Local hero (Japan)

Local hero (Japan)

A nihongo|local hero|ローカルヒーロー／ご当地ヒーロー|rōkaru hīrō/gotōchi hīrō is a Japanese fictional character who is created, often by a local government, to represent their region. They are usually created around actual local legends, but are portrayed as tokusatsu heroes, often borrowing themes and costumes from popular series. Some local heroes, such as nihongo|Chōjin Neiger|超神ネイガー|Chōjin Neigā|extra=translated as "Super-God Neiger" [cite web|url=http://homepage1.nifty.com/nexus/neiger/|title=Chōjin Neiger (超神ネイガー "Chōjin Neigā")|accessdate=2007-08-11] from Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, and nihongo|Maburittokiba|マブリットキバ|Maburittokiba [cite web|url=http://maburittokiba.web.fc2.com/index.html|title=Maburitto Kiba: Official Site Top (マブリットキバ：公式サイト　トップ "Maburitto Kiba: Kōshiki Saito Toppu")|accessdate=2007-08-11] from Tōno, Iwate Prefecture, gain mainstream popularity. Chōjin Neiger has had several radio drama CDs released, as well as theme songs. Ichirou Mizuki sang nihongo|"Scold! Chōjin Neiger ~Did you look?~"|豪石！超神ネイガー ～見だが おめだぢ～|Gōoshaku! Chōjin Neigā ~Midaga Omedaji~, and Mitsuko Horie performed nihongo|"Theme of Neiger Mai ~Wings of Jade~"|ネイガー・マイのテーマ ～翡翠の翼～|Neigā Mai no Tēma ~Hisui no Tsubasa~. Other popular local heroes include:
*nihongo|Imperial Court Music Sentai White Stones|雅楽戦隊ホワイトストーンズ|Gagaku Sentai Howaito Sutōnzu of Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo
*Marimokkori of Hokkaidō
*nihongo|Active Sentai Gunvulger|活性戦隊ガンバルジャー|Kassei Sentai Ganbarujā of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture
*nihongo|Healthy Sentai Toridinger|元気戦隊トリディンジャー|Genki Sentai Toridinjā of Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture
*nihongo|Super-fast Soldier G-Five|超速戦士G-FIVE|Chōzoku Senshi Jīfaibu of Gunma Prefecture
*nihongo|Traffic Sentai Anzenger|トラフィック戦隊アンゼンジャー|Torafikku Sentai Anzenjā who are part of the Tokyo Motor Show
*nihongo|Remote Island Sentai Sadogashiman|離島戦隊サドガシマン|Rinto Sentai Sadogashiman of Sado, Niigata Prefecture
*nihongo|Recycle Sentai Wakerunger|リサイクル戦隊ワケルンジャー|Resaikuru Sentai Wakerunjā of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture
*nihongo|Budoka Group Shōranger|BUDOKA集団ショウレンジャー|Budoka Shūdan Shōrenjā of Nabari, Mie Prefecture

References

ee also

*Category:Local hero at the Japanese Wikipedia


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