What's this about?

Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Friday, August 1, 2025

Spider-Man (Japanese TV series) - 1978-1979

A while back I ordered a DVD set of this show. I wish I could say I was surprised when it came as obvious home-burned discs with hastily scrawled numbers on them. As long as they worked, I didn't care. Side note: apparently, today is Spiderman Day!

This Spiderman is a bit different from the one we're used to. Takuya isn't bit by a radioactive spider. Instead, he finds an alien named Garia in a cave who injects him with spider stuff. Then, Garia gives Takuya his revenge mission and turns into a spider, only to later die. From then on, Takuya fights against the Iron Cross Army to get revenge for the deaths of his father and Garia. He'll have to fight against a lot of Ninders (thank you, Google). We called them Ducks, because of their weird outfits. The monsters of the week were the Machine Bems that would grow. Then, Spiderman would call on Marveller, who would sometimes take out a small village with an earthquake. The giant robot was a transformer who would take the Bems out with the Sword Vigor.

I. Love. This. Show. I love the way Spiderman fights. I love the way he climbs up and down things for no reason. I loved a lot of the monsters, although my favorites were Magni Catfish and Air Bomber (he would've gotten top spot, but he didn't fly - it was all about the noise and arm movements). I love the epic slaps on the Ninders. I love the little taglines he gives himself before epic fights. I love Tachibana (a very minor character, but I loved him). I just loved every minute of this show. I could go on and on about everything I loved, but it would be a super long review and such a spoiler for anyone who wanted to watch it in the future. And I do recommend watching it. I'm not sure why Takuya was also a motocross rider (like in Kamen Rider), but both these shows were epic.

Seriously, if you like shows like this, I can't recommend both Kamen Rider and Japanese Spider-Man enough. I had so much fun with both of them. And I still don't know what that one woman wanted to do with those onions! Great Show!

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