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Sometime in the future, you think can do a video on these three Stan Lee animated features, please? - Stan Lee Presents: The Condor - Stan Lee Presents: Mosaic - Stan Lee’s Mighty Seven ( Also keep in mind the order is The Condor and then Mosaic. Mighty Seven came after those two, but it’s not in the same continuity as those two.)
@@JazzyBlade-pp4hvThose were some unique movies. I remember watching some of them on Toonami as a kid along with Stan Lee’s Who Wants to be a Superhero. I rewatched Condor last month. It hasn’t aged very well, but had a cool premise and some ok characters.
Japanese Spider-Man freeing a bunch of hostages inside a Bus just to sleep on the bench waiting for the Villains to show up to explain how he screwed them over is peak Parker behavior
He didn’t even explain his plan. He went back over in his head, nodded to himself like “yeah that was a good plan”, and then proceeded to start fighting them.
Lies on a bench waiting for the villain Tells her how badly her plan failed Remembers his awesome plan to himself in his head Nods quietly in self-appreciation Refuses to elaborate Leaves King behaviour honestly
The magical thing about Japanese Spider-Man is that it seems unhinged to someone who only knows traditional Spider-Man, but if you're someone who has watched other 1970s tokusatsu, then it actually feels borderline pedastrian compared to other shows from the era Also, Battle Fever J, the third Sentai show and the first to have a giant robot, began life as a Japanese take on Captain America and was co-produced by Marvel, which means that it's technically a Marvel show and they better show up in Secret Wars
Yeah it's fucking awesome honestly like Xavier I would love a anime or live action remake of toei Spider-Man that maybe incorporates more of Peter's lore[like the monsters resembling iconic Spidey villains or dr monster being a variation of doc ock Takuya Being a photographer etc] Oh shit thats sweet and yeah I can see it.
Compared to the accidental insanity of Redman or the intentional madness of Shaider, Japanese Spiderman IS relatively normal... but as the anecdote at 22:00 shows, 1970's America def was not ready for unfiltered Tokusatsu
I think the reason why the first 3 episodes underwhelmed me was precisely because I had already seen plenty of tokusatsu shows, and it wasn't doing anything crazier than what I already saw. May give it another go in the future.
I find it funny how these 2 shows perfectly demonstrating the opposing perspectives on superhero adaptations. The American Spider-Man show is something trying to take itself serious and has no problem excluding elements from the comics to keep that grounded feeling. Meanwhile, the Japanese Spider-Man show, while being completely different, totally embraces the fantastical and bizarre side of the comics, and won't have an episode without some kind of crazy action in it.
They're so far on opposite sides of the spectrum, the one thing they have in common is that they retain almost nothing from the original comics besides Spider-Man himself.
I really, REALLY, wish when Supaidaman get featured in BTSV, They don't disrespect his Toku roots just because they find it weird. For starter, it really isn't any more bizzare than typical Spider-Man adventure. And despite the craziness, it still show he's worthy the name of Spider-Man.
None of the fantastical and bizareness of Toei's Spider-man came from the comics. The Toei tokusatsu people are just that crazy. Watch any Super Sentai series and you'll understand.
27:12 Fun fact: that's because they lost the suit for Leopardon halfway through filming, so they had to use the same finisher footage. Techincally, it also means its the only mecha with a 100% success rate
I mean..., it's a lesser-known fact, but Peter Parker does actually have a legitimate honest-to-goodness younger sister named, *Teresa* *Parker* that was first introduced in the graphic novel, "Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business" (2013).
I think there was a tiny, obscure, unimportant, little thing in the early 90s where he kinda may have potentially had a brother, but it's really obscure and no one talks about it.
Apparently 90s Peter is not based off of him. He originally had a different haircut completely until Stan walked in and chose something different that happened to look like the Hammond show. Just a weird coincidence@@Launchpad05
“That’s right Peter, I am you, and you’re me and this is a gun.” P.S. I know everyone wants Japanese Spider-Man in Spider-verse, but I want both 70’s Spider-Men.
the funniest thing about japanese spiderman returning in 2015 is in the comics his leopardon was destroyed, i dont remember the in comic context to why, but everyone that knew this version (the writer seemingly knew this too for the decision they made) was STRAIGHT OP so they destroyed his one item THAT COULD ONE SHOT ANYONE 😭
Mysterio would have made the ghosts able to fight Spider-Man at least. Like with robots and holograms and stuff. Actually I wonder if Mystery Inc. Could beat Mysterio
29:41 I think Toei’s Spider-Man series resonated more with you and other people like me because even though it’s very different it still hits that good spot when it comes to Spider-Man. His expressive and energetic movement gives life in a way best suited for live action, and his attacks are very acrobatic and agile, much like we often see the wall-crawler. Even though his life is different than Peter’s, there’s still plenty similar. He has a close friend group/family who help motivate him to fight the Iron Cross Army. Even though he rides in a car, it also isn’t completely weird, since he often needs to travel outside of urban areas and into open terrains, where wall crawling and swinging are difficult. He has a bit of a temper sometimes, but is focused on saving people from the villains, very fitting. It’s a world that’s different but the changes don’t really change the spirit of Spider-Man. Ultimately, I think that’s the biggest part to why it works. While many countries, continents, and cultures are different in stories, Spider-Man can easily captivate nearly anyone with his main messages. He can be lighthearted, dark and intense, funny and serious, so many possibilities. He goes through a lot, winning and losing almost equally at times. He has to balance his busy life and struggle with everything and be in a nightmare of challenges facing him at every turn. Super powers can’t just solve these things easily. He still faces these things and powers on, regardless of such. Because he has a responsibility to the people, those who have passed, and himself. I’m only a few episodes in, but I was shocked at how closely Takuya follows these principles. That burglar who frames him? He helps save him and influences him for the better, even though Spider-Man never gets cleared of theft accusations. His bike trashed by the Iron Cross? He begs his sister to lend him money for a new one, hiding the reason as an accident instead. A boy in need of blood? Takuya gives it to him as Spider-Man, brushing his doubt in how his special blood could affect the boy. A close friend hiding from the Iron Cross? He helps both as Takuya and Spidey, and is saddened when he fails to protect his friend, but that still empowers his resolve to fight on. That’s another faithful part: he can’t save everyone even if he wants to. Some die and Takuya can’t do anything. Often abrupt and unexpected, it strangely reflects life. That hint of reality in the absurd super hero story is something which Peter did and did so successfully a decade before, which made Spider-Man what he is today. Even if there is no Peter, no Daily Bugle, no Aunt May or friends who has to ditch for the mask, no Sinister Six, and no struggle against very realistic obstacles, that doesn’t mean it’s not Spider-Man at the show’s core. This show uses the campy but dramatic tone of old tokusatsu henshin heroes to point at the DNA of the web swinger, adding another facet to a gem that you can see through. It may seem different, but still has the energy of that unlucky New Yorker’s battle against life itself. I became interested in this show because I heard it was a surprisingly good show of the Showa Era of tokusatsu, and I think it really is for someone who hasn’t finished it. We often judge Spidey’s accuracy based on events and specific parts of the original comics, but faithfulness is equally as valuable, and I think this show is faithful.
@@amazingstudios7889 I feel like that's what Stan Lee meant when he said they didn't capture the heart of Spider-Man and why might have preferred this over the other 70s Spider-Man show. Also I would just really love a anime or live action remake of toei Spider-Man tbh maybe take inspiration form how Hidekai annos Shin kamen rider or the 2022 kamen rider black sun reinvented the story.
Very well written, and yeah, Toei Spider-Man really capture the spirit of Spidey while still become its own thing. Hoping when Supaidaman eventually featured in Beyond the Spider-verse, they don't just focus on the zany stuff he's known for, but also the humanity he possess, what makes him Spider-Man.
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8:01 My ears perked up as soon as I heard ItsJustSomeRandomGuy's voice again, especially since it's been 3 years since his last video. It's great that you're good friends with him, I'm subscribed to the right people.
Watching Japanese Spiderman was an absolute blast with my best bud wasted. Half the time he ends with one of 3 moves with recycled footage and I kinda respect the hustle.
@trashboat5388 and actually be faithful to the show and not just "lol guys, Japanese medie is weird and quirk, am I right?" or any other type of shit. I don't trust them ever since they fumbled Scarlet Spider THAT bad
17:05 Spectacular Spider-Man did this early on in its first DVD release as a home movie: "Attack of the Lizard." Apparently they were gonna stitch more episodes together w/ extra scenes but it didn't pan out...😔
Did you know that there is a 70s film call "Spider-Man vs Kraven the hunter". Only screenshot existed but the only copy was destroyed. Man, I would love for someone to recreate that classic story.
You know, when I saw the notification on my phone I thought; “Wow! Xavier’s doing a video on the 70s comics?!” …..I don’t know whether I’m disappointed or even more pleased
With Leopardon, the reason why it does the combo thing is because the costume was literally stolen and they couldn't afford to replace it, so they used stock footage instead. Hence why Leopardon was invincible.
As a little kid, borrowing the Hammond show on vhs from our video store was my first exposure to a live action Spider-Man. I'll always be thankful for that. I'd love it if they did a comic continuation of this show the way DC has with its earlier live action material.
Quentin Tarantino is a big fan of the Nicholas Hammond Spider-Man series and TV movies. He screened (the pilot?) at the theater he owns, and later cast Hammond in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood because he was such a big fan of his Spider-Man.
Fun fact toei's spiderman was the ultimate inspiration behind super Sentai adding giant robots to battle fever. Stan was surprisingly a Sentai fan and tried bringing Sentai to the west but was ultimately turned down at the time
When you mentioned getting to 500k I was shocked because I thought for sure a channel with as consistent quality as this one would have more subscribers than that. Surely.
I grew up on these guys. Nicholas Hammond was my guy back when AOL was cool. we were not allowed to watch Tobey growing up but spectacular spiderman was allowed
Wow, Itsjustsomerandomguy really got Stan Lee's voice mannerisms down to a tee. Like, the voice itself doesn't sound 100% identical, but there's so many nuances in there that are so Stan Lee. Great job!
It’s nice to see someone cover the 70s series. It’s always been an underrated gem in my opinion, so thanks for that. I mean the Japanese and Electric Company versions get more recognition than it does. 😅
I watched the first episode of JP Spider-Man with my girlfriend, and we love tokusatsu and Spider-Man so it was a perfect fit lol Haven’t seen more episodes but it definitely feels right up my alley, campy and goofy while simultaneously heartfelt and dark is my favorite part of toku
I'm glad to finally see you cover these. You had a more unique perspective on these than thought. It was great to hear some positives regarding both series. I can't wait for you to cover Spidey and his amazing friends now, lol.
There are 2 live action Spider-Man adaptations that predate this. The very first was made in 1969 as a fan film by Donald Glut. The first official adaptation was in 1974 as a sketch in the electric company.
I love your videos man, everytime you drop something it doesn't matter what the subject is, you're very informative & entertaining with your own spin on explaining things & it's just great, thanks for being around man
Thank you for the kind words. That really made my day and I don't hear that often so I really appreciate it. Hope you like long videos and 80s action movies because we're doing another Every Game video soon too!
Japanese Spider-Man feels like a random Japanese character that they didn't have a costume for, so they ran out to a Spirit-of-Halloween and grabbed a Spider-Man outfit.
I remember being very young when my dad first told me about the character. The first introduction I had to seeing the character was from the show. For some reason, after that morning, I don't remember seeing it ever again as a child. I'm still confused as to why this show didn't get more attention whenever they always play reruns of the Adam West Batman.
Speaking of 70s live action Spider-Men that skew goofy/campy and for a younger audience, no mention of Spidey Super Stories segments from The Electric Company? :o
Congratulations Xavier, you're the first person in TH-cam to make a video about Toei's Spider-Man and not just say "wow this show is so random and goofy the emissary from hell SUPAIDAMAN!!!!"
I kind of new that's how it was talked about most often so I did try to avoid that angle in the script for my review. I just tried to look at it the same way I would any other Marvel adaptation thing
I very much appreciate Nicholas Hammond for being the first live action Spider-Man (unless we also count Spidey's appearance in The Electric Company). As for Japanese Spider-Man, holy moly does it live up to its reputation.
I was 6 when Spidey 77 premiered and I loved it then as I love it now. Nicholas Hammomd plays an adult Peter Parker who is a scientist. ‘Nuff said❤ Nicholas’ assessment of why Spidey is so popular is spot on!
As much as I absolutely LOVE Nicholas Hammond as the character back in the '70's, he was NOT the 1st live action Spiderman. That honor goes to Danny Seagren who portrayed Spidey back in the earlier '70's on the children's educational program "The Electric Company". This was as early as 1974. Please look it up...
8:35 what a throwback. Itsjustsomerandomguy was one of the first youtubers i subscribed to back in highschool. Glad to hear his voice: really good Stan impression
This 70’s show was my first introduction to Spider-Man. Four year old me had no idea he was a comic book character. I wanted a Spider-Man costume ever since. And then I got one four years ago.
[12:47] Actually you bringing that up about Peter having an underlying temper is pretty accurate in the comics in where there are multiple instances where Peter lashes out over the circumstances of being spider-man putting a tole on his life as a regular man especially in the 70s prime comics. And even when Peter got the symbiote, the symbiote itself didn’t make Peter aggressive that’s a huge misconception because of other spidey adaptations making that the case in actuality it was mostly Peter’s short-temper attitude outburst doing all of that stuff during that period of time within his life of the alien costume saga comic days.
Nicholas Hammond Spider-Man is MY Spider-Man (least for the live action; the 66 cartoon edges him out overall). I grew up on the series and really liked every episode; back then seeing him actually wall-crawl was mesmirizing and the occassion swinging was acted out and talked about for the rest of the week on the school playgrounds. But you're right we really wanted more supervillains. Hulk was fine and all how it was (and we were really stoked by the evil Hulk) but Spider-Man being an actual costumed superhero kind bumped up the bar for expectations. Especially a shame because TV FX actually were easily there for things like Electro. I mean, we'd seen Star Trek do it and more and Saturday morning sci-fi live shows had some impressive things (for the time) regularly. Not to mention, Kraven, Chameleon, and the Enforcers being entirely non-FX villains. The biggest thing that deflated us though was never getting that Hulk crossover; we were so sure it'd happen that we only argued over when not if. Thanks for the video. Tons of fun. Oh and yeah, whats up with notifications?
How can there be a discussion about the "Spider-Men of the '70s" without including the Spidey Super Stories? Also, can we please get Marvel Legends figures for both Nicholas Hammond and the Super Stories? There was a rumor of a Nicholas Hammond figure back during last year's anniversary, but nothing came of it.
When I find really weird about the Japanese Spider-Man and all of those Japanese shows like it is how rigidly they stick to the same formula. You know exactly beat for beat what's going to happen and when regardless of what the episode is even about.
Another banger from Godzilla Mendoza!!! Also Nicholas Hammond was the visual inspiration for the 90s animated Spider Man, supposedly. I'd love to see you tackle the history of the James Cameron 90s Spider Man movie
Loved this video! I never got a chance to check out either of these series (though I've always wanted to get to the Japanese series), so it was great to get a rundown of both! Also, TOTALLY signing that petition- I introduced my sons to my (less-than-official-release) copy of the 1994 FF just the day before yesterday!
I just realised why I always smile at the Stan Lee impressions people do, especially THIS one: Over here in Germany there used to be a series of audiobooks and I think a TV series (?) for children about a talking elephant called Benjamin Blümchen. I SWEAR it sounds exactly like the voice people put on for Stan Lee.
Wow! Itsjustsomerandomguy....I remember watching him tons back in the day! I think his channel was where I first learned about spider-man selling his marriage to mephisto. I'm a marvel and I'm a DC will always be a classic series to me! Happy to see him here
Toei Spider-Man felt like the holy grail , after I saw it in the "old" Marvel website's adaptations page. It only had some screenshots and maybe 1 gif. Its action was promising, based on prior Japanese stuff I'd seen and the images. Even if the show was old and unlocalized, I tried recalling if I ever saw it in any video rental and kept searched until I found it online. It was initially odd, since I was expecting classic spidey stuff. But, as a Power Rangers fan it felt like something made for me . Also it was directly responsible for Sentai not just influences. The companies started production for the next project and when Marvel pulled they repurposed the idea for an original franchise.
Nicholas Hammond was the perfect '70s/Bronze-Age of Comics, Spider-Man. He was great as Peter. Smart but not nerdy, shy but not a pathetic loser. That's the way Peter Parker was in the 1970's. Also the infamous cocky, sarcastic, sense of humor of Peter Parker/Spider-Man is there if you listen for it. Parker's struggle with money and trying to do the right thing despite who he might hurt is in the late '70s tv show.
I grew up in the 80s and Nicholas Hammond was my first live-action Spider-Man, so I will always love this show. This was a really good video. BTW don't get down on things because some people think of you as being just a Spider-Man channel. Getting an audience is an accomplishment in and of itself, and a lot of people (like me) watch your other great content because they found your Spidey videos first.
Loved the video! I'm a huge fan of the medium the latter series is a part of, Tokusatsu, so a Henshin Hero take on Spider-Man felt just as welcome as you mentioned. There were also plans to make a Captain America sentai series (which would end up becoming Battle Fever J so marvel apparently owns parts of the rights of that team) and supposedly a Moon Knight series too (if I recall, cancelled for likely being deemed too similar to Japan's similar looking heroes Moonlight Mask/Gekko Kamen and others). A modern take of this Spider-Man would be really neat considering how modern Kamen Rider goes (visually inferior to modern Ultraman in terms of effects though), but it would fit very well within the style due to the high usage of forms for marketability. I'd always imagine a modern take of Toei Spider-Man to make heavy use of his alternate costumes because of this (Spider-Armor as a power form, maybe Iron Spider as a speed form, Venom suit as a berserker form, etc.). Thanks for this amazing insight. Was interesting to find out that both Spideys technically had the same suit design.
I would’ve loved to see what Gwen & MJ would’ve looked like in this. It’s weird how they never included MJ & or Gwen in the shows before the 90’s. I wonder why that is, but they came up with some really unique stand-ins, especially Medusa in the 80’s show.
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God those white and blue costumes are worth it for that alone, do you have a preference for FF suits?
Sometime in the future, you think can do a video on these three Stan Lee animated features, please?
- Stan Lee Presents: The Condor
- Stan Lee Presents: Mosaic
- Stan Lee’s Mighty Seven
( Also keep in mind the order is The Condor and then Mosaic. Mighty Seven came after those two, but it’s not in the same continuity as those two.)
@@GodzillaMendoza stan Lee seriously hated the movie?
I mean technically it’s only released
@@JazzyBlade-pp4hvThose were some unique movies. I remember watching some of them on Toonami as a kid along with Stan Lee’s Who Wants to be a Superhero. I rewatched Condor last month. It hasn’t aged very well, but had a cool premise and some ok characters.
Japanese Spider-Man freeing a bunch of hostages inside a Bus just to sleep on the bench waiting for the Villains to show up to explain how he screwed them over is peak Parker behavior
Yeah that's some shit I can see Peter doing in the main universe.
Now that is absolute Spider-Man aura
He didn’t even explain his plan. He went back over in his head, nodded to himself like “yeah that was a good plan”, and then proceeded to start fighting them.
Lies on a bench waiting for the villain
Tells her how badly her plan failed
Remembers his awesome plan to himself in his head
Nods quietly in self-appreciation
Refuses to elaborate
Leaves
King behaviour honestly
The magical thing about Japanese Spider-Man is that it seems unhinged to someone who only knows traditional Spider-Man, but if you're someone who has watched other 1970s tokusatsu, then it actually feels borderline pedastrian compared to other shows from the era
Also, Battle Fever J, the third Sentai show and the first to have a giant robot, began life as a Japanese take on Captain America and was co-produced by Marvel, which means that it's technically a Marvel show and they better show up in Secret Wars
Yeah it's fucking awesome honestly like Xavier I would love a anime or live action remake of toei Spider-Man that maybe incorporates more of Peter's lore[like the monsters resembling iconic Spidey villains or dr monster being a variation of doc ock Takuya Being a photographer etc]
Oh shit thats sweet and yeah I can see it.
Compared to the accidental insanity of Redman or the intentional madness of Shaider, Japanese Spiderman IS relatively normal... but as the anecdote at 22:00 shows, 1970's America def was not ready for unfiltered Tokusatsu
I’ve seen the clip where Japanese Spider-Man uses a Machine gun.
Was about to type this. Supaida man is one of the most normal shows of that era.
I think the reason why the first 3 episodes underwhelmed me was precisely because I had already seen plenty of tokusatsu shows, and it wasn't doing anything crazier than what I already saw. May give it another go in the future.
Still blows my mind that Spider-Man is the reason Tokusatsu Sentai series have giant robots.
As someone who watches tokusatsu, thanks gaim for that.
Ben Carver said it best. 'Power Rangers' is all Spider-Man's fault. (And 'Robotech's fault)
@@Launchpad05 and thank god for that
And it blows my mind that Hasbro chose to gut Power Rangers not very long after buying it.
I find it funny how these 2 shows perfectly demonstrating the opposing perspectives on superhero adaptations. The American Spider-Man show is something trying to take itself serious and has no problem excluding elements from the comics to keep that grounded feeling. Meanwhile, the Japanese Spider-Man show, while being completely different, totally embraces the fantastical and bizarre side of the comics, and won't have an episode without some kind of crazy action in it.
They're so far on opposite sides of the spectrum, the one thing they have in common is that they retain almost nothing from the original comics besides Spider-Man himself.
@@elowin1691Well at least Supaidaman become a beloved character in the mythos and is an extremely relevant character in the Spider-verse events
I really, REALLY, wish when Supaidaman get featured in BTSV, They don't disrespect his Toku roots just because they find it weird. For starter, it really isn't any more bizzare than typical Spider-Man adventure. And despite the craziness, it still show he's worthy the name of Spider-Man.
None of the fantastical and bizareness of Toei's Spider-man came from the comics. The Toei tokusatsu people are just that crazy. Watch any Super Sentai series and you'll understand.
27:12 Fun fact: that's because they lost the suit for Leopardon halfway through filming, so they had to use the same finisher footage.
Techincally, it also means its the only mecha with a 100% success rate
Actually it's apparently just some weird budget cut thing, but either way, it does indeed have 100% success in its own show.
“THE EMISSARY FROM HELL, SUPAIDAMAN!”
Always such a hard line. Still waiting for him in SpiderVerse 3.
Japan spiderman the chad while American spiderman a virgin
And i hope they get his actor back as well if they can still do it.
He would be so OP the Leopardon Sword can one shot everything.
He better 😂
@@bearerofbadnews1375In the comics he can legit hurt the inheritors, making leopardon 3rd strongest character in the marvel comic universe
This is Electric Company Spider-Man erasure and I will not stand for it. Justice for Danny Seagren!
I want the Wall to at least cameo on the next Spiderverse movie.
With thesed demands, I would include Morgan Freeman to appear in the movie with the Wall! EZ Reader shoud not be forgotten:)
@@ivane5110he was cut from Across the Spider-verse :( think he was at the same Spiderverse style bar that shows up in Insomniac Spider-Man 2.
hear! hear!
The true first live action Spider-Man. How quickly people forget
I actually really like the idea of Spidey having siblings. Could be a neat shakeup for his personal life.
I mean..., it's a lesser-known fact, but Peter Parker does actually have a legitimate honest-to-goodness younger sister named, *Teresa* *Parker* that was first introduced in the graphic novel, "Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business" (2013).
@@whattheworldneedsiscreativ6421 yeah but she's barely used and kinda forgettable.
That’s part of what I like about Miles’ current run, it’s fun to see a Spider-Man with a full immediate family
I think there was a tiny, obscure, unimportant, little thing in the early 90s where he kinda may have potentially had a brother, but it's really obscure and no one talks about it.
Nicholas Hammond is probably the most Peter Parker looking actor to ever play Peter Parker.
Even if he has more hair, or that John Semper based his Peter Parker off if him.
Apparently 90s Peter is not based off of him. He originally had a different haircut completely until Stan walked in and chose something different that happened to look like the Hammond show. Just a weird coincidence@@Launchpad05
@@ItsOver9000Productions I learned that Peter's original design for that series was gone be more like classic John Romita style Peter.
“That’s right Peter, I am you, and you’re me and this is a gun.” P.S. I know everyone wants Japanese Spider-Man in Spider-verse, but I want both 70’s Spider-Men.
American Spider man: nobody dies under my watch!
Japanese Spider man: so anyways I started blasting 🔫
Also in Japanese Spiderman, most kid character in the show end up being orphans
"why me, the whitest person in the world, popular with minorities"
That line killed me
Fr 🤣
Goku be like..
@@metrosaurusrex7012 Goku is chinese i think
@@worlds-biggest-mbn-fanboy he's an alien if we're getting technical lol
@@worlds-biggest-mbn-fanboy*japanese
the funniest thing about japanese spiderman returning in 2015 is in the comics his leopardon was destroyed, i dont remember the in comic context to why, but everyone that knew this version (the writer seemingly knew this too for the decision they made) was STRAIGHT OP so they destroyed his one item THAT COULD ONE SHOT ANYONE 😭
“That’s not a Spider-Man plot it’s a scooby doo episode”
Have you heard of Mysterio?
Yeah but like the overall structure and motivation of the villain is a scooby doo villain.
Mysterio would have made the ghosts able to fight Spider-Man at least. Like with robots and holograms and stuff.
Actually I wonder if Mystery Inc. Could beat Mysterio
@@GodzillaMendozato best mystero they’d have to be able to comprehend his mastery of wiggling pencils till they appear to not be solid
29:41 I think Toei’s Spider-Man series resonated more with you and other people like me because even though it’s very different it still hits that good spot when it comes to Spider-Man. His expressive and energetic movement gives life in a way best suited for live action, and his attacks are very acrobatic and agile, much like we often see the wall-crawler. Even though his life is different than Peter’s, there’s still plenty similar. He has a close friend group/family who help motivate him to fight the Iron Cross Army. Even though he rides in a car, it also isn’t completely weird, since he often needs to travel outside of urban areas and into open terrains, where wall crawling and swinging are difficult. He has a bit of a temper sometimes, but is focused on saving people from the villains, very fitting. It’s a world that’s different but the changes don’t really change the spirit of Spider-Man.
Ultimately, I think that’s the biggest part to why it works. While many countries, continents, and cultures are different in stories, Spider-Man can easily captivate nearly anyone with his main messages. He can be lighthearted, dark and intense, funny and serious, so many possibilities. He goes through a lot, winning and losing almost equally at times. He has to balance his busy life and struggle with everything and be in a nightmare of challenges facing him at every turn. Super powers can’t just solve these things easily. He still faces these things and powers on, regardless of such. Because he has a responsibility to the people, those who have passed, and himself.
I’m only a few episodes in, but I was shocked at how closely Takuya follows these principles. That burglar who frames him? He helps save him and influences him for the better, even though Spider-Man never gets cleared of theft accusations. His bike trashed by the Iron Cross? He begs his sister to lend him money for a new one, hiding the reason as an accident instead. A boy in need of blood? Takuya gives it to him as Spider-Man, brushing his doubt in how his special blood could affect the boy. A close friend hiding from the Iron Cross? He helps both as Takuya and Spidey, and is saddened when he fails to protect his friend, but that still empowers his resolve to fight on. That’s another faithful part: he can’t save everyone even if he wants to. Some die and Takuya can’t do anything. Often abrupt and unexpected, it strangely reflects life. That hint of reality in the absurd super hero story is something which Peter did and did so successfully a decade before, which made Spider-Man what he is today.
Even if there is no Peter, no Daily Bugle, no Aunt May or friends who has to ditch for the mask, no Sinister Six, and no struggle against very realistic obstacles, that doesn’t mean it’s not Spider-Man at the show’s core. This show uses the campy but dramatic tone of old tokusatsu henshin heroes to point at the DNA of the web swinger, adding another facet to a gem that you can see through. It may seem different, but still has the energy of that unlucky New Yorker’s battle against life itself. I became interested in this show because I heard it was a surprisingly good show of the Showa Era of tokusatsu, and I think it really is for someone who hasn’t finished it. We often judge Spidey’s accuracy based on events and specific parts of the original comics, but faithfulness is equally as valuable, and I think this show is faithful.
@@amazingstudios7889 I feel like that's what Stan Lee meant when he said they didn't capture the heart of Spider-Man and why might have preferred this over the other 70s Spider-Man show.
Also I would just really love a anime or live action remake of toei Spider-Man tbh maybe take inspiration form how Hidekai annos Shin kamen rider or the 2022 kamen rider black sun reinvented the story.
Very well written, and yeah, Toei Spider-Man really capture the spirit of Spidey while still become its own thing.
Hoping when Supaidaman eventually featured in Beyond the Spider-verse, they don't just focus on the zany stuff he's known for, but also the humanity he possess, what makes him Spider-Man.
Even after all these years, Xavier's personality and humor always pulls me in. You make my day all the better, Mr. Mendoza
Thank you!
Finally, Xavier uploads after all these years! Years = 20 seconds on my end
I was 6 years old the last time he uploaded I'm 24 now
I was 27 last time he uploaded. (I'm 23 now.)
Maybe we should click that stupid bell icon and subscribe
@@Crash_2099I did
Maybe there are other ways to support the channel. We can always go hit up that Patron for early and exclusive stuff becuase it’s just a dollar! Not kidding! it’s only $1!
Idn’t that cool?
My like is for itsjustsomerandomguy's impression of Stan Lee lol
The first live action Spiderman was skits on “ The Electric Company “ .
8:01 My ears perked up as soon as I heard ItsJustSomeRandomGuy's voice again, especially since it's been 3 years since his last video. It's great that you're good friends with him, I'm subscribed to the right people.
Always great see a spider man video from the Not Spider-Man channel.
You could say hes da goat
I only subscribed to this channel for spiderman AHAHA
Watching Japanese Spiderman was an absolute blast with my best bud wasted. Half the time he ends with one of 3 moves with recycled footage and I kinda respect the hustle.
I really wish Marvel and Toei would bring back Takuya and make him part of the wider Spider-mantheon
He was supposed to be in Spiderverse 2, maybe he’ll show up in Spiderverse 3
@@TheKing-uu7jn He needs to be voiced by his original actor in full japanese
@trashboat5388 and actually be faithful to the show and not just "lol guys, Japanese medie is weird and quirk, am I right?" or any other type of shit. I don't trust them ever since they fumbled Scarlet Spider THAT bad
He showed up a few months ago in the Spider-Boy comics and I think he's currently in the Spider-Society comic
17:05 Spectacular Spider-Man did this early on in its first DVD release as a home movie: "Attack of the Lizard." Apparently they were gonna stitch more episodes together w/ extra scenes but it didn't pan out...😔
Did you know that there is a 70s film call "Spider-Man vs Kraven the hunter". Only screenshot existed but the only copy was destroyed. Man, I would love for someone to recreate that classic story.
Yeah I hope that gets found one day sigh Spider-Man:the goblins last stand will have to do I guess.
@@jadenbryant9283 Yeah. Searching for a lost media can be difficult.
Is there a link to the screenshot/screenshots somewhere?
This isn't "why big wheel is the greatest villain to ever be made" video the hell Xavier I trusted you
I mean, how can you top Alex Lennen's masterpiece?
You know, when I saw the notification on my phone I thought;
“Wow! Xavier’s doing a video on the 70s comics?!”
…..I don’t know whether I’m disappointed or even more pleased
With Leopardon, the reason why it does the combo thing is because the costume was literally stolen and they couldn't afford to replace it, so they used stock footage instead.
Hence why Leopardon was invincible.
As a little kid, borrowing the Hammond show on vhs from our video store was my first exposure to a live action Spider-Man. I'll always be thankful for that. I'd love it if they did a comic continuation of this show the way DC has with its earlier live action material.
As an 80s kid I use to rent the Spider-man VHS tapes all the time. Loved it. It's a shame we never got that Hulk vs Spider-man tv movie.
Quentin Tarantino is a big fan of the Nicholas Hammond Spider-Man series and TV movies. He screened (the pilot?) at the theater he owns, and later cast Hammond in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood because he was such a big fan of his Spider-Man.
"I'm you, and you're me, and this is a gun."
I sometimes forget that Xavier finished his first Spider-Man costume almost 10 years ago
It doesn't help that my voice hasn't changed since I was 16.
@@GodzillaMendoza music to my ears
Yooo...ItsJustSomeRandomGuy???...now THAT'S a name I haven't heard in a long, long time...peak Stan Lee Impression rofl
00:55 you heard the man. Let's go!
I absolutely love the “angry squint” look of the Japanese Spider-Man’s mask. He looks aggressive but also a bit silly.
Fun fact toei's spiderman was the ultimate inspiration behind super Sentai adding giant robots to battle fever. Stan was surprisingly a Sentai fan and tried bringing Sentai to the west but was ultimately turned down at the time
also side note if you appreciate toeis spiderman I recommend other toku shows like kamen rider plus some of the series are free on youtube
@@adrianmanzo7916 Heck kamen rider kuuga at times feels like an adaptation of Spider-Man.
When you mentioned getting to 500k I was shocked because I thought for sure a channel with as consistent quality as this one would have more subscribers than that. Surely.
I grew up on these guys. Nicholas Hammond was my guy back when AOL was cool. we were not allowed to watch Tobey growing up but spectacular spiderman was allowed
Why? And did you see the Toei show?
Wow, Itsjustsomerandomguy really got Stan Lee's voice mannerisms down to a tee. Like, the voice itself doesn't sound 100% identical, but there's so many nuances in there that are so Stan Lee. Great job!
It’s nice to see someone cover the 70s series. It’s always been an underrated gem in my opinion, so thanks for that. I mean the Japanese and Electric Company versions get more recognition than it does. 😅
I watched the first episode of JP Spider-Man with my girlfriend, and we love tokusatsu and Spider-Man so it was a perfect fit lol
Haven’t seen more episodes but it definitely feels right up my alley, campy and goofy while simultaneously heartfelt and dark is my favorite part of toku
9:45 HE GETS IT
HE F🎸CKING GETS IT
29:30 This is why i love Toku it's not afraid to be fun and campy and the suits from the newer shows clears alot suits from modern superhero movies
The Emissary… FROM HELL!!!!
SUPAIDERMAN
I'm glad to finally see you cover these. You had a more unique perspective on these than thought.
It was great to hear some positives regarding both series.
I can't wait for you to cover Spidey and his amazing friends now, lol.
There are 2 live action Spider-Man adaptations that predate this. The very first was made in 1969 as a fan film by Donald Glut. The first official adaptation was in 1974 as a sketch in the electric company.
The first live action Spider-Man of the 70s was on The Electric Company, predating these productions. It's real!
I love your videos man, everytime you drop something it doesn't matter what the subject is, you're very informative & entertaining with your own spin on explaining things & it's just great, thanks for being around man
Thank you for the kind words. That really made my day and I don't hear that often so I really appreciate it. Hope you like long videos and 80s action movies because we're doing another Every Game video soon too!
i just had thoughts of the Hammond show this week and HERE YOU GO
I been working on this video for like 3 months man lmfao
Japanese Spider-Man feels like a random Japanese character that they didn't have a costume for, so they ran out to a Spirit-of-Halloween and grabbed a Spider-Man outfit.
Today I was on a Godzillamendoza marathon wishing for a new Spider-Man video. Guess what!
Always nice to hear ItsJustSomeRandomGuy. Awaiting his return.
Nicholas Hammond was kinda prescient with his view on Spider-Man considering it's the thesis of Into the Spiderverse
I remember being very young when my dad first told me about the character. The first introduction I had to seeing the character was from the show. For some reason, after that morning, I don't remember seeing it ever again as a child. I'm still confused as to why this show didn't get more attention whenever they always play reruns of the Adam West Batman.
Don't forget Electric Company Spidey!
Speaking of 70s live action Spider-Men that skew goofy/campy and for a younger audience, no mention of Spidey Super Stories segments from The Electric Company? :o
Congratulations Xavier, you're the first person in TH-cam to make a video about Toei's Spider-Man and not just say "wow this show is so random and goofy the emissary from hell SUPAIDAMAN!!!!"
I kind of new that's how it was talked about most often so I did try to avoid that angle in the script for my review. I just tried to look at it the same way I would any other Marvel adaptation thing
I very much appreciate Nicholas Hammond for being the first live action Spider-Man (unless we also count Spidey's appearance in The Electric Company). As for Japanese Spider-Man, holy moly does it live up to its reputation.
I was 6 when Spidey 77 premiered and I loved it then as I love it now. Nicholas Hammomd plays an adult Peter Parker who is a scientist. ‘Nuff said❤ Nicholas’ assessment of why Spidey is so popular is spot on!
...and then there was Electric Company Spiderman!
As much as I absolutely LOVE Nicholas Hammond as the character back in the '70's, he was NOT the 1st live action Spiderman.
That honor goes to Danny Seagren who portrayed Spidey back in the earlier '70's on the children's educational program "The Electric Company". This was as early as 1974.
Please look it up...
8:35 what a throwback. Itsjustsomerandomguy was one of the first youtubers i subscribed to back in highschool. Glad to hear his voice: really good Stan impression
This 70’s show was my first introduction to Spider-Man. Four year old me had no idea he was a comic book character.
I wanted a Spider-Man costume ever since. And then I got one four years ago.
[12:47] Actually you bringing that up about Peter having an underlying temper is pretty accurate in the comics in where there are multiple instances where Peter lashes out over the circumstances of being spider-man putting a tole on his life as a regular man especially in the 70s prime comics. And even when Peter got the symbiote, the symbiote itself didn’t make Peter aggressive that’s a huge misconception because of other spidey adaptations making that the case in actuality it was mostly Peter’s short-temper attitude outburst doing all of that stuff during that period of time within his life of the alien costume saga comic days.
He's read every spiderman issue, I think he's just saying that most often NOWADAYS everyone thinks he's a uwu sad boy.
@@rpmblack7892 oh okay then I didn’t know about that, thx for the extra info.
I always learn a lot about Spidey from your videos. Great work as always, Xavier. 🕸
Awesome video! I love to see both these shows getting some much-deserved love.
I watched the Japanese spider-man show few months ago, that interpol agent episode made me cry for real
8:02 Please convince ItsJustSomeRandomGuy to make more videos. This man still got it 🎉
Nicholas Hammond Spider-Man is MY Spider-Man (least for the live action; the 66 cartoon edges him out overall). I grew up on the series and really liked every episode; back then seeing him actually wall-crawl was mesmirizing and the occassion swinging was acted out and talked about for the rest of the week on the school playgrounds. But you're right we really wanted more supervillains. Hulk was fine and all how it was (and we were really stoked by the evil Hulk) but Spider-Man being an actual costumed superhero kind bumped up the bar for expectations. Especially a shame because TV FX actually were easily there for things like Electro. I mean, we'd seen Star Trek do it and more and Saturday morning sci-fi live shows had some impressive things (for the time) regularly. Not to mention, Kraven, Chameleon, and the Enforcers being entirely non-FX villains. The biggest thing that deflated us though was never getting that Hulk crossover; we were so sure it'd happen that we only argued over when not if. Thanks for the video. Tons of fun. Oh and yeah, whats up with notifications?
How can there be a discussion about the "Spider-Men of the '70s" without including the Spidey Super Stories? Also, can we please get Marvel Legends figures for both Nicholas Hammond and the Super Stories? There was a rumor of a Nicholas Hammond figure back during last year's anniversary, but nothing came of it.
FINALLY HAMMONDS IS GETTING SOME RECOGNITION
Time to make 300,000 accounts to make every payment for funding the Spider-Man movie retrospective 😇
When I find really weird about the Japanese Spider-Man and all of those Japanese shows like it is how rigidly they stick to the same formula. You know exactly beat for beat what's going to happen and when regardless of what the episode is even about.
Another banger from Godzilla Mendoza!!! Also Nicholas Hammond was the visual inspiration for the 90s animated Spider Man, supposedly. I'd love to see you tackle the history of the James Cameron 90s Spider Man movie
Thanks Cytonius! We gotta get back to that new collab as soon as I'm free. I love working with ya!
@@GodzillaMendoza but seriously though it would be awesome to see you talk about the history of the James Cameron Spider-Man film.
@@GodzillaMendoza Definitely!!!!
Loved this video! I never got a chance to check out either of these series (though I've always wanted to get to the Japanese series), so it was great to get a rundown of both!
Also, TOTALLY signing that petition- I introduced my sons to my (less-than-official-release) copy of the 1994 FF just the day before yesterday!
What about the electric company spider-man in 1974😢
Transformers One deserves a video.
i use to watch the nicolas hammond show at my nans house as she had this show on vhs
I think back then, they saw comics and superheroes as kids stuff. And it didn’t get the respect that comics books and superheroes get nowadays.
I just realised why I always smile at the Stan Lee impressions people do, especially THIS one: Over here in Germany there used to be a series of audiobooks and I think a TV series (?) for children about a talking elephant called Benjamin Blümchen. I SWEAR it sounds exactly like the voice people put on for Stan Lee.
Wow! Itsjustsomerandomguy....I remember watching him tons back in the day! I think his channel was where I first learned about spider-man selling his marriage to mephisto. I'm a marvel and I'm a DC will always be a classic series to me! Happy to see him here
Hammond was wonderful. Saw all those movies on the big screen. Pure joy.
I'm not joking when I say Nicholas Hammond is by far my all time favourite Peter Parker and Spiderman.
Finally the Spiderman guy uploaded a video. It must have been ages since he uploaded.
Now remember everyone Godzilla Mendoza is not just the spider-man guy. Hes a variety of topics. Hes da goat
100%
@@TheGloopOfMobiusthanks
Wow... Itsjustsomerandomguy. That took me back.
Transformers actually began in Japan, which makes the likelihood that Japanese Spider-Man inspired Transformers even higher.
Toei Spider-Man felt like the holy grail , after I saw it in the "old" Marvel website's adaptations page. It only had some screenshots and maybe 1 gif. Its action was promising, based on prior Japanese stuff I'd seen and the images.
Even if the show was old and unlocalized, I tried recalling if I ever saw it in any video rental and kept searched until I found it online. It was initially odd, since I was expecting classic spidey stuff. But, as a Power Rangers fan it felt like something made for me .
Also it was directly responsible for Sentai not just influences. The companies started production for the next project and when Marvel pulled they repurposed the idea for an original franchise.
It was not "directly responsible for sentai" when it came out 5 years after the first sentai
Nicholas Hammond was the perfect '70s/Bronze-Age of Comics, Spider-Man. He was great as Peter. Smart but not nerdy, shy but not a pathetic loser. That's the way Peter Parker was in the 1970's. Also the infamous cocky, sarcastic, sense of humor of Peter Parker/Spider-Man is there if you listen for it. Parker's struggle with money and trying to do the right thing despite who he might hurt is in the late '70s tv show.
We finally got Xavier to a review a tokusatsu show... so maybe other toku superheroes in the future maybe?
I wouldn't bet on it lmao
@@GodzillaMendozahave u never been interested in super sentai, kamen Rider, Ultraman, and such?
I grew up in the 80s and Nicholas Hammond was my first live-action Spider-Man, so I will always love this show. This was a really good video. BTW don't get down on things because some people think of you as being just a Spider-Man channel. Getting an audience is an accomplishment in and of itself, and a lot of people (like me) watch your other great content because they found your Spidey videos first.
How many subscribers for Xavier to review every Kamen Rider show?
Japanese Spiderman is such an amazing show. The emotional value of a majority of the episodes is great. Legit made me cry a few times
Can’t wait for the movie retrospective. If it ever happens
I wish Nicolas was included in Spider-Man 3, perhaps as Mayday/Spider-Girl's father.
Loved the video! I'm a huge fan of the medium the latter series is a part of, Tokusatsu, so a Henshin Hero take on Spider-Man felt just as welcome as you mentioned. There were also plans to make a Captain America sentai series (which would end up becoming Battle Fever J so marvel apparently owns parts of the rights of that team) and supposedly a Moon Knight series too (if I recall, cancelled for likely being deemed too similar to Japan's similar looking heroes Moonlight Mask/Gekko Kamen and others). A modern take of this Spider-Man would be really neat considering how modern Kamen Rider goes (visually inferior to modern Ultraman in terms of effects though), but it would fit very well within the style due to the high usage of forms for marketability. I'd always imagine a modern take of Toei Spider-Man to make heavy use of his alternate costumes because of this (Spider-Armor as a power form, maybe Iron Spider as a speed form, Venom suit as a berserker form, etc.).
Thanks for this amazing insight. Was interesting to find out that both Spideys technically had the same suit design.
I signed the petition for the release of Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four.
Thank you!
@@GodzillaMendoza you’re welcome
I would’ve loved to see what Gwen & MJ would’ve looked like in this. It’s weird how they never included MJ & or Gwen in the shows before the 90’s. I wonder why that is, but they came up with some really unique stand-ins, especially Medusa in the 80’s show.