The difference could be in the awareness of the public. In Ultraman (admittedly, I only know the classic old gen + Moebius universe), the common people know exactly what the big monsters and the big guy who fights them are, so holding an identity might be an issue when you are looked up to and expected to carry such a huge responsibility as protecting the world
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Yeah, I think you are right about the rookie mistake thing. I completely forgot while writing the original post that Moebius, for all that is said and done, is still a rookie, with all of his inexperiences even among his own people, let alone among humans.
I agree with you completely about Ultraman being looked up to. Content of the actual show aside, I believe Ultraman is one of the first, if not the first, tokusatsu heroes. So he is almost iconic in Japan, with most everyone (in the real world and in the show) at least recognizing him by sight, if not actually know who he is. You also make a very good point about having that kind of responsibility, having so many people depend upon them, makes it prudent for the Ultra hosts to keep their identity a secret. It is almost as if they fear they might be judged if they lost, or if they did something wrong. (And that reminds me of episode 18 of Moebius.) Saving the world from monsters is difficult enough without needing other people, who may not have the least understanding of
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KRs don't fall on top of buildings etc ;D. *is thinking of Taro vs the Tortoise clan specifically, as it was referred to in the X'mas episode*
I think the recurring statement for 80 was if anyone found out, he would have to leave. It would get kinda distracting, lawyers running after you for class suits and people/seijin trying to kill you off in your small fleshy alter-ego.
...Need to write that Ultra-sentai ficlet. That would solve the problem. XD
Lawsuits remind me of Incredibles. :p And fleshy alter ego, well, seems to me that Mirai is weaker as a human than Tsurugi is so it might honestly be a problem. Means it might honestly be a reason to not have their IDs known. Doesn't help that some security person eventually wants Mirai taken away and investigated once his identity is known
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Oh, certainly Misaki and Sakomizu knew who Mirai was from the very beginning.Yeah, come to think of it, I feel a little silly now for saying that I knew all of that when everyone else probably did too. And establishing Mirai's identity and handling all the tedious paperwork were probably in fact what Sakomizu and Misaki did for him. (Implied from episode 22, I think
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Ah...wow. ::is a little speechless at the length of this comment::
your comment about other people trying to abuse the heroes' power/knowledge is very interesting and something I've never really considered before. Maybe it's because of the genre I watch, but Ultraman never really deals with this issue, even when the hero's identity is revealed. People's general attitude seems to be in awe at best, or indifference at most. They don't really go around boasting--something along the line of "don't mess with me, I'm friends with Ultraman"--or trying to use the hero's power to their advantage in some other way.
I always figured it was because if they hadn't stopped the monsters, all the buildings would have been blown up anyway?That makes sense to me. At least someone is willing to fight the monsters. You (the citizens) shouldn't risk alienating them (the heroes
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Ha ha, I've heard about the fansubbed version of Timeranger on Rangerboard, but I've also heard, as you mentioned, that the subs are...interesting. Which doesn't really leave me with much confidence in them. ^^;;
In any case, your comments made me more interested in sentai. I'll probably get to the shows you mentioned eventually after catching up with those I'm supposed to follow weekly...
I agree with you. It is rare to find discussions on tokusatsu, and I usually search around too, especially on Ultraman stuff. I enjoy writing my own posts, but once in a while I would like to read other people's opinions also. ^^;;
Oh, just in case you're not aware of it, finalauraburst is a good place to find journals discussing tokusatsu related stuff.
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I agree with you completely about Ultraman being looked up to. Content of the actual show aside, I believe Ultraman is one of the first, if not the first, tokusatsu heroes. So he is almost iconic in Japan, with most everyone (in the real world and in the show) at least recognizing him by sight, if not actually know who he is. You also make a very good point about having that kind of responsibility, having so many people depend upon them, makes it prudent for the Ultra hosts to keep their identity a secret. It is almost as if they fear they might be judged if they lost, or if they did something wrong. (And that reminds me of episode 18 of Moebius.) Saving the world from monsters is difficult enough without needing other people, who may not have the least understanding of ( ... )
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KRs don't fall on top of buildings etc ;D. *is thinking of Taro vs the Tortoise clan specifically, as it was referred to in the X'mas episode*
I think the recurring statement for 80 was if anyone found out, he would have to leave. It would get kinda distracting, lawyers running after you for class suits and people/seijin trying to kill you off in your small fleshy alter-ego.
...Need to write that Ultra-sentai ficlet. That would solve the problem. XD
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I'm not sure about that. Mirai said in one episode (30, I think) that he's simply assuming human shape, but still has Ultra powers.
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your comment about other people trying to abuse the heroes' power/knowledge is very interesting and something I've never really considered before. Maybe it's because of the genre I watch, but Ultraman never really deals with this issue, even when the hero's identity is revealed. People's general attitude seems to be in awe at best, or indifference at most. They don't really go around boasting--something along the line of "don't mess with me, I'm friends with Ultraman"--or trying to use the hero's power to their advantage in some other way.
I always figured it was because if they hadn't stopped the monsters, all the buildings would have been blown up anyway?That makes sense to me. At least someone is willing to fight the monsters. You (the citizens) shouldn't risk alienating them (the heroes ( ... )
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In any case, your comments made me more interested in sentai. I'll probably get to the shows you mentioned eventually after catching up with those I'm supposed to follow weekly...
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Because it was rare to find other people also discussing about tokusatsu related stuff here~
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Oh, just in case you're not aware of it, finalauraburst is a good place to find journals discussing tokusatsu related stuff.
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