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>A Distant Friend
I didn't think Arc was capable of an episode that good. Why is it that New Gen shows are always at their best when they're focusing on anything other than the main cast?

>>23298814
Have you just reached that episode or have you finished the series? There are a couple of strong team/MC focused episodes later on.

Otherwise, yeah, many stand-out episodes are one-offs. A lot of those seem to be thanks to Nakano's writing. Ginga S Ep.11, X Ep.9, Orb Ep.9, Decker Ep.20, Blazar Ep.15, Arc Ep.21.

Ashiki, who wrote To My Distant Friend also wrote the Blazar insurance guy episode.

OH NO!
HE'S NOT GONNA GO
3 - 0

>>23298814
thats just the way ultra series has always been. just look back at the showa greats. they're all standalone episodes

>>23298934
No wonder that the insurance guy and distant friend were my recent favs. written by the same guy. what else has he written?

Why couldn't they have atleast made Oka Gubila a different color?

>>23296676
>you will not survive sentai
What are you on about? Sentai shortens the sequence after awhile the only thing that stays the same is the roll call.
Orb, Geed and R/B’s transformations don’t get any shorter

>>23299653
I think he was referring to the mecha, especially the older Sentai which is worse because it's vast majority a stock footage battle.

>>23299378
Unfortunately nothing notable besides a handful of decent Blazar episodes. He seems to mostly handle the clip shows.

>>23299376
The entirety of showa Ultra was episodic except for maybe some parts of Leo
And those parts of Leo were arguably the best Ultra episodes in the showa era

>>23300144
all of leo is dogshit

>>23298652 (OP)
>Ultraman New Generation Stars Season 3 now streaming on ULTRAMAN official Channel
>Ultraman Omega to premiere July 5th 2025
>Selected library available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video
>ULTRAMAN and Mirrorman 2D currently releasing new chapters periodically on Comiplex and simulpub on Viz Media
>Ultraman: Along Came A Spider-Man currently serializing in CoroCoro magazine
>Premium Bandai/Ultra Replica News: Ultra Zero Eye 15th Anniversary Edition, Ultimate Bracelet -Damage Edition-, Arc Cube Premium New Generation Set 02 & 03, Beliarok, Blast Shot 20th
>S.H.Figuarts News: Arc Galaxy Armour, Z Alpha Edge (New Gen Stars Ver.), Galactron, Guil Arc, Cosmos Luna, Mother of Ultra, Omega, SS Tiga Star of Ultra version, SS Ultraman re-release
>FigZero 1/6 Ultraman Suit Zoffy Stealth Version and Ultraman Suit Jack to be released 2025 Q2 and Q4 respectively.
>Ultraman: The Adventure Begins to be released on Blu-Ray with a new English dub on July 1, 2025 alongside a novelization of the film
>Ultraman Zero Movie Trilogy to be redubbed for Zero15th.
>TsubuCon 2025 to be held later this year
>Darkness Heels anime currently in production
>Hollyhock "School Girl X Ultraman" drama currently in production

Hey I have a weird question that I'm hoping you guys can answer

I want an Ultraman or Shin Ultraman figure around 10-13 cm in height. Can be articulated or fixed pose: If fixed pose then a fighting pose would be ideal.

Any suggestions on what I should be looking for? I'm guessing a shokugan line would probably be perfect but I'm not sure which one.

Rekiness Armor

>>23300708
Trigaron Armor

Man, I've never watched 80 and yet the 80 Tribute in Mebius still got me crying

>>23300710
The mismatched boot just looks ridiculous.

>>23300690
>shokugan
You're looking for Chodo, 10cm articulated figures. I haven't been following it so i don't know which wave had them.

Blokees is also 10cm if you don't mind them being stylized.

>>23300774
80 got a raw deal

>>23300774
Stop doing drugs.

Any worries regarding omega?

>>23301123
I hope its not woke

>>23301232
go back to /pol/ faggot. all ultraman is woke because it's about humanity working together as a whole regardless of race or socioeconomic status.

>human form

>>23300842
Looks like he forgot to put on the other one.

>Gliddur Triggur Edurnuhdee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlg-UoXXJ1A
Trailer upload.

>>23301837
I'm hyped

>>23301837
>Support cast knows protagonist's identity
>Also controls separate entities that combine with main Ultra
Strong Gridman vibes

>>23301837
Not liking the full CG sequence

>>23299351
WHY ARE YOU HERE!!!!!???? FUCK OFF!!!

>>23302299
Grigio in the middle

>>23301939
>Strong Gridman vibes
gridman took over already after their success. Look at Decker final form. Heck look at Z's.

Soon it will be like how Persona supplant SMT as the main title.

>>23302299
wow, we're gonna get a physical suit of Alien Hipporito Cape

>>23302299
>>23302580
i want to impregnate grigio
PLAP PLAP PLAP GET PREGNANT GET PREGNANT GET PREGNANT GET PREGNANT GET PREGNANT

>>23302299
>no nepobaby
taigabros...

>>23302971
It sucks how Taiga is almost NEVER in any of these, minus the miniseries with Fuma trying to hit on Grigio but that's it.

Do we know how many episodes Omega is gonna be? I'm tired of these shorter seasons I want something longer

>>23303017
its because nobody likes Taiga and his show sucked

>>23303698
Trigger also got hated a lot tho.

>>23303698
I love Taiga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwTwQ5MttUk
Transformation item upload.

https://x.com/bandai_ultratoy/status/1930520053189091510?t=BlaYWBr1tmeaj7EuR4Fetw&s=19
Gotta love these shots here. A good way to promote the Meteokaiju toys.

>>23304314

>>23304323
>02 DX TRIGARON
Relative of Earth Garon?

>>23298652 (OP)
Cool New Gen Zearth you got there.

SG UltraMeteo 01
https://bandaicandy.hateblo.jp/entry/20250606_ultraman

>>23304402
i thought they would do different color timer shapes for the legacy ultras.......

Narikiri Set, feat. Zero & Zett.
https://toy.bandai.co.jp/series/ultraman/item/detail/14864/

>>23304402
Don't know why the colors look like that.

>>23304405
Same.
The MeteoKaiju ones have their own shapes.

Heatray Monster Graim

>>23304563
seems like he'll be the first kaiju of the series

>>23303698
its a shame really, I liked Titas more. Cheerful while having a 'dark' past; traitor blood.

Also the fact its not a full season like gaia, having three ultra is too much to give screentime to three.

>>23304405
They already did for Taiga

>>23304405
There's the problem, though. While I get you could just place the color timers on the inside of the gem on each Meteo, maybe it would be too hard to recognize for children, especially in regards to similar-shaped timers between Ultraman and Jack (Zoffy's kinda easy with the badges lining around his chest). So they chose rise poses instead.

On a different note, any guess to how Bandai will distribute further armors for Omega across the later waves? My guess is that they could be pack-ins with the other Meteokaiju figures (Valgeness Armor would be obtained with Valgeness for both role-play and figure play fun, and it could follow suit with hopefully a turtle-based kaiju we'd see in the third wave).

>>23304407
>Seven Family without Leo

>>23304992
But who is the mom?

>>23304902
That's something I've noticed Ultra has kind of lacked compared to other long running toku franchises. Ultras generally don't have an identifying, unique symbol that can be recognized at a glance. Sure you have things like the symbols on Leo and Astra's abdomens or even in some cases more unique color timer shapes like Z's, but there's never been anything that you could definitely call, say, the emblem of the original Ultraman. Compare to Gorenger's 5 with the line of stars or the Tachibana Racing logo for the original Kamen Riders.

>>23305033
Oftentimes, the SSSP logo is seen as Ultraman's symbol logo. Though it isn't as obvious as the ever-defining 5 of the Gorengers or the Tachibana Racing logo of the original Kamen Rider, and they have alternatives in the form of the V of Super Sentai and #1's helmet for Kamen Rider used since the start of the Reiwa era.

>>23305033
Even for them it can't be just the logos for legacy collectibles, they still need to show the mask/face because those are the most notable part of the characters.
There was one time Bandai sold Legend Rider Gaia Memories with the Rider logos on display, but the previous release and every legacy items after always have to show the mask for most of the time.
I think only Geats who can get away with only showing the belts for the Legend Rider Buckles.

So I assume after Omega we're gonna go back to Ultra's having a ton of forms and barely any new kaiju?

>>23305393
Assume whatever you want. We don't know anything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj8kwtE2iW4
15 sec CM.

>>23305393
It's pretty clear they don't want to do that anymore. Bandai could force their hands, but Sentai not getting many sales from the past hero gimmicks might be used as an argument to stay in this course.

I'm actually disappointed though. I thought modern Ultraman used to have the perfect balance between new shows while keeping past series relevant, but now it feels more like a generic tokusatsu structure like you get from Toei.

>>23305711
I have no idea what you're talking about

>>23305711
The best Ultraman shows have pretty much all been standalone except Mebius and Dyna, and even Dyna kept the callbacks to a minimum despite being a direct sequel.
Frankly I don't think the new hero using cards/capsules/etc with a jpeg of an older Ultra on them to transform is "keeping past series relevant" in any meaningful sense regardless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix4KH14fypo

>>23305738
>Frankly I don't think the new hero using cards/capsules/etc with a jpeg of an older Ultra on them to transform is "keeping past series relevant" in any meaningful sense regardless.

Alongside that they used to have appearances or references to events of past Ultras. It all felt like everything was tied together while also still allowing each show to stand on its own.

What you're describing is more like how Sentai is handling things, with 3 recent seasons (Zenkaiger, Donbrothers, Gozyuger) having Sentai collectibles while having no real connections to past seasons at all.

>>23302141
u MAD! So EEEEZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKG7C_vXZ0U
"Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes Episode 3"

>>23305859
Is this actually a new mini series or a clip show like that one with Z?

Why didn't Camearra just rape Trigger like how TegaJune raped TegaSword?

>>23306250
They needed to be wed in holy matrimony first.

>>23306225
Read the full title anon, it's an episode of the clipshow, about episode 3 of the web series from 5 years ago.

>>23306318
All the titles for this stuff is so confusing I get lost but yeah I could have clicked it

I don't care if this is a hot take, but Z feels like its only as big as it is due to airing at the perfect timing, as otherwise the show itself is just kinda mid compare to other Ultra shows

>>23306386
it's a hot take for a reason. would go as far as to say it's a shit take entirely

>>23306386
While one can't deny Z being released during the time people were trapped at home helped it, it's still a fun series as a whole. The fun ensemble helps elevated it

>>23306393
my ultimate problem with Z is that as I watching the show, I kept asking "what is this show about?"
Like it has all these disparate elements of Z being Zero's protege, the Ultra-host dynamic of Z and Haruki, the return of Juggler, the continued presence of Belial power with the Devil Splinters etc, but like what's the thing that even connects all of this stuff together, what is the thematic message that the show is going for?
The show frankly doesn't really present one until the finale, where it talks about the nature and use of power. And to be fair, I do like that message and I think it does connect all those elements together. However prior Ultra shows had much stronger presence and exploration of their overarching message compared to Z.

Happy 42nd birthday, Zero.

>>23306510
>whats the show about
the show is about Z.it's about his growth. it's in the name. why are you overanalyzing an ultraman show? first time watching self-contained episodes? if you REALLY wanna know why zero, juggler, geed, belial, etc. are in this show, it's because Ultraman Z is part of the ultra universe. Recurring characters show up. it's not about purpose or plotlines. they are simply there because they all live in the same world. A more realistic answer is that it's a Zero celebration show, and it wants to sell toys. there's no thematic message. Ultraman's messages are at the end of the episodes. It's an episodic show. each episode has a lesson to tell. Do you really need an overarching message for a show to be good? showa kino never bothered with any of that.

>>23306564
I'm comparing this directly to the the prior three Ultra shows: Geed, R/B and Taiga. Geed focuses on Geed being the son of Belial, R/B focuses on its family dynamic and Taiga is about its "aliens living amongst humans" settings. These are core ideas that the whole show is focused on, and almost every episode, self-contained or otherwise, is exploring some facet of that idea. Z has a good core idea with its examination of power, but it isn't something that the show really emphasizes much until the very end.

>>23306550
I'm not up to date with Zero lore. Has he ever had a host?

>>23306747
>a host
He had 3. The first one is from his second movie, the second one is from his third movie, the last one is from Geed.

>>23306564
> the show is about Z
The show is about Haruki. Z is oddly quiet and subdued compared to how he is in every side special

>>23306386
I wanted to like Z a lot more than I did
It had a lot of things going for it. Chant My Name, the return of a proper Ultraman defense force team, the fact that said team was using classic robot kaiju to fight instead of just sci-fi jets, the stylish outfits, the return of Juggler and Greeza, Taguchi directing, etc

But the characters and writing held it back hard. Haruki was a nothing protagonist, Z talking also contributed practically nothing, Celebro barely had any lines, even Juggler was so much less interesting and fun than he was in Orb
I don't really care about whether or not it has an overarcing theme, I just want to be entertained. And the show had potential to be entertaining, but all the moments that could have been great just weren't because the bland cast wasn't able to give these moments the life they needed
It's better than X at least, but that's not a high bar.

>>23304563
Big nosed fucko

>>23306564
>the show is about Z.it's about his growth. it's in the name.
I really like the show, but that is just a straight-up lie. Z-san never had a single focus episode just about him, and he is only there to give Haruki power-ups and expositions. Granted, this is not inherently a bad thing, seeing as early Heisei shows like TDG have the Ultras be completely silent while the host borrows their powers to fight as one. That being said, Z-san is overshadowed by the rest of the cast in development because he has hardly established any change in character past the first episode. Yet the side specials portray him as someone entirely different.

Excuse me, best battle OST coming through.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nL3t2wjJ0c

>>23307127
what are you talking about? the whole show we see Z learn from Haruki and slowly fights better. That's why he fights in base form in the last episode. We also got great focus eps like with Ace which probably the best one.

>>23307127
I feel like Z's character was already mostly untouched because with his character, he was "there" in terms of a hero character.
His will to fight and defend against evil is there, he's just lacking in fighting ability and confidence. The fusion was a clutch for him to learn to fight and also to get stronger, hence why in the last episode when he was reduced to his base form he exhibited moves that would have previously required him to use the fusions, like the rapid hand-to-hand of Alpha Edge, the sheer strength of Beta Smash, and the energy manipulation of Gamma Future, he did all of those in the final fight in his base form.

him

>>23306762
technically he's had 3 more. Ultraman Premier 2011 introduced Shin Moroboshi which is meant to be a random human that Zero fused with and renamed like Dark Zagi did, who had 3 identities
>Raito, played by Mamoru Miyano
>George Ikaruga
>and some unnamed guy who was played by Naoki Kawano, the actor who played Long in Gekiranger

>>23308537
I thought all of those three actors are meant to be Shin Moroboshi, just performed on different locations.

>>23308594
there's a bit of misinfo. they're techincally all Shin but it's a whole Dark Zagi thing where they hijack the body and rename themselves than say, make a human form like Dan and Mirai did.

Was Arc made for the female audience?

>>23308704
the odd sudden gayness in th elast 2 episodes between shu and yuma kinda proves that. like for no reason at all they are suddenly *that* close

>kosei wears blue
>becomes rekiness
>ayumu wears yellow
>trigaron is yellow
does she become trigaron or is it still hoshimi because what would be the point of the coloured apparel then?

>>23309588
for what we know, Kosei still becomes Trigaron.

>>23308704
What show is this from

>>23309777
Ultra Katsu Life hosted by Dinas' actress, female Alien Magma and some hag.

>>23309517
>sudden
Media illiteracy

>>23311029
>media literacy
how ironic lol. either you're a femcel who has never met a man and whose only exposure to men is gay porn or youre a retarded ragebaiter. either way, youre fucking stupid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5ACqEuJt_4

Just cast him as an Ultra, already. Dang

>>23312075
It counts if he's using the actual prop, right?

>>23312075
At this point it will be when he turns 31 just like Omega now, so 2029.

>>23312169
Could be earlier. Kurobe and Ishiguro were both in their late 20s when they were casted

Going /biz/ for a moment, looks like a good sign I guess

>>23312258
Omega is coming soon, so there bound to be spikes

Omega presscon on thursday at 5PM JST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3MmUT3GLHQ

I feel like Omega’s hype is higher then Arc’s but lower then Blazar’s>>23312258
>>23312258

Audible gasp from the audience when Andy Lau mentions salted-egg superman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7iWLhLi5zw&t=87

>>23252108
Is it just me or does Okida look (and act mysterious) like Shuji?

>>23312478
starting in 30min

First 4-episodes title

>>23316063

>>23316065
Episode 3 will be Rekiness debut

>>23316071
Episode 4 Rekiness Armor debut and Ryo Kinomoto (Captain Hibiki from Dyna) guest star

I'm loving the Meteo Kaiju suits, it's not just these two we're getting, right?

>>23316075
There's a theory/coincidence that popular in chinese fandom saying episode 4 director will be the main director for 2026 Ultra series, which is Tomonobu Koshi. Someone in baidu asking about it and color replied, most likely.

The cast have a cute dynamic, i hope it doesn't morph into an explicit BL like Arc.

>>23316063
>>23316065
>>23316071
>>23316075
>Episode 1 "Aliens Have Arrived"
>Director: Masayoshi Takesue
Screenwriter: Toshizo Nemoto

>Episode 2 "Me, Aliens and Scholar"
>Director: Masayoshi Takesue Screenwriter: Toshizo Nemoto

>Episode 3 "Beware of Sudden Cold Wave"
>Director: Masayoshi Takesue Screenwriter: Junichiro Ashiki

>Episode 4 "Follow the Mystery of Claw Marks"
>Director: Tomonobu Koshi Screenwriter: Junichiro Ashiki

>>23316090
I've seen this thread saying they will do the 4 Celestial Beasts but aren't the meteo kaiju fusions of two?
Rekiness = Blue Dragon + Vermillion Bird
Trigaron = White Tiger + Black Tortoise

New key visual

>>23316177
>>23316136
>Slugger doesn't have a katana mode
They had one job

>>23316127
then what would valginess be based on?

>>23316223
why would it need one? and i think that would complicate the toy engineering.

>>23316333
valginess = valgina + peniss

>>23316075
is that a remodled Basser suit?

>>23316755
a man and his dog

Was the press conference revealing all the new kaiju today?

>>23316755
Rekiness has really grown on me. I love his colors, textures, and proportions.

>>23316755
The chest thing keeps reminding me of Bemstar

>>23316090
We're getting one more I think. I think its either a bird or a snake

>>23316065
That kaiju suit looks like garbage, holy shit

>>23316223
Only one Ultra has used a katana. The rest use, if swords at all, more abstractly-shaped double-edged swords. And most of the general Slugger users in Ultra are frankly knife fighters (Seven, Seven 21, Max, Zero, X, Orb, Geed, Rosso). Only two use them like other weapons (Blu uses his sluggers as a sword and Z uses his as nunchucks).

>>23316333
Huanglong/Yellow Dragon and Qilin maybe. Huanglong is the "fifth" of the four beasts as the center in Wuxing and Qilin is sometimes used in place of it.

Are all of Omega’s new kaiju modified suits?

>>23316956
The new Ace suit looks so good

>>23316956
Ace sword is so simple yet so damn good

>>23317200
I dislike the modern version, it's too rounded and curved and I think just really polished plastic. The original which was from what I recall just shaped sheet-metal was much nicer since the metal shined in the light very well.

>>23317087
nope, these are all brand new suits.

>>23317299
The big frog and Penguin look like modified Levijira and Peguila suits

>>23317305
they couldn't have modified Peguila already since they modified that to become Chandler for Decker

>>23316956
>>23317241
With a more design-y hilt, could make a good collector's toy.

>>23317311
Chandler Bing

>>23317311
They just added a horn to the suit

>>23316956
>Only two use them like other weapons (Blu uses his sluggers as a sword and Z uses his as nunchucks).
And Zero.

>>23317375
The Twin Sword is an alternate configuration. Zero primarily uses his sluggers as a pair of knives.

>>23316956
>double-edged swords
Beliarok and Tilsonite Sword are single edge no?

>>23317503
>Tilsonite Sword
Does it even have an edge? Wasn't it round like an eggplant?

>>23317503
I will concede I forgot the Belialok and Tilsonite Sword, but they're just two swords and the Belialok is a very weird reverse-grip sword while the Tilsonite Sword is is almost kinda katana-esque.

>>23316956
Victory's Knight Timbre is single-edged

>>23317241
I'll take it over most of not all new gen swords

>>23316063
>>23316065
>Episode 1 "Aliens Have Arrived"
>Director: Masayoshi Takesue
Screenwriter: Toshizo Nemoto
Synopsis
>A young man named Kosei Hoshimi who works in a warehouse meets a mysterious man who has lost his memory after eating the fried noodles he made. Kosei chases the man who suddenly runs away and ends up getting caught up in a monster disaster in the city! In the shelter, Kosei's concern for the girl he met, touches the mysterious man and he decides to protect the city from the monsters. At this moment, a red light shines in his hand!

>Episode 2 "Me, Aliens and Scholar"
>Director: Masayoshi Takesue Screenwriter: Toshizo Nemoto
Synopsis
>The man who lost his memory calls himself Omega. Kosei takes him back to the warehouse and the two begin living together. The man still hasn't recovered his memory, but the two go to the forest together to investigate the monster that appeared in the news. Deep in the forest, they meet biologist Ayumu, and Kosei introduces the man to Ayumu as Okida Sorato. The three of them start searching for the monster together.

>>23316071
>>23316075
>Episode 3 "Beware of Sudden Cold Wave"
>Director: Masayoshi Takesue Screenwriter: Junichiro Ashiki
Synopsis
>Ayumu feels sorry that he can't ask Sorato what she wants to know, as he still hasn't recovered his memory. Sorato seems to sense something moving suddenly, and Kosei and Ayumu follow closely behind. The place they arrived at was the deep mountain where Sorato first woke up. Sorato and his group began to look for clues that could help restore his memories, and at this time, Kosei dug up a strange stone. At that moment, dark clouds gathered, and a monster wrapped in cold air fell from the sky. The monster's target was also this stone! Just when Kosei was about to be attacked by the monster and was at the critical moment, a blue monster with super powers appeared in the stone!!

>Episode 4 "Follow the Mystery of Claw Marks"
>Director: Tomonobu Koshi Screenwriter: Junichiro Ashiki
Synopsis
>On the holiday, the owner of the Taiyo Warehouse, Oya Saburo, came to visit. Just as the three were about to go fishing, Ayano contacted them about the monster, but due to friction, Sorato and Kosei had a quarrel... When their respective ideas were intertwined, Kosei's intention to help Sorato, who was struggling with the transparent monster, was responded by Rekiness!

>>23317677
That suit looks like shit

Omega OP and ED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB5dIsOjqFE

>>23317463
He uses both equally.

>>23317674
why does he look like a fucked up jinjo

>>23318582
I dunno man, he looks more like a Minjo to me

I'm liking Omega's kaiju roster so far. Its crazy how for 3 series in a row we've been getting more new kaiju then old ones.

>>23318685
You can only use the same suits for so long before they start breaking down and you have to make new ones. If you are gonna make a new Red King or Gomora suit, you might as well use that money to make some new kaijus

>>23318715
Tbh I hope they make new suits of obscure showa and Heisei kaiju

>>23318715
Have we gotten a new Gomora suit or has it been the same one since like 2009

>>23318715
That one fucking Eleking suit was falling apart

>>23318802
Decker had the sphere Gomora and Red King suits. Not sure if they repurposed the old suits for them

>>23318856
Sphere Red King was a repurposed old Red King Suit and Sphere Gomora was a modified Skull Gomora suit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqG2V-QCLq8

Finally watched Blazar's movie

How did Gento get away with never reveling his identity to either his family or Skard? Did tsupro just forget?

>>23319057
Like the show itself, Blazar’s movie was a missed opportunity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9zvUVL7xek

>>23319097
>Missed opportunity because it did something different
I'm sorry you didn't get to clap your hands cause the thing that happened 50 times already didn't happen

>>23319112
Yeah, because an exploration about a caveman Ultra in an isolated universe is done to death. Typical denying Blazarfag

>>23319057
because ultimately, in context of Blazar themes, that doesn't matter. Just like how Gento has put his full trust behind Blazar despite still knowing next to nothing about him, Skard has already put their full trust in Blazar despite not knowing that he's their captain. They already know Blazar is a reliable ally based on his past actions and behavior, the specific knowledge of his identity is not necessary.

Blazar is one of those shows where it needs either more episodes or a second season to further explore it's themes, settings and characters

>>23319316
You could say that with most of the New Gen shows. Orb was the luckiest one to get so many supplementary specials and I had hoped they would have done the same for Blazar beyond a comic that gives us nothing besides a typical defense force adventure. I guess there's just no demand for Blazar stuff or the Orb supplementary didn't do well enough to warrant other series for specials too

Even Z only got Sevenger Fight

>>23319377
Can they fuse together? The way I think you know what I mean?

>>23319383
I don't know what you mean

>>23319392
hot lesbian sex

>>23319377
Are the stageshows treat Dinas as her own Ultra and still can appear with Decker?

>>23319580
Yes

keppleey adding improved hands to their King Joe kit
https://weibo.com/7136849358/Pwtkr7ugS

>>23319662
old version has hollowed fingers.

>>23318802
the current Gomora suit is the one that was introduced during Mega Monster Battle The Movie.

>>23318888
yeah, Sphere Red King was the modified from the main "Heisei" Red King suit first introduced during Max, the one that they renamed to Red King A for Ultraman Z and UGFNGH

>>23319099
did they say why they went with CGI for gruebe's first debut?

>>23319377
they should get it over with and give them tits in both forms

>>23319377
How come Julie never appeared again?

>>23319989
actress became a housewife and birthing machine.

>>23319989
Wait until you find out about what happened to the idol girl from Ginga.

>>23320047
What happened

>>23320047
W-what happened?

Are RB, Taiga, Trigger, and Decker worth watching?

Kazuo Umezu's Ultraman is now fully translated!
https://mangadex.org/title/3115a8a6-fbec-4896-af3d-e6495b6bc755/kazuo-umezu-s-ultraman

>>23320392
Yes, no, Yes, and maybe.

>>23316075
That looks like a Nexus kaiju

>>23320392
Yes, no, optional, Hard Yes

>>23320125
>>23320192
married the son of the leader of Happy Science before getting divorced and disappearing

>>23321117
was she killed?

>>23320125
>>23320192
>>23321117
Not only did she marry the son but also attended and graduated from the cult's fake university (Happy Science University). Only after graduating from HSU she divorced the son and then practically disappear from the face of the Earth.

>>23321222
Yeah

>>23321305
What the fuck is this Happy Science shit anyway? Just Japanese Scientology?

>>23320392
Everyone saying no to Taiga just aren't ready for peak

>>23321347
Arguably worse because the leader is a self-declared living god and the cult is overtly political. Their teachings are also different, less wacky sci-fi compared to Scientology.

>>23321347
>>23321364 (me)
An excerpt from their official website
>Why Space People Come to Earth to Study
>According to space standards, the Earth civilization possesses a very high level of culture and art.
>Space people cannot understand the concept of “love for neighbors,” “love for the world,” or “love for the nation.”
>Since they cannot understand why intelligent and strong people on Earth do not try to destroy the weak, and why some would even sacrifice themselves for love, they want to learn such qualities from Earthlings.
>This is considered one of the reasons for their visit.
Although to be fair this could be the plot for an Ultraman episode.

Fusion is the only solution
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8NuFQNVg4v0

>>23321413
I wonder if we'll get Hiroshi Maruyama or a different main designer for the future, because I feel gotohs designs are hit or miss sometimes

Is that a Big Bazanga?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UohtlgKtaTo

>>23321499
This inflatable version looks silly lol

>>23321503
What inflatable version doesn't look silly

>>23320392
Decker is quite good. R/B and Taiga aren't the best but aren't the worst either. Trigger is dogshit.

>>23321563
Decker gives a good amount of attention to the cast and they have really good chemistry. i think the only thing holding it back is that its whole time travel loop is too hard for people to grasp

Is Omega having the standard 25 eps, or are we finally getting a series expansion

>>23321837
Should be standard 25 episodes, current rumor was they're trying to negotiate for more episodes for 2026 or 2027 series.

>>23321844
Will it still have the recaps though? If they can't even avoid recaps I don't see them expanding the show's airing time.

There is going to be an official Ultraman stage show at G-Fest this year
https://x.com/TsuburayaGlobal/status/1934251605463040092

>>23321499
>>23321503
inflates Bazanga big and round

>>23321503
You should check out the inflatable version of 5-king.

>>23322655
I'm mad that 5 King was revamped into fucking Golba of all kaiju

>>23321866
Omega will still have recaps

>>23323168
goddammit

>>23321866
Total episode count including recap specials has always been 28 since Z, 25 is the standard episode count with 1 in-universe recap episode.
I honestly don't understand the point of begging for more episodes, the production can barely handle 25 episodes yearly, asking for more is literally just begging to make the shows to be shittier.

>>23323235
More space to develop things? It's not like many want 50 ish episode these days. At most, reaching 30s.

>>23323422
honestly this problem is easily solved with better planning and writing. increasing the episode doesnt guarantee better development. show like decker, Z, Orb, all have the same 25 episode count and they still manage to flesh out enough things.

>>23319989
Mainstream actress, recasted as Megumi Han since UGF.

I missed the old time

>>23323818
Beth is so hot

I never realized Tokihiko Sahashi was the composer for Gundam Seed, but in the movie with the justice gundam reveal at the end you'd almost think it was going to go into Ultraman Mebius' theme.

>>23323818
>>23324021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNDtI7Jz5Lk
Amazing song and art quality.

>>23320576
Thanks for the heads up, anon. That was enjoyable. RIP Umezu, I loved his stuff.

>>23324940
So they can now use body parts of the ultra henshin from now on

>>23321937
What the fuck? Ultraman, what are you doing at Godzilla con?

>>23325534
getting bitches

>>23316075
So long, Basser suit

I’m gonna laugh so hard if Rekiness ends up being a better Earth Garon than Earth Garon ever was.

>>23326247
That's a low bar. Even Sevenger which was generally played for laughs had more solid moments than Earth Garon.

>>23325534
It's had a huge presence there for years.
Offers less unwieldy cosplay too.

>>23326284
Sevenger had atleast 3 kills to its name

>>23298934
I've finished the series now
I disagree, the only standout episode where the cast wasn't taking a back seat to something else was Goodbye, Rin
But regardless of the bland cast, I do think Arc is probably the third best new gen show after Orb and Blazar. Granted that's not a high bar, but I really did appreciate how visually experimental the show was, the OST was surprisingly killer despite the lame OP (https://youtu.be/iMdyyaoaUMU), and the scenario writing was a whole lot closer to what I watch Ultra for than we've gotten in most new gen shows. They're getting their footing. If they can preserve this foundation for Omega, and just have better characters, it'll a contender for my top 10.

>>23325534
They're both sons of Tsuburaya.

>>23327347
>the OST was surprisingly killer
it's from the Gundam Build Fighter guy, already hyped when his name got announced for Arc

>>23327347
This is my favorite out of the ost
https://youtu.be/Uy716dzaxew

So besides Griam and Trigaron, all the new kaiju shown so far are modified suits.

>>23329384
you could say they are 改獣

Ngl I'm shocked that there have never been allegations or controversies surrounding any of the older showa Ultra actors.

>>23329506
Seven had a whole banned episode anon

>>23329538
I meant the actors. Not episodes.

>>23329541
Ah, sorry I didn't see that last word

>>23329506
Does Tory furuya count?

>>23329648
?

I have not watched Ultraman since Tiga, can a guy just jump in again with the new series or is there a required watch list?

>>23329722
Not really. At least nothing you can't overcome with a trip to the wikis

>>23329722
There's no point in watching the new series when pretty much everything between Tiga and Ginga is better than everything after

>>23329753
That really sounds like some bias there, can you elaborate more? Info dump me.

>>23329802
Nah, it's actually a pretty common opinion, practically consensus I would say
1996-2006 was the peak of how much money Tsuburaya spent producing Ultra shows, to the point where they went bankrupt after putting out Mebius and had to be purchased by Bandai, at which point the shows IMMEDIATELY started getting much more toyetic and cheap, with almost everything since then having lengthy stock footage shots of transformation scenes , a bunch of kaiju suits being reused over and over across seasons, Ultras getting like 5 new forms every series for even more transformation stock footage, etc

They've only just started to dial this trend back with Blazar and Arc, which are pretty good show. But even then, I don't think either of them ever really got as imaginative as shows like Tiga, Dyna, Cosmos and Nexus (ironically despite Arc's whole theme being imagination). And you know, that's what I watch Ultra for, the cerebral and bizarre episodes about mysterious sci-fi phenomena. A lot of the new stuff just feels like capeshit trying to emulate the Marvel movie model

>>23329883
Doesn't japan tie a series to their toy sales normally though? I'm asking as I'm not sure myself, but given the amount of merch I see for any given Toku series I'm going on an assumption. It sorta makes sense that they just want to try and get the kids/collectors of whatever age and use shows as that medium.

Beyond the MoTW formula are the stories atleast somewhat enjoyable past Ginga?

>>23329907
honestly yes. A lot of New Gen shows have good writing, good characters, and good action.

>>23329917
Cool, good enough for me. I'll backtrack and watch Arc in my downtime and the new one when that drops next month and jump about from there.

>>23329925
Arc is honestly underrated. It has a bland cast for the most part, but the stories, monsters, action, and main plot are all pretty good.

>>23329907
>Doesn't japan tie a series to their toy sales normally though?
Really, it's more "Bandai" then Japan. What he's talking about is exactly that Tsuburuya went from independent to owned by Bandai, and so in this transition to toy push became stronger and more obvious in the shows themselves.

>>23329925
nice choice. Arc is pretty good.

>>23329907
Well Ginga itself sucks, I wasn't being inclusive when I said "between Tiga and Ginga" since I knew you'd already seen Tiga

The only shows from Ginga on (commonly referred to as the "New Generation era since it started in Heisei and continues into Reiwa) that I'd say aren't skippable are Orb, Z and Blazar. I do like Arc quite a bit more than Z, but Z is trying to do more interesting things than Arc overall I'd say, and if you're considering Arc, again, I think you should just go back and watch Dyna and Cosmos instead. Everything Arc tries those older Heisei shows have already done better (with the exception of the fight choreography and special effects, because damn, Arc really kinda went all out with it)

>>23329984
>Blazar isn't skippable
It's an isolated series. Even the Arc tie ins don't dwell into it too much

>>23330058
Yes, it's the first isolated series in two fucking decades, which is part of why it isn't skippable
It's nice to see a new gen show have the balls to not have any cameos or even any implication of the existence of other Ultramen

If you're watching Ultraman for the continuity, what the fuck are you doing, my man?

>>23330073
It's isolated so you can skip it and watch it later on

It ain't about continuity, it's just fun to see. Don't pretend that wasn't the case in Showa starting from Jack. Team ups are in the veins of Ultra, hence the brotherhood theme. Pushing it away it's just being pompous for no reason

>>23330082
>Don't pretend that wasn't the case in Showa starting from Jack
Which is partially why Jack onwards was the worst part of the Showa era (though I'll grant that Leo was good specifically because of the relationship between Ultraseven and Leo in that show, but that's not really what New Gen is doing)
Pretty much all of the best Ultra shows are standalone, the only real exception is Mebius and even Mebius is still really good without the parts that reference prior shows.

>>23330106
>Jack the worst part of Showa
You're so wrong it hurts

And you contradict your statement since you also mentioned Z as non skippable, a series that involves three other series

Honestly, skip whatever you want and watch what you like, anon>>23329907

The best philosophy, look at the design and maybe some clips on YouTube. There's a guy who made Ultraman Out of Context video. That could be helpful

>>23330125
Jack onwards, faggot, unless you're going to claim that somehow Ultraseven is worse than what came after it
I know that Ace is worse than Jack, most people know. And guess what? Ace laid the cameos on thicker than Jack

Anyway, this isn't a self-contradiction because I did actually mention that I don't like Z that much, and the pointless shoehorning of Zero into yet another series is part of that. I'm grateful Z was the last time, at least. But it's more interesting than something like Arc overall. Cameos don't make me automatically hate a show, I never said that. I mentioned I thought Mebius was good in my previous post.
It's just better when they leave out the multiverse crap, cut the toy shilling, and attempt some actual depth or intrigue

>>23330150
That still includes Jack and I will say the series may not be as good as the previous two, but it was still a good show. Funny enough, it pioneered the senpai passing power concept with Ultra Lance

You talk about intrigue and depth and you suggested Blazar, a show that barely has any of that. Orb did and it basically kicked off the Senpai power trend even more than Ginga and X did

>>23330163
>a show that barely has any of that
Did we watch the same show? The entire main plot was about a government conspiracy
And even apart from that it also had the relationship between Gento and Blazar, which was really fucking cool, I loved how they couldn't understand each other perfectly and occasionally were at odds with each other. I don't think any other Ultra show has ever had the Ultra and the host have conflicting goals like that and they really succeeded at making Blazar feel like a mysterious alien entity in doing so

That's another part of the reason I don't like the cameo trend, feels like they're humanizing the Ultras too much. I think Arc did a good job even though it made Arc speak. Hell I think Arc was actually the best written character in his show. He acted as a wordless guide most of the time somehow knowing things Yuma didn't. Every time he spoke, something significant was occurring. He would always communicate with Yuma in some supernatural way. I hope we get more of this and less of whatever the fuck was going on in Taiga and its ilk

>>23330215
I did and those things were only done occasionally. Most of the time, they relegated to the typical MoTW plot. By the second half, they got sidelined for a half heart conspiracy plot that came down to a very sub par conclusion

I do empathize with your idea of not humanizing Ultraman, but unfortunately they didn't took complete advantage of that. There was no clear attempt of Gento trying to understand Blazar more after the Demaga episode, because they prefer doing military actions over it.

Blazar had a gold mine, but only tap the surface. While Orb, even with the fusion, it wasn't the main focus, the main story was of Gai conquering his past and moving forward. The Ultra Cards were stand in for the story mcguffin. It shows that you don't need to be isolated to make a good story, you just need to know how to write one

>>23329648
Are you mistook him with Bin Furuya?

>>23329384
no, we have literally no proof that any of the new suits are modified

>>23330456
dude, the monster from episode 4 is CLEARLY a modified basser suit

>>23329710
>>23330369
The VA for ultraman scott

>>23330481
I'll wait for a better look cause I'm not entirely convinced

>>23330456
Aw, someone's retarded. See
>>23316065
Now look at pic to the right.

>>23329648
I thought you were implying he joined the coservative party of Britain

so why did Shout Factory pull all the Ultra shows from its website and why did Tsuburaya pull all the Blazar episodes from its YT channel?

>>23332000
>why did Tsuburaya pull all the Blazar episodes from its YT channel?
Where do you live? They usually region restrict series with home video releases after those are available. Just use a VPN.

>>23332006 (me)

>>23332000
Aren't they on Amazon now, the Ultra shows, I mean?

>>23332000
The Ultra streaming rights changed in 2025. The shows are now spread across Tubi, Amazon, and Pluto.

>>23332292
I fucking love tubi

>>23300708
>>23300710
These have grown on me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtHO7b971Xc
4K Ultra HD Box.

>>23300710

Happy 5th

>>23332944
Not something that benefits from 4K anyway.

>>23333049
now do one for rekiness armor

>>23333188
what's his name

>>23333271
Ultraman Yett

>>23333271
Zeed

I actually haven’t watched Z. Even though it still has barely any new kaiju and wanks off old Ultras from what I can tell, is it worth watching?

>>23334261
u like patlabor?

>>23304563
He really doesn’t feel like a first episode kaiju.

>>23334261
Far more worth it than all the series that came after it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABcmU2nLgoY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O496YgN4peM
20 sec preview.

there doesn't seem to be a subtitle track for the JP audio dub
> https://www.scifijapan.com/dvd-blu-ray-digital/details-on-mill-creek-entertainment-s-ultraman-usa-ultraman-the-adventure-begins-blu-ray-coming-july-1st

new thread time?

>>23335116
Wait til page 9 or 10 according to the OP >>23298652 (OP)

>>23335110
>no subtitles
oh boooo

>>23335110
Seems like a huge botch and I doubt Mill Creek will ever step up to fix it.

>>23335137
Can they even do that? I believe they are only allowed to distribute whatever Tsuburaya gives them, they have no authority over the actual content. That's why several shows get the dogshit subs from when Tsuburaya was still using low quality commissioned translators.

>>23335215
True. It would be bizarre if Tsubaraya didn't even provide subtitles though. And even so Mill Creek still messed up the advertising and packaging.

>>23333233

>>23335049
>dragon
>tiger
eeeeeeeh is Regulos going to be related to Omega?

>>23335049
Gay, it's the recapslop pagpag thing from Blazar.

>>23335604
They've been doing special preview a week before the actual premiere for years anon

>>23335682
doesn't make recaps better, pagpag-lover anon

2 weeks to go!

>>23316785
Just realized we haven’t seen Bemstar since Z

New Ultra Bread is ready

>>23337300
>>23337300
>>23337300