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Golden Bat, Japan's First Super Hero
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Күн бұрынBefore Superman, Before Batman, before One Punch Man, before My Hero Academia, before manga, comic books, before anime as we know it, there was a laughing skeleton that stood for justice, and he may be the most historic superhero of all time. In this video Kenny Lauderdale (me), breaks down the entire anime history of Golden Bat, from the Series to the movies, to his multiple pieces of lost media. I might have gone a bit overboard with this one, but Golden bat influences anime so much it's kind of crazy. Known as Fantomas, Fantaman, fantasmagorico, ogon bat, ougon bat, & a bunch of other names; this superhero series might have the record for Anime Firsts. First manga? Kinda. First SUBTITLED manga? Yeah probably. Even Steven Universe's Lapis Lzuli takes inspiration from this series (or maybe it's a coincidence, argue about it). He pioneered manga with kamishibai, & anime might not even exist without him, not in the same form anyway. He might even be the first tokusatsu character, & the first rider if the rumors of his 50s film are true. He was also the who was the first superhero to fly, so that's pretty important. Japan's first super hero is here, & he's a laughing skeleton wearing a cape.
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0:00 A Hero Older Than Super Man
0:34 What is Golden Bat?
1:04 Golden Bat is INVINCIBLE
2:41 Every Hero Needs a Villain
3:50 Steven Universe & Lapis Lazuli
4:49 The Lost English Version From Australia
5:17 The Failed Remake That Never Happened
6:09 Live Action Movie From 1966
7:48 The Even Older Lost 1950s Film
9:26 First Sighting of Golden Bat
11:28 The Lost 1970s Film
12:28 Garo Started as a Golden Bat Reboot
13:15 Korean Golden Bat Films
13:52 Bootleg Golden Batman
14:38 Very Obscure Trivia
16:35 See You in 100 Years
#superhero #tokusatsu #anime
@JBOboe720 4 жыл бұрын
Hey everyone! I helped Kenny out a bunch with the research and script editing for this video! If you want a full list of the media mentioned, here it is: 黄金バット 摩天楼の怪人 / Golden Bat: Phantom of the Skyscraper (1950 film) 黄金バット / Golden Bat (1966 film) 黄金バット / Golden Bat (1967 anime) 紙芝居昭和史 黄金バットがやって来る / Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat Is Here (1972 film) 검은별과 황금박쥐 / Black Star and Golden Bat (1978 animated film) 스타짱가2 슈퍼 베타맨 마징가V / Star Changa 2: Super Betaman Mazinger V (1990 film) 영구와 황금박쥐 / Young-Gu and the Golden Bat (1991 film) 黄金バット MILLENNIUM VERSION / The Golden Bat: Millennium Version (2003? anime short) 牙狼 - GARO - (2005 TV series) There's a few things we cut for relevance and time, like "Dark Bat", Bat's rival in the '67 anime; or the monster Belobog in Shin Megami Tensei "if" having a cape and cane in direct homage. We found a lot of the history stuff on a Japanese Golden Bat fansite, "The Sarcophagus of Atlantis" (ogonbatter.web.fc2.com). Turns out there's a TON of pre-war Golden Bat kamishibai by different artists, all stemming from the original, created by Ichiro Suzuki (not that one), and drawn by Takeo Nagamatsu. However, thanks to the war and less-than-ideal storage, not many original kamishibai survived the bombings. The ones you see nowadays are largely either brand new or reproductions of old ones. Give that site a look if you're interested. Kenny was really great to work with, and I hope to work with him again on future videos!
@KasumiKenshirou 4 жыл бұрын
Is that pre-WWII stuff in the public domain?
@JBOboe720 4 жыл бұрын
@@KasumiKenshirou The character, name, and pre-war kamishibai are public domain. The '66 movie is owned by Toei, and the '67 anime is owned by Asatsu DK, which absorbed the show's production company in the 90's.
@Gappasaurus 4 жыл бұрын
If the 1990 film is "Star Changa 2", was there also a "Star Changa 1" of any sort, even if non-Golden Bat related?
@JBOboe720 4 жыл бұрын
@@Gappasaurus The first movie is called "Robot Star Changa", which like its sequel, ripped off the Iron Gear robot from Blue Gale Xabungle. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fcVjZNCdlb6XoGQ.html
@Gappasaurus 4 жыл бұрын
@Joel Adler 😳 Ok, i WILL be watching that movie! I have now learned TWO wondrous things today, cuz if my fascination with Golden Bat wasn’t enough, i’m also a big fan of Xabungle 😁 Stuff like this is why i love Korean bootleg films, ever since i saw Phoenix King (aka Defenders of Space) starring Diaclone Inferno years ago 😅 Thx for the additional info, and kudos to both you and Kenny for the outstanding work on the video! 👍🏼
@epickduk 4 жыл бұрын
The idea of a golden skeleton that laughs like a crazy person, beats people up with a stick, is hurt by absolutely nothing, and is basically omnipotent is so stupid that I'm immediately in love
@KuperSpyronicStudios 4 жыл бұрын
I knew about it already. My Dad told me of it.
@MattAndImprov 4 жыл бұрын
Is this the zenith of Johnny Depp? Is this what all that Johnny Depp has been leading up to?
@provalone 4 жыл бұрын
On this episode of 'Pimp My Isekai', we take Ainz Al Gown and give him the star treatment! ...we heard you like to laugh at your foes incompentence, so we upgraded your bones from boring ivory, to pimping gold plate... ...with the reduced weight from taking off those gaudy globes, we have made you able to sword fight any time, any place, and by pawning those suckers, we were able to get you a sweet deal on a brand new flying saucer!
@surajsamuel1995 4 жыл бұрын
There is a manga called wahman ,which similar
@ex0duzz 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like skeleton from berserk.
@adevilscupoftea 4 жыл бұрын
A heroic golden skeleton who laughs like a villain? That's really amusing
@psypokeslowduck2880 4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of skeletor
@Zeon081 4 жыл бұрын
and amusingly real!
@neilru5172 4 жыл бұрын
Definition of chaotic good
@IgorGiganskiANtiatom 4 жыл бұрын
@@neilru5172 Chaotic Good Lich Wizard Monk ?
@Delphink 4 жыл бұрын
Wonder if that's where the got the laugh from for the movie Danger: Diabolik, which was probably the reason why the one Golden Bat film was released as Diabolic in Italy.
@chochootrain Жыл бұрын
Lol Korean here. My dad was born in the early 60s. When he was a college student, his nickname was Golden Bat (황금박쥐) because he had this tendency to appear and disappear randomly, in seemingly impossible timeframes. Didn't know that the OG Golden Bat was basically an invincible skeleton.
@theenderdestruction2362 Жыл бұрын
Did he also laugh like a villain whilst doing so
@user-qq1xj5zk9n 11 ай бұрын
Does your dad also steals peoples kneecaps?.
@gabrielsyme4550 4 ай бұрын
Hahaha funniest nickname ever
@johnnase2873 2 ай бұрын
황금박쥐: 홍길동의 동의어
@new_username4733 Жыл бұрын
I like how they didn't make him invincible because of some mysterious backstory that happened to him, he's just invincible because it's funny.
@user-xf8xk6hw9m 8 ай бұрын
sort of like one punch man but somehow even less serious.
@zeff7472 2 жыл бұрын
Golden Bat vanishing after creating the genre is weirdly fitting given his backstory.
@Leoxxxxx5 Жыл бұрын
Bahahahaha true. Best comment IMO.
@scienceme9794 Жыл бұрын
Shows up Invents an entire genre Laughs like a madman Refuses to elaborate Leaves
@ginogatash4030 Жыл бұрын
The different iterations of the character in media, different names for different languages, the inability of the franchise to get a new mainstream outing despite its popularity while also being one of the more obscure characters and also managing to be referenced action serieses to this day, and the unfortunate amount of lost media, ironically adds to the feeling of legend and mystery of the character both in canon and real life.
@iamthetempest1054 Жыл бұрын
I AM THE TEMPEST
@DecisionsRQuestionable Жыл бұрын
@@scienceme9794 manz invented the stereotype for the chaddest person
@bananabanana484 2 жыл бұрын
I love the idea of a superhero who is just an esoteric force that no one understands or can control; he just shows up, destroys the villains without trying, and then leaves.
@hoangkienvu7572 Жыл бұрын
That's why Superman is everywhere.
@aben1466 Жыл бұрын
one punch man?
@1Gengar Жыл бұрын
I THOUGHT SAITAMA WAS COOL SCREW SAITAMA GOLDEN BAT BEST SUPERHERO
@iamthetempest1054 Жыл бұрын
I AM THE TEMPEST
@TheKingOfNachosTM Жыл бұрын
@@iamthetempest1054 I am the law
@adrianamurillo5810 Жыл бұрын
I've only met Golden Bat like 7 minutes ago but if someone doesn't bring this skeletal, evil laughtin, chaotic, pre-historic hero back, I'll have no choice than to do it myself
@Pills2 Жыл бұрын
Come on, do it!
@tavi265 Жыл бұрын
papayrus from undertale's laugh would suit him tbh
@tobeornott Жыл бұрын
he goes into public domain (in US copyright) in 2027. WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN
@Pills2 Жыл бұрын
@@tobeornott we can do it? NO! we will do it
@Oxygen1004 Жыл бұрын
@@tobeornott 4 years
@TheElevenFirst Жыл бұрын
I love the idea of a hero who just laughs at their enemies. Nothing else, they could be giving a speech and the hero just laughs the whole time. This needs to be done outside of golden bat
@commenteroftruth9790 Жыл бұрын
as theyre talking golden bat walks up laughing and just cracks their knees open with his scepter lol
@azula2722 Жыл бұрын
You mean All Might? Lol
@Joural0401 Жыл бұрын
Listen to some old Shadow serials, he has a tendency to just laugh as he kills the bad guys. Not always, but it's pretty common.
@WakoDoodle Жыл бұрын
skeletor : ahehehehe! golden bat : ahahaha! skeletor : oh? Wise guy eh?!
@KanishQQuotes Жыл бұрын
He laughs because he is extremely powerful. The laugh is at the futile attempts at those who think they can attack him.
@terpsidance. 4 жыл бұрын
In the span of ten minutes I've gone from never having heard of Golden Bat to caring deeply about his legacy and desperately needing him in my life.
@ohivonmenisunuoya 4 жыл бұрын
lol same
@AnimeSunglasses 4 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@thehermit8618 3 жыл бұрын
You're not alone
@Negamare1 3 жыл бұрын
Same.
@hawkticus_history_corner 3 жыл бұрын
I'm disappointed that Golden Bat Millenium didn't happen. That looked great
@shawnatlast 2 жыл бұрын
A skeleton, that doesn't talk, is invincible, beats up and destroys all the evil, with a crazy laugh - the most brilliantly simple idea for a superhero.
@ShankMugen Жыл бұрын
Skeleton Knight From Another World is almost a direct reference to Golden Bat it feels, including the laughter
@flyingcow8171 Жыл бұрын
Sans
@underwearpete6409 Жыл бұрын
skeletor
@yanpink2116 Жыл бұрын
It's almost allmight from my hero academia
@rule1413 Жыл бұрын
Overlord...? lol
@commenteroftruth9790 Жыл бұрын
golden bat is like that one hero who doesnt require any credit or fame, he just purely does it because hes an absolute legend. And then he goes to obscurity when he isnt needed. Truly a character.
@potahtwah9591 11 ай бұрын
Columbo moment
@cousinted 11 ай бұрын
Many writers are worried about making their main characters too powerful or competent for fear that it will make their stories uninteresting. Golden Bat thinks these people are cowards and cackles madly as he beats them with his stick.
@kennylauderdale_en 11 ай бұрын
One Punch man proved them wrong ages ago. It's funny seeing evil destroyed so effortlessly.
@natsume-hime2473 10 ай бұрын
@@kennylauderdale_en And the best part is that a huge influence for One, when he created One Punch Man and Saitama as a character? It was almost certainly heavily inspired by Golden Bat.
@zaicol850 4 жыл бұрын
❌ Gil's laugh ❌ Kyouma's laugh ⭕ Golden Bat's laugh
@kennylauderdale_en 4 жыл бұрын
Where does the Laughing Salesman fit in there?
@timhulsizer 4 жыл бұрын
penaldo chocking against lazio, ac milan and napoli Please stop spamming your Skeletor comment on every damn reply to this video. We saw it, we hear you, calm down.
@pleaserespond3984 4 жыл бұрын
I fucking love it. Other heroes: "Stop, villain, I will now explain how you are wrong and why the power of friendship will..." yada yada Goldenbat: F U H A H A H A H A H A _bonk_
@geburgtorf 4 жыл бұрын
What about Naga The Snake for The Slayers films?
@worldcomicsreview354 4 жыл бұрын
The weed of crime bears bitter fruit...
@GundiMike 4 жыл бұрын
It turns out that the story of Gilgamesh is just mistranslation of Golden Bat.
@charlieterry8506 4 жыл бұрын
this genuinely made me laugh out loud, thank you
@mrpurple11 4 жыл бұрын
I loved this comment
@casperchristiansen2458 4 жыл бұрын
Georgiou Tsoukalous: I'm not saying it's Golden Bat....but It's Golden Bat!
@MrDrManPerson 4 жыл бұрын
Turns out the ancient Chinese were watching Golden Bat.
@bluesap7318 4 жыл бұрын
I laughed at for no reason it ain’t even that funny
@immortallen3159 Жыл бұрын
I just picked up the Japanese Batman manga and the first villain Bruce faces is a skeleton named Lord Death Man who is laughing nonstop and keeps rising from the dead. Pretty sure he's based on Golden Bat.
@jackpijjin4088 10 ай бұрын
Booo. Golden Bat could beat Batman's aaaass.
@maniacgreen8609 10 ай бұрын
@@jackpijjin4088plus golden bat looks way more bad ass
@RoseOnFire Жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention Mumm-Ra, the ThunderCats villain with an identical laugh, and who rises out of a sarcophagus every scene, framed by bats
@juancarloscuaocastellanos8813 Жыл бұрын
Golden Bat: "He is my cousin; we don't talk about him anymore." 😞
@KanishQQuotes Жыл бұрын
Most villains do evil laugh... But golden bat is the hero who does the evil laugh
@Bananagans777 4 жыл бұрын
Of course Dr. Nazo is one of the most evil characters of all time, his face is literally the draw 4 card from Uno
@holdthetruthhostage 4 жыл бұрын
Haha
@onikuromaru 4 жыл бұрын
Why he look like beta test Dr. Claw from Inspector gadget tho?
@copperdaylight 4 жыл бұрын
Aka the friendship breaker!
@Dunkopf 4 жыл бұрын
SHIT U RITE
@sadsworth4605 4 жыл бұрын
Nice I made it 666
@arclain67 3 жыл бұрын
Google: “The first superhero ever is The Phantom, created in 1936.” Golden Bat 1931: “HAHAHAHAHAHA!”
@AshrafAnam 3 жыл бұрын
The Scarlet Pimpernel predates everything
@affsteak3530 3 жыл бұрын
@@AshrafAnam You're right! I didn't realize the Scarlet Pimpernel predated Arsène Lupin and Judex.
@caldw615 3 жыл бұрын
@@AshrafAnam Greek Mythology set the bar for a lot of modern superhero themes and tropes. Tragic backstories, overcoming the odds, stories about passion/love etc
@culturia3555 3 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ: "hold my beer"
@Cythil 3 жыл бұрын
I would hold The Phantom as a Costume Hero. Since he do not have any superpowers. But costume heroes lead to superheroes. And of course the lines get a bit blurred with some superhero really being costume heroes using super science. But I guess the key there is super science.
@enriquetorres6197 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I grew up in Baja California, Mexico in the 70's and my brothers and I used to watch this show on local TV. It was called Fantasmagorico and was dubbed in Latin Spanish. Whats more, a friend from school had a plastic figure with a detachable cape and baton! I remember asking hims where he got it, but that was so long ago that I can't remember what my then, friend at primary school answered. You had to wait until transmissions started at about 1 O'clock in the afternoon everyday. Every time the local TV channel would start transmission, an off-voice anouncer would read the whole listing of shows, soap operas, news programs, etc for that day, so I would stay every day and listen to the listing and see if Fantasmagorico or any other TV show of my liking would be showed that day! That was back then. I remember going to one of the local movie theaters and watching a full 2 hour long movie about Fantasmagorico, I must have been like 7 or 8 years old back then and my father took my brothers and I to that screening... So long ago, like 1972 or 1973...
@safetinspector2 11 ай бұрын
Was the movie you saw anime or live action?
@enriquetorres6197 10 ай бұрын
Anime@@safetinspector2
@vidalaac Жыл бұрын
As a Brazilian, I knew him as Fantomas and he was indeed very popular in Brazil back in the early 70s... here the villain was called Zero, and his appearances were always announced by a menacing "Zeeeero"... what a trip down memory lane... thanks for bringing this long lost memory back to me.
@jpsn9083 Жыл бұрын
cara vc n tem ideia o tanto que eu assisti isso quando criança, lembro de um dia meu pai ter voltado de uma feira com um cd dele, e dai em diante ele tinha se tornado meu heroi favorito, meu deus que nostalgia
@entropiahelper Жыл бұрын
Similar story here, only in Venzuela we knew him as Fantasmagorico,
@flavioyuri6968 9 ай бұрын
Encontrei esse anime passando na televisão dia desses, que doidera
@Lakefront_Khan 4 жыл бұрын
Gilgamesh: I'm the oldest hero in all of history. Golden Bat: Hahahahaha!
@janedoe4316 4 жыл бұрын
😭 lmao
@elquintodecenio7155 3 жыл бұрын
Patoruzú (1928)
@Valkbg 3 жыл бұрын
Gilgamesh is around 5000 years old. He is older than many civilizations
@haxthehuman409 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Shenaldrac 3 жыл бұрын
@@Valkbg Yeah. Like, I get OP was joking but it's uh. It's not a very funny joke?
@SeeASquaRE 4 жыл бұрын
Golden Bat isn't revived yet, he's just chilling in his sarcophagus in the lost city of Atlantis waiting for his time.
@theswampus670 4 жыл бұрын
Considering how this year is going i really think we could use his help...
@pinkfoxboi1331 4 жыл бұрын
Dude then someone in japan should just digg him up and ressurect him come on we need a hero who literally laughs in the face of evil lolz
@lightspaceman5064 4 жыл бұрын
No evil has been great enough to wake him from his slumber so he's letting the new kids handle it.
@nrggvrn5576 4 жыл бұрын
Golden Bat ftaghn
@AsAboveISoBelow 4 жыл бұрын
@@nrggvrn5576 He and Cthulhu are locked in a game of chess that's been going on for CENTURIES.
@Sammy_The_Umbreon Жыл бұрын
This is a character that purely exist because *_why not? It's funny_* and is honestly one of the best characters ever. I've met him for 10 minutes and i already love him and want him to be more well known
@weirdyo9469 Жыл бұрын
This has so many elements from everything, that I'm not convinced that this isn't just a time traveler going back in time trying to make a popular show
@Your_Degenerate 3 жыл бұрын
Marvel: We have Dr.Strange Mattel: We have Skeletor Japan: Interesting...
@AshrafAnam 3 жыл бұрын
More like Dr. Fate
@Intheknow12 3 жыл бұрын
@@AshrafAnam no
@souljastation5463 3 жыл бұрын
Skeletor is a newborn baby compared to Golden Bat
@khaixinsipa8007 3 жыл бұрын
@@Intheknow12 what?
@leetorry 3 жыл бұрын
Man that pfp is nostalgic
@MrTheil 4 жыл бұрын
It’s like if Skeletor was touched by Midas
@mooster4080 3 жыл бұрын
Now that your saying it skeletor looks and sounds like golden bat
@DaJokurr 3 жыл бұрын
"jokes on you I'm into that shit!"
@zerochrome85 3 жыл бұрын
O wow is Skeletor another homage to Golden Bat?
@maymay5600 3 жыл бұрын
i was saying the same thing as well too, i'm wait he laughs like skeletor as well too
@maymay5600 3 жыл бұрын
@@mooster4080 yeah, he does, hmmmm, he does have a staff and he does wait... he might be!
@jonathanmulondo9206 Жыл бұрын
Bro, you're doing the lord's work by introducing people to unknown characters and stories like Golden Bat. I had no idea he was a precursor to Ultraman, Kamen Rider and Super Sentai
@albertamalachi3560 Жыл бұрын
A skeleton. In a robe. With a rod. ... Ainz Oul Gown from Overlord. Yes. We cannot escape the influence of Golden Bat.
@CarterM2008 2 ай бұрын
That skeleton ain't got shit on the golden skeleton. (I liked how you referenced another skeleton for a 1 year old comment)
@midnightkiteflight6333 4 жыл бұрын
"He fights as many creatures as SKELETONly possible" god i love you kenny
@ajvark 4 жыл бұрын
@penaldo chocking against lazio, ac milan and napoli I think that one was more of a coincidence; the character designer for Skeletor said the inspiration came from a boardwalk haunted house where they used a real corpse that the owners thought was a prop. (Source: The Toys That Made Us on Netflix)
@worldcomicsreview354 4 жыл бұрын
@@ajvark ...wait wut?
@OmegaEnvych 4 жыл бұрын
He does a ton of work... a SkeleTON
@ajvark 4 жыл бұрын
@@worldcomicsreview354 yeah no this actually happened. Sam O Nella also covers it in one of his "dead body hijinks" videos
@NovaSaber 4 жыл бұрын
@hErO HuNTER GAROU Probably not. But the "ghost of Skeletor" Scare Glow (who has a cape too, and just generally looks more similar to Golden Bat than Skeletor himself does) might be.
@Hmty2383 4 жыл бұрын
As you mentioned it, Golden Bat is known in Latin America by the name of "Fantasmagórico" and he is my dad's favorite hero of all time. Ever since I was a child, he told me the stories about this golden skeleton guy knight who emerged from the tears of a young lady in distress in the shape of a bat, and how powerful he was. He also mentioned his maniac laugh and how he wore a cape identical to Dracula's. For years, I've been trying to find some info on this character, but the only thing I could find was some of the very few remaining latin spanish dubbed episodes on youtube, because it seems the rest were burned in a fire caused by the 85s earthquake in Mexico City. If I knew his true name was Golden Bat, my research could've led me to him sooner. My dad has stated that ever since he watched this show, no other superhero have ever surpassed him before his eyes, and now I know he was saying the truth. Indeed, Golden Bat may be the greatest superhero of all time... Dad will be so happy to know his favorite superhero has such an important legacy :)
@rossimitosis 4 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous
@Dunkopf 4 жыл бұрын
This is great and awsome and wholesome. 11/10
@giuliodf 4 жыл бұрын
In italy was "fantaman"
@MinatheRaichu 4 жыл бұрын
Were you able to tell dad? How is he? I need to know!
@Hmty2383 4 жыл бұрын
@@MinatheRaichu Thank you all for your kind comments :) Yes, I told him about this and the true origins of his favorite hero. He was very happy to know he came to existence prior to all the other superheroes, and a bit surprised too. Now that I brought it up to him, he told me one big reason he loved Golden Bat so much was because "he didn't talk at all", giving him a more genuine and solemn image. I strongly believe my dad is very fond to the idea I like to call "The essence of the hero", which part of it is the capability to speak beyond words through actions, and I believe Golden Bat portrays that idea very well. He asked me if I could find the series for him, but unfortunately the original Latin Spanish dub version is lost. I found the complete series in Italian dub, perhaps I could make some Spanish subs for him.
@slook7094 Жыл бұрын
I actually got to see a live kamishibai of Golden Bat in the International Manga Museum. The worst part about it is IT NEVER FINISHED. The original author never finished the story! So we were left with "To be continued..." I was so sad. 15:29 Holy shit, yes I DO remember Daicon IV. That is some deep fucking lore. Thank you for sharing that with us. My mind is completely blown to smithereens.
@ianfinrir8724 8 ай бұрын
Golden Bat's original story never being finished is honestly in character for him.
@garion7433 6 ай бұрын
He's also a playable character in the amazing fighting board game Unmatched (tales to amaze set)! The game features characters from all across media, legend, history, and myths and all of them can fight each other!
@KPURPLEKiNG 3 жыл бұрын
This character's design screams more villain than hero. >big gold skull face >big creepy cape >magic cane >crazy powerful >was asleep for 1000 years until resurrected >only speaks in maniacal laughter Are we sure Dr. Nazo isn't the hero here?
@Mari_Izu 3 жыл бұрын
Don't ever judge a book by it's cover.
@helen9289 3 жыл бұрын
nope he was a superhero
@thefallenfighter5330 2 жыл бұрын
Considering Dr.Nazo turned people to dust after they built a robot is proof he isn’t the hero
@fluffysheep8999 2 жыл бұрын
Dr.Nazo commits war crimes
@Edagui97 2 жыл бұрын
@@thefallenfighter5330 Did he do that or did he just teleport them to a tropical paradise to enjoy their well deserved vacation?
@dardanik 3 жыл бұрын
Chargeman Ken: Unstoppable Force. Golden Bat: Immovable Object.
@hariman7727 3 жыл бұрын
One Punch Man: "Finally! A challenge!"
@bowserjrimacasualshutup6754 3 жыл бұрын
ok so Chargeman Ken vs. Golden Bat vs. Saitama
@chriswentz5197 3 жыл бұрын
Is that a Diana a Go Go Reference!or more exactly *A J o J o R e f e r e n c e ? ! ? ! ? !*
@JustinBird2012 3 жыл бұрын
Moral of the story, we all lose
@catoticneutral 3 жыл бұрын
@@bowserjrimacasualshutup6754 The hair wins
@user-oc2gm1fx2q Жыл бұрын
great news for all of you GOLDEN BAT is making a full-fledged comeback in Japan for the first time in half a century! 😆 The Japanese manga magazine will be serialized on March 19th as a work set in Japan during the Taisho period (1912-1925) by manga artist Kazutoshi Yamane! I've been waiting for this day as a fan! I'm really happy 😂
@epickduk Жыл бұрын
That's great! Thank you for telling us.
@mariya_tortilla Жыл бұрын
really?!?! YAY!
@JanusHoW Жыл бұрын
Proof?
@slook7094 Жыл бұрын
Golden Bat came out during the early Showa Era, unfortunately.
@lordfriedrick7911 Жыл бұрын
Golden Bat is rising again from his sarcophagus!
@gabrieljean906 Жыл бұрын
I have no idea if it's the same character but... I grew up listening to French radio shows, and there was one that featured a skeleton that laughed called "Fantômas". So I think there's even more lost media on the radio as well!
@mms4382 9 ай бұрын
That one is based on a villan called Fantomas based on a French book from 1913. Also had a skull mask on and most likely caused some countries to adopt the name for Golden Bat due to the similar appearance.
@FourOf92000 3 жыл бұрын
0:54 "quick, we need a sea monster and we have like two days" "uh... let's just rotoscope me wiggling my fingers in the air" "Genius."
@Fanimati0n 3 жыл бұрын
Thank God I'm not the only one who saw a hand
@Yamcha1717 3 жыл бұрын
@@Fanimati0n This is truly a hand, it appears in the first episode of the 1967 anime.
@justsomenonbinarywithamust8006 3 жыл бұрын
Director: good and hidden enough! Now motion blur!
@MegaZeta 3 жыл бұрын
@@Fanimati0n Good, because it's supposed to be a hand in the cartoon.
@heckinmemes6430 2 жыл бұрын
Attack of the fingi-fish.
@OsamaCanella 4 жыл бұрын
"Thankfully they never call him unless they have too." Shows Golden Bat running for Japan on the olympics.
@KuperSpyronicStudios 4 жыл бұрын
What episode was that anyway?
@nicksrandomreviews 4 жыл бұрын
Japan wasn't going to let America beat them twice in the same century.
@rossimitosis 4 жыл бұрын
@@nicksrandomreviews xD
@TheAngmarbucket Ай бұрын
Well they had to.
@lordspork Жыл бұрын
I rewatched this video because Golden Bat just got announced as a playable character a board game called Unmatched Adventures and I didn’t expect to ever see him pop up in any modern media.
@ApocalypticAnarchy01 Жыл бұрын
I love this and need more of Golden Bat immediately, seriously how do you make such a loveable hero who’s practically taking all the batshit ridiculous aspects of a villain and just works despite how limited that punching and laughter is on its own? I hope theres plenty more of this dork in the future!
@logicalasian284 4 жыл бұрын
Kenny: “instead he’ll just laugh in your face and throw an entire building at you” Me: my hero
@Kelsenellenelvial 4 жыл бұрын
Then check out Aladdin the anime, they throw mountains and shit
@lrgogo1517 4 жыл бұрын
Was _The Misfit of Demon King Academy_ pulling a mf Golden Bat reference all along??
@michaelrahaman9297 4 жыл бұрын
My n!&&@
@devinweathers7520 4 жыл бұрын
Ballsy move
@wiphinmagus7943 3 жыл бұрын
@@lrgogo1517 Oh shit!
@omarecheverria1748 3 жыл бұрын
In México this character was known as "Fantasmagórico" and was broadcasted in the mid 70s, like it said in the video. Is one of those things that mexican fathers don't remember very well, because Ultraman and Princess comet was the icons for that generation, but if you casually mention a tv show with a golden skeleton fighting, they may respond with a spooky laugh.
@flaviotrue 3 жыл бұрын
Also, "Zeeeerooo", because the villain was named Dr. Zero in Spanish.
@abrahamromero. 3 жыл бұрын
My mom kept telling me this was her favorite show growing up as a kid! She's also from Mexico. Can't believe she's watched anime before and liked it growing up, like mother like son LOL.
@kelvinsantiago7061 3 жыл бұрын
In Puerto Rico he is called Fantasman.
@user-sm2ln8vi8t 2 жыл бұрын
In fact, the vast majority of veterans in Mexico do not remember it.
@otaking3582 2 жыл бұрын
I bet some Hispanic parents were really confused when Phantasmagoria was released on PC, as in "Where have I heard that name before?"
@danvol3835 10 ай бұрын
I grew up in Japan with this. One of, if not the, coolest characters. It was kind of a joke, because the mysterious girl would call him by saying, "Bat-san, help us" (Kohmori-san, tasukete), which became a jokey catch-phrase for us kids when things were screwed up. But the Golden Bat was never anything but the coolest. All he did was laugh that sinister laugh (which was something everyone mimicked as well) and kick butt. Everyone from those days knew the opening lyrics from the cartoon: Where, where, where does he come from, Golden Bat? Only the bats know. (Doko, doko, doko kara kurunoka, Ogon Batto? Kohmori dake ga shitteiru.) Ah, memories! LOL
@iksarguards 11 ай бұрын
Those earliest Golden Bat designs were so cool. He's like some kind of Victorian era aristocrat but also a golden skeleton that laughs at you.
@nidhal6675 4 жыл бұрын
I can't see why TOHO does not reboot the series, it has a really cool looking character design that could stand out to this day. What a waste
@blueseanomad7435 4 жыл бұрын
No, we need more idol anime (eye-roll).
@OmegaEnvych 4 жыл бұрын
Victor Warmflash or more isekai.
@ed_Skynight 4 жыл бұрын
Nah you guys are silly, we just need more tits, cringy romance filled with oblivious simps, and series that are essentially porn, who needs fun action pack series with comedic characters and wholesome moments? I don’t.🙄
@MizantropMan 4 жыл бұрын
@@ed_Skynight We still get that, but with 60+ shows each season and news spreading mostly through memes, it would seem that the only things coming out are low-budget Isekai LN adaptations, fanservice shows and established manga adaptations with sole purpose of getting more people to read the source. Also, at least one more FULL season of SAO a year, because of course, but the meme is dead so I don't even bother mocking it. No, "Kaguya-sama" and "BNHA" are not "the best shows with modern history" just because they are on the front page of social media meme accounts. Popularity =/ quality. I get it, throw enough shit at the wall and see what sticks, but come on, 60+ shows A SEASON!? No wonder most of those are garbage!
@KhayJayArt 4 жыл бұрын
The main character is an adult and he doesn't have a harem of undraged girls so it won't be popular with otaku
@GoldLight73 2 жыл бұрын
In an age of reboots and remakes, why the hell hasn’t this guy been brought back yet? I just learned about him and I immediately want to see a modern take on Golden Bat.
@1erickf50 2 жыл бұрын
just watch Overlord :v
@GoldLight73 2 жыл бұрын
@@1erickf50 I did, once upon a time. Then the Foresight Arc happened.
@charlesneal1774 Жыл бұрын
I think Japan is embarrassed by some of its early attempts at animation.
@bigchungus7870 Жыл бұрын
@@charlesneal1774 I honestly can't blame them tbh
@freelancerthe2561 Жыл бұрын
@@bigchungus7870 Which is why they need reboots to clean things up. Theres a metric f*** ton of concepts and influence from the anime boom in the 80s and 90s that could be better adapted with this generation's production teams and techniques. And alumni that statistically worked on or around the original projects, and some insight into the directors original story beats. After seeing Devil Man Cry baby, I'm convinced the "weird anime" period has so much untapped potential and legacy just waiting to be brought into modern anime. Maybe not as direct adaptions (a lot of them were pretty LSD fueled and marginally coherent by the last half), but many can be reworked to keep what made it unique, and build a working story around it.
@cherrycardoza405 Жыл бұрын
I remember reading a golden bat manga years ago, and thinking it was insane but really fun. Then when I researched the franchise behind it I felt like i went insane with how old it was and how much was lost. And then I lost the source of that manga. And now I get to see someone go through something similar and influct it on others. Kudos kenny, thanks for shining a light on this.
@BunByte Жыл бұрын
So thats why Tuxedo mask had a cane, to match the iconic black and red cape! Or Dr.Robotnik, Ravio (TLoZ,) taking inspiration from Nazo. Man this is so cool to see the history that inspired all the shows we've grown to love, can't wait to explore the golden bat more.
@scottpickering2382 4 жыл бұрын
Thanos: I am inevitable snap* Golden Bat: Laughing Intensifies
@TuskActMinus1 4 жыл бұрын
Golden bat man: * Laughs louder *
@sarafontanini7051 4 жыл бұрын
Thanos: *grows increasingly more nervous as he keeps snapping but nothing happens* Golden Bat: *uses his incredble powers to reverse everything the infinity gauntlet does, and then stabs thanos with his scepter thing and tosses him into the sun. and does all this while laughing* Dr Nazo: *curses Golden Bat for foiling yet another evil scheme he was somehow masterminding*
@TuskActMinus1 4 жыл бұрын
So he becomes Gold experience requiem
@Shizkeb 4 жыл бұрын
Senhor Kaio so strong not even a shitty jojo reference can out power him
@MizantropMan 4 жыл бұрын
Movie: *gets classified as lost media* Nigerian storehouse: "I can fix that."
@l0sts0ul89 4 жыл бұрын
Probably
@Nio744 4 жыл бұрын
Was that a holes reference ?
@MizantropMan 4 жыл бұрын
@@Nio744 No, a "Doctor Who" one. A lot of lost episodes from the earlier days of the show had been miraculously found in a Nigerian storege room.
@neoqwerty 4 жыл бұрын
@@MizantropMan I'm not sure which way lost media got un-lost is better: the one where some of our old TV shows bounced off something in space and came right back 20 years later, or just randomly finding lost episodes while cleaning a storage area.
@Abdega 4 жыл бұрын
@@neoqwerty Wait… we received some old episodes by having it bounce back from space?!
@ApocGenesis Жыл бұрын
This sounds like "Journey to the West" but with science. Golden Bat is Sun Wukong. He's got a magic staff, basically unlimited powers, and fights a monster of the week. Beating a monster so hard they change back into the animal they came is also very Journey-esque and I'm pretty sure it happened a bunch
@tylercoon1791 10 ай бұрын
GOLDEN BAT IS GOKU!!?
@WhatDillionYT 9 ай бұрын
@@tylercoon1791real
@a.j.g4407 10 ай бұрын
He's back in board game form! In Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze (2023), you get to chose him as one of your heros to fend off against the likes of the mothman, skunk ape, jersey devil, the blob and even an alien. Great to see he's not forgotten
@sungahymn 4 жыл бұрын
Kenny: "You probably know about this and that" Me: "No, I really don't"
@quagernag 4 жыл бұрын
penaldo chocking against lazio, ac milan and napoli I’d guess Everything leads to this Golden lad... I mean Bat.
@stefanosolari6989 4 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I do know. This was my father's favorite series from his childhood
@mrpurple11 4 жыл бұрын
@penaldo choking against lazio, ac milan and napoli not really. If you're interested i suggest looking for the story of Elmer McCurdy's corpse and then watched the episode about Heman in the series The toys that made us to know how his corpse was the inspiration for the main designer of Skeletor
@coachrenaldo 4 жыл бұрын
“He’ll just laugh at you while throwing an entire building at you” All the while never moving his mouth...
@gelatinocyte6270 4 жыл бұрын
that's just a mask iirc
@sunnytheworm1423 Жыл бұрын
“He’ll just laugh at you and throw a building at you.” Ok I’ve never heard of this dude but he is now my favorite character.
@JoshuaRWorkman Жыл бұрын
Well, now I know about Golden Bat. And you know, he's vanished like he apparently always did after saving the world that one last time. Logically, despite the aura of mystery that surrounds him because he's so obscure despite his popularity at the time and in various places around the world that did get him, it stands to reason that some day, Golden Bat will be revived again.
@lrgogo1517 4 жыл бұрын
"Even Osamu Tezuka once wrote a manga about Golden Bat!" You really gonna one-sentence that fact and move on?
@anonymousx1101 3 жыл бұрын
And osamu drew moomin in one of his adult friendly comics!
@rftt6y7tr 3 жыл бұрын
@@kennylauderdale_enSo it’s Astro boy’s creators teenage fanfic subject. Cool 😎
@kingchickenwing4887 3 жыл бұрын
@@rftt6y7tr But how is that possible if it came after Astroboy?
@kingchickenwing4887 3 жыл бұрын
@@anonymousx1101 What? The guy that made Astroboy made hentai?
@12fuzzyrats 4 жыл бұрын
"Aren't you going to wash your hands?" "No! 'Cuz I'm evil."
@rolay7730 4 жыл бұрын
*hand
@spaicklesauce754 4 жыл бұрын
I miss that show so much.
@molybdaen11 4 жыл бұрын
"Im so evil, Im going to kiss 100 persons today - on they mouth - ha ha ha ha."
@higado2 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit! Some absolute anime history here! Many thanks for reasearching it for us Kenny!
@silentwolfarena9935 Жыл бұрын
As soon as I heard his laugh, the fact that he’s a skeleton that nobody can beat or kill matched perfectly with a character from an anime that just debuted on crunchyroll called “Skeleton Knight in Another Word”. I’m in love with the show and this character seems hilariously similar.
@commenteroftruth9790 Жыл бұрын
I started to watch that, I dont remember why I stopped. ill have to pick it up again because of mr golden batt
@commenteroftruth9790 Жыл бұрын
nevermind I didnt start watching it and now I have and I like mr sword man happy sans very much yay
@silentwolfarena9935 Жыл бұрын
@@commenteroftruth9790 Agreed. Very much agreed.
@trurlCXC 4 жыл бұрын
This character perfectly fit the description of a show my parents used to watch. In Poland it was known as Fantomas and apparently aired at night with all the more brutal/edgy stuff. My mum told me once, she fainted from the excitement, when once she hid in the closet, to watch it with the adults. Kinda hilarious if you ask me
@Ciphernomics 3 жыл бұрын
when did this air? i might ask my dad if he remembers it. yes im polish
@trurlCXC 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ciphernomics(just take into consideration, that I'm not 100% sure that was it.) tylko bierz pod uwagę, że ja nie wiem czy to na 100% było to.
@Ciphernomics 3 жыл бұрын
@@trurlCXC you can use both languages with me i speak english pretty well!!
@trurlCXC 3 жыл бұрын
@@Ciphernomics i just didn't want to suddenly jump to polish in fully english comment section ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@Ciphernomics 3 жыл бұрын
@@trurlCXC nah its alright rozumiem, lol
@ArkayeCh Жыл бұрын
I like how this started with an obscure anime and proceeds to explain how Golden Bat is responsible for ALL MEDIA SINCE THE DARK AGES.
@LycanFerret Жыл бұрын
If we're talking "dark ages", we technically have Gilgamesh, Herakles, Beowulf, King Arthur.... And surely many more less popular classical heroes. Golden Bat seems to be one of the first modern retakes on these old stories, that in the 1960s exploded into the superhero scene.
@Superabound2 Жыл бұрын
@@LycanFerret Gilgamesh was actually based on an old cave painting of Golden Bat
@0brokeJaw Жыл бұрын
Gilgamesh isn't even from the dark ages and is about the oldest hero known from the Epic of Gilgamesh which is from the time when the Babylonians were around, so around 3000 something B.C. How is that even close to the dark ages? Hercules is from the time of the Ancient Greeks, which would be around 1000 something or 500 BC. King Arthur and Beowulf are the only ones from around the middle ages. What does anyone on here even mean? I at least know the first guy, Arkaye Ch. was making a joke. Lycan Ferret you ruined it in a bit of dumb way even though the joke is already kinda dumb
@0brokeJaw Жыл бұрын
The only person right here is Yeah Right
@yuanpucasn4955 Жыл бұрын
Hugo Hercules 1915, first Superhero.
@fatbighuman Жыл бұрын
Every time he appeared, he created something, manga, anime, superhero, etc. when he returns, he’ll create a new media/genre
@fluffcake 4 ай бұрын
Golden Bat looks, acts, and even laughs like a villain but he’s the hero. I love that.
@unclaimedusername6608 Жыл бұрын
14:26 For some reason Golden Batman's shit-eating grin as he's running is perfect. It's like he's saying "Yeah, I'm a bootleg! What are you gonna do about it?"
@liamvautier944 Жыл бұрын
I just imagined Solid doing a comedic video with Golden Bat on his classic comic batman dub with this dialogue and now i cannot (mentally) un-hear it.
@AmazingAutist Жыл бұрын
I can hear it in either Matt or Pat from 2BFP's voice.
@cyndaguy Жыл бұрын
the original sonichu
@icegangsta5161 Жыл бұрын
I shit you not 😂
@anansi6344 Жыл бұрын
@leandroaude6926 ?
@Warbandit100 3 жыл бұрын
I'm from Italy, and we had tons of old anime represented (due to low-budget for local TVs), and Golden Bat (was about to write Fantaman) was still aired on TVs till 2010/14, and since i watched a LOT of the episodes, here's the general episode layout: Something happens People die Good doctor with kids: oh no, people are dying, what a shame Little girl who woke Golden Bat up gets in slightly danger from afar: GOLDEN BAAAAAAT!! Golden Bat arrives and beat the heck out of everything and everyone while laughing it off Golden Bat flies away Doctor and kids: another job well done
@ultimatek9940 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, and let's not forget Dr. Nazo proclaiming "THE WORLD IS MINE!"... not sure if it's in the Japanese version to tell the truth, but in the Italian dub, he kept screaming that at least once per episode!
@bethanybrookes8479 2 жыл бұрын
that sounds awesome...
@hemidas 2 жыл бұрын
And once again, the day is saved by Golden Bat!
@MDG-mykys 2 жыл бұрын
Fosse sono troppo giovane, ma dove l'hanno trasmesso?
@SuperJinzou 2 жыл бұрын
@@MDG-mykys Penso su Italia 7, Telenova, o Antenna 3... Tanto erano quelle le reti dove di solito trasmettevano quei cartoni ;)
@giangvu901 Жыл бұрын
golden bat gives off "villainess that happens to love betting up other villainesses" vibes and I'm all for it.
@GlenGarcia1961 Жыл бұрын
I saw Dr. Nazo in that old Daicon IV animation, and always wondered who he was, because I liked his design. Thanks so much for sharing and expanding my knowledge of anime, Kenny.
@gregbrown8881 4 жыл бұрын
"Oh did you think that was an obscure reference? Well just hold on, because here's one more!" I can't believe how much content tied to this character ended up all over the world, only to practically disappear over time. It's like if we all just forgot about Mickey Mouse or Superman.
@terpsidance. 4 жыл бұрын
Kind of like Oswald the lucky rabbit?
@nichoudha 4 жыл бұрын
@@terpsidance. Yeah, Time takes away all, it seems...
@insectdroid1676 3 жыл бұрын
I never felt so emotionally connected to a skeleton than I am now. I need him more in my sad lil life rn
@szylaj 3 жыл бұрын
YOHOHOHOHO
@tsm688 3 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, you will always have a skeleton inside you.
@CaresAndAsked6176 2 жыл бұрын
@@tsm688 is it golden?
@davidbaigorria5847 2 жыл бұрын
Loved medievil from the PlayStation 1, now i have 3 skeletons LMAO
@tsm688 2 жыл бұрын
@@CaresAndAsked6176 it's kind of an ugly dark cream.
@TessuDraws 11 ай бұрын
I can't help but wonder if One Punch Man is referencing Golden Bat, too... Saitama wears a yellow suit, a cape, is bald and is just as indestructible as Golden Bat. Of course it could be just a coincidence but it'd be cool if it were true!
@judylovejoy5891 Жыл бұрын
I've never heard of this character, but this was fascinating. You did a great job at presenting the lore in an engaging and interesting way
@yoggy5224 3 жыл бұрын
He's like the Gilgamesh of superheroes. Nothing but big respect to Golden Bat.
@starboy35tcoos 3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit he basically is! Oldest hero that not many know of but is super powerful!
@ThatStache 3 жыл бұрын
Good point lol
@metaloom 3 жыл бұрын
Well technically Gilgamesh is the Gilgamesh of super heroes....but I see your point lol
@officalkingkrab1912 3 жыл бұрын
@@metaloom yeah lol
@SportyMabamba 2 жыл бұрын
Golden Bat, a Hero! In Nippon.
@davidgusquiloor2665 4 жыл бұрын
Predating Superman? Now that's something else. Holly shit.
@FajrulEmirullah 4 жыл бұрын
well i had same think if DC buy this franchise, maybe we don't never see thing like joker (or maybe not)
@kennylauderdale_en 4 жыл бұрын
Technically there's an unpublished comic called "the super man" from 1933 if you wanted to get super specific, but Golden Bat still predated that by 2 years. First super hero worldwide is (I THINK) is springheeled jack from the penny dreadful comics.
@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS 4 жыл бұрын
@@kennylauderdale_en my dude bringing up Springheeled Jack 👊 I'm not a full blown otaku or anything but I do have a healthy love for anime and manga as medium, but I am also a bit of a fanboy for classic pulp and you really don't get much more classic than Springheeled Jack.
@SangerZonvolt 4 жыл бұрын
@@kennylauderdale_en Kinda hard to find a good definition for that. There have been plenty of Heroes and Superheroes since the begining of human history. Gilgamesh is about the oldest one I can name.
@l0sts0ul89 4 жыл бұрын
@@SangerZonvolt Isn't Hercules older?
@pabloalbertocarrillotoledo8697 Жыл бұрын
hello kenny, have you heard? restoration games is including The Golden Bat in this upcoming Unmatched series game. Unmatched adventures-tales to Amaze, fighting Mothman and UFOS alongside Nicola Tesla, Dr Jill Trent and Annie Chistmas.
@kda9x 11 ай бұрын
We need a Batman, Golden Bat crossover.
@TheWorldDBZ 3 жыл бұрын
One fun fact not mentioned in this video: before Golden Bat, there was a series of kamishibai featuring the protagonist named "Kuro Batto" (Black Bat) who is a bad guy and a phantom thief. In the final chapter of the series, he is beaten by Golden Bat who appears out of nowhere and is even stronger than Black Bat. It was the debut of Golden Bat, and the sequel featured him as the protagonist. The original kamishibai was lost during WW2 and there are no surviving images of how Black Bat actually looked like.
@Amphibian42 2 жыл бұрын
Noooo way that's so cool, and really sad as well
@fuchainsa 2 жыл бұрын
Haha, dude. Next time just watch the whole video before making half informed, assumed comments. Here ya go…9:16
@Amphibian42 2 жыл бұрын
@@fuchainsa i do not remember this being mentioned, and i was around that point when i replied originally
@loglind5527 2 жыл бұрын
@@fuchainsa The kamishibai your referencing is the sequel to the original from what the op said, next time read the comment more carefully before making half informed assumed comments.
@bud389 2 жыл бұрын
Another Fun Fact: The Shadow predates the Golden Bat by a year, so he's not the first superhero.
@LuminousLead 4 жыл бұрын
Golden Bat looks like a pretty fun superhero. He's basically Japanese golden Skelletor Superman with the laugh of the Shadow.
@shadowknowsjo 4 жыл бұрын
And...the character is just about as old as the Shadow too.
@Abdega 4 жыл бұрын
@@shadowknowsjo Not just the Shadow superhero, but actual shadows. Dude’s ancient!
@CantusTropus 4 жыл бұрын
@Bruh Moment The Shadow is one of the oldest and greatest of the pulp heroes, the proto comic book heroes. He's particularly well known as the precursor to Batman, to the point that the first ever Batman comic was downright plagiarized from a Shadow story, to the point of having traced artwork from it. For a quick introduction, look up "the Shadowcast" KZfaq channel.
@autisonm 4 жыл бұрын
@@CantusTropus Are they the same hero that the Fallout 4 "Silver Shroud" side mission got its inspiration from?
@LuminousLead 4 жыл бұрын
@@autisonm Yeah. You can actually still listen to some of the first "The Shadow" broadcasts (circa the 1930s) collected on youtube. You'll have to listen through a couple of advertisements for home heating (Blue Coal!) which is so hilariously out of date that it's a joy to hear in and of itself kzfaq.info/sun/PL6MV2PUAFsCH9ISJDBcCHyg5Wto1gV1pO
@Barveth Жыл бұрын
Golden Bat being discovered by people many years later is fitting giving his lore
@KojiKondo1993 Жыл бұрын
9:22 "This is to go back even further beyond." Nice DBZ reference.
@heckinmemes6430 2 жыл бұрын
Good guy Golden Bat. >Establishes long lasting lore. >Entertains millions. >Sets the foundation for a global media genre. >Doesn't elaborate. >Leaves.
@PrekiFromPoland 4 жыл бұрын
I'd say that Dr. Nazo is half-scientist, half-UFO, and half-cat.
@rockk9753 3 жыл бұрын
Right how is he not going to mention he is a cat
@iug5672 3 жыл бұрын
He has 4 cat eyes tho, is he really just "half" cat?
@dongypooh 3 жыл бұрын
That's, like, 3/2. That's enough math-ing for the day for me.
@MatsubaAgeha 3 жыл бұрын
1/2 + 1/2 + 1/2 = 1 (Golden Bat Mathematics)
@PrekiFromPoland 3 жыл бұрын
Nah, that's a reference to Polish web series Kapitan Bomba, which is chock full of absurd humor. In one episode two aliens talk about a very tasty fruit and one wonders if it really exist. The other responds - half-legend, half-truth... half-lie.
@MrGeorgeFlorcus Жыл бұрын
It's funny just how strikingly Golden Bat reminds me of a 1980's American cartoon character design; I get major Transformers, G.I. Joe, and especially He-Man vibes from his 1960's anime design
@rodney2x48 4 жыл бұрын
Golden Bat should get a comeback. He’s an indestructible golden skeleton. That’s fucking rad!
@tanknomaniac 4 жыл бұрын
He is the God Emperor of Mankind, clearly.
@l0sts0ul89 4 жыл бұрын
Raise his power to Gold.
@GetterBane 4 жыл бұрын
@@l0sts0ul89 He was og rising your to gold
@l0sts0ul89 4 жыл бұрын
@@GetterBane Fscts
@air1744 4 жыл бұрын
that's explain the imperium's obsession with skulls and gold
@menkomonty 4 жыл бұрын
Golden Bat's legacy goes so far back, Adam and Eve would've heard of him.
@animeking1357 4 жыл бұрын
God himself was inspired by Golden Bat when he made us. He was hoping we could be heroic like Golden Bat.
@Peannlui 4 жыл бұрын
@@animeking1357 But for Golden Bat, it was half the First Day.
@hectorbarrera8046 4 жыл бұрын
@@animeking1357 Adam's skull is obviously a direct reference to Golden Bat's head.
@henzy7397 4 жыл бұрын
@Virtual Sky Tate Dude, I'm also an atheist but people like you are absolutely *insufferable.* Can't you just respect people's beliefs without resorting to backhanded remarks and getting into flame wars every time you dip your keyboard and press enter? That shit isn't hard to do, you know.
@henzy7397 4 жыл бұрын
@Virtual Sky Tate I'm not trying to label you dude, because that's literally what you are: An atheist who decides he's not going to be forced into believing in religion while forcing your principles and beliefs onto other people, and you genuinely believe that what you're doing is actually helping people when a big reason why people are religious is because it helps them. Being a self-righteous prick about what you are and what you want people to believe isn't helping anyone be a better person here.
@CarterM2008 2 ай бұрын
A Golden Skeleton that... 1. Only Laughs 2. is literally Unkillable 3. Beats the shit out of bad guys without breaking a sweat. 4. the oldest known superhero in Japan That's a quality character right there.
@mjd4502 7 ай бұрын
This cartoon screened in Australia in the late 60s/early 70s on Saturday mornings, Channel 9 in Sydney. It was called Phantoman or Fantoman. I only remember seeing it in bw as colour television didn't start in Australia til March 1975.
@kylereece5511 3 жыл бұрын
The whole “evil-looking guy with a hammy evil laugh who is actually a good guy” thing reminds me a lot of The Shadow.
@thoticcusprime9309 2 жыл бұрын
?
@kyon813 2 жыл бұрын
_What evil lurks within the hearts of men?_
@baronkarza2939 2 жыл бұрын
@@kyon813 The shadow knows hahahahahahahaha
@ToyotomiHideyoshiGre 2 жыл бұрын
The Golden Bat was born in 1930.
@thewoollywizard3762 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if there could have been some kind of influence there. Less likely given the year and goegraphic distance, but maybe possible?
@Doomroar 4 жыл бұрын
"And you don't even get candy at the end?" Anime was truly a mistake, now I really understand Miyazaki.
@KniGhTKrawLeR9 4 жыл бұрын
I think it could have saved the negative perception of "End of Evangelion" if everyone got candy at the end.
@mrpurple11 4 жыл бұрын
🤣 he was right and we were all judging him
@differentlyabledmuslimjewi4475 4 жыл бұрын
@@mrpurple11 yeah, honestly true fans of japanese media watch kamishibai.
@winrylust6947 4 жыл бұрын
@@KniGhTKrawLeR9 ?
@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225 4 жыл бұрын
@@KniGhTKrawLeR9 "Sure, I watched all my favorite characters either die or be assimilated into a giant eldritch horror, but I got a couple of Fun Size Snickers bar out of it!"
@tommasomaruffi1306 Жыл бұрын
7:38 little bit of an _excursus_ here. The italian translation of Golden Bat's name, "Diavolik", could (and most likely is) a reference to a famous italian comic book series, "Diabolik". This comic, which has become a nationwide beloved piece of culture here in Italy, was so famous that the creators of Golden Bat probably wanted to ride on its wave of success, but it's also worth noting that Diabolik first released in 1962. The other name, "Fantasmagorico", just means "phantasmagorical" by the way.
@-maxveleno- Жыл бұрын
Kenny, i'm so proud of this video. You have put as a background music the italian opening, and as italian i'm very glad of this choose. Fantaman Is a very happy memory for me. Thanks!
@Anon_Spartan 2 жыл бұрын
I did not grow up with Golden Bat and it has left a laughing golden skull-shaped hole in my heart.
@BertoxolusThePuzzled Жыл бұрын
Don't worry, at least we got Ainz Ool Gown as a consolation prize.
@commenteroftruth9790 Жыл бұрын
@@BertoxolusThePuzzled theyre nothing alike, theyre both skeletons, thats it. But I love overlord, so it doesnt really matter lol.
@2006HondaCivicD Жыл бұрын
@@commenteroftruth9790 I get what you mean, I love Overlord to bits (a bit obvs innit?) But there isn't enough skeleton good guys in this world
@natha99 4 жыл бұрын
So the Eldlich archetype in YuGiOh TCG not only feature a "boss" monster with the titular name that reference the legends of El Dorado but also lent its design of a golden skeletal lich to it from this character? *mindblown*
@AmiliusSylar 8 ай бұрын
If anyone is remotely interested, the new addition to the "Unmatched" boardgame franchise "Tales to Amaze" has Golden Bat as a playable character and his cards/deck and playstyle really do the character justice. Plus the miniture is awesome!
@osvaldogreco Жыл бұрын
One curiosity: Golden Bat is also one of the first brands of cigarettes in Japan (1906), and the same Ogon Bat was used in posters advertising them! A very rare collectible in Japan! If memory serves, it was the pulp author Takeo Nagamatsu who created the Golden Bat (surely he was a smoker of the brand) in 1930
@juancarloscuaocastellanos8813 Жыл бұрын
Those were sold in China in the 1930s, with opium as an extra.
@osvaldogreco Жыл бұрын
@@juancarloscuaocastellanos8813 yes, that's correct, I just didn't want to write a very long comment!
@theotherjared9824 3 жыл бұрын
Golden bat was made at a time when Japan was on thin ice with everyone. The great depression ruined their economy, but their military was stronger than ever. They got very imperialist, slowly taking over more of asia. Golden was a very clear product of the time. Citizens were in dire need of some quick entertainment, and Golden bat being invincible embodied the japanese military, the one good part of Japan at the time. Even the musketeer outfit was a product of the time, as Japan had been obsessed with European culture due to the Dutch being the only outsiders allowed in for centuries. The shift towards the "modern" design came after the second world war, when American forces brought their comic books and cartoons to Japan, which rubbed off on creators.
@Nico-pg7qr 2 жыл бұрын
Released in 1.967 After ww2
@capitannerevar7792 2 жыл бұрын
@@Nico-pg7qr watch the video
@blackjackgabbiani19 2 жыл бұрын
@@Nico-pg7qr Watch the video. Movies were '66. Character was created as a sort of slideshow comic in '31.
@001suisen4 15 күн бұрын
There are people in this world who have no qualms about telling lies, people like you. You're saying that America brought manga and anime to Japan after the war? There was already a lot of manga and anime in Japan before the war. They are properly exhibited in museums. The idea that everything has its roots in America is a kind of illness.
@yahboisquishy5561 4 жыл бұрын
Kenny: "Golden Bat is one of THE most invincible characters that I have ever seen." Chargeman Ken: "FINALLY, a worthy opponent, our battle will be LEGENDARY!"
@SirChubbyBunny 4 жыл бұрын
I'd pay to see that showdown
@yahboisquishy5561 4 жыл бұрын
@@SirChubbyBunny As would I
@nanba009 4 жыл бұрын
My money is on Ken, He got Dr.Volga and pubic hair on his side after all.
@flyingarepa 11 ай бұрын
Again, awesome research! We were big fans of “Fantasmagórico” in Venezuela in the 1970s. We used to do his laughter to celebrate an unlikely sports comeback, a zinging witticism or any other turn of events. I believe that the girl summoned him when distressed and I also recall an object that contained him (amulet or pendant) but that memory is fuzzy. Also, Dr Nazo’s name in the Latin Spanish dub was “Doctor Cero” and he would scream “Ceeeeeeeerooooooooo” when he was in his game.
@liamvautier944 Жыл бұрын
This is the best video i have ever encountered on my search for entertaintment on the feed of KZfaq, thanks for making this video, it was wacky, weird, eerie, and yet wholesome. Golden Bat has a new fan now.🖤✨
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