Hello again, dear friends of the art of tokusatsu. This article is going to be a little bit different as it’s going to discuss casino games, but ones which were inspired by Japanese tokusatsu. The famous special effects art has influenced so many spheres of lives that it even reached casino gaming. In this article, we will give you the 4 best slot games inspired by the enigmatic art of tokusatsu. As they are rather popular, finding the best USA online casinos that offer them, wouldn’t be hard at all. Godzilla vs King Kong Of course, we have to start our article by mentioning Godzilla (Gojira i ..read more

Some tokusatsu films like Godzilla (1954) have forever changed the landscape through the spectacular special effects they have employed. When most people think tokusatsu they imagine the dinosaur-like monster destroying Tokyo, but tokusatsu is much more versatile. This is why we decided to write an article about a lesser-known tokusatsu film, which doesn’t fit the mould of the traditional tokusatsu film. The movie in question is The Human Vapor (1960) and apart from being an interesting example of tokusatsu, it’s also a fascinating Japanese noir. Development The Human Vapor was to be the third ..read more

If you were a kid in the 1990’s or early 2000’s, there’s no way you haven’t at least heard about the famous Power Rangers television series. The Power Rangers franchise continues to produce films and TV shows, but did you know that if it weren’t for tokusatsu, and especially the influential Super Sentai series. This is going to be our main focus for the article. We will talk about how Power Rangers was directly inspired by Super Sentai and how their special effects, or tokusatsu, were made. Of course, we will also talk about their impressive legacy. Enjoy reading! Development Power Rangers had ..read more

It’s not often for a film to kickstart a whole artistic movement, let alone live in the memory of spectators for decades and be eternally referenced in pop culture. Well, Godzilla did just that and without it, we would have probably had a very different film landscape. Jaws? Jurassic Park? If little Steven Spielberg didn’t have access to the epic Japanese film, these American classics wouldn’t have seen the light of day. Godzilla should be a mandatory feature in every undergrad film course, but it’s especially important to talk about it in terms of how it personified the concept of tokusatsu ..read more

Hello, dear readers! We are very excited to show you our newest project – a blog dedicated to the fascinating world of tokusatsu films and TV shows. We believe that not enough people are familiar with this term, but we feel like they should be considering how influential tokusatsu is. We will use our first blog post to tell you all about tokusatsu, so pay attention and have fun learning! What is Tokusatsu The Japanese word “tokusatsu” translates literally to “special effects”, which itself comes from the term “tokushu satsuei”, meaning “special photography”. To put it in the appropriate contex ..read more