Let everyone know that Takeshi Hongou and Hayato Ichimonji have atomic reactors in their groins.
Shirou Kazami just has his in his leg.

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@springingintoshowa
Let everyone know that Takeshi Hongou and Hayato Ichimonji have atomic reactors in their groins.
Shirou Kazami just has his in his leg.
I apologize for inactivity, but there has been a lot of stuff that pulled me away from my tasks here suddenly without much time to prepare anything to still provide information.
This is the first year and first event so bumps are to be expected?
Next year will run smoother, I’m sure.
But, like I said, I’m running this on my own with no help from other people. I have some pretty big obligations outside of this, one of which requires much of my time. And I plan on learning from this year to prepare for the next year to make it much better and much more enjoyable.
mooncyborgwizardry answered: He is one hell of a gay cowboy and I need to finish the show and make some posts about him. I gotta question. If I made a headcanon post about Zubat or any showa stuff would that count for doing stuff for SitS?
He is a very, very gay cowboy, I agree.
Yes, actually, that would count as doing stuff. Honestly, how you participate is entirely up to you, just put it in the tag if its relevant to anything that’s Showa Toku! And it’d be really interesting to see people’s headcanons for the various shows and movies that exist in this period.
And, since I’m here, very sorry for lack of anything on the blog. I’ve had some personal things happen on the other side of the screen that has made doing those daily posts difficult. I am doing this solo just so people know. Someone else is watching the blog if anything important happens that people need a quick response to but otherwise it’s all me.
We finished the stream a while ago, but for those of us who joined in on either channel, what did you think of the Magnificent Zubat?
Okay! Maybe we’ll have better luck over here?? we’ll restart at 2:15pm EST
Welp, I’ve been banned from my account and it’s probably because I’m not doing any gaming content, which I guess is against their terms of service (didn’t have a problem with us last week but hey). So I’m going to see about getting another stream set up where that’s not going to be an issue!
We’re Live!
We’re watching the Magnificent Zubat right over here!
Ten Minutes Until the Stream!
Come join us for The Magnificent Zubat!
This week’s been fairly irregular on the schedule. I don’t feel comfortable giving a reason for that since it’s very personal.
I wasn’t able to encourage people to vote in the toku weekend poll. However, I won’t extend it just so I can at least try to keep an air of a stable schedule.
So, with that in mind, I’m going to announce the winner of the toku weekend poll:
There were two votes for The Magnificent Zubat to one vote for Monster Prince. So, congratulations Magnificent Zubat, we’ll be watching your series today around 12:00 EST
I’ll post a link to the stream when it’s closer to the time!
Drawing Prompt #11
At a graveyard.
Writing Prompt #11
Growing up was like sleeping.
Toku of the Day: The Magnificent Zubat
Creator: Shotaro Ishinomori
Studio: Toei
Aired On: Tokyo Channel 12
Plot Synopsis: Ken Hayakawa, a wandering private detective, witnesses the murder of his best friend, Gorou Asuke, already injured from a near fatal accident. Feelings of vengeance welled up within Ken, urging him to hunt down the man who killed Asuka and bring him to justice.
In order to do so, Ken went to Asuka’s secret lab, where his friend had been developing a suit capable of handling the harshness of space and worked to finish it. Now armed with Zubat suit and Zubacar, Ken continues wandering Japan, seeking out the murderer of his dearest friend.
Character List (along with actor’s names):
Ken Hayakawa played by Hiroshi Miyauchi
Midori Asuka played by Nobuko Oushiro
Osamu Terada played by Nobuyuki Nakano
Shingo Toujou played by Shin Saitou
Leader L played by Ryuuji Hayami
Narrator played by Shin Aomori
Trivia:
The show would not exist had Hiroshi Miyauchi declined the role
It’s been reported that Miyauchi had often improvised some actions that he wanted to do, but felt the character Ken wouldn’t, thereby inserting himself a bit more into the character
The episodes are fairly formulaic with very little deviation from the forumula.
Due to poor toy sales and dropping ratings, the series was cut short to 32 episodes.
All but two episodes (the 7th and 12th) were written by Shuukei Nagasaka. He initially thought the enitre series couldn’t be done by oneself, but the style changes were noticeable so he wrote the rest of the series himself
Ken Hayakawa was parodied by Gainax in Kaiketsu Noutenki
Miyauchi appeared dressed very much like Ken Hayakawa when he later appeared in two episodes of Toei’s Spider-man
Miyauchi appeared to continue dressing in a manner reminescent of Ken Hayakawa in other appearances, such as while playing Shirou Kazami of the Kamen Rider franchise such as his guest appearance in “Kamen Rider (Skyrider)” and Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together.
In Ultraman Galaxy S, Ken is visually referenced by Alien Metron Jace
Zubat made a recent appearance in the OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let’s Go Kamen Riders! film alongside Inazuman, Kikaider, and Kikaider 01 to take down General Shadow
The More Things Change...
As always, there’s a base of operations. For some evil masterminds, their generals, dozens of monsters and hordes of identically faceless minions it was a castle or a giant hand in the Arctic, or even a space platform embedded in the ground. The only thing they all had in common was a sense of the dramatically sinister. He’d never known a villain who didn’t go for the dramatic.
On the flip side, every heroic organization he’d seen since the 1970s was bright, almost antiseptic and equipped in the most modern way imaginable. Banks of gleaming computers, flashing lights, walls filled with monitors; these were all part and parcel of the heroic paradigm. In his day, it was all government funded so he knew at least partially who was footing the bill.
Who funded the villains though? He knew how CRIME had made their money; through base means like blackmail, theft and extortion. There was always an easy trail of cash in and cash out with them. For the Black Cross Army, it was a little more vague but he’d always assumed Black Cross Fuhrer had ways of obtaining cash even if his ultimate goal would have rendered it useless. EGOS was yet another story, those fanatics probably had money from their deluded followers.
The more recent enemies were from the stars and they brought their own technology and resources. Both the Vader Clan (and he assumed Black Magma, though to be honest he didn’t know enough of them to make a call one way or another) had no use for earthly money or technology. Things were changing and he feared that soon, the villains would be beyond anything he could comprehend.
That’s probably what it meant to get older. His era was gone, less than a decade after it had begun. Once The Black Cross was destroyed and CRIME smashed, the members of his team had gone their separate ways.
Rumor had it Peggy was in America again, visiting with relatives and working with Maria from the FBI on something. Daita had gone back to being the head of the EAGLE Kyushu branch and had made a name for himself in intelligence. Akira has never been able to give up his love of aircraft and was working as a test pilot for the JSDF. Nobody was really sure what had happened to Kenji but he had his ideas and they were pretty good.
As for Tsuyoshi himself, his dreams of soccer stardom were long in the past. He did have some skills though and he intended to use them. He might not understand this new generation of villains and their alien motives but he did understand what it took to be a hero. He knew his experience could be valuable. He would watch over them, guide them when needed or asked but mostly just watch.
Every generation needed heroes. Every Era needed someone to inspire the best in humanity. He would likely not be needed on the battlefield again, at least not in a combat role but he would always be there to heed the call of justice when it went out and sometimes even heroes needed heroes.
Featured Person of the Week: Shotaro Ishinomori
Contributions/Innovations:
Created Japan’s first multicultural and multiracial team with Cyborg 009, which was also the first heroic team in Japan
Helped create the first transforming hero live action series
Helped create many of the tokustatsu series of the 1970s and 1980s
Created thousands of pages of manga within his lifetime.
Cultural Impact:
His work with Kamen Rider initiated the Transformation Boom in the 1970s. With the popularity of the first series, he was able to create and bring to life various other heroic figures.
Because of Kamen Rider’s popularity, there is an asteroid named after the superhero.
Various works of his are continued to be referenced through the modern age. There is even an asteroid named after one of his most famous franchises,12796 Kamenrider.
Notable Works
Cyborg 009
Kamen Rider Franchise
Super Sentai Franchise
The Magnificent Zubat
Android Kikaider
009-1
Robot Detective K
Inazuman
Akumaizer 3
Transforming Ninja Arashi
Message from Space: Galaxy Wars
Ganbare!! Robocon
Space Iron Men Kyoudine
Brother Fist Bycrosser
Toei Strange Comedy Series
Skull Man
History:
Born Januaray 25, 1938, Ishinomori was born the eldest son of his father. It wouldn’t be until he read “New Takara” by Osamu Tezuka that he started to truly be a big fan of the man’s work. Since that point, Ishinomori worked on his drawing abilities and even contributed comics to his Junior High school’s newspaper.
After getting admitted into high school, the comic “Shounen Manga” offered a contest in order to find new talent across Japan. Ishinomori, operating under the pen name Ishimori at the time, submitted an entry and gained the interest of Osamu Tezuka, himself. He was later contacted by Tezuka and offered an apprenticeship under him.
Ishinomori debuted his story in Shounen Manga in 1954 with the story 『二級天使』(”Secondary Angel”). It was after his debut that others who also lived with Tezuka to study from him that they noticed the speed at which Ishinomori worked. Often, it would be said that he produced 650 pages per month, occasionally accompanied by the sound of heavy breathing.
His family, however, was mixed on his pursuit of being a comic artist. His parents were vocal in their disapproval. His only ally, it seemed, had been one of his sisters who encouraged him and told him she was working on convincing their parents to accept his work.
However, four years after his debut, his sister, and only source of encouragement, passed away in 1958, greatly affecting Ishinomori and his work.
Even before Cyborg 009, Ishinomori was considered a star writer in Japanese comics. The debut of the series only pushed him further up in the eyes of his readers and would often receive many fan letters regarding the series.
It was in the 1970s that most people remember his work best. He worked closely with Toei in producing many original tokustatsu series within that decade, often designing many of concepts and designs that would be used in the series. He would also draw and write comics that were related to the series as they aired. However, events, tones, and even characterizations could be radically different between the two pieces of media.
Ishinomori also made many guest appearances on the shows he created, such as in an episode of Kamen Rider (1991) and an episode of The Magnificent Zubat.
As he grew older, Ishinomori grew increasingly ill with each passing year. He was contacted by Kazuhiko Shimamoto about possibly working to continue a one-shot story on the Skull Man. Ishinomori surprised him by allowing him to work on the project.
Ishinomori died of heart failure on January 28, 1998.
Drawing Prompt #10
Bafflement
Writing Prompt #10
As always, there’s a base of operations.
Toku of the Day: Monster Prince
Creator: Kazuo Ueshima
Studio: Japan Special Effects Incorporated, P Productions
Aired ON: Fuji TV
Plot Synopsis: After the sudden appearance of a volcanic island beneath a passing by airplane, it is mysteriously brought down. On board the plane was Professor Ibuki, his wife, and newborn twin sons, Takeru and Mitsuru. While the two parents and one child were known to survive, the family could not find the other, losing him in the ocean’s waves. Ten years later, the family has moved passed the tragedy. They had another child, giving their only known surviving twin a little sibling.
Then, news hits the family when they learn of a fisherman who was caught in a giant wave and washed ashore on an island around where their son had been lost at sea. Despite joy that the family has found their lost son again, they are also devastated by the news that a meteor is headed for the island.
Takeru, however, learns first hand that it’s an alien invasion afer the high uranium content of the island. it’s up to him and his dinosaur friends to defnd the island from the menace of these aliens.
Character List (along with actor’s names): list of the characters and their actors
Trivia:
The series was initially titled “Monster Battle” but had been later changed during the pre-production stages
It was fully funded by Tokyu Agency, a major advertising company
This was the first and last work Japan Special Effects Incorporated had produced.
Had the company not dissolved so soon after it’s creation, a sequel film for the series would have been produced
Initial production had been plagued with numerous problems from the beginning and only managed to get better once it had been given to P Productions to fully produce
The initial suit for Nessie was unable to be moved within, which in turn allowed for the creation of a smaller Nessie, which appeared on screen
It’s initial airdate had been postponed during production due to various behinds-the-scenes troubles
The series takes obvious inspiration from Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs