#kekko kamen

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Source: Kekko Kamen [1992]

[selketshaula]

永井豪の世界に転生してしまったうる星やつらの住人 by 月華（ゆえほあ）

[showamagicalgirls]

There are a lot of little tidbits in this second issue of Cutie Honey ‘90, published in the US by Studio Ironcat. Obviously this is part of the Cutie Honey (キューティハニー) series.

In this issue, we get a special guest appearance form another of Go Nagai’s female superheroes with a series by her name, Kekko Kamen (けっこう仮面). Also we get this funny explanatory note from the translation editors assuring us that police gun violence in Japan is minimal.

[eversoularts]

[super-heroinecomparisons]

Go Nagai's Kekko Kamen (1974).

[tatsuma-forever]

this is my favorite nagai picture. like, he could’ve moved

[retrosofa]

Sailor Jupiter has been my favorite Sailor Soldier since I was a kid. I loved everything about her. I thought she was beautiful, I loved her school uniform, I loved that she was a talented cook, I loved that she was physically strong, I loved that she was a bit of tomboy and struggled to express her femininity. I could relate to how she falls for a cute guy at the drop of a hat.

I think the cool thing about Mako/Lita is that she always managed to have a great voice, no matter which version you were watching. Whether it was the original English dub, the Italian dub, Crystal or the original. But for me, Susan Roman and Emi Shinohara have always been the definitive actresses for Jupiter. Shinohara had such a spectacular vocal range. The way she goes from a delinquent to a cutesy girl head over heels in love back to the fierce Sailor Jupiter is a testimony to her talent. Not only was she a talented actress but a phenomenal singer as well. I get chills every time I hear her part during Moon Revenge.

Outside of Sailor Moon, I always loved her hilarious yet amazing performance as Kekko Kamen. A lot of folks don't know this but she actually reprised that role for a New Cutey Honey cassette audio drama.

Emi Shinohara left us far too soon. May she rest in peace.

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Cute

[spacevixenmusic]

A lot of people seem to have this idea that good comedy is offensive because offending people is funny, but I disagree. The real power of offensive comedy is its ability to bring up a valid or important point by highlighting controversial subjects in an absurd or campy way, and using that absurdity to take it down a peg. It's about foregoing nuance for a moment and making a stand on a subject without fear of retribution from the pearl-clutching Karens of the world. It's like when the city won't do anything about the antisemitic propaganda posted on a street corner, so a tagger comes along and spray paints a huge penis on it, forcing a cleanup crew to come out and do something about it, because of course they're more offended by a penis than they are by antisemitism. Grim as it is, it's still laughable, and THAT'S the real power of offensive comedy. And with that in mind, watching an exhibitionist superhero beat up Nazis in a high school and turn the S&M queen's own tactics against her is exactly what makes Kekko Kamen such a good show.

You can read the full review on my website here! (site is blatantly NSFW, 18+ only!)

*I make no money from doing these reviews and I don't bother with reading comments. My site is 100% ad-free and sponsor-free, and I post new reviews whenever I fucking feel like it (but ideally maybe like one a week, if even).

[selketshaula]

DYNAMIC ALLIANCE

[animenostalgia]

New Licenses from Animeigo & Discotek!

At Otakon 2024, Animeigo & Discotek had back-to-back panels, and both announced some great licenses! Animeigo announced:

Bubblegum Crash on bluray

Time of Eve: The Complete Collection on bluray

Full Moon wo Sagashite on bluray

Discotek announced 25 new titles, including:

Space Pirate Captain Harlock on bluray

Dallos on bluray

Giant Gorg on bluray

Space Musketeer Bismark on bluray

Chie The Brat season 2 on bluray

Great Teacher Onizuka on Standard Definition bluray

Digimon Adventure 02 on bluray

KITE on bluray (which will include an adult-only "uncut" version, the "U.S. general release" version, and an "International" cut version, the latter of which has not been released in the U.S. before.)

Humanoid Monster BEM on bluray

Groizer X on Standard Definition bluray

The live-action Kekko Kamen trilogy on blu-ray

The Android Kikaider series on bluray

MXC, aka Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, the Spike TV re-edit of Takeshi's Castle that aired on US cable TV in the early 00s.

Check the link above for a complete list of their announcements!

[pinkobjectmilkshake]

Things that have caught my interest from Discotek's last showcase thingo, and make me wish I had a R1 or R-All BD player so it'd be worth importing these things (or just hope that they give Crunchyroll the streaming license like they sometimes have in the past [i.e. Gunbuster 1]):

...ok maybe Captain Harlock is the only one worth owning, but the other two look interesting to watch

I tried Nanoha StrikerS years ago and didn't like it compared to its predecessors, but maybe I can see it in a better light now that I'm more familiar with Gundam and other mecha

The Go Nagai stuff piqued my interest too, but there's no way my parents will let me get away with importing the Kekko Kamen movies 😅

[eversoularts]

#kekko kamen

[cuteybunny]

Cutie Honey vs Kekko Kamen

[dgshoe]

On the ask game 12... I actually ship Toga and redemption/sanity. And I was envisioning it happening after the Final War arc for added drama... But your take is good too.

And for other crossover asks... Do you know Beware of Chicken, Kengan Ashura, How Heavy Are the Dumbells You Lift?, Utena, or Konosuba? Because I have ideas for all of them. Also one for Kekko Kamen, but I think a crossover involving The Heroine That Hides Her Face But Not The Body (and that sobriquet means exactly what it sounds like. Blame Go Nagai) is something I should do myself.

Me 🤝 you

Giving child villains redemption arcs.

I... know some of the stuff you mentioned by name, but I never actually sat down and watched any of them.