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A Merry Belated Christmas - Video

I hope everyone's had a good Christmas or whatever you celebrate! I got a present from home apparently, along with my Pokemon who got a bunch of treats.

[She held up a boxed collection of Blurays with a grin.] I got my Sunman collection Box Set back! Anyone want to binge on Tokusatsu is welcome to come over to my apartment in Goldenrod and watch with me.

I even have the crossover, Sunman vs Donshine, the crossover between Toei and Tsuburaya that happened a while ago. I'll explain the plot if you need it, but c'mon, come and have some fun!

Oh, and just so everyone knows, I got my third Badge! I decided to challenge the gyms in order, and I defeated Whitney on the 26th.

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Congratulations on getting your third badge, Yayoi.

I have to ask, what is Sunman exactly? It sounds entertaining if nothing else but I can't say I'm familiar with it.

Thanks! My Pokemon and I worked really hard for it too.

Ah, Sunman, or rather Super Electric Shine Sunman is a live action special effects show, based around the adventures of Shinjiro, a man who was augmented with the power of the Sun to become a hero of justice. He earned his power from a magic stone that fell to earth, and he crafted it into a buckle around his waist.

Both he and Donshine are superheroes, who are just passing through, doing right by everyone. It's really entertaining.

What's your next gym? I haven't looked into the Johto gyms much so I'm not sure the order of them.

That does sound like something that would be hilarious to watch. And it's all live action? I have to imagine that makes it a little ridiculous to watch, too.

Morty of Ecruteak City. Fortunately I went and unlocked all of the teleporters during the period of time when I had my powers back, and I made good time. So I can go and challenge him any time I feel like it.

It's all live action, which means guys in rubber suits portraying monsters and stuff too. It's really super entertaining and one of my favorites.

That definitely makes things a lot easier and isn't a bad idea. I may have to look into doing that when I finally get around to Johto.

I may have to take you up on the offer of coming to watch it sometime. I feel like this may be something you have to see to believe.

I was lucky I still had my stuff on me, even though it's inactive most of the year.

Please do, I love watching this stuff with people. It makes it a lot more entertaining.

I've got a few things going on but maybe I can make my way to Johto in the next few weeks.

That'd be great! I'll look forward to it, definitely.

Congratulations on getting your new badge! Oh, and your gifts from home too. I guess I really wasn't the only one.

[She thought it a bit odd when all her friends woke up with something... including her.]

But, um, what is a Tokusatsu?

Yeah, I was surprised, considering I'm only in and out of my apartment at various points in time. I'm usually travelling.

Tokusatsu isn't a thing, it's a genre of entertainment. It's Japanese for Special Effects Show.

"Special Effects Show"?

["Japanese"?]

Yeah. It's basically a superhero show done with live actors, people in costumes and suits and usually transforming heroes. But the term tokusatsu also covers things like giant monster movies, aliens, and all sorts of shows like Doctor Whoever and what not all the way to the series Powerful Rangers over in the States which is about a group of teenagers who are superheroes.

The series I have is made in my home country, and is where the genre basically started.

[....She listens like she totally understands half the things Yayoi is talking about. "States", "Doctor Whoever", "Power Rangers"... It's all new, but if she keeps asking questions they could be here all day.]

Wow, that sounds... amazing! It must be a pretty exciting show then.

It's a lot of fun. You should come over and watch some of it. I'm sure it would be a good experience.

[To be fair, Yayoi was throwing around a lot of terms.]

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