Dumb Question

[Bolt]

Who cares?

 

[Aoi Kurenai]

Who cares?

Well you obviously cared enough to post.

 

[Wheatley]

Sorry but that is just wrong. Tokusatsu is anything with special effects. As stated already even the Japanese consider Star Trek and the like as toku. Just because some people don't want to admit that something NON Japaense can be toku, doesn't make it so.:laugh:

Translation does not always mean the definition. While Tokusatsu translates to special effects, doesn't necessarily mean anything with special effects. No American show is recognized as Tokusatsu (unless it has Japanese source material, then it's Americanized Tokusatsu). Most fans recognize Godzilla, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, etc. as Toku and they recognize Power Rangers, VR Troopers, Beetleborgs, Masked Rider, and Dragon Knight as American Toku because they have Tokusatsu shows as source material.

Therefore, Tokusatsu = Japanese live-action with special effects.

Look up Tokusatsu on Wikipedia. They don't count anything non-Japanese as Toku either.

Okay, then explain Mystic Knights of Tir-Na-Nog.......

I didn't watch the show when I was younger, but based on all my research, it doesn't have a source material from Japan. In other words, it's based on nothing. Mystic Knights is original and made completely in the USA.

 

[KingRanger]

No American show is recognized as Tokusatsu (unless it has Japanese source material, then it's Americanized Tokusatsu). Most fans recognize Godzilla
Look up Tokusatsu on Wikipedia. They don't count anything non-Japanese as Toku either.

So let me see if I understand you. You think because some "Fans" say that nothing form the US can be toku unless it has Japanese source material, that those "fans" are correct? And then you use as your evidence a wiki page? Dude... If you are going to use the FanDUMB as your sources, don't use wiki. I mean come on. I know that you are wrong. I also know that there is toku around the world. Saying that only Japanese shows or shows with Japanese footage can be toku.. Man that is the most weaboo of the weaboo things.:redface2:

 

[dchoc]

By definition:

Tokusatsu is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects (tokusatsu literally translates as "special effects").

So, technically, a Japanese can say that Superman or any of the Hollywood superhero movies can be classified as Tokusatsu. Though, most of the time, it is closely associated with the Japanese made film/drama...


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[SapphireBlue]

Japanese use the term tokusatsu for any live action show that has special effects. So in Japan, any live action show or movie with special effects, no matter what country of origin it is from, will be considered tokusatsu by the Japanese.

However, we as a fandom outside of Japan use the term specifically for Japanese shows and movies because it is our way to differentiate it from Western shows/movies.

This is just my opinion of how the term is used.

 

[KingRanger]

By definition:




So, technically, a Japanese can say that Superman or any of the Hollywood superhero movies can be classified as Tokusatsu. Though, most of the time, it is closely associated with the Japanese made film/drama...


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Japanese "term" NOT Japanese "Inclusive" Term. Meaning it originated in Japan, but applies to every where else. Look i'm sorry some of you don't want to admit that a precious Japanese word has meaning in other countries, but come on now. I mean go tell the creators of France Five they didn't make a toku.