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The Golden Bat is Here (紙芝居昭和史 黄金バットがやって来る) [Lost 1972 Film] : Toho Studios : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

A 1972 Toho “comedy” film, long considered lost, that depicts the rise and fall of the kamishibai (paper theatre) storytellers that were popular throughout Japan.  Unfortunately, kamishibai was done in by the advent of television, although a few practitioners still keep the art form alive to this day.

The story of Golden Bat, arguably kamishibai’s biggest star, is interwoven amongst the tale of the men who wandered the streets entertaining children.

This film was previously considered lost, in that no copies seemed to exist outside of Toho’s vaults.  For whatever reason, the film has never been released on home video.

Luckily, last month (February, 2025) Maxwell Breese released a copy he found on the Lost Media Wiki site, and now we can all watch it ourselves.

It helps if you’re fluent in Japanese, though, as the film is not dubbed or subtitled.

Here’s a quick snippet featuring my man, Golden Bat, as he originally appeared, battling his arch nemesis Nazo:

https://youtu.be/mPhpdQGy36E?si=w4BR774WgPhLJcAf

This show is so good man

What purpose did that serve

I understand you don't care for King Shadow, but the idea of that made me think of a scenario where for whatever reason, Shadow was somehow forced to become a ruler (For at least a certain period of time) out of a particular kind of necessity. So my question is...

Q: What kind of ruler do you think he'd be?

Probably one that would take his responsibilities as seriously as possible but those very same responsibilities would make him wanna crawl out of his skin. Guy just wants to stand in a forest and stare at a tree, y'know. Can't do that with a buncha people yapping at you about the state of the farms in his kingdom after a particularly harsh winter.

Have you heard the voice lines for Superman and Batman in the Multiversus game?

"I know, the ice breath seems a little out there to some people, but boy does it come in handy when you're eating buffalo wings"

"Once a secret organization makes a teenage clone of you it's hard to be surprised anymore"

"Seeing all these different dimensions really makes you think. I wonder if there's one where Krypton is still around"

"Can I tell you something? I'm concerned about what Luthor's up to while I'm gone. He can be crafty...and surprisingly charming" HELLO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN

"Boy, Lois isn't going to believe this one when we get home...hope she's okay"

"Did anyone ever tell you about the time I was made of blue electricity? The 90's were wild"

"You like Beef Bourguignon?"

"You checked on Bruce--uh, Batman lately? I always worry about him. It's the brooding, you know?"

"Justice never sleeps...but I should occasionally"

"Morning! I could go for some green juice, or maybe creatine"

"This is the time of day Alfred would start hounding me to eat something"

"Alfred always decorates the manor this time of year. And every year I pretend I don't like it"

THESE VOICE LINES ARE ACTUALLY IN CHARACTER?? AND THEY'RE SURPRISINGLY WHOLESOME FOR A FIGHTING GAME

What work do you actually do in Multiversus?

I write all the pre-fight, mid-fight, and post-fight dialogue and interactions for all the characters, plus the dialogue and stories in the new PvE Rift mode. Oh and trailers and cinematics I suppose. I also help with naming all the cosmetics and writing blurbs and descriptions for the shop and various menus. Basically, if it’s in multiversus and has words or VO I was probably involved at some point.

This isn't a question, but I just wanted to say that I'm loving the way you're writing Shadow in your webcomic! I appreciate how you've shown his humanity and vulnerability so far. Even though this story from the premise alone would basically demand that (Our boy is NOT having a fun time), I will always be glad to see this sort of characterization versus him being an ice cold, self-centered edgelord. Can't wait to see how the rest of your tale unfolds!

Hey Anon! Thanks for reading Infested!

Believe it or not, this more vulnerable sorta writing for Shadow is actually because this is Archie's version of Shadow! Ian Flynn was doing it first!

If you like this specific sorta characterization for the little dude, DEFINITELY check out Archie Sonic (#160+) and Sonic Universe, both of which were mostly written by Ian Flynn when he had the most freedom over how he could write the characters. His take on Shadow in Archie remains my favorite version of the character.