It's time to come out...

[x1xBladex1x]

I don't think it has anything to do with Dark/Mature or Funny/Goofy or whatever.

Personally, I like both. If I had seen a different show first such as Den-O, Kabuto, Faiz, or whatever, I'd probably have still liked it. It just depends, because I don't like all Dark/Mature shows & I don't like all the Funny/Lighter themed shows, or all the ones that in inbetween.

& Actually, GARO did not get me started into Toku. I watched it & hadn't planned to further investigate any Toku. Then one day my brother got me to watch Kamen Rider Blade, & that show got me hooked into Toku. I absolutely loved it & it made me want to watch more.

 

[Takuya]

Can't say I disagree. Aside from the Rei storyline, I didn't think it was too great.

rawr.

I personally loved it. It should still be a good way to ease people into toku, though...some good horror/action.

 

[Aoi Kurenai]

rawr.

I personally loved it. It should still be a good way to ease people into toku, though...some good horror/action.

Woof.

I guess it's a good show to demonstrate to people that tokusatsu isn't all kiddy, but I agree Yellow, it's easier to get people into the goofier shows.

 

[x1xBladex1x]

Woof.

I guess it's a good show to demonstrate to people that tokusatsu isn't all kiddy, but I agree Yellow, it's easier to get people into the goofier shows.

off-topic, but

What was your first Toku??

 

[Kamen Rider ZIX]

Show him Garo. Problem solved.

Not exactly 100% guarantee that it solves it. I tried showing Gora to my anime club in High School and they still labeled it as power rangers Even after seeing a guy get decapitated into pieces and then when they saw the Garo suit they were like "Oh look power rangers!" In my mind I was like "F*** YOU!"

 

[Aoi Kurenai]

off-topic, but

What was your first Toku??

Pretty sure it was Ultraman Leo when I was like...4? Yeah, I've been into tokusatsu all my life...granted that's only been 19 years so far. I visited Mexico pretty often as a kid and they always had some form of tokusatsu on.

 

[Yellow Stranger]

Even after seeing a guy get decapitated into pieces and then when they saw the Garo suit they were like "Oh look power rangers!" In my mind I was like "F*** YOU!"

Well, they aren't necessarily wrong. Especially when over here in the states, Power Rangers is the only name in the sub-genre. Next time, check and see if they are using Power Rangers as a Catch-all term for heroes like that.

I would also suggest showing off shows like Den-O or any other ones that have a high-profile character being voiced by a veteran Seiyuu to you guys who are in Anime Clubs. You might get a better success rate, even if it's only for that one show.

 

[Aoi Kurenai]

Well, they aren't necessarily wrong. Especially when over here in the states, Power Rangers is the only name in the sub-genre. Next time, check and see if they are using Power Rangers as a Catch-all term for heroes like that.

I would also suggest showing off shows like Den-O or any other ones that have a high-profile character being voiced by a veteran Seiyuu to you guys who are in Anime Clubs. You might get a better success rate, even if it's only for that one show.

In that aspect, Kiva would be a good show, what with Kivat's seiyuu being in Haruhi and all that.

 

[Yellow Stranger]

Kiva just seems like it would a good one in general actually. Yeah It's not the greatest Kamen Rider series I have seen, but it's a show set in the middle of the two extremes, "Light/Goofy" and "Dark/Mature". I feel there is always a good amount of decent humor flying around the episodes, while still taking the events of the show with a serious attitude.

The fact that's it is incomplete right now prevents me from really judging the series if it's a good entry point for the sub-genre. Though Nago does hurt the show a bit, but not to the point where it would be unwatchable by anime clubs.

 

[x1xBladex1x]

Not exactly 100% guarantee that it solves it. I tried showing Gora to my anime club in High School and they still labeled it as power rangers Even after seeing a guy get decapitated into pieces and then when they saw the Garo suit they were like "Oh look power rangers!" In my mind I was like "F*** YOU!"

Then try Garo, I hear it's better than Gora. XD

But really, if someone watches Garo, & says it looks like Power Rangers..., They're just stupid.

I never thought that when I watched it. XD & It was the first Toku Show what someone got me to watch.