Toku Tuesday #13 – Figure Arts

It’s Tuesday and I got toku stuff to talk about – Toku Tuesday: Vol. 1, Iss. 13

Due to having a rather busy schedule (and not having a camera) I haven’t been able to update you all on my figure collection. Today we fix this problem with 3 attached pix. I’m posting this from my new iPhone just to try things out, also, my computer is in backpack and I’m too lazy to fish it out xp.

New additions to the collection:
*GekiRed, GekiYellow, GekiBlue (SuperGeki forms)
*GekiViolet
*Arcee (2009 movie version)
*non-toku: Ninja Gaiden’s Ryu and Resident Evil’s Chris Redfield

I only added the toku pix (plus an overdue pic of Ultimate Soul Ryuki), but you can check out Chris and Ryu on my Facebook.

Enjoy.

Not-so-Giant-Sized Toku Tuesday #1 – Rumor Update

Bad Marvel special title parody aside, it’s Friday and obviously not Tuesday, but a Toku Tuesday is in order I think. I was going to just update this weeks TT, but I decided it was better to just throw this out there on its own merits and let the discussion continue: Toku Tuesday – Vol. 1, Issue 12 (Rumor Special)

[SPOILER WARNING: If you don't want any possible inside info on the next Super Sentai series, read no further. Nothing in the following post is official, but take no chances if you don't like spoilers and all that jazz. I mean it; this is your only warning - take heed. Otherwise, prepare to speculate...]

Toku Tuesday #11 – Sentai 2010 Rumors

It may be late, but it’s still Tuesday (as I write this)!  You know what that means: Toku Tuesday – Vol.1, Issue 11

Sentai 2010 Rumors

[SPOILER WARNING: If you don't want any possible inside info on the next Super Sentai series, read no further. Nothing in the following post is official, but take no chances if you don't like spoilers and all that jazz. I mean it; this is your only warning - take heed. Otherwise, prepare to speculate...]

Thanks and Giving

Happy Thanksgiving to all yet again. I hope everyone is having a great holiday and is eating well. Lets all remember those that truly aren’t as blessed as most of us are, and all good that stuff…

Right now, I’m chilling with my own family folk after a great dinner and evening with church family and friends. The Wii is downstairs and getting a long-overdue workout and cake and chess pie is settling in my tummy. A fine day its been…

Tomorrow, it’s back to work. Early – too early. 7am…

Turkey-Day looms ever closer…

… so I shall give my thanks to all my readers and fellow nerds by posting this:

 

Thanks, and have a happy, filling Thanksgiving!

 

*** “I Can Transform Ya” Performed by Chris Brown featuring Lil’ Wayne and Swizz Beats is in no way mine, but that beat was begging for me to jump on it and Wayne’s verses suck… ***

Toku Tuesday #10 – Greatest Hits

It’s Tuesday. I took a break last week to take care of finals for my first quarter at ITT. That’s done, so let’s get back to the fun stuff, shall we?

Toku Tuesday: Vol.1, Issue 10

Tokusatsu’s Greatest Hits

Finals Finalizied

My first quarter at ITT is officially over (well, it will be official at 5:20 PM) and I’m looking forward to the short Thanksgiving break. I now have time to devote to Dragon Age: Origins (an incredible game by the way) and Pokemon Emerald. I also have a new track I’ve started work on – laid down some scratch vocals for it yesterday.

I should have a tokusatsu posts this weekend and hoppefully another on schedule for Tuesday. I also want to write a quick review of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that I’ll post here and on GONG.

Hang tight, the weekend is here…

Finals

Toku Tuesday will be postponed today because I have finals today.

Don’t worry, I’ll be back…

Toku Tuesday #9 – Ultra x 7

It’s Tuesday! You know what that means: Toku Tuesday, Vol. 1 Issue 9

Ultraseven X

The 23rd series in the long running Ultra franchise, Ultraseven X is the first in the franchise to be aimed exclusively at adults, and, trust me, it works – very well. The show has none of the kiddie-friendly extras that tend to clutter most henshin hero programs (including Kamen Rider and Super Sentai) that’s meant to sell toys. So, you won’t find any crazy cool jets or bulky weapons or advanced power-ups for our hero. This is a henshin hero series stripped down to the bare minimums with a focus set squarely on telling an engaging, character driven story. This series is so focused, Ultraseven gets little screen time, but when he shows up, there’s purpose and reason and the conclusion is often satisfying and yet still open enough to warrant suspense and anticipation for the next episode.

The story begins with our hero, Jin, waking up from a strange dream in a sparse apartment/office overlooking the city. A mysterious young woman gives him cryptic admonishment and gives him the Ultra Eye before an explosion rocks the building, cutting their meeting short and forcing Jin to escape. From here on, Jin must rediscover his memories, uncover the truth behind DEUS (the special police force he apparently is an agent of), and protect the city from alien invaders as the mighty galactic being known as Ultraseven.

I can’t really get any deeper than that synopsis without spoiling things – and I think I’ve been pretty good at not posting spoilers – so I’ll just encourage you to check this great series out. It was my first foray into the Ultra franchise as it was the first Ultraman show I watched to completion. It’s only 12 episodes long, but it’s a ride I still find time to relive from time to time.

Overall, this show is a solid, mature take on the original 1967 Ultra Seven (that’s right, Ultraseven X is a remake/sequel). There’s no pandering to parents’ wallets and the action (super-sized and not) is entertaining and, at times, inventive. Plus, the theme by band Pay Money to My Pain is down good.

Public Enemies

I got the chance to view the newest DVD from DC Entertainment, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, recently. I won’t go into a deep review (as I no longer have the DVD to reference), but I will give you this micro review based on my initial impressions.

I if you haven’t been keeping up with anything DC or anything comics, don’t worry. You won’t be too lost. You don’t have to know who most of the characters are outside of Supes, Bats, and Luther – they are the major players and are basically the same old same old we are all used to. If you have been following comics, DC, or at least have a familiarity of recent events in the DC Universe, Public Enemies will make instant since. It does help that everything you need to know is given to you at the very beginning, and most everything else is spoon fed in mostly subtle ways through character conversation. This still matters little, the conflict here is still rather black-and-white.

Suffice to say, meteor of Kryptonite is going to blow away the Earth, Lex wants to save/destroy mankind to rule it, and Superman is framed for crimes he didn’t commit.  Simple.

Most of the film is spent following Supes and Bats as they trade their friendly, rival-based quips. There are several fights and confrontations inbetween, and, obviously, all ends well. But the ride to the finish is what matters.  I enjoyed most of it, but there are some issues I had with it:

* the character designs are iffy to me (Power Girl especially)

* some of the fights didn’t make sense to me (Starfire vs Superman, really?)

* Power Girl plays an important roll in this story, yet she gets next to no meaningful screen time (so why is she important at all in this story?)

As far as the DVD features:

* opening trailers have nothing to do with DC

* special features are all reused from other DC DVDs with the exception of the exceptional Blackest Night preview (as far as I know)

Overall, it’s a decent film and definitely worth a rental. I would talk more about this thing, but there isn’t really much else to say really. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies gets a 3 out of 5.