Academic Papers about Tokusatsu
This list uses APA style for authors. Please note that not all papers here are open access. When a paper is open access that will be noted in the description.
| Title | Author/s | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Superhero Bodies (that) Matter: Costuming the Male Body in Kamen Rider. | Staite, S. (2024) | An exploration of bodies and dress in Kamen Rider. Provides interesting insights into the influence female fans have on the show both directly and indirectly. |
| HUMAN/CYBORG/ALIEN/FRIEND: POSTWAR RESSENTIMENT IN JAPANESE SCIENCE FICTION AND POSTHUMAN ETHICS IN KAMEN RIDER FOURZE | Kim, S. (2016) | Provides insight into the history of tokusatsu as post-war anxiety, although it has some mild issues - for example, it posits the importance of Fourze's modularity without mentioning Kamen Rider OOO. Open access. |
| Gendered Bodies in Tokusatsu: Monsters and Aliens as the Atomic Bomb Victims | Kim, S. (2016) | Analysis of tokusatsu as a singular outlet for male hibakusha (nuclear bomb victim) narratives and the issues this causes. Highly relevant to Godzilla but also Ultraman and to a lesser degree Kamen Rider. |