I said something last week about starting a conversation off on the right foot. So to be certain it does so, I am going to be absolutely, incontestably, crystal clear. I am not interested in a fight, or an argument, or a heart-to-heart. I only want to ascertain an answer to a question I have:
I will not. I'm writing it down right now in the notebook I don't have. "Date ?/?/???? - Sakamoto said fuck, and then called it the f word like a middle schooler."
I think I'm past the death stage of the hangover. It's still awful. Aren't adults supposed to have remedies for this?
Well, at least it was productive. It doesn't feel as helpless, I guess?
I probably would have studied. But not many adults would spend money on one of those children. So I think I just spent a lot of time daydreaming about Featherman instead.
What do you mean, convince you? How can you need convincing? The entire Featherman franchise is a classic spiritual successor to the Tokusatsu genre. Not only that, but it experiments with the conventions of the genre rather than relying on nostalgia to carry its popularity, and it has merit outside of merely being another Tokusatsu show. There are some weak links, certainly, but any franchise has its failures. And even Neo Featherman had episodes that were worth watching, as long as it wasn't your first Featherman series. Featherman R is the foundation of modern Toku genre. It's the most popular series for a reason. The "monster of the week" formula might seem repetitive at a first glance, but each arc had a clear narrative theme and ongoing character development. Hawk's struggle to settle into the role of the team leader defied traditional tropes of the genre, which would usually have a naturally skilled and charismatic leader. And Featherman V has been pushing the bounds of genre convention even further, by casting Pink Argus as the lead for the first time rather than Red Hawk, as well as moving away from the monster of the week format in favour of a more compelling exploration of its characters and themes. It's adapting incredibly well to a modern audience and it isn't afraid to tackle mature themes without feeling the need to censor them for children. Not only is Argus a unique leader, but the rest of her teammates are equally "unfit" for their roles, and the show takes the time to address each character's struggles and motivations without sacrificing the plot or the spotlight for Argus. "Death must not be needlessly feared. But it must not needlessly be desired as well. Face it and fight, Featherman!" It's a genuinely heartfelt, inspired story, both as a Toku show and a superhero series. Besides that, V is the first time I've actually given a shit about Yellow Owl, so it's obvious that it must be doing something right.
... I never played the video game. When I lived on my own, I didn't have the time. And before that, it's not as though someone like me would have something like that.
--But I have heard that it's bad. It isn't in the spirit of the franchise at all. They were clearly just capitalising on its popularity. Some of the manga spin-offs are decent, at least. Particularly Featherman: From The Ashes.
Dinosaurs are a far less comprehensible theme, and they have no symbolism. The costume design would have been hideous. Also, "Phoenix" was the initial concept for the franchise. In the very first series, the Phoenix Ranger was the ultimate form that Hawk could achieve, but it was at the cost of his own life. They chose it because the phoenix represented renewal and rebirth, and then the bird theme was constructed around that.
Yeah but dinosaurs are pretty cool and don't they think that birds eventually evolved from dinos? Kinda makes you think how something at the top of the food chain can basically become morning annoyances
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So to be certain it does so, I am going to be absolutely, incontestably, crystal clear.
I am not interested in a fight, or an argument, or a heart-to-heart.
I only want to ascertain an answer to a question I have:
Are you alive.
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Either that or this is what a fucking hangover feels like
*pretend I didn't say the f word
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"Date ?/?/???? - Sakamoto said fuck, and then called it the f word like a middle schooler."
I think I'm past the death stage of the hangover.
It's still awful.
Aren't adults supposed to have remedies for this?
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I dunno
If it was the weekend, my dad would just sleep until like 1400 so I made sure to be outta the house by 1405
I'm guessin this is the universe's way of putting up a middle finger to us. We ain't adults, we never got the adult instruction manual
Lol like we'd read that shit anyway
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It had an A on the front.
I used to just stay in my room.
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[At least... before...]
You don't think about stuff when you run. You kinda just move.
I got so good at it that I started winnin medals and shit
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It doesn't feel as helpless, I guess?
I probably would have studied.
But not many adults would spend money on one of those children.
So I think I just spent a lot of time daydreaming about Featherman instead.
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It's good.
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Convince me
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The entire Featherman franchise is a classic spiritual successor to the Tokusatsu genre. Not only that, but it experiments with the conventions of the genre rather than relying on nostalgia to carry its popularity, and it has merit outside of merely being another Tokusatsu show.
There are some weak links, certainly, but any franchise has its failures. And even Neo Featherman had episodes that were worth watching, as long as it wasn't your first Featherman series.
Featherman R is the foundation of modern Toku genre. It's the most popular series for a reason. The "monster of the week" formula might seem repetitive at a first glance, but each arc had a clear narrative theme and ongoing character development. Hawk's struggle to settle into the role of the team leader defied traditional tropes of the genre, which would usually have a naturally skilled and charismatic leader.
And Featherman V has been pushing the bounds of genre convention even further, by casting Pink Argus as the lead for the first time rather than Red Hawk, as well as moving away from the monster of the week format in favour of a more compelling exploration of its characters and themes. It's adapting incredibly well to a modern audience and it isn't afraid to tackle mature themes without feeling the need to censor them for children.
Not only is Argus a unique leader, but the rest of her teammates are equally "unfit" for their roles, and the show takes the time to address each character's struggles and motivations without sacrificing the plot or the spotlight for Argus.
"Death must not be needlessly feared. But it must not needlessly be desired as well. Face it and fight, Featherman!"
It's a genuinely heartfelt, inspired story, both as a Toku show and a superhero series.
Besides that, V is the first time I've actually given a shit about Yellow Owl, so it's obvious that it must be doing something right.
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Holy shit.]
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Because, really?]
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[fin]
And here I thought it was just cool that a bunch of people could transform into super heroes and kick ass
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Featherman has real narrative value, not to mention cultural significance to the Toku genre.
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He hates this.]
Definitely didn't apply to the video game though
I dunno how they turned it into an RNG dungeon crawler that sucked 180+ hours of your life outta
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When I lived on my own, I didn't have the time.
And before that, it's not as though someone like me would have something like that.
--But I have heard that it's bad.
It isn't in the spirit of the franchise at all. They were clearly just capitalising on its popularity.
Some of the manga spin-offs are decent, at least. Particularly Featherman: From The Ashes.
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Unless... hey, man, if you ever wanted to VR that shit.
Wait, that's probably a dumb idea. Those headsets don't let you take 'em off until you beat em
What's with all the bird references though? From the ashes... isn't that a reference to phoenixes?
[His favorite summon in Ultimate Fantasy V. It always held a really special meaning to his heart, for some probably... really obvious reasons.]
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Sakamoto.
The full name of the franchise is Phoenix Ranger Featherman.
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But why birds at all? Why not something like... dinosaurs?
[There is literally a power ranger on board Ryuji, don't do this.]
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The costume design would have been hideous.
Also, "Phoenix" was the initial concept for the franchise. In the very first series, the Phoenix Ranger was the ultimate form that Hawk could achieve, but it was at the cost of his own life.
They chose it because the phoenix represented renewal and rebirth, and then the bird theme was constructed around that.
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Yeah but dinosaurs are pretty cool and don't they think that birds eventually evolved from dinos? Kinda makes you think how something at the top of the food chain can basically become morning annoyances
Anyway
That's cool
Color me convinced?
Just not another essay man
My head's still spinning
And if you ever like
Y'know
IDK how
But if figure out a way to get a few episodes
I'll watch with ya
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