SSSS.Gridman's "Realistic" Fight Animation

[@GabeSweetMan]

It doesn't matter how at odds it might be to the themes of a story: Trigger WILL find a way to go to space. Trigger will destroy the earth if it means we end up in that endless vacuum as a result.

[@e-tan3911]

Isnt there a giant ceiling in the sky? How will trigger be able to do this?

[@e-tan3911]

@UltraOrb66 naw, they will have that alien summon a portal to another dimension that happens to look like space, and use some wierd electricity bullshit to blast gridman, sending sparks flying. Then, they will use the power of friendship to crash and destroy him using the power of deus ex machina to defeat them, like a power rangers ending

[@valsione38]

Except this is not trigger, they only animate it, the rest is tsuburaya

[@wakpijor1368]

Well Gridman is one of Tsuburaya property. Their show mostly take place in space(Ultraman)

[@opphiucus]

@@valsione38 Technically Trigger also only animated DitF since it's owned by ClowerWorks/A-1. Never forget what a wise man once said: Trigger will always find a way (to space!)

[@JustinY.]

SSSS Gridman can be summed up in two words. Rikka thighs.

[@podracer35]

Attack on Thightan

[@jag3596]

4/10 You forgot the period.

[@jag3596]

Also, you're reaffirming a joke Mother's Basement said in the video. Some might find this lazy, but I'm actually glad. It means you actually watched at least a bit of the video! (unless you just got lucky)

[@luchomscyfy]

It's THIGHS, with capital letters. And don't forget Akane's FEET, also in capitals. And Akane's boobs. And Akane's sexy pose. And Akane's....everything. Akane in a swimsuit. God, I love this series.

[@Alpacnologia]

please stop being horny over the actual schoolgirls

[@DakoGuyver]

Trigger#1: Okay, this time let's stay out of space, so where will we go with our next show? Trigger#2: I know! Cyberspace! Trigger#1: Genius!!!!11

[@cruzgonzalez7061]

It's literally in the 1993 OG Gridman.

[@hellsinker]

its the internet world from the original gridman are you illiterate

[@nightsky2165]

way to ruin the joke guys 👏

[@ScaryMason]

In the last episode, cyberspace is filmed from orbit, as in, we view cyberspace from space! It happens when our heroes use their healing ability.

[@jaronhuq2067]

Smile Sweet Sister Sadistic.Gridman

[@aldyzero6676]

Oh god damn it

[@WingItMan217]

Jaron Huq was waiting for this

[@Chonkoyoinky]

Wha?

[@cowgba]

Lmao

[@soulita9606]

Jaron Huq I can hear this comment

[@TGNXAR]

Dear Trigger, Don't go into space.

[@WippleNut]

Too late, there's already aliens

[@luchomscyfy]

But....there are aliens.

[@vitorabf]

You know they will

[@Ranryu692]

We can't even say for sure that planet Earth exists. It could all be a computer simulation, with Alexis being an avatar for whoever created the world. Hell, it could just be The Sims: Kaiju Edition So let them go to space if they want to. The more important thing is to leave themselves enough episodes to do space well. The aliens shit in Franxx might have been fine if they'd given themselves another ten episodes to do it in

[@ArcDragoon]

I mean... if they're following original Gridman plot... CYBER SPACE.

[@KlldbyCuriosity]

Love this show, criminally underrated and a fantastic Tokusatsu show (I’ve been a fan my whole life and it’s a perfect love letter to the genre)

[@Yellow123Ninja]

Is it a must-watch? or nah?

[@emmemttc]

@@Yellow123Ninja if u have been watching toku shows,especially ultraman,then yeah. If not,it’s kind of hard to get into it especially if your in the west due to the lack of ultraman and other cool toku shows

[@KlldbyCuriosity]

Jt Deleon Basically what the guy above me said. It’s definitely more a show for fans than a show for everyone

[@crozraven]

western audiences don't have that strong nostalgic feels among Ultra series but this anime is most popular this season in Japan for a contrast (according to MAL).

[@excel161]

@@crozraven mostly in Asian country, Tokusatsu is a Hits and many toku is still airing till this day..

[@kwableguy9795]

It's also got a bazillion Transformers references, which is pretty nice, if unexpected.

[@midget99aa]

Thank youuu no one else seems to notice

[@LieshaCichol]

If you see the Gridman team section of Trigger studio, it'll make perfect sense (namely good chunk of shelves are taken up by the said toys. After all, Takara, the toy company initiated the original Gridman and also the company that sold out the e Diacron toy line to Hasbro (and guess what name Hasbro used to sell the toys Tr... :-p

[@xRaiofSunshine]

Yeeee

[@MegaSilver]

Most of it is Shattered Glass too, which is even less known in Transformers series to begin with!

[@LieshaCichol]

@@MegaSilver What's more interesting is that many of character design on protagonist side is that of Decepticons (Rikka = SG Megatron, and her mom, 1st Megatron), while Akane and Anti have their designs taken froｍ SG ver Optmus and Rodimus, yup, from Autobots. One of the known exception to this in humans is the girl who got blown up on ep one, who looks to be from Go Bots. Neon Genesis High students are thought to be from Age of Extinction ver Dinobots. Use these keywords and see for yourself グリッドマン トランスフォーマー

[@Pokejohn3]

I love how, alongside the meta reason for the kaiju looking and moving like they would fit in on a tokusetsu set, there's a logical in-universe explanation for their designs thanks to knowledge from the most recent episodes. It's incredible just how much thought and care went into the production of this show.

[@TotalJusticeGaming]

So the SSSS is actually a nod to Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad. The American adaptation of Gridman.

[@PotatoePriest]

Just left a similar coment as I just watched the series

[@AssaultRider555]

And also Special Signature to Save a Soul.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Some of us have only started watching this anime due to seeing Rikka's thiccccccness.

[@Alpacnologia]

please stop being horny over the actual schoolgirls

[@Sponch1]

This is the go to normie comment on anything Gridman

[@JoshLeitzel]

That’s a shame. The show has so much more to offer.

[@blodiaaa6990]

I don't think you know what thicc is

[@raihines8750]

@@Alpacnologia I think you taking it a little too serious

[@brodiecrain13]

Trigger has saved itself this season. Now it can go back to saving all of anime.

[@e-tan3911]

Why cant it save both

[@Pipehiguita]

It has never saved anything

[@icebear4181]

Pipehiguita You still don’t get the meme after like 3 years?

[@Pipehiguita]

@@icebear4181 I get it, but i dont think is funny.

[@biazacha]

@@Pipehiguita if you don't like why not just move on and let people joke around? Try to be an edgy buzzkiller just make you look stupid.

[@korndawggg]

Idk why I watch your videos. I always start them, am immediately compelled to go watch the show you're discussing, and regret getting any spoilers from your videos. Its a vicious cycle.

[@ianmpena]

I really enjoyed SSSS gridman it's a pretty good anime to watch in 2018

[@jmalmsten]

Kind of reminds me of how the CG in Shin Godzilla went out of their way to make all forms of Godzilla look like tokusatsu suits.

[@TVSMC]

Maybe the anime community will appreciate the toku medium more because of this show....... Who am I kidding, they just want pseudo thick anime thighs.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

i mean you can totally have thick thighs in your regular Tokusatsu

[@TVSMC]

Thick thighs and good toku would be the best of both worlds.

[@deeknoll7864]

@@Artista_Frustrado Did someone say Mezul?

[@trueblueclue]

My main enjoyment of this show came in how it felt like I was watching an old school Tokusetsu show. It was also an awesome touch how Gridman's Final Form was OG Gridman which makes complete sense that having recovered his own memories he'd have access to it. You can tell that the team at Trigger had a lot of fun and poured a lot of love into this show and not just into Rikka's thighs.

[@Marcosatsu]

Outside of waifus, Gridman has always been great. I highly suggest watching the original, it's a classic. By the way, if you want a Tokusatsu guy, just ask ;)

[@wolfborn74]

Marcosatsu eyy, it’s awesome to see a great toku youtuber here!

[@seppemeulemans1755]

Can we get marcos on a bigger youtuber's chanel. Also how is brave's gf

[@gutsmasterson2488]

Didn’t you retire? And if you didn’t you should plagiarist.

[@Ostermond]

I haven't started watching it yet, BUT...does the original theme ever play?

[@e-tan3911]

STOP WATCHING ANIME AND START WATCHING KIVA TO DO A HOKR ON IT

[@rottenbutter360]

But SSSS. Gridman is already in space. ... ... ... ...Cyber-space that is!

[@khaledalkhaled2779]

ssss gridman season 2 ssss gridman season 2 2019💙💖😎😍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍✌👌

[@buildsparkling8911]

@@khaledalkhaled2779 and it might have a chance to be in the real world

[@khaledalkhaled2779]

@@buildsparkling8911 ssss gridman season 2 ssss gridman season 2 2019💙💖😍😎👍✌👌

[@spartanhawk7637]

I've always said that being the stuntman for any Tokusatsu project is possibly the single most viscerally satisfying job ever. Also one of the sweatiest.

[@vteccomplex]

Having watched Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad growing up, I love this show. Never thought I'd be watching it again 25+ years later. Enjoying the correlation between the two.

[@namkha209]

**he doesn't notice the Transformer Shattered Glass reference galore** ALRIGHT BOIS, BRING IN THE MEGAPHONES!

[@WCWit]

If anyone's interested in checking out some good tokusatsu after watching SSSS.Gridman, there are a couple of very good recent shows I highly recommend: Kamen Rider Build and Ultraman R/B. Build is better if you want more plot and character drama focus and has the benefit of already being complete. (go for Over Time's subs) R/B is more episodic and still in progress, but the comedy is often on point, the suit work is great and the characters have charm to spare. (go for Color Timer's subs)

[@e-tan3911]

Build also has some of the best cg in kamen rider, and has the best suit

[@Chrome-uc3fw]

If you want good story, that would be Ultraman Dyna. Good characters Ultraman Gaia

[@bit0016]

R/B is basically the Den-O of Ultraman. Has a comedic aspect but the story is still good.

[@emmemttc]

Cosmos is better. R/B is just plane stupid especially the changing form part,it’s just useless. One just make multiple shot while one make one power shit and the only difference,it’s simply just change the horn from one to two. If you want a good new ultraman show,go watch orb.

[@emmemttc]

@@e-tan3911 properly from the budget cut they gave to ghost and ex aid

[@brycevo]

Trigger is Friggin Awesome!

[@Chonkoyoinky]

Well...

[@Sushian4]

how can you say something so controversial yet so brave

[@Chonkoyoinky]

@@Sushian4 There is a thin line between brave and not knowing that sending all of you'r shows into fucking space may not always be a great idea

[@posedlook5083]

I was going to argue about how they've made shows that haven't gone into space until I realized that every fucking show they've made has gone into space.

[@MathMasterism]

@@Chonkoyoinky Hey it worked 4/5 times, so it can't be that bad.

[@Markkzilla]

Yes I am an anime fan and an even way bigger Kaiju and Tokusatsu fan and I approve of this series. I just started watching it finally a few days ago and omg this show is a true love letter to not only Tokusatsu and Tsuburaya, but to us hardcore Kaiju fans as well. I loooove all the Ultra kaiju cameos and references to other Ultra series also. If you aren't really into Toku or just the Ultraman franchise, all of that will go over your head but its not a big deal if that's the case. This show is for everyone, not just us anime nerds that are already Toku fans. I have to say this is honestly officially my second favorite anime of all time. ( Evangelion being my first ) Its also making me happy that so many anime fans are loving it. I really hope this show gets anime people to check out the crazy world that has been a massive part of my life which is Kaiju and Tokusatsu. I also collect Kaiju toys and collectibles also so I Loved the scene with the Kaiju figures in the cases so much.

[@VikingSchism]

Drinking game: take a shot every time someone calls anything toku "Power Rangers" You'll be dead in minutes

[@Luinta]

To be fair, that IS the way most people in the US were introduced to Toku type shows. Kinda like how people used to basically call all anime pokemon or dragonball Z.

[@UltraGalaxyify]

My transplanted liver still hasn't forgiven me

[@IAmInsideYourWalls-wm9ek]

I thought power rangers is sentai?

[@AssaultRider555]

@@IAmInsideYourWalls-wm9ek American adaptation of super sentai

[@Kaiju-bm4ts]

@@Luinta that is understandable but it's still annoying when they know king kong and godzilla exist and they too are part of the tokusatsu genre. Hell I've seen some people even say pacific rim too, i would rather have normies simply refer to tokusatsu as godzilla or pacific rim than just power rangers. At least saying godzilla or pacific rim is closer to what gridman/dynazenon is.

[@kataminedj]

It says a lot that a female anime character with normal woman sized thighs is considered thicc

[@MaxIronsThird]

that's anime, we're used to big titties, plain butts and thin legs.

[@zettovii1367]

Laura Thomas It’s all about them angles and shiny smooth skin texture. The shape of the thighs also helps, but it’s the way they are presented the makes them sexy, rather than the actual size. Even skinny lolis can be considered “thicc” when shown this way.

[@Aztriks]

You must be new. Welcome.

[@soulita9606]

*THIGHS*

[@mechajay3358]

This is is essentially pays a perfect Homage to Super format in many spades. Rikka and Akane gorgeous Thighs and Bust are an added bonus. Their both Best Girls I have a feeling they will be going to space *_Because TRIGGER_*

[@Valtharr]

"There's no way they can go to space this time" Now, 5 years later, with the Gridman Universe movie...

[@thaddeusb8715]

Trigger finds a way.

[@sk0840]

the ssss stands for Superhuman. Samuri. Syber. Squad, and yes i know cyber is spelled with a C but that's how the show spells it

[@firstcooommment3675]

Hmm, the more you know.

[@TheXDGuy]

Special signature to save a soul

[@PedroSteckecilo]

I love that they stuck the landing on the ending.

[@Gappasaurus]

Wow... y’know ur powers of insightful observation never fail to amaze me 😳 i noticed a few of the practical-effect-looking sequences, to which my reaction was “hmmm... interesting”, but thats as far as it got. But now, in the context of this video, things make more sense! Example: in one of the early episodes (and also in the previews) cars falling off an overpass hit the ground... and bounce. I thought, “wow, that’s pretty bad, real cars wouldn’t bounce, they would just smoosh.” But now i just SMH at how awesome that little detail is, cuz only MODEL cars bounce... like those in a shot from a giant rubber monster movie 😎 My hat is off to both Trigger and yourself, for including and noticing the little things, respectively 🙂🧢

[@yeeexe9370]

0:58 I agree with this so much, especially how they added the addition of the bloody box cutter in the third version of the op

[@xenogears4398]

Someone actually made a video about the tokusatsu aspects of SSSS.Gridman and not MUH THICC MUH THIGHS?! *SHOCKING!*

[@cruzgonzalez7061]

Some had already made videos talking about Gridman instead of the thighs way before geoff did.

[@xenogears4398]

@@cruzgonzalez7061 Sarcasm bro.....sarcasm

[@FatalGecko58]

I can definetly agree with all the points made in this video to SSSS.Gridman and how it a incredible letter to the genre in general. Stuff like Ultraman, PowerRangers, and Gamera are all well done with the usage of classic special effects and the rubber suits utilized in them. Most notably and especially Godzilla, with iconic and badass monsters such as Godzilla himself, King Ghidorah, Biollante and many many more. In general, this anime is very well executed and done with everything, from story, characters, kaiju action and the representation of the tokusatsu genre and the care it was given to many of its predecessors, especially iconics like Godzilla, Ultraman, Gamera, and Power Rangers. *Good Job with the video Mother’s Basement, incredible video in an anime that is now become one of my favorties. If you see this comment, when the Godzilla: King of the Monsters approaches, I would like to see if you can make an overview to the Godzilla Anime Trilogy. Thanks for the vid and keep up the good work.

[@Blizzardfire]

As a toku fan, I love this series so far. I've primarily watch Kamen Rider, so my knowledge of the Ultraman series is limited to a handful of films (I particularly recommend Mega Monster Battle and Ultraman Zero: Revenge of Belial movies) so one of the things I've come to enjoy the most from Gridman is checking out forum discussion to see all the easter eggs that I may have missed in the episode. Also, this anime gives me hope that some day Toei will wise up and finally animate the Kamen Rider Spirits manga.

[@finikksu]

Between this video and TB Skyen's one. You both make me really appreciate the direction and effort Gridman has. I loved it before due to fun visuals and nice characters, but now I love how every scene is shown.

[@ryancarless7921]

Power Rangers and Anime are a good combo. Love the video

[@someoneveryimportantbutisa9879]

Ryan Carless *Ultraman

[@dol_mel7487]

It's not really like power rangers though

[@gutsmasterson2488]

Hey. Ever see JoJo's Bizarre Adventure? If so imagine I am Josuke and replace my hair with a love the tokusatsu genre. Call ANY Tokusatsu Power Rangers will lead to the same thing if you insult Josuke's hair. To me it is as rude as calling every anime that ever existed Shonen Jump.

[@TheCrimsonCat89]

Boi, you have no idea how bad ive been waiting for a power rangers anime lmao

[@Mari_Izu]

@@someoneveryimportantbutisa9879 *Gridman

[@victorhernandez8723]

I like that you have the end credits song from the original Gridman series playing in the background!

[@valsione38]

Tsuburaya made a great show, it also has tons of references for many Mecha shows like Yuusha series, Dragonar, Transformers, Dangaioh, etc so yeah the show has been so far incredibly exciting for Mecha and toku fans and a bit difficult to understand for other seasonal fans.

[@TheCreepypro]

as a long time fan of tokusatsu I not only appreciate this show in anime form something else I dearly love but I also love the analysis of this show and the techniques they have used in the animation they have borrowed from the live action which you did so lovingly thanks for this

[@jaydenlopez8165]

8:35 Little Witch Academia anyone?

[@Botan-VEVO]

i never got into watching this show, but the attention to detail highlighted by this video has put it at the top of my watchlist.

[@Arufonsa1]

THERE IS SO MUCH TRANSFORMERS SHATTERED GLASS IN THIS!!! I'M LOSING MY MIND!!! If the villain doesn't say "Til all are gone" by the end I will be extremely disappointed.

[@Eucep]

Yeah seen all the reference calls on forums too. Quite insane.

[@Mewchu14]

The Prime Girl has it on her backpack

[@Arufonsa1]

Calvatron, Lord of Nothing No way!! I haven’t seen that at all! That’s awesome!!!!

[@nosignature.]

I love what you did for the outtro music. Just fits perfectly for the topic.

[@Verillionmiles]

I'm going to guess his Tokusatsu recommended list. Or at least the top 5. 1) Kamen Rider Gaim 2) GARO 3) Samurai Sentai Shinkenger 4) Ultraman X/Ultraman Geed 5) Kamen Rider W/Kamen Rider Fourze

[@Adammyers1995]

The transformation scenes are actually a scale model not a person in a costume. They are made to give the perspective of the character growing.

[@JustHoum]

Now, can we get a Kamen Rider video? .....please?

[@slameradon165]

Gaim is a good starting point, since its somewhat the black sheep (In a good way). Otherwise, I recommend Build if you want a really solid plot, Fourze if youre more for an Anime-Esque style or OOOs for a bit of a more "Traditional" Tokusatsu storyline

[@JustHoum]

I agree with OOO as a more "traditional" toku show. If Begins Night wasn't part of the Decade movie, I'd recommend W instead of OOO as the first Kamen Rider to watch.

[@UltraGalaxyify]

Not before an Ultraman video!

[@vustvaleo8068]

SSSS.Gridman feels more like an Ultraman anime than the actual upcoming Ultraman anime which was based on a manga which only has human-sized dudes wearing Iron Man styled suits of armor instead of transforming into giant beings of light.

[@iansmith1768]

It probably won’t happen but I would honestly like to see a video about Kamen Rider Kuuga, if you ever did toku stuff. The show is essentially a police drama that deals with what it would be like if monsters actually attacked and how the police would deal with these threats. The titular Rider aids the police in their investigations, (similar to how Batman does) while also dealing with the possibility of his destructive powers turning him into the vary thing fights against.

[@princessthyemis]

That sounds cool!

[@iansmith1768]

princessthyemis Kuuga’s a great show and I highly recommend it. The only real downsides are that the show has some pretty outdated CGI, and theres no official release so you’ll have to rely on fansubs.

[@e-tan3911]

If he wants a starting show, why not build?

[@bryal7811]

The progression of powers that Kuuga gets is also amazingly well paced with imaginative uses and strategy behind them. In a particular episode, Kuuga struggles to invent a finishing move (to keep up with the developing monsters armor) while also battles the clock as his former mentor lost his passion and wishes to meet with him. He's torn between fighting off and saving people from the potential threat while also trying to save his mentor during his struggle. It's great stuff!

[@iansmith1768]

E- tan I recommend Kuuga because it feels like a classic Rider series while also not being too old.Neo Heisei Rider shows like Build have a lot of complex elements to them and a style that tries to reinvent the franchises established formula.These things aren’t bad by any means, however I wouldn’t recommend a show that deviates from the formula of a franchise they’ve never seen before.

[@GurrenPrime]

Another thing that I think the Tokusatsu-inspired elements help out with is making the characters feel like they have real weight to their movement. As much as I love totally nonsensical giant robots doing impossible things, seeing Gridman and his enemies follow the laws of physics (to an extent) makes the fight scenes feel more real and helps them stand out from the competition.

[@Markkzilla]

For sure when talking kaiju you definitely should do a video about the Heisei Gamera Trilogy. They are some of the best kaiju movies ever made and have anime connections like the fact that Shinji Higuchi was the director of special effects for all three movies. Also Kazunori Itô was a writer for all three movies. Godzilla is another but there is so many movies I’d say you should do the Godzilla series by era so first Showa era ( 1954 to 1975 ) , Heisei ( 1984 - 1995 ) Millennium era ( 1999 - 2004 ) When talking Ultraman I’d say just first do a video talking about its History, same with the Tsuburaya company as a whole. Including the master of monsters himself Eiji Tusburaya. Also a History video about Toho studios would be cool also.

[@vproject2564]

Tsuburaya has massively improved their miniature work. Check out their more recent series like Ultraman Geed and R/B.

[@TheHeroOfMobius]

If you're looking to get into Kamen Rider Gaim, the website OZC-Live contains the best version of English subtitles and high-quality footage that I can think of. They also have supplementary material like movies and the tokusatsu equivalent of OVAs.

[@denvplays8011]

2 types of people watching SSSS gridman Watch because brings back the childhood. Watch because of rikka

[@bdpickett]

I'm a lifelong Kaiju and toku fan and SSSS.GRIDMAN is everything I've ever wanted from an Ultraman anime. So far, it's been everything toku is and more. Can't wait for Thunder Gridman to finally form and for the plot to come full swing. I wouldn't mind seeing you.tackle Ultraman Nexus and the 2004 movie. Maybe analyze how they do or don't make sense when connected. Rikka is best girl because she's not a cruel sociopath.

[@TheCrimsonCat89]

Hell yeah boi

[@UltraGalaxyify]

THANK YOU!!! Been saying that for a while now

[@bdpickett]

@@UltraGalaxyify Thanks. Like your Matt Frank Zone Fighter icon.

[@UltraGalaxyify]

@@bdpickett THNX, like your Clock Work Orange cosplay

[@mami.mumemo]

I'll have you know that, while making a cosplay of SSSS Gridman, Gridman is definitely NOT in human proportions!

[@brodiecrain13]

Talk about Kamen rider Gaim. Also best girl is obviously Akane

[@gutsmasterson2488]

Don’t say no!

[@VikingSchism]

Kamen Rider Gaim is one of my all-time favourite TV shows Other Kamen Rider series I'd love to see talked about are Ex-Aid and Drive, both of which are also great

[@SteepInKline]

VikingSchism I agree, and I’d add Kabuto and Den-O to the list as well.

[@gutsmasterson2488]

Can't forget Build!

[@e-tan3911]

How about build?

[@Brendanj101]

That is what's great about SSSS+Gridman. It was one of the "rules" or whathaveyou when Trigger was outsourcing the CG, make it like someone is inside the kaijus. They even use stock explosion effects for most defeated enemies.

[@yaboiakira929]

*SSSSSSSSSSS Gridman is the only show which TRIES to be cheap. Lmao*

[@princessthyemis]

yeah LOL

[@MoonPatch]

@Deez Nutz Only GOOD show that tries to be cheap

[@emmemttc]

@Deez Nutz gridman:tries to be cheap for fans to watch and enjoy as well as getting toku fans into anime Hyakuren:tries to be cheap cause they don't give af about the show and it's so cheap that it doesn't even bother to advertise the original LN

[@yaboiakira929]

@@MoonPatch 👆.....👍

[@jeffyuan7502]

As someone who grew up watching ultraman (watched tiga when i was like 8?), I heard great things about this anime. I didnt really know about the ssss. Gridman series, but the blinking lights on his forehead made me craygasm :^)

[@OnDavidsBrain]

1:38 Definitely check out Gaim, it's a great series even if it does borrow a bit from Gen Urobuchi's other masterpiece Madoka Magica. Also if you love video games I'd definitely recommend Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, not only for the game themes but also the great story, interesting characters and of course the almighty ham that is Dan Kuroto.

[@Nocturne989]

To be fair a ton of the similarities Gaim has to Madoka are ideas he got/adapted from Kamen Rider Ryuki originally anyways.

[@OnDavidsBrain]

Nocturne989 True, Urobuchi seems to have a fetish for taking ideas from Ryuki and making them much better.

[@matthewmunoz2401]

@@Nocturne989 I was about to say this. Props to Yasuko Kobayashi.

[@Nocturne989]

Can't say which I think is better since I'm only around episode 34 or so in Ryuki, but they're both really great. I adore Gaim

[@OnDavidsBrain]

@ZECTCustomUnit I mean Kyubey and DJ Sagara are both these Mephistopheles type of characters. Sure their methodology and motivations are different but they both tend to borrow the same beats (pun unintended) Kyubey pushes the girls to make contracts and Sagara pushes Yggdrasil, the Armored Riders and the Femushinmu to fight for the Golden Fruit and continue the path of evolution.

[@harmouch4219]

the best part for me was when i saw max gridman transform how the arms just folded up o lock in place just was just great it looked as if you were transforming a toy

[@arcadelemon8452]

8:40 i see what you did there😏 WE NEED DEM THIGHS

[@IIKingy]

Growing up watching Ultraman and Power Rangers, this show is just such a throwback to my childhood lol, loving it so far.

[@KKAkuoku]

I’m firmly in the Giant Monster/Giant Superhero side of tokusatsu, and while Ultraman R/B has taken a downturn in quality for me since Saki became the main human villain, SSSS.Gridman has consistently been a weekly FEAST on every level. I’m hoping that Tsuburaya and Trigger work together again in the future.

[@UltraGalaxyify]

I think they're currently working on the new Ultraman anime together. But that's just what I heard

[@cacomeatball9153]

@@UltraGalaxyify Tsuburaya is collaborating with Production I.G. in the upcoming Ultraman anime.

[@brycevo]

Mechs, Kaiju, and Anime? Sign me Up! I'm in Love

[@ElScalux]

Please watch Kamen Rider Gaim and Kamen Rider Build You guys will not regret it

[@deeknoll7864]

I regret build but I will never regret Gaim

[@nine_tails137]

Part of me REALLY wants to watch Gridman Anime, because I haven't seen a good Giant Robot Battle since the Gundam Series! Plus I grew up watching the western adaptation of Gridman called: Super Human Samurai Syber Squad.

[@stingurameshi]

Tokusatsu Fighting Colorful World Good characters Anime thighs These 5 things make Gridman the best anime of 2018

[@Luinta]

Ah yes, the voltron of feel good fighting anime formulas ^__^

[@golguin]

During the Trigger panel at Anime Expo 2018 it was hinted that Gridman would totally be going into space.

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

Birdman+Girth=Grithman

[@nullpoint3346]

Girthman*

[@ocsartobi6844]

As a fan of Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad from back in the day, I love this show.

[@LordKniife01]

Thanks

[@LynnHermione]

The floppy headed, empty eyed chest dragon is oddly adorable

[@attailavie5645]

Geoff, I love your videos, but there is a big problem in my opinion - by trying to keep up with the season and cover what people are currently watching, you are making videos that are much less complete than your videos on other stuff. Sure, it's nice to hear your first impressions, but I personally would much rather hear a more well based and academically inclined video on a show that's over or even from the past season than your hot take on some popular show. I really hope that you take this criticism to heart, because you are one of my favorite creators and I would like to see more quality content from you.

[@judojon2216]

I kinda disagree, at least in this instance. The thing is, even if Gridman was complete, had he made a video about this topic, his points would be the same. The subject doesn't have anything to do with the plot specifically, and if he were to do a deep dive into Gridman as a whole, he would have to kind of gloss over this aspect of the show to focus more on plot and character. While he could have gone deeper into the topic if he had been more familiar with Tokusatsu, I still found his take on Gridman's efforts to emulate live action toku interesting.

[@studi0robb]

what ​ judojon2216 says. Geoff talks in depth about the tokusatsu film making aspect of the monster-of-the-week, not the plot or series itself. why? because he's not out to spoil, but to show why he's enjoying the series. ( ｀_ゝ´)b yup

[@attailavie5645]

@@judojon2216 On the one hand you are right, and I kind of thought of that too while posting the comment, but on the other hand, doesn't this video feel like it should be a much shorter segment in a longer video that sums up the series as a whole? talking about how the series emulates effects from traditional tokusatsu shows is well and good, but shouldn't it be just a part of something that takes a broader look at the series and talks of its characters, story, and the messages that it's trying to get across? unless of course this is the only thing that the series has to offer, which I doubt (although I haven't personally seen it, so I can't confirm nor deny that), but if so, is it really worth talking about? and also, even if this video was relatively okay (which it definitely was, I did enjoy it, despite its flaws), Geoff's other recent videos are really not as good - his video on That Time I got Reincarnated As A Slime was pretty boring in my opinion, and I would argue that his video on Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai barely had a reason to exist at all, considering that all the stuff that he says in that video the shows basically says to your face.

[@attailavie5645]

@@judojon2216 And by the way, if he does have to cover recent stuff to appease the KZbin algorithm, which is fair, why would he not just cover Jojo part 5? there is so much to talk about in this season, starting with the color pallet, animation and amazing sound design all the way down to its OP and ED. It wouldn't feel out of place, since Jojo has been Geoff's thing for quite some time, and there is no reason to wait until the end of the series to cover most of the stuff since the manga already exists. And honestly, I would love a Jojo video that is not an encouragement for people to SKIP PARTS, GEOFF, YOU FUCKING DEGENERATE.

[@attailavie5645]

@@studi0robb What I said to judojun2216. The only reason not to wait for this show to end to make a video about it (and I don't think that spoilers are a concern here, since this is an original anime, or at least, not based on any relevant source material) is to ride on current trends, which is fair, but there are still ways to do it without compromising the quality of his content.

[@nightmarelyoko]

I really want watch this now. It looks really interesting

[@Percival917]

"Real fake kaiju" Is that a motherfucking Rick and Morty reference?

[@Jay-zh8vs]

"Go ahead Mr. JOeSTaR"

[@stevethebarbarian9876]

HEY, BABEEE

[@spacepolicemanofspace6073]

Finally an anime pundit who isn't saying this show is full of eva references and a big deconstruction of tokusatsu

[@BellroseJewel]

I am sorry if this is way too off topic but... when is anyone going to talk about Banana Fish? At first I thought that anime reviewers were waiting to see if the quality dropped as the show progressed but now... is the anime community ignoring one of the more wholesome adaptations of the season and maybe year? Just saying...

[@MaxIronsThird]

It isn't on Crunchyroll

[@bray2964]

I loved how the yellow tentacle monster was rigged (an animation technique) specificly to have it look as if it had a guy with elbows on the inside

[@lasthand3428]

Ugh all the people saying "Rikka's thighs" and all that please...STOP. You're giving everyone else a false sense of what the show is actually about. It took the anime 5-6 episodes to get even a little bit of fanservice but thanks to you all now a whole bunch of anime fans think this show is nothing but thighs and breasts.

[@itsacharcoalice]

what used to be waifu-ism has just evolved into something more obscene lol every anime fan became turbo horny somehow

[@Pipehiguita]

Is really lame

[@MaxIronsThird]

"It took the anime 5-6 episodes to get even a little bit of fanservice"What??? Episode 1 has a lot of upshots focused on Rikka's butt, her clothes were designed to enhance her personality and Akane's outfit is tailor made to get our attention on the plot, plus ep.2 has the infamous Feet shot for the freaks out there. I don't think you know what fan-service is. Most people watching this show, started because of the thicc thighs, and TRIGGER was counting on it. Why do you think their designs on FranXX, Kill la Kill and Gridman are that way?? Their aim always hit bullseye because they're perv weebs themselves, they know what weebs want.

[@AntiNihilist]

It's especially silly mentioning her thighs when she's the most realistic girl in anime. You can find plenty of girls just as "thicc" as her. Now Akane is another matter altogether.

[@SamYArts]

I'm just interested to watch the story, even before Thicc exists

[@Aibadenshi]

Basement is like my writing teacher that talked alot of thing about something so small like a quote or a screen. And then when you ask the actual writer of the thing they just reply with 2 word.

[@TheLVJ]

Rikka Age:16 I'm gonna back away hella slow.

[@e-tan3911]

Japans age of consent is 16 sooooo

[@Notius]

She's also a drawing, so if you wanna put an age on it, she's probably less than a year old.

[@TheLVJ]

16 year olds are children. The age of consent in most western countries isn't 16. Feel free to justify your ephebophilia any way you'd like.

[@e-tan3911]

@@TheLVJ 1st. Dont need to, not attracted to her 2nd. Your talking about western countries. Japan is not a western country 3rd. Im talking about the reason they do that, not whether or not it is ethical

[@JoseRS1186]

Take this into consideration. She was designed for that purpose. She was drawn for sexualization and the entire reason she's 16 on paper is simply because it makes her accessible to the target teen audience. It's no different than when they cast mid-20 to 30 year-olds as teens in live action shows. It allows them to do racier stuff, that is honestly a better representation of life as a teen, than if they actually put a kid there. It also allows adults to more easily insert themselves into and enjoy the whole fantasy of being a teen again. See for example, every teen coming of age movie riddled with 20-somethings or even the millions of romance novels where middle-aged women put themselves in the shoes of 16 year old maiden types. It's kind of the western inverse of sad middle-aged men living vicariously through boring light novel H.S. protagonists.

[@samuraiedward]

So first off, fantastic video. I've been a long time fan of tokusatsu and is why I absolutely love SSSS.GRIDMAN. That and I loved Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad as a kid. But if I would give tokusatsu's I always like to try and give the same answer, and usually sticking with one or two from certain series. So defiininetly the original Gridman show, it's a sweet family fun Ultraman style show, granted it is produced by Tsuburaya Productions. Now for Ultraman, I would recommend Ultraman Mebius. It's one of the most popular in the Ultra series, and also Ultraman Nexus. For Kamen Rider, you mentioned Gaim, which is a great choice and was my introduction into Kamen Rider. Build, W, and Drive are really up there as my favorite KR shows and really recommend those too. And of course I gotta say for Godzilla, there are many really good ones. If you'd like to see a more recent, do check out Shin-Godzilla if you haven't. But if you want some badass monster on monster action, Godzilla vs Biolantte, Godzilla vs Gigan, and Terror of Mechagodzilla. I hope I've provided some great examples, there is a lot of wonderful work within the legacy of tokusatsu that is just as rich and old as anime.

[@24rezimodnaR]

I preferred Kamen Rider over Power Rangers as a kid

[@dol_mel7487]

But gridman is more like ultraman although

[@ivaln]

If you think about it you can literally be a kamen rider(the wrong way around)

[@emmemttc]

Have u watch super sentai?

[@24rezimodnaR]

ZECTCustomUnit both

[@nullpoint3346]

Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight. It sucks, but it's fucking awesome.

[@50bottlesofpinklemonade]

the realistic look of the kaijus actually make them look more disturbing imo

[@PrometheanKitchen96]

I ship Akane x Rikka

[@michaeltsang1748]

I just started watching Gridman, and it's awesome. The characters feel so realistic, in their own unique way.

[@voivodadracula1936]

*l i c c a b l e*

[@princessthyemis]

Wow, it seems like this has a lot of attention to detail!

[@steelblake]

With shit ton of fanservice that doesn't understand Tokusatsu at all. Tokusatsu is more than just references to Tokusatsu. If you want something that actually understand it go read the Infinite Tforce manga or the Ultraman Manga. I hope Promare turns out good.

[@insertenombreoriginal5897]

Is Trigger man. Its gonna be the same, fanservice and bombastic animation

[@steelblake]

@@insertenombreoriginal5897 I wanna believe on Imaishi to deliver something fun.

[@JoshLeitzel]

🙄 Oh fuck off. How does it not understand it? It's absolutely a unique tokusatsu style experience, references and all (most of which have very minor impact on the actual plot anyway). If it were just lazy fanservice the plot and characters wouldn't be unique and it would have just regurgitated the 90's series' storyline.

[@insertenombreoriginal5897]

Its gonna be fun, but ur definition of fun can differ of mine

[@steelblake]

@@insertenombreoriginal5897 It could be fun, the PV looked quite nice but one never knows how the fate can turn out.

[@eugenefindit]

I see. The CGI was more for aesthetic purposes to reference Tokusatsu shows. I initially just thought Trigger got lazy for once by not using their competent hand-drawn animation. 😁

[@opencabinets]

i thought rikka was like 18 sikE shes 16 time to bolt

[@erickrecinos2931]

opencabinets Close enough

[@itsacharcoalice]

18 y/o highschoolers only exist in the US i think

[@ntm4]

@@itsacharcoalice Nah people in the last year of high-school are 17-18 pretty much everywhere. Japan just doesn't give a damn about how old its sexualized anime characters are.

[@SH1NK1R01]

@@ntm4 age of consent is 16 for girls in Japan. It's why they are so open with teenage love interests. It doesn't translate to the west well though. But that is also why there are so many shows where the girl is incredibly young but the male love interest is a grown man. It's not that weird for them. Most marriages in the country are between older men and younger women. You know....of the few still getting married.

[@ntm4]

@@SH1NK1R01 Sure that helps for 16/17 year old waifus but Japan doesn't hold back much when they're younger either. Dunno about that second point. Most anime have high-school age male protagonists too.

[@kato2395]

Ultraman Anime? Lets GOOOOOO Totally missed this anime 3 years ago

[@DocThinks]

I'm watching this for the story and the characters and couldn't care less about the action

[@MaxIronsThird]

The action is very bad, episode 2 in particular, and in my opinion the characters don't help, the story isn't very interesting either.

[@DocThinks]

@@MaxIronsThird character=> RIKKA actual story begins from episode 6 or 7 I believe

[@JoshLeitzel]

Maxi Iroh absolutely nuclear take lad

[@alyssinwilliams4570]

Im not a tokusatsu fan, but I did enjoy SSSS Gridman. I did not notice all these little details though, so having them pointed out is pretty neat, and makes me want to watch the series again

[@Kaiju-bm4ts]

I recommend SSSS dynazenon which is a sequel to gridman

[@ycastro2003]

I would watch SSSS. Gridman but I feel really uncomfortable seeing them sexualize underage characters. But the billion Transformer references are pretty fun.

[@Tojiswetblanket]

yolanda castro like literally 90% of all anime

[@ycastro2003]

@@Tojiswetblanket the underage fanservice or Transformer references?

[@elrincondejack]

@@ycastro2003 SSSS.Gridman's fanservice is not as invasive as some shit like Eromanga Sensei which is way worse than this. Fanservice is unavoidable as it is (in a way) in order to get noticed. The problem is when it is overused, which is not the case here, despite the fan arts, close shots and weird angles it may have.

[@nullpoint3346]

@@ycastro2003 Japan's AoC is 16 in most areas, she's legal to the intended audience, just ignore (or enjoy) it as you will. Now, *everything else is where it's awesome!*

[@JoshLeitzel]

There’s barely any fanservice or sexualizatiom in the show itself. Even the episode with the girls in their bikinis is just presented matter-of-factly. It’s only sexual if you get off on seeing any high schoolers in similar garb, which I assume isn’t the case. That’s the harmful side effect of everyone meme-ing up Rikka’s admittedly impressive thighs though, people uninitiated with the series have a completely warped perception of what the content itself is actually like.

[@Herald_of_Perfection]

Did I just see The Next?! I'm glad there are people still remember this movie

[@zwaffel]

you listed everything i don't like about this anime

[@RKNancy]

I can only laugh at your comment. Probably would be me, if I were into big robots fighting. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JoshLeitzel]

You poor soul. Maybe someday you'll appreciate it.

[@Pipehiguita]

@@JoshLeitzel Maybe somday you will learn about different opinions

[@JoshLeitzel]

Pipehiguita Maybe someday you’ll learn to distinguish a joke Even taking it at face value, hoping someday someone finds appreciation in something you may enjoy in no way indicates that you are unable to accept differing opinions, lol.

[@Pipehiguita]

@@JoshLeitzel an unfunny joke*

[@stalwartneon8251]

I know I'm late to the party, but you forgot that gridman was originally a 90s robot vs kaiju show