1 | Amateur translator, voracious reader and all-around nerd[[note]]I also make a living out of graphic design whenever it's possible[[/note]]. Also an infrequent contributor in Website/GameFAQs (mostly saves / guides) and Website/FightABase (mostly anime and Asian DOS / arcade games). \ |
2 | Don't mind the nickname, I wanted an exotic-sounding throwaway account and I was playing [[VideoGame/PowerInstinct Power Instinct Legends]] at the time. '''Feel free to correct any wrong stuff I write'''. |
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6 | '''Pages of no use I've created:''' |
7 | * The almost obsolete '''''UsefulNotes/{{Bosozoku}}''''' culture and its influence on Japanese media. |
8 | * ''VideoGame/ChoAniki''[='s=] '''[[Characters/ChoAniki wacky cast]]'''. |
9 | * The '''''VideoGame/HiryuNoKen''''' video game series. |
10 | * The '''''Series/{{Hissatsu}}''''' TV jidaigeki series and its influence on many popular anime and games (for example, ''Anime/HellGirl'' or ''[[SpiritualAdaptation/VideoGames Hissatsu Ura-Kagyou]]''). |
11 | * '''Creator/IkkiKajiwara''' and his importance on manga history, especially in the ''spokon'' and martial arts genres. |
12 | * The '''[[Characters/KenkaBancho character pages]]''' of ''VideoGame/KenkaBancho'' [[Characters/KenkaBancho1And2 1 and 2]], [[Characters/KenkaBancho3AndBros 3 and Bros.]], and [[Characters/KenkaBancho4And5 4 and 5]] ('''''Note:''''' ''Work in progress, especially the latter two''). |
13 | * The historical drama '''''Series/{{Yainsidae}}''''' and its massive popularity among South Korean audiences and internet memes. |
14 | * The multicultural wrestling video game '''''VideoGame/RoyalProWrestling''''' and its focus on TheatricsOfPain. |
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16 | '''Useless things I've written about:''' |
17 | * Wrestling/AntonioInoki's popular ''Ishu Kakutōgi Sen'' combat series and his status as an InvincibleHero in Japan. |
18 | * The surprising number of BeatEmUp video games based on Korean gangster Kim Du-Han. |
19 | * BugCatching and {{Mon}} video games (especially obscure ones), and the strong link between the two concepts. |
20 | * ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'': Harlock's origins as a constant ReusedCharacterDesign, as well as the use of ''Senjō manga'' for the ''Arcadia of my Youth'' film. |
21 | * ChineseVampire: ''Mr. Vampire'''s influence in the genre, and the many video game homages to it and ''Hello Dracula''. |
22 | * ''[[VideoGame/DefJamSeries Def Jam: Fight for NY]]'', especially the differences in the ''Fight For NY: The Takeover'' port. |
23 | * [[DuelingWorks/FightingGame The rivalry between]] Capcom and SNK's early fighting games, since both shared origins... And, of all things, the surprising resemblance between Ryu and [[Characters/FatalFury Andy Bogard]]. |
24 | * The early '70s {{Toku}} [[DuelingWorksLiveActionTV/{{Superhero}} ratings war]] between various producers during the HenshinHero craze. |
25 | * The FadSuper effect's influence on Tokusatsu history (and a bunch of anime examples). |
26 | * ''VideoGame/FightersHistory'': The ''manga'' and wrestling-based ShoutOut entries. |
27 | * ''VideoGame/FightersDestiny'', and ''Anchor Inc.'''s spiritual sequels ''Toy Fighter'', ''Force Five'' and ''Jingi Storm'' (...After all, I made guides to them [[Website/GameFAQs somewhere else]]!). |
28 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFight'''s unlikely references to ''Film/StreetsOfFire'', ''Literature/LesMiserables'', ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'', or its enforced use of the GratuitousNinja trope. |
29 | * How the ''VideoGame/FuunSeries'' is the antithesis of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters''. |
30 | * ''{{Gekiga}}'' manga authors. |
31 | * ''{{VideoGame/Genji}}'''s inspirations on various Asian religions and myths. |
32 | * Discrediting some lies in the GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff/LiveActionTV section[[note]]...No, ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' never aired in Spain... Sadly.[[/note]]. |
33 | * VideoGame/{{Gungriffon}}: In-depth details about the game's {{Mecha}} models / functions, and the dense geopolitical backstory described in various manuals. |
34 | * ''Igaguri-kun'''s historical importance as one of the TropeMakers of the martial arts ''manga''. |
35 | * JidaiGeki: Minor video games I may someday write about indepth, like ''Yoshitsune Eiyuuden'' or ''Kengo'' and its many sequels. |
36 | * ''Manga/JungleKingTarChan'': Corrected Anabebe's name, which was previously misspelled as "Alibaba" (probably taken from the incorrect english sub). |
37 | * ''Series/KamenRiderAgito'''s probably coincidental similarities to ''Series/{{Kikaider}}'', ''Series/RobotDetective'' and ''Series/{{Inazuman}}''. |
38 | * The ''VideoGame/KenkaBancho'' video game series (a major page overhaul). |
39 | ** ''Gachitora!'''s ''[[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind Soul Nude Battle]]'' system. |
40 | * How ''[[YMMV/TheKingOfFighters The King of Fighters]]'' probably absorbed the ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' series (YMMV). |
41 | * The name changes in ''The Last Soldier'', the Korean DubNameChange of ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'', as well as their cultural references. |
42 | * The use of the WeaponForIntimidation mechanic in the video game ''The Masterplan''. |
43 | * MovesetClone characters in the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', ''VideoGame/PowerInstinct'' and ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' series. |
44 | * ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'''s Shout-Outs, specifically the ''Nautilus'' designs and ''Ultraman'' homages. |
45 | * ''Anime/{{Obsolete}}'': The model recycling between various Exoframes, as well as its crossovers with ''Anime/ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS''. |
46 | * ''Manga/RingNiKakero'': The ''manga'''s influence on basic ''shonen'' tropes like SerialEscalation or NationalStereotypes, as well as the many, many similarities of ''Ring ni Kakero 2'' to its prequel... And [[SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames its decent SNES video game]]. |
47 | * Sylvester Stallone's [[Trivia/RockyII original plans]] for a ''Rocky'' trilogy. |
48 | * ''Film/RockyIII'': Wrestling matches against boxers that influenced the Rocky-Thunderlips fight. |
49 | * ''[[Characters/SamuraiShodown Samurai Shodown]]'''s character page (around 5-10% of the stuff), especially shout-outs and weapon translations. I've also written about the MovesetClone characters. |
50 | * ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'': The races' parallels to real-world nations, and [[SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames its reasonably good video games]]. |
51 | * Some of the many shout-outs in fighting games as'' [[ShoutOut/StreetFighter Street Fighter]]'' and ''[[ShoutOut/TheKingOfFighters The King of Fighters]]'' (roughly 10% / 15%). |
52 | * UsefulNotes/SubculturesInJapan, like the ''yankii'', ''bankara'', ''tsuppari'', ''gyaru-oh'', ''ora ora'', ''manji kei'', ''bōsōzoku'', ''hashiriya'' ... [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg And the]] ''dekotora''. |
53 | * ''Suruga-Jō Gozen Jiai'' and ''Bukon Emaki'', the two source novels to ''Manga/{{Shigurui}}''. |
54 | * ''VideoGame/TechRomancer'': Half of the video game's Shout-Outs to classic {{Mecha}} ''anime'' and {{Toku}} shows. |
55 | * The martial artists who did motion capture in the ''Trivia/{{Tekken}}'' series (listed under the CastTheExpert trope). |
56 | * ''Manga/TokyoRevengers'': The main character's gang's loose historical similarities to the Black Emperor and Kantō Rengō gangs. |
57 | * ''Manga/TomorrowsJoe'': The real life history behind Harimau's alias. |
58 | * VomitIndiscretionShot: Its use in early Fighting Games. Probably one of the most useless and disguisting entries I've done but, hey, it's information after all. |
59 | * ''VideoGame/WorldHeroes'': Most of the game's CaptainErsatz / ShoutOut entries, as well as [[Trivia/WorldHeroes a description of the unused concept art characters]] seen in ''ADK World''. |
60 | * ''VideoGame/YuuyamiDooriTankentai'': Major overhaul on the page (roughly 50%), detailing some of the story and mechanics beyond the first chapter. |
61 | * Licensed anime / tokusatsu games, both [[SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames good]] and [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames bad]]. Lots of them. |
62 | * The [[MiniMecha odd scale difference]] between the [[MechaGame Mecha video games]] ''VideoGame/ArmoredWarriors'' and ''VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}}''. |
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64 | '''Meaningless stuff to come:''' |
65 | * A page on the wholesome ''Boku no Natsuyasumi'' video game series. |
66 | * Takayuki Yamaguchi (of ''Manga/ApocalypseZero'' fame)'s untranslated works, such as ''Exoskull Zero'' and ''Efu no Shichinin''. |
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