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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Guyver 2

Chris Walker — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 13:00:00 +0000

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Godzilla Vs. Destroyah

Chris Walker — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 12:12:55 +0000

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Dairanger’s Kujaku Arc

Chris Walker — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:00:28 +0000

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Dairanger

Chris Walker — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:09:34 +0000

Plot Rundown The five core Dairanger have already been assembled, bonded with their mecha, and gained the power to destroy the monsters sent by the Gorma Tribe (more on them below). This calls for an escalation on the Gorma’s part, so they send their holy man High Priest Saw and his bodyguard Iron Face Chouryou…

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TOKUSASTSU GESUNDHEIT: Spider-Man Movie

Chris Walker — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 12:00:22 +0000

Welcome back to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where this week we are celebrating today’s release of Spider-Man: Far From Home by watching the first Spider-Man movie ever intended for theaters! BRIEF BACKGROUNDThis flick was produced for the Toei Manga Matsuri festival (much like the previously covered Metalder movie). As such, it is a glorified episode of the…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Chris Walker — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:00:52 +0000

Highlights The use of “Titans” as a loose species name for the Kaiju of the Monsterverse, covering literally every creature of every morphology, sets it apart from its Japanese counterpart and most other franchises that use giant monsters. King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan make their debut in American created media (well, other than the IDW…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II

Chris Walker — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:00:52 +0000

Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where we’re continuing our extended look at the Heisei-era Godzilla series with Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II. Plot Rundown G-Force, the U.N.’s military answer to the ongoing Godzilla problem, has two super-weapon projects in final stages: Garuda, a high-tech fighter/bomber meant for fighting kaiju, and Mechagodzilla, a 100% robotic Godzilla based on…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah

Chris Walker — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:05:22 +0000

Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where today we’re continuing our trek through the films of the Heisei Godzilla series by watching 1991’s Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. Plot Rundown A UFO arrives in Japan arrying a crew of time-travelers from the year 2204. They warn that industrialization and the rise of nuclear power is fated to bring…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: The Return of Godzilla

Chris Walker — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:52:33 +0000

Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where I was moved by the snow to start marathoning the Heisei Godzilla series! We begin with the starting point of the series, 1984’s Return of Godzilla. Plot Rundown Thirty or so years after Godzilla’s original attack on Japan, the fishing boat Yahata Maru goes missing at sea. Reporter Goro Maki…

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Tokusatsu Gesundheit: Power Rangers Legacy Wars – Street Fighter Showdown

Chris Walker — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:00:16 +0000

Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where I’m preempting the planned examination of some Strange Times & Places to highlight a recent Power Rangers short film that dropped on YouTube: Power Rangers Legacy Wars – Street Fighter Showdown AKA “The Early 90s Strikes Back”. Plot Rundown Ryu & Chu-Li (of Street Fighter fame) find themselves stranded in…

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