Tokusatsu is a Japanese word that literally means "special effects." It is primarily used to refer to live-action Japanese film and television dramas that generally feature superheroes and make considerable use of special effects.
Tokusatsu entertainment is often science fiction, fantasy, or horror, but movies and TV shows in other genres can sometimes be classified as tokusatsu as well. The most popular types of tokusatsu are kaiju monster movies (the Godzilla and Gamera film series), superhero TV serials (the Kamen Rider and Metal Heroes series), and mecha dramas (Giant Robo). Some tokusatsu television programs combine several of these subgenres (the Ultraman and Super Sentai series).
Tokusatsu is one of the most popular forms of Japanese entertainment, but most tokusatsu movies and television programs are not widely known outside Asia. In recent years, however, tokusatsu has begun to develop a small but loyal and growing fanbase outside of Japan.
Popular franchises:
Over the past half-century, there have been long running television series that are often a combination of several other themes. Tsuburaya Productions has had the Ultra Series starting with Ultra Q and Ultraman in 1966. P Productions began their foray into tokusatasu in 1966 with the series Ambassador Magma. They have also been behind the Lion-Maru trilogy which concluded recently. The Toei Company also has several series that fall under their Toei Superheroes category of programming, starting in 1961 with the single series, Moonlight Mask. Then, they produced several other longrunning series, starting with the Kamen Rider Series in 1971, the Super Sentai Series in 1975, the Metal Heroes Series in 1982, and the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series in 1981. Toho, the creators of Godzilla, also had their hands in creating the Chouseishin Series of programs from 2003 to 2006.
Quiz Charaokedon! Toei Tokusatsu Hero Part 1 is the first quiz game based on those characters. The game features up to 4 players to play at the same time. There are lots of questions about different franchises and even about tunes or character silhouettes.
Manufacturer's description:
Saundopatigemu recorded numerous questions about past heroes such as Toei Tokusatsu Kamen Rider. Quiz "cult" "Silhouette Quiz" "Intorokuizu" right to sing karaoke and quiz "Oke character" can be challenging, you can also get a database of karaoke songs and characters that a high score.
Features:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Prerendered graphics
- SCI-FI, Fantasy & TV Shows themes.
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