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{{quote|''"I know I should be excited and scared and all but I--all I think of is sweaty Japanese guys..."''|'''Tom Servo''', ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' [[Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S02/E12 Godzilla vs. Megalon|episode 212]] ''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]''}}
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Far and away, the most popular early example of Toku is the ''[[Godzilla]]'' film franchise, which exemplifies many of the genre's tropes: people in rubber suits smashing scale model cities, and an abundance of [[Squib|squibs]].
Most of the examples of Toku series are actually [[
{{examples|Notable Toku series and franchises include:}}
* ''[[Aikoku Sentai Dai-Nippon]]'' A parody of Super Sentai.
* ''[[Ambassador Magma]]'' (first color toku)
* ''[[Armor Hero]]''
* ''[[Bio Planet
* ''[[Bishoujo Kamen Poitrine]]''
* ''[[Choujin Barom 1]]'' (One of Toei's most famous manga-to-live-action adaptations!)
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Interestingly, a number of Western television programs are considered Toku by the Japanese due to their use of special effects and certain themes; this list includes such names as ''[[Smallville]]'', ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Knight Rider]]'', and ''[[Red Dwarf]]''. This list also includes shows that use puppetry, like Gerry Anderson's [[Supermarionation]] series ''[[Thunderbirds]]'' and ''[[Terrahawks]]'', and even ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]''.
{{tropelist|Tropes common to this genre include:}}
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]
* [[By the Power of Grayskull]]
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* [[Wire Fu]]
{{tropelist|Tropes about this genre include:}}
Names To Know In Tokusatsu:▼
* [[The Wiki Rule]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20210826125133/https://tokusatsu.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Tokusatsu Wiki]
▲{{examples|Names To Know In Tokusatsu include:}}
* [[Hiroshi Fujioka]]
* [[Hiroshi Miyauchi]]
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* [[Tetsuo Kurata]]
{{examples|Major Companies producing Tokusatsu include:}}
* [[Toho]] ([[Godzilla]],[[Mothra]])
* [[Tsuburaya Productions]] ([[Ultra Series|Ultraman]])
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