TokyoScope Talk Vol. 5: JAPANESE SUPERHEROES!

TokyoScope Vol.5: “Japanese Superheroes”!

Friday, July 9th at 7:00pm

at VIZ Cinema

Hosted by Patrick Macias, August Ragone, and Tomohiro Machiyama

Presented by OTAKU USA

Ultraman! Kamen Rider! The Power Rangers! These and many other

colorful crusaders of justice are now recognized the world over as

essential icons of Japanese pop culture. But where did they come from?

Who created them? And what is it really like battling rubber monsters

and the forces of evil on a regular basis?

Join hosts Patrick Macias (editor, Otaku USA magazine), August Ragone

(author, Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters), and Tomohiro Machiyama

(founding editor, Movie Treasures magazine) as they explore the

fascinating history and origins of Japanese superheroes using rare

film clips and images from numerous tokusatsu, sentai, and henshin

hero productions including Ultra Seven, Kikaida, Space Sheriff Gavan,

and many others.

Admission $10

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Comments

[大ケツ人ー17]

It's a shame I can't attend(opposite side of the country), as the panel is top-notch, and how often do you get to hear from someone who actually grew up in Japan watching this stuff, and probably had a Shounen Kamen Rider-Tai uniform to boot? That said, a Hot Tears of Shame recap (or something similar) would be most welcome, as every Tokusatsu podcast out there gets sidetracked into inane discussions of video games, anime, or recaps of what they did at some lame convention in excruciating detail.

[Eric Fleenor]

I really wish I could go to this, but I'm in the same boat as the person above. Admission is $10? Hmmm... I would be willing to pay $10 on itunes or some such service to download a video/audio recording of the show. Something to consider?

[Jeff]

Patrick, I think you should do another TokyoScope book and devote it entirely to Japanese Superheroes.

[Adam]

Really enjoyed the talk last night, thanks.

[Patrick]

Thanks for coming!