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What are your verdicts on this armor now?

>>23408827
Having seen it in action I kind of think I'll dislike anything that messes with Omega's design. The bulk of the arm is way too much and I'm not even sure if I like the blue slugger.

Kosei having a PMS moment

>>23408827
Idk i'm still bugged by the asymmetrical sock. Makes you anxious if you do the laundry and a sock's missing its pair.

no one likes ultraman

>>23408827
I'm just hoping they will combine both armors in show as his penultimate upgrade. Really not liking asymmetrical stuff or rather, half armors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpBMm4cYGew
>Trigaron has Kousei's lines too
That pretty much means Kousei is also its user. Since the Meteor Kaiju strains his body, it'll be difficult to summon both Kaiju at once or have the combo armor form. Now I'm curious how they'll get around that in the show.

>>23410162
do people really expect Ayumu controlling Trigaron?

>>23410362
she's been wearing yellow

>>23410311
Universe Gokai Red duhh. Or at the absolute least, Universe Bouken Red since Ignis is a treasure hunter.

>>23408827
Makes me wish that the Meteokaiju were more just the typical capsule kaiju/ally kaiju sort of deal. I think Omega's a really good suit on it's own for being so red so putting armor on top just detracts from his color scheme, maybe if they just stuck to making them weapons without the armor? I dunno, I think I still prefer form changes over armors.

>>23410514
>being so red so putting armor on top just detracts from his color scheme
The Arc color problem.

>>23410434
Bouken Red already offscreened and currently owned by Gozyu Wolf.

>>23408827
I liked the Metal Gear Revengeance moment in the finisher
Actual armor looks ok, I feel like Omega having Rekiness there fighting alongside him is way cooler than Rekiness turning into armor and a sword personally though

>>23410515
I really hope the 2026 Ultra stops doing armors if they can't even make the color combinations good.
X is still the best armored Ultraman because his base suit already has lots of detail like the armors.

>>23410432
Trigaron is black

>>23410611
I'm still annoyed X didn't come with a Kaiju + Armor up figure toy during its airing. Something like Ryuki's R&M line would've been great.

>>23408822 (OP)

>Ultraman Omega currently airing on ULTRAMAN official Channel, Dub to be released TBD
>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: Guil Arc, Cosmos Luna, Mother of Ultra, Omega, SS Tiga Star of Ultra version, SS Ultraman re-release, Rekiness
>FigZero 1/6 Ultraman Suit Zoffy Stealth Version and Ultraman Suit Jack to be released 2025 Q2 and Q4 respectively, threezeroX Masayuki Gotoh Ultraman Regulos to be released 2026 Q1.
>Ultraman Decker: The Complete Series + Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey To Beyond to be released on Blu-Ray by Mill Creek on August 16, 2025
>Ultraman Zero Movie Trilogy to be redubbed for Zero15th.
>ULTRAMAN LIVE stageshows to be held in the USA, first show to be held in New Jersey.
>TsubuCon 2025 to be held later this year
>Darkness Heels anime currently in production
>Hollyhock "School Girl X Ultraman" drama currently in production
>Ultraman celebrates its 60th anniversary
>The first Ultraman Card Game world tournament to be held in Tokyo in May 2026.

>>23410515
It's a shame, I really like the Galaxy armor on its own. The crystaline look, The popped collar, the portal gimmicks, the color scheme... In a vacuum away from Arc's color scheme that is. That's the problem, it just doesn't fit him.
I remember people used the kids toys to put the armor on Blazar instead and it actually looked better on him.

>>23408827
I personally like vanilla Omega so much, I think it's a shame to cover him up. The replacements for his Slugger in particular all look worse so far.
But at least it has a cool action scene.

>>23410737
Galaxy Armor looks fine on Guil Arc so it really is just a matter of Arc being too red.

>>23410762
Yeah this looks great.

Asami....

Watched The Next, I liked it quite a lot even if the story was kind of generic and basically devolves into "one dud got the bad light that made him evil while the other one got the good light that made him a hero of justice". But the character writing and cinematography of everything that isn't CGI hardcarries the film, I had a great time with it. I also feel that the whole stuff about the light would have made more sense if I had as more familiar with Ultraman lore so it's hard to fault it for that. I do feel bad for the rats after watching the making of video of the movie.

>>23411029
I watched up to episode 29 or Nexus, I found Nexus acknowledging Next to be really weird since the military and Ultraman namesake were really different in both, I know they try to explain it as "the military isn't organized" but it feels weird, the only aspect of the movie that felt relevant to Nexus was The One's transformation. I wasn't expecting a main writer change, I haven't watched/read any of Ai's works but I'm aware of Turn a Gundam at least. The changes feel weird since I feel Ai's vision of sci-fi is really different from Hasegawa's, she's also less focused on horror but the episodes done by the Boogiepop Phantom writer still retain that horror feel, also did Ultraman get a suit actor change he's way more agile now. But the changes still feel kind of weird/noticeable and I feel that MP kind of got retconed, before the writer change I always felt like the Director wasn't that aware of what's going on and that MP might even be above him at times, also I don't know how to feel about Mizorogi surviving Himeya's suicide attack. But overall I'd say I like this new arc so far since I quite like Ren as a character, I feel Ai writes Kumon as a more competent character which helps it feel like he indeed got development after everything he went through, the new music tracks sound better than the previous ones which almost led me to belive there was a change in composer until I remembered that Kawai had made tracks like these for other shows and I also feel the show is kind of better paced now but I do miss Eiyuu as the OP. Thanks again to the anon that told me about the director's cut.
Also this song during episode 29 caught me off-guard: https://youtu.be/bqOfOSc9ipo

>>23410656
Wasn't Victory got swappable Ultrans figure a year before? Weird that they didn't do it with X.

>>23410762
I just watched the Arc movie parasite-possessed Rin is hot

Speaking of Arc, am I remembering wrong or did he barely ever use his sword? I can only recall a small handful of times.

>>23410611
Helps that X's color scheme uses far less red than both Arc and Omega.

>>23411102
he used it a lot actually

>>23410311
You forgot some.

>>23411029
> I also feel that the whole stuff about the light would have made more sense if I had as more familiar with Ultraman lore
Not really. How Ultras work is different in practically every show, even in those that take place in the same universe, hell sometimes an Ultra will start working differently within a single show (see Ace)
Before Nexus, the only shows that really tried to drop lore were Taro and Leo, and even those kept it to a minimum. For the most part Ultras are supposed to be mysterious alien entities. They protect humans, but are not fully understood by them.

Also it's the same Ultra in both shows. The NEXT is basically a prequel. Yeah, it's some obvious cross-promotion bait referencing. They tease the multimedia to get you to watch but they don't make it too relevant so you can keep watching without the added context

>>23411102
He used it a lot just not the eye gimmick too much.

>>23411102
No, he used it quite a bit

I hope we get to the main plot of Omega soon

>>23410737
>>23410762
Funny, even the live stage show assigns the armor to guil arc (i'm more surprise guil arc becomes like a secondary ultra for Arc post-show). I also saw someone putting GA on exceed X and it worked well too.

Omega Slugger is Ultraseven X Eye Slugger in terms of uselessness.

>Therizoras chasing people scene hard cuts to offscreen squelching sounds
Holy shit, did they just imply that it ate a bunch of people before Omega got its attention?

>>23412014
she's one of those short people that looks tall when you don't have anyone else around to compare to.

>>23412085
Yeah i'm wondering if Gil Arc is going to be a recurring ultra. Going to be weird though since Ishido canonically doesn't even remember turning into Gil Arc.

Finished watching Nexus
What I liked
>The show's themes about life were really well done and felt impactful to me, the show managed to hit almost every emotional beat to me
>The cast was enjoyable, even though I felt that Komon was a bit too gullable prior the writer change and Nagi was way too sociopathic for the first 10 episodes or so to be likeable I still liked the cast dynamics, even more after the writer change
>Really solid direction aside from the occasional CGI, even then the CGI isn't that bad past the first 2 episodes
>The horror atmosphere most of this show has going for is really good
>Most of the world-building was solid to me, the way the show structured giving information about TLT always created this sense of uneasiness and questions while also making the the setting feel interesting and unique
>Good battle choreography
>Really good acting from the cast overall
>The finale while rushed still managed to hit most of the beats I wanted the show to do, still wish it had been longer though, like Noah hardly gets any screen time for God sake
>Eiyuu goes really fucking hard, specially the lyrics regarding the show's themes, Ao no Kajitsu while not as good is still a great song
>The slice of life scenes from the last third were really comfy
(1/2)

>>23412418
What I didn't like
>The show's connection to The Next felt kind of flimsy at times
>MP's characterization felt inconsistent, I assume due to the writer change
>The plot point of Ren's stalker felt too rushed to be properly impactful
>I don't know if it was a mix of the show getting a reduced episode count and the writer change but I really felt like Nagi could have used more focus episodes to make her character progression feel more natural
>I feel like I wouldn't have liked the show if I had watched it as it was airing due to the slow pacing not really fitting a weekly release like this and episodes 29 DC and 31.5 not being aired
>The show reuses some music tracks too many times
>They made who the traitor was way too obvious, literally was my first guess due having no backstory and barely any proper interactions with the cast despite being considered a main cast member
>Even though I liked the emotional beats that came with it and the end of his arc, I didn't quite like Mizorogi surviving Himeya's final attack

Overall I'd say I really liked this show, I almost want to say it's a top-tier toku just because I really loved the world and themes but the rushed nature of the story kind of keeps me from it, also I'm confused, was Himeya showing up at the very end supposed to be symbolic or did he actually revive?. If anyone wants to try watching the show I really recommend going into as blind as possible since it helps a lot of scenes be really impactful, at least it did for me except for the ending which I was partially spoiled of. Either way next Ultra show I'm going to watch is Ultra Q but I'm going to finish Tekkouki Mikazuki first since I already started it.
(2/2)

>>23412417
This is that Toei x Tsubaraya joint venture that turned into VR project right?

>>23411752
Thank you very much for the explanation, this does make Next's plot seem even dumber than I originally thought but I guess my overall opinion of the movie didn't change, I still quite enjoyed due to the cast.

>>23412424
It's a multi-media thing. But yes.

>>23410706
>>Darkness Heels anime currently in production
Wait really? What studio?

https://twitter.com/LeanneTanaquin/status/1949652008451072373
Korean dub clip.

>>23412417
so i wasnt fucking crazy when i said we heard nothing about this anime. to that one anon that said we did, FUCK YOU

>>23412467
>darkness heels anime
its not gonna be lili isnt it?? just fucking scrap it

>>23412528
No that other guy was correct, the first anime from this project (the short movie) is already out and was on the YT channel for a limited time before they took it down. That was more of a promo for the metaverse thing. This probably will also a promo for the metaverse thing.

>>23412419
Himeya got revived, back to his old job and even open a gallery according novel sequel.

>>23412580
Thank you for the context, did the light revive him? Another question I have after finishing the show is what's up with the Kaiju that saved Kumon? What was it and why did Himeya say the same thing as it?

>>23412014
she got hotter than Runa

>>23412344
probably gonna be like Dinas; mostly appear in official stageshows but who knows about future video appearances like maybe the next Ultra Galaxy Fight because technically both Dinas and Guil Arc are part of their protagonist Ultras.

>>23412528
it's not the short movie, it seems like they're making an entire series. they've been posting infrequently over the past year or so and the website makes it clear that this is different from the short film.

Jor-el character subversion reminds me how Shin Ultraman did the same with Zoffy

>>23412875
I liked how Shin Ultraman did it.

>>23412945
And for the next movie Supergirl is wearing a coat over her costume just like Shin Kamen Rider.
Gunn definitely watched the Shin movies.

>>23412875
Superman genuinely surprised me with how much I enjoyed it

>>23412945
It worked well for Shin-Man because it was based off of the botched character encyclopedias that alleged Zoffy was the one behind Zetton, so it felt a lot less arbitrary.

>>23413213
I don't care about the arcane trivia Anno pulled from. It just makes for a more interesting story. It makes Ultraman's race a little more believable by removing their existence from the welfare of human beings. Lipia and Zoffy are powerful extraterrestrial observers with their own expectations and concerns; not born to a race of superheroes whose purpose is to massage humanity's prostate for all time. That's the biggest reason the main M78 backstory just doesn't appeal to me at all. The more we learned the worse and more superfluous it got. I still don't care to see the Shin Ultra homeworld or anything, but it's nice to have the space aliens act as such again.

>>23413242
yeah, I'm glad it seems like we've finally left the Land of Light shit behind and that recent shows are trying to be a little more complex, like with Blazar being unwilling to let Gento murder baby kaiju or half of Arc's race wanting to destroy Earth to save themselves
It doesn't even matter so much if we lack the mystique if the context surrounding it is better

>Ultraman was owned by the Tsuburaya Family, who deeply cared about quality of their products over anything else
>The family mad multiple poor funding choices leading up to Cosmos' production, where they made a stadium, failed attempts to bring Ultraman to the west done by some really bad contracts and spent fuckload of money on Cosmos due to it being an anniversary season
>On top of all that Cosmos' main actor got temporarily detained during the show's run due to a girl doing fake allegations. While this didn't screw the career of anyone from the show it resulted on a PR nightmare
>All of this culminated in Tsuburaya Productions facing a financial crisis despite Cosmos being a critical success, which resulted on Nexus changing timeslots and getting multiple changes mid-production
>After Nexus the Tsuburaya Family sold the company to one of the biggest media production companies of Japan known as TYO
>They still gave the studio a lot of creative freedom but limited their budget, however the franchise continued being a financial failure
>Then a Pachinko company known as Fields bought Tsuburaya from TYO in 2010
>They limited the budget even more and limited creative freedom with them and Bandai having more power on dictating the direction the shows would take
>Ginga ended up being the Ultraman season with the least budget, but it did manage to be a financial success and the franchise has continued to have financial stability ever since
>Ever since Ginga, ex Ultraman director Kitaura has served as the chief producer of every single mainline Ultraman
>A guy from Disney that hadn't worked on toku before known as Tsukagoshi became the president of Tsuburaya in late Heisei and then served as chairman for all of Reiwa until stepping out this year
>Since Blazar, Fields became a holding company, meaning that them and Bandai are still the ultimate owners but the studio is now more independent
Am I getting all of this right?

>>23414007
Basically yeah

This might be a lot to ask but if the anon who uploads "Ultraman is Crying" book by Hideaki Tsuburaya on internet archive reading this, any chance you had "Ultraman & Copyright - Use of Overseas Rights: Tsuburaya Productions, Sompote, UM. Co" ?
https://www.seizansha.co.jp/ISBN/ISBN978-4-88359-328-6.html

>>23414033
Only partially related but I've heard from a few people that Ultraman is Crying is complete hogwash and was more or less written out of spite

>Tsuburaya-Fields Financial Presentation for the first quarter of fiscal year ending March 31, 2026
>https://www.tsuburaya-fields.co.jp/ir/j/files/press/2025/press_20250730de.pdf

Document version
>https://www.tsuburaya-fields.co.jp/ir/j/files/press/2025/press_20250730ae.pdf

>Fact Book (Supplementary Financial Document for the First Quarter of the Year Ending March 31, 2026)
>https://www.tsuburaya-fields.co.jp/ir/j/files/press/2025/press_20250730ce.pdf

>>23414725
>distribution of unauthorized products became conspicuous in the Chinese market, which impacted the revenue chances of the licensing business.

>In overseas business, revenues from China declined, but revenues from North America, Asia, etc. doubled YoY due to successful development of global distribution networks.

>In domestic business, license revenues decreased due to a reactionary decline in revenues related to GRIDMAN.

>Domestic and overseas MD (product sales) revenue increased due to expansion of in-house planning Merchandise.

>>23414735
>Business alliance with Alibaba Japan to accelerate global EC
>Opened flagship store in TMALL GLOBAL

>>23414738
>Initiatives to expand global recognition
>Opened Journey of Chasing the Light: Looking Ahead to Ultraman's 60th Anniversary Exhibition

>>23414742
UCG
>Implementing various initiatives in preparation for the first global championship scheduled for May 2026

>>23414745
91 million cards in less than a year since launch sounds really good unless there is something more to this. I think that is better than Vanguard on launch?

>>23414729
So Tsupro is in trouble again

>>23414761
If I'm reading it right not yet, it's still financially stable

>>23414729
Looks like burgers need to pick up the tab from the chinks
>In domestic business, license revenues decreased due to a reactionary decline in revenues related to GRIDMAN
What does this even mean?

Tsupro will go back to constant reused monsters and power ups based on previous ultras in 2026 at this rate

>>23414994
Doesn't it mean that most of Tsuburaya's western sales came from Gridman but now that it isn't ongoing sales declined hard there?

>>23414994
Japan getting tired of Gridman waifu merch, they want new anime/adaptation.

>>23415023
Domestic sales means Japan only sales.

>>23414761
its a -1.6 change. they are fine. we need that card game to pick up steam

>>23415006
Tsupro will sell to China and we will get never ending Three Kingdom and JttW Ultraman until the end of eternity

>>23414994
Gridman sales down. Which isn't surprising considering the lack of new content. They really seemed to expect the waifu merch to just hold on forever without even new content (or new girls).

highly recommend along came a spider

>>23415006
good

>>23415162
What happened to the new project after the movie anyway? It's been 2 years.

>>23415051
It's risky but I wish they try a new live action Gridman.

>>23415301
There was supposed to be a new project? I thought Universe closed everything nicely and that the staff moved on

I'm sick of these quirk chungus Ultras....

Just give me an ultra, with a normal personality, not goofy, not exaggerated, semi-serious persona, please.

give me an ultra with big tits and abs

>>23415473
So sweet?

>>23415174
i seriously dont understand why they made this manga such a bitch to read like why the FUCK is Ultraman GLOBAL partnering with REGION LOCKED SERVICES

Live-action Hollywood Ultraman coming soon

Disney is going to buy Tsupro and make Ultraman canon to MCU

Will they ever revisit Arc's universe? It's an abridged version of the Three Body Problem but it's still more interesting than the usual benevolent M78 or Ultra-like races we get.

>>23415535
>

>>23415438
that was Arc

>>23415538
>>23415535
What's your obsession with the west? There's a law that prohibits American and European countries to buy Japanese companies unless they have an established Japanese branch, and even if they have the latter they usually make it as difficult as possible to buy anything, it's why companies like Microsoft don't own any notable Japanese companies

>>23415530
really? that sucks. you could probably find it online somewhere

What's this about? https://x.com/trigger_inc/status/1950884539842400669

>>23415833
sex

>>23415833
Just art you can buy.

>>23408822 (OP)
So what do we think of Ultraman Shuuji?

I had a minor scare. I noticed the middle antenna on keeppley's King Joe was shorter than the others, as if I accidentally nipped it off while building. After googling it turns out most versions of King Joe did have a shorter antenna in the middle, whew.

Did they ever give these guys names?

>>23415563
You are taking shitposting too seriously

>>23416407
Satu and Dua

>>23416456
kek

>>23415833
They keep pumping out Gridman merch because for some reason it sells.

>>23416407
Eenis and Weenis

Well?

>>23416939
Team A all the way.

>>23416939
Far more familiar with Team A but Team B looks way cooler

>>23416751
Not anymore according to this >>23414729

https://weibo.com/7136849358/PDNpGtzVv
>Vote whether they should do Galactron or MK2 for their 3rd kit.
Isn't it a no brainer? A $20~$30 Galactron kit would be instabuy when compared to Bandai's $200 SHF

>>23416077
well he doesnt pretend to be retarded and actually chase a brown girl throughout time and space so i think he's pretty terrible at it

>>23416939
Givas is one of my new favorites and of course everyone loves Sevenger, but Team A is just better overall.

Omega tonight!

>>23418097
*morning

besides Belial and Tregear , what's the most iconic newgen kaiju?

>>23418182
those aren't kaiju

>>23418182
Demaaga.

>>23418182
Galactron. He's up there at the least.

>>23418199
They are depending on Bandai’s mood

Man yesterday I sat with dinner in hand ready to watch Omega and was weirded out when I opened youtube

what are the most famous kaijus from Tiga? i really like the zombie kaiju and the sukaoni

>>23418428
Golza

>>23418428
>Golza
>Kyrieloid
>Gatanothor
>Silvergon maybe

ultraman orb episode 1 for free on youtube for the 60th anniversary? is it a good show? https://youtu.be/bBXlHwPwxR4?si=jDRtyUw0hAzPnNZj

>>23418526
Orb is pretty good

>just fucking kills the snek
Damn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFHAeux4xXc
How was Omega's 5th episode?

>>23418603
man ni san would be proud. are any of the new gen as ruthless as Seven and ni san? and ace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vJQeSTxaME
Episode 6 preview.

I hope the recap doesn't come quickly. i want to see trigaron armor first before that.

>>23418526
It's the best New Gen show of the Heisei era, not that it has any real competition for that title

>>23418605
I like how Omega hesitated when marking it as prey. Heartfelt episode today. I can't believe they actually chose to kill it. I expected a Cosmos solution

>>23418689
I also like this shot right after the kill where the killing weapon covers his eyes. I like to imagine he shed a tear here

>>23418605
Did they fuck up and forget to include subtitles?

>>23418646
Geed and Z are better.

>>23418605
I'm depressed

>>23418623
recap is coming after ep 8, exactly when the Trigaron armor debuts

>>23418734
Z? Maybe.
Geed? Fuck no.

>>23418605
this kind of shot is such a classic. the first one i saw was for taro

>>23418819
oh good, at least that's a better pace. surprise they don't want to show the forms quickly like usual. though i can see why since the kaijus are their own characters.

>Mebius Ep 49
Man, they do a great job of establishing Empera as nearly unstoppable

>>23415307
Nobody give a shit about Gridman. They only care about the waifus

>>23418605
Remind me to Pulgasari but without the anti-communist subtext.

>Small kaiju is adopted by a girl
>The kaiju eats metal
>It gets bigger and bigger
>It ends becoming a danger for everyone

>>23418734
Z is Reiwa.

>>23418827
>Geed? Fuck no.
why

>>23418605
>>23418723
dafaq

Bloody bitch bastard
Where is the subtitles

>>23419308
>Bloody bitch bastard
>aka Sorato Ayumu Kosei

Midway through Blazar right now, enjoying it very much. I like how it's closer to a workplace comedy with fun characters, reminds me a bit of Patlabor. Where do I go from here?

>>23419316
Patlabor TNG, the live action series that Blazar's director also worked on.

>>23418605
Seemed fine but Miko didn't learn shit in the end

>>23418689
It kind of is a Cosmos solution though.
Cosmos did a few mercy kills.

>>23418690
If you look carefully the falling petal that appears in front of Omega actually falls in a trajectory that makes it look like its Omega shedding a tear.
Absolute kino

>>23418605
>Rekiness jobbed and could have ended the fight right there with telekinesis

Trigger and Z blu rays came today. I think that's all of Mill Creek's releases so far right? Next up is Decker and then the whitey Ultras?

Which Ultraman series is closest to having a serialized story like your average Rider season?

>>23420152
Nexus probably. Seven X too, kind of.

Omega was crazy good this week.

>>23419513
I noticed that too. what an incredible shot.

>>23420152
I've only finished Nexus so far but that was really serialized

>>23418605
Sakura Slash was the cherry ~blossom~ on top to how beautiful this episode already was

>>23410118
Except me..

>>23415438
Literally just Arc.

New to this franchise, I wasn't aware the ads were this sovl:
https://youtu.be/c4C4uRf4LdA

Unrelated but I found this to be pretty cute: https://youtu.be/LhB8ncISl_w

Trigger's cameo in Gozyuger

>>23419510
>Seemed fine but Miko didn't learn shit in the end
She learns to accept her aunt.

>>23410434
>>23410605
LupinRed is right there and you're dancing around it

>>23420782
Coincidentally, Miko was that batshit insane Robin from the Reiwa version of Robocon from 5 years ago, so Toei and TsuPro swapping actors this week.

>>23420889
>>23422093
So turns out they didn't use wires to control Mikoto but three men in green suit.

https://x.com/juliet3comet/status/1952032264566755597

>>23415563
>>23416409
Also TsuPro rn are trying to cut a licensing deal with UMC and Chaiyo, as evidenced by them choosing not to file counter-suits this time

>>23418987
This film is also a loose remake of a lost South Korean black and white film
Prior to NK Pulgasari SK's film industry openly looked down on all fictional and non-historical works

>>23422701
>source: trust me bro

>>23422730
Showa are all absent
They never fully figured out the copyright shit with the Thais, despite all the good PR over the years

>>23423188
I never got around to watching Rising. I've heard it was decently received with everyone but Ultraman fans.

>>23423911
It's a really generic alien kids film, compared to most of the stuff releasing in the west at the moment it's pretty good, but to an Ultraman fan it's not only really generic but also really detached. It feels like something that would at most work best as an episode of the week plot rather than for a movie.

>>23423971
Is it one of those "found a kaiju baby" eps like the just aired Omega one?

>>23423991
basically, mixed with "hero's son tries to live up to his dad" w/ the protagonist

>>23423911
It's a pretty fine family flick. I like to see more from Rising.

>>23422824
that doesn't mean that they're trying to cut a deal, it means they're trying to gain the rights back and/or are avoiding using the Showa Ultras in order to avoid getting a countersuit. And it's literally only in the Chinese court as shown by THE ENTIRE FUCKING WORLD still showcasing the Showa Ultras.

>>23423911
I think majority Ultra fans still like it.
While it definitely not reached the same height as K-Pop Demon Hunters, many non-Ultra fans like it especially thirsting over Ken Sato, but Rising didn't make them want to watch other Ultra series/films likely because the live action series are quite different from it.
They don't want more Ultra, they want more Rising or similar animated film.

Damn, Ultraman Leo's ending was pretty satisfying, having Toru beat the shit out of Commander Black after all that he'd put him through was great. Kind of funny compared to the other aliens in the series Commander Black was kind of a pushover.

>>23424343
They are back to Trigger's numbers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwEQY4_pTbc
Max Blu-ray.

>>23424353
That's a good thing right? I'm glad that them technically going more "experimental" since Blazar due to the company restructuring is seemingly paying off now.

>>23424556
No, they are back DOWN to Trigger number. Blazar was just a bit lower than Decker's number. From the shareholders' perspective this looks bad for the IP.

>>23424559
Well shit that's bad. I'm worried on how much money they're spending on the unannounced projects for the 60th anniversary, hopefully they pay off and give a boost in sales.

>>23418987
It was basically a fusion of Pulgasari and Irys from Gamera.

>>23424569
Expect a hard pivot back to O MY HONORED SENPAI TACHI and fusion forms.

>>23424677
good, these three years of trying to be standalone just not working

>>23416939
I like how the dead weight is in the same corner on both teams.

>>23417266
Didn't someone already do a MK II kit anyways?

>>23424717
Yeah it was Keeppley themselves. But it was using the same frame as their blindboxed ultras. The big bulky kaiju parts restrict the movement so much it's a brick waist down.

>>23424293
>Toru beat the shit out of Commander Black
True justice. The only think I didn't like about Leo is the extreme, unacknowledged trauma that kid went through. Leo has to be the darkest Ultraman series. Seems so much more violent than the others (I've haven't watched them all).

>>23418605
Pretty good episode. Really like how they handled Mikoto's end.

>>23424703
No, it's definitely working. A slight decrease is pretty meaningless when you consider that Trigger numbers are still far above what the franchise was selling back in the days of X/Orb/Geed/etc

>>23425108
No, Leo isn't the darkest considering all the retarded shit that happened in the middle of it, and even arguably the end of it as well considering how many child focused episodes there were at the end
Tiga and Dyna both had higher body counts, and while Nexus doesn't quite match them in terms of character death, practically every member of the cast is having an ongoing mental breakdown throughout the show
I've also heard Heisei Ultraseven can be grim and that Ultraseven X is edgy, but I've watched neither of them

>>23425378
>No, it's definitely working. A slight decrease is pretty meaningless when you consider that Trigger numbers are still far above what the franchise was selling back in the days of X/Orb/Geed/etc
The franchise had consistent growth in those years though. It was coming from a very low position. Then the growth stopped and is now falling after they messed with the formula.

>>23425415
>after they messed with the formula.
They didn't do this though, not in any way that's meaningful
You can't expect infinite growth, it was always going to level off at some point. Again, we're probably seeing numbers drop off just because there's no peripheral releases. No manga, no Netflix anime, no Rising, just the main show now, so of course the franchise sells a bit less.

>>23425620
>You can't expect infinite growth
Tell that to the Bandai and Fields shareholders. What are you, some sort of communist?

Man nii-san chilling

>>23425874
>>>/wsg/5941630

>>23428409
why does he look like he diddles kids

Just finished TDG and starting Nexus. Are more recent shows (2010's) also standalone or is everything connected these days and I'm required to watch showa first?

>>23428678
The zero movies and geed are connected. You can watch geed standalone but knowing the zero movies enhances things.
Z is standalone but does spoil geed.
Ginga S is a sequel to Ginga.
Decker is a sequel to Trigger.
Everything else is standalone.

>>23428678
Pretty much everything between Nexus and Blazar is key jangling old showa Ultras in your face (except in Mebius which actually has the balls to be a full sequel to the entirety of showa instead of just making shallow references)
But even for Mebius there's not enough continuity for you to need to watch any showa Ultra at all

>>23428678
>2010
Idk. They feature a lot of returning characters but are all separate universes and technically made for 5 year old kids, who are unlikely to catch up on 50 years of media.

Maybe you could watch the two Zero movies first. Ultra Galaxy Legend should give you a good enough intro to the M78 universe and Revenge of Belial should work you into the multiverse shit.

I hate the setting, I hate the support cast, and I hate the dude, he plays amnesia like down syndrome
Bro, losing your memory isn't losing your intelligence, stop being such a retard and start acting "normal"

There's a huge wave of Chaiyo-licensed ultraman toys released these couple of months. Kinda sucks for the 60th anniversary.

>>23429097
It's very brazen and aggressive too, more so than the previous attempt by Blue Arc. They even licensed Audley, Bandai's biggest copycat, to make clones of Blokees figures.

>>23429102
Why is TsuPro's new management so soft and willing to cut a license deal with these clowns? They learned NOTHING

>>23429107
What licensing deal? UMC doesn't need to go through TsuPro to license Showa 6, that's the issue. The sad reality is that TsuPro and their agent only won against Blue Arc/UMC that one time, their other lawsuits over the last decade all failed.

>>23429097
>>23429102
how the fuck UMC can use the mantle too now

>>23429288
TsuPro/SCLA sued over the mantle in 2022 but lost, meaning UMC could legally use the mantles from then on and they've been using that as a dig ever since.
It's another reason TsuPro is skittish about legal action now, if their case is not solid they stand to lose more.

How is Chaiyo even still around

At this point just allow it.

>Mebius Ep 50
What an amazing finale
Hikari saving Ryu by merging with him
The Ultra Brothers encouraging GUYS while they free the Earth from Empera's blocking of the Sun
GUYS merging with Mirai for Mebius' final form
The reveal of the Final Meteor
Ken coming here to laugh at Empera
Zoffy merging with Sakomizu
Empera's final moment of understanding as he dies
Everyone's goodbye to Mirai
What a great show, I'm glad I finally watched it

>>23431064
>I'm glad I finally watched it
Me too. I remember watching the first episode and thinking "nah, not for me, I don't really like anyone here" and dropped it, then came back almost a year later and tried again. It's highly ranked on my list of Ultra shows.

This game really captures the scale of the monsters but man it's fast.

>>23431165
Damn Gamu beat up this?

best Ultra host identity reveal?

>>23431314
Mebius, not that it has any real competition
Every other time it happens it's either right at the beginning so the moment itself doesn't have much impact as it's just part of the setup, or right at the end and it's just some cheap emotional bait for the finale that doesn't actually matter

I mean I guess Gaia did a reveal halfway through as well, but it meant literally nothing since both Gamu and the commander are horribly underdeveloped as characters have practically no personal relationship with each other and never talk about it afterwards. I don't understand why they even bothered

>>23431314
I quite like Arc’s. Seeing the transformation sequence from behind was really interesting and the show did a good job of building up the emotional impact of the moment.

>>23425802
Eh, the Fields shareholders wouldn't really give a damn about Bandai's toy side (as per FIELDS recent financial report they're still seeing increase on their part). Event like stage shows are doing well, Gridman anime just got a fresh pachinko machine and the Grid girls are a free milking machine (also you just knew GSC is 100% going to turn that new SRW-exclusive Dynazenon into a toy), and not to mention the new TCG line and the newly formed gaming division, MetaField, for Ultraman. All of that are mostly seperated from Bandai's claw (especially the TCG & MetaField).

KILL

The Chinese seem to hate Omega episode 5 even more than usual huh.

>>23432484
Why are they mad at it?

>>23432491
Looks like they just hate the writing. Took a look and all the omega related threads on baidu are people shitting on it. There is a guy who uses his 12 years old brother picking Z over Omega as an example of kids can have good taste, pretty funny.

>>23432484
The chink already got a hate boner for Omega the moment they knew Takesue is the main director.

>>23432491
>>23432503
Actually the action is the root of it if you take a closer look. Even if Omega had Interstellar-tier writing, it would still get shitted on because of Takesue, and they hated Takesue because the action is always short. Koshi directed ep 5, still you can see Takesue got jumped on there lmao.

>>23432547
not that suprising. they love em bayformers and snyderman destruction action after all.

>>23432547
No they hate episode 5 more specifically, seems like because of Masaya Honda (possibly because he wrote for Boruto). There is this JOP who tries to explain why they hate episode 5 more in particular
>https://x.com/KamenSunder/status/1953669929787699376

>>23432572 (me)
>JOP
I don't know why I said that, he is Chinese.

New Omega tonight!

>>23432572
Yeah i knew that tweet. But having actually lurking there myself for years, its always stems from action first then evolved to other things (whether naturally or via made up excuse). Like this anon >>23432558 is on point. The new Superman reception in China is fucking brutal, and its not because of the recent america turnmoil. Their praise for Snyderman would make the most deranged Snyderjeet look pale in comparison.

>>23432547
The red face is the original sin. Most people just gave up at the reveal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXoTIF-G_wM
How was Omega's 6th episode?

>>23433195
I got a few chuckles out of it

>>23414712
cool ai pic, fag.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVCDw3cQyz8
Episode 7 preview.

>people are saying they want tsuburaya to go bankrupt again, or sell to china
Fuck off.

>>23432844
Nay. The chink already malding at the idea of Takesue doing Omega way before that. Not that hard to predict just by the process of elimination alone. Taguchi is helming anime, Tsujimoto just did Arc, Sakamoto is busy with Toei and local chink toku, and Koshi still being counted as "freshmen".

>>23433195
I liked that bit where there was a tiny mole costume dancing.

So Omega just
>break the kaiju's eye shield instead of killing it quickly with the two slashes
>let it suffer under the sun
>gets an idea
>takes the suffering kaiju and the dead kaiju and burry them both in a hole
Why the FUCK did he do that?

>>23433279
that shit actually made me laugh my ass off. i was fully expecting an actual mole species and the moment it showed a tiny version of the kaiju i just lost it

>>23433204
huh? who? the ones who want ultraman to go back to early heisei days?

>>23433359
was the female actually dead or paralyzed?

>>23433359
daterape

Beta Smash is the best Z form

>>23433202
Even though it didn't last for long. I do like that we got a decent number of new Kaiju back to back before returning to the older ones. But since they are now, hope Red King shows up. I know he isn't underused or anything. But I always enjoy seeing that rock throwing son of a bitch.

>>23433450
>>23433450
the confirmed it being dead in the first few minutes

>>23415833
I know its tsuburaya related but ffs i hate looking at triggers sssslopman. The designs are ugly as shit and all the threads i see about it are just goon threads. Putting Tokusatsu properties into 2D is kind of the opposite of what I want for Tokusatsu.

>>23433195
Fun episode. Wouldn't mind if the Gedrago showed up again at some point.

>>23433555
Omega kinda just ripped this off

Omega's kaiju pets should have been secondary colors. If they were orange and purple, that'd stand out more, rather than more blue and yellow.

I just started watching the original 66 series via its amazon video release and after an expected start with episode 1 episodes 2&3 feel like they are from a show that's at least already a season in and can just expect the audience to know the deal.
Like the SSSP just has a kid with them and random members are getting focus episodes with Hayata is just kind of there. It treats everything like the audience is already knows what's going on. This isn't a problem in of itself, but I get the feeling I missed something.
So was there a movie or the like as a more detailed set up or is this just how the show roils.

>>23433975
It kinda started as a spin off of UltraQ. A Twilight Zone-style anthology show, where every episode ends with a giant monster battle. Some of the introductions might have been made there, but it's a very In Media Res type show.

>>23433984
Got it, thanks anon
Is there any other anon that knows of the episodes of UltraQ directly related to Ultraman, and I mean like introducing characters and the setup for the SSSP not just the first appearances of the monsters and aliens.

Is Sorato unable to sense the kaiju that are not malicious?

I'm sick of these clueless ultras
I mean look at Seven X, the vibe of the ultra is just completely different, amnesia or not.

>>23433988
No human characters from Ultraman were in Ultra Q (nor Ultraman himself). A couple of monsters that were reused in Ultraman first appear there though. Watching it will just give you more of a context as to why giant monsters get treated as such normal thing in Ultraman since the actual reactions to them first appearing were in Ultra Q.

>>23434195
its almost like ultras have different personalities..

and that seven x is not canon
>>23434084
i feel like theyre just animals most of the time. malice usually comes with intent and from higher sentience alien. i dont think kaijus are ever malicious with their low level intelligence in the ultra series

>>23434195
The problem isn't the amnesia, the problem is they writing him like he's a retard, like he lost his fucking intelligence, Like MY GOD, He's not even like Blazar so he can speak, he should have full mental capabilities, but he's speaking one word sentences like a god damn fucking retard.

>>23434205
>its almost like ultras have different personalities..
That's the thing though, Omega has none.

>>23434207
>omega has none
relax, reddit chungus. he's clearly a stand up guy learning human culture and being a little amnesiac. mind you, seven has been on earth like what? 3 times now? plus that show was edgy as fuck and no one actually enjoys that shit

>>23434195
Seven X was widely disliked when it aired though, which is why they haven't pulled something like it again.

>>23433359
Isn't he partially inspired by Redman?
He must embrace the god of violence

>>23434215
>learning human culture
Dude's not learning human culture, fuckers learning what it means to be sentient.

>>23431064
Forgot to say, I'm glad Empera has never really been brought back
Would really diminish the finale, in my opinion

While I like Omega so far, some of the sounds, mainly from the transformations are rather...mid, compare to say, Blazar and Arc. Just doesn't have the same satisfaction. And rekiness armor sounds like something from a late night news channel from the 80s.

>>23433968
and make more clashing colors than galaxy armor?

>>23433975
There was like a stage show introducing the character called "Birth of Ultraman" prior to the show airing
But otherwise pretty much every Ultra show starts like that with the team already established and the Ultra possessing a member of the team (albeit usually a newcomer)

>>23434467
How's the Mirrorman Manga done by Nobunagun's manhaka?

>>23432572
>https://x.com/KamenSunder/status/1953669929787699376
kek mikoto just had to die instead of being a guardian or something

>>23433574
>>23433359
WHAT?! Death is mercy already. Omega stuck both of them and sealed them off.

>>23433195
The circus music, comedy sound effects and overacting were annoying.

Sorato carries this and every episode hard. Kosei can be fun when he isn't written as an overreacting buffoon.

As aside, I think it's a shame how rough Omega looks especially when Arc had really great effects and compositing.

>Gomora's back already
I know he's part of the Big 3 Kaiju but for fucks sake.

>>23435545
He had a fucking cameo in Arc. Calm down.

>>23433968
They're made with an audience that hasn't seen as much "blue and yellow" as you did, and those are safer colors.
I don't like them either though

>>23433588
> Putting Tokusatsu properties into 2D is kind of the opposite of what I want for Tokusatsu.
Well, at least its for a show that was never going to get anything else anyways.
Its not like they decided to fully turn Ultraman into anime. Though the first time they did it was great.

>>23435508
Omega does feel very cheap in comparison. The fights are absolutely lifeless. Half the time Omega doesn't even get into a fighting stance and just stands there with limp arms in bland, empty environments with really poor framing and camera work that fails to create that illusion of giants. Compare to the past couple of shows where we always got plenty of low angles and POV shots with really detailed miniatures.

>>23433359
>Omega fights Gatanothor
>He grabs his tentacles and drags him down into the ocean
>He heats up the water and boils him alive

>>23435694
I imagine they’re putting a lot of their money into the 2026 series

>>23436023
they have to. it's an anniversary year season. I expect something as fanservicey as Orb next year. you guys think we'll finally see Man's son?

>>23436503
Probably saving that one for a real mega anniversary like the centennial.
I am thinking Jack

Omega is a slop, money saving season.

Do you have an ultra pet peeve? For me, it's the really slow special powers that take forever, like Nexus' meta field.

>>23438727
is it me or does stageshow galaxy armor really looks off, less polished?

>>23439721
This is a chinese stageshow if I'm not mistaken so that might be why

the kind of performance we could have gotten out of raiga if trigger was directed competently

>>23433195
I enjoy episodes where the monster isn’t threatening enough to kill, but is clumsy enough to be a menace. It’s a nice, light-hearted romp and worked more for me than last episode, which I feel didn’t quite stick the emotional landing it was aiming for.

It's weird how nonchalant the whole narrative was about the female Kaiju's death when it was supposed to be about showing concern for Kaiju lives and considering them as you would animals. The whole premise was very depressing despite being treated in a very comical way. This creature is looking for it's mate, not knowing it was dead, and we get silly music and slapstick. Strange episode.

>>23433359
It really seemed like Omega just wanted the monster to fuck off, and threw the corpse in the hole so the male wouldn't come looking for it. Which makes some sense, if he's just being practical about it.
But it seems completely at odds with the storyline about the female lead expressing her convictions to approach Kaiju as a humanitarian.

>>23439934
both are directed by the same guy

>>23439934
Yeah, instead of that hack Koichi Sakamoto we should've gotten the director of this Gozyuger episode! Who was the director anyway?

...Oh.

>>23439934
He was already much more tolerable in the Decker cameos.

>>23440156
I wonder if it was supposed to be a more serious and depressing episode initially

>>23440156
>>23440168
I didn’t think the female was dead, just stunned by the sun. Like a possum playing dead.

>>23440418
They flat out say it's dead.

>>23440446
Yeah by scientists who have just recently discovered what Kaiju are. They could be wrong.

>>23440168
My interpretation was that Omega didn't want them to cause more damage or die wandering like the female, so he took them both back to the hole for their safety and also a proper "burial" to the female monster. Also I guess it avoids making the male monster rampage if he just tossed the dead female at him or whatever.
It's still kind of humanitarian. Though Omega is only now considering that approach.

New Ultra Bread fresh off the oven

>>23441265
>>23441265
>>23441265
>>23441265

>>23440253
>>23440218
directed competently =/= different directors
are you guys just fucking retarded