JAPANESE SUPERHEROES! Show in San Francisco: July 9, 2010!

For any of you who live in or near San Francisco, I would say this is an event that is worth going to. The following comes from a collection of sources...



Friday, July 9th at 7:00pm
at VIZ Cinema
Hosted by Patrick Macias, August Ragone, and Tomohiro Machiyama
Friday, July 9th at 7:00pm-9:00pm
VIZ Cinema
1746 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415)525-8630

Presented by OTAKU USA

TokyoScope Vol.5: “Japanese Superheroes”!

Ultraman! Kamen Rider! The Power Rangers! These and many other
colorful crusaders of justice are now recognized the world over as
essential icons of Japanese pop culture. But where did they come from?
Who created them? And what is it really like battling rubber monsters
and the forces of evil on a regular basis?

Join hosts Patrick Macias (editor, Otaku USA magazine), August Ragone
(author, Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters), and Tomohiro Machiyama
(founding editor, Movie Treasures magazine) as they explore the
fascinating history and origins of Japanese superheroes using rare
film clips and images from numerous tokusatsu, sentai, and henshin
hero productions including Ultra Seven, Kikaida, Space Sheriff Gavan,
and many others.

We can all identify with the existence of those otherworldly masked wonders in one way or another, but who is that familiar man with the windblown hair dressed up as Kikaida's Jiro below!? Why, it's none other than our fearless Editor-in-Chief, Patrick Macias, pictured once again leaping to save the day with an informative Tokyoscope talk.

Previous editions of the Tokyoscope series ranged from Pink films to Yakuza cinema, and this next one is a real treat for fans of rubber-suited heroics. Tokyoscope Vol. 5: "Japanese Superheroes" features Macias, along with the legendary Tomohiro Machiyama and titan of all things tokusatsu, August Ragone.

Together they'll explain the history behind wonders such as Kamen Rider and Ultraman, how they all came to be and what makes them so doggone awesome. While this was announced a few days ago, it's of especially extreme significance now thanks to the new flyer whipped up by the always incredible Kazumi Nonaka (AKA Batty Cheese).

http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/LatestNews/News1/Join_Patrick_Macias_for_an_Evening_of_Japanese_Her_3220.aspx
http://forums.henshinjustice.com/showthread.php?t=55152