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by MuscleRobo
Fri Jun 23, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Shin Eva - Official Blu-ray Release 2022!
Replies: 310
Views: 224065

Re: Shin Eva - Official Blu-ray Release 2022!

Shin Ultraman is getting a US Blu-ray release next week; is there still no idea when we're getting Shin Eva on Blu-ray?
by MuscleRobo
Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:48 am
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Kamen Rider
Replies: 102
Views: 71495

Re: Shin Kamen Rider

Absolutely adored it and this is an all timer for me, even though I'm a bigger Ultraman fan when it comes to TV series I think I preferred Shin Kamen Rider to Shin Ultraman. I saw the film with someone who has never seen Kamen Rider and she enjoyed it too and never felt lost. There was really only o...
by MuscleRobo
Wed May 31, 2023 12:52 pm
Forum: Evangelion TV Series + EoE Discussion
Topic: Significance of EVA-01 ("The Devil") being Lilin rather than "Adamite"
Replies: 4
Views: 7986

Re: Significance of EVA-01 ("The Devil") being Lilin rather than "Adamite"

We know all EVAs are clones of Adam except for the main character's/Unit 01/Test Type/Shogohki/"The Devil," who is a clone of Lilith. What's the significance of this? I don't recall seeing it discussed in much detail or matter much in the original series Thoughts? Well, in the PS2 game &q...
by MuscleRobo
Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Kamen Rider
Replies: 102
Views: 71495

Re: Shin Kamen Rider

It seems that Kamen Rider's income is much more based on toys than Ultraman, which could potentially mean a younger audience? And considering the violence in this one, a lot of those kids probably were turned away by their parents. As someone into both franchises let me tell you the toys are relent...
by MuscleRobo
Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:12 pm
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Kamen Rider
Replies: 102
Views: 71495

Re: Shin Kamen Rider

Bought tickets to 7PM showing on May 31st; that was the only available showing with tickets at all on Fandango. It is not showing in even half as many theaters as Ultraman was around me as well. I live in a decent sized city, Cleveland OH for you US people, and I have to drive a half hour to the clo...
by MuscleRobo
Tue Apr 18, 2023 8:50 am
Forum: Everything Else Evangelion
Topic: Best Evangelion figures
Replies: 5
Views: 10189

Re: Best Evangelion figures

As a pretty big toy collector I can say the best figures to look into are the new MAFEX of Unit 01 and Unit 13 from the Rebuilds. I bought both and love them; I'm also looking forward to the new white plugsuit figma Asuka!
by MuscleRobo
Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Kamen Rider
Replies: 102
Views: 71495

Re: Shin Kamen Rider

I also recently learned Tsuburaya was expecting Shin Ultraman to make between 8 and 10 billion yen (it made 4.4). I don't know why they expected that much tbh, even with the franchise being popular. That'd have made it one of the most succesful Japanese films ever! Didn't 3.0+1.0 make 10 billion? T...
by MuscleRobo
Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Kamen Rider
Replies: 102
Views: 71495

Re: Shin Kamen Rider

Do you have a source on this? I don't doubt Nasu being a Kamen Rider fan generally, but Ryuki airing only a year or two before FSN came out makes this seem unlikely to me. I'll admit I don't have Nasu stating it but much like Hideaki Anno has never flat out said "Akio Jissoji is my biggest dir...
by MuscleRobo
Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:47 am
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Kamen Rider
Replies: 102
Views: 71495

Re: Shin Kamen Rider

Most Kamen Rider shows are pretty interchangable; if you're a fan of anime I would suggest Kamen Rider Ryuki. This was a deeply influential work that inspired mega hits like Fate Stay Night and Madoka Magica. If you're curious about how Kamen Rider influenced Evangelion, I would recommend Kamen Ride...
by MuscleRobo
Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:56 am
Forum: Studio Trigger
Topic: SSSS Gridman - Studio Trigger (2018)
Replies: 72
Views: 83369

Re: SSSS Gridman - Studio Trigger (2018)

The new Gridman x Dynazenon Trailer

https://youtu.be/lX1DuoLvKmc
by MuscleRobo
Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Kamen Rider
Replies: 102
Views: 71495

Re: Shin Kamen Rider

That Beat 'em up game mentions that both Kamen Rider 1 & 2 are in it so I'm really interested to see how they handle that. The manga and the live action show have radically different versions for the change. However, it was all spurned on by the real life actor of Kamen Rider 1 being injured in ...
by MuscleRobo
Wed Jan 25, 2023 3:22 pm
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Ultraman
Replies: 200
Views: 81542

Re: Shin Ultraman

FYI: A Blu-Ray is confirmed for "Spring" I know a real date would be better but I'm glad it's confirmed at all.

http://cleopatra-entertainment.com/cleo ... -ultraman/
by MuscleRobo
Thu Jan 19, 2023 4:13 pm
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Kamen Rider
Replies: 102
Views: 71495

Re: Shin Kamen Rider

Thanks ! I see a central conceit is that the hero's powers are given to him by the evil organization he ends up fighting, I'm down for more evil councils in shadows. They're going to circle back to Shin Spider-Man ! Seele has a lot of similarities to the evil organization in Kamen Rider Black actua...
by MuscleRobo
Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:36 am
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Kamen Rider
Replies: 102
Views: 71495

Re: Shin Kamen Rider

Kamen Rider doesn't turn himself into a giant, right ? I'm only very loosely familiar with the character... If so this will be interesting because both Godzilla and Ultraman relied much on the appeal of how Anno and co illustrate scale, that was a huge part of their production value. Excited for a ...
by MuscleRobo
Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Ultraman
Replies: 200
Views: 81542

Re: Shin Ultraman

I loved it!!! I want to say to everyone if you had worried about seeing this because you don't know Ultraman don't worry! This movie is entirely self contained, heck there really aren't references to the original show besides musical stings and sound effects. I took someone who had never seen any Ul...
by MuscleRobo
Tue Jan 03, 2023 9:49 am
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Gundam (In All Its Incarnations) Mk. II
Replies: 1952
Views: 387429

Re: Gundam (In All Its Incarnations) Mk. II

It's definitely up there, but I feel like it's more the result of a larger amount of dubious decisions leading up to it rather than the root of the issue There's a manga artist I'm friends with and I knew he enjoyed 0083 from a time we did karaoke together and he busted out the OP. I was talking to...
by MuscleRobo
Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:32 am
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Gundam (In All Its Incarnations) Mk. II
Replies: 1952
Views: 387429

Re: Gundam (In All Its Incarnations) Mk. II

Watched the first two thirds of Stardust Memory today; I don't think I like this show. Most of the Fed-side plots are moved primarily by means of idiot balls and the ways in which the show plays favorites with Zeon has a very uncomfortable ring of irl nazi apologist rhethoric to it. I'm gonna finis...
by MuscleRobo
Tue Dec 20, 2022 4:01 pm
Forum: Evangelion General and Chit-Chat
Topic: POLL: Does a preference for Rei vs. Asuka affect preference for TOS vs. Rebuilds?
Replies: 19
Views: 5138

Re: POLL: Does a preference for Rei vs. Asuka affect preference for TOS vs. Rebuilds?

I really can't separate the Rebuilds from TOS; it's all interconnected into one big Evangelion experience for me and it'd feel incomplete without both. I prefer Asuka though ^_^
by MuscleRobo
Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:21 am
Forum: Rebuild of Evangelion Discussion
Topic: Things you didn't notice until later viewings
Replies: 62
Views: 19272

Re: Things you didn't notice until later viewings

Kensuke's fridge is covered with Ultraman magnets. I know! Not as deep as some of the other things being brought up but I didn't notice it until my second watch!
by MuscleRobo
Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:38 am
Forum: Live-Action "Shin" & Other Khara Projects!
Topic: Shin Ultraman
Replies: 200
Views: 81542

Re: Shin Ultraman

Shin Ultraman tickets are now available in the US! I bought three for my showing but only one other seat had been sold yet. When I saw the Ultraman X movie in theaters a few years ago there was a surprising amount of people there but it was also only in one kind of "art house" theater down...

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