Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

Today is the 25th anniversary of Janperson and I wanted to do a bit of tribute in writing this post. Janperson happens to be my favorite Metal Hero show. The Rescue Police Trilogy ended yet it didn't feel like it ended with Janperson. Sure, Janperson just starts out with one hero (and a midseason change with Gun Gibson kicked in in contrast to Winspector, Solbrain and Exceedraft are all teams) and he had a mysterious origin. Just who was he? It wasn't until episode 18 when we realized who he was. In some undetermined past, a new robot known as MX-A1 was created. Sometimes, I feel like that people never learn from their mistakes. I guess the scientists behind Janperson didn't watch the Robocop films too closely in their attempt to create a Robocop without a human past. Unlike Robocop, Janperson is completely mechanical yet he was programmed to do three things. Serve the public trust. Protect the innocent. Uphold the law. Unfortunately, that's not how it was turning o...

Exceedraft had its two episodes and I want to call it a "Snailspeed Rescue" instead of Exceedraft which their suits would grant them the power of a lightspeed rescue. What I'm thinking right now is that Sailor Otaku's probably having some real issues to why it took so long to release the first Exceedraft subs. I guess finding the right team and raw footage isn't even easy, right? With that in mind -- it's understandable with all the real life issues that the subbers have to face. Hopefully, they can get some help and lightspeed rescue it!

I thought about the Lion King 2 a few days ago and one of the greatest issues with Simba's attitude problem is his unresolved post-traumatic stress disorder. He was just a child when he saw his father Mufasa die at the hands of his uncle Scar. Scar unofficially adopts an heir in Kovu (since being Kovu's biological child would mean incest with Kiara) though there were other candidates. Zira who may have been Scar's best friend organizes the revenge for her fallen comrade. Much of Simba's actions are related to his PTSD. It's obvious that he wants to be just like his deceased father --  he wants to fill in the huge gap that was left behind by a great king whose legacy was cut short by Scar's treachery. He wanted to continue whatever wise rule Mufasa had. But the problem was that by trying to be Mufasa -- he lost his identity. At the same time, he failed to see the meaning of the song "We Are One". This is where he screws up. He exiled the Outlan...

I thought about reviewing the now inactive and maybe never-to-return Metal Hero series. Kamen Rider's Showa era ended in 1989 with what some called the Kamen Rider BLACK RX meltdown (but I still have a soft spot for it). Without Kamen Rider in the workload -- Toei could have had more time to devote itself to developing Metal Hero until its inevitable demise when Robotack ended. 1990 was a turning point of a year since Super Sentai was having some problems until Jetman saved it in 1991. That year was also the year of Winspector when Noboru Sugimura shifted from the first Robocop inspired series Jiban. Sugimura was now tasked with doing something more "mature" with Winspector and Solbrain. Superheroes aren't so powerful, especially they could only use their special suits for a time limit. It was also sort of trying to do a Japanese version of Automan and Knight Rider except it was ironically for children. Winspector was different was that there was no main villain ...

Is it me or do I miss the time when Tokusatsu was more action-oriented and much less of a toy commercial? This time, I'm watching Exceedraft which was FINALLY subbed by Sailor Otaku (also alternatively known as Weeaboo Shogun). It's time to get into the first episode of the show. This was supposed to take in a different continuity than Winspector and Solbrain but later added as part of the Rescue Police Trilogy. Last year was its 25th anniversary and I was very disappointed as to why it didn't surface after that. The first two members are introduced as Kosuko and Ken who are Blues and Keace. Kosaku seems to be the dandy one while Ken is the joker of the group. Unlike the first two series, they are using this jeep compared to Winspector and Solbrain using cars. Quite interestingly, the GoGoFive siblings drove around a jeep when they were in civilian form. This is well-equipped with equipment to put out fire. We are introduced to the mentors of Exceedraft. We hav...

It's no secret that I view Mortal Kombat (2011) as a Mortal Kombat Trilogy reboot with better A.I. and more balanced gameplay. Two non-boss characters who were overpowered in Mortal Kombat Trilogy got depowered namely Noob Saibot and Rain. So what really happened? I remembered the 90s when I spammed both Noob and Rain to no end. Noob's Ghost Ball used not to only disable blocks but also all attacks. Rain's Water Ball didn't only control the opponent but it rendered damage. It was almost possible to win for a huge amount of time by spamming both characters! But in Mortal Kombat (2011) all that changed with depowering them down. We could start with how Noob Saibot got nerfed. Yes, he's still for noobs considering that many of his moves are still safe moves. Shadow slide, shadow charge, shadow throw -- those give him plenty of long distance attacks because he uses his shadow and not his body in this moves. But there's one ability that got so nerfed -- it...

While Bugs Bunny was always the hero of whatever roles were given to him but one cartoon episode turned our hero into a villain. It was what may be the controversial 1949 cartoon episode called "Rebel Rabbit". Yup, you got that right. I remembered I was in elementary when I first saw it and right now, I decided to rewatch it for a laugh. But I can understand why some people didn't like it or called it an anomaly.  So what's the real cause? Bugs Bunny finds out that rabbits only cost two cents per kill. He thinks that it's quite unfair and he challenges the Game Commissioner. What would look like a friendly visit goes sour. He goes as far as to actually hurt people and what happens next is just VERY STUPID. Bugs Bunny does acts of vandalism that couldn't be done by a single person. He starts off with grafitti then it goes to be even more stupid. But wait it just GOES WORSE here... Yes, it's the whole episode where Florida gets cut off, Manh...