#edit: yeah so this became my pinned. forget what i said about this being linked in bio its now my pinned

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Ruby’s Toku Watchlist

Series I’m Currently Watching

Avataro Sentai Donbrothers

Kamen Rider 555

Kamen Rider Gavv

Shows that are coming up soon:

No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger?? (maybe)

Kamen Rider Geats

Shows I’m Currently Taking a Break With (I was watching them, but I’m taking a break with them right now)

Ultraman Tiga

Stuff I’ve Already Seen/Finished

Godzilla Franchise (films + shows)

Godzilla (1954)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1956)

Godzilla Raids Again

King Kong vs Godzilla (1962)

Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster (1965)

Son of Godzilla

All Monsters Attack

Godzilla vs Megalon

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Godzilla 1985 (and this one edit I found online that combines both the American 1985 adaptation and the original Return of Godzilla, does that count??)

Godzilla VS Biollante

Godzilla VS King Ghidorah

Godzilla VS Destorayah

Godzilla vs Megaguirus

Godzilla (2014)

Shin Godzilla

Kong: Skull Island (ik its a King Kong film, but its part of the Monsterverse, which Godzilla is a part of)

That Bullshit Godzilla Anime Netflix Trilogy (ya know the one)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Godzilla VS Kong (2021)

Godzilla: Singular Point

Godzilla: Minus One (2023)

Ultraman Series

Ultraman Zearth

ULTRAMAN Netflix Anime Adaptation (Currently only Season 1)

Shin Ultraman

Ultraman Rising

Kamen Rider Series (Also assume I’ve seen most films associated with these series)

Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue

Kamen Rider ZO

Kamen Rider J

Kamen Rider Kuuga

Kamen Rider Agito

Kamen Rider Den-O (only up to the Decade crossover film)

Kamen Rider Decade

Kamen Rider G

Kamen Rider W

Kamen Rider OOO

Kamen Rider Fourze

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid

Kamen Rider Build

Kamen Rider Zi-O

Shin Kamen Rider (2023)

Super Sentai Series

Practically every VS film up to Go-Onger vs Gekiranger (I was a weird kid)

Also I guess every original summer film up to Go-Onger

Chojin Sentai Jetman

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger x4

Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger

Mashin Sentai Kiramager

Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

Metal Heroes Series

Uchuu Keiji Gavan: The Movie (2012)

Etc Crossover Films

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger VS Uchuu Keiji Gavan

Super Sentai X Kamen Rider: Super Hero Taisen (2012)

Super Sentai X Kamen Rider X Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen X (2013)

Kamen Rider X Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen (2017)

ETC Toku

Gun Caliber (2015)

Stuff I’m Interested in Watching

Godzilla Films

Destroy All Monsters

The Rest of Heisei Series and maybe even the Millenium Series as well

Gamera Franchise

just the whole thing idk LOL

Ultraman Series

Ultra Q (1966)

Ultraseven (1967)

The⭐Ultraman (1979)

Ultraman: Towards the Future (1992)

Heisei Ultraseven (1994-2002)

Early Ultra Heisei Era (Tiga-Mebius)

Ultraman Nexus (or the entire N Project)

Ultraseven X

Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle (& Sequel Series & other ultraman 0 related media)

New Generation Ultraman (Ginga-Present)

Any other Ultra Q Related Projects (idk, dark toku stuff interests me)

Kamen Rider Series

Kamen Rider Black and Black RX

Kamen Rider Ryuki

Kamen Rider Blade

Kamen Rider Gaim? Maybe...

Kamen Rider Amazons

Kamen Rider Black Sun (Maybe?)

Kamen Rider Gotchard

Super Sentai Series

JAKQ Dengekitai

Choudenshi Bioman

Choujuu Sentai Liveman

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger (¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

Gosei Sentai Dairanger

Denji Sentai Megaranger

Kyukyu Sentai GoGoV

Mirai Sentai Timeranger

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

Juken Sentai Gekiranger

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters

Possible Kyoryuger ReWatch

Ressha Sentai ToQger

Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger

Lupinranger VS Patranger

Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger

Metal Heroes Series

The OG Space Sheriff Trilogy

Kyoju Tokusou Juspion

Jikuu Senshi Spielvan

Choujinki Metalder

Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya

Juukou B-Fighter

B-Fighter Kabuto

B-Robo Kabutack

ETC Toku

Iron King (1972)

Android Kikaider (1972)

Zone Fighter (1973)

Inazuman (1973)

Robot Keiji (1973)

Akumaizer 3 (1975)

Uchuu Tetsujin Kyodain (1976)

Chojin Bibyun (1976) (Maybe?)

Guruguru Medaman (1976)

Kaiketsu Zubat (1977)

Toei's Spider-Man (1978)

Maybe some Toei Fushigi's. Maybe Robot 8-chan (1981)

Zeiram (1991)

Mark Hamill's Guyver (& sequel too maybe)

Hyper Agent Gridman (1993)

Choukou Senshi Changérion (1996)

GARO Franchise (Maybe????)

This list will change once I finish watching stuff/get interest in watching stuff again. I sorta made this list as a catch-all in case you were ever interested in asking me what I did watch/plan on watching/am currently watching, but this list is also sorta for me too. But only because I love making lists.

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Interview with Chris RWK

Where are you from Chris?

Staten island, NY.

Where did the idea and name for Robots Will Kill come from?

The name or site?

Both

In the early 2000's there were not a lot of art websites out there; especially ones that showcased graffiti, sticker art, wheat pastes, etc. Also around that time I was approaching galleries and they really weren't showing stuff like that either. I went into two galleries in Soho and both asked, "How old are you?" I said, “What does that matter?” They said, "Come back in a few years." I said, “But you didn't even look at my slides.” After that I had a bad feeling about galleries. So I spoke to my friend Kevin and we decided to make a website that would showcase the artwork that was overlooked. We launched in early 2001. We always said "You wouldn't give us a space, so we built one." This was before websites became easy. It was before social media. It was a great place for artists of all mediums to show what they could do. It amazed me that someone in New York could be seen by someone in Japan, and they could be seen by someone in Australia. I was up in Vermont for a month working on some stuff and one night my friend Chris Rini was working on a painting while I was doing stickers. He did this big cell phone holding a person to its "ear" and I just looked up and said, "Ha, robots will kill." It went along with the robots I was drawing so it clicked. The name for me really meant the fact that some people do something so much they become robotic. They lose interest in other things. You can work and become a robot and lose your love of art, music, fun etc.

So you got the website up and running, where did you get all of the photos from?

In the beginning the photos were ones that I took over the years. Once people started coming to the site they would email or mail copies of photos. We would then upload them. Then Kevin was able to develop an anonymous self-upload feature. That’s when everything changed. Images were pouring in and the site was updated every few hours. At the time, sites weren't live life social media.

That's insane. I remember stumbling upon the website around '07 and couldn't believe the amount of writers that were on there. How did you and Kevin promote yourselves?

Nice. In the beginning we had a big link exchange drive. A lot of sites hadn't heard of it so we would approach them about doing it. I'd advertise in a few magazines such as Peel magazine, Beautiful/Decay, and a few others. The biggest response was from the stickers. Putting them up, the trades, collaborations, etc. Link exchanges fell off because websites weren’t as important. I stopped doing magazine ads cause the big ones wanted a lot of money and the smaller ones that I liked stopped being made. By then the site had a huge following.

Time and dedication always prove to have the best results. As an artist, who has had an influence on your work?

As far as work ethic I'd say my dad and friends. People who work really hard have always surrounded me. As far as graffiti, art, and that stuff there's a huge list. One would be people I pass everyday. Seeing them and how, in their own world they are helping bring on ideas for new work. As far as style, that I'll just give a list of some artists: Veng, Vin Rega, Peeta, Jos-L, Flying Fortress, Over Under, JesseR, Mike Die, kevRWK, ECB, Gary Larson, Jim Davis, herb smith, Walt disney and his 9 old men, Sugar Fueled, NoseGo, kaNO, Lou Pimentel, Basquiat, Daniel sprick, Vers718, Big daddy Ed Roth, MQ, Emit, Sub, Gaze, Scribe, Jive, East, Cycle, Tuke, all the DF guys, Twist, Nite owl, Mike giant, Biafra, MCA/Evil design, Kem, Mike Egan, crash, Monty Montgomery, Zimad, Weirdeyeone, JPO, Chad pierce, Atoms, These are all artists I'll look at randomly and regularly. It's funny because looking at the old masters might not make sense for someone with my kind of work, but it does. The lighting, shadows, compositions all matter and those guys had so much of it down pat.

Yeah you can always apply different techniques to your own work. That's awesome. What was the biggest venue you had the opportunity to showcase your work at?

Thank you very much. Venue as far as seen by the most amount of people? Hmmm, there's been a bunch of projects that I've been lucky enough to be apart of that have large followings or get seen on a regular basis. The walls in NY can be seen by a ton of people a day. I've also done work at the World Trade Center, Spotify, Citizen M hotels, Rabbit Movers, Armani Exchange, Red Bull, and a bunch others that I'm forgetting.

That's incredible. That's got to feel really good knowing you'll have work that is basically going to last your entire lifetime and then some. How often do you sketch?

Yeah it's definitely incredible and I'm honored and humbled. Pretty much everyday. At my 9-5 job I sketch on post it notes; Ideas for paintings, characters etc.  I also sketch on my commute to work and home.

Where have you had the opportunity to travel to for your art/ RWK?

 All over parts of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia , Connecticut, Indianapolis, parts of Florida and I just got back from Colorado and Utah.

How often do you and the team do limited releases like shirts or hats?

As far as RWK stuff it's mainly me who does the merchandise. I try and release stuff every few months. Hats a little less because of costs. Shirts and sweatshirts I've done a lot of over the years and have a bunch in the works. The limited edition enamel pins have been fun. I usually do a run of 100 and they've sold out in about 24-48 hours.

Very cool. How do you think RWK has impacted the graffiti scene?

To be honest I'm not sure. I know for years I've had people tell me stuff like "Yo I grew on that site.... I would sit for hours at the library to check it out… I was excited to see my work on there....” “It was amazing to see stuff from other countries that I would never make it to.” So by hearing that I'm hoping it made a big impact, but at the same time people forget. It's almost like it's taken for granted. People love talking about the stuff that's gone and how great it was. Yeah it was great but what happened? Why did it stop? Where is it now? We're still here. Not Done Yet, Not By Far.

Who would you like to give a shout out to?

I always hate this question because I worry about forgetting people. So I won't name individuals. Family and friends, all the artists who have inspired me, artists I've worked with, all the people who have visited RobotsWillKill.com, all the people who bought stuff, all the people who helped spread the word, everyone following @chrisrwk and @robotswillkill on social media, people who doubted me, and you for interviewing me. I'm honored.

Chris, thank you so much for your time. I'm honored myself for the opportunity to talk with you. This has been a really great experience