TV in Japan

This is how you foreshadow the robot uprising. With small robots. Goofing around in smoke. With tiny little deadly lasers. On TV. In Japan.

Via Engadget - your source for all robot uprising information.

This is how you protect your teeth. By creating a robot that will withstand the pain caused by clumsy dentists. Who will soon become skilled dentists. On TV. In Japan.

Via Pink Tentacle!

This is how you make a private beta so awesomely worth it. By posting stuff that you’d never expect a giant conglomorate site to post. Like Johnny Socko. And his Flying Robot. That made news long ago. On TV. In Japan.

P.S. I’ll post some more of these here if you’re interested. Not everyone can get [...]

This is how you sell an anime. About giant transforming robot jet planes. By channeling the mashed potato scene from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Except with a Japanese guy. And bread. On TV. In Japan.

As with many nerds my age, The Computer Chronicles was one of my favorite show growing up. I learned many things and shared them with my nerdy friends. Fun was had.
However, I don’t remember the episode below and I’m probably better for it. I think I might’ve exploded. This is pure mid-80s robot bliss. Not [...]

Not much to say here. If you get it, it’s amazing. If you don’t, I’m sorry.

This is how you shock a nation of amphibians. By showing them that they can be replaced. By robots. On TV. In Japan.

More info at Digital World Tokyo.

I have always loved robots. And robots? They mostly loved me.
Some robots I’ve especially loved are the Transformers. Seems like a lot of people been loving them for a while. This guy certainly does as he calls himself RobotAdventures on YouTube.
While he may not be the most dymanic speaker/demo dude ever, he’s done [...]

This is how you play with power. If you’re Robocop. And you’ve just slaughtered like an entire field of robots. On TV. In Japan.

Thanks to Youtuber Nintega for the upload. He’s got lots of classic Japanese commercials for the viewing.

This is a GTA mod. Mashed up completely with some powered suit action. On TV. In Japan.

A true YouTube gem lies below. It’s kind of like those amazing old Disney videos, the future that might’ve been.
Not only is this video (an American look into a Japanese Robot shopping store) a gem of retro techolust like none other, it carries within it a serious message.
Never attempt to replace the humans touch [...]

This is how you make Miles Davis roll over in his grave. Probably multiple times. Mostly because the thing is playing ‘Bippity Boppity Boo’. On TV. In Japan.

Thanks to the people at Japan Probe for their very detailed post featuring what might just be the most frightening Japanese robot ever, the CB2.
Way more info at Pink Tentacle as well but you know you come here just for the video. So here it is.
The CB2. Frightening us all. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you make the fear. In Ultraman. On TV. In Japan.

Long time readers of TV in Japan know that I have a special place in my heart for Spider-Man. No, not the comic book character (although I did grow up reading three of the books) nor the movie series (which are mostly okay).
No, I mean the real Spider-Man, the Japanese TV character from 1978.
Of course, [...]