More like this
SSSS Gridman
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a work of fiction juggle as many different genres and tones as SSSS Gridman. One minute it can feel like a quirky…
SSSS.(Your)Dynazenon
Have you been watching SSSS.Dynazenon? While I love the characters, insights, and animation in both that show and SSSS.Gridman, the S^4 series have remained a hard sell for…
SSSS Dynazenon – 07
「集まった意味って、なに?」 (Atsumatta imi tte, nani?) "What's Our Reason for Coming Together?" The formula of an original series in the hands of a really good writer is a hard one to…
Gridman, Dynazenon and the Hasegawa Nexus
Scriptwriter Keiichi Hasegawa is critical to the Gridman Universe project. Adam Wescott explains the anime series' tokusatsu origins and its irreplaceable scribe.
A Tribute to Tokusatsu – SSSS Gridman Spoiler Review
“Tokusatsu” is a Japanese term for effects-heavy live action film-making. Most often, it’s associated strongly with a very particular few styles. Flashy costumes, suitmation monsters, and very often…
Angels, kaiju and the noble failure of SSSS. Gridman
Sometimes a reaction to a show feels so diverse that I wonder if the two sides are legitimately watching the same show. A few months back, I watched…
The Teen Romantic Drama with Mechas and Kaiju In It – SSSS Dynazenon Spoiler Review
SSSS Gridman was an… interesting affair. It was an outright tribute to all things Tokusatsu while also being a bizarre ride of metafiction and divinity. It could grab…
SSSS. Gridman But It's Only The Shin Kicks
Support me: https://www.patreon.com/spirit_chaser Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Contreras2992 My Anime List: https://myanimelist.net/profile/Spirit_Chaser Anilist: https://anilist.co/user/SpiritChaser #anime #ssssgridman #ssss_gridman
Gridman Universe Film Review
My review of Gridman Universe is now up over on Anime News Network.
Gridman Universe
Purely in terms of fanservice, I think this movie has to have scratched pretty much every possible fanbase itch.
Gridman Universe
As a sequel, Gridman Universe successfully ties up the loose ends of SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon, while fan-favorite character Akane looms heavy over the film.
Curiosity Piece: Diaclone / Gridman Universe Battles Gridman
Despite looking amazingly good, I passed up on getting any of the new Diaclone releases from Takara Tomy simple because I thought they were essentially glorified DX sets.…
Gridman Universe (Movie)
Saving Space and Time on the Silver Screen
The Gridman Problem
Looking back a few years to SSSS.Gridman. What can we observe about it when we incorporate context for the original series it draws from? And how much of…
Episode 717: Skull-face Bookseller Dynazenon
We got a really special episode of Anime Pulse for you this week. While Joseph is taking a well deserved break, veteran host RyoWei247 returns as a guest!…
Gridman - The Hyper Agent
This set should have been a landmark release, but while the visual and audio presentation are top-notch, we unfortunately now must address the elephant in the room: The…
Roxon Flash S803 and Bibury 22 in 1 Pliers Multitools Comparison and Review
The Roxon Flash and Bibury 22 in 1 pliers are both budget multitools that are intended for outdoor work. Both could be considered cheaper c...
Trigun Stampede: A Worthy Successor or a Pale Comparison?
Trigun Stampede: A Worthy Successor or a Pale Comparison? Across the sandy dunes of Planet Gunsmoke lay desolate towns with destructive futuristic tech running amok. This lawless realm is…
Anime Comparison: Can a Villainess Really Beat a Princess?
Out of all the anime I’ve been watching, I recently noticed that two of them are very similar. They both feature main characters with flowing golden locks, who…
VN Barriers: A Comparison of Taylor’s Article+ [P1]
Header Image from Riddle Joker. In this two-part post, I will be comparing the purported barriers I proposed in an old article of mine with the cultural barrier…
Gridman Universe – Everyone is connected
A Beginning Statement As most people know, I don’t like pirating anime most of the time. If a series is old and/or has no chance of getting picked…
Unbranded Chinese Multi-tools Comparison and Comment About Leatherman and Gerber
I have an old Leatherman Wave, first generation, and it has been a pretty good workhorse over the decades. Earlier this year I was refresh...
Lightning Superhuman Gridman - Episodes 01 ~ 05
https://nyaa.si/view/1890880 Fansub credits can be found in the link above. Marty subbing toku... who would have thought? (This won't be the...
Lightning Superhuman Gridman - Episodes 01 ~ 05
https://nyaa.si/view/1890880 Fansub credits can be found in the link above. Marty subbing toku... who would have thought? (This won't be the...
Lightning Superhuman Gridman - Episodes 01 ~ 05
https://nyaa.si/view/1890880 Fansub credits can be found in the link above. Marty subbing toku... who would have thought? (This won't be the...
Gridman Universe Is Another Franchise Film
And yes, Rikka’s thighs are still thicc.
The Newtypes Episode 34: Gridman Universe
Welcome to Episode 34 of The Newtypes Podcast, where the setting is a little different for some reason and 3 tokusatsu enjoyers gush over Gridman Universe. 0:00 Intro and…
Lightning Superhuman Gridman - Episodes 06 ~ 10
Today may not be Christmas, but I've decided to post this early anyways because why not. Episodes 06 through 10 of Lightning Superhuman Gridman are now up with…
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 12
Visit the post for more.
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 11
Visit the post for more.
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 1
If you don’t know what’s going on, it’s this. Spoilers below.
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 2
If you don’t know what’s going on, it’s this. Spoilers for the anime and manga below.
Updating the Anime Tracker Comparison
Earlier this year, I created a blog post comparing a number of different anime tracking websites. I was surprised that this wasn’t a resource available elsewhere, so I…
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 8
None of the first volume’s chapters have names, so you can’t start deducing what chapters are going to be adapted through chapter titles until the anime adapts a…
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 9
This episode adapts trip 19, Early Morning Desperado, trip 24, Well-cooked Laundry (Kongari Raundori-), trip 25, Byoumei Shirubupure (Disease Name S’il Vous Plait), trip 29, Sorrowful I Miss…
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 6
No post summary was provided.
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 7
This episode adapts the vol. 2 and vol. 3 bonus chapters Mashirou and Berry Blossom, the chapter from which this episode gets its name, Mashima-kun and Baryuu-san, Try…
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 5
No post summary was provided.
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 10
Visit the post for more.
Acro Trip Comparison – Ep. 4
No post summary was provided.
Cover Art Comparison: Escaflowne (Movie)
To wrap up the month, here’s another short post – a second entry in what I might make a regular thing, a bit of ‘Cover Art Comparison’. Last…
Cover Art Comparison: Summer Wars
Knowing that Hosoda has a new film coming soon(ish), I thought I’d do a quick comparison of some posters from one of his previous hits: Summer Wars. It’s…
Subtitle Comparison: [21 Groups] Promare (It’s a Bad Trigger Movie)
I regret everything about my life that led me to this point. Every Bad Ending Begins With Good Intentions As your beloved protagonist of the aniblog version of…
MBTI Character Comparison and Analysis: Suzaku Kururugi vs. Akane Tsunemori
These 2 favorite characters of mine have a lot in common, but are they the same personality type?
Ushio and Tora (Ushio to Tora) – Part Three: Visual Comparison
Ushio and Tora (Ushio to Tora) – Part Three: Visual Comparison I don’t have a particular plan or structure for this post – it’ll mostly just be me…
The Hero Of Dreams - A Complete Retrospective On The Hyper Agent Gridman
When it comes to the world of Tokusatsu, there are the 3 obvious kings. Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Ultraman. But one franchise that I feel has never…
Don’t Let Them Limit You: Gridman Universe
It’s amazing to see what Gridman has become. Thanks to Studio Trigger’s SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon, we’ve had a franchise revival that’s a love letter to its origins as…
[Manga Comparison] Act 6 – Tuxedo Mask
Since its initial release in the February 1992 issue of Nakayoshi, the Sailor Moon manga has gone through four major reprints in Japan – the original Nakayoshi print, the compilation…
Day 2 of Niji Nights- Yaoi vs. BoysLove- A comparison, definition dive
Hey all! Welcome to another day of Niji Nights our magical summer event made in honor of Pride month! This post is all about differentiating between Yaoi and…
Maser Patrol podcast episode 40A: Gridman (part 1)
In this episode, Kevin, Justin, Connor (earning our explicit tag), and Matt (of Kaiju Transmissions) sit down for a long round-table about the awesome recent anime series SSSS…