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Pinoy Tokusatsu: Carpioman

Calling all fans of the Super Sentai and Tokusatsu series of the 70s, 80s, and 90s, we have a Filipino-made Tokusatsu series called Carpioman which now gains popularity around social media. The show's 1st Episode was uploaded a week ago, giving an homage to the Japanese shows we grew up to with a mix of our own heritage. You can watch the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvXhObvsWZ8 What's a Tokusatsu? It translates to special filming, a Japanese term for live-action film or television drama that uses heavy special effects. From lasers, explosions, and transformation sequences. It often deals with various genres and it can be shown on both film & television. The most popular was called ***Kaiju*** which means monster films such as the ***Godzilla*** *franchise*. Superhero series like the ***Kamen Rider*** *franchise*, the ***Metal Hero*** *series* like **Gavan**, **Sharivan**, **Shaider**, **Juspion**, **Spielvan**, **Jiban**, **Janperson**, but there are a lot to mention. ***Ultraman*** and the ***Super Sentai*** (***Power Rangers*** from the U.S.) *series* are also part of Tokusatsu. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamen_Rider_Series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Hero_Series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Sentai Premise of Carpioman http://www.ggnetwork.tv/articles/carpioman-takes-tokusatsu-to-the-barrio-an-interview-with-producer-chris-cantada The setting is from a distant province somewhere in the Philippines, where an ancient titan defends our nation against the forces of evil. It follows the story of ***Nardo*** (portrayed by ***Jerald Napoles***), a single father who was chosen to be ***Carpioman***, the ***Giant Archipelago Defender***.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvXhObvsWZ8&t=253s He must defend his town against fearsome enemies, and also other errands like taking her daughter to school on time, help out a local store as he and his daughter lived a simple life on a nipa hut along with their mini-farm. Based on our mythology story ***Bernardo Carpio***. Created by former drummer of Spongecola and YouTuber ***Chris Cantada*** (***Chris Cantada Force***), and Directed by ***Miko Livelo*** (***Blue Bustamante***) & ***Mihk Vergara*** (***Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo***). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Carpio https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisCantadaForce Will there be another episode? https://www.ungeek.ph/2021/03/check-this-out-pilot-episode-of-carpioman-a-filipino-tokusatsu-show/ No confirmation yet if more episodes will be uploaded on Chris' channel. The moment I watched it, it brings me back to the good old days aside from anime where the Super Sentai series, the Metal Heroes, even Ultraman dominated our local channels back then. I am looking forward to watch another episode of Carpioman.