TV in Japan Was Nuts

A look back at an insane japanese drama from the 80's you've probably never heard of. 3 movies, a bunch of anime, a whole TV series, this show was really big for a few years. I'm sure there's a few moms now that grew up with it that eat Gold Coin chocolates or something. Who' says they don't? Kenny lauderdale (me) breaks down this jdrama as well as the anime from 1987 that was lost media until recently. This is part 2 in the Sukeban series of reviews, the first being sukeban deka which was equally dramatic. This was Megumi odaka of Godzilla fame's first role. She would later play miki Saegusa in a bunch of Godzilla movies. Only in japan would you get a crazy drama like this. Less of a reaction video, more of a retrospective. If you're into doramas with some punch check it out.
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[@kennylauderdale_en]

Found the second anime. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXy2Zoyej6aGgpY & someone subtitled the Live action movie kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZCxeoJ5mcqifZI

[@tokkyu6497]

that sucks!!! i literally want to watch this show now and there no way of me understanding whats going on :(

[@wyntertheicewyvern6226]

I really want to watch this.

[@blackRXrider]

The actress was also in magical girl chukana paipai. You can find the 1st two episodes on the toei tokusatsu channel.

[@sleepingjellyfishzz5627]

Aw that sucks I really wanted to watch it

[@sleepingjellyfishzz5627]

Where did you watch it? I am interested and even if I can't understand it I will really want to watch this TV series

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

A beta max copy of a lost media anime based on a show no one in America knows about might be the hipster weeb singularity.

[@MitsuhashiTakashi]

And it's just for me makes me really want it

[@SakuraStardust]

I know right, a few years ago, litterally nobody knew about this stuff and I was the only person I knew who was into it lol

[@SimanSlivar]

Bro... we are talking japan here, laserdisk...

[@delete.2542]

How about telling them about it earlier then huh? -____-

[@hayleyscomet3447]

Robert Hollar I was interested in laserdisc but never had any intention of buying one for collecting reasons, but I can say now that because of these shows I am going to buy one at one point.

[@leliel6767]

"I'm just a girl with a rocket launcher..."

[@beedeelive]

Jus like Lady in Devil May Cry series

[@emperorfaiz]

@@beedeeliveI'm not even surprised if Lady really is inspired by that character.

[@tykamen5588]

@@emperorfaiz I would be surprised if lady was based on this character

[@WestOfLee100]

I’m red, I’m white, I’m black, I’m yellow, Im a n***** woth a rocket launcher

[@juancarloscuaocastellanos8813]

"Do you know how to use this?" "I'm just a girl with a rocket launcher... who needs a Lot of training!" 🤦

[@kacpertobiasz8312]

Who would win: 1. Literally Terminator 2. One shiny boi

[@shibba2517]

Asuka?

[@sena167]

I have this fear that we live in the information era but we will still lose a shit-ton of data forever. Only the most popular stuff survives. So I appreciate your work and hope that it gets recognized by the anime community.

[@andrejg4136]

we are still in the relative infancy of the information age. As evidenced by the fact it's still difficult to archive and catalog media once it reaches a certain age.

[@michaelmartin9022]

Between the death of VHS and cheap, large hard drives we lost a bunch of media. 1983 and 1993 are archived as all hell, 2003, though... it's either at postage-stamp resolution in a realplayer file buried deep in some archive, or was recorded by luck on the far-less-common VHS by somebody, and they probably threw the tape out not long after because whatever show they recorded came out on DVD, and they no longer wanted one with the ad breaks / bits of other shows before and after.

[@ecscottindiana]

Yeah -- if every copy of this show disappears (or effectively disappears, as it has from the English speaking world), this youtube video will at least exist (pretty sure google's never going to delete content if there's some tiny chance in hell they may one day make a penny off of it). This account would be like those index books from ancient libraries, with the title, author, and synopsis of bunches and bunches of books lost forever.

[@OsirusHandle]

I think its good that things are lost to time. Else, we are stuck perpetually in a timeless era, a world without "eras", which is perhaps the source of this new nostalgia for faux retro, eg. vapourwave, 80s remixs, ect.

[@miojocomfarinha]

I think this is going to happen. There's so much stuff being produced....

[@duchi882]

*Most Destructive Weapons in History:* 1. Atomic Bomb 2. Hydrogen Bomb 3. Gold Coin

[@GLIEPNIR]

Don't forget the YoYo

[@r3n736]

the pick! "Madoka the Pick"

[@diablorojo3887]

2 related to Japan, coincidence? I don't think so

[@ImmaLittlePip]

4. a wooden gun

[@katinkiplinkyplonk4933]

Yo-yo

[@liama.c.lacthewatcher2590]

(3:55) Captain America has his Shield Auska has her Gold Coin

[@zinki120]

"Get this girl a coin."

[@RokuroCarisu]

Combine the two with Saki's yo-yo and you have possibly the most amazing non-weapon weapon ever. :D

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

Winter Soldier: Is that a gold coin? Falcon: Everyone has a gimmick these days...

[@ryanshoptaw6006]

Fun Fact: the woman who plays Asuka is the same person who played Miki in the 90s Godzilla films

[@DarksaberForce]

Megumi Odaka

[@whathell6t]

Ryan Shoptaw God Damn! Both characters are at the extreme opposite of the spectrum. Megumi Odaka has my respect for adapting roles neatly since I am Hokuto no Ken and Godzilla fan.

[@DarksaberForce]

@@whathell6t I wish Megumi Odaka was more well known. At least starred in a few American movies or a TV show.

[@JadisAmalthea]

I knew I'd seen her somewhere before! What else was she in? I swear I saw her in something else other than Gojira.

[@Nergalsama01]

Wow! This is just the kind of awesome and bizarre connection I always enjoy. :D

[@MapleMilk]

There are 3 tiers of anime reviewers: Reviewing seasonal anime Reviewing anime from various time periods (mostly 2000s) and Kenny all the way in his own universe reviewing lost anime only from the 80s on vhs

[@knuckle12356]

Our Flame, our Purpose. Our Beloved; Kenny. Our village's investigative body reports to Kenny, and he always gives them a small stipend as a thank you. Little Polish kids report their parents to Kenny for being obscure 80's anime. More American girls were named Kenny in 2022 than were named 80's Anime. So he's already winning that race. But this is only because our Kenny is the True Kenny and abhors vacuuming. And clones. Blech. But ironically would welcome a vacuuming clone. 🤔 That's all you'll put up with. Likely far more 🎩 🐧 _"wenkwenk"_

[@vladlock]

So true

[@Fate025]

Now I understand why Zombieland Saga had a singing, dancing idol zombie thats used to be a retro, highschool delinquent schoolgirl. Hana no Gumi fans must have digged it... Kenny is letting westerners understand Japanese culture, one crazy retro japanese show at a time.

[@badwrongfun5541]

I think Sukeban Deka fans probabally dug it more since the deliquent was literally named Saki just like the Sukeban Deka protag. Granted, both Sakis are very different.

[@LetsGoGetThem]

That and Tarantino. There seems to be many film makers who are secret fans of this obscure genre in the west lol.

[@juancarloscuaocastellanos8813]

Zombieland Saga's Sakura: "Do you have a gold coin or a yoyo, Saki?" Zombieland Saga's Saki: "Shut up!" 😡

[@danielkeslerjr4407]

That baseball scene gave me flashbacks from FLCL too..

[@richardblack3385]

​@@danielkeslerjr4407swing the bat

[@thcollegestudent]

So uh, I hear the people who make the Yakuza games are looking for new avenues to explore...

[@jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457]

I need this.

[@_mango_]

Small Asian women wielding semiautomatic guns and devastating weapons are my jam. Thanks, Kenny

[@robertcalifornia9641]

Why just semi? They don't call it a fun switch for nothing!

[@_mango_]

Robert California haha, I like your style

[@nicolascage9481]

Funny way to say gold coin

[@_____._..--_]

Ekim X isn’t that a mans dream

[@josho6854]

I watched this show when I was a homestay student in Morioka in 1988. The two girls in my homestay family watched this show religiously. I thought it was bizzarre and exotic and inexplicable. It was kind of like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but more over-the-top and with a lot of posing. Thanks for posting, brings back memories!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

no problem, I liked the show too so It's help up surprisingly well

[@fajardiniarikamil2712]

Wow you exp it directly

[@Sk00maPipe]

Every time I learn more about Japan in the 80's, I am always surprised at how much money they had to throw at EVERYTHING.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

It was called the bubble economy for a reason. You notice a sharp decline in quality of anime around 1992 for that exact reason.

[@spamcan9208]

A ton of good cars/racecars came from that era too.

[@Natendowii]

Man, this sounds like one of the most insane shojou series ever made...I HAVE To watch it!

[@couchpotato3197]

I just realized these shows must've inspired Quentin Tarantino to make Gogo Yubari in Kill Bill too.

[@akinjones8642]

No one going to mention that the main girl of the show was one of the main actress that play in the 80s to 90s Godzilla movies.

[@matluc_productions4031]

Miki!!!! 🥰

[@yusharider]

So you're telling me this girl's special move is a gold coin. I think we found the world's first Johnny main.

[@paleposter]

Put Asuka in GG2020

[@MitaroZ]

To aru kagaku railgun also have this reference in the main protagonist practically she is asuka but misaka have also electricity power added

[@DoctorShroom]

Dang dude, this is what was targeted at Japanese school girls? That's way different than American.

[@demilembias2527]

dude japan is so cool, middle school girls looking up to tomboy delinquent idols

[@CristinaHime]

Honestly if this was shown in America I would’ve ate this up as a kid!!!

[@brunop.8745]

Meanwhile American media targeted for young girls in the 80's was what? Freakin' My Little Pony?

[@Syoma]

@@brunop.8745 Now they have Riverdale

[@tampabaybuccaneer10]

A lot of sukeban manga ran in shoujo magazines. It was really popular in the '80s.

[@SaveTheContent]

“Story and character design made by Hideo Kojima” “A Hideo Kojima game” Presents

[@Battlefield1365]

Not gonna lie, I'd play it

[@juancarloscuaocastellanos8813]

"Directed, produced and written by Hideo Kojima." 🤣

[@ianfinrir8724]

"Catering by Hideo Kojima Catering."

[@Erytronne]

I'm a simple lady, I see "sukeban" I click Also _Sukeban Deka_ and _Hana no Asukagumi!_ : Proof that 80's Japan was the fuckin' best And I hope you do cover _Shoujo Commando Izumi_ cuz I love that series too....and really the sukeban subculture as a whole

[@RangerNav]

How do you find out about such obscure anime? It honestly baffles me

[@newironside]

Like a real boomer He buys Japanese VHSs and laserdiscs off yahoo answers

[@kennylauderdale_en]

@@newironside I use ask jeeves.

[@gutsmcgordan4184]

I search on mal for old shows that look interesting

[@anvi7572]

@@kennylauderdale_en That's probably the best possible answer I could never have thought of. I guess that's my queue to go to sleep, I doubt anything can top this for the rest of the night.

[@MrDmoney156]

I find these obscure anime shows off from Korean or sometimes Japanese blogs and forums

[@chinito77]

Now you got me curious to look for this “missing” series. I live in the country side of Japan and some stores which sell VHS stuff still exists. I’ll keep an eye out for you!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

It's a single episode OVA. If you need the japanese name it's "花のあすか組！２ ロンリーキャッツ・バトルロイヤル"

[@realtalk6195]

People should petition the Japanese government to archive and digitize all publicly-released audiovisual media from the 20th century and earlier.

[@animechic420]

I can already see Quentin Tarantino making this into a movie for today's audience.

[@Erytronne]

*YES!!!* That would be amazing

[@goonerOZZ]

PLEASE someone who knows Quentin Tarantino send him this video!

[@couchpotato3197]

Remember Gogo Yubari in Kill Bill? I'm pretty sure she was supposed to be based on these sukeban shows.

[@facedowngaming]

Lol Tarantino is ahead of us on that one.

[@jase276]

That'd be a great 10th film

[@jaimetheone9150]

Gold is really heavy, it might make a good projectile, expensive af, but good.

[@MarinxxxEagle]

Man, this was so interesting. You are like the deep web of Japanese TV shows.

[@TheWar4rged]

dude you gotta review shoujo commando, your honor demands it!

[@true_neutral3378]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5XCgYVvp6qKZ6c seems to be the op or ed,

[@DurvalLacerda]

I love these little corners of KZbin with such interesting and underrated content

[@peffiSC2source]

I'd love to hear you talk more about lost media, both as a concept and with examples. That stuff is fascinating.

[@n0denz]

I wish Japan had a better relationship with the internet. Then at least we might have access to more old Japanese media. Forget old media even. I spent weeks looking for the discography of Penpals AKA the band that did the OP theme to Berserk 1997, and I found it by pure chance from a KZbin post linking to a Reddit post from a guy who pulled their music from a defunct site.

[@TheMentok]

I'm so glad you left comments on my vids so I can stumble upon this. This is a gem of a channel. :) These vintage television shows have so much charm to them.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

You see into the future, while I bring up things from the past.

[@vonDumpy]

I don't even watch/like anime, but I've watched every single video on this channel

[@Walamonga1313]

That means you've become a weeb without watching anime. Quite a rare occurrence.

[@whathell6t]

Walamonga 1313 Just a heads up. I wouldn’t say “weeb” or “Japanese cocksucker” to that Berserk fans if you know what I mean.

[@richardblack3385]

Then ur probably watching newer crappier anime

[@Otis_.]

each time i see one of your uploads, i immediately just watch it all the way through

[@RetroTechUSA]

What a treat. Amazing cinematography with the yo-yo's & those cleat weapons

[@kennylauderdale_en]

I kind of cherrypicked it, but the 10% of each episode that has fights like that does look pretty sleep, even if it is cheesy.

[@vedgerna3366]

Noice, vintage KZbinrs hanging out.

[@fauxfire]

You: There's absolutely no reason for a lone wolf gang leader to do idol shows Me after watching Zombie Land Saga: You sure about that?

[@ViolentAurora]

I just wish I was a teenager in 1980's Japan. Damn.

[@vedgerna3366]

Yes! Another video about Sukeban! Low key I think the crow girl inspired the Crow girl from Prison school Also would like more Sukeban videos, please Kenny :D

[@kennylauderdale_en]

That'll be 5000 patreon dollars.

[@nozoto]

For some reason, crow is a bird traditionally associated to yankees, not specifically sukeban. There is even an OAV named "Koukou Butouden Crows"

[@vedgerna3366]

@@kennylauderdale_en ;-; I only have 12 GBPs and 1,200 neetbuxs, no Patreon buxs

[@namvo3013]

Maybe Misaka's coin from railgun was inspired from that

[@XexalSeyer]

That was surprisingly badass. Thanks for sharing, Kenny.

[@ZumbieGuy]

I just think it’s so strange that delinquents in Japan don’t do much in the way in crime besides just beating each other up. The delinquents in my school literally set a 200 ft Hill on fire lol

[@WingMaster562]

Turf wars. It also contributrd that deliquent gangs then were fueled by ultra nationationalism and bushido. Also romancisim.

[@scarletshield009]

It always rolls back to her? That coin is like captain America's shield, defying physics.

[@RichardNixion357]

*"JUST A GIRL WITH A ROCKET LAUNCHER"* You mean the perfect wife.

[@KhayJayArt]

You had me at "crow fights".

[@AnkhAnanku]

They made an anime out of this one? Nice! This manga was actually my introduction to delinquent girls genre...

[@ZeromasterVT]

oh boy, when this dude discovers kamen rider he's gonna have a good time

[@arditeider2812]

Or just the whole tokusatsu genre in general.

[@ashchisalleh1454]

Or he learn old kamen rider is dark as heck

[@ZeromasterVT]

@@ashchisalleh1454 and also more boring!

[@marwapranata5698]

Well, Showa series tends to be like that

[@Walamonga1313]

@@arditeider2812 I don't speak weeb (anymore), what's tokusatsu?

[@zainiikhwan9405]

The way you describe how she's fight make me wonder if Araki ever take some inspiration from this kind of series for fighting scene in Jojo

[@Seantendo]

You forgot to mention how the first Asuka had a psychic link with Godzilla.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Well, I mean it's the same actor. I know what you mean.

[@rodney2x48]

I have been on a binge of looking up shows about badass criminal girls because of this channel. You and Bennet Sage have gotten me into old school anime all over again. Love your videos.

[@AshEshyr]

would love a modern reboot of the anime. I wanna see that crow fight animated by bones or something.

[@Audiodump]

There is a raw torrent of the live action show.

[@hayleyscomet3447]

Honestly this shit is why I am learning Japanese XD finding shuff like this is amazing.

[@lexintegra]

I'm 35 and I feel like I would randomly run into these types of shows, sometimes without subtitles, and just watch them anyways. Your videos make me nostalgic for something I didn't even realize I miss watching.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Nothing wrong with watching kung fu movies without subs.

[@lexintegra]

@@kennylauderdale_en I think a lot of people could watch Kung Fu minus the subtitles, but 80s and even 90s Japanese shows were so fascinatingly bizarre to me that it led to my eventual obsession with all forms of Japanese media. Which is why I love these reminders from a more adventurous era in Japan.

[@Bluecho4]

So this whole subgenre is where Saki Nikaido from Zombieland Saga comes from. Literally, in fact, since she died back in the 90s. There's even an idol girl connection, so her being drafted into all-zombie idol group makes sense.

[@DorroroEXE]

Best idol drama of the 80s. I just love the ammount of indie idols in this drama. Every single actress on the series is an idol and every episode has a new one ❤❤❤❤

[@kennylauderdale_en]

I would love to go one by one through the actors and see which shows they ended up working on after this.

[@AvalancheReviews]

Where has this channel been all my life?!

[@BundSama]

Thanks for doing the lords work on keeping this sort of hard to find media alive

[@kennylauderdale_en]

You didn't need to do that, but I appreciate it all the same.

[@MajorSpam]

Even thou I most likely won't watch these anime and while they don't directly appeal to me, I sincerely hope that you continue to tell the world to keep these shows from vanishing into the void. Heck, imagine your beloved, niece anime being totally forgotten in 2 or 3 decades.

[@fraydizs7302]

"Evacuate the city, Engage all defenses, and somebody get this girl a gold coin." -Black Panther (I think)

[@diablorojo3887]

Watching this video before a job interview, thanks mate, you made my day better

[@hkoizumi3134]

I vaguely remember something like this when I was in Japan then. I also remember a dancing cat named michael which nobody seems to remember...

[@danzena4059]

Since watching your channel, I've been on a sukeban binge....And I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

It's a fun little genre. Only lasted for a few years in the form I presented it. There's 70s stuff but it's all exploitation films.

[@IkeSan]

Oh Great Kenny uploaded. By the way I am still waiting for my price after finding something about this OVA on the web. Great video as always Kenny.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Good luck with that one.

[@kimberleecatena]

I'M REALLY IN LOVE WITH THIS WHOLE DELINQUENT GIRL SERIES. THANKS FOR MAKING THESE.

[@chuguu3118]

Although it's off topic from the video, congrats on 30k subs man. You deserve it with all the hard work you've been putting in this whole time

[@patch-fm]

Hi five dude!

[@vedgerna3366]

He's been stuck in 30K for a lil minute right now, I hope this video helps him out.

[@annawanna5995]

You truly are a real horizon broadener who keeps proving there's always more lost/near-lost japanese visual media to be found. I adore all of your great work that you do with all of that dedication and research :3

[@UltraIsa297]

The main character is played by Megumi Odaka the actor who played Miki Saegusa from the Heisei Godzilla films

[@user-kq8ok4qy6t]

Kenny is an elite weeb. Or weeb elite.

[@xyanide1986]

Hey man thanks for uploading the VHS rips, I went back to this video again after watching it.

[@MelodeeStation]

Thanka for making a video on this. I'm a fan of the actress Megum Odaka who played Asuka in the show and I'm also probably one of the few people in the West who has seen it. It's really good, IMO, and I hope to see the whole show subtitled someday. I only own the first DVD set, but got to see the remaining episodes on KZbin (they're probably no longer up). It's interesting to note that of the main stars of that show only Hikari Ishida has continued in the entertainment business until today. Megumi Odaka had a short music career, showed up in some Godzilla films, TV dramas and musicals, but retired after that, though she did return for some conventions like G-Fest. Natsuki Ozawa was in a couple of films and later in some adult video, but then disappeared as far as I know.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Really? I was told many of the actors in this show were upcoming idols. One of them went on to do some sentai stuff I think.

[@BothHands1]

Oh Japan Oh 80's I love it lol

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

Now wish for a crossover of all three series. The original x gritty remake x 2007 remake.

[@SakuraStardust]

Theres another Japanese movie I've seen that's similar to this. It's from 1985 and about female bike gangs and Yukari Usami plays the main girl that defends a private school from a rival gang or something. It's just as violent as this, but I cant for the life of me remember the name of it 😫 I think it had Prima Donna in the name, and I remember my dad had an english dubbed VHS of it 🤔 It would be cool if you covered it, since its definately worth shedding some light on👍🏻

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Was it this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWeZaHiVf7KCl80

[@SakuraStardust]

@@kennylauderdale_en Yep!! That's it! I've been trying to remember the name forever 👍🏻

[@kennylauderdale_en]

@@SakuraStardust I surprise even myself sometimes. Incidentally the english release for that VHS tape routinely goes in the tipple digits. It's considered an EXTREMELY rare vhs tape, as it's the only english release of that movie (I assume).

[@basedhalcyon]

I absolutely love Sukeban Deka and Yuki Saito. Now I have to find this somewhere.

[@dormant_informant]

( at 5:15 about the spin-off movie) "Think Mad Max, set in 1980s Japan" SOLD

[@AleesaTana]

I raise you Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's very clear to see that show is an American example of this genre. It kind of blows my mind to see how much this genre has influenced the work that I adore, without knowing that this was even a thing. Sukeiban's pink hair even looks like the exact same shade as Utenas. Thank you for introducing me to these shows!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

People in japan call the 70s Incredible Hulk series American Tokusatsu, so it's kind of true.

[@markanthonycruz]

Thanks so much for sharing stuff like this with everyone. I never even knew this genre existed...now I know what to explore next!

[@Gabriel-ih7ig]

Tying back to Kill La Kill, I'm 95% sure the school uniform was an inspiration for the honnouji academy no star female uniform (what mako wore).The animators at trigger are just the right age to have grown up with those sukeban shows on TV and I wouldn't be surprised to discover more references like that as you keep making delinquent girl media reviews, after all this was zero two's original concept: atamashi.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DkYT1eIV4AAJY18.jpg Great video as always

[@couchpotato3197]

I mean yeah the entire point of Kill la Kill was to be a Sukeban Deka homage anime.

[@Gabriel-ih7ig]

No, the entire point of kill la kill was The fact imaishi noticed that fashion and fascism sounds the same in japanese and to be an homage to oldschool animation and animators like kanada. They do draw inspirations from that but that's not the main focus. trigger's works is always riddled with references.

[@charlesmartel2035]

Great video. The time and effort put into this really shows! Keep up the good work.

[@pandaman2234]

Can you please upload a Torrent for this on Nyaa for preservation purposes?

[@AirshBornely]

I already found one that was uploaded a year ago, so it's already been preserved. Even the OVA already on there.

[@anonymousstout4759]

@@AirshBornely thanks

[@diarawisteria2218]

I've been waiting for this!!! I was so excited when you were first talking about this IP in a community post, and I'm glad to know more about this now. I'm going to share it with my older brother. Thank you very much!

[@ty_teynium]

Incidentally, In the fighting video game Tekken there's this girl called Asuka Kazama and she fights Goons and Rival Gang leaders! She wasn't introduced until Tekken 5. Also she has a rival! She's a french royalty and she listens to classical music! And she dresses pretty much white much like that porcelain doll girl!

[@ash-qw6jf]

Love and appreciate your dedication toward these hidden gems. Thank you for taking the time to share it :^)

[@josephmahar8809]

Ken, do every Sukeban/lost media series you can. You're pretty much the only person on KZbin doing this kind of content.

[@VioletStone100]

This is so interesting. I subscribed because of it. The concept of lost media in general is so intriguing, how something could just be lost to time. Makes you want to preserve it even more.

[@ziggymar]

I’ve had like 3 accounts I’ve been locked out of, and the only constant is your channel in my recommended

[@roxtar_7]

Honestly this video made me want to watch this series so bad!

[@VagabondTE]

I am LOVING learning about these unknown series. Well.. I knew about Sukudan Deka. I have it. But you know what I mean. I'd appreciate it if you mentioned more series at the end so that we can tell you in your polls what we'd like to see next. I'm a little more interested in unknown animes, but these live-action series are cool too. Oh! oh! Have you ever heard of Miracle Girls!? Twin sisters who can talk to each other telepathically, and they can teleport when they pinky swear. It's adorable and wacky. I bet you would love it!

[@vedgerna3366]

Deka*?

[@VagabondTE]

@@vedgerna3366 Naa.. Sukudan Beka - School girl Betective

[@vedgerna3366]

@@VagabondTE XD

[@mekman4]

It’s amazing how much animation and art you can do, winds up getting lost. It’s a huge shame really and this series (live action and all) is a great find! It if was made on paper, cells, ink and paint I’m not surprised about its fate, still these are absolutely gems. More obscure art please, keep up the good work!

[@hiyasauce8113]

It's been forever since I watched any anime but I eat your content up anyhow. Well done documenting some really interesting shows. Makes me wish I could see them myself

[@ShinGoji1987Official]

Thanks for sharing this! It looks awesome, kinda reminds me of the Japanese B-gore film The Machine Girl! XD I actually own Yo yo girl cop on dvd and always thought it was just another random crazy action J Movie lol

[@j.tgrooms]

The effort you put in these vids is awesome!

[@President_Shin]

Ok, instant sub. Dude.. I thought I’d imagined the Sukeban anime and searched about 2 months ago to find NOTHING. Thx for clearing that up. Great review.

[@GaeiusGutierrez]

Great find. Thank you!!!

[@Zulf85]

Ohhh, I would have loved shows like this so much as a kid lol. It looks like a glorious B-movie in TV show form. This genre needs a comeback

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

Any plans to upload the VHS copy you have online? I'm sure there are some lost media sites more than willing to host it.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

I don't need Toei on my ass, but i'm sure someone else will do it if the video reaches enough people.

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

@@kennylauderdale_en Well you have what is possibly the only working copy known of online. Pretty sure Toei doesn't care sense it's barely anywhere at all, and even then if you put it on a lost media site you have deniability and it's on a site that most likely won't be taken down.

[@stui8Bit231vamp734]

@@RolandTheJabberwocky yeah what he/she said, if you want it to be known by more people, it's best to upload it so it can be reached and seen by many others! plus just make a dummy account here or somewhere to upload it

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

@@kennylauderdale_en Definitely be smart and don't risk your channel or anything by doing something foolish, but I'd imagine there's a great number of people that would be more than happy to take the "blame" if a copy just so happened to fall into their hands. Regardless keep up the great work, this channel rules.

[@rozenbird588]

I swear I have seen part of that yoyo fight somewhere before. Just where though I have no idea. Delinquent shows are always so off beat honestly I wish there were more. Thanks for covering this! You sound like you were having fun reviewing this. I had fun watching it.

[@awhitney3063]

Dude please make those videos, totally would watch them! I can't believe this exists, wild!

[@Enochian_Tomfoolery]

Damn I'd be down to read all 27 volumes of this manga.

[@badwrongfun5541]

Sadly thre's only two volume that have been translated into English.

[@quqbalam5089]

This is fascinating. Obscure anime and movies, especially from the past, are things I live for.

[@quqbalam5089]

Also, love this subgenre. I really don't like magical girls except for CardCaptor Sakura, so knowing that there's a freaking female counterpart to bancho series fills my heart with glee as I love to see women in street fights and similar action.

[@glimmerkepu]

Amazing video man, thanks for sharing your knowledge and findings on these obscure franchises, keep it up.

[@tornligament1147]

Thank you for introducing this to me. I'm in love. With you and this show. Subscribed.