Any Tokusatsu fans here?

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You know, if you're an Aspie and like either Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Metal Heroes or just about any Japanese Live-action superhero, Raise your hand!
Let me know, 'Cause I'm one of them!

Despite being an obsessive Godzilla and Gamera fan, this other stuff has somehow failed to interest me over the years. Funny, you'd think it'd be right up my alley.

I was actually recently considering buying Ultraman: The Complete Series since it's so cheap. Of all the non-Godzilla and Gamera tokusatsu stuff that I've glimpsed, it's interested me the most, probably because of the obvious similarity to the Godzilla series. Not surprising, since it was created by Eiji Tsuburaya, the special effects director who did the first dozen or so Godzilla films. I'll at least check out some clips on YouTube, both of Ultraman and your other recommendations.

Alright, it had to be done... Ultraman: The Complete Series was selling on Amazon for $6.99, so it found its way into my shopping cart, along with some other crap I shouldn't be wasting my money on. I'll reply with my thoughts after I've watched some of it.

Ah, nostalgia. I used to watch Ultraman and Himitsu Sentai GoRanger on TV when I was little.
I liked the stories up until they changed into superheros. Fighting scenes were always the same.
I didn't like Kamen Rider much because it was modeled after a grasshopper. (grasshoppers freak me out)
I had some Ultraman figures that I used to play with...(or maybe they were my brothers'. can't remember.)

Isn't there a GoRanger type of show in the US? I think I saw it on TV one time.

Raises hand I love Super Sentai started watching 2 years ago and got hooked started with Jetman then Timeranger onwards. Seen all the series from 2000-2012 and of course Jetman,Liveman,Zyuranger and Dairanger. Currently watching Kyoryuger absolutely loving it (In fact bought some Kyoryuger stuff yesterday ) and Bioman, Maskman,Kakuranger and GoGoV.

Also recently watched Akibaranger which I found amusing and am currently watching Season 2.
So anyone who watches Super Sentai whats your favourite?
Mine is Abaranger but I like them all really.Least would have to be Go-busters( Liked J Beet Stag and Jin though! )

i love super sentai and Kamen Rider

the first ones i watch was Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger and Kamen Rider Decade for then i on i got hooked

the super sentai i watched are:

Choujuu Sentai Liveman
Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger
Gosei Sentai Dairanger
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger

the ones am currently watching

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger season 2
Choudenshi Bioman
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
battle fever j
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
Gekisou Sentai Carranger

and the Kamen Rider's i watched are

Kamen Rider Kuuga
Kamen Rider Agito
Kamen Rider Ryuki
Kamen Rider Den-O
kamen rider kiva
Kamen Rider Decade
Kamen Rider W
Kamen Rider OOO
Kamen Rider Amazon
Kamen Rider black
Kamen Rider black RX
Kamen Rider V3
Kamen Rider Fourze
Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! {Kamen Rider ZX}
Shin Kamen Rider
Kamen Rider ZO
Kamen Rider J

the ones am Currently Watching

Kamen Rider {1971}
Kamen Rider skyrider

ok this is kind of embarrassing but i just watched Denjin Zaborger because it was on Netflix. I know it's not Ultraman. Honestly it might be a parody.. I have no idea.

It's the remake. It was hilarious/wacky. But the original was probably better..? I'm gonna have to look into some of the ones you guys posted. This genre reminds me of the fight choreography from the original mighty morphin power rangers series. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVkV2NxTvus[/youtube]

My copy of Ultraman: The Complete Series arrived yesterday. I watched the first episode and had mixed feelings about it. I'm aware that it's essentially a show for kids, but it's still a bit too juvenile for my tastes. It's definitely more like Son of Godzilla or Godzilla vs. Megalon (or the later Gamera movies) than Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster or Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. I guess I shouldn't be so surprised, since Eiji Tsuburaya was the one who insisted on Godzilla becoming a friendly good guy in the middle of the 1960s, and was responsible for silly things like Godzilla's victory dance in Monster Zero. Also, I'm aware that this was made for television rather than theatres, but the quality of the suits and fight scenes is sub-par.

I don't find it terrible, however, and some things about it I flat-out love (like how Ghidorah's voice is the "ringtone" of the radio communicators). I'll stick with it and hope it gets better. Not many TV shows are too good right out of the gate.

By the way, someone uploaded every episode of the 2005 series Ultraman Max to YouTube, as well as the 2012 film Ultraman Saga, and I'll be checking those out as well. I've heard some very nice things in particular about the former.

the one Ultraman i highly recommended is Ultraman Mebius beacues celebrate 40th anniversary and you get a good history lessons on the Ultra Series

Iam an anime addict what website do most of you use ive been using goodanime.net