Lovers of retro science fiction have lately been delighted by Japanese visions of the future dating from the middle of the twentieth century.
The images, mostly from 1940s and 50s scifi rags:
Marshmallow Imouto Succubus Hits The Beach
Bishoujo Mangekyou Fan Translation Emerges
Samurai Rising – Square Enix: You Guessed it!
Mangaka Pay Tribute to Kyushu
Street Fighter V Enlists Guile
Chinese Death Simulator “Hopefully Won’t Explode”
Re:Zero “In The Nick Of Time!”
Muma Astacia Sultry Succubus Ero-Figure
Hundred Sloppy Kissing Anime
Greek Woman “Born Without A Vagina!”
Let It Die Trailer Unforgettably Fierce
Shinjuku Station Reveals “All Yu-Gi-Oh Cards Ever!”
KanColle Arcade Scores A Direct Hit
Bakuon!! Relentlessly Cute
Fuwary Gymnastics Girl Onahole Frighteningly Flexible
Star Fox Animated Short Takes Flight
Big Order “Big & Scary!”
Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei Really Retro
Monster Hunter Generations Monstrous As Ever
Live Action Naruto Stage-Play Filthier Than Ever
Goddess of 2ch: “What A Cute Hole!”
Alice Margatroid Ero-Cosplay by Hiyo Nishizuku Full of Cheer
Sheryl Nome Bunny Girl Cosplay by Mike Super Scandalous
Marvelous Madoka Mizugi Cosplay by Mashiro Yuki
Marie Rose Cosplay by Mike Undeniably Sexy
Tasha Tracer Cosplay Truly Tantalizing
Witch Craft Works Cosplay by Kagune Intensely Seductive
Kaine Cosplay by Yuricha Flawless
Kasumigaoka Utaha Cosplay Pretty Pure
Goddess of 2ch “Another Bathing Beauty!”
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some of the things are pretty bad ass for war fare.
When my grandfather still teenage...japanese already dreamed to make Gundam.
#17 is from the show Lost in Space, an American show. The designer, Robert Kinoshita, was born in America.
Wow, that's pretty fascinating. I never knew that such an old school American show had an Asian-American contribution. It does seem out of place though since its only relevance is its designer being "Japanese"-american. Even the texts say it's from the tv show Lost in Space.
I was just gonna say that :)
Now I'm going to troll my xenophobic/racist dad by mentioning that the model designer from Lost in Space (on of his favorite shows) was part Japanese. :3
In that last pic: the male version of that helmet has a giant wang so, you know, they can "space" do it.
your report please
Same here.
Its ALL from America.
Or at least in spirit - These are all typical examples of American retro-futuristic designs of the time. The drawing style, colours, design style, everything is the same.
Edit: Oh, except for that mecha-suit thing. Its the only thing I haven't really seen before.
oh yeah, but will it BLEND?
No coincidence in that years following the Great War, American culture and technology were heavily looked up to. Without that love of American machines, Disney and Star Trek (Several shows like Star Trek invented the idea of pantyshots as fanservice on a TV show), anime/manga as we know today simply wouldn't have evolved to that form.
2D erotic stuff is more acceptable in japan
Gundams are the future now.
Where's the Mach 5?!?!
where are my pewpew laserguns?
Missiles must have been all the craze back then. Every other pic has some.
Japanese penis envy!
Especially in private transportation. For what war were they planning?
I was thinking the same. Was thinking maybe it's something phallic in origin then I thought of that song, Detachable Penis...
If it doesn't have missiles, it ain't cool!
DRILLS are cooler!
Why can't I live in this future? Well, granted, the interwebs probably doesn't exist in that future so I'm not sure I'd trade that off, but I love everything else about it. Whatever other problems I have with the 50s, I like the optimistic idea they had of the future. Nowadays, sci fi's almost always dystopian.
So to summarise, the future would be full of guns, missiles, huge drills, flying vehicles and people wearing diving suits everywhere... It's like a Rapture on Earth, someone sign me up.
yes we had beautiful landscapes with no signs of chaos brought by global warming.
Until World War 3 happens and then suddenly everything is like Fallout...
"Hellooooo, children!!! Welcome to Post-Apocalyptia!!!"
The future is scary.
Cute "Ziggurat" inscription on the green tank with a plane on it.
See, this is what the present would be like if we did it right.
Do it right, and you get spaceships and robots.
Do it wrong, and you get eaten by giant snakes with legs.
"...you get eaten by giant snakes with legs."
a lizard?
So the Geico gecko lives on the moon?
Actually that one has nothing to do with the future but is a scene from Dante's Inferno. Retro and classical collide.
We could have colonized the moon already if we did things right and still could in the next 20 years if we stop fucking around.
no, you can't colonize the moon withouth knowing moonspeack
ok colonize the moon.... then what? bllions of dollars... then what? it reminds me of that futurama episode where there really wasn't any point in it.
One of the primary motivators is a reliable source of helium. Earth has depressingly little, and it's a vital material for fusion research. So there's that. If fusion reactors develop fast enough, we'll need fuel and the moon has a supply several times larger than that of the Earth.
If you're talking about Fusion (something not even usable yet), then you don't use helium, you use hydrogen as fuel and produce helium as a by-product.
Note that currently fusion means KABOOM. Not an energy source.
XD I approve of this statement, even though many of those designs were wildly impractical. Tatsunoko apparently had a heavy influence on a lot of these vehicles.
That helmet in pic #40 looks like it would be perfect for blocking out Ishihara's bullshit!
Looks like a space teletubby...
i've got one of those toys many years ago but i lost it;nowadays,they're most sought after collectible.
I still have a few, oh goody goody!
so japanese really love missiles, do they ?
kinda reminds me of old mecha anime. voltes v, daimos, mazinger z. i dunno. at least they adapt it in anime than in real life.
the peaceful version of this future maybe was doraemon's version. i miss those teleportation device so i don't need to get stuck on stupid traffic everyday.
Where are you doraemon!!??????
30 is from Gatchaman right? is the leaders personal ship the one that merged with the larger ship the Fenix.
You spelled 'Phoenix' wrong...LOL
Feels a bit like Thunderbirds...that's not a bad thing.
Fallout Japan anyone?
It would be like Desert Punk, but with SCIENCE!!!