Megalo- ON!

there's already a lot of Megaloman on this blog, go search for it, it's easy! this is a clip from the Italian version, which I haven't seen in years. trust me, it was NOT this clear when I first viewed it, though I loved seeing it back then in ANY form.

Ultraman 80 vs monsters

a nice compilation of clips. the monsters in Ultraman 80 were a definite upgrade in quality and looks from the latter 70s shows, and 80 himself was a great fighter, very athletic. it looks like actual martial arts were involved.

Megalo-ON!

you know, what works for Oriental Cinema in 1999 doesn't quite work now.  so my whole introduction to the Megaloman episode guide is going to be reworked.  the episodes themselves shouldn't have too much changing to do, but the first part...

Megloman redux

 I am going to start re-writing my original Meglaman article that I talked about here.  I re-read it out of Oriental Cinema #16 (ostensibly the Jet Li issue, but everyone really wanted a Megaloman article, I just know it).  this was actually the 30th issue of Oriental Cinema, one of the biggest influences on my writing career.

not quite Megaloman

remember this here post? this is what it inspired me to do.  not exactly the same, but I love this color scheme.  closer to Zone Fighter than an Ultra, but I can kind of claim this one as my own now.  I did have a hero I invented called "Megaman" back in the 70s, but  he was all purple.  I think I have a drawing somewhere in my collection.

more Megaloman, right?

yeah, this will do nicely!  I'll have some more pictures tomorrow.

Megaloman real opening

yes, I love this show, for all the same reasons enumerated before.  check on the labels!  this is the rockin' cool opening theme song.

Megaloman a la Italia

this was the first way I ever saw the entire series of Megaloman.  as I wrote about it here, it's one of my favorite Japanese super hero shows.  this Italian song opening is very, but a bit cool.  not a patch on the original but what's gonna top that.

oddly enough, I couldn't find the Japanese intro on youtube.

glad the Italian one has been preserved here now.

Yuke! Megaloman!

the fiery superman, Megaloman is possibly my favorite giant Japanese superhero series.  produced by Toho for tv in 1979, it ran 31 episodes.

I first saw the series mentioned in issue #11 of the Japanese Fantasy Film Journal (pronounced  Jay Eff Eff Jay) back in about 1980.  just a blurb by one Mr. August Ragone, saying this was the first Japanese hero to use kung fu.