Keith Courage on TurboGrafx-16 was a Very Different World from Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru on PC Engine

[@GTV-Japan]

When did you discover the secret life of Keith Courage? Did you ever own a TurboGrafx- 16? Are you a fan of the game, anime or both? Leave your thoughts and comments!

[@vgtrp]

I didn't get a Turbografx 16 and Keith Courage until Christmas of last year. I think the game is fun.

[@megatron8461]

GTV Japan both, mostly.

[@Idunnoyouguessit]

The anime is definitely better than the game. It might be one of the most important robot cartoons ever made Edit: Sunrise wasn't merged with Bandai until 93 well after the original Wataru ended

[@EvaFull]

Some really weird jump cuts towards the end of the video. One during the Gameboy section and the other during the PS3 section.

[@tatemode]

There’s two editing glitches at around 23:44 and 25:34 , just a heads-up. Great content as usual, glad to see a new episode 😉

[@foyo5497]

Cool, Wataru`s voice is Mayumi Tanaka. She does the voices for Kuririn(Krillin), Luffy and many others. Great video, I have fond memories of this game.

[@GTV-Japan]

There is a new Wataru series coming in 24!!

[@smarshallmaverick]

If Wataru sounds familiar to any of you thats because he is voiced by Mayumi Tanaka who you might know as the Japanese VA of Krillin from Dragon Ball/Z/GT/Super, Koenma from Yu Yu Hakusho, and Luffy from One Piece.

[@GTV-Japan]

Wow! Thanks for the info!

[@MarquisDeSang]

One of my favorite game of all time. I still play it every few years.

[@methushael]

My first encounter with Wataru was an anime called Chou Mashin Eiyuden Wataru which was just called Saber Wataru in my country. I followed it religiously and was drawn to the different bosses in each level. I didnt know that the US received a game for it but in a different name. I may need to pick it up!

[@GTV-Japan]

This is funny because yesterday I got a comment saying he never knew the game had an anime 😅

[@Klonoahedgehog]

I only looked this up for context for Super robot wars X lol I will now proceed to call Wataru, Keith whenever i play that game.

[@GTV-Japan]

Yeah I was surprised how many fans of that showed up. Thanks for watching

[@erick103]

Thank you so much for this! Basically, this game was my Mario Bros growing up, because my parents couldn't afford a Nintendo, so I got a TG instead. My friends always wondered what the hell I was going on about, talking about "alpha zones". lol. The Japanese version is better fleshed out, so this really helped fill in the blanks all these years later.

[@GTV-Japan]

Great! I’m glad you liked it! 🌈

[@trancemixed9913]

"...couldn"t afford a Nintendo..."? Huh?! From what I remember, my Turbografx cost my parents $300, while Nintendo was either on sale for 99 bucks, or somewhere in the 250 range. Regardless, it was definitely "the newer, cooler thing" that just never caught on. Kinda like Zune in the 2000's. Lol

[@erick103]

@@trancemixed9913 I dunno, my dad bought me my Turbo graphx at a radioshack I wanna say around 91-92 after years of bugging him for a Nintendo. I'm sure he picked up a TG for much cheaper, even though I'm sure he Nintendo was around the same price at that time with the impending SNES release. I was also 5 years old at the time so console costs werent really on my radar at the time. But yes, I couldn't afford a Nintendo at launch and eventually got a cheaper TG.

[@GTV-Japan]

In 92 the tg16 sold for $69. It could have been marked down even further in places trying to get rid of them

[@cloudusman90]

I've only heard of the anime, because of the French opening used on TF1's Club Dorothée block, but the character names and the anime title is different, compared to the US localization on the TurboGrafx-16.

[@GTV-Japan]

Yeah that’s weird! If only I had known…

[@chrismcovell]

Great history video! Keith Courage is at least nostalgic for me -- I remember that TurboGrafx ad showing the game and playing its music before I got to try out the system in Summer '89. The game is "somewhat" fun. I have no complaints. The best thing about the game is its classic Hudson art style -- even in the slow overworld parts, it has beautifully-shaded rocks and grass, and luscious ice blocks in that stage.

[@GTV-Japan]

Yeah. I really liked the music especially. I remember when I got my Turbo I wasn’t complaining. 🌈

[@NightWolve75]

Agree with Chris. I won a TurboGrafx-16 console with Keith Courage and Bloody Wolf so I got to play them a lot over and over. KC is a charming little game that impressed me with its color palette and music in the robot stage. It's humble in a sense. Definitely deserves respect in gaming history.

[@GTV-Japan]

NightWolve1975 thanks for your comment and for watching!🌈

[@BunnyBelle3]

I only knew about Wataru because I have a lot of 90's anime magazines I bought for other shows - but Wataru's all over them - so it & its sequel were definitely well loved. I had no idea it was localized as a video game so this video was a treat to stumble upon and thank you for the overview of both! I definitely appreciate Wataru a lot more now

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks I’m glad you liked it! I got responses from people who both didn’t know it was a game and didn’t know it was a series! 🌈

[@johnsonhuang5704]

Lol I never knew that they created an American backstory comic for Keith while paying some homage to the original (the 7 layers). Thank you for that. 😂

[@GTV-Japan]

The comic came with the game so that’s the only way to know about it unfortunately

[@user-a5Bw9de]

One of the prominent light-hearted Isekai adventure story from 80s. To think that Monkey D. Luffy having the same VA as Wataru.

[@Ghalheart]

It gets better when you realize that the voice of Ryujinmaru is Tessho Genda, who voices Kaido in One Piece. How's that for a reunion? :D

[@GTV-Japan]

Well, if I had ever watched that…

[@blackjam_alex]

This channel always bring up new and obscure topics. Other channels always talk about the same stuff. GTV: Things you haven't seen a million times.

[@duckywenselcomedy]

I agree. Because they are trying to get clicks! Where as here we always get great random stuff!! The coverage of Super Mario Bros 2 is insane! But yes, need more views! Share! Share! Share!

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks both of you! I still haven’t run out of ideas so I’ll keep putting it out 🌈

[@mlfgc]

I literally feel like I’ve been deprived of 30 years of fandom. This is ridiculous.

[@GTV-Japan]

Always time to catch up

[@gamerhalim4717]

Actually the mech design quite unique. I hope they release model kit the enemy and friend. I already have Ryujimaru hg

[@GTV-Japan]

Nice!

[@syntaxerror9994]

Think something happened in the edit at 25:30 ... opps! Also, I like the plugs for other episodes. Really embraces that "TV station" feel of your channel.

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks at 25:30 the copyright monster came and took the footage away. The choice was was remove it or block. Sorry! What was cut was about the series edition from 1997 and 2020. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@lalunafelis]

THANK YOU for this video. It does a good job of introducing the Wataru franchise to the Western audience in a concise, bias-free way. There are LOTS of strong opinions surrounding this series and Super Robot Wars X's inclusion of this series, so that's really what made your mini-docu stand out. Mild corrections for the Cho Mashin parts: 1) Ankokudar was in no way connected to Doakdar and his previous incarnations, as Cho was meant(loosely) as an alternate continuity to the first series, e.g. on the assumption that Wataru 2 never happened. But since the sequels weren't exactly written with a tight continuity, it can also be treated as a sequel to Wataru 2 or the newer Seven Spirits ONA with no glaring contradictions or plotholes(despite what longtime fans of the franchise who dislike Cho would LOVE to tell everyone). 2)The Another Step game was meant to focus on Wataru Ikusabe's counterpart in an alternate timeline of Soukaizan, Wataru Homurabe. His companions Sakuya(the ninja girl) and Aragoto(the swordsman guy) are supposed to be the counterparts of Himiko and Shibaraku in that timeline respectively. But apart from that, you mostly got everything right.

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks. I watched the full series but kind of just skimmed thru the ps1 game. Oh well. Now it’s a copyright trap aha wink wink. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@lalunafelis]

@@GTV-Japan BTW, there seems to be an active Wataru revival movement in the form of mobage collabs(Langrisser Mobile in China and Ragnarok Mobile Asia-wide). Vids have been uploaded here in YT.

[@GTV-Japan]

Oh? I’ll look it up!

[@9ElevenGamer]

This is brilliant, it makes the game go up a star.

[@GTV-Japan]

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

[@Johnnygrafx]

Great Video! I had already known some of the story of this game from different sources, but this is the ultimate way to bring it all together. Well done!

[@GTV-Japan]

Hey thanks! I put everything I could into it. Bandai took some of it out. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@BlankSpacePub]

As an early owner of the TG-16, I played the heck out of this game and loved it. I know that it doesn’t hold up as well as other launch titles, but I agree that it has received a bad rap that it doesn’t deserve. It really does have to be put into context. I find that the gameplay is balanced and fair, and the power suit levels were always fun. As someone who knew nothing of the Japanime series, the fact that I could still appreciate Kieth Courage as a kid demonstrates its appeal purely as a game. I no longer own a TurboGrafx 16, but recently I purchased the game in a pawn shop for nostalgia reasons. And now it sits in one of my display cases alongside more valuable games like MegaMan: The Wily Wars, MegaMan X3 and Castlevania X.

[@GTV-Japan]

That’s a great story to hear! I don’t have my Turbo anymore either but the games live on! Thanks for watching 🌈

[@BlankSpacePub]

@@GTV-Japan Thanks for the response! I think it would be great if some indie developer revisited KC to polish the game and make the overworld portions a little more exciting. I always thought that if the game focused more on the Nova suit action, it would have been better received. Anyway, the potential is there.

[@GTV-Japan]

That chance passed by with the new series. Would have been perfect

[@vgtrp]

It 's funny to me how many Turbografx 16 games were games based on Japanese media and celebrities that got renamed and/or reskinned in the west. Keith Courage might be an odd game to pack in, but out the 9 original games, I'm not sure what would be a decent alternative.

[@GTV-Japan]

In hindsight the feeling seems to be legendary axe was the best game of the bunch. China warrior had impressive grafx but wasn’t so good. I never though sports games made a good pack in either. Oh well it’s all in the past. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@Unquestionable]

Can't believe I missed out on this video when it came out, had to double check my notifications cause I can never get enough of this channel. I played Keith Courage as a kid and honestly didn't even know about Wataru until I played Super Robot Taisen X and suddenly it all clicked. Very much the kind of thing I would have loved as a kid had it been localized and even now it definitely holds a lot of appeal to me.

[@GTV-Japan]

It’s not that old so don’t worry! I wish we could have experienced the game and anime as a kid but wasn’t to be. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@MabelsFanboy]

Wataru played an important role in my country in Vietnam where it was the very first mech anime to be broadcasted in my country (and being the most broadcast anime at the time with 60% of our local stations broadcasted it) and it remained as one of the very few mech series that were successful in Vietnam (stuffs like Gundam and Macross had not been aired on television here). Part of it is due to Vietnam at the time were still collecting imported shows from Chinese/Russian channels and Wataru was extremely popular in China.

[@GTV-Japan]

Wow 🤩 thanks for sharing your story

[@HamboneDeluxe]

Interesting. All this time I had no idea there was TV series!

[@GTV-Japan]

There really isn’t a good English fan sub but I still recommend watching it. It’s great!!

[@HamboneDeluxe]

@@GTV-Japan The style of anime of that era reminds me of a simpler time, specifically I'm being taken back to Samurai Pizza Cats.

[@GTV-Japan]

@HamboneDeluxe maybe they shared animators

[@Indalord.]

i didn't know this franchise, great vid and interesting content as usual

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks for watching as always 🌈

[@antibishonen]

16:05 - 16:45 Yeah....given the context that we never got the localized version of the anime, you're probably right. Around that time, we were three years into The Transformers while The Power Rangers were three years away. Probably the best way to cover both fans at that time.

[@GTV-Japan]

It’s a good show kids ages 8-14 would have loved it. It’s got action and it’s really funny in some places. Thanks for watching as always 🌈

[@sega_kid4288]

Always entertaining and informative. I want to give this game another chance after watching this.

[@GTV-Japan]

Sure go for it! The anime is online too 🌈

[@sonicmario64]

One thing's for sure, whenever certain Japanese characters get Americanized in terms of style (particularly humans), they always turn out to be quite ugly and unappealing, and that's probably why Keith Courage was never able to catch on. :P

[@GTV-Japan]

Yeah he looks like he man

[@autobotstarscream765]

​@@GTV-JapanAnd "The Weapons Master" looks like Brock about to sell me a drying pan and jelly-filled donuts! 😂

[@GTV-Japan]

@autobotstarscream765 those Pokémon donuts always looked so good.

[@jrmorales86]

Super Robot Wars introduced me to Wataru

[@GTV-Japan]

A lot of people have said that!

[@megatron8461]

I saw a few episodes on KZbin. And that one somehow got me lost in translation. But it was fun to watch.

[@GTV-Japan]

It is really hard to follow that’s for sure!

[@RabbitEarsCh]

I love all these videos on the PC Engine. It's really interesting to think of the world that could have been for the Turbografx-16 with just a little different approach. So many post-mortems forget the context of the times, and it's so important to remember what people were actually expecting back then.

[@GTV-Japan]

Yes! Exactly!! I think that’s because the so-called “experts” writing these post mortems weren’t around for it so they have no sense of what happened and usually don’t have a clue in general. I’ll try to get some more pce/tg videos out in 22! Thanks for watching as always 🌈

[@TVsMrNeil]

Holy crap! I have the Wataru Famicom RPG English fan translation, and I never knew it was connected to Keith Courage.

[@GTV-Japan]

Really? The more you know💫 thanks for watching 🌈

[@jonecuntapay9561]

Is it fully translated?

[@markus5862]

@@jonecuntapay9561 yeah it is and it’s pretty good! I have the fanslation on cart too and it’s well worth a play through

[@GTV-Japan]

Cool! Where’d you get that?

[@markus5862]

@@GTV-Japan hey brother! Some years ago it was fan translated and put up on rom hacking.net. On the old Nintendo age, some of the users sold reproductions of famicom games put on nes carts and I got it from them. If you go to any repro site though and ask them to make it, they could. It uses a pretty easy mapper. The label looks really good too! I think they found an image from an old poster in japan or some images from the box art and they edited it together in paint or some other another editing software. They made the English font as similar as possible to the Japanese font. It’s actually a pretty fun game and got me interested in the anime. Sadly, I wish I could purchase the seasons of the show with English subtitles but theyre nowhere to be found. Some episodes are up on KZbin though. Love the show dude! It’s my favorite on KZbin

[@eagix]

Occasional demo-scene PC-Engine programmer here, I love what you did with this :) Thanks for doing this game justice.

[@GTV-Japan]

Great! I’m glad you enjoyed it! It’s always had copyright troubles but if it ever gets fully removed I’ll just put it back up. 🌈

[@scaredfolks5923]

SD style Gundams is dope as it gets. Seriously, Something about Super Deformed Machine's is just way cooler than SD people. They remind of me these toys I used to have. I had many Japanese Foreign exchange students and got to experience things like Pokemon years before it came here. I didn't understand the Japanese but seeing such exotic things at like 10 really changed my life. Now I am trying to learn Japanese and this channel is helping me a lot, it's great to pause and translate on the fly. Especially the magazine shots. I actually feel like I am starting to understand Hiragana and Katakana, I rarely need to use a chart anymore! It's the Kanji that I haven't grasped well yet.

[@GTV-Japan]

That’s cool if it helps you. One video I did with lots of Japanese what famicom wars. Anyway I love the style of sd too. Just green. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@retrobrahhh]

Thank U... i've downloaded every episode with English subs and will watch them. Keith Courage is a great game.

[@littlerobotfairy9710]

Now I want to watch this Anime.

[@GTV-Japan]

There is a full set on nyaa dot si It’s great

[@davidscott9257]

One year for xmas I got a sega genesis, hooked it up that morning and it didn't work. took it back when the stores opened up and they were sold out, so I got the TG16 instead. Also when I got mine, inside the console box was an order form with a list of games and you could choose like 3 games, you mailed in the form and they would send you back one of your 3 choices for free. I ended up with Vigilante. The only two TG16 games I ever owned lol. I got a working Genesis the next Xmas that came with Sonic. I still have a very deep love of the TG16 and Keith Courage, I played the hell out of that game for a year. To me the TG16 and Keith Courage are what saved a little game nerds Xmas that year.

[@GTV-Japan]

What a great story!🦔🦔🦔

[@dtester]

I'm a bit surprised you didn't pick up at least a few more TG-16 games since you had one anyway! ^_^

[@davidscott9257]

@@dtester couldn't find games for it anywhere lol. usually i would get a console or one big xmas gift and rely on getting to rent some games and movies on the weekends if i got all my homework done and stuff. but tg16 games were non existent in my little town.

[@theskullraider5058]

I've never watched the show, nor played the game, but the theme song in the show; *STEP* by a・chi-a・chi, fills me with an unspeakable joy!

[@GTV-Japan]

It’s a great song 🌈

[@IIVIIX]

My siblings & I played this game so much in the late 90s! Great video. Super informative

[@GTV-Japan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mlfgc]

Well I be damned. This is easily the most informative video I’ve ever seen. Answered so many questions from childhood. Was not expecting this whatsoever. Thanks for this bro. 🔥🤘

[@GTV-Japan]

You’re welcome! Thanks for giving it a go 🌈

[@hamoutaro]

This is truly well written and documented. Thank you very much.

[@GTV-Japan]

You’re welcome! I’m glad you liked it 🌈

[@trashpandaY2K]

So much childhood trauma, sometimes i would play to hear the Nurss Nancy song and wish she could heal everything. Refusing help almost seemed mean as you go back to the outside.

[@GTV-Japan]

It’s ok bro. You’re in a good place here.

[@trashpandaY2K]

@@GTV-Japan I am and I hope you are too! Keep that Nova Suit on!

[@jordano6162]

Awesome documentary, this must have been allot of work

[@GTV-Japan]

It was! And it keeps getting blocked! Anyway thanks 🌈

[@FeralInferno]

Hey, I made the top five commenters! Right on!! NEC made so many errors in the US that prevented the Turbo from being as successful as it could have been. I don't think they could've taken either Nintendo or Sega down, but they could've given them a decent run for their money. Didn't help that the mascot that should've represented them going forward, Bonk, showed up on the multiple Nintendo platforms killing exclusivity.

[@GTV-Japan]

That list of commenters was everyone who thought Game Genius was funny 😄 it’s interesting how the turbo and Genesis came at the same time and were perfect examples of what to do and what not to do to succeed and overtake Nintendo. Thanks for watching as always 🌈

[@pferreira1983]

Good documentary. The problem as you say with Keith Courage is that it was a localised game without a cartoon for people to get the context from. In regards to the classical comic style the Keith Courage comic had I miss that style and wish it would return. 😥

[@GTV-Japan]

I love that style of comic! But I guess nothing lasts forever

[@pferreira1983]

@@GTV-Japan I hope it returns one day.

[@PaladinLarec]

I was a huge TG16 fan, but my other gaming friends always gave me hell for it. My best friend had a Genesis, all my other friends had SNES's. Yet I stuck with my TG 16 (Until the fall of 1992 when I broke down and got an SNES for FF2). It was an amazing system, and I still own a launch TG16 with the original CD Rom (all repaired and working great). It was so underrated. So many amazing games with amazing soundtracks. Dungeon Explorer, Final Lap Twin, Moto Roader, Splatterhouse, Bloody Wolf, CADASH!!!! Just so many great memories. I made my Genesis-owning best friend a big TG16 fan too, and he'd often borrow my system and play it for a week. Like I said, I got my TG16 from my childhood and had it professionally repaired when the CD died in 2009. It means a lot to me, and That Christmas morning of 1989 when I booted up Keith Courage? Timeless.

[@GTV-Japan]

Great story! Thanks for sharing! The TG-16 had some great stuff. I think looking back, we take things like library size and market share after the fact and it clouds the perception we had back then. And if you had just a TG16 and a few games a year that you liked, it was all that mattered and we were happy with what we had. We weren't thinking of some epic "console war" or who had the most games, we woudl never be able to own them all anyway and in the early years, they all had only a few to start out with.

[@HeIsTheBluesCat]

Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru seems like a cute and awesome anime. I better give it a try!

[@GTV-Japan]

There are full episode sets on nyaa dot si. I highly recommend

[@NoMeGusta2526]

its pretty terrible. they should have made a new show based off the comic.

[@EvaFull]

You can watch the series on KZbin with subtitles.

[@bundo-san]

Amazing documentary, thank you! I played the heck out of the game and always thought it has so much potential. I had no idea it's such a big franchise over in Japan. Mind blown XD

[@GTV-Japan]

I’m glad you liked it! 🌈

[@ebbhead]

Another great video! Thanks for putting together something so comprehensive. I spent many Saturday mornings playing both Keith Courage and Legendary Axe in 1989/1990 at my local Service Merchandise store, while my parents browsed the aisles. The music and the graphics (the richness of the colors mostly) really made an impression on my pre-teen mind, standing out against anything I had previously seen on the NES. If only Konami had relicensed the game for the PCE/TG16 Mini…

[@GTV-Japan]

I remember service merchandise well too. In my town a new shopping center opened in 89 and thanks to that I was able to see a turbo firsthand. Otherwise who knows what would happen. Thanks for watching as always 🌈

[@Axle911]

The Surprise Gundam W and Zeta Gundam cameos were appreciated!

[@Demiurge13]

If anyone is into gunpla, bandai released a reimagined de-chibified model kit of ryujinmaru and others from the wataru show. They look pretty cool.

[@HandlebarOrionX]

I wonder why we didn't just get the Wataru anime though. It's silly, it's sophomoric in a TV-Y7 way sometimes, the action is really good, it's fanciful, and it has everything a kid in America in the early 90's would like. Knights, rollerblades robots and dragons. And it was pretty funny!

[@GTV-Japan]

Probably because no one offered to bring it over is my guess

[@HandlebarOrionX]

@@GTV-Japan they should have. It was a pretty dang good anime, and would have boosted TurboGrafx sales

[@GTV-Japan]

@@HandlebarOrionX yea. It’s a shame

[@JamesMincey]

We didn't really start getting anime on TV in the US until the late 90s (aside from the occasional early-mid 90s localization like Ronin Warriors and DBZ)... I don't think any American TV execs would have had the foresight to predict how well Japanese animation would have been received here around the time the TG-16 was on the market. That said, I do agree that it could have been a hit with kids back then!

[@GTV-Japan]

There were a number of anime showed that ran on tv in the 70s and 80s and certainly straight to video but they often tried to hide their Japanese origins. But still the true boom was years away.

[@Mikehero69_]

The localisation process of games (Japanese to English) from the 90's will always be so fascinating to me. There's just something interesting about comparing the revamp of a game's story, art style, graphics/sprites, and even censorship. I guess the Westernisation of Adol from Ys in my avatar kinda reflects that a little, haha. Great episode as always!

[@GTV-Japan]

Yea it is a funny thing. It’s like they thought we’d never know what they did. Thanks for watching as always 🌈

[@Larry]

I do like your series on Japanese games that were Doki Doki Panic'ed in the West. I had a Master System growing up, and always suspected the game Zillion had far more behind it, also later on the game Cyborg Hunter. Both of which I discovered I was right about. But you could look at ones done in reverse, like the British game Nebulus being turned into Koryo Chan Etc.

[@GTV-Japan]

oh god yes! that the mascot of choco ball! which between you and me, is what inspired ... noo no i won't spoil it. I'll make this a video next year. to me in the usa the game was called tower toppler! Thanks for the advice 🌈

[@CalaveraCandy]

I often wonder about the westernization of Mickey Mousecapade. They replaced Disney's Alice and Peter Pan characters with... Disney's Jungle Book and other Peter Pan characters. What was the point?

[@GTV-Japan]

I can’t say. Maybe they were just more popular but in japan Alice in wonderland is immensely popular and that’s why they went with it in the game. Literally every year there is a different Japanese translation of the original book. It’s what they call a long seller

[@tigerheliretrogames]

In the 90's I rented a VHS tape here in Brazil of this Granzort anime, that is similar to Wataru. The tape contained the first episodes with dubbing in Portuguese, and I thought it was a cool and fun anime. However, because it was not successful, a volume 2 was not even released. The distributor that released Granzort on VHS was trying to achieve the same success that the anime Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) achieved here. So much so that on the cover of the tape case, there was a sticker written "more exciting than Knights of the Zodiac". Hardly anyone remembers Granzort here in Brazil, because it wasn't even on TV. Only the most anime fanatics could find this VHS in video rental stores.

[@GTV-Japan]

I liked granzort but it didn’t have as many episodes unfortunately

[@tigerheliretrogames]

@@GTV-Japan Brazilian title: Granzote e os Guerreiros da Luz

[@ZZtheDark]

16:10, considering how there was a LOT of children's movies at the time with magical places and tons of media with high energy adventures, Wataru being adapted seems like the perfect storm for an 80's extravagant adventure. It has a formula that kids who watch Voltron, Transformers, Robotech and Gigantor would enjoy with multiple robots while also having a big adventure akin to the likes of Land Before Time and other Don Bluth Films and Steven Spielberg films that you can think of. Hell, Sunrise wouldn't mind lending the anime to be dubbed. It kinda reminds me of how Gear Fighter Dendoh, Red Baron the 90s anime and the Brave series could have been airing in Toonami when kids are looking for giant robot action when Gundam Wing was certainly a hit or miss series series when kids were expecting to see giant robots fight each other and not politics, not helped by the fact that real life incidents were happening at the time back in near 2000. 16:59, thankfully you can get a HG of Ryujinmaru Amplified to look like an actual super robot with proportionate limbs. Had the creators of Keith Courage seen this beast, they would have seen another look of Keith Courage come to life. 21:27, hehe...very sneaky. 23:39, Do-Aku-Dar may as well be an evil Time Lord at this point. Hopefully I can get the Amplified IMGN Ryujinmaru so I can say...I own the Nova Suit of Keith Courage as the TurboGrafx-16 staff had envisioned.

[@GTV-Japan]

I hope you find it

[@ZZtheDark]

@@GTV-Japan I have found where to get it thankfully.

[@OfficialSNMvids]

After watching this we got screwed again and missed out on something special. I had no idea this game was based on a TV show!? I got a TG-16 in the later years of its life cycle and also got Bonk free along with Keith. I till have my original system and hand full of games. Great vid and keep up the good work!

[@GTV-Japan]

Great to hear you still have it!!🌈

[@EspressoBreve]

This game being included with the TG16 system was like getting home made candy when trick or treating.

[@zhengyingli]

Thanks for covering this series. Hopefully the recent resurgence with the new series and starring role in SRW X means we'll see more of it. I'm personally hoping for Wataru 2 to be covered in a future SRW game because that's the series I watched the most while growing up.

[@GTV-Japan]

I’d sure like that. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@phantomfox3488]

I dig this game a lot. Still play it. Cool video, thanks for the history lesson.

[@GTV-Japan]

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@johnsimon8457]

That Bird-man’s eyepatch keeps switching eyes. 😜

[@GTV-Japan]

I flipped the image to dodge copyright blocks but some still slipped thru. Good eye though! 😂

[@nikotechtv3441]

6:36 its Luffy's voice

[@kakizakichannel]

I had no idea Wataru was brought over to America, even for a game. Hell, I only know Wataru as one of the design influences behind Gurren Lagann

[@GTV-Japan]

I didn’t know that! Thanks for watching 🌈

[@kakizakichannel]

@@GTV-Japan by the way, X-Omega is a differ game than SRW X. Easy mistake to make, but one is a gacha and the other is a real game. They still did Wataru a lot of justice by making him and his quest the main plot of SRW X, and they played a bunch of his stock footage through the game, and Ryujinmaru gets more music tracks than any other series in it

[@GTV-Japan]

@@kakizakichannel yea someone else pointed that out. It’s a lot to keep up with!

[@napoleoncoronadocortes5740]

Always a great video, i Saw the anime show in french with subtitles in spanish, them called Adrien le sauveur du monde time ago, actually got a new anime this year. Sadly the turbografx never came officially to México neither by contrabando.

[@GTV-Japan]

Oh really? I had no idea. I’d love to see that! In the show Wataru is referred to as the savior. But in Japanese it sound similar to ambulance and that’s sometimes used haha 🌈

[@NoelComiX]

Another great video! It's really crazy to see the missteps Hudson/NEC made with localization. I think of the cosmic fantasy 2 box art vs. The japanese art. Had they stuck closer to the source material they would have been more appealing. At least that's how i would have thought in elementary school.

[@GTV-Japan]

I hate the us CF 2 box art! Cmon what were they thinking!!

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

To be fair, every Japanese video game company made this mistake. Remember the U.S. box art for Mega Man?

[@GTV-Japan]

Tommy LaKindaSorta yes. We can never forget!

[@C01dEyes]

I loved this game sooo much when I got my turbo as a kid. I never knew it was based on a show. Now I gotta track it down and watch it

[@GTV-Japan]

The 2020 remake is on youtube!

[@humancannonball3827]

Always love your videos! Keep up the awesome output!

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks! I will. Right now I’m working on a video that hopefully goes 1 hour! We’ll see what happens. Thanks for watching as always 🌈

[@Noizemaze4]

I have NO CLUE who Keith is but I did watch Wataru back in the day and had some of the toys ~ it's funny how you made a video on this since BANDAI / SUNRISE just released a new web series for Wataru a few months before your vid came out :P but yeah Ojiji literally means super old grandpa and Obaba is super old grandma but in respectable elderly ways ~

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks for watching!! 🌈

[@barry-allenthe-flash8396]

Man, I knew Keith Courage was _something_ in Japan, and I've seen Mashin Hero Wataru since earlier this year when Bandai Spirits' KZbin channel started uploading episodes with English subtitles. But it just feels.... generally nostalgic? Like, I've never seen it before but it reminded me of enough stuff I DID like that it still resonates like something I'm nostalgic for (it's easy to see why it's so popular with a generation of Japanese people; it's real "comfort food" anime. Just earnest and likeable). At no point did my brain go, "Hey wait a minute.... is THIS what Keith Courage was in Japan!?" even though I'm familiar with both :P I feel like a dummy for not catching that earlier, but I sure did learn a heckuva lot from this video. Awesome stuff, GTV! Oh and if anyone's interested, here's the first episode on Bandai Spirits' channel. Just make sure to turn on the CC for English subtitles/captions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eavWoWR8psmBo6M&pbjreload=101

[@GTV-Japan]

Unfortunately my mention of the new series was forced out by bandai because I showed the trailer. But it’s great. Yea it’s weird at first but nothing beats the reaction when you show Japanese people Keith courage. 😂 thanks for watching 🌈

[@TheVileOne]

These videos are great quality

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks!🌈

[@Globalastral5]

Wataru has one of the best anime OP ever

[@GTV-Japan]

I love it. that song... i love it all. thanks for watching!!

[@TheSegacampGamerandWerecamp]

I did not own a Turbografx-16 but I had an Uncle who did and also had this Game somehow the Game gave me Nightmares as a Kid..... but when I joined KZbin I wanted to play the Game again because I saw 1 KZbin Complete the Game and I figured the Time was right The Wounds I had as a Kid were completely Gone and I seemed to really like the Game I'm glad the Series is Alive but I also feel Cockteased too since it's only Japan and Not anywhere else like Canada where I'm from!

[@drzerogi]

It is funny that you mention the Japanese buildings. I remember watching my uncles playing this game when I was a kid after reading the story from the instruction manual and pointing out that the buildings look Japanese. My uncles, of course, had no answer.

[@GTV-Japan]

Proof that kids are always smarter!

[@punchabunchabuttons]

i wasnt even 10 when i played this and it left me with something good remember. Had i known about the cartoon, being a fan of the samurai pizza cats, that would have blown my mind even more.

[@GTV-Japan]

I’ll have to look up samurai pizza cats. Sounds funny. Thanks for watching! I appreciate any fellow turbo fan 🌈

[@Left-Earth]

_"I just want ALL GTV videos in a playlist on loop and just fricken see where that takes me."_ 😝🎮📺

[@GTV-Japan]

It’s the binge watch list! 120 episodes

[@Left-Earth]

Oh, sh*t really? ⚡ *H e r e I G o ! ! !* ⚡

[@GTV-Japan]

Goooooooo 🌈

[@alwaysangry2232]

sunrise used gundam coloring for many shows, like wataru and metal armor dragonar, stick with the proven formular, still thanks to srw being on english

[@GTV-Japan]

Yeah it really is a nice style! Thanks for watching 🌈

[@antonioruscitto1716]

Gtv make a video about the Kirby anime and fun fact the famicom wataru game is done by westone aka the dev behind wonderboy series

[@GTV-Japan]

Oh I didn’t know they made wonder boy. That’s cool. I didn’t know Kirby had an anime. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@AirZonkWorldChamp]

I think the name Keith was used cause it was the name of the producers of NEC of America. Cool video.

[@GTV-Japan]

Oh that’s funny. Like Johnny Turbo. I had no idea but the alliteration of K and C make sense. 🌈

[@byronportillo5767]

It's seen that many people want to see Keith Courage on the TurboGrafx-16 mini, but sadly it isn't on here due to copyright issues. I kinda wish that the gameplay itself was completely redesigned just like Sega did with Decap Attack. Blazing Lazer and J.J & Jeff were based on what you said at the beginning of the video, and they completely redesigned the title screen and character's model in the US. And because of this, they successfully re-released those US versions on the Virtual Console and the mini console across all regions.

[@GTV-Japan]

That is a nice idea! I think the issue is the game would need a major overhaul and the effort put in wouldn’t be made back up in a significant way. Maybe a fan can create something cool! Thanks for watching 🌈

[@byronportillo5767]

Right. You're welcome

[@jiryensaber6090]

Great Stuff GTV - Par for the Course Saw this Anime in our Animation club back in Junior High/Senior High - about 15 years old or so?? Met one of my best friends, who also had the Anime and the game, so I totally and completely agree... if they would have tied it to the explosive Anime craze and use KEITH ROGERS as both your mascot as well as having this great game (in my opinion) then the Turbo Graphix-16 would have turned out much better. They needed focus with more variety, more originals, and more sequels or improved versions of past hits that would automatically get other players to the system. I mean... NICE and BAD?? How much more 80's/90's overload crazy could you go with that?? A family Sword.. A Mech called the Nova Suit.. unique level names and engaging ways to get through those levels. Essentially, what SEGADIDNOTDO but had tried.. to "limited" success. In fact, I met and gained a best friend with this Anime and Video Game. He was an Otaku and his Dorm room was a gateway back to Japan in many ways!! Anime Girls, Video Games, Manga, Visual Novels, etc. I learned one or two Japanese words/phrases/traditions per day and I showed him 1 or 2 of the American equivalent. Then.. when I went to visit Japan my Junior Year.. I stayed with his family and already knew a lot of things to do/not do as well as 'street/real talk' Japanese!! What an amazing, life-changing experience!! Anyway, I always think of my best bud when I see this Game or the Anime. Thanks GTV!! =]

[@GTV-Japan]

Thanks I’m glad I could bring back some good memories! I often wonder what the rarity of Keith Courage would be had not been the free game? Honestly I thought the concept of the comic was cool. Except for bad and nice that was so cheesy it’s listed in the dictionary when you look up eye roll. Thanks for watching as always 🌈

[@ColeFam]

Amazing episode! It's nice to learn new things. Any idea what the hiccup at 23:43 was?

[@GTV-Japan]

That was Bandai saying no we don’t want you showing this anime, despite all the rest of the anime shown being ok

[@ColeFam]

@@GTV-Japan Bandai needs to take a nap. Great video either way!

[@GTV-Japan]

ColeFam they said it was a manual review so the first half with tons of clips is ok? But the end with just an opening credits is not ok? Of course we never know until the video is on KZbin what is ok or not ok

[@ColeFam]

@@GTV-Japan They just prefer to skim the video, I guess.

[@GTV-Japan]

ColeFam I think they probably get a lot of matches and just watch whatever is alerted to them not the whole video.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

This game oozes imagination. I loved it as a kid.

[@GTV-Japan]

That’s great! We need all the fans we can get. 🌈

[@CushionSapp]

If Samurai Pizza Cats could be imported from Japan and be popular (enough), then the Keith Courage anime should've definitely been brought over.

[@GTV-Japan]

I know! What the H right?

[@trenthoward6800]

Wataru shares the same color scheme as Speedy, Himiko wears pink like Polly, and Shibarak has some blue in his outfit: I think you're on to something here.

[@MistaMaddog247]

That's always the case with unpopular systems from the 90s. They were more popular in Japan because of the anime games but got "de-culturerized" in the West and became too bland for gamers. Never mind thus was the same decade anime became mainstream outside of Japan....

[@GTV-Japan]

I know. I hate that!!! Oh well. Thanks for watching as always 🌈

[@GTV-Japan]

7MGTESupraTurboA yea that’s true. Some interviews I’ve read from NEC America employees seem to paint a picture that it was all possible but they weren’t allowed to run things the right way. And that after 89-90 they knew all was lost and just kind of existed without trying

[@danielshottopics8187]

Turbo Graphics 16 was the First Gaming System I Ever Got and Keith Courage was the 1st Game I Ever Played.

[@GTV-Japan]

Wow that’s great to hear!🌈

[@desmondmalone438]

Keith is basically bad boxart Megaman but with Wataru lol

[@GTV-Japan]

Blasphemy!!

[@BBHood217]

The next time I play SRW X, I'm gonna call him Keith.

[@GTV-Japan]

Awesome 🌈

[@jonecuntapay9561]

Funny, their VA's were reunite at some point in One Piece anime series.

[@GTV-Japan]

No way! I’ll look that up! 🌈

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

Robotech: "Ooooohhhh boy!!"

[@CalaveraCandy]

Although I did not get a TurboGrafx 16 when they were brand new, when I did get one it came with Keith Courage. Since I was a little older, I was able to appreciate how campy the Americanized story was.

[@GTV-Japan]

That’s cool. I remember thinking the comic was kind of cool actually. Games didn’t always have bonuses so liked that. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@ikagura]

I always liked this one, it reminds me of pre-DB Toriyama (like Dr Slump) and Dai's adventure

[@GTV-Japan]

Ya that’s a good comparison. If you watch it bluray the colors and detail are really stand out. Really good. Way better than DVD or on tv. Himiko feels very Toriyama like. Thanks for watching as always 🌈

[@HandlebarOrionX]

🎵Kimi no... Namida... Saigoo ni sure wake wa niji no... hashi ga... mou suuugu kakeru kara Kirameku rainboooow... koruko ko oku noooooo kagi o akereba... kagayaku noooooooo saa Boku no... kimochi... tsutaeraranai mamaa konna hazujya...nakatta dream haaanta yureteru Lonely Heart... setsunai hitomiiii dakedo mamoruyo.... kyou kara waaaaaaaa Ai o motomete! Kizutsuku toki waa! Tamerai mo, koukai mo... nemurenai hodo yume o motomete, kujiketa toki wa atarashii Suteppu de, sunao ni narebaiiiiiii 🎵

[@GTV-Japan]

You can! 🌈

[@anderacpharmd]

Great video.Why is there a screenshot of Cowboy Bebop at 25:24?

[@GTV-Japan]

That is a clip of the game sunrise world war which features many characters

[@dondonpachi1205]

I never knew that Keith was really Wataru! The anime has a great opening theme and Megumi Hayashibara does the voice of the green haired girl.

[@GTV-Japan]

Yeah. What a small world

[@jackylee5850]

As far as the seiyuu industry is concerned, it is a small world, veterans bump into each other all the time, especially Megumi. She is after all THE most famous voice actor in the Japanese voice acting industry, instead of auditioning for a role like most people do, animation/game studios actually bring the job to her first, and she can decides whether to accept or not, almost no one in the industry has this level of privileges like she does, truly amazing

[@Pai3000]

What a great video. Here's my story with the TG16 and this game. For starters, I don't know why it's always said that the console was not officially released in Europe. I grew up in Spain and the console could be found on major retailers and was heavily advertised on magazines, though it never caught on. Also, our Turbografx was not the american model, as our version had red/blue accent colours instead of orange and yellow and came with both RF and RCA video cables, both of which would be plugged on a propietary connector, so, apart from USA and PC Engine, there clearly was a third version. Also, the pack-in game here was not Keith Courage, but Alien Crush, which to me was a much wiser decision. Anyway, I got this game shortly after getting the console and I have to say that to me it felt pretty meh... The difficulty was not well adjusted and the game was too repetitive. Not to say I did not like it but meh... (I own the PC Engine version today). Also, I remember nothing about the comic here. Honestly, had I known it came from a japanese anime I would have liked it much more. Oh, and what you said about the story not matching the scenery happened to me too :D In any case, lovely memories (I have the Analogue Duo today, which I use everyday) and fantastic channel. I love everything TurboGrafx.

[@GTV-Japan]

Wow that’s really cool! I don’t think I ever even seen one of those. I have heard often that the PC Engine was imported into France and many of the anime based games were translated into French and that helped the popularity but never hear anything about Spain. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheSegacampGamerandWerecamp]

10:59 makes me wanna play the PC Engine Port now because like you said in the English Games they're Descending when the Japanese Game they are Ascending!

[@GTV-Japan]

It’s very sensible

[@fusoya6544]

I'm from the UK so never experienced Keith Courage / Wataru. The PC Engine had a different impact for the UK and is known as the console that kick started the grey import scene. Most people over here had the PCE and not a Turbo.

[@GTV-Japan]

That’s cool though. The pce was way better anyway 🌈

[@Chris-Courage]

While it's not the best pack-in game ever, it's still fun and in my opinion, a better game than Altered Beast.

[@GTV-Japan]

Yah. It is!!

[@lonca_47]

Adjusted Varmint

[@KokoroNoSama]

Bro you left out or it was announced after your video of Wataru's latest collaboration with Langrisser Mobile. Also thank you for filling me in on a game I was so curious as a kid lol. I was so confused trying to figure out Keith Courage back then. Just subscribed :)

[@GTV-Japan]

No problem! I was unaware of langrisser but it was probably announced after because I used the official site for all media. Thanks for watching 🌈

[@KokoroNoSama]

@@GTV-Japan I totally get it. I think Wataru just had a collab a few months back with Ragnorock mobile too. 🤖 I ended up binging your channel with my friends! So much good stuff. Thank you for putting in so much work!

[@GTV-Japan]

Great. Thanks for that. By the way if this video ever gets taken down by copyright I’ll add that update and reupload. But that’s only if

[@KokoroNoSama]

@@GTV-Japan Well I hope it doesn't get stricken down since its still a good little treasure lol. Thanks :)

[@GTV-Japan]

If it does I’ll just freeze frame the offending part. It got a claim already so I don’t make money on it but so what it’s for the love of the series

[@Demiurge13]

oh wow i remember playing keith courage. Never knew the link to mashin hero wataru. However, to be fair, back then I didn't know about wataru. I still didn't until about a few years ago when I played super robot wars X where he featured prominantly

[@GTV-Japan]

There’s a new show coming this year!