Toei Tokusatsu World Reviews: Daitetsujin 17
Daitetsujin 17 (大鉄人１７) is what you get when Shotaro Ishinomori decides to make his own version of Giant Robo and it is fantastic. The 1977 series ran for... Read more.
Toei Tokusatsu World Reviews: Magical Girl Chukana Ipanema!
If there’s one thing to take away from the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series, it’s that Shotaro Ishinomori was rocking the whole magical girl thing long before Sailor... Read more.
Toei Tokusatsu World Reviews: Utau! Dairyugujo
Utau! Dairyugujo (うたう！大龍宮城 Sing! Great Ryugujo) is the 13th entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series, running for a total of 51 episodes in 1992.... Read more.
Toei Tokusatsu World Reviews: Combattler V
Chōdenji Robo Combattler V (超電磁ロボ コン·バトラーＶ) is the first instalment in Toei’s Robot Romance Trilogy, first airing all the way back in... Read more.
Toei Tokusatsu World Reviews: Robot 110-Ban
Robot 110-Ban (ロボット110番) is another of Shotaro Ishinomori’s mascot-robot shows, which given the sheer amount of them on this Youtube channel alone just... Read more.
Toei Tokusatsu World Reviews: Nemulin
If you’ve been following these reviews as they’ve been published, then you’ll know that the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series have been a particularly divisive topic... Read more.
Toei Tokusatsu World Reviews: Henshin Ninja Arashi
Henshin Ninja Arashi (変身忍者 嵐) is another series that occupies a particularly interesting place in the greater tokusphere. Created of course by Shotaro... Read more.
Toei Tokusatsu World Reviews: Go! Robottie (aka Moero!! Robocon)
Proof that you can’t keep a good robot down for too long, Shotaro Ishinomori’s Robocon returned to Japanese television screens in 1999 in a brand new reboot.... Read more.
Toei Tokusatsu World Reviews: Dear Robottie! (aka Ganbare!! Robocon)
Ganbare!! Robocon (がんばれ!!ロボコン) is a 1974 comedy series by Shotaro Ishinomori and by all accounts must have been pretty popular, given that it ran... Read more.
Toei Tokusatsu World Reviews: Batten Robomaru
Batten Robomaru (バッテンロボ丸) is the second entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series, and another entry that continues Tokusatsu’s long obsession with... Read more.