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>Head LED is now magnet activated>Chest LED is still shake activatedWhat a weird design choice.
>>23644493>New RedmanHoly...hide your kaijus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMrEDXuyFM4How was Omega's 20th episode?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKtahCitw9EEpisode 21 preview.
>>23644308Are there any images of current view/stream counts? I do remember one from 2021/22 where Tiga had more than twice the amount of views of the second-viewed show which was probably Z or Trigger.
>>23644884Ok at first and got better as it went on.
I only follow Ultraman on and off, so I was wondering; was it ever uncovered/revealed how they/who screwed the pooch so badly with Trigger? You'd think a Tiga anniversary reimagining/remake would be a piss easy golden goose to not screw up and milk for everything it's worth.
>>23644947Tiga benefitted from the 50+ ep format. Trigger had 25 eps with 3 being dedicated to recaps.
>>23644947Naoki Hayashi was the main writer.I don't know what's up with him. Came out of nowhere, and unlike most writers who first get a bunch of secondary writer positions first before being considered a veteran and getting main series writer credits he had -one- show where he was a secondary writer and afterwards started getting main writer credits in a bunch of anime (none of them good) then got Trigger's main writer position and a few guest episodes in Decker. Then hasn't touched Ultraman or toku at all again since then.
A Barossa wife...
>>23644947Well they were never really attempting to be like Tiga to begin with is the things. Trigger is based far more on the Tiga movie than it is the show which is why it failed to live up to the show. Not because the movie was bad, mind you, but because the show didn't stick to one plot, it presented you with dozens of unique sci-fi mysteries, each as compelling as the last, and it's extremely hard to match the quality of an episodic show that manages to make practically every single episode good. Trigger didn't even try.And I guess that makes some sort of sense, because we already got a followup to Tiga that was like Tiga. I'm talking about Dyna. But it nonetheless made Trigger feel inauthentic, not helped by its bland protagonist and his annoying catchphrase. Even on its own merits, though, the entire cast of Trigger is forgettable, and the plot is a messy time travel story that wasn't good enough to be worth spending extra brainpower figuring out how it all fits togetherI don't think it's the worst Ultra show, but my expectations for it were rock bottom going into it anyway
>>23644951All post-Z shows occupy 28 episode slots, 25 normal episodes and 3 recap specials.
I'm still waiting for the day they can actually use 30-ish of the slots they occupy for the mainline shows rather than just the chronicles series.
I still don't really get how Ultras and their hosts work. When the hosts transform, are they in control of the Ultra's body, or are they essentially summoning the Ultra using their own body as a medium or something?
Are the future guys who were literally trying to harness the power of time traveling kaiju going to come up more? The characters seemed oddly... not curious about this.But I guess if it's more of a teaser for the viewer, and the show will get to it in good time, that's not that weird.
>>23645406It's totally case by case.
>>23645406in most cases there's no meaningful difference between the Ultra and the host. However pretty much every case in which they are separate entities does imply the host exerts some influence over the Ultra while merged. The only exception is the original 1966 show, which implies that Ultraman was doing a full body possession of Hayata for the entire show and so even the human form was still Ultraman in control. But this has been retconned by pretty much all subsequent appearances of Hayata
>>23645491That surprised me when I first watched the 1966 show since I always assumed hayata revealed his secret identity right before the fight against zetton when they didn’t do that until the finale of Ultraseven. Another obscure retcon was that it was heavily implied to have taken place in the “far off year of 1993” or something following the decades after Ultra Q
>>23645520Jamila's tombstone outright states he died in 1993. So, yeah. It's not just implied to be a future year, it's outright stated.
>>23645534Oh yeah I remember now
>>23644896I know it showed up in Shin. But is this the first time Gabora has returned in an Ultra show?
>>23644306>Ultraman Omega currently airing on ULTRAMAN official Channel, Dub to be released November 15.>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>S.H.Figuarts News: SS Tiga Star of Ultra version, SS Ultraman re-release, Rekiness, Omega Rekiness Armour, Birdon, SS Tiga Sky Type, Z Original (Special Color Ver.), Ultraman Saga, Nexus Anphans, Hyper Zetton Imago, Kaiser Belial, Zearth>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 Max Complete Blu-Ray Box to be released December 24, 2025.>Ultraman Omega Blu-Ray Box I to be released on January 7, 2026 and Box II be released on March 25, 2026.>Ultraman Mebius Complete Blu-ray Box to be released March 27, 2026.>Ultraman 4K Discovery 4K UHD to be released by Mill Creek on November 18, 2025>Ultraman Zero Movie Trilogy to be redubbed for Zero15th.>Ultraman Live Stage Show at American Dream on November 15-16 and 22-23>Darkness Heels anime, Hollyhock "School Girl X Ultraman" drama and Kaiju Decode: Ring of Aidara anime all currently in production>Ultraman celebrates its 60th anniversary>A new Ultraman Zero movie for the 60th anniversary currently in production>The first Ultraman Card Game world tournament to be held in Tokyo in May 2026>ULTRAMAN Volume 21 to be released by Viz Media on February 17, 2026
You think the Grown Men in Spandex sub group are kicking themselves now, after one of their team members said 'Ultraman's for Babies, we're to busy subbing Super Sentai'?
>>23645520>>23645534Was retconned in Return that it was 1966, and then cemented in the Taro series as taking place in 1966.Don't know why, but it was.
>>23646895People who make those kind of declarative statements are not known to admit fault. They are more likely to double down
Hows blazar rank far as series go?
>>23647110It's fine. After ten years, it's a nice treat away from the usual toy standard but the main plotline could be better.
>>23647110The Chinese love it.
>>23644306Thought OP was posting my autistic robot from the thumbnail.
>>23646644When is the rest of the Omega dub hitting? My daughter is six and can’t read fast enough for subtitles and we are itching for a new series to watch but they definitely didn’t drop it all on November 15th.
>>23644954The answer is that he worked with Sakamoto on a previous project and Sakamoto invited him to work on Trigger
>>23644947I think Trigger just had even more heavy handed involvement by higher ups due to wanting to capitalize on the Tiga anniversary. Interviews discussed a lot of different ideas of how Trigger would homage Tiga, most notably one where the show would star three protagonist who each turned into an Ultra. The final show however implies most of these suggestions were turned down to make the show more Tiga-like
>>23646895GUIS has been dead for years, who cares
>>23647527I don't think the 3 protagonists idea would've worked under the 25 episode format, just look at how Taiga fumbled the 3 Ultras in 1 host idea.
>>23647110I wished they kept the cinematic look of the first few episodes
>>23647110Very high tier, I think it's the best new gen show and it's not even closeI really loved the idea of having an Ultra protagonist in his 30s who is the captain and has a wife and kid, it gave the show some interesting stuff you just don't see in the other shows. The episode in which Gento wanted to kill a kaiju and its kid to protect his own wife and kids only to have Blazar himself try and stop him was peak, I wish the show had more stuff like thatVery interested to see what Taguchi does next time he's director again
>>23644884Pretty good. I like how the focus wasn’t on fighting but rescuing. The sequence of him slicing up the missiles was well done too. They keep hinting at some catastrophe happening to Earth in the future, but they aren’t really dwelling on it. Barossa mentioned Earth being doomed, and here we see the future is fucked. I really hope they follow up more on it rather than just waiting until whatever it is happens.
>>23647767I believe the idea was to have the three hosts to be Kengo, Akito and Ignis, each transforming into what will represent the three Types, followed with Glitter being the union of the three Ultras.>>23647840>I wish the show had more stuff like thatHonestly this is why I can't put Blazar in my top 3, because there's a lot of potentials they didn't squeeze and the show feel like your regular Ultra show, classic and New Gen alike. The conflict of Gento being a captain and an Ultraman should be the crux of his and Blazar's connection. That episode you spoke of seemed like it was hinting to that and it could have been done a lot more.
>>23648086Nah, Blazar struck a good balance, I feel, doing some stuff that was new but also sticking to what makes Ultra work. That's why I ultimately I like it more than Orb, which feels like a Kamen Rider show disguised as an Ultra. That said, Blazar does have the same problem as every other new gen show. If like me you thought the Garamon episode was one of the best (I liked the Zangill one a little more, but Garamon was a close second), Blazar doesn't have too much else for you. It's like every show only bothers with one super cool and creative episode the type of which you used to get practically all the time in Heisei Ultra, and half the time it's an Ultra Q throwback episode instead of something fully original anyway. It's frustrating.
>>23648317Blazar would have been better if SKard wasn't so fucking useless
>>23649254The only thing half the human teams do in these shows is crash their fancy planes.
>>23648317Well, good for you. I will forever see it as a waste of potential since they have so much room to tell without forcing toys into it, yet squandered it because for whatever reason, there's a mandate for them to keep things as episodic as usual.Beyond the sparse of toys, Blazar really isn't that different from other new gen series
>>23644433huh just realize, did that reuse lugiel's parts for dark trigger??
6 eps in and Im enjoying Dyna, but I'm mixed on Super Guts so far. On one hand, they're all very likable and fun to watch, but on the other hand compared to GUTS they come off as far more incompetant.
>>23650103I find Asuka and his crew more relatable than GUTS and that's part of it.
>>23649254Worst supporting cast frankly
>>23644433What is this?
>>23649802This has me wondering: What DO we think is the best new gen series?It’s currently between Z and Arc for me, but I haven’t watched Orb yet and heard really good things about that show.
>>23650267Orb, Z, and Arc
>>23650267>weMake a poll.
>>23650267Orb and Blazar
>>23650235Dark Luigi
Started Omega three weeks back, it's mostly good but why is the comedy such ass? It's not funny and comes across as try hard.
>>23649802>Blazar really isn't that different from other new gen serieswhat does that even mean though? What are other new gen series like? If I try to compare Blazar to something like R/B, I find almost no similarities at allTake the very next show after Blazar. Arc is almost the opposite in how it presents its cast, getting them into the same shitty trite jokes and having them all super underbaked except for somehow Ultraman Arc himself being the most interesting character in the show while Blazar was just a funny monkey manNot every show's gonna be Nexus, and while Nexus was good, it didn't let its plot based format stop it from wasting potential. I think you're misdiagnosing whatever problem you have with it>>23650103GUTS and Super GUTS get roughly the same number of monster kills over the course of the show. The sillier teams always end up being pretty effective somehow despite how incompetent they might seem, EYES, GUYS and ZAT were all very strong
>>23650941In which it has interesting idea but didn't really tackle it to its fullest potential.
>>23651039Most media products in general have this issue, it's hardly confined to new gen Ultraman. Blazar in particular isn't as bad about it since all of its ideas were less setting things up to be explored and more just being variations on a general theme of miscommunication. I can see how you'd think otherwise if you didn't pick up on that
Just suddenly realizedWhat are the chances Omega doesn't have the 4th beast, tortoise, is because he is supposed to be..... it?
>>23650941Not counting tiny kaijn GUTS had 6 killsSuper Guts had 4
https://x.com/sonohara_staff/status/1996142793937572214Grigio fanmeet on Guangzhou got canceled.
>>23651510Your like a week late on that one
Finally binged ultraseven from start to finish, something I wanted to do since I was a kid. I can see why Seven is very popular. Now I wish we can get some kind of new gen heavy sci-fi ultra show. Seven was really something else. Example, some fights are not even in giant kaiju fights but human size, a lot more than what shows after his do. Or how problem solving the end of the day doesn't always result in the usual ultra fight.Something what Omega did recently now that I think about it.
>>23651070Point is it's overrated and no different than most New Gen series
So what's this about a lawsuit but also the director being too busy to continue thisIve been too busy as well so I understand
>>23650400Probably a good idea so I made one. And I'm letting you pick your top 3 to better gauge things.https://strawpoll.com/PKgleGpY4Zp
>>23653646People speculate Tsuburuya hasn't done much stuff with older Ultras lately because the rights are in dispute over in China, with another company using the Showa era Ultra too. Apparently the reason they had given them "mantles" was to make their design distinct from the ones UMC uses, but UMC recently has been able to even use the mantles too, since they weren't considered distinct enough.And then you have Sakamoto, who directed all "Ultra Galaxy Fights" shows just doing other stuff lately, rather than being heavily involved with Ultraman.
>>23653862fuck Sakamoto. He's the worst Ultra director by far
>>23653889The projects that he's directly in charge of all suck but he is an incredible guest director for shows that aren't his
>>23653977>he is an incredible guest director for shows that aren't his<example
>>23653977Except Geed, but that's because the head writer carried it
belial model kit by blokeeshttps://weibo.com/7790031436/QgXrOoCyA
>>23654217Disagree, Geed would have been much better if Belial was the primary antagonist instead of only showing up in five episodes while his lame ass flunky takes up a majority of the show's focus
>>23653862>Tsuburuya hasn't done much stuff with older Ultras lately because the rights are in dispute over in China, with anothJesus theyre still dealing with China shit? I thought that was over
>>23654217Despite Sakamoto being the "martial arts director", I wasn't impressed at all by the Ultra fight choreo in Geed. The human fights were decent though. Arc, Taiga and Decker have way better Ultra vs. Kaiju fights.
>>23655018He isn't a good special effects director, human fights don't translate 1 to 1 to giants fights.
>>23654701To be fair, it's not like Tsuburuya themselves are blocked from using the old Ultras. It seems more they want to avoid them because they see it as free marketing for UMC.
>>23653862>>23655046I think speculation is right because "we won't make new content with them to not give the other person advertising" wasn't how they handled things when this shit was going on with Chiyo or whatever the fuck that scumbags name was
>>23655820I suspect that's also why the Marvel crossovers just stopped randomly
>>23655820It's definitely not a matter of UMC having somehow stolen the rights for the older Ultraman in China since the existing movies and episodes where they appear continue being streamed without issues. You've also got Tsuburuya stlll issuing legal warnings over UMC's use of Ultraman.https://x.com/NEXTNEVER1/status/1805892647967772686So, yeah, I do think they're just pushing them aside because they don't want to give free marketing to them while they can't clamp down on the situation completely. Nothing else explains what's going on.
They're saving it all for the 60th all out anniversary to make up for the last three years ambitious yet financially draining isolated phase
>Flying Gabora
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ5gDNa2Qd0How was Omega's 21st episode?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnxY60K4xRMEpisode 22 preview.
>>23655870Did we ever find out why Balton doesnt get used very much
>>23656229No one wants to write about it.
>>23656241I thought it was because the Iijima estate wanted creative control over stories involving him>>23655936Only pays off if the 60th goes full Zi-O and has its villain actively altering Ultra history
>>23656259Just do fusion again
>>23655971Gaboracopter was pretty hilarious
>>23655971quite the brutal execution method for a silly episode
>>23655971Gabora flying like a chopper made me laugh out loud like a retard I hope someone make a gif/webm out of it
>>23656368>>23656349Webm attempt.
And a gif file.
>>23656376>>23656378kek
holy shit he's back next ep
Take me Higher as it was intended.https://youtu.be/36SJuWuMwHU
>>23656566I'm so fucking tired of him
Instead of something arbitrary like "BAO Trilogy", we can now call the it the Taganular Trilogy.>>23656835He's just a janny kaiju doing his job, bro -_-
So is it true that Omega looks cheap because they're saving all the budget for next years series
>>23656291I never said they couldn't do that
>>23656910That's just speculation from here, obviously they'd never confirm that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hoFgdsETkU
>>23656926I never said you said that
hmm, would a form change that's just simple color swap ala Tiga would work nowadays if they decide to go back to multiple form changes?
>>23658035Just watch Trigger and Decker again.
When are they gonna get Omori to do a Ultraman show?
>>23658112I'm talking about conceptually. Just simple color swaps with a more elaborate design for just the final form.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBzjJozsvPw
>>23658294As I said, no, see Trigger and Decker. Bandai decides on the toys, and Tsupro plans the show accordingly. Trigger and Decker are examples of how Bandai wants to do "color swap" form change today.
Why are girls so weird?
>>23658513Like you and I wouldn't dick down a feminine ultra alien like a feral beast. This isn't a gender thing, it's a virgin thing.
>>23658513I'm sorry Anon that you had to find out this way but you're the actual weird one
>>23655971Pretty fun, if not exceptional. Gabora returning was cool, as someone who believes pretty much every Kaiju from the original Ultraman show is iconic, and the helicopter flight made him stand out more, as well as letting him use his closed helmet as a drill like he did in Shin Ultraman. It’s strange how much their team leader isn’t a part of episodes, especially for someone who is in the intro. Wonder why they’re limiting her appearances. I feel like that meteor Gabora was hunting might play into the grander storyline about what going to wipe out Earth.
>>23660036Could be some scheduling? that's usually the main case for characters not appearing. Especially a veteran actress.
Massive Earthquake hit Japan
On ep 13 of Dyna and I'm enjoying it so far, but it hasn't reached the heights of Tiga. What's the overall consensus of the series?
>>23660036>strange how much their team leader isn’t a part of episodes, especially for someone who is in the intro. Wonder why they’re limiting her appearancesPretty Cure this year has a character that gets merch and is considered very important who only showed up like 9 episodes out of 45 and the reason they're getting special attention is because their VA is very famous.Maybe this is similar
>>23660610>What's the overall consensus of the series?Enjoyable but doesn't reach the heights of Tiga
>>23655971I thought Makoto Raionji being a parody of Shinji Higuchi was a little too mean
>>23660610Dyna is a really weird show for me, there's a lot of singular episodes that are totally standalone that are so fucking creative and unique, some of the best episodes of Ultra in my opinion, just really really cool stuff happening. But for some reason as a whole package it just doesn't quite come together for me. Obviously it's still a great show, I don't want to sound like I'm underselling it, but for me it certainly never quite hits the highs of Tiga despite it maybe having more episodes I thought were awesome, and the core cast and conflict certainly don't match Gaia. It's the weakest of the trilogy for me, but being the weakest out of those three shows still means its better than a lot of things.
>>23660622Gaia has an amazing first half and then a good second half. If the second half was as good as the first it would have been one of the best in the series.
>>23660610I Think it's just as good as Tiga, albeit in different ways. Dyna seemed to lean in to the differences between the Ultraman's different forms a lot more than Tiga did. Asuka's obviously just a much stronger and more entertaining character for the series to follow than Daigo was. Most other aspects of the show are just as strong as Tiga. It still has outstanding set design, a cast that has some personality to it, some very cool episode conceptsI'd say it does get better the farther in you get though, the first episode that I thought was really on par with the average Tiga episode was episode 10>>23660622>the core cast and conflict certainly don't match GaiaGaia has an atrocious core cast though? Only one character has a personality and everyone else is a complete robot, any fleeting expressions of life from them going nowhere and being quickly snuffed out
May I ask for a gif of Omega belly rubbing Trigaron from a few episodes back, please?>>23660610Until Taiga it was my favorite Ultra series, no joke.
>>23661152Taiga is your fav? I always heard that was considered one of the worst
>>23661185Different anon but I think Taiga is an excellent show that hampered by an aesthetic that doesn't match the show and at worse sets false expectations of what it's about. Taiga excels at exploring its "aliens living on earth" setting and mines every story potential from it, but that has almost nothing to do with that Taro theming of Taiga, so most of the complaints was people thinking the show was going to be more of a Taro tribute show vs what it actually ended up being about.
well lookie here. didn't expect a green anything on ultraman
https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/9010>Ultraman New Generation Stars (2026) puts a new spin on a carefully curated collection of works from the New Generation Ultraman series, and will continue with the most recent series, Ultraman Omega.>As the Ultraman series celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2026, viewers can enjoy weekly light-hearted banter between Ultraman Z and Ultraman Geed as they reminisce about the “bonds” the Ultras have formed.>What’s more, following the final episode of the series Ultraman Omega, which airs on January 17th, new information will reveal a fourth Meteokaiju to join Rekiness, Trigaron, and Valgeness: Gamedon. Viewers can look forward to Omega harnessing the new power that it brings, strengthening the “bonds” with his New Generation Ultra predecessors.
>>23661192Yep, the turtle ended up being left for the recap show.
>>23661211>Ultraman Omega Gamedon Armor>The Red Ultra that appeared in Z’s mind when he touched the mysterious body of energy.>A form when Ultraman Omega is armed with the power of Gamedon!>Like the previous armors that have appeared before, could this new form be hiding an incredible power?!
>>23661213And we thought it would show up for a movie or stage show, didn't expect the yearly recap show, meaning not a lot of action to show it off.
>>23661216>Gamedon, the Meteokaiju>A Meteokaiju that appears before Ultraman Z and Ultraman Geed and invites them to another space. It appears to have records of all the Ultra Heroes’ battles so far, but its other powers remain a mystery.
>>23661216That weapon looks like shit but the chest looks ok
>>23661219>Ultraman Geed>When Z puts on the “New Generation Ultra Hero Cape” and the “New Generation Ultra Hero Brooch”, symbols of bravery that were bestowed upon him by Zero, Geed does the same, and they head out on a new mission!
>>23661216>>23661219Gamedon is a retool of Trigaron...Cool.
No one has voted in a while, so gonna say this is our complete results.Honestly, only things that surprised me were A.) Blazar beating Arc and B.) anyone voting for R/B.What do you think of our ranking?
>>23661273Arc is better then Blazar
>>23661211It always triggers my seething when Grigio is included in NewGen lineup but not Titas and Fuma and even Trigger Dark. I get that the former two in reality is a glorified form change but still.
>>23661211Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsX4Z2Favb8UAF Omega Metallic Color ver. and Gamedon Armor, exclusive to the Ultraman Shop.https://x.com/ultraman_shop/status/1998228251488166033
>>23661185it's Duel, just another one of his bizarre opinions
>>23661273I don't understand Z being number 1Maybe it's just because I wasn't there when it came out, but it was super forgettable for me, you know something went wrong when Juggler was boring. It had the mecha fights but basically nothing else Also damn, there only being 8 of us here is sad
>>23661427Also gotta consider those who don't bother votingI personally have Decker in my top 3
>>23661216>Gamer Armor
>>23661427Z was my first New Gen show and my overall fourth Ultra show, so I have a bit of a nostalgia bias for it, but it’s solidly likable. Good cast, both Haruki and Z are lovable goofballs, good mix of returning and new Kaiju (and the update to Sevengernwas god tier), and it had a nice escalation into its final battle. Celebro is one of the better overarching villains and the show had a nice message of “it’s possible to go too far in the name of safety.” Oh and the music is great. I feel like it’s one of those shows where it’s not necessarily revolutionary, but it does everything right.
>>23661427Sounds like a you thing than a Z thing, considering it's popular all over, Japan, China, you name it.
havent watched Geed yet, is he a clone or is he actually Belials son?
What do you think of the Omega Armors
>>23661524i think armor is lame on ultramen
I never hated Omega before but its kinda nuts how the show shifted into overdrive starting with episode 11. I wish it had that energy from the beginning.
>>23661524I do like em more than Arc's mainly because they are not as bulky. not sure how to feel about gamedon's though. surprise they go for something green. not sure why green though. arc already has the problem of the undersuit clashing with galaxy armor.>>23661527Ya know I do find it strange that from ep 6 to like 11 (or was it 12), things were rather super lowkey even for an ultra show, until it starts to hit the stride near midshow. wonder if there's something happening bts.
>>23661516Both, somehow. They also had the opportunity to make Belial's character have more depth and emotion, but instead made him the most 1-dimensional caricature of his character possible
>>23661524They're sort of treading into "Chinese Armor Heroes" greeble territory, which I'm not a fan of. Their jingles aren't exactly memorable either
Starting R/B and I really really don't like NewGen so far. Hated Ginga, loathed Ginga S, X was okay, and didn't like Orb and Geed as much as I hoped to.What happened to defense teams and planes and shit? Why does every Ultra borrow powers of "past Ultras" who don't even exist in the universe they're inhabiting instead of just doing their own thing? What's with the god awful battlizer armors? Why did they stop making new kaiju and just bring back Gomora and Red King and Zetton every fucking season? Does nostalgiawank really work if your audience was born 50 years after the shit you're referencing? What were they thinking with the car planes in X? Is it still kyodai hero if you constantly cut to a human in a fucking mech cockpit loading a toy with collectibles?
>>23661663Pretty simple, they need to make money and Bandai and FIELD decided that's the way to go (this wasn't just with Ultraman, this was the direction FIELD went with all their Legacy IPs). Tsupro itself doesn't have much control on the highest level, they make do with what Bandai gives them (toy concept).
>>23661663Changes happen. Also what >>23661666 said.Also things are very costly now. Like while having a defense team in Trigger, they had to use the same base again for Decker because they don't have the budget to make a new one, as example.Also, they've been experimenting with defense teams again, with Blazar being the latest of having the traditional defense team. Omega is in the process of establishing one, so that's why they don't have planes yet. And of course, since there are no toys for the defense team, they are not in the focus.
>>23661224i thought blue capes are for blueniggers.
>>23661663>What happenedSeveral things>Ultraman's new owner is a gacha company who's more stingy with money>This resulted in a shift where scripts are harder to writer because now Bandai is directly involved in the script of every episode because every kaiju of the week is a toy so they need to check if the toy is being shilled appropriately>Because so many key people left between the two buyouts an ex-Ultraman director became the producer for Ultraman from Ginga onward, but said producer is very possessive and creatively stagnant, he doesn't allow anyone else to produce and he forces the staff into a very rigit episode structure. Even though ever since Blazar the new owners decided to give them more freedom, said new freedom is mostly reflected in the toys rather than the show itself because the producer is still very controlling. Many assistant producers leave the company complaining about how stagnant the franchise feels thanks to him.
>>23661663>What happened to defense teams and planes and shit?Those cost money and you're on a period where they were bankrupt.>Why does every Ultra borrow powers of "past Ultras" who don't even exist in the universe they're inhabiting instead of just doing their own thing? Because taht sells.>Why did they stop making new kaiju and just bring back Gomora and Red King and Zetton every fucking season? Because those two are very commercial.> Does nostalgiawank really work if your audience was born 50 years after the shit you're referencing?Yes, they air compilation shows all the time, not to mention adult collectors are a thing.>What were they thinking with the car planes in X?Nissan money to save them from said bankrupt.
>>23661465I disagree about all of the characters, there was not a single memorable character in the showYou're actually probably right about Celebro, but only because the bar is absolutely on the floor when it comes to Ultra villains, and Celebro really doesn't help elevate it much with how underdeveloped he was
>>23661527People are overstating how much the show has changed course. It feels like they got rid of all the stupid shit in the show, but it doesn't feel like they've added in anything to make the show truly interesting or exceptional. Unless the ending can really bring it home, this is going to be a low tier show even by new gen standards
>>23661769It's a much better viewing experience simply because there is less focus on Kosei being over-the-top annoying. The difference between experiencing frustration and mediocrity is massive, it never has anyhing to do with the content.
>>23661216He looks so Christmas.
>>23661663>Does nostalgiawank really work if your audience was born 50 years after the shit you're referencing?I mean, aside from reducing costs with the suits, the point is exactly introducing new audiences to those monsters. So a child can see "Look Gomora is back!" and buy Gomora figures even if they never watched the original show. Same things goes to the Ultras in general, even if you don't know their characters from their original series, featuring their powers, sometimes with actual cameos or lore dumps about them help introducing viewers to how this is a large continues franchise and everything counts.They did stop with the past Ultra powers in the last few series though (Although, personally, I think this is a mistake that's biting them already).As for defense teams, I think a lot of Z's love was about giving the spotlight back to one (now using giant robots rather than planes). There were defense teams in post-Z series afterwards than in the previous New Gen shows.
>>23661771has Kosei actually gotten better. I stopped because of that retard
>>23661718>Because so many key people left between the two buyouts an ex-Ultraman director became the producer for Ultraman from Ginga onward, but said producer is very possessive and creatively stagnant, he doesn't allow anyone else to produce and he forces the staff into a very rigit episode structure. Even though ever since Blazar the new owners decided to give them more freedom, said new freedom is mostly reflected in the toys rather than the show itself because the producer is still very controlling. Many assistant producers leave the company complaining about how stagnant the franchise feels thanks to him.Oho, first time I'm hearing of this one.
>>23661216Why does it feel cheaper than the ones in the show....
>>23661771Well, no, actually, I think that just makes it worseBack when the show started airing, we were all thinking "oh, the show has potential, it could be actually good if it could just drop the Kosei mugging and do something"Turns out that was wrong. Omega didn't have potential after all. They got rid of the crap, and it's still just a bland, by the numbers Ultra show. I've already forgotten what the episode from two weeks ago was even aboutSo there's this feeling of "THIS is what we were getting our hopes up for?" >>23662112Yes, but on the other Sorato has also been toned down, so you're left without the redeeming part of the early show as well
>>23662532So sorato ain't a goofy fun tard anymore?
>>23662511Earlier when Omega premiered there was a blog by a former worker who complained that TsuPro still has that old mentality and it shows. Which is weird because before Blazar NewGen was 0retty different in the sense that it's more in line with today's toku.
>>23662604He hasn't changed personality or anything, we're just not having many situations where he does the silly shit he was doing in the first half anymore
https://x.com/mansang_x/status/1998463355024191635
>>23661663>Why did they stop making new kaiju and just bring back Gomora and Red King and Zetton every fucking season? Does nostalgiawank really work if your audience was born 50 years after the shit you're referencing?New suits cost money.
>>23662532It's a fucking show by Takesue, you are retarded to expect anything in the first place. People like it more because it's less frustrating to sit through, that's it.
DX Gamedon and Special Meteo Set
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>>23662611Old as in showa days old or early heisei old?
>>23662990>>23662992>>23662993>>23662994Makes me wonder if gamedon is a sign we might be a green ultraman soon.
Would the franchise able to make more stories of the land of light universe? iirc, the timeline there now is 50 years after mebius? 60 counting this decade.
>>23663227It's actually 10000 years in the future, due to them introducing a new generation of Ultramen and them being all 1000+ years old.Technically the Ultra-Galaxy Fight mini-series were mostly in that universe, we just didn't see Earth.
>>23661524The green one looks too similar to the gray one
>>23663238And Mebius mentioned that he's gonna outlive the GUYS, maybe it already happened.
>>23663060Probably both. The statement was that "they refuse to innovate and stay in their old mentality" or something like that.
>>23663060New gen old.
>>23663243I can see that. Blazar and Arc feel like they were too insistent on catching the feeling of the old series
>>23663242the melancholy of immortality/long life span...
>>23663243>>23663289I see. hmm hmm, well I do feel curious on how they could innovate that fits today's era, just like how progressive tsuburaya was during the showa days and early heisei. Right now, Bandai is keeping them a bit on a leash so they have to sell toys.
>>23663227If you mean on Earth, that'd be too expensive as the current timeline is way beyond 60 years post Mebius as >>23663238 says.You could set it up in the 2020s of that earth but that'd require ignoring everything related to Zero which they'd be alergic to.If you mean in the LoL itself then yeah, they could and that'd be nice. I don't mind them keeping it misterious but seeing the same background everytime they're there gets tiresome.
>>23663289>Blazar and Arc feel like they were too insistent on catching the feeling of the old seriesHonestly, I like that about both those shows compared to their other New Gen peers which went further down a more generic superhero vibe. And I know it doesn't sell on a broad scale, but I've always liked when the transformation devices are these sort of nondescript mystical relics and the jingles aren't excessively wordy.
New trademark: Ultraman The-O
>>23663407Or Teo (?) Either way, color is confused too about the english title I guess>There shouldn't be hyphens in English, THEO? Anyway, it's those four letters.
>>23663407Shoudn't that be "Te-O"? "The" is usually ジ (Ji) or ザ (Za), right?
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>>23663423>>23663420
>>23663407Tegasword-sama...
>>23663414>>23663420So Tsupro using greek name
>>23663456>His nemesis is Alien Atheist
>>23663325You and hundred others who aren't helping TsuPro financials
>>23663474Not my problem.
>>23663407Shirakura is writing this, isn't he
>>23663407faggy name
>>23663407Waga maou...
>>23663583IWAE
>Gead/Zeed/Zead again
>>23663597Yes, it should be Zeed and Zuggler since they returned in Ultraman Z.
>>23663407Ultra Manteo!It's just another maneuver in the fight against UMC:)
>>23663407Ultraman Theodore
I hope the rumors of 31 episodes and a larger budget for Theo are true.
>>23663407Maybe Sakamoto finally get to make his Leo fanfic true now
>>23663844I hope not. Sakamoto is hands down the worst modern Ultraman director.
>>23663520Yes it is because thanks to that, you're not getting them back anymore. Why didn't you buy them cubes, anon?
>>23663844He gave Leo an apprentice and got an entire L77 OC in. What else could he want?
>>23663853What makes Sakamoto the worst modern Ultraman director? Serious question.
>>23663892Probably a kiss on the lips from Leo and finger up his butthole from Astra at this point
>>23663414>>23663456so is it gonna be like Ji-O or Zii-O? kinda close to a certain kamen rider though.
>>23663925No, the pronunciation is "Teh"-"Oh". No "Ji/Zi" sound at all.
>>23663905He's not really good at making the "giant" feel of Ultraman fights, even when he kinda learned his lesson during Geed. Understandable because his roots are always Sentai and Power Rangers' ground battles, which is why Ultra Galaxy Fight (and his Ultra movie debut Ultra Galaxy Legend) are mostly using greenscreens.
>>23664081Like there's this less weighty feel than usual?
>>23663905Both Ginga S and Trigger lack a lot of thematic depth and things to say beyond "Ultra does cool fights against monster". The only exception is Geed and that's entirely because of Otsuichi
>>23663905he's good at fight scenes but little else.
>>23664084Geed also lacks thatClearly they wanted to make a show about your heritage not determining your fate, but they forgot to actually make that a relevant part of the story or give Belial more than 5 minutes of screentime total across the entire show
what te fuck was his problem
>>23664243I didn't like the resolution of the episode
>>23664243He read the king in yellow overwriting his face
>>23664243He has no proper will of his own
>>23664243We'll never find out the meaning of the night
>>23661524are the meteokaiju supposed to represent the Four Symbols?
After Seven, decided to watch Ace since I got so many episodes I didn't watch when I was a kid. Only 3 episodes in and TAC is already getting on my nerves.... God, compare to UG and I guess MAT (at least I remember them having a lot more competency and actually do their jobs well) and ZAT as well, TAC is just aggravating...I don't remember them being this annoying when I was a kid back then.
>>23663927Could be a play on "Teioh" which means "lord"
>>23664403No, the kana would be テイオウ
now the trademark is out, when likely will we see the toy listings? On that note, if Omega's ending is on the 17th of january, would that mean Omega has 26 episodes? recap is happening after 23 iirc from the synopsis.
>>23664407I never said a literal spelling, I mean pronunciation, like how Giorno Giovanna is shortened to "GioGio" but still pronounced as JoJo
>>23664417Not sure what you're trying to say. The katakana is already the pronunciation. In your example, Jojo and GioGio share the exact same kana ジョジョ. テオ and テイオウ sound too different apart there's no room for wordplay like that.
>>23664425I think what that anon trying to said it's "Theo" could be a pun to "Teo/Teio" as well.
>>23663474>>23663871If it's any consolation, I just bought the Memorial Arc Ariser off mandarake. Going to look for the premium cube set while I'm in Japan in January
>>23664439Buy five of em
>>23664433Japanese love their puns
>>23664444Puns like 4444 = Super Death. RIP anon.
>>23664391Early MAT was similar to TAC, always creating internal drama and questioning reports, but after a while that's pushed more aside and the episodic plots get more focus with them reacting to them appropriately. TAC continues as a source of drama and worsening the situation for a long time, even though they're supposed to be the super special team that didn't get killed unlike the rest of the Earth defense forces.
>>23664476Yeah now that I recall, early Mat was a bit like TAC too but like you said, they grew out of that phase and taking things more seriously. However I gave MAT a bit of a slack since RoU took place 4 years after Seven. Monsters only started to come out again then. TAC is right after Jack defeated Zetton and Bat and after Verokron just demolished MAT.Episode 4 somehow made them competent and appropriate but 5 is back to 'normal'. I feel like there were inconsistencies with writers behind the scenes in regards to TAC.
>>23664443I'm not made of manchild toy money... If I find some of the loose cubes in the Mandarakes while I'm in Japan I might get a few
>>23664530Then you are risking B.A.O to be a three time thing only. Darn you anon, this is all your fault.
>>23664391No attack team is as good as the Science Patrol for quite a while. I’d put MAT and the UG on the same level and after that it’s a slope into mediocrity.
>>23664391MAT also sucked shit. Funny enough, by the end of the series TAC actually has more kills then them
>>23664665I'd argue the UG is just as competant as the science patrol
>>23665071Competency, sure, but I’m talking about how good their writing is. Every member of the Science Patrol is memorable and feels like a fully fleshed character. They balance out the spotlight between each other very well and none of them feel irrelevant or unnecessary. Meanwhile, starting with the Ultra Guard, attack team members start blending into the background. Sure they might get an episode or two that focuses on them, but when it’s not one of their special episodes, they don’t really feel all that unique from one another.
>>23665102I don't think there's an appreciable difference between any of the post 1966 teams until Tiga, with the singular exception of MAC since they were hilariously forgettable even by showa's already abysmal standardsIf anything ZAT was probably the second best team just because the team members for once had personality traits that weren't just "straight laced professional"
>>23664665ZAT have personalities though, not to mention high competency and success rate. For being the class clown, they did their job the best.
How are the TOKU subs for Cosmos? Do they devolve into borderline crabsticks around the halfway point like Gaia?
>>23665404Not that I remember. It's choppy throughout but not bad enough that it would be gibberish or misrepresent plots events in the show
>>23665265also unlike MAT, TAC, and MAC, ZAT's members are all likeable
>>23665735Exactly. I'm really not sure how we went from ZAT to MAC though. They got Dan and what not and somehow everyone was mean spirited and there's even bad blood with Gen. At least Dan toned down by the 2nd quarter. Even his actor commented on how Dan was being too cruel towards Gen the first few episodes.
>>23662516It's probably literally a stage show suit, so build more for durability and wear than looks.
>>23661224Can he get a new form? I really don't like that his canonically strongest form is that weird form from Z that he technically gave up the components for.
>>23661663R/B is the worst about there being no good reason for legacy powers. The mom literally just made the crystals, there's no canonical connection to past Ultras.
>>23664243I imagined it was a guy who resented kaiju, then found the pillar or put on that mask and the pillar became singularly focused on his desire to make sure Kaiju couldn't hurt anyone else. Obviously his humanity was lost somewhere along the lines and it just became the pillar working towards the desire on its own
>>23665515Would you say they're comparable to Neos? I remember the subs there being kind of stiff and awkward, but still serviceable.
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/10294877156Color post.
>>23665770>Exactly. I'm really not sure how we went from ZAT to MAC though.After Taro was badly received, they wanted to make the threats and defense team more serious. The problem is that you end up with a more serious defense that's also less effective since you want to highlight how big the threat is.Seven's personality is just an oddity from the time though. Don't forget even in Taro he was "testing" Taro until until he had seemingly died. The harsher cold personality really isn't something they made up just for Leo.
>>23665770when did he say that
>>23666146Taro wasn't badly recieved though. Taro was a massive hit
>>23666146True, but atleast in Taro he just came off as a bit of a hardass, but otherwise friendly. In the first half of Leo he was a sadistic monster
>>23665770>>23666146As has been mentioned, it wasn't supposed to be Dan, it was an entirely different character named Captain Tetsutaro. Moritsugu is the one who wanted it to be Dan after he was cast so it wouldn't confuse audiences, but they didn't rewrite the Captain Tetsutaro being an asshole
>>23666188As far as I know there's nothing about the toy sales failing, unlike in Ace (which caused a shift from kaiju to past Ultra sofubi and defense team vehicles in Taro's), but the tv ratings -were- lower than Ace's in spite of all the changes to attract more children to the audience. Which explains why they'd attempt a different direction the next year already (although this one did end up failing in a much bigger way).
>>23665996>Pillar >Forsake his humanity>Stone maskis that a jojo reference
>>23666051Kinda? Maybe a little better than Neos
>>23666198Yeah I forgot to mention in my post earlier that I know it wasn't suppose to be Dan at first. On that note, I'm glad Koji pursued the writers to change it to Dan. I can't see a regular human captain training an Ultra like that, harsh and bit OOC it is when it is Dan.>>23666188Didn't Taro turn off the older audience during its time?
>>23665973I don't see why it matters, it's a different universeNo one bitched that Arc isn't even an Ultra, but rather some other type of alien taking the form of an Ultra since that's what was in Yuma's imagination
Be sure to pet your cat and thanks to an anon from /wsr/ for making this.
Damn, now the plot is getting a little more interesting and it's already ending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTYwA2RzsT8How was Omega's 22nd episode?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIFo267tD9IDX.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPS1s5vKz-YEpisode 23 preview.
>>23666783A cool lore drop.
https://twitter.com/ultraman_series/status/199964585247914808715 sec final chapter preview.
>>23666783Big exposition dump was nothing I expected but I find it all really intriguing. I'm really into it.
at least it's confirmed that omega isn't the only ultra in that world
>>23666783>exposition lore dump that explains the previous episodes and ties them all together>omega is one of many observers but chose to break his code for humansholy kino. omega doubters apologise now
>>23666935No. They didn't explain why Kosei is a retard
>>23666940he was molested
>>23666935After this episode I wish we could have seen another Ultra from this universe just to showcase how different Omega is acting from the others and how they'd react to it.
>>23666971I think the other sorato we've been seeing *is* another stargazer. the other sorato asked if what sorato was doing is something he really wants to do, maybe referring to the fact that sorato is not supposed to interfere with the planet.
>>23666971It's the second year in a roll they did thisArc's lore is pretty explorable too. We never saw Za Zu or what's his name, the man with the plan to flood Earth, and Biorno had about the same role and screen time as the Geness old man we just had
>>23666935He didn't choose consciously though, he did it just because he lost his memories
Do the other gazers just not come for him?
>>23667044They are supposed to be gazing, not helping each other out.
Wish we got just a couple more hints to this reveal rather than every single mystery being unveiled in a thinly veiled recap episode exposition dump, but it was all cool lore so whatever.
>>23666935>>23667015wish they have sprinkled this star gazer premise earlier, like after trigaron's debut.>>23667015Tsuburaya needs to slow down on introducing new universes and explore more on the ones they've done. like how tiga and dyna was done (to that extend, trigger and decker too).
>Hacked Omega Slugger toy had a voice line saying "This power is yours now. You have to defeat him!">The lines indicating Kosei will transform in the final story arcKosei-chads, it's our time
>>23667124A Gaia sequel should have an Ultra themed around wind or air, since Gaia represented Earth and Agul was Water
>>23667129Would be absolutely kino. Idk why people tend to hate on Takesue but his works have had pretty kino stories to me.
>>23667160Because he is a mediocre director, the "kino" moments are by the writers, and he more than usually wastes them away with his execution. That only makes it worse.
>>23667191Plus I feel like he's kind of anti-fanservice? I feel like he's the one who's against team ups the most, which probably doesn't put him high among the 'everything must be connected like the MCU' fandom
>>23667245so he prefers to write ultraman like it was early heisei in terms of no crossovers?
>>23667245>I feel like he's the one who's against team ups the mostHow? He directed the Dyna cameo episode in Decker as well as the R/B movie, which is no less focused on Geed than the Geed movie focuses on Orb. Sakamoto the fan service guy on the other hand, did not direct the Tiga cameo episode in Trigger, that was Taguchi.
>>23667310Also the Blazar episode in Arc, and I don't think a single person in this thread thinks that has any redeeming quality.
>Gaia>Gayzeromg Omega's New Gen Gaia all along
>>23667323No one was saying thatGet some sleep
>>23667306I mean, look at Omega. Not even a tie in episode with Arc>>23667310He directed the cameo but the actual team up was Taguchi's. As for Geed, it's probably corporate mandate to have the previous Ultra to appear>>23667312Honestly this was what clued me in. Sure, it was likely collaborative work, but the lack of actual side to side fighting between Blazar and Arc felt very intentional
>>23667327Yeah it was Ultraman Gayer and Ultraman Uglier
>>23667191nah he does a good job directing character interactions and development which is consistently strong in every Takasue-directed shows. Much more than any other newgen. It's the way he gets the cast chemistry going that makes his shows stand out.
>>23667015No we did see Ze Su. He's this fucking potato creature. We did technically see another Ultra in Arc. His name is Biorno and he looks exactly like Rution which is a glowing silver being. So far both Omega and Arc is showing us that their Ultras are all identical
>>23667403forgot the pic but this is Ze Su
>>23667403Meanwhile this is Biorno who is identical to Rution before he became Arc
>>23667332Honestly it sounds like one massive cope, the entire episode is executed poorly. It's one thing if it's a good episode with that deliberated creative choice (they lost the team-up fight but win the solo fights), but it's just bad.>>23667399No he doesn't. Saki was bad, Agams was horrible and Kosei is annoying. These are important characters to the stories and whenever they are the focal point, I just want them to get out of my face. If you like how he does his characters, you do you, but never at any point in this thread agree that those characters are even decent.Other directors on the other hand, I don't think anyone would object that they all have a strong point that everyone can agree on like Taguchi is best at special effects in general, Sakamoto for human fights, Tsujimoto with creative and unique use of special effects. The only thing Takesue is consistent at is being hit or miss.
>>23667408Eyes have more of an Early Belial shape, and they're green
>>23667160>Would be absolutely kino.It's a good idea, but if you have to slug through a boring and mediocre show then its not worth it already.
>>23667417that just sounds like a you problem, honestly. especially when people loved saki. agams is agams. he was never close with the main cast and is not actually part of GUTS select's main squad. you spam these threads samefagging about kousei
>>23667588Sure, if that makes you sleep soundly at night. I am above arguing with retards.
>>23667593anon, you lose sleep over kousei. dont try that gay shit lmao
I am the only one who loves Hoshimi Kosei.
Why doesn't Tsuburaya just re-air old shows instead of doing the clip shows during the off-season?They have enough of a backlog. Could even do random episodes from across different shows. It would cost even less money to produce and probably be more entertaining.
>>23667778Fuckin love rise models.
>>23667707True that.
>>23667778>>23667802Woah bro, I think it's time for you to get a girlfriend.
I will be honest with you guys. I think the problem with Omega is that they are clearly trying to lore dump everything at the last minute, but it's going horribly because on how slow it is to pick up the pace. Like, we're almost finish with everything and now you want to explain everything? We barely got hints, if any. They should have build it up properly, instead of trying to goes full balls to the wall in exposition.
It arrived. I'm surprised the cubes didn't take off. They're compact yet surprisingly satisfying to play with. The DX ones have oodles of sounds built in and the sound quality and volume are way beyond what I'd expect for such a tiny speaker. I think Arc's henshin jingle my favourite of all of new gen too
>>23667399That just sounds like a you problem, honestly.
>>23668609How does the handling feel? It always feels too bulky and abstract as a kid's rp toy for me.
>>23668624I like it. It's actually not as big as you'd expect. And the ratcheting sounds and tactility feel just right without feeling overly resistive to tickle my manchild brain just right. The cubes with the electronics in it feel hefty too, and click in satisfyingly. Out of the new-gen henshin items I've collected (Geed, Decker, Trigger, and now Arc), it feels the most tactile-y fun to handle
Episode 16 on Ace and so far TAC has been surprisingly competent and doesn't get on my nerves in a such a long stretch...that's not gonna last long isn't it?On that note: what was the actual reason Minami was written out? I heard the most believable one was that "girls can't be Ultraman!" thing but reading the production note blog, there was also something about how the kids would play with the transformation rings, with the whole requiring two people being unappealing?
>>23668706There was and still is no official reason; it was a surprise even for the cast. Audience feedback was still very impactful at the time, so that "girl can't be Ultraman" is probably the case. Even the impracticality of the toy aspect, one of the kids will have to be the girl.
>>23668710I see. Well that makes sense. Though I wish they could have done a better job on handling that. Like make Minami incapacitated for like a few stretches of the show, so Hokuto has to be Ace solo. Can show an alternate way to play with the rings like that. Then have Minami do the same, having Hokuto unable to become Ace for a bit. But oh well.
>>23668505Part of this "old school" Ultra set up these last few shows have been trying to do is the focus on episodic stories, so you get the plot rushed like this.
>>23668713That's the main reason why Ace sucks. It's not just that they wrote out Minami, it's that they did absolutely nothing with the concept of two people becoming an Ultraman. Hokuto and Minami barely ever even talk to each other. It's a completely frustrating show because you know they could have done so much more with it, but they didn't even tryAlso you gotta admit that having the same two people going AWOL every fight without TAC questioning it stretches suspension of disbelief even harder than usual
>>23668706From what I’ve heard, the writers had a hard time creating plots for both Miami and Hokuto in each episode (why they don’t just give them the same plot and have them in each scene together, I don’t know) and the Ulta Touch couldn’t really be replicated by kids wanting to play Ultraman.
>>23668609Ultraman never really shills its collectable tat the way Sentai and Rider do. It's kind of strange how little attention is given to them.
>>23669195Most likely because they always want to treat ultraman as the mature one of the big three.
Kinda surprised we're not getting a crossover between Omega and Arc like we did with Arc and Blazar.I know that wasn't the best handled storyline, but I feel they could have kept the momentum going and the three shows do somewhat feel like a trilogy in that they explore Ultras of different universes who are a farcry from the hyper-advanced and enlightened Land of Light Ultras we know.
>>23669260We haven't had a land of light Ultra headline a show since Z but I didn't see you clamoring for Trigger and Decker to show up during Blazar
>>23669282Trigger and Decker were tied to Tiga and Dyna though.Blazar, Arc and Omega are all wholly independent.
>>23669260If they have to use 2-4 episodes for a sub par crossover that could've been used to develop characters, then it's not worth it
>>23668929I heard another reason is because they don't have a proper lead writer for the show compare to the previous 3? Like it was written in rotations.
>>23669303Yeah, it had three writers. That's also why its basic plot is kind of a mess.I mean, you have two hosts, the "both male and female" thing, the first recurring antagonist and shit.
So is it true that Dyna is actually the most expensive Ultraman show ever made? I would have thought it would have been Gaia.
>>23669359Gaia had all the money at first but basically run low on funds like half way through, so it's probably less expensive than Dyna overall
>>23669359Is it weird that nowadays I tend to prefer V1 than V2?
>>23669260Man the other day some anon posted an image of Omega and Arc together and I thought that we're getting a crossover. I feel like they avoid crossovers because of the reception towards Arc's crossover ended underwhelmingly.
>>23669422Gaia V2's black V on his chest kinds feels distracting or off-putting to me like Arc's black neck.
>>23669426Black really is a weird choice. It looks weird on Decker Dynamic too. I saw an edit of Arc that makes him look like Jack and remove the black and it's so much better and even more original, since my complain with Arc's design is that it's so derivative of the Man design, especially since we got a number of Ultras that followed the same design (Ribut, Lipia, Rising).
>>23669359Gaia didn't have as many elaborate sets as Tiga or Dyna. There were a few, definitely way more than we get in new gen, but still, less than usual for Heisei
>>23669349Except it's not a mess because none of those concepts get explored at allIt's difficult to even call Yapool an antagonist, when (in the context of Ace) he's basically just a disembodied voice saying that he sent the week's monster and you never actually see what he looks like and he really never does anything more than that
>>23669438I dunno, I'm guess having limited spots of black and said black parts clashes against the vibrant, bright colors Dynamic has.
>>23669643In Decker's case it's also because there's suddenly black on his final form, whereas Orb always has black. But yes Arc's black clashes with red, in which ironically Orb Origin did it better.
>>23669643*I guess
>>23669422V2 just looks weird
>>23669438Got pic of that Arc edit?captcha: 22NTR...
>>23669422>>23669699First time I'm hearing someone prefering V1 gaia over his V2. It's usually Agul that has this reception.
>>23669906Well the second half of Gaia is also just not as good as the first half
>Zomera>Annihilation cell monster created by humans by crossbreeding the cells of Eldeghimera and Zovaras. It has the ability to control multiple monsters at once.
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>>23669838Bigger one
>>23670485I was hoping arc would have more jack reference in his designs, skill set, and kaiju
I want Netflix to own WB so oretachi no Ultraman can team up with Superman
>>23668505The story's not really complicated or interesting enough for me to care that it was done this way. If they had been building up to this (and, I mean they did, a little), what would really would have changed? Would the show have been any better? I don't think so. It's obvious what they're doing here. Just the standard tacking something on to give the show some sort of conclusion, some sort of sense of finality despite that the fact that the show was never designed to have a plot in the first place
>>23666783Despite my above post I think this is probably the best episode so far. I really loved that sepia filter over shots of Sorato having a quiet breakdown, it gave the episodes a tension I feel has been lacking in the show thusfar
>>23670582That sounds awesome if I were ten years younger and not jaded as fuck
>>23670683Ye, NTA but I was also fantasizing Marvel would own PR (and Sentai)
>>23670683If it helps, we can't beat corporate monopoly, so just enjoy the mindless fan service contents.
>>23670170reason? I do feel like Gaia was consistent from start to finish when I watched as a kid. (still a bit mad Agul didn't get supreme mode during the run).
>>23670481>>23670485Ahh, the one by noa projects, right right. >>23670546at least his transformation is somewhat like jack's, just with visible toy instead of a palm. what arc needed were sleeker armors, like how it was in the concept art.
>>23670813I thought the same thing until WWF bought out WCW>>23670719Dream bigger anon. Disney owning Toei
>mysterious, only known thing is that he's some kind of secret agent or special ops>doesn't have a fixed human form or transformation item because he doesn't give a shit>is only a little older than Neos, who's fairly young by Ultra standards>would probably kill a man if he needed toIf not for King, Seven 21 would probably be the most enigmatic Ultra in the series.
>>23671553>is only a little older than Neos, who's fairly young by Ultra standardsAnon, he's older than Seven by a thousand years. He may very well be the ORIGINAL Seven.
>>23671553>>23671560And also Seven 21 is nearly twice Neos' age. Seven 21 is 18,000 (Seven is 17,000) and NEos is 8,900.
>>23671553His ultra eye would have been rad
>>23671788Quite like these
>>23669438Here's the reason Arc's neck is blackhttps://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
>>23671788Jamila getting merchandise is always amusing.
>>23670408Humans should stop causing problems.
New Ultra Breed is ready for christmas>>23673296>>23673296
