I am relatively new to the site, but extremely grateful that there's such a storehouse of these shows.  You even go to the trouble of finding multiple fansubs on some recent ones!

My question though, is how far are we expanding the field of "tokusatsu"?  Notably I'm curious about two things:

1) like Pretty Cure, are you considering anime that have henshin heroes/heroines as tokusatsu?  If they're animated, plenty of fansubbing groups exist and have done them.  Using one I'm currently watching as an example: what would you say about Saint Seiya?  It's awfully similar to our henshin heroes but obviously not tokusatsu since it's animated.
2) most of the world owes this hero craze to Japanese tokusatsu, but how far do you plan to include non-Japanese shows?  You have BIMA but like is there any chance for Legend Hero (Korea) or Sport Ranger?  {etc., etc., etc.}

Mostly I'm curious to hear what your opinion is on the scope KRDL wishes to accomplish.  Thanks so much for your continued efforts!

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Current Toku/-ish Projects: Marvel-DC (), Izenborg, Foreign Toku ()
Franchises Mostly Current: Power Rangers (), Super Sentai (), Kamen Rider (), Metal Heroes (), Ultraman (), Pretty Cure ()
In the Pipeline: UNFIX, Mitsurugi
Anime/Rewatches: Dorohedoro*, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto*, Zenkaiger, Kaiketsu Zubat, Futari Wa PC
Downloaded for Consumption: Zone Fighter, Jumborg Ace, Sukeban Deka (I, II), X-Bomber, Lion-Maru G, Daitetsujin 17, Kaiju Club

Wishlist: Ninja Captor, Inazuman Flash, The -tacks, orig Lion Maru, Toei Fushigi Comedies, toku films-remakes, deeper cuts!, rec's for toku-esque anime (and potential access)

Hey there Doctor!

Thanks for this post, this is what I love to see on the forums!

Pretty Cure is kind of, not really licensed in a true sense. Yes, Netflix have glitter force but it's really no where near related to the actual show itself. So I figured, it airs during Super Hero Time, why not get it on KRDL? If you have any suggestions on to shows you want to see on here, anime included, please go ahead. Even provide me with torrents, it's the quickest way of seeing what you want here. Though please note licensing, I really don't want to dance with the big wigs.

Non Japanese shows are what I'm always after, but some are just difficult to find. Also, if a show is up on youtube, it's a pain to rip and sub, and I figure people will find it if they really want it! But, if you do find torrents or a mega repo of a show you think belongs here, fire me a PM! Or Discord, or Email, whatever is easiest for you.

Thanks a lot for this thoughtful post, you've honestly made my day Doctor :)

Look after yourself.

Kamsamnida

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I appreciate the reply!

While I wish I could tell you where to find torrents of all this stuff, I generally haven't found the source enough to be much assistance (and frankly have a stigma against downloading torrents because of the security issues that crop up occasionally).  I might be able to find various names of sub groups that presumably have their own websites/pages for their releases, but I generally gloss over that part in favor of viewing the finished products.  [Old habit: I won't watch a season unless it's completely done, which is why I'm avoiding Dynaman or Spielban or Sharivan right now.]

Given how large the anime pool is, it would be best to determine what's truly "toku"-leaning opposed to not.  I'd argue it needs one of three things: transforming characters (usually into armor), fights with some robot or giant creature, a heavy emphasis on things that are much harder to make in reality than in drawings.
So by that logic, robot animes are presumably good targets, as are ones with henshin teams/individuals (if they're main).  At the risk of becoming too focused on anime, I don't want to evaluate too much on whether major anime shows like Naruto/DBZ/One Piece/Bleach/et al. are tokusatsu-leaning but there's a good argument to be had.  [Maybe we should!]

Saying all that, I have a few in mind that I'd like to see, although not much more than simply listing them sadly.  Saint Seiya, Ronin Warriors, Sailor Moon (we've got PGSM on already!), Zoids, Voltron?  (licensing with that may not fly...), Combattler V, Dairugger XV, Thundercats.  [I have a few more where that came from, but curious to see your reaction to those properties first.]

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As to the foreign tokusatsu thing, what if we used this to make a "wishlist" of sorts where people could search for sources on them?  [Admittedly, these days most of the self-produced ones like Fujiyama Ichiban, Armor Hero, etc. are individual channels on YouTube, so it's not like they're hard to find?]

- Battle Strike Team
- Armor Hero
- Legend Hero Samgugjeon (name may be wrong...)
- SFX Fantasy Rayforce
- Erexion
- Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills [little-known, poorly-received American show]
- Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog?

Feel free to add more!

Doctor AEP

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Current Toku/-ish Projects: Marvel-DC (), Izenborg, Foreign Toku ()
Franchises Mostly Current: Power Rangers (), Super Sentai (), Kamen Rider (), Metal Heroes (), Ultraman (), Pretty Cure ()
In the Pipeline: UNFIX, Mitsurugi
Anime/Rewatches: Dorohedoro*, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto*, Zenkaiger, Kaiketsu Zubat, Futari Wa PC
Downloaded for Consumption: Zone Fighter, Jumborg Ace, Sukeban Deka (I, II), X-Bomber, Lion-Maru G, Daitetsujin 17, Kaiju Club

Wishlist: Ninja Captor, Inazuman Flash, The -tacks, orig Lion Maru, Toei Fushigi Comedies, toku films-remakes, deeper cuts!, rec's for toku-esque anime (and potential access)