#heisei seven

[nines82]

-- 𝑯𝒆𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒊 𝑼𝒍𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 (1994-2002) -- Heisei Ultraseven is an animal that which goes on a really great rise, but then kinda dwindles when it hits its finale almost a decade after the first specials pumped out. The 1994 special is the most odd one out of the Heisei Seven content in that they seemed unsure if they wanted this to be in the M78 continuity or if they wanted it to be in the continuity originally intended for Ultraseven. I'd compare the almost last minute decision to what Bumblebee (2018) was in that you can see a lot of the overall M78 continuity things that were intended like, having the SSSP cast like Kurobe, Sakurai be present that almost could be said as their role reprisals or like having kaiju that weren't in the original Ultraseven be referenced through images. It felt unsure, but I will say that overall a really fun special and a lot of the signs of things to come for Heisei Ultra in the TDG era. The 1998 content is definitely *the* Ultraseven content of the Heisei Ultraseven stuff that you want to see, probably some of the strongest content there was at the time and really fun ideas and concepts that are explored nicely! The 1999 content isn't as great but it is still strong, really creative with the new kaiju the bring in and the seijin too are also unique and I feel don't really reach such levels again til the latter end of the Heisei era. The cast of the 1998-2002 stuff are really great, and I love the Kazamori bullying sessions. The 2002 EVOLUTION content is definitely the weakest of the Heisei Seven content, feels unneeded in a time where it only really was put out for anniversary sake and only really aired because of false allegations regarding Cosmos' lead actor. I'd say don't really watch this one unless you want a completionist tick.

[luckykittenpirate]

[triggerblaze345]

I watched some Godzilla films a few weeks ago and I absolutely love the difference between how America treats Godzilla vs how Japan treats Godzilla.

American Godzilla Films: Godzilla is an all powerful creature who we have no hope against. We will try to fight back but we know it is futile and that we must trust in his benevolence.

Japanese Godzilla Films: Yeah, Godzilla is really tough. That’s why we built another giant robot!

[cookinary]

Hey guys, if you want some music

I've been putting together a playlist of what my AUs' themes would be

I'll be making a list under the cut of which song matches which AU (so don't check it out if you wanna figure it out for yourself!)

Da OG boi: Banana Man - Tally Hall

Android: Robot Rock - Daft Punk

Backrooms: H A L L S - CG5

Basically Villain: Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio

Beyblade: Beyblade Metal Fusion French opening

Brothers in Arms: Turn the Lights Off - Tally Hall

Cartoon: Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand

Clone: I think I'm a clone now - Weird Al

Cyberpunk: Organic Self - Noisecream

Demon Banana: Demons - Imagine Dragons / Phoenix - ft.Cailin Russo and Chrissy Costanza

Dragon Pilot: Dragon Pilot Hisone to Masotan outro

Escaped Experiment: Monster - dodie

Explosive Personality: MINECRAFT CREEPER RAP - Dan Bull

Ghost: Ghost - Confetti

Godhunter: Godhunter - Aviators

Honey I shrunk the kid: So What - Three Days Grace

It's just a game: Losing My Mind - Mystery Skulls

Mad Guy Dead: MAD RAT HEART from the Mad Rat Dead OST

Mad Switch: Fuck You - Lily Allen

Magic: Dementia - Owl City ft. Mark Hoppus / ROACHES - Luluyam (I picked these songs because Mage is psychotic because of everything he went through)

Mountains: Les bronzés font du ski

Murder Drones: Disassembly Required - Liam Vickers

Mutant: Captive Normal from the Hi-Fi Rush OST (PLEASE CHECK THIS GAME OUT) / I'm My Own Master Now (Platinum Mix) from the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance OST

Nyankees: meow - lvusm

Pacific Rim: Pacific Rim main theme

Phoenix: Phoenix - Netrum & Halvorsen

Pokemon: The Journey Starts Today - Walk off the Earth

Portal: Who I am - CG5

Post-Apocalypse: Survive - SOARA / Wasteland Outlaw - MAJESTY

Radioactive: Radioactive - Imagine Dragons

Reaper: The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash

Sailing Seas: The Seven Seas - F-777

Sea Monster: Ocean Man - Ween

Simulation Collapsing: ECHO [Cover] - Alfakyun

Space: Starman - David Bowie

Spare: I Can't Decide - Scissors Sisters

Supers: Speed of Light - Joe Satriani

Swap: Sweet About Me - Gabrielle Cilmi

Tanuki: Heisei era Tanuki War (Spirited Season) from the Pompoko OST

Therianthropy: Wild Slide - Jules Gaia / T-Rex - K.Flay

Time Agent: This Time - PXL

Time God: Temporal Tower from the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky OST

Time Loop: Stuck in a Timeloop - Animadrop

Totally Spies: Here We Go - Totally Spies season 1 opening

Turning Red: Pandas Unite/Nobody Like U from the Turning Red OST

Unaware Eldritch God: God - Jake Daniels

Untitled Friend Game: Goose Goose Revolution - TheLivingTombstone

Werewolf: Animal In Me - Solence

Witch Vampire: Happy Halloween Rap ver. - nqrse

Zombie: Macabre Rotting Girl - Kathy-Chan / Stay Alive - FFM ft. Felix Bushe / INFECTED - STARSET

Junkyard King: Junkyard King - Navie D

Rookie Mistake (AU where my sona is present): Idontgivea***k - Rabbit Junk

And EMPIRES by Electric Swing Circus isn't for an AU but I thought it was a good fit for vanilla Ophelia

[chernobog13]

Satomi Hayakawa (Kaoru Ukawa), a team member of the Terrestrial Defense Force's Ultra Guard in the Heisei Ultraseven series.

Heisei Ultraseven was a TV special and three direct-to-video mini-series set in the continuity of the original 1967 Ultraseven series. Seven was the only Ultra who had been to Earth, and there was no connection to M78/the Land of Light.

Shigeru Furuhashi (Sandayu Dokumamushi), an original UG team member from Ultraseven, was now the captain of the team. Apparently, other original members made appearances as well in the mini-series.

Somehow or other, I don't remember how, I acquired the complete Ultraseven: Evolution (2002), the last mini-series of Heisei Ultraseven. I tried watching the first episode, but it was like trying to read a novel by only reading the last 50 pages - I had no idea what was going on or who any of the characters were.

Attempts at getting the TV specials and the other two mini-series have been unsuccessful. I keep hoping Mill Creek will release the entire kit and caboodle some day, but I have become increasingly disillusioned with their Ultraman releases in the last few years.

[ultramantr1gger]

what is frot

Ultraman Tiga (ウルトラマンティガ, Urutoraman Tiga) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV drama and the twelfth show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Tiga had aired at 6:00 pm and aired between September 7, 1996, to August 30, 1997, with a total of 52 episodes with five movies (three being crossovers, two being direct sequels to the series as well as a comic book series).

It was broadcast after a franchise hiatus of over 15 years, set in a universe different from all previous series and updated with a new look and feel. Tiga is the first Ultraman with multiple combat modes and non-red colors. It is one of the most popular entries in the Ultra Series. Because of Tiga's popularity, he had more exposure on TV and movies than any other Heisei Ultraman. Ultraman Tiga was also dubbed in English by 4Kids Entertainment and broadcast in the United States as part of the FoxBox programming block on Fox Broadcasting Company affiliates, making it the fourth Ultra Series to air in the United States after Ultraman, Ultra Seven and Ultraman: Towards the Future. A modern retelling of the drama titled Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga was released on July 10, 2021, as a commemoration for the drama's 25th anniversary.

[parkerharker]

I just learned Criterion got the streaming rights to four of the Godzilla Heisei films. If you aren’t entrenched in the production/distribution history of Godzilla this is a huge deal. The Heisei movies are notoriously hard to track down (and especially in any kind of good quality) bc they’re divided in distribution rights by multiple companies who haven’t cared to give them solid physical or streaming releases. Criterion acquiring the rights for four of the seven films is huge. Fingers crossed they can get the other three and release them on Blu-ray!!! My Showa Era collection needs a friend

[tenjin-no-shinja]

Hoshida Myōkengū

One of my all time favorite shrines in Japan, it's one of the few examples of a shrine that has maintained its Shinbutsu Shūgō heritage, where you can see places to pray to the Buddhas alongside the Kami.  It also has a strong link to Onmyōdō.  

The main gosaijin are: Ame no Minakanushi no Kami, Myōken Bosatsu, and Chintaku Reifujin-sama.

Getting to the Main Worship Space requires hiking up a huge mountain so you get great views and good exercise, and the shrine itself is built on top of a meteorite site. 

The Official Webpage of Hoshida Myōkengū says:

"According to the legend of this shrine, during the Heian period, during the Kōnin era (810-824) of Emperor Saga, when Kobo Daishi came to Katano, he entered the lion's cave at Shishikutsuji Kisshoin Temple and recited the secret teachings of Buddha's Eye and Mother, and seven stars (the Big Dipper) fell from the heavens and split into three parts before falling to the earth. This legend remains in the area to this day, and it is said that the stars fell in three places: in the Star Forest to the east of Takaokayama along the Hoshida Boji River, in the grounds of Kohoshizan Korinji Temple in Hoshidakan, and in the grounds of this shrine. Later, Kobo Daishi himself visited the site of this shrine, where he called himself "Myoken of the Three Lights, Seiiwa, Shoshin", and it was enshrined as "the sacred mountain of the unique beauty of the North Star Myoken Bodhisattva" and "the famous mountain where the treasure house of gods and Buddhas, the shadows of the heavenly gods and good spirits, come together".

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Due to this connection with the Big Dipper and Polaris, the shrine has a tradition of Guardian Stars (守護星), as I was born in Heisei 10, my Zodiac is the Tiger, and my primary guardian star is Rokuzonjō (禄存星) with my secondary star (based on gender) being Mukokujō (武曲星). The shrine has statues dedicated to each star and you can go to each and pray there while reciting their mantras.  For example my two stars mantras are

禄存星

オン　ハラタギャ　ウン

武曲星

オン　キャトロ　ウン

They also had a lot of beautiful natural areas like this waterfall :)

Of course the shrine items themselves are also stunning.  I got a goshuincho for my roommate, and Ofuda and a prayer book for my friend. Of course I went back later and got myself a goshuincho cause of how stunning they were. 

[dangerouscommiesubversive]

top 5 movies from either ultra, rider or sentai! I personally really love the stand-alone 90's rider movies, but all gokai movies are great too (as one would expect from me)

Ooh, fun to ponder! I love a lot of toku movies, but these are my favorites.

Kamen Rider Hibiki and the Seven War Oni - Rider should do more period pieces, and the Seven Samurai plot literally always works. Contains Kabuki, who is my favorite movie Rider. Honestly I could just watch this instead of Hibiki the show and I'd be happy.

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan - Fun character backstory, good action, and Ohba Kenji! What more could anyone want?

Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice - The one time I watched this it was with truly atrocious subtitles and it still really moved me. I mean, I love pretty much any story where some alien creature learns to love humanity, but this one also has Musashi and gender ambiguity in it, so how could I not adore it?

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever / Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer - All of the HeiGen movies are pretty good, but Forever is my favorite because the scene of all the Heisei Riders arriving inevitably makes me sob like a child. Over Quartzer goes with it for the truly wild sequence where all kinds of guys show up, and for having supremely odd Woz content.

Shin Ultraman / Shin Kamen Rider - These may be obvious choices, but they're both so, so wildly good, and I can't possibly choose one over the other. (Although Shin KR was definitely the better in-theater experience--comfier seats, fewer people, and Rudo and I weren't the only ones to lingered to sing along to "Let's Go! Rider Kick" over the credits.)

[meltorights]

young ultraseven dan

he is so cute and handsome here...... his seriousness but goofy side make him irresistable and he's always in Situations. truly guy of all time. also his tiddies jiggle.

moroboshi captain of mac (leo)

baby dan dan more like.... Well. You Know. anyway he hits gen with his cane and whips him and stuff but also he's cute sometimes. gap moe. the most yaoi any ultraman has ever been.

heisei seven dan moroboshi

i feel like you'd need to watch heisei seven to get how insane he makes me here.... like i already had dan moroboshi disease but it brought it to Critical Level bc it explores his character on the groundwork laid in og seven in a really good way........ humanlover67 if youre out there i want you to get me pregnant

old man dan

aged like fine wine...all i really need to say. nothing like loading up modern ultraman and seeing dan the man there. most erotic thing ever.

[holespoles]

Today, 1 July, is Zip Code Day, as Japan's first postcode system was launched on this day in 1968 (Showa 43). Postage stamps were issued to publicise the postcode, and subsequently the five-digit postcode was changed to a seven-digit postcode in 1998 (Heisei 10).

今日7月1日は1968年(昭和43年)のこの日、日本で初めて郵便番号制度がスタートしたことから「郵便番号記念日」です。 郵便番号を周知するために切手が発行され、その後5桁だった郵便番号は1998年(平成10年)から7桁に変更されました。

[showamagicalgirls]

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) is one of the two most enduring fandoms of my life, but my partner has never actually watched the 1992 TV anime so lately we've been moving through them very slowly.

Of course, this is definitively a Heisei series, not a Showa series, but it's still very relevant to the topics of this blog so I thought one fun way to cover it here would be to show one frame from each episode, rather than several screenshots from each episode. So here we have one frame from each of the first nine episodes.

My partner asked me which of these shots is my favorite, which is a very difficult question to answer. The first one is a restaging of a scene from the Japanese folktale, Urashima Tarou (浦島太郎), so that's very exciting to me. I am a big fan of the Tarot so seeing it in the second image is very fun. The shot from episode seven is fun for me because Umino is crossdressing and I have a deep interest in LGBTQ themes. But I think my favorite is Usagi's disguise in the sixth episode where she looks very '80s, very much like something from a Seika coloring book or a Studio Pierrot (株式会社ぴえろ) magical girl show, or even maybe like Jem and the Holograms.

[nines82]

Ultraman Max (2005-2006) - How to Respect The Legacy By Pushing Forward

It's hard to imagine what it was like back in 2005 when the announcement of a brand new Ultraman series seemed to have such a focus on re-introducing classic monsters and a more "classic" compared to the very experimental takes of previous entries in aesthetic and storytelling. And yet, it seemed that the ultimately what came was a show that, while seeming quite "tribute" heavy, was rather using what had worked so well and giving us a firm reminder why such formulas excelled so brilliantly and experimenting further within it's own take on the lores and themes of Ultraman. Yes, Ultraman Max for the longest time was written off as being this fanservice show that had no value in the eyes of western fans. But it seemed that the turnabout arrived at the time of the 2020s when Mill Creek announced it's physical release and fandom turned its head on what the show truly is. So what did I make of it?: I thoroughly loved Ultraman Max, from it's episodic storytellings that gave us plenty of breathing room to grow to love our characters to going above and beyond in generating probably the strongest Heisei Ultraman content out there. While some episodes can falter, it doesn't mean you won't get a form of enjoyment out of it (there is only one bad episode in my honest opinion) and the writing staff + everyone involved really bring an A-game to this show. The cast especially is just so charming to watch, from the gradual humanization of Elly to the loving charms of Sean White; it seemed like there is a character that comes out of this show so insanely memorable and also well-rounded. I feel even the one off characters also give off such memorable moments in their episodes that it almost feels like there is a true understanding of how to make even a single episode character feel just as impacting to the viewer as the DASH team. The special effects teams are also truly showing their craft here, and seem to really love finding unique ways to shoot these creatures or frame a sequence. The CGI in this show also is used rather to its advantage and can enhance a scene, such as when a kaiju needs to react and there isn't a budget for a complicated facial animatronic. And even when used to do complicated fight choreography it still makes sure it feels as well-utilized as possible, as does the times a prop is used instead. That's the kind of thing you always appreciate about tokusatsu, is that when a new technology comes about it is used as an accessory to enhance something on screen or to do a complicated sequence that cannot be filmed with physical objects. So about that title? Well when Max brings back the classic kaiju like Metron, Eleking, Red King, Gomora, or Baltan it doesn't try to play the mocking game or go full on "this isn't your dad's [insert kaiju here] from when he was a kid"; instead you are given exactly what made those stories and characteristics of these kaiju that made them work and while a twist may be thrown in you feel it is because they KNOW it wouldn't feel so out of the ordinary. It pushes forward new ideas with these kaiju, old and new, and brings you feeling like you have hit a new form of appreciation for these creatures. Max himself also feels like such departure in design but still feels so familiar to us, he has traits we recognize but has his own identity that makes you love him and what he is capable of in his fighting prowess and his compassion. You as much believe he is our favorite silver giants as Seven, Ace, Joneus, Gaia, Nexus, or Zoffy are. What more can be said? Go watch it! It is everything and more.

[cina-full-moon-xanadium]

As someone who thinks that Ultraseven is the best showa series and one of the best ultra series in general, is Heisei Seven a recommend?

Yes because one of my highest praises of it is that stylistically and tonally it literally is just more Ultraseven. Like there's a couple things you expect due to being made 30 years later and the first few explicitly being a whole eco-awareness campaign thing but despite those it is shockingly close to just feeling like the original show. If you loved Ultraseven this is literally just more of it

[csb-writing-uncertainty]

Chapter 2 of The Tale of the Seven Knights

Heisei, the Duelist, Sin of Greed has arrived

https://archiveofourown.org/works/49520992/chapters/125045245

[pleuvoire]

i was going to say "in my mind sevens and go rush are reiwa yugioh and all the previous ones are heisei yugioh" and then i remembered that going by the years they aired... yeah it literally is