Official Sites:https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jphttps://www.ultramanconnection.comhttps://m-78.jp>YouTube OFFICIAL Channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya/>Official Ultraman Connection Discordhttps://discord.com/invite/my9CTFpYVV>Ultra Pastebin:https://pastebin.com/ah9W9vPu >Ultraman Arc coming soon>Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown >Premium Bandai/Ultra Replica News: Mebius Brace -ULTRA BROTHERS EDITION-, Evolthruster 20th Anniversary, Ultra Dimension Card Prop Design Edition 02 Set, Geed Riser, Gun Phoenix, Blazar Strone EX Selection, Ultra Capsule & Capsule Holder Set, X Devizer Compatible Cyber Card Set 02, Die-Cast Blazar Stone PROP EDITION, Earth Garon COMPLETE EDITION>Figure-Rise Standard Ultraman Suit Jack -ACTION- and Geed Primitive has been announced>Ultraman Blazar Comicalize manga being serialized in Televi-Kun.>Ultraman: Rising released Previous Thread: >>22683876
Red King confirmed and the Zetton bug looks good
>named Arc>flies through an arc of lightkino
Arc using the toys instead of having the headspace thing feels more natural and make things smoother. Took them long enough.
>>22702185Mildly hype, which usually a good sign for me if Z and Decker pre-series showed me anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qcW2yZVvC0Captain Aba Red has moustache now?
How do Ultra's grow facial hair anyway? is it actually some sort of flesh growth?
>>22702290Given we've never seen facial hair develop properly outside of Ken's sideburns, I think they're just kind of born with it.
>>22702294So they just pop out of those Babby pill containers they grow in with "facial hair"?
>>22702290Maybe it's carried over from their human forms before they got mutated by the Plasma Spark
So did they start calling themselves Ultra beings due to Man's adventures?
>>22702325I assumed they where helping other planets before they appeared on Earth in the original universe.
>>22702325He's just that legendary
>>22702290Dr. Kim.
>>22702185felt nothing sadly.
>>22702292Who is that cool looking dude in the bottom left?
>>22702379Disappointing. But thank you for answering.
>>22702185So Trigger and Decker are under New Gen Heroes but Blazar isn't? Wut about Arc?
>ARC MEGA PUNCH>ARC MEGA CHOP>ARC MEGA KICKthat's not very imaginative........
>>22702554Does he actually call out every attack he does like a Showa Kamen Rider?
>>22701733The first "form change" in Rider was Stronger's Charge Up
>>22702538Blazar and Arc are still New Gen, I don't think we'll get any new era group until a hiatus happens.
>>22702721Don't drag that retarded newfag's argument into here. He somehow thought Black RX didn't have form changes and tried to backtrack into saying they didn't count because Ultraman's suit quality improved over the course of the show. Let him despair in a dead thread.
>>22702554I think the imaginative part is kid’s imaginative. Usually they are not that creative.
>>22702744New Generation ended with Taiga, Blazar, Trigger, Decker, and Arc are all Reiwa.
Don't know about you anons but between Arc, Roze of The Recapture, and Grendizer U this summer looks like HYPE!
>>22703790What is Z then?
>>22702554Nah, its very Showa.
>>22703790All of those are still a NewGen, retard-kun.
>>22703790Ultra isn't dividing the eras according to real life like Kamen Rider.They just cut it by numbers; Generation 1 (Man to Powered), 2 (Tiga to Mebius) and 3 (Zero to present)
>>22702554lame, should have been Arc ULTRA punch and stuff...
>>22704058Not according to Tsuburaya Productions who edit the fucking Ultra Wiki and provide information to it now.
Seems like Taguchi is just enjoying his break directing other stuffs. I wonder if we'll even see him till 2026
>>22704186damn they beaten up the twink
>>22704169Fuck you're mumbling about?https://ultra.fandom.com/wiki/Category:New_Generation_Heroes
Bastard went to go play with kaiju and didn't come back to help when Belial was rawdog tigerfucking the entire LoL.
>>22704739I don't think its the same Land of Light from the Showa Universe though.
>>22704739>Twitter shitGo back
>>22704777A lot of directors and creators tend to drop lore info on twitter anon
>>22704768It could be since all the Man like Ultras(Neos, Great, Powered, et cetera) were there in Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends not that it really matters.
>>22704795Im pretty sure Shin Ultramans land of light is entirely different for exampleZoffys rules and willingness to wipe out earth doesn't align with the showa land of light's views and iirc its supposedly in an interdimensional space?
>>22704804Yeah but I think it will be close to the Showa land of light, I don't think Rising 2 will make their Land of Light kinda evil like Shin did or at least I hope not, that twist worked in Shin but it should remain there.
>>22704868I wasn't suggesting it Risings LoL should be evil?i was saying i doubt its the same as the mainline continuity one.
Does anyone have a WEBM when Ken got super mad and transform into Ultraman with the title screen behind him?>>22704804>>22704868>Showa Land of LightThere's a difference between the old land of light to the new one...?
>>22705093The Land of Light from Ultraman '66 to Ultraman 80, then Max and Mebius, are the same Land of Light. Neos, Heisei Seven, Cosmos, etc are different Lands of Light.
>>22704734One of the things I really liked about Z was how his voice changed with each form.
>>22705093>>22705281Land of Light in Showa also is just a big rocky planet, but it has been retconned into a high-tech multilayer megastructure since Ultra Galaxy Legends.
>>22701936Can I dive into this new season as a first timer? I heard it’ll be up on youtube for free Also had a friend rec me Z for a newbie
>>22706142Yeah it should be fine
>>22706134It also used to look very different. I miss when it was all technicolor and not just the same glassy green/blue. Worst retcon by Sakamoto..
>>22706221Having just green screens to work with is rough, I always thought the art for Zearth's Land of Sparkles was neat.
>>22706581Arc has a separate VA? I thought they are doing host = ultra thing this time.
>>22704169the extent of the TsuPro collab was literally just changes to the main page and the UI, they didn't give or change any information for the page content.and besides that, Trigger was literally called **New Generation** Tiga; alongside Blazar and Arc being part of New Generation Stars.
>>22706639TsuPro is literally providing them behind the scenes prop and suit images.
>>22706639i bet you work for the ultra-series wiki and are just butthurt tsuburaya contacted the wiki you kicked out of the tokupedia lineup.
https://twitter.com/t_features/status/1807912095125852317
"borrow"/stolen from DBZ?
>>22707783Inspired
>>22707783Ultraman's being doing combined beams since 1975, anon... DBZ stole from it.
I liked Shin. Sue me
>>22708025I can only Shippopo you, a monster from Ultraman Kids, is that OK?
>>22708025Didn't most of us? I thought it was the most interesting thing Ultraman's had since Nexus or the better episodes of Max.
>>22708103I think the show in general is good. The middle stretch of episodes with notable directors is clearly the highlight of the show and what I'm referring to. There probably are some genuinely weak ones but I'd have to look through an episode guide to recall them.
>>22708103The big one I remember falling flat was the Eleking one. Most of the other week episodes I simply forgot about, but that one's the only that stuck out as bad since it tried to have an extremely emotional character moment for the male and female leads despite neither of them having any sort of depth or even personality
>dudes on TikTok and chinese TikTok are already breaking Arc Riser and found new jinglesWell that didn't take long
>>22706068Say, why did he has different grunt? I always figure it's to homage how Ultraman have different speaking voice and grunt voice. The other would be Z tries too hard to sound imposing which really fits his personality. Or rather Z doing the Batman voice.
>>22707754I think Rising was fine but I love Ultradad, that's a great design.>>22708096Shin's reception was almost universally positive with some complaints about pacing issues.
new uploads to the current Ultra archive, not a lot but its a few thingshttps://archive.org/details/ultraman-z-deluxe-tv-works-chozenshuu Ultraman Z Deluxe TV Works Chozenshuu, has stuff for Zett and UGF2https://archive.org/details/ultraman-jonias-coloring-book mini scan of a few Jonias coloring book pageshttps://archive.org/details/ultraman-jonias-wonder-card scans of a rare wonder card collection featuring data on just about everyone in Jonias from Amia to U40https://archive.org/details/ultraman-is-crying-by-hajime-tsuburaya this one is probably the one that I had the most interest in due to its nature, Hideaki Tsuburaya wrote this book around the time Ginga was released and is less of a business book and more rantings about the family and how he wishes he was Tsupro's CEO while also defending his brother Masahiro who was responsible for the infamous sexual harassment lawsuits Tsuburaya was rocked by in 2004 when everything else was already going south
>>22707217they do not>>22707237in what way did my post make it seem like I was sympathetic to Tokupedia lol. No, I work for the main one. A few staff of the wiki lurk here.
>>22706621The first reveal already mentioned the giant is named Rution, and Arc is the name when he and Yuma become one.
>>22708241They do so.
>>22708481>abare armorplease tsuburaya
>Kiyotaka Taguchi directing anime for the first time with Keigo Koyanagi as the screenwriterThis probably why he's not working on Archttps://clevatess.com/
>>22707754Where's Gigantron?
>>22708936WRONG IMAGE
>>22708197>Ultraman is CryingFucking based, I've been looking this book for a long time. Thank you so much.
Still waiting for the Absolute conclusion with the Absolutian.
>>22706142Z has plenty of returning characters from other series.If I were you I'd start with Orb or Blazar instead, or if you're fine with older stuff go with Tiga (96) or OG Ultraman (66).
>>22709204Gotta wait 5 more years.
>>22709633Makes sense, they've already put out all Ultras, only Agul and actual TDG Ultramen are absent. Though I feel like Trigger to next year's Ultraman has enough material now.
>>22709204Wait until Ultra Galaxy Fight VS Space Squad.
Return of Shin Ultraman is next year right, or much later?
I bought the Nexus Ultra Replica 20th. What am I in for?
>>22710205we haven't gotten an announcement, just a layout plan by Fields iirc and the theatre pamphlet
>>22710205I think we won't get any new big project until like 2026 for the 60th anniversary.
Looking to get into Ultraman after enjoying Rising (I'm exclusively a Kamen Rider guy) but are the old 'classic' Showa Ultraman series really as bad as /krg/ tells me? I kind of wanted to start from the beginning.
>>22710582Original, Ultraseven and Return are insanely good. All the showa shows are fun, really. They kinda suffer from some mid-series retools a bit, but there's some good stuff. I'm personally fond of Taro and the weird, manic vibe the show can have.
>>22710597Kolchak, you're replying to a known shitposter. He doesn't actually care, he just wants to get into gay era wars arguments.
>>22710582My top 5 is Showa Ultra so yeah it's goodOf course, i just have shit taste so i enjoyed showa stuff more
>>22710645Ah, my mistake. I don't really go to /krg/ with any frequency anymore.
>>22711155/krg/ is the nothing more than a watered-down version of /dbs/. It's filled with schizos and shitposters.
>>22711303Hard to find a thread that isn't.
>>22711303/krg/ went to shit because of Ex-Aid. Got a lot of /v/ tourists that never left.
translationanon has started horror legend Kazuo Umezu's Ultraman.
>Arc final form color is suspected to be gold and purple
>>22711462>final form alreadyIs Arc gonna get anything mid-season though? Solaris armor is gonna debut in episode 4 and I assume 5 would be Lunaris. He already has the Arc Sword. Wonder what else he can get before that final form.
>>22711155He's a shitposter who's been posting era wars bait about /krg/ since quite literally the start of the general since quite literally its birth in 2012. He's been autistically at this for over ten years. He slowed down in the recent years but he's obvious when you see him randomly bitch about /krg/ hating Showa era stuff.
>>22711631Seems unnecessary since my brief sporadic experience with that thread over the years I don't think you need a shitposter to convince you they dislike toku older than the year 2000.
>>22711830Go back to pretending to be Japanese on Twitter, GWarning89.
>>22711354I dunno if you know this, but a lot of your translations have been winding up on Mangadex.
>>22706221Looks like someone forgot to put away the dishes.
>>22711490That's how it works when the maximum episode count Ultra gets nowadays is 25-26. If Arc has a power up form, it'll be episode 10 at the latest and his final form will probably be episode 16-18.
Anyone know where to read Ultraman Novelization?
>>22712567They're doing a separate kids channel too.https://www.youtube.com/@UltramanKidsOfficial/featuredWonder why they're splitting things up after all this time.
>>22706221To be fair, all gray Land of Light is actually from Leo. It looked really bland there.
Man, I wish Super Fighter Legend got a revival.
>>22712830>Super Fighter LegendFun fact, that's still canon somehow.
>>22711950I'm not that anon, I'm the translator, & I was gonna wait until I finished the first arc before posting about it, but they're winding up on mangadex because that's where I'm upload them. I mean where else would I put them?
>>22712513Yes I know that. I just meant that whether he gets anything before that final form. Blazar pretty much got the chilsonite sword as his mid season upgrade.
>>22712877Really? Canon to the main continuity? To be fair the series is still niche. I wish we get a good translation.
>>22713128Yeah, main continuity still. There's random acknowledgements of it in the secondary canon that indicate it's still part of the "main" timeline, they just... don't do shit about it and it hasn't been retconned yet.
>>22712877>that's still canonSo ultras canonically have opening mouths with 1 wide continuous tooth at the top only?
Does Arc has a rival Ultra/Frenemeis or will it be cameos?
>>22713183All of them have moving mouths, yeah. Only Ultras and Ultra hosts can see them move though.
>>22713224seven doesn't
>>22713176that's just called a reference lol. Besides, Empera has a different design in Super Legend compared to Mebius
>>22713183Man was supposed to.
Ultraman Arc Figure-Oh scans
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>>22713511Tsujimoto interview pages
>>22713513
Why do they even bother with English dubs? Who the fuck wants that?
>>22713516Interview with Shuntaro Seki, part of Bandai product development team
>>22713524
>>22713525
>>22713527Cast interview
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>>22713533
>>22713536That mustache looks like it's sharpie'd in
>>22713518you'd be surprised at how many people either hate reading subtitles or prefer something in their native language or both
>>22713625Yes, I would.I don't get how spoken language alone would be the bridge too far when you're watching something so intrinsically Japanese anyways.
>>22713518It's good for kids (You know, the target demographic) who aren't good at reading subtitles but speak English well. And since the dubs use the subs as a script as closed captions, it's a surprisingly good literacy tool for kids. I see no harm in it.
I just thought about it but why hasn’t Inoue done an Ultra series before? This franchise would fit his writing style more than Sentai and Rider ever did. All the development would be towards the defense team and the ultra would keep its mystery
>>22714068I'd want this if TsuPro let him go maximum edgelord and have Kohei Murakami play the team's captain.
>>22713518Don't many Southeast Asia countries have large English speaking populations.
>>22713518For once in your life being a faggot weeaboo. It’s nice background noise especially when you’re trying to binge the show
>>22714068Inoue just isn't a fan of Ultraman. He said so in one of those big Donbros interviews. Something about the logistics of turning giant IIRC.
Trying to get into Ultraman, enjoyed the first few episodes of the original showa show, it has been fun so far but I don't have much time nor patience for this many episodes... anyone got a list of "essential" episodes to watch for the original show? I'd also like to familiarize with the more iconic Kaijus, so if there's an unremarcable episode but it has an interesting enough kaiju, by all means suggest it.
>>22714389It's less than 40 episodes at 20-ish minutes a pop. You can finish it in like three sittings.
>>22714393I know I can, but I don't really enjoy watching a show all day long and I don't find the main cast entertaining enough to justify 15 minutes of them just to get to the cool kaiju... there are some exceptions of course, some pretty good episodes I've sen already, I just wanted to filter them out.
It's time bois
>KanegonHuh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbYa_AvC73Y&pp=ygUMdWx0cmFtYW4gYXJjRate Arc's premiere
>>22714454bretty gud/10
>>22714158SEA countries watch dubs of their native languages like Indonesia and Malaysia.
https://x.com/ultraman_series/status/1809392018092880369/video/12nd episode preview
Looks like the three minute rule might be back, from that timer at the end. Also Obari Pose in the first episode, hell yeah.
For a show about using your imagination the mc's imagination is lame as fuck
>>22714068If you want someone from Toei toku, it should be Naruhisa Arakawa. He's a fan of Ultraman with RoU as his childhood show, and Abaranger which is one of the show where he's the main writer had an Ultraman look-alike as the monster of the week.
>>22714068what the fuck are you talking aboutHis thing is writing soap opera and sitcom shenanigans under a superhero skin, leaving as little time for fights as he can get away with. Even Nexus orients itself around the monsters to a far greater degree than literally any of his shows do.
>>22714472>Obari PoseIt's Tsujimoto's signature pose everytime he directed an episode in New Gen shows. Now that he's the main director might as well do it in the premiere.
Wow, the debut fight was boring and didn't show how Arc is unique from the others. They had like one cool screenshot at the end and that's it.
Finished Jack and I loved it even if the finale was a bit disappointing currently on Ace and I really like the dual transformation stuff.
>>22714498>a single shot fight scene with a timer showcasing the 3 minute time limit> boring
>>22714454I liked the part where he hit the turtle with his shield.
>>22714525Yes it was.Blazar debut has more energy and soul than this.
>>22714557Blazar doesn't have a time limit, it's an energy meter like Nexus. Really evident during the Gavadon episode.
My favorite part is the coffee scene.
>>22714570Time limit doesn't excuse for lame directing. I have seen a lot oneshot fight that are more creative than this.
>>22714525>>22714498Yeah it was a "generic" fight in terms of moves and stuff but as anon said, the single shot was really well done - especially with the camera moving throughout the interior of the office building diorama I thought it was incredibly clean and well-done. Honestly, I felt the fight was the best part. Sidenote, the bloom in the HQ makes everything look like shit in there.
>snaps the barrier in half and stabs the motherfucker with itBased Showa level brutality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUtylyZ58vc>only 4400 yen tax included>Coming with 2 armors and 1 blade.Blazar's design really is too complicated so that's why his shf is 7100 yen.
>>22714623Wait, I was wrong, it doesn't come with the 2 armor.
Arc jumpscare
Wait, so it's a returner Ultra?
>>22714581>IT NEEDS TO CATER TO MEEEEEEEEE/krg/ is a few threads down.
I wanna beat the shit out of YouPi.
>>22714649By the way, why the subs said "You-bot & Pi-body" despite the dialogue said "You & Pi" when the body got separated?
>>22714659Just to make us dislike that robot more.
>>22714696Is Dinas even reappear after the Decker movie?
>>22714704In stage shows.
>>22714704Dinas IS Decker in a weird circular time travel bullshit way. He'll never appear again.
>Ultraman Zero 15th Anniversary
>>22714454Another great Ultraman series.
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>>22714631I loved this, hopefully they don't drop it
The bloom at SKIP's office is ridiculous
>>22714631I can already see the TATAKAE edits
>>22714646Go back to /ssg/ with that boogeyman shit.
Arc has such a weird design. It feels like they couldn’t figure out if they wanted a classic or modern style Ultra so they went with this
>>22714725Zero officially counts as part of new gen? So then new gen started with UGMMB and not Ginga?I guess that makes sense
>Arc starts beating Shagong with his shield.>Use your imagination!>Breaks it in two and stabs Shagong with it.Damn, Arc.
>>22714454Pros>kaiju investigation premise could lead to some fun mystery stories>parasite enemy showed they're taking even more notes from Cosmos than previously expected and I love Cosmos >transformation is surprisingly still pretty brief>No scenes of Yuma and Arc talking while transformed, hell, no shots of Yuma while transformed at all>3 minutes and 18 seconds of fighting all in one takeCons>Characters are all boring and previous new gen shows have taught me that I shouldn't expect them to improve>no combat mecha>They're absolutely gonna run that fucking coffee "joke" into the ground>In medias res opening doesn't make much sense here; the episode wasn't pulse pounding and intense enough to warrant it. Could've used the time to set up what distinguishes Arc from other Ultra showsI'm a little more optimistic about Arc than I was prior to the premiere, but I'm still not sold on it
>>22714498my god, you probably also think that this is unironically correct too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zD914Pf7dA
>>22714908I just hate the black neck, it should've been red or silver.
>>22714454Pretty solid start. I liked it.
>>22714928Sakamoto said Zero was like the Zoffy of New Gen, he's like not really fit the Heisei yet not a proper New Gen because no actual TV show. The first New Gen series is still Ginga.
Leo is Ultraman Leo, but Astra is just Astra.Why?
>Rin's actress already married since this April https://www.sanspo.com/article/20240422-MTOKHRN5XVFMHC7MDL222RF43Y/Is this the first main actress who already married before the show started?
>>22714976That's what really stuck out with me watching it on the show. Looks like a black bodysuit with a Ultraman halloween mask.
>>22708025Just watched Shin for the first time, I thought it was alright, but didn't blow me away. It didn't seem to have the extra dimension that Shin Godzilla and Kamen Rider brought to their adaptations, it seemed much more slavishly devoted to the source material than the other two. I liked it enough to watch it again, though.
>>22715067Shin is an elaborate scheme for Anno to play Ultraman again. Plus some aliens this time.
>>22714958>no combat mechaYet?
>>22715072>Shin is an elaborate scheme for Anno to play Ultraman again.Can't hate the man for living his dream. I think Shin KR set the bar really high for me; it felt very personal and introspective, like Anno basically made it for himself and was working through some stuff by the end. Shin Ultraman just felt like another take on 66, without as much of a personal angle. Didn't hate it by any means, but I'd rank it beneath the other two. That being said, picrel was kino.
>>22714454The fights is the highlight. Can't seem to enjoy the characters, even Yuuma. Which is kinda dangerous From the previous four series, we get a glimpse of the MC personality instantly, even if two of them are your typical reckless shonen heroes. But it still help you to get a grasp of who you're stuck withYuma reminds me of Hiroyuki, and he ended up as one of the blandest MC in New Gen, so I am a bit skeptical
>>22715087>Yuma reminds me of HiroyukiNow that you mention it, Taiga premiered exactly on the same date 5 years ago.
>>22714961I mean, the rest of Blazar did end up vastly different from the pilot, but I blame the mandatory deployment of Earthgarron. I would have loved to see multiple units cooperating more frequently
>>22715072>SHIN Ultraman>Sequel is ELBOW Ultraman>ELBOW sounds like ANNOwyou're onto something
>>22715067>>22715086I think Shin G is the best but Shin Rider really lost me in the second half also while Anno did work on Shin Ultraman a lot including CGI for Man it was Higuchi who was the director so give that man his fucking credit.
>>22714631>Yuma, its my turn on the xbox
>>22714936>Show about imagination>Turns into 100 ways to improvise a shiv
>>22714454>That transition from smartphone screen to real world with the timerI expect great things from this series.
>>22714454Nice beat op. >Kill possessed/parasited innocent kaijuCosmos frown at you!!! Also Space data being withheld is pretty conspiracy right there.
>>22714631>schizo alreadykek. I'm gonna think it will be a twist that the Arc figure he have been communicating is a figment of imagination and he himself is amnesiac Arc. GRIDMAN aiyeee
Heisei wa never endo
>>22714454As someone who has only seen 1966 through Ace, I was very positively surprised by this episode. I really loved the single-take fight with the camera going through different levels of the office building. I don't think I've ever seen something like this before.The timer in the corner was also so fun, I hope that becomes a thing in every episode. The way he broke the shield to stab the kaiju was such an imaginative and cool idea too.Though I gotta say, only being used to showa-era Ultra, the idea of Rution giving Yuma a plastic cube with an image of himself in a cool action pose to transform seems kinda bizarre lol
>>22714725Only thing i find odd is why isn't Legend or Noah behind like Ultra king and Saga??
Upper row>Shagong>Leodo>NezutronMiddle row>Livijira>Zadime>KanegonBottow row>Homugar>Givas>Digelos
I quite like SKIP so far. Except for the lack of a coffee maker.
starting at 7https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA3nVk5-UGY
>>22715154SKIP’s office not having any coffee is absurd. You mean to tell me those guys go home at a reasonable time, in japan?
>only makes tea>doesn't make coffeeYoupi? more like Youseless!
>>22714454Mostly fine. Some cool shots and long takes. Some effects seemed janky. The SKIP stuff is a bit half-baked, I hope they go deeper into invesigations instead of standing around "evacuating" people. They need to be collecting data in the middle of the chaos, Twister-style.The suit design is growing on me. Hoping for more brutal Arc "imaginations" in coming episodes.Hanejiro >>>>>> YouPi.Considering first episodes only, I'd rate:Z: 9/10Trigger: 4/10Decker: 7/10Blazar: 9/10Arc: 6-6.5/10
>ultra arts is announced for Arc>immediately announces armorsHow shafted was Blazar's ultra arts if Arc got his shit announced this early while Blazar never even planned Firdran armor future proofing?
>kaiju biologist>no Ultra Navi segment Why? I get Blazar, but Arc is the kind of show that should have it
>>22715155new host.
>>22714422Recap episodes probably. They need someone to star in itImagine if it's the same one from Z
>>22715231God I hope Arc doesn’t end up being as bad with the recap episodes as Blazar was.
>>22715238Blazar was fine. Trigger was worse by literally having two back to back recaps before episode 5.
>>22715246Hadn’t watched Trigger but that does sound worse. Production for that must’ve been fucked.
>>22714976I think it's black solely so it looks better when he's wearing his armors.
>>22715154It helps that Aba Red is the boss. I feel like he can bring a lot of energy to a crew that I honestly felt was kind of bland at first impression.
>>22715067shin rider was the weakest of the 3 by far
>>22715128>I don't think I've ever seen something like this before.New Gen shows don't often do this but we've seen it happen more than once where they will depict both a fight happening on the ground and Ultraman fighting a kaiju within a single shot. It first happened with episode 18 of Ultraman Orb and later shows had similar scenes because it did look really damn coolObviously what's going on here isn't quite the same thing but I think it probably took inspiration from that fight as well. it's a similar idea
>>22715085huh, was this in the opening?
>>22715087>From the previous four series, we get a glimpse of the MC personality instantlyWhatNone of the previous four displayed any more personality than Yuma has across the entire length of their respective shows. Even with Gento he was more fun because of his role in the story being unique for an Ultra show than because he was an interesting or entertaining person
>>22715310We know Haruki and Kanata personality almost immediately with all of their actions and expressionsKengo is a little too in the face, but it did tell us enough Gento shows off his captain like personality easily, plus the way other characters interacted with him also helpedYuuma is a little too bland. He's a rookie, and polite. He is reckless but not in a way that makes you are excited about him like Haruki with the dog and Kanata with the rifle.Look, I am not saying this is it for Yuuma. Obviously we have time to see him grow, and with next week involves a guest character, I'm sure we'll see more of his personality. But for now, he is a bit on the vanilla sideAnd considering Hayata, Daigo and Hiroyuki, it's not impossible he might retain that personality
>>22715310Also>None of the previous four displayed any more personality than Yuma has across the entire length of theirNaah, that's not it. Both Haruki and Kanata had a subtle character developments, with Haruki dealing the aftermath of Grigio Raiden and Kanata struggling with his indecisiveness. Kengo had his whole arc with his own darkness, plus the way he became cooler in Decker also put him in a spotlight I'll give you Gento, since he was already a properly developed and matured character, and most of the developments went to Emi
>>22713183>>22713224So basically Ultraman are technically supposed to move their mouths all the time right? It's just real life suit limitations that prevented it irl or sonething?
>>22715012>marriedFuck my life
>>22715012>>22715341>to a school friendIt was over before it even began
>>22714928>>22714991To add they intended Zero to be NewGen, but because of the aforrmentioned lack of TV show they decided to make Ginga the lead. But Zero is still heavily involved.
>>22715320>He's a rookie, and politeJust like every new gen MC except Gento (who is a veteran and polite) and Gai (who is an actual cool character) >but not in a way that makes you are excited about him like Haruki with the dog and Kanata with the rifle.I barely remember the moments you're talking about at all. Being a reckless hotshot was not a core part of either character (quite the contrary for Haruki, literally his catchphrase was "Roger!") It's not like they were Asuka>Haruki dealing the aftermath of Grigio RaidenYou mean baby Red King? He basically forgets about Grigio Raiden (and Red King) by next episode. Most Ultras have some sort of struggle over innocent life, so it wasn't anything new or interesting>Kanata struggling with his indecisiveness.There never was any character development here. He literally never came up with a reason that he should be fighting. I actually laughed a lot at this, it was like the writers straight up admitting they had made an extremely shallow and bland protagonist>Kengo had his whole arc with his own darknessSee, but that was all Trigger and not Kengo. Not to mention it didn't make any sense
>>22715354Doesn't seem like you'll change your mind over this, so I will let you believe what you want, anon.Just hope that Yuuma gets better at least
>>22715364I'm just saying you shouldn't. The other new gen MCs never got any better and there's no reason to believe Yuuma will either. I was ready for this as soon as I saw the trailer
>>22715375But the other did get better. From the start even. Look, anon. We are never agreeing so if you don't want Yuuma to get better, that's on you. Whether he does or doesn't, you'll end up enjoying the show regardless
>>22715386Maybe, I dunno. Shows where the MC sucked don't have a great track record. Yeah, Tiga was great and all, but showa mostly wasn't, and most of new gen has also been pretty bad. It even lines up for the Heisei era where the worst Heisei protagonist is also the lead for the worst Heisei show (Max)If Arc doesn't have a good MC it needs something else to stand out, and so far it does have good direction. But I don't know how long that will last or if it will be enough to carry the show
>>22715067Shin Ultraman is a less introspective movie than Shin Kamen Rider by design. Shin Kamen Rider is a little clusterfucky, but it also has a handful of memorable still moments that help things breathe and register impact. I nevertheless love Shin Ultraman. It's one of my favorite things Ultra has done. I like all three Shin movies.
>>22715299Probably an enemy
>>22715246In retrospect less Trigger episodes were a blessing in disguise
I like the setting with K Days and Monohorn, at least. Just hoping they don't X'd it and shove it aside till the finale
>Japanese "acting"Already a massive step down from Based Dad Gendo
>>22715683Explain what's wrong here in minimum three sentences. Every buzzword you use counts as -3 sentences, so don't waste our time with anything less than an original, sober post.
Why does the Pi-body have a tongue out
>>22715757>Explain what's wrong here in minimum three sentencesNo. Keep seething
>>22715683IIRC, he literally start acting two months before auditioning for Arc>>22715757He lacks facial expressions. I can't even recall if he even smile or not
>>22716026HE DOESN'T SMILE SMILE!?
>>22714936I did like that Arc started beating the shit out of Shagong with his shield. Wish he would’ve won the fight that way instead of going with the usual beam attack to finish it off.
Blazar really brought in a bunch of retards to the community, huh?
>>22716137I came in after watching Rising and Taiga.
>>22714958>transformation is surprisingly still pretty briefAnd thank fuck for that. The quicker the transformation the better.
>>22716137S-S-Shut up! All Ultra show must be directed by Taguchi from now on!! Aaa, chant his name!
>>22715761doggo
>>22716164>Taigaa show from 5 years ago?
>>22716026what part of the episode is he meant to be happy besides the new guy joining at the end? I would've thought y'all would've loved to see a protagonist who isn't over the top over joyous and positive but more nuanced
>>22716164Taiga didn't have official subs when it aired anon, that started with Z
>>22716137>Unga bunga ultra>brings unga bunga fanbaseUltraman BASED-ar
>>22716468I mean, a small smile would have been enough. Maybe when he arrived late, he could have been sheepish about it, smiling as he apologizedIt's one thing to deviate from your typical hotheads, but forgetting to make him acting like a real human is another
>>22716497The most recent hothead MC we've had was Ultraman Zero. It'd be a breath of fresh air to get one nowFailing that, making him more muted like Gento is a decent direction to go in. Most people don't do a lot of smiling.
>>22716517>most recent hothead MC >Ultraman ZeroAnon, have you been skipping the entire New Gen? Kanata was only two years ago, and you can even argue Gento was just subtly written to be a bit of hotheaded from time to time>Most people don't do a lot of smiling.Debatable, but when you're on a television show, having very little smile seems unnatural
>>22716483Shouldn't you be spamming anti-smiling-friends posts on /co/? That's the type of person who considers Blazar to be High Art
>>22716536I don't see the connection. I enjoy both
>>22716525>Anon, have you been skipping the entire New Gen?Have you? There has not been a single hothead protagonist in all of New Gen. All the New Gen protagonists except Gai have been either generic exuberant young men or stoic professional types. I have no absolutely no clue how you could use the word "hothead" to describe Kanata other than the standard shit that every Ultra does (running off in the middle of battle to transform)Compare Kanata to Zero. Their personalities are completely different. You don't see Kanata throwing out cocky one-liners, getting into fights for no reason and trying to assert dominance over anyone nearby like Zero does. He'd be a way more fun character if he did any of those things
>>22716570Ah, I see. You have a very narrow definition of hothead. Nevermind, let's not waste our time writing more essays or getting insecure about a criticism
>>22716579You need narrow definitions for words to mean things. I don't even know what your definitions are but if featureless characters like Kanata qualify, I could probably make Evangelion Shinji or Minmay qualify too.Also it really undersells how samey and bland these characters are, granted that's a problem that goes all the way back to the original show
>>22716570you are confusing "hothead" with "cocky" or "arrogant"also convenient how you are comparing the ultra the host. Fuma is a hothead
>>22716597No I'm aware that's only an aspect of it, but it's an important one. A character generally needs a lot of self-confidence to make brash, impulsive decisions on a consistent basis.I agree about Fuma being a hothead, but he's not the protagonist. I think the Zero movies generally portray Zero himself as the protagonist rather than any hosts he merges with
It's one thing to not make your character a hothead, but at least make him likable Take this good boi for example
>>22708938Immortalized
Has it been confirmed that Antlar's coming back for this series? Cause if it's true, it's probably gonna be a suit retirement. A lot of suits used for Max and Mebius got retired.
>>22716710If you're talking about the magazine scan, that's just stock image. Blazar scan had the same thing
>>22716714Ah so most likely, Antlar's been retired since it's last appearance.
>>22716731Honestly, they probably lost the original suit when they remade it to Gorg Antlar
>>22716701I don't get the point of this image. Vaush said advocated for something rational, CP laws exist mostly because the private prison industry needed a new group of people to populate their slave camps and just making drugs illegal wasn't enough. Ever noticed how statutory laws didn't have serious sentencing before 1976? There is no rational basis beyond keeping the public in fear and having a constant supply of prisoners. Thos intensified after the Cold War, with the commies defeated America needed a new target. 9/11 threatened to change the status quo so they used Chris Hanson, they even went so far as to make America the only country on Earth with a public sex registry list. If you fall for anti-pedo violence you drank the glowie propaganda, just admit you like terrorism.
>>22716738I noticed nazis are tolerated more than MAPs or any group really. And nazis talk about them that way to attack political opponents. Hmmmmmm.
I love talking about child porn and nazis in a fucking ultraman thread of all places
>>22716744What a weak premiere does to you
>>22716738>>22716742All I know is if I encounter a pedo and a hunter in the wild one of them is ending up as as mince meat and it's not the criminal. Public execution for vigilante fucks like in Code Geass need to be a thing in America, but not simple decapitation, more like circular saw slowly through the neck while choirs sing about how filth is being permanently barred from their precious speech and access to the genepool comes to an everlasting conclusion. Because nus points if it's in a stadium.
Just finished the first arc of Kazuo Umezu's Ultraman!https://mangadex.org/title/3115a8a6-fbec-4896-af3d-e6495b6bc755/kazuo-umezu-s-ultraman
>>22716137My 1st entry to the series was rising
>>22716749Could you imagine rioters having their organs cooked by those microwave weapons the White House was too chicken shit to use? We really need the army to collect the skulls of the dead and display them on pikes. Fuck outlaw trash
>>22716757Makes you stop and wonder if guys like Adam Lanza, Stephen Paddock, Robert Bowers, Nikolas Cruz, etc. were stopping future riots with their skull collecting. Can't have potential vigilantes walking around chatting on Facebook and remembering their first Christmas now can we?
>>22716749>>22716757>>22716763Having a population higher than two billion was a mistake. But yeah, vigilantes are worse than MAPs and deserve the 8th amendment ignored. Democracy my ght he dead in the US next year and if so we need the crackdown. Cops can be like Voltron.a d rebels are the robeasts.
This is the worst JP Toku general.
>>22716772it's just the local mentally ill shitposter. report and ignore
>>22716774>Only oneYou're on 4chan, everyone is mentally ill.
Big Brother did nothing wrong, Winston had it coming for going against the state. Read 1984 as how a kick ass law enforcement smites terrorists.
>>22716738>Vaush said advocated for something rationalGet in.
>>22716781You first.
Law and order for the win!
This is getting concerning on both sides. So much support for violence on both sides.
>>22716786i don't have sexual thoughts about minors
>>22716793Neither do I, I will say the law coddles them for no reason. Not sure what happened to survival of the fittest. If you cannot vote or pay taxes then you're useless. Now get in the chipper for the crown.
>>22716798>Neither do i>actively defends predatorsAgainst the wall with you
>>22716798I know what you mean, democracy is a joke at the end of the day and far less stable than autocracy. America tried presidents and power separation, turns out emperors are better. Maybe the plebs will finally get in line and stay go it of the way of patricians.
>>22716800You can defend people and not share the same thoughts, little NPC. You're already following the propaganda like a good citizen. You sure hate thinking independently, don't you, robot?
>>22716800Show us your badge.
>>22716803>dude just let me fuck kidshow about you actually die
>>22716810He never said that and you know it. Is the vigilante scared the government is coming to soank his ass?
>>22716810>Nazi bitch is crying he can't eat Jew pizza so he yells pedo at internet trollsBoo hoo hoo lol
>>22716815>not wanting to fuck kids makes you a nazigo back and stop shitting up an ultraman thread>>/pol/
Quick reminder Alex Jones has to liquidate Info Wars because some folks actually dragged his ass to court, the butt cheeks almost match the face cheeks. You got a billion lying around?
>>22716816He never said he wanted to diddle kids, can't you read, Nazi? Or do you consider letters Jew magic too?
>>22716738Don't anon, burgers hate it when you expose the government dies anything wrong. Especially Boeing employees.
>>22716823>>22716821>>22716819
>>22716823>does anything
>>22716781>>22716793>>22716800>>22716810Calling it now this guy likely has a stash of minors somewhere, only a self hating pedo accuses others of his fetish this haphazardly.
>>22716828
Here comes real life ICOG from Xeelee Sequence! /tg/ claims they're bad guys, but they seem to maintain their laws pretty well. Lack of crime would be based even if you get erased by time travel.
>>22716834Anon I think you've been into grim dark for so long you have sensory deprivation.
>>22716831>Plays the main theme to Stephen King's IT
Sqwak sqwak the gorilla oinks at a zebra. This is the real meaning behind Ultraman Neos and you know it.
Is Arc that bad?
>>22716862>Arc is so mid the thread devolves into retarded /pol/ bait out of boredom Huh, I don't remember that happening for Based Blazar's debut
>>22716862Ultraman had a good season last year so it needs another buffer year or three like usual.
>>22716905So, Decker, Blazar and Arc? Okay, I see you guys next year
>>22716862There isn't any real hype about Arc because, in-universe, he's already active for three months and won't need that much of an introduction. I think they will bring up its origin story in episodes 11 and 12, following the naturally slow pace of the show.Speaking of which, while the Oo-ze are the mooks connected to the final antagonist of the show, do you think they will make a dangling thread that reopens the Absolutian storyline supposedly closed back in The Destined Crossroads? Not to mention the preview episode from last week only talked about the history of the Ultras and segueing into the Arc cast in the last part.
>>22716935Probably if there's a team up
>[Order Information] Ultraman Blazar is scheduled to appear in Arc? !>DX Arc Cube Ultraman Blazar Cube & Arc Cube Holder Blazar is scheduled to appear, the storage is a panel type storage that can store 6 Rubik's cubes
>>22716473No I mean I joined the community after watching Rising, then being recommended Taiga and finishing that up.
>>22716964Speak of the devil
>>22716964>[Order Information] Bazanga and Earth Garon are scheduled to appear, and Blazar is confirmed to make a guest appearance!>Zadime: A monster with big horns.>Bazanga: Scheduled to appear on Arc.>Earth Garon: Scheduled to appear on Arc.>Hernala: A monster with horns like Agus Gomora (Image 3).>King of Mons: This is self-explanatory.
>>22716945Well well look at the timing >>22716964 >>22716970
>>22716970So King of Mons is for just Arc and Blazar? Was hoping for a separate team up with Trigger and Decker past the mid series>>22716972I'm a seer. But I don't know if it'll tie to Absolutian. There's plenty of ways to travel interdimensionally
>>22716970Toylisting for Ultraman Arc
>>22716979I think the budget is not enough to include Trigger & Decker for a series.
>>22716981So we have a new weapon for Arc Galaxy Armor, the Arc Galaxer. Whatever it is, it can load up to three Arc Cubes, meaning there could be a shot to where Blazar and Earth Garon Cubes can be set with the Galaxy Armor Cube for a unique finisher, as that new armor will come out before Blazar shows up.In addition, if you really want the Galaxy Armor for your UAF Arc, Rution will come with it instead.Finally, celebrating the 15th anniversary of Ultraman Zero will bring up a whole slew of new Zero toys, including an 80cm figure of Zero, as well as new sound action figures of Arc and Zero.And don't forget that Alien Metron is gonna be our second (technically first) non-mecha kaiju for the Ultra Action Figure line. I am sure it will come with a small desk.
>>22716964>Inb4 Blazar S was somehow memed into being real
>>22716988They have their suits, what's the huddle?
The result of Yuka's research in New Gen Stars
>>22716981>DX Arc GalaxyA sword that can hold 3 cubes?With pendulum sensor>DX Arc Cube Galaxy Armor Cube>Ultraman Arc Galaxy Armor DX Saikyou Narikiri Set>DX Arc Cube Ultraman Blazar Cube & Arc Cube Holder To be releasedPanel-type holder item that can store 6 cubes>Ultra Action Figure>Rution & Galaxy Armor SetBarrier effect includedCan recreate the armor change in the movie>Ultra Hero Series>Ultraman Arc Galaxy Armor>Ultra Monster Series>ZadimeSilhouette with big horns>BazangaScheduled to appear on Arc. >Earth GaronScheduled to appear on Arc.>HelnarakSilhouette with horns like Earth Gomora>King of Mons>Sound & ActionShout! Ultraman Arc>Gigantic Universe30cm large movable figure Ultraman Arc>Sound & ActionShout! Ultraman Z>Sound & ActionShout! Ultraman Zero>Gigantic UniverseUltraman Zero Ultra Zero Cloak SetCloth-like cloak includedUltraman Blazar>Super DX Ultraman Zero80cm.Approx. 30 soundsEyes and color timer light upNeck and arms moveable>Ultra Action FigureAlien Metron>Return of Ultra EggTiga Multi Type>Ultra Hero SeriesUltraman Gaia Supreme VersionTector Gear ZeroUltraman Ribut>Ultra Monster SeriesOkagubila
>>22717020So these are coming in the second half, yes? I wonder what's their plan for the first half two parterIt's gonna be Zero, isn't it?
>>22716965that....seems like a bad decision since you probably need to have watched R/B (or at least, just the R/B movie), and then UGFNGH before Taiga
>>22714708Decker isn't even a character so it's just another person using the same power source. only reason not to is "too much pink energy is dangerous"
>>22717069>Decker isn't even a character I don't know. There is that Decker that appeared in the beginning of New Gen Star 1, whose VA is still a mystery I doubt TsuPro is ever going to explore it tho
I don't like the coffee gag
>>22717125It ran a little too long, and the awkwardness felt force
Only other good thing about Arc premiere, aside from the fighting, is the ED song. .I will be so disappointed when they change it
