#kiramekiman

[gentlemanthiefshowdown]

Round 1, Match 13

[Image description: a versus graphic of Star Scarlet/Miku Hoshino from Stellar Witch LIPS and Kaitou Kiramekiman/Lip and Puff from the Time Boken 2000 series. Star Scarlet is blonde with a black crop top and a red skirt and a starry brooch pinned to her chest. Kaitou Kiramekiman is a duo: a man, Puff, with blue hair and a woman, Lip, with red hair, in white jumpsuits with red and green accents, respectively. Puff is dipping Lip as they float in space in front of a green planet. /End description]

[curejunereblogs]

*stands on one knee* would you commit acts of thievery with me

[themasayukistszone]

What's up, Dokku?

(Kaitou Kiramekiman finale episode)

[timebokanman]

Within the Time Bokan franchise, Noriko Ohara is most well known for her roles playing the various female bosses of the trios through the shows: Marjo (Time Bokan), Doronjo (Yatterman), Muujo (Zenderman), Atasha (Otasukeman), Mirenjo (Yattodetaman), Mun-Mun (Ippatsuman), Yanyan (Itadakiman), and Rouge (Kiramekiman). She would return to voice the character/s in any role after, including the 2008 Yatterman series, and providing the final line in the last episode of Yoru no Yatterman, where her voice as Doronjo can be heard wishing her descendant Leopard, "Good night, sweet dreams".

Her iconic line of "Sukapontan!", used when yelling at her bumbling two lackeys was an ab-lib that combined Sukatan (stupid) and Anpontan (fool) because she felt the original choice of insult in the script was a little too harsh for a kid's show like Time Bokan.

[kuroto2000]

[piano] Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman OP

piano solo of 'Kaitou Kiramekiman no Uta', the opening theme of 'Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman'

[hellohimawarihana]

Time Bokan 2000 Kaitou Kiramekiman Episode: 1, “The Treasure is Gold Eye” (お宝はゴールドアイ Otakara wa Gorudo Ai)

[leveliflared]

uh oh, time bokan series oc........

Meteorman#1 and Meteorman#2

[curejune]

it’s so delightfully hilarious for a voice actor to move from voicing a detective hellbent on capturing a phantom thief to voicing an actual phantom thief a few years later

the sad thing is that there’s probably like ten people in the world who watched both shows and the probability of me meeting them in any foreseeable future is abysmally low

... although both these shows were, allegedly, somewhat popular in Italy?

[myanimerecs]

Time Bokan

Rating: 2/3

Categories: adventure, comedy, mecha, original work, sci fi, time travel

Brilliant scientist Dr Keida has invented a time machine and to prove it works he uses himself as a test subject. However things don’t go according to plan when the device returns with only a diamond and a talking parrot inside. Now it’s up to his lab assistants to figure out where he is and what happened.

S1, 61 eps

Yatterman, 108 eps

Zendaman, 52 eps

Time Patrol-Tai Otasukeman, 53 eps

Yattodetaman, 52 eps

Royal Revival, 2 eps (dub available)

Kaitou Kiramekiman, 26 eps

Yatterman 2008, 60 eps

Shin Yattermecha Osu gou! Omocha no Kuni de Dai Ketsudan da Kotobuki!, movie

24, 24 eps

The Villains’ Strike Back, 24 eps

[mandarake-en]

Coming to the #Mandarake Zenbu 99 Big Web Auction Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman Voice Actor Signed Shikishi https://t.co/E0L3vtt2Bo https://t.co/WKKuH1kgZ6 Mandarake Twitter: http://twitter.com/mandarake_en Mandarake Facebook: http://facebook.com/mandarake (Automated Tumblr Post)

[enginvir]

VIR’s personal Tatsunoko sub cache

There are a lot of fansubs (honestly, nowhere near enough, but whaddya gonna do) for Tatsunoko shows out there. Heck, AnimeSols (God rest their souls) tried to make a business out of ‘em. Sadly, however, many, MANY of them are either hard to find or completely dead.

So, for Tatsunoko’s 55th Anniversary, I’d figure I’d share with you all my cache of assorted and unlicensed Tatsunoko subs. A few titles in this list are incredibly licensed and readily and currently available; I will mark them as so and give links to their official pages. Please, while fansubs are neato, please support the official release so we can get more officially licensed Tatsunoko anime in America!

Anyway, let’s get started:

Future Police Urashiman ( 未来警察ウラシマン)

https://mega.nz/#F!3sJ0gbZb!dai-hL__AyOpoJAr-dS_pg

Generator Gawl (ジェネレイター ガウル)

https://mega.nz/#F!zsgSxKSB!EtfVBYSxpoWVmWimcfjUyQ

Golden Warrior Gold Lightan (黄金戦士ゴールド・ライタン)

https://mega.nz/#F!fsQxxbwB!yIgXnJkaf6uwAhmqoyRgoA

Gyakuten! Ippatsuman ( 逆転!イッパツマン )

https://mega.nz/#F!38ASUbDB!5C0zPcyYKPdPIZd5_8qp4A

Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood (新・破裏拳ポリマー)

http://www.discotekmedia.com/new_hurricane_polymar.htm

Hurricane Polymar (破裏拳ポリマー)

https://mega.nz/#F!3wJlhZ6a!IY8b_LZuy50bNRibI_Fg6Q

Ippatsu Hicchuu!! Devander (一発必中!! デバンダー )

https://mega.nz/#F!yk4jxYIZ!2nBNEqydCP_Fb_3JvDqwEA

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (無責任艦長タイラー)

http://www.nozomientertainment.com/product/tylor-the-irresponsible-captain-tv-series-dvd/

Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman (タイムボカン2000 怪盗きらめきマン)

https://mega.nz/#F!SxYFCbwT!ykxWJCNAO7Z7VV_nNWnjGw

KARAS (鴉)

https://mega.nz/#F!qsIAHT6R!8zuURRGWKSoVv2bdIBWcnA

The Dashing Warrior, Muteking (とんでも戦士ムテキング)

https://mega.nz/#F!zgBm3axJ!LLbjmn07bNtX7vhm-i9HvA

(New) Yatterman (ヤッターマン)

https://mega.nz/#F!6oBHAbxQ!0V997VWGPbp18rZeP0nwtA

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (科学忍者隊ガッチャマン)

http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/gatchaman

Neo-human Casshan (新造人間キャシャーン)

http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/casshan

The SoulTaker (Ｔｈｅ ＳｏｕｌＴａｋｅｒ)

https://mega.nz/#F!Cox1wSSZ!dImhB2cqkFVIBpRSKOnsUQ

Space Ace (宇宙エース)

https://mega.nz/#F!64pyjSYa!dqwsf5XdIddDYxU5Xg56wQ

Space Knight Tekkaman (宇宙の騎士テッカマン)

https://mega.nz/#F!SloTCIAB!zCAQk3TQcEE1tW3UX7sO3w

Speed Racer (AND MachGoGoGo)

https://www.funimation.com/shows/speed-racer/

Time Bokan 24 (タイムボカン 24)

http://www.crunchyroll.com/time-bokan-24

Time Bokan Royal Revial (タイムボカン王道復古)

http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/time-bokan

Time Bokan (タイムボカン)

https://mega.nz/#F!PwgylCiK!oyBSpPmAHq44NdwdoN7Xxg

Yatterman (ヤッターマン)

https://mega.nz/#F!3o5nDLYL!lxXSorlQZC1794h1E642yw

And there are plenty more titles available, too! Like Ping Pong! And Samurai Pizza Cats! And Gatchaman Crowds! Gatchaman II! And Muromi-san! Sentai Filmworks is a large Tatsunoko licensor, so take a look through their catalog for more! Same goes for Funimation and Nozomi Entertainment!

And there are other titles that aren’t so licensed anymore--but are still out there. And there are even others still getting fan-subs.

Take a look around and see what else you can find to enjoy. This list comprises what I’ve enjoyed, have access to, are hard to find, and what I can link to; there are more out there than this!

[gentlemanthiefshowdown]

Gentleman Thief Bracket and Masterpost

[Image description: a 32-member tournament bracket labeled Gentleman/Phantom Thief Showdown with confetti and sparkles edited into it. The characters eliminated in the first round are: Four Horsemen (Now You See Me), Phantom R, Cat’s Eye, Catherine AKA Nightsmoke, Diamond Queen, Chat Noir (Granblue), The Scarlet Pimpernel, Assane Diop (Lupin), Kaitou Jeanne, Jean Lupin, and Thief/Tia (Diamond Jack), Lupin Red, Kaitou Kiramekiman, Kay Faraday, Roquefort Cookie, and Saint Tail. The characters eliminated in the second round are: Kaitou Joker, Kaitou Spade, Thieves Peter and Jenny, Sly Cooper, Pierre Despereaux, Mask⭐️DeMasque, Star Scarlet, and Blue Cat (Precure). The characters eliminated in the third round are: Lupin III, A. J. Raffles, Arsène Lupin, and Parker (Leverage). The characters eliminated in the fourth round are Carmen Sandiego and Peter Nureyev. The loser of the final round is Joker (Persona) and the winner is Kaitou KID. /End description]

Phew! That’s a lot of contestants! As mentioned, the lineup is completely random, so apologies in advance to the more obscure characters that are paired against popular ones, your presence is still meaningful 💜

Round 1:

Four Horsemen (Now You See Me) vs Kaitou Joker

Lupin III vs Phantom R (Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure)

Cat’s Eye vs Joker (Persona 5)

Kaitou Spade vs Catherine/Nightsmoke (Granblue Fantasy)

Thieves Peter and Jenny (Vocaloid) vs Diamond Queen (Kaitou Joker)

Peter Nureyev (The Penumbra Podcast) vs Chat Noir (Granblue)

The Scarlet Pimpernel/Sir Percy Blakeney vs. A.J. Raffles

Assane Diop (Lupin) vs Sly Cooper

Kaitou Jeanne (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne) vs Carmen Sandiego

Jean Lupin (London Detective Mystery) vs Pierre Despereaux (Psych)

Arsène Lupin vs Thief/Tia (Diamond Jack)

Lupin Red (Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger) vs Mask DeMasque/Ron DeLite (Ace Attorney)

Star Scarlet (Stellar Witch LIPS) vs Kaitou Kiramekiman)

Kay Faraday (Ace Attorney) vs Kaitou KID/Kuroba Kaito (Magic Kaito)

Roguefort Cookie (Cookie Run) vs Parker (Leverage)

Saint Tail (Saint Tail) vs Blue Cat (Precure)

Round 2:

Kaitou Joker vs. Lupin III

Joker (Persona 5) vs. Kaitou Spade

Peter Nureyev (The Penumbra Podcast) vs. Thieves Peter and Jenny (Vocaloid)

A. J. Raffles vs. Sly Cooper

Carmen Sandiego vs. Pierre Despereaux

Mask⭐️DeMasque (Ace Attorney) vs. Arsène Lupin

Star Scarlet (Stellar Witch LIPS) vs. Kaitou KID/Kuroba Kaito (Magic Kaito)

Parker (Leverage) vs. Blue Cat/Yuni (Precure)

Round 3:

Lupin III vs. Joker (Persona)

Peter Nureyev (The Penumbra Podcast) vs. A. J. Raffles

Carmen Sandiego vs. Arsène Lupin

Kaitou KID/Kaito Kuroba (Magic Kaito) vs. Parker (Leverage)

Semifinals:

Joker (Persona) vs. Peter Nureyev (The Penumbra Podcast)

Carmen Sandiego vs. Kaitou KID/Kaito Kuroba (Magic Kaito)

Third Place:

Carmen Sandiego vs. Peter Nureyev (The Penumbra Podcast)

Finals:

Joker (Persona) vs. Kaitou KID/Kaito Kuroba (Magic Kaito)

We have a winner! Congrats Kaitou KID!

By the way, we welcome propaganda! Feel free to send or @ us in posts detailing why your fav should win!

[curejunereblogs]

An Extensive List of Phantom Thieves (怪盗)

but first the criteria:

The boundaries for what makes a thief a phantom and whether it's different from a gentleman thief are wobbly

We can't really just allow everyone who calls themselves "kaitou" to qualify, because there's Kaitou Sai from Nogami Neiro who is a serial killer which is A Very Bad Thing. most good examples of thieves have a "no kill" rule

If we set that they have to steal for Good Reasons, we cut off Kaitou Joker, who is very much a phantom thief, so we have to allow "thrill of the chase" as a valid-ish reason for stealing. no bonus points though, it just not instant disqualification

I found that "sends a calling card" is a good rule to stick to so I trimmed my original surprisingly long list based on whether I know for sure they send announcements or cards or letters or such. If you don't say "come and get me" to your target, you're pragmatic, a realist and also a coward

Which led me to a conclusion that to be a proper phantom thief, the main thing you should be after is the spotlight. You have to steal the show. Otherwise you're just a thief, maybe a gentleman, but not a phantom. Contrary to the name, you have to be seen. Good phantom thieves have a give-and-take relationship with their audience - they take the treasure, and give back a performance or some other form of entertainment (or purpose in life in some cases).

The following compilation doesn't include: books, hentai, eroge, BL, things where i couldn't translate the title into English, the ones that don't send calling cards(as far as i know) and in general a bunch of media i most definitely missed

Phantom Thief Hall of Fame:

- Kaito Kid(1987), Kaitou Saint Tail(1994) and Kaitou Joker(2007) are all brilliant examples of the genre, and if you don't know any of them, they all have a bunch of passionate fans each and they can all be googled really easily

- Joker and his gang from Persona 5(2017); i'm consiously placing him in the second/fourth place because even though he's really cool, very popular and is The phantom thief to a lot of people unfamiliar with the genre... he doesn't have a tophat (his persona is not enough)

- ... I'll just mention that Lupin the 3rd(1967) exists and go on

- and of course, Lupin III and about a quarter of all phantom thieves are in some way based on Arsène Lupin(1905) by Maurice Leblanc

- ex. there was a french-canadian cartoon about Lupin called Night Hood(1996)

- Cat's Eye(1981), cited as an inspiration for Saint Tail, is about a trio of sisters who steal stuff in order to get closer to their dad and it's epic

- Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne(1997), like Saint Tail, doubles as a magical girl series and is about magical stealing and the clothing is eastern and the manga swerves into weird territory in the end but it features one of the precious few phantom thief & phantom thief romances

- King of Bandits Jing(1995), while doesn't have the aesthetic, has the weirdness, the charm, the calling card (i think) and is generally cool enough to steal his place on the list whether he’s a phantom or not

- The Acrobat/Man of Twenty Faces(1990), also known as Akira Ijyuin; charming child somehow without most of the problems the CLAMP protagonists tend to suffer from

- Phantom R the titular Rhythm Thief(2012), a great example of a dancer show-off, has a dog

- The Black Rose from Ashita no Nadja(2003) is a tuxedo mask-esque character

- Kaitou Kiramekiman(2000) is a cool retrofuturistic-looking duo trying to save the world in a show that is tragically more about their police counterparts Doing Absolutely Nothing because the villains tend to be more popular in that franchise

- Pacricon(1999) takes place in a world where money has been cancelled(?), has a hella cool calling card

- Shadow Lady(1995)... well, there's a lot of fanservice - like, a lot, and it's tiring and i warned you - but there's also some genuinely funny twists like cancelling her heist on live tv just because she didn't feel like doing it. it also got very unceremoniously axed

- Kaitou Alexandrite(2006) owns/co-owns/frequents a bordel so there's some nsfw to be seen on occasion but it's tolerable and could be described as tasteful i guess. she stole someone's voice once. it also features one of the best identity reveals

- Chat Noir from Granblue Fantasy(2014) is a fighting unit; he has a "calling card" skill and i think that's beautiful

- Phantom Skye from Harvest Moon DS Cute(2005), a not-very-secret character, is an absolute cheese but it loops right back into being charming

- Kaito Rousseau(2006) for Nintendo DS, where a tiny thief boy is horrible at going unnoticed unless he disguises his face as whatever you draw on your ds screen

- Mask DeMasque from Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations(2004) is a thing?

- Sly Cooper(2002) is known as Kaitou Sly Cooper in Japan so he fits the bill

- PxP(2006), short manga about a girl thief in high school

- Sweet Kaitou Vanilla Moon(2010), pastry-themed phantom thief? hell yeah!

- Kaitou Reinya(2010), a short comedy that is not to be taken seriously but you might get a few chuckles from it and i don't regret giving it a second chance (warning: cartoonish animal abuse)

- Cat's Eye(s)(2010), a remake of the original tale of three sisters with different PoVs

- Kaitou Jack from Nishikida Keibu wa Dorobou ga Osuki(2013); it's a gag manga about a cute phantom thief boy and an old man detective that acts like a schoolgirl around that boy. ... I'm only mentioning it here because I like Jack's costume and "i'm-SO-done-with-this" faces and it's mostly intended to be funny. mostly.

- Kaitou Okami-Zoku Shonen(2013), a oneshot about a werewolf who eats people's hearts (metaphorically! through kisses) but is really stylish about it. Think P5 protagonist but alone and a werewolf

- Phantom Thief F's Scenario(2013) is a vocaloid song about a diamond heist on a luxury liner

- Kaitou Le Vin(2014) is about six people stealing wines and it's epic but they can't shut up about wine for one second

- Gaitou Alice(2015) is about a guy looking like Kaito Kuroba going into people's hearts to steal stuff before P5 made it cool. Features amazing artwork but kinda gross stuff closer to the end so it's kind of understandable why it got axed but it has a kind of weird charm to it

- Mystic Thief X from a mobile dating game Miss Detective's Undercover(2017) (i'm scraping for phantom thief content) is honestly excellent at his job. he might only be showing off for one person but damn it's romantic af and i love him

- Kaitou Shounen Jokers(2017) is a sequel to Kaitou Joker, and is directly about the previous protag's kid going to a phantom thief school (i have no hard evidence he sends calling cards but if he doesn’t take after dad i’m-)

- Kaitou Saint Tail girls!(2018), a sequel to Saint Tail, is very cute and has two new Saint Tails working together! i wish i knew more about it

- Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger(2018), live-action series that is a must-watch for anyone who loves phantom thieves because it's a masterpiece of a tv show; besides the three thieves it also features the best police officers in the genre (it kind of has to since they're protagonists too but boy does it deliver)

- Secret x Warrior Phantomirage(2019) is also a live action and it's all about girls stealing enchanted hearts! i actually don't know if they send cards but it feels right placing them after lupinrangers and they're definitely show-stealers

- Kilroy(2018) is a western comic about a guy who broke an unconventional mirror and has to do unconventional repairs

- Kaitou Kamaitachi(2018) has a cute reporter boy and a lot of butterflies

- Destined Memories(2019) is another mobile dating game, there are thieves (called the Crows) in victorian england and they send notices and it's way better at being a phantom thief story than an actual phantom thief story by this company that i'll maybe mention later if i get to compiling a list of thieves that don't send cards

- I really want to put Majo Kaitou Lip☆s(2019) in this category, I want her to send calling cards, but there's like two chapters out so there's still time. The artwork for this series is GORGEOUS and the idol imagery is amazing and i love it so much I just want her to be popular

i might've ignored some phantoms you may have heard about, but 50% i've checked and they don't send calling cards. If they do, additions are welcome!

[animansha]

Kaitou Kiramekiman: Episode 21

[timebokanman]

Is it true that the Dorombo gang shows up,albeit disguised in Kiramekiman? I've seen images of Boyacky being a bar tender and the art style looks in line with it. Maybe I'am mixing it up with the OVA's from that time?

Barista, actually! It's true, they appear in the series as early as the second episode, and their coffee shop they run is a place that makes sporadic appearances where the Flower Detective Trio sometimes discuss their plans to stop the Kiramekiman for that episode.

Try not to think too hard on it-- Time Bokan always pokes fun at itself and this sort of thing is hardly unique to Kiramekiman! Why, they're not the only cameo the show sneaks out...

[timebokanturnip]

Can you tell us what the ending of KiramekiMan is like? Obviously spoiler this post.

Why not, this show kinda deserves a bit more attention. Just click the “read more” thing below for the ending!

Dogurin, the robot that has been instructing the Flower Detective trio, is actually Dokku Ringo, a notorious thief that’s a descendant of Hieru, the lanky genius of the trio.

Ringo stole the Golden Eye, the object the Kiramekiman have been seeking, and traveled back 500 years in the past in an attempt to alter history so that the Flower Detective trio would become reputable heroes. However, his antics instead led to the trio getting fired from the police department and leaving himself stranded in the past.

As for the Golden Eye itself, it contained a sparkling sleeping tonic Kiramekiman-2/Puff’s grandfather, Dr. Liquid, needed to get 40 winks of sleep so he could put up with the stress of running a international police force in the future. Naturally, the Kiramekiman are a bit miffed and confused about having to go through so much trouble to get it.

The show ends with the heroes and villains “reversed” (or in the order it’s supposed to be regarding the usual structure of the Time Bokan series). The Kiramekiman are reestablished as police detectives while the Flower Detective trio become criminals under the guidance of Dokku Ringo, and the adventures continue.

I’ll go into more detail with the character bios (when I eventually get around to them), but that’s the basic gist of it.