Friends born in the late 1980s and early 1990s still have a somewhat self-righteous sense of childhood superiority compared to children born after 000. Because at that time, mainland television stations could also broadcast imported cartoons.
In that era when there was no network information, if you want to know when the TV station will put what animation, in addition to subscribing to the Chinese TV newspaper that "life really needs", most of them only stick to the TV station. As a child, I do not have the dominance of television, and TV stations often play these animations, and many long-form animations are always unable to be implemented, which eventually leads to my marriage to some animations.
As the years passed, many animations that were not influential enough at that time were no longer mentioned. There are many memorable images that keep popping up in my mind after saying goodbye to my childhood, but I can't remember which anime it came from. This entanglement even made me wonder if I was hallucinating in a dream.
The United States premiered in 1986, and the domestic should be 1993
The Righteous Warrior
The three men represent the three forces of sea, land and air, and when faced with a crisis, they receive transformation equipment from the artificial satellites of the universe and transform into mech warriors. Unlike the robots in Transformers, the mechs in Justice Warrior use a near-future exoskeleton setting, making the mech more maneuverable and funky.
The cartoon was supposed to be broadcast on CCTV six times, replayed several times between 1993 and 1999, until the NATO bombing of the embassy in 1999, after which it was no longer broadcast. I almost forgot the plot of this work. The only thing that impresses me is the color scheme and equipment of the three protagonists, and a later episode that pays tribute to Alien and Strange Shape. The bloody appearance of the villainoid tank is still fresh in my memory to this day.
For a long time I thought that this animation was my delusion, the product of my daydreaming because of the influence of other works, such as the fusion robot like "Six Gods".
Three forms of sea, land and air
The original name of The Righteous Warrior was "The Centurions," meaning Centurion. The word centurion is obviously too jerky for Chinese children, so the introducer translates it as Justice Warrior. To my surprise, the producer of this animation was not the United States, but the famous Japanese animation company Sunrise.
The names of the three protagonists are Max Rey, Jake Rockwell, and Ace McCloud. Some fans on YouTube commented that these are probably the three most macho names in the history of animation...
Max Rey, who represents the ocean, has a device that rivals a cruiser. He can not only carry out deep diving missions, but also equip tidal bombs, torpedoes and other weapons. With a stable personality, he can be said to be the captain of the trio and has the courage to control the green. However, because of the color and his beard, many people dislike him the most.
Max Rey
Jake Rockwell, who represents the land, is actually one of the "earth", not only colored earth yellow, but also always carries an American native dog. Jake's personality is kind and kind, and the equipment is also very good. He has a set of peripherals called "Wild Weasel" that allows him to transform into a motorcycle!
Very windy motorcycle form
The Ace McCloud, which represents the sky, is the most windy from the name to the equipment to the color matching. Equipped with a cruise interception system, Ace can fly whenever he wants, and compared to Jake and Fishman Max, who hoe the earth, Ace is so uninhibited and dashing from the inside out. Ace's character is cynical and a prodigal love field master, and he liked him the most when he was a child.
Whether in comics or anime, Ace is a playboy
"Justice Warrior" is a short-lived work, which ended even in the United States after only one season. In China, the work didn't even air the grand finale. But that doesn't mean Justice Fighter is a forgotten work. On YouTube, the theme song of "Justice Warrior" has more than a million views, and during the 90s broadcast, there were adaptations of manga, video games and other genres.
American netizens have launched a joint letter to Hollywood, hoping to shoot a live-action version of this animation, and stop shooting "Transformers" endlessly!
The game of the same name developed for Commondo 64
On the B station, you can find a subtitle-free soundtrack collection and a Chinese dubbing of six episodes, which is said to have been recorded by a fan with a videotape that year. There used to be many great Chinese and foreign animations in the mainland, but because no one on the TV station sorted out the data, all of them became the tears of the times, and they could no longer be seen, which had to be said to be a pity.
Blue-skinned Superman
Earth Superman
This animation is also a lingering fragment in many people's memories. For a long time I couldn't recall the name of the anime. But unlike Justice Warrior, this time I knew it wasn't my imagination. Because I've played Earth Superman on a red and white machine.
Compared to "Justice Warrior", "Earth Superman" is much better, it is the second longest-running animated film in the United States in the 90s. But compared to Justice Warrior, my impression of this anime is almost only the blue-skinned Superman.
But FC games bring me more memories.
The FC game Earth Superman is a very boring game. It is divided into two parts, horizontal board shooting and platform jumping, and the game style is somewhat similar to the famous "Super Confused Star Wars", but it is not half as fun.
The screen is somewhat similar to the NES version of Superman
"Earth Superman" is the object of ridicule and meme on the American Internet today. The reason for this is that the story of "Earth Superman" is too low, and there is a considerable length of public welfare science and education content, that is, edutainment and education to tell the young audience to "be environmentally friendly" and "to be kind".
Therefore, even if the influence is not small, "Earth Superman" has not been able to get the treatment of live-action cinematization. Its cinematography has been put on the agenda many times, and in the end, without exception, all of them have died. American sand sculpture netizens also deliberately made a fan-made funny version of the live-action movie, and starred by "War Machine" Don Chandler.
It seems to be a highly rated team
Birdman Squad
Birdman Squad is the fifteenth game in the Japanese Longevity Special Crew series and the last game before the birth of the American adaptation of the Squad Series Dinosaur Squad. Its sequel, Beast Squad, was transformed into Dinosaur Squad by the United States.
For the first time, Team Birdman featured the blue-clad team as female
"Birdman Team" has not been publicly screened in Chinese mainland, only Hong Kong Radio has broadcast it, friends in Guangdong may have seen it, please ask familiar friends to supplement the discussion. I don't really know much about this feature show, and my liking for it comes entirely from the game of the same name on FC, Birdman Squad.
FC Birdman Squad is a platform-jumping and reel-pass game with stiff character movements, low difficulty, stupid enemy AI, and brainless boss combat mechanics. But why do I like it? The reason is music. The music of Birdman Squad is fantastic, and it is one of the very few FC games that listens well in all levels of BGM.
Birdman Squad is a very mediocre game in terms of gameplay
The domestic game music Remix group GMRemix once made a remix album for this game, and after adding a rock flavor, it is even more suitable, as if the game music is originally rock music, and the FC version is the adapted 8bit version.
The theme song "Birdman Squad", sung by the machine war singer and representative of the Steel Soul, Hiroshi Onzan, is also a burning song that is not lost to any radish animation.
The 2008 ban finally shattered the space for all imported animation
In 1999, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television promulgated the Notice on Strengthening the Administration of the Introduction and Broadcast of Animation Films, and since then, in the decade from 1999 to 2008, it has repeatedly promulgated relevant regulations to reduce the space for imported animation films. The end result was that after 2000, foreign animation in the Chinese mainland children's animation market nearly disappeared, a phenomenon that did not gradually alleviate until the popularity of smartphones in recent years.
For latecomers, trade protectionism is an understandable means. In fact, over the years, domestic animation has indeed made great progress, and excellent works such as "Under One Man" and "Dart Man" have also been born. However, the gap of ten years is indeed too long, and many shoddy animations have taken advantage of this decade.
In today's new era of choices and choices, some people still occasionally miss the nineties when they can see mechs, see violence, and see the world on TV without having to make a choice.
After 1999, it is still missed.