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[Gaiking] The opening has changed, but the original drawings are amazing…


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Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu

Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)20:47Yeahx2

I wasn’t informed in advance, and the liking is so overwhelming that I’ve watched it multiple times.

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Togakushi Saburō

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If you’re surprised here, you’ll burn out down the line.

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It’s nice, isn’t it? The mysterious animator Togakushi Saburo is clearly receiving special treatment in the original artwork credits.

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Shizuka’s butt.

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Today’s Suspage episode was great with its impressive mechanical action.
I love the puncher grind that comes after the final passionate punch.

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Gaigaigaiga: The Great Sky Demon Dragon Gaiking (Earth Demon Dragon)
Burn brightly.
Gai-Gai-Gai Great Sky Demon Dragon GaiKing (Sky Demon Dragon)

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>>6Forgive him because he’s doing the Gaiking in the intro.

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Aren’t you going to collect bulking from the subs page…?

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Was the company that the person inside Togakushi Saburo belonged to compliant with current regulations regarding side jobs in the Reiwa era?
Togakushi Saburo… There is no person by that name in our company… Is that correct?

10: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)20:57

>>8So that was the reason behind that alias…

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>>10Well, that response is completely my imagination or rather delusion.
In that case, it raises the question of how the Kaneda episode of Popolocrois is.

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I was surprised to see a clear depiction of death, as Suspense has come back unscathed time and time again after being caught in battleship explosions.

11: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)20:58

The face open at the end of the OP was so obvious that even someone like me, who isn’t a fan, could tell whose role it was, and that was no good.

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>>11No matter how slow you play it, it’s not enough! This famous quote from director Imaishi comes to mind as I watch in slow motion.

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Before I knew it, members of G-1 and Heracles have gathered.

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>>13Masahiro Yamane is also nonchalantly present…

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The end credits for the episode with amazing animation are packed with names across two pages, and the lineup is incredible.
Even though the main staff of Precure is mixed in, why did they come!?

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>>16I heard that I can draw robot battles to my heart’s content when I come here…

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>>16I want to draw robots as much as I want, you know!?

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>>16I heard the story here recently that Takahashi Man was not involved with Pretty Cure during this time and was actually quite free.
Conversely, Ueno Ken couldn’t come because he was busy with GeGeGe no Kitaro.

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It’s precious because it’s the last robot illustration by Togakushi.
I feel the greatness of the origin as natural talent erupts, measuring the timing of movement’s sharpness.

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Is this the last job for Togakushi-san in the anime?

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>>22It seems they were involved in short animations afterwards, but I guess this is the last one that’s well-known.

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I hear that famous animators casually come here, saying that even if they move Anpanman around a lot, this is a place where making a movie version of Anpanman is totally fine, right…?

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Bari asked to be the episode director for the latter half of OP, saying that it would be fine to do it for free, so I became the supervising animator.

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I even drew the album cover, you know, Tobikakushi Saburo.

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I don’t really understand the heat or background of that because I’m not from the real-time generation.
The original show’s fans are mostly enthusiastic about the genre, with many who later get involved in anime production.

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>>27This is Toei’s first original robot anime, and since they didn’t change the design significantly from the previous works, it seems there were people who wanted to work on it.
…Why would such a prestigious program be after Bobobo…?

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Director Amano from SSSS.Gridman takes pride in having participated in the animation of this.
Even young staff envy me.

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>>28You know, I worked with Tobikake Saburo…

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>>31I can’t help but feel that if Tetsu says that inside Trigger, Nishi will just tease him.

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>>36In the first place, both Nowaki and Sushi-o are actively participating in key areas.

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>>28Mr. Mutaguchi, the mechanical designer, is also feeling nostalgic.

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>>33Both of them are so upset that they couldn’t participate in the 13th episode’s face-open episode that they ended up doing the battle from the 13th episode twice in the final episodes of Asurazuklein and Gridman.

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>>67Was that sudden epic battle in Asura’s Line, which was quite trivial, really what it was about!?

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>>67Before that, I was told and when I watched the stream, there was the name Tetsu Amemiya prominently featured.
There was no Mutaguchi.

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Did you really want to draw robots that much…?

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>>29Here comes the one that everyone who participated will treat as a foolish question…

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This is interesting too, but the next show, Happiraki Bikkuriman, is also interesting.

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>>32Isn’t there an episode that just drags along from the previous show?
That frame is generally funny, like Asatarou.
I don’t know much about the fake Hamutarou that I hardly watched.

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>>32Since it’s an anniversary for Bikkuriman, I wonder if they will do a distribution!

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>>32Even if this ends with a happy ending, Alibaba would die, right? The way they avoided that was really unexpected.

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Since the bulking phase started, it’s been a bit too interesting.
It was interesting up to that point, but I feel like the drawing quality is too different.

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>>37The animation is one thing, but the sealed prototype ends up in the hands of the enemy, the face open doesn’t even work, and Lulu becomes even darker, making this part of the storyline really intense.

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The pose of Gaiking diving into this giant Emperor Darius is…

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>>38It’s so good that I can only say it’s bursting with greatness…

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It’s great that the brother machine is so strong that it becomes a problem when it shows up as an enemy.

41: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:17

>>39Aren’t you feeling that it’s way too strong compared to Gaiking, even though it’s a sibling machine?

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>>41So it was considered dangerous and sealed away.

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Gaiking has a face open…

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>>42I was unscathed in the ranking…

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It was unexpected to see Proist seriously shocked that Vestanu was about to be taken by Lee.

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>>43That guy has a super elitist mindset, so even just flirting will get him riled up.
Ruru is an absolutely unacceptable presence.

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At that time, there was a weekly contest where you could receive illustrations, and since it was a Kanto local event, it seems that the chance of winning was high.
I’m frustrated that I didn’t notice it even though I was watching it in real time.

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Dick is seriously panicking, Dick is getting agitated, if this continues, the diamond will die! Dick is panicking.
Today’s episode features a rare dick.

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Proist definitely has a ◯◯, right?

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Isn’t it unfair that only the Sky Dragon uses an emblem launch instead of a head part?
I thought, “There?!” when I saw it for the first time.

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Is the Miracle Drill over there? asked the Earth Dragon.

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The doujinshi where the futanari priest assaults Lulu was usable.

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Is the column on the official website still there?
There should have been a lot of interesting information.

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>>55

Is it Passionate World Diary? I’m alive.

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I want an amazing toy, but there aren’t too many…

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You should buy a modelroid.
If you get that now, it’s the safest option.
The half-eye is… tricky to handle.

58: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:24

There was Revoltech, right?

63: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:30

>>58The face open version that has been available for 500 yen at Don Quijote.

61: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:29

Toei Animation usually has a bad habit of not listing the staff for the opening and ending themes, but they unusually provided the information properly for this one.

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Is Saspage showing off his achievements in the flames a self-homage by Freizaard?
I thought this time the script was written by Sanjō, but it wasn’t!

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Hapiraki may break children’s sexual preferences if they see it!

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>>65I want you to feel安心 because the original Bikkuriman had a lot of those elements.
I mean, the sticker promotions we used to do during Hapiraki…

66: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:32

W-why would someone like you be working on the original drawings for a robot anime opening like this…?

75: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:37

>>66Because it is the legend of the great sky dragon…

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>>66Amidst the arrival of animators from Kaneda’s lineage, who showcased their skills in previous works.
The original invitation, conducted with careful preparation, is a natural progression.

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It seems that the decision for the next program after Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo ended came quite suddenly.
Until a few months before the broadcast, the official website was reusing images of the pilot version of NEO.

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>>68I heard that the OP is reusing a lot of footage from NEO, and when I checked it out, it’s true…

70: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:34

Today was fun, but it was no good when Dick called it a crab tank; that was serious laughter.
Lulu is properly calling it a club bunker…

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NEO’s Gaiking is cool, but there’s no way it could move in a week…

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As the second half progresses, the animation becomes more stable…

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>>73The version included on the disc has had the animation corrected in the first half as well.
The Zauru Geyser looked completely different in color on terrestrial broadcasts, and it was crazy.

76: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:37

The bulking round isn’t really that visually impressive, you know.
The story develops properly and becomes exciting.

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>>76It’s great how the Balion, all torn up, sheds oil tears.

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>>76Just as it unfolds in the new world, after the bulking fusion is completed, an extremely famous phrase comes in, leaving a strong impression.

77: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:37

The latter half of the pink hippo bulking episode has really amazing robot animation, don’t you think?

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Original artwork for episode 13.

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Dick, you love not only Lulu but also Captain and Dia, right? That’s the story for today.

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The composition of Gridman charging into Alexis at the end of the Gridman opening…

85: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:39

If we’re talking about the animation itself, I actually like the part by Imaishi in episode 1 the most, even including everything until the end.

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The Saspage that appeared as the top enemy executive in the new OP somehow died instantly…

89: Japan Otaku Reviews25/05/20(火)21:40

>>86Since the amount from Teacher Sako will increase…

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“It’s only mentioned in the official blog that ‘even though we didn’t call for them, robot animators are gathering in droves’ for episode 13.”
I wonder if the overall improvement in animation quality from the second cour onward is because they’ve been gathering like that all along.

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