Gintama The Fourth

Today's post is the fourth Gintama post on HFG and features more anime artwork.  I still haven't heard any news of the anime coming to America.  Maybe it's too long for a company to consider in this economy.

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Tatsunoko vs. Capcom

In the spirit of Marvel vs. Capcom and Capcom vs. SNK comes the new game Tatsunoko vs. Capcom for the Wii.  Set to be released next month, this game pits Capcom characters against characters from Tatsunoko Productions.

The name Tatsunoko might not be familiar to some, but if you're an anime fan, chances are that you've heard of something they've produced.  Their works include Speed Racer, Tekkaman (aka Teknoman), Casshan/Casshern, and Gatchaman, which is better known under the G-Force and Battle of The Planets names.

I like the art style of this game.  I especially like the way the Tatsunoko guys are portrayed.  I'm a big fan of superheroes in tight lycra and well, that's what many of those guys are wearing.  Check out some more art from the game below.

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The Incredible Hercules

After posting about the Assault on New Olympus one-shot, I decided to check out more of The Incredible Hercules.  Today's post features scans from various issues of the series.  I'll update this post later tonight with artist information.

More Prince of Tennis

It's time to revisit the guys of Prince of Tennis.  Unlike the previous post, this one focuses more on artwork of single characters or duos.  All the artwork in today's post is from the anime.  I tried to go for a little variety by not featuring many of the Seigaku guys this tiime around.

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12 Tender Killers in A Mixed-Up World

12 Tender Killers in A Mixed-Up World is a mobile phone game only available in Japan.  One of the producers of the game is Hideo Kojima of Metal Gear Solid fame.

If the name sounds oddly familiar, it may be because artwork from this game has actually been featured here on HFG twice before.  One pic can be found in the fourth Misfits post while the other is in the spotlight post of the character designer, You Higuri.

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Nostalgia Trilogy 2 of 3: Saban's Masked Rider, Saban's VR Troopers and well, Shaider.

Part two of the Nostalgia Trilogy, this time, I will go for the other toku shows that I watched in my childhood. Back then, most tokus that I watched are either Super Sentai/Power Rangers (Discussed in Part 1) or any toku adaptation by Saban.

Saban is the company responsible of bringing toku in the States and best known for Power Rangers, VR Troopers and making Shotaro Ishinomori mad, I mean, Saban’s Masked Rider.

First, on the Saban toku adaptations that I watched back then is Saban’s Masked Rider. Based on Kamen Rider BLACK RX, this show is about Dex fighting against his uncle, Count Dregon. Dex has the ability to transform as Masked Rider. Since back then, I am a mindless kid; I don’t care how crappy the show is, until I watched later shows in the franchise. To be honest, back then I find the show cool maybe because of the light saber thing and he is guy wearing a bug costume and fights evil!

Without this show, I don’t know the Kamen Rider franchise. This show introduced me in the franchise that I am currently hooked with. Without this show, maybe I won’t be watching W/Double every week.

Next, VR Troopers, this show is really awesome because of the virtual reality bit on it. The show is more action packed compared to Masked Rider and the costumes are really stunning which add the “techo” feel on the show. Another thing that I liked about the show is, Jeb. He is really entertaining unlike a certain Ferbus.

Now, Shaider, to be honest, I am not a fan of the said show because it sorta bored me. Really, I was bored in Shaider! Maybe it is because that I am not used with Ida and time space warp. I am more of a Super Sentai guy than a Metal Hero guy. If my memory serves me correctly, I only watched about 3 or 6 episodes of Shaider. The memorable one is the episode about a certain band being controlled by the Fuuma Empire. That is when I learned about Vavilos, Time Space Warp and…saw Annie’s panties. LOL.