildly successful, more than Toei or Bandai could have ever predicted. Now, over 10 years later, minus a few breaks here and there, the line is still going strong. We’re still getting Ranger Key sets through Premium Bandai pretty much every year now. Now, what exactly is Premium Bandai? It’s the bane of every Toku fan’s existence, that’s what it is. Many things go up there, like certain Kamen Rider Drivers, certain Sentai Changers, extra gimmick sets, action figures, unnecessary rereleases (cough PREMIUM DELUXE I AM LOOKING AT YOU.). Sometimes things are reasonably priced, but often the stuff that goes on to Premium Bandai is pretty expensive. Recent drivers like the Vision and Zillion Driver’s, some Villain Changers from Sentai like the Ninjark Sword or OhgerCalibur ZERO have been pretty expensive (for toys that is). Even some main series gimmick items like the Fantasy and Bujin Sword Raise Buckles have been PB items (Personally I think they should’ve just been retail items). There’s also the Memorial line, which is bigger and more show accurate versions of Sentai Changers. They’re expensive, but most of the time I think they’re worth it. If you’re a hardcore collector, it’s not worth buying the Deluxe Changers anymore, since they’re pretty much guaranteed to get a Memorial Edition when the show ends. Also, replica clothes sometimes go up there. Most of the Gokaigers outfits got replicas, so did Zenkaiser’s main jacket, along with the DGP jacket from Geats. 

Now, this next part is still toyline related, but I wanted to separate it from the Japanese toylines, because the Power Rangers toyline is a fucking mess. The toys are almost always lower quality. There was a time where Bandai America, the original holder of the toy license, would import the original toy’s from Japan or just use the same molds, but those times are long gone. The toys were pretty decent up until the late Disney and Neo-Saban eras. Over time, Bandai’s Power Rangers toys got worse in both quality and detail. The toys were tiny, they were missing detail, and sometimes they were just pure dogshit, like with the Ninja Stars from Power Rangers Ninja Steel. While Bandai did get some good toy lines under their belt in the Neo Saban era, like the Dino Charge toyline and bits of the Samurai and Megaforce toy lines, Ninja Steel was the last toyline they made before Hasbro bought up the toy license, and then bought the entire brand from Saban. Hasbro had a decently strong start with Beast Morphers, the show still had a lot of the stupid Neo Saban regulations, but it’s not that bad. That's about all I can say for the toyline too, it wasn’t that bad. They came up with an original gimmick, which was cool, but they also made Beans Morphers Gold’s morpher a NERF Gun and never even released some things. For Dino Fury, the show was actually really good in my opinion, and the toy line was a lot better than Beast Morphers’ if you ask me. And Cosmic Fury? As a show, it wasn’t too bad. Not as good as its last 2 seasons, but it also had a crunched episode limit so it gets a pass. However, the toy line does not. We got 3 toys released in this line. A repainted roleplay set, the Cosmic Fury Morpher, and the Cosmic Fury Megazord. That’s it. But toywise, where Hasbro really shined was the Power Ranger’s Lightning Collection. It was a standardized 6 inch figure line that began in 2019, and lasted until 2023. Well, technically it’s on pause until… well, we don’t know. But still. Figures came with Head Sculpts, well chosen (for the most part) accessories, good paint, and absolutely NO QC ISSUES!! ��.oh yeah, did i mention it had heavy QC issues during the later years of the line? Yeah, they were awful. It ranged from paint mishaps to literal missing accessories or wrong head sculpts. Sometimes the figures were just built bad, like Time Force Blue, and the packaging shift didn’t help with this at all. In fact, the removal of the plastic window made the QC issues more prevalent because no one could actively see the figure to get around them. Eventually it toned back down, but even then there were still heavy issues, with mold changes and all that. The drop down hips were almost always loose and the pinless figures were always fragile. As of now, the lightning collection is on pause. Why, you may ask? Well, because the entire franchise is on pause. There's no new content outside of the comics releasing. The reboot has moved from Netflix to looking for a new home, Hasbro signed a toy deal with Playmates, there’s the occasional merch drop or acknowledgement of the brand by Hasbro, and that’s really about it. They bought it because the CEO at the time really did care for the brand, but now that he’s no longer the CEO, Hasbro doesn’t really know what to do with Power Rangers. They’re trying to do things, and they have people on the team that care, but the higher ups don’t really care about the brand. And until either the reboot comes to fruition, or the production rights are sold off to someone who actually cares and wants the best for the brand, I think that’s how Power Rangers is gonna stay. It’s in a constant state of limbo, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. So, yeah. A bit of a sad conclusion to such a long running franchise, but it is what it is. In its current state, Power Rangers is essentially dead until someone who cares gets their hands on it. I hope you at least semi-enjoyed reading this stupid essay of mine, and maybe you learned a thing or two from it!

[satoshi-mochida]

ASTRO BOT launch trailer, ‘Behind the Scenes’ series episode one - Gematsu

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Team ASOBI have released the launch trailer, first of five “behind the scenes” episodes, and new information for 3D platformer ASTRO BOT.

Get the details below, via Team ASOBI studio head Nicolas Doucet on PlayStation Blog.

New Launch Trailer Gameplay

Let’s start up with new worlds and new gameplay, introducing Handy-D, a cheeky monkey on Astro’s back that lets Astro climb, swing, and slam using its giant hands. This is a returning mechanic we’re taking to a fuller level by mixing it with the core platforming. You will also find Muteki (which means invincible in Japanese), a fitting name for Astro’s iron armor that lets him roll around spiky areas, fit inside tight spaces or get blasted like a cannonball! Finally, you’ll also catch a glimpse of Astro turning into a tiny weeny mouse which makes the world, and every surrounding stomp feel huge through the DualSense wireless controller. One of our favorites right there!

Also visible in this new trailer is the way the bots you rescue will affect the adventure. There are 300 total bots to rescue in ASTRO BOT, of which 150 are PlayStation cameos. We put a ton of love into animating these characters, so they re-enact funny moments from their respective games. So, no matter who your favorite PlayStation characters are, you’re bound to have a laugh with them. Once rescued, these little guys can combine to perform group actions that let you explore more of the hub planet. In the video, you can see a few of the PlayStation characters working together to make a running wall for Astro to get to higher places.

And finally… the part that a lot of you have been wondering and asking about ever since sharing our first trailer: The hero gameplay! So, yes, at a very few key moments in the adventure, Astro will get to borrow some special abilities from some PlayStation heroes. In this video, we can see how Kratos shares the amazing Leviathan Axe for Astro to use in a God of War-infused level. We won’t talk more about this because we believe it is one of the nicest features to discover by yourselves. We simply hope you find it to be both a faithful and fun tribute to the original material. We’d like to take this chance to thank all the game teams out there who gave us their trust and support to make this big PlayStation celebration possible.

There are still many other things we have not talked about! So we are very excited to see your reactions when Astro lands on September 6. Before going, we have a few more announcements to make: Please remember to collect your four special Bots in ASTRO’s PLAYROOM, pre-loaded on your PlayStation 5. Once rescued, you will be able to take these bots to the new game and add them to your starting crew. And in the last few hours preceding the ASTRO BOT launch, we will hold a special celebration countdown inside ASTRO’s PLAYROOM. Please come and check it out. Talking of the final countdown, as we approach ASTRO BOT‘s launch on September 6, you still have time to pre-order the game and receive early unlock of costumes and paints for your DualSpeeder as well as the Digital Soundtrack and Digital Artbook if you opt for the Digital Deluxe Edition.

Behind the Scenes of ASTRO BOT

And finally, we also invite you to check out our behind-the-scene series. These are quite short and snappy videos and a fun moment for us to sit down and reflect after many months of continuous work. We hope you enjoy these videos too. They will roll out as follows:

Episode 1: Crafted Gameplay (August 30) – Members of Team Asobi discuss what it takes to make a platformer feel good.

Episode 2: Techno Magic (TBA) – Discover how Team Asobi uses technology to create magical moments.

Episode 3: PlayStation Fiesta (TBA) – Learn how the PlayStation cameos came about, and the level of collaboration needed with other PlayStation Studios to bring this celebration to life.

Episode 4: Overflowing Charm (TBA) – We focus on the fun features of Astro Bot, from graphics to animation and all other charming touches.

Episode 5: Being an Asobi (TBA) – An insider’s look at what it means to be working at Team Asobi and features some of the young talents from the studio.

And that’s about it! The only thing left for us is to thank you for all the months of care and support leading to this launch. It has been a fun ride to go from a pre-loaded demo to taking Astro to the big stage. But it would never have happened without the encouragement from you, the players.

ASTRO BOT is due out for PlayStation 5 on September 6.

Watch the trailer and first behind the scenes video below. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery.

Launch Trailer

English

Japanese

Behind the Scenes Series Episode 1: Crafted Gameplay

[wanderersrest]

Filling in the Blanks of An Abbreviated History of Mecha

As I worked on An Abbreviated History, it dawned on me that using a broad definition of mecha makes this a rather intense project. The more I went on, the more I thought "What about Gaiking/Hades Project Zeorymer/Gravion/Genesis of Aquarion," or "Maybe I should list Dragon Ball as an honorary mecha show," or "Would Dragon Ball technically BE a mecha show," or "Should I have mentioned Panzer World Galient?" You get the idea. It's also not helped by the fact that I have not watched most of these shows, so the most I can give of a description is, at best, superficial.

My problem is that if I had kept on second-guessing myself, I'd never finish this series. So this post's purpose is twofold:

To kick off a more long-term project that will fill in the many, many, many gaps in An Abbreviated History of Mecha.

To bring to light and to give you, dear reader, an idea of just how expansive mecha is.

So here's a, once again, incomplete list of mecha that was not covered in the original An Abbreviated History of Mecha series:

Gaiking

Kotetsu Jeeg/Steel Jeeg

Danguard Ace

Super Beast Machine King Dancouga

Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh/Matchless Raijin-Oh

Robot Jox

Heavy Gear

Genesis of Aquarion

Gotcha Force

Dragon Ball

gen:Lock (begrudgingly)

Giant Gorg

Armor Hunter Mellowlink

Gravion

Vandread

Ex-Arm (also begrudgingly, although given more time to think, I don't know if Ex-Arm actually counts anymore)

Hades Project Zeorymer

Megazone 23

Break Blade (originally was a part of Part 6 but was cut since, moreso than most shows, I didn't really have much to say about it)

Planet With

Granblem

Majestic Prince

Heavy Object

Obsolete

Gasaraki

Genocyber

Blue Gender

Flag

Knights of Sidonia

Porco Rosso

Howl's Moving Castle (the Ghibli Film, not the books, although if you squint I think you could count House of Many Ways)

The Wind Rises

Gintama (Tama out here carrying this stupid-ass series by herself)

Shogun Warriors (special thanks to Owlsounds for pointing this one out)

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Waters

The Princess and the Pilot

Medarot/Medabots

Zoids

Red Giant

Tryder G7

The Spider-Man Tokusatsu series

Iron Man

Rah'Xephon

Knights and Magic

Fafner of the Azure

Cross Ange

Robotics;Notes

And many, many, many more. If I missed any series on here that you think should have been mentioned here that was also missing in the original An Abbreviated History of Mecha, please let me know.

[tokuxsenshi]

Top 5 Mechs/Robos

1.Beast-Fist Giant SaiDaiGekiRinTohja

2. Cho Cho Ressha Gattai Cho Cho ToQ-DaiOh

3.God King-Ohger

4.Muteki Shogun

5. Mashin Gattai Kiramaizin

[daihime-sama]

i started watching classic super rorbot anime Muteki Choujin Zambot 3 and one of the robot's main weapons is just a giant magnum named, the Zambo-Magnum

absolutely delightful

[asknarashikari]

Continuation of this ask.

After Emu, Kouta, and Ratchet escaped Seito Hospital and onto a nearby highway, Megatron is able to shoot Ratchet and cause to transform back into robot mode while Emu and Kouta land nearby Ratchet. Emu transforms into Hyper Muteki to while an injured Ratchet and Kouta try to get as faraway as possible. Emu and Megatron, but despite Emu's best efforts with Hyper Muteki, he is no match for Megatron overwhelming power and is forced out of his Rider form, but before Megatron can kill off Emu, Shinnosuke and Sideswipe to help Emu and fight Megatron, but Sideswipe is thrown onto the injured Ratchet, and Shinnosuke is easily beaten and thrown near the beaten Emu. As Megatron prepares to kill both Parent Friends, lasers are shot at Megatron before he can fire at the Parent Friends as the new leader of the Decepticons arrives.

Megatron: Starscream!!!!!

Starscream: Well, if it isn't mister bucket-head himself. I thought you would return when you made your new Decepticons? But it appears just like you, it never succeeded.

Megatron: Big talk coming from the punching bag.

Starscream and Megatron start to fight and appear to be somewhat even. Starscream fires multiple missiles but Megatron is able to endure the hits and catches Starscream punch.

Megatron starts to insult and belittle Starcream and this causes start to stop fighting from trauma as he starts to remember everthing Megatron, his tormentor, did to him and Megatron starts to beat him up.

As Starscream gets beaten up and some of his parts fall off by Megatron beating him up, but Megatron is shot at by a laser attack.

Megatron: Who dares shoot Megatron!!!?

?????: We do!

The Decade Cast, Seekers, Aerialbots, Air Team, Combatrons, and others appear and fight Megatron while some of them get the damaged Starcream out of there, but the majority are getting beaten easily.

As Megatron defeats the ones who stood and attacked him, he sees the badly damaged Starscream being carried away by the ones who chose to help Starscream and Megatron decides to attack them, but he is stopped by the arrival of Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots, a gentle giant, one of the strongest Cybertronians and Megatron's eternal rival.

Megatron: Optimus Prime, I should've know you would appear to save these failures.

Optimus Prime: Megatron, I am here to stop your rampage from killing the humans and fellow Cybertronians.

Megatron: Make me, Orion!!!

Megatron and Optimus begin to fight and Optimus punches Megatron out of the highway, which gives the others enough time to escape.

What are the other Riders' reaction to seeing Emu, Shinnosuke, Starscream, the Decade Cast and their assigned Cybertronians try to fight Megatron but lose to him, and Optimus arriving and fighting Megatron.

...Join the fray, I suppose? I mean, beating up Mama Emu is already enough to get them all riled up

[orangebaccarat]

Having watched all of the Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, I can now confidently say it has the best (Muteki Shogun) and the worst (Kakure Daishogun) giant combiner robots.

[inazuma1eleven1]

Here some Emerico to make your day better

[quincyhorst]

IE's spanish keepers in a nutshell (?

(This was a meme I did for Twitter, but I've decided to remake it on PC since I didn't like the original's quality. Hope you like it <3)

[ettagatzhart]

How I feel when I get a new scarf.

[ruanbaijie]

The Shirts of Karasuno

meanings below the cut (courtesy of jisho.org and wiktionary.org)

一騎当千 “ikkitōsen”: to be a match for a thousand; to be a mighty warrior/ combatant

百戦錬磨 “hyakkusenrenma”: veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

一刀両断 “ittōryōdan”: to cut in two with a single stroke; to take decisive action

四面楚歌 “shimensoka”: to be surrounded by enemies on all sides; to be forsaken by everybody

海千山千 “umisenyamasen”: a sly playboy; an old fox; a womaniser

三点倒立 “santentōritsu”: tripod headstand

東のサムライ “higashi no samurai”: samurai of the east

��力疾走 “zenryokushissō”: to run as fast as one can

切瑳琢磨 “sessatakuma”: diligent application (to work or study); to cultivate one’s character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); to work hard together; friendly rivalry

大器晚成 “taikibansei”: great talents mature late

絶対領域 “zettairyōiki”: the exposed skin between the top of knee-high socks and the hemline of the skirt

セッター魂 “setta tamashii”: soul of the setter

天国 “tengoku”: paradise; heaven

お肉 “oniku”: meat

一網打尽 “yichimōdajin”: to catch everything in one swoop

ポテイト “poteito”: potato

セッター道 “setta michi”: way of the setter

無敵 “muteki”: invincible; unrivalled; undefeatable

大熊猫 “dà xióng māo” (mandarin): giant panda

人類 “jinrui”: mankind; humanity

エイスの心得 “eisu no kokoroe”: rules/ guidelines of the ace

大気圈 “taikiken”: atmosphere

メンタル王 “mentaru ō”: mental king; mentally tough

元気 “genki”: lively; full of spirit; energetic

あじのり “ajinori”: seasoned seaweed

心頭滅却 “shintōmekkyaku”: to clear one’s mind of all mundane thoughts

平常心 “heijōshin”: one’s presence of mind

[sb-sratss-obsession]

Star Warrior Bismark illustrations 10

Another one of the few illustrations made for “Seijushi Bismark” realized by “Seijushi Bismark” character designer,  Watanabe Masami (渡辺正美), showing Bismark fighting against the Deathcula Giant Mecha he fought against in Episode 7.

The art is undoubtedly very pretty but, truth is, Bismark never managed to kick the “Invincible beast” (無敵 獣 ‘Muteki jū’).

This image is also part of a set of 8 hand drawn colour illustrations (all of the size of 362mm×514mm), all drawn by Watanabe Masami.

[incorrecthousamoquotes]

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT 4TH ANNIVERSARY

Important Dates (JST)

Platinum Ticket Acquisition Quest: Dec 4 (20:00) to DEC 17 (23:59)

Platinum Ticket Shop: Dec 4 (20:00) to DEC 25 (23:59)

Login Week: DEC 12 (0:00) to DEC 16 (23:59)

2020 Rerun Gachas, 2x Bonus EXP Rate: Dec 4 (20:00) to DEC 17 (23:59)

Table of Contents

ANNIVERSARY EVENT

Login Week

Platinum Tickets & Shop

2020 Gacha Reruns

Bonus EXP Double Rate

無敵のDays of Lives

GAME UPDATES

New Tutorial Mission

Skin/Voice Viewer & Level Up Menu Updates

Ally Gacha/Premium Ally Gacha Updates

Andvari Shop Updates

New Loading Screens

FUTURE PLANS

New App ON STAGE!

★4 Protagonist Quests

Dungeon Translations

New Date Quests

New Merchandise

Login Week

Login any time between Dec 4 (20:00) and Dec 17 (23:59) to receive My Guild Frame & Stickers ＋ 💎150 Transient Stones.

Login on the following days to receive a different item each day:

Dec 6: 🧉 20 Stamina Halfs

Dec 7: 🍹 30 Stamina Drinks

Dec 8: 💰 10 Million Coins

Dec 9: 🔵 50 HP Seeds (L)

Dec 10: 🔴 50 ATK Seeds (L)

Dec 11: 🌻 3 Level Seeds

Dec 12: 🌱 3 Skill Seeds

Dec 13: 🪔 3 Lamp Oils

Dec 14: 💠 2000 Rainbow Shards

Dec 15: 🎟️ 5 AR Salomon Tickets

Dec 16: 🎫 5 Lil’ Salomon TIckets

Platinum Tickets

You will need to complete the 4th Anniversary Quest to obtain the Platinum Tickets.

Completing the quest will also give you the AR 「友情のコンビネーション！」

(Victory) Increased Ally Point gain ＋ (When Appearing) Raises own ATK while Friend (support?) is active

Platinum TIcket Shop

You can exchange your platinum tickets for one of the following (maximum 2 per individual card/item):

Any non-limited ★4 (except for CH11 units)

Any gacha ★4 AR card

💰 25 Million Coins

🌻 5 Level Seeds

🌱 5 Skill Seeds

🔵 50 HP Seeds (L)

🔴 50 ATK Seeds (L)

🎖️ 50 Owner Medallions

2020 Gacha Reruns

Bonus EXP Double Rate

Technically this was already a thing but double rate for Great/Awesome will continue for the anniversary period.

無敵のDays of Lives

A new song “Muteki no Days of Lives” will be released in a new PV.

GAME UPDATES

New Tutorial Missions

A new mission will be added which gives players 💎50 Transient Stones for completing the Tutorial. (Existing players will already have this completed)

Additional missions for clearing the Main Story quests will also be added.

Skin/Voice Viewer

Level Up Menu

As revealed previously, this update will include changes to the skin/voice viewer and level up menu.

The new Level Up menu will allow you to select up to 20 EXP Items/HP Seeds/ATK Seeds at a time. It will also allow you to auto-select the aforementioned items.

Furthermore, the maximum number of Level Seeds you can use on a character will be increased from 10 to 15.

Ally Gacha/Premium Ally Gacha Updates

The following changes will be made:

💰 3000 Coins will be added to the Ally Gacha item pool.

HP/ATK Seeds (S) will be replaced with HP/ATK Seeds (L) in the Premium Ally Gacha item Pool.

The rate for Aether Lucky Cat will be increased in both gachas.

The following mobs will be added to Premium Ally Gacha: Deities, Lanterns, Jiangshi, Troopers, & Giants.

Andvari Shop Updates

Weekly Missions & Andvari Shop Guide

The following will be added to Andvari Shop:

Monthly: Element/Weapon Limit Break Items, Owner Medallions

Permanent: EXP/Skill/Seed Storage Expansions, New AR Cards

「お宝探して何処までも」

(Victory) Increased Coin gain (except for Support) ＋ (Upon Defeat) Inflict Curse on enemies up to 2 spaces away

「教えの庭にも」

(Victory) Increased Unit EXP & Rank EXP gain

New Loading Screens

This is objectively the best thing to happen this anniversary

FUTURE PLANS

I might as well put these here, personally I’m not likely to make it to next year but that is a topic for another post

New App ON STAGE!

Stay tuned cuz your dancing dreams & memes will be made real this December! (and it will receive UPDATES WTF???)

★4 Protagonist Quests

“Special Battles” are planned to increase the SA Level of ★4 Protagonist.

Dungeon Translations

Upon a future release of the 3rd Main Dungeon, the translations of the Shinjuku & Ikebukuro Dungeon Scenario Quests are also planned.

New Date Quests

They are planned for Shino, Ashigara, Horkeu Kamui, Alice & Wakan Tanka.

New Merchandise