(Subbed) Human Amputation Machine

Who doesn't like Doraemon, right?

The earless cat has time traveled from the future to help a boy named Nobita with his less than steller life. During its running, Doraemon has introduced numerous gadgets to help Nobita cope through his hardships.

(Subbed) Tetsujin Tiger Seven

Not all the Superhero shows were successful back in 70's. To be fair though, there were more than two dozen superhero shows produced between 1972 and 1973. Here's a show that only ran for a season called the "Tetsujin Tiger Seven"- 鉄人タイガーセブン. The production team must have felt pretty confident following the final season of a pretty successful show called "Kaiketsu Lion Maru- 快傑ライオン丸. There were three major differences between the two shows;

1. Main character's head is changed from lion to tiger.
2. Ride of choice is changed from a horse to the motorcycle.
3. Period piece to a modern age.

Though the show was not embraced among kids, its legacy lives on as one of the more daring shows today. Here are some of the examples of innovative and carefree writing;

1. As the main character morphs into Tiger Seven, he abandons his motorcycle, which goes on to run over a small child.
2. A villain from "lost continent" befriends a little girl and dies together as they hold hands.
3. Tiger Seven puts on his "special glove," but finishes the villain with his kick.

The show deserves a come-back.

Enjoy the short clip.

(Subbed) Japanese Prank Show

The premise of "Devilman" is simple - defeat demons by becoming one. The 70's popular animation was adaptated from the "Devilman" comic book series which chronicled a simple school boy who becomes a part-time "Devil" and fights against demon clans about to take over the earth.

(Subbed) Downtown's Habit

Japanese has a specific term for when we shake our leg or shake our knee as we're sitting down. And it's called 貧乏揺すり- Binbou Yusuri, which roughly translates to "Poor man's shake."
Why the "poor"? There are several theories:

(Subbed) Catch a fly like Musashi Miyamoto.

Before Mr. Miyagi or Jackie Chan boasted their ability to catch a fly with a pair of chopsticks, there was Musashi Miyamoto, perhaps the most celebrated Japanese swordsman from 17th century, whose tale about him catching a fly in the air with his chopsticks, has been passed onto for many decades.

You can read more about Musashi Miyamoto here.

(Subbed) More Suberanai Hanashi すべらない話

I know it's been a while but here are more Suberanai Hanashi pieces that I personally liked.
Enjoy,

(Subbed) 爆発卵 Bakuhatsu Tamago - An Egg Bomb

Here's another classic episode from a long-lasting Japanese television show called "Tantei Knight Scoop" (Detective Knight Scoop)

Disclaimer - Please, please, please, do NOT try this at home.
Enjoy,

(Subbed) Create the Yonkoma Manga with Celebrities

This show features four celebrities who compete in making their drawing, chosen by the host Hamada, to be the part of 4-cells manga piece.
Do you recognize the girl in this show? Her name is Shoko Nakagawa who appeared as a host in the "Urban Legend - My Neighbor Totoro" which I worked on a while back here.

(Subbed) Yurusenai Hanashi 02 - Inexcusable Stories

Back by popular demand, here are anther set of stories.
Enjoy,


(Subbed) Yurusenai Hanashi 02 by ShibataBread

(Subbed) Yurusenai Hanashi - Inexcusable Stories

ゆるせない話 - Yurusenai Hanashi.
Trivial but inexcusable stories are told by comedians in this show hosted by none other than Matsumoto of Downtown.
Host and guests are to submit the topics of their "stories" beforehand which are to be displayed in the background during the show(It looks as though there are hundreds of them).
Enjoy,



(Subbed) Yurusenai Hanashi by ShibataBread