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Yes, there is a Japanese intro for Filmation’s The New Adventures Of Superman. I should probably add that to the Many, MANY Intros Of Superman series since I forgot to when I discussed the original American intro. I find it interesting given the previous animated Superman theatrical shorts had Superman breaking up Japanese shipyards during World War II. Times change. There’s also one for Batman, now that I think about it. Not sure about Filmation’s other DC shows.
The point is, Japan knows who Superman is. Few civilized parts of the world doesn’t know the Man Of Steel. When you think of superheroes, odds are Superman is who you think of. He made the transition from costumed “mystery men” and pulp heroes into what we know as superpowered heroes today. Sadly, even some villains in other media use Superman as a basis because those people only see the “Super” and not the “man”. It’s a strong failure to understand that it’s what Kal-El of Krypton does with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men that makes him so beloved, including my favorite superhero. Even in his own “family” there are now a bunch of people with the same powers, and even more scattered throughout the DC universe, some with powers he lacks. How many of them will take time out to rescue a cat from a tree?
Japan has created many of their own superheroes. The Ultramen, the Kamen Riders, the Super-Sentai. As far as resembling Western superheroes only three come to mind. The members of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman may be agents but their outfits were inspired by Western heroes. Tiger & Bunny, which I need to finish watching, and My Hero Academia, which I need to start watching though I’ve watched three issues of the comic Viz was showing for free on their site, are the only ones that come to mind. Even then the former lacks secret identities in favor of the corporate TV heroes, while the latter is a training academy with no secret identities that I can surmise. Dragon Ball isn’t on that list because it’s a science fantasy martial arts franchise. Goku may be as strong as Superman, or almost if you believe Death Battle‘s two scenarios, but he isn’t Superman.
What makes Superman…Superman? YouTube channel Lukewarm Takes posted a video you may have seen Nate Winchester post in my comments recently, but YouTube had already recommended it to me some time before, and now I’ve had a chance to watch it. In the video, the host makes the claim that All-Might, the hero from My Hero Academia who serves as the main protagonist’s idol and mentor, is the anime Superman. Is he right? Let’s hear his case.
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“That’s a lot more grape soda than we need.”
Knuckles The Echidna #21
Archie Comics Publications (January, 1999)
“The Forbidden Zone” part 3: “The Many Facets Of The Truth”
WRITER: Ken Penders
PENCILER: Manny Galan
INKER: Andrew Pepoy
COLORIST: Barry Grossman
LETTERER: Vickie Williams
EDITOR: Justin Gabrie
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Basically Disney’s approach to Star Wars.
Star Wars Free Comic Book Day 2024
Marvel Comics (2024)
COVER ART: Phil Noto
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Mikey J. Basso
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Danny Khazem
EDITOR: Mark Paniccia
“Return To Echo Base”
WRITER: Charles Soule
ARTIST: Ibraim Roberson
COLORIST: Rachelle Rosenberg
LETTERER: Clayton Cowles
“The Curse”
WRITER: Greg Pak
ARTIST: Ramon Rosanas
COLORING: Guru-eFX
LETTERER: Joe Caramagna
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I’m never surprised that the everything for meeeeeeeeeeee crowd is demanding another popular thing conform to their views, tastes, and preferences. They hate when something popular isn’t made for them, but is happy when something isn’t made for someone who isn’t them. Self-important whiny babies. Also, don’t expect me to care about this show. Everything I hear about fails to impress me and even if I had Disney+, and this doesn’t give the urge to get it, I don’t think I’d waste my time watching this show. Just because it’s Star Wars doesn’t mean I have to like it. Let’s talk about that tonight.
Brand Loyalty Vs Fan Loyalty
“How can you call yourself a fan of Star Wars if you don’t like this?”
Ah, the old fan debate. How can you call yourself a fan of this or that franchise if you don’t like everything that comes from that franchise? This was the cry of the fan who liked everything that had the name attached to it. Slap Star Wars on a pencil case and they want it to “support the franchise”. The game is terrible, but we never expected our favorite show or comic to have a video game so you have to love it. Oddly, Superman fans don’t say this about any Superman game, especially Superman 64. It’s like they’re so worried that we’ll never get another one because the company will think it’s the brand that’s not popular and not the crappy game or side story that there won’t be another one.
Recently years another group has found a way to use this stupid argument to support their cause, the corporate overlords. I used Star Wars as my example because this “argument” by DisneyFilm and their willing accomplices in the shill media have used this as their rallying cry, which was brought up in a discussion on the Morning Nonsense podcast and the example was boosted by the Just Some Guy video I posted earlier today and other videos on the latest hit to the IP, The Acolyte. If you don’t like this show then you aren’t a “true fan” of Star Wars, and you probably only hate it because you’re a racistsexisthomophobe. You aren’t happy with women in Star Wars, despite all the women in Star Wars under the George Lucas era and “wilderness years” movies, shows, comics, novels, and games both in an out of canon. LucasFilm didn’t always make the best stories and characters. Jar-Jar Binks isn’t being given a second chance even though the prequels are for not being the sequels or the “High Republic” periods. The claim is that you have to like it because it’s Star Wars. The name is right there, so you must love it…except for Jar-Jar, but today’s defenders will include the High Republic. The only High Republic stories that at all interested me was Young Jedi Adventures, and it’s hardly going to fit into canon. Not too many lesbian moms are going to let their daughter fly around the universe with her Padawan youngling friends in her own non-Falcon starship.
What is in a name? A Rose Tico by any other name would still be a lousy character, even if it was a straight white male. We’re supposed to believe it was due to anger against an Asian woman and that they chased Kelly Marie Tran off (pre X) Twitter despite her own declarations to the contrary. Does simply having the name mean you have to like it, or is the bigger picture being missed here, like why were fans so in love with the brand but aren’t now? Is it the brand, or is it the reason the brand became so popular that the usual suspects wanted it because it was popular, or as they’re referred to here at BW, the everything for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee crowd.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on June 11, 2024 in Animation Spotlight, Book Spotlight, Comic Spotlight, Movie Spotlight, Television Spotlight, Video Game Spotlight, web series and tagged commentary, fan, Fan (person), Star Wars, theory.
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