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>>23644306

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You now have two wishes for Ultraman The-O.
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https://twitter.com/bandai_ultratoy/status/2001125626225561702
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>>23673314
I just hope it can move.
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Judge this armor.
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>>23673314
Paptimus Sirocco references
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>>23673381
Like the color but the weapon looks atrocious
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Would a green ultraman work now that we got a green armor? They never done it before because of chroma keying issues iirc?
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>>23673699
I think they don’t do it because that’s Mirrorman’s/Mirror Knight’s color scheme.
They should really do more with the Mirrorman and Fireman stuff. Besides those stand-ins hanging out with Zero.
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>>23673314
Fusion
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>>23673703
I don't think that should be a problem? Considering we finally got indigo, blue and then later black colors for ultras. even orange in recent years. they shouldn't withold from using green just because it belongs to some other characters of their other IP. Not to mention they're not doing much with said IP anyway.
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>>23673314
>>23673862
fusion with kaiju parts, like an extended victory and blazar concept with just one proper form change as final form.
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>>23673864
>>23673862
4-way fusions. Z was already triple combos
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>>23673314
Shows with more than 25 episodes.
The end of New Gen.
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>>23673955
While I too want more than 25, I actually hope they don’t go back to 50. I feel like the ideal episode count is 39 or so, like the first Ultraman had.
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>>23674049
or just somewhere 30 or mid 30s. funnily enough, it's something that would work in Ace's favor with how early yapool got defeated and minami's departure. I think a 25 episode count would prevent that.
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>>23673955
But anon, we already have 28 episodes shows. 25 episodes + 3 mandatory recap SP episodes since Z.
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>>23673955
Tsupro gonna need to negotiate with TV Tokyo in order to that to happen, which sounds hard IMO.
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>>23674181
why is that? i thought the episode count was because of budget and bandai?
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>>23673314
The producer that's been keeping the series stagnant leaves
The series stops trying to be capeshit and goes back to its roots as a pulp horror anthology
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>>23674181
They still air Ultraman throughout the entire year thanks to the recap shows. It's more an issue of budget on their side, not getting the tv station to air more Ultraman.
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>>23674261
That's what it's been doing the last 3 years tho
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>>23673381
I liked Arc's armours better
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>>23674261
>>23674289
I wonder if they will ever do Reiwa revival for the Ultra Q
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Sakamoto's style does not suit Ultraman and I hope he doesn't do any more.
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>>23674289
They removed the capeshit (mostly), but it still doesn't have the atmosphere of the original 60s shows in the slightest. Granted I'm not sure that's even possible with how overproduced and toyetic modern Ultra is, but they could at least try and make the average episode a little more unsettling and weird
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>>23674678
Episodic / anthologcial shows are dead anon. Everything must have an overarching plot now because no one is capable of writing self contained stories within 24 minutes run time any more
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How was Omega's 23rd episode?
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>>23674728
More like no one will be interested.
>Oh, this is an anthological show where I don't need to keep up weekly? I will watch it later
>And the show backburns
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>>23674762
Really? But the older shows are still being watched and stuff? Like on youtube and DVD releases?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjh6HyaJOCs
Special ep preview.
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>>23674757
Good episode. Fucking rip to Pegunos.
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>>23674728
Whether it's episodic really has nothing to do with it, as the recent shows have all been largely episodic
It's more of a matter of every episode either being about some dumbass slice of life scenario that happens to have a monster or else is just a routine monster investigation that has no surprises other than the monster doing something slightly different than they thought it did. I recognize there was a lot of that in showa Ultra too (and in many ways those types of episodes were way worse in showa Ultra.) But it was balanced out because that wasn't all showa Ultra had to offer. But it feels like that is all new gen Ultra has to offer
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>Another fucking recap
Next season better be amazing.
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>>23674757
>you realise Omega was this fucking kino the whole time
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Its amazing how good this show has gotten starting from around episode 11. I just wish it hadn't taken that long
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Does Cosmos get better? It feels pretty childish and retarded, like Kamen Rider W tier braindead instead of the genuinely entertaining fun for all the family writing of previous Ultramans ultramen?
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>>23674773
Yeah, because it's bingeable now. Will the same be for weekly release?
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>>23675089
Cosmos was intentionally made to be lighter and gentler in tone in response to what was apparently an increase in violence among the youth in Japan at the time.
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>>23673381
Good armor, good kaiju, lame weapon. Wish they had exaggerated it to look more gun like, i mean they exaggerated the staff significantly from the toy.
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>>23673955
>The end of New Gen.
so another hiatus?
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so after this recap, are we getting another one... or will we get a 3 parter to end the show?
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>>23674049
What shows in the heisei era have dipped in the 30-40s range? I haven't rewatch them and some I haven't seen yet (cosmos and max). I do remember Gaia feels lighter around that time and how V2 Agul tends to job.
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>>23675254
We get a new year break
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>>23675089
>Doigaki feels pretty childish and retarded
ftfy. The entire rest of the show is fine, it's just the scenes with the comedic fat guy that are bad. A completely failed attempt at making another Ide/Horii

Apart from that though, the show is good even early on, for example I really liked episode 8, which was about fighting a monster inside someone's dreams. Obviously Ultra has done episodes like that before but they knock it out of the park every single time, I just love all the imagery in those type of epsiodes. Shit like that is what I feel like new gen is missing
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>>23675262
Ultraman Nexus did, but that was because it was ended early. So its ending is pretty rushed.
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Gairyuga was cool
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leaked final form omega https://tieba.baidu.com/p/10306100607
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51GGJrqIX_8
Right is Haruna Enomoto, played Alien Gregore Grace's daughter Mika in Decker
Left is Konomi Naito, Anri in Blazar
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>>23675089
>like Kamen Rider W tier braindead instead of the genuinely entertaining fun for all the family writing of previous Ultraman
Why are Ultrafags like this?
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>>23676588
Kamen Rider W and especially Den-O was fucking nonsense
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>>23676590
Says the guy who slurps New Gen trash.
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>>23676591
>cosmos
>new gen
Did we go back in time and I didn't notice?
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>>23676563
we're getting a hybrid armor form?
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>>23676563
>>23676643
If we don't get another armor, it'll be a repaint of the base form in the classic colors
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>>23676656
classic colors?
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>>23677106
Silver body and face with red accents. Homage to OG Man
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>>23674757
Omega keeps climbing my ranking with every recent episode.
Also, the new kaiju felt like Shin Godzilla with how his beam worked and it's pretty great.
How long has it been since we had a kaiju with a basic flamethrower built into the suit?
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>>23677483
last one was in 80 I think
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when is that bug kaiju in episode 1 gonna appear? they already shown the live action suit.
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>>23677720
considering they are genessans, final 2 eps i guess
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>>23676590
I agree about Den-Oh specially with that final arc but I don't remember having an issue with W.
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anyone can make a webm or gif of that scene gairyuga headshotting pegunos?
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purple ultraman
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I'm confused. If Star Gazers or whatever they are called were never supposed to interfere, and Omega only started to beat up kaiju after he lost his memory, why is there that ancient tapestry of what appears to be a red giant fighting that one kaiju? They even brought attention to it again when Sorato started remembering things. I thought Sorata woke up in modern day
This implies either he's been fighting for Earth's sake even before he lost his memory, or that he's not the first of his kind to go native.
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>>23677982
The Gazers fight aliens (kaiju or not). But if they're natural from the planet they're meant to leave them alone.
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>>23677986
So the kaiju in that episode must have been one of the only aliens?
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>>23677982
They only ward off non-native invading aliens, like the bugs at the beginning. I suppose they would've killed the barbossa aliens too.
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>>23677991
In a way, it's the most neutral/pure Ultraman stance
Let life and planets do do their thing, but also ensure invaders don't mess with the process
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>>23675089
>Den-O and fucking W is braindead nonsense
I've seen it all
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Baking attempt of the webm.
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>>23677954
And a gif.
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>>23677914
what a lame final kaiju
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Grigio has sluggers? Or are these her brothers'?
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>>23678079
Pegunos was so happy he took out Reikeiss....
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>>23678079
>>23678095
Thanks a bunch anon!
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So are we ever gonna see this fucker?
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Been looking back at some blazar clips and fights and I feel now that there's a wee bit of misopportunity with the collectibles. Someone on plebbit shared an interesting idea where Blazar keeps making stones based on the powers of the kaijus he defeats (like, before fighting nijikaji), that enhances his movesets like Bazanga's rapid fire as example.

I do hope they make more M41 ultra stuff this upcoming years. Lots of interesting things unexplored.
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>>23679016
We did, episode 1.
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>>23678242
Yeah those are her bros.
Dunno if she ever uses them.
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>>23679052
I want to also see them explore numbers bigger than 78, like having one come from the M94 galaxy
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So is Sorato actually schizophrenic or is this all just a dramatization of his conflicting intentions?
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shes so cute bros
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bg9SFhuGks
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>>23679339
i like how STORAGE is just the de facto defense team nowadays
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>>23679490
Z was a really beloved show and STORAGE were a big part of the reason.
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>>23678242
>>23679294
According to the wiki, she borrows one of Rosso's during a stage show once but never did so on screen.
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Arc's soundtrack is so good I might actually pony up for it.
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>>23679490
they were well written and very competant
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>>23680235
>they were well written
I bet you can't name a a single thing they did apart from pilot robots
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>>23679921
Guess they threw them in to meet the "premium version" price point.
If Grigio ever gets an upgrade... They should give her twintails like Ultra Mom but able to turn into twin-sluggers. And big boobs.
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>>23680572
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>>23680255
Yuka likes kaiju, Yoko likes old men, Bako-san is wise
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>>23680255
>I bet you can't name a single thing they did apart from pilot robots
well thats what they do. theres also that one time the mechanic had a giant tuna
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New marvel omnibus collecting multiple Ultraman comics has been announced:

The Rise of Ultraman (2020) #1-5
The Trials of Ultraman (2021) #1-5
Ultraman: The Mystery of Ultraseven (2022) #1-5
Ultraman X The Avengers (2024) #1-4
The Fall of Ultraman (2026) #1 (planned finale)
Ultraman (1993) #1-3 (classic, previously uncollected 1990s stories)
Ultraman (1994) #-1 and #1-4 (classic, previously uncollected 1990s stories)
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>>23680846
We would have gotten more if Chaiyo and the Changes weren't biting at TsuPro's international licensing heels
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>>23679801
>>23679490
>>23680235
>>23680659
not really well written but they consist of two pretty ladies (with dead careers) and that's enough for porn addicts
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Maybe it's because i'm binging but it's not as boring as people say it is. The show so far is kinda hard carried by Sorato and Kosei's dynamic. Ayu is just kinda there despite being the third protag.

Do people like the current direction of the franchise? imo sometimes the writing isn't good enough to carry the lack of nostalgia.
Blazar was kinda rushed and Arc had amazing standalone episodes but a pretty boring overarching plot
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>>23681114
The show got better once the attack, or rather, investigation team got formed, and I’ve been really enjoying the original Kaiju (the dinosaur-inspired one was especially cool).
I was lukewarm on Sorato, but seeing him suffering now made me realize this entire show was built on a rug pull.
I don’t think I’m going to like it more than Arc or even most of the classic shows. But it went from mediocre to pretty good in a short amount of time.
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>>23681114
>Maybe it's because i'm binging but it's not as boring as people say it is
Because most people here spend over 2 months with the shockingly mediocre part of Omega. You have to think in weeks for livewatchers, not episode count.
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>>23681154
Arc is gonna go down as one of the best in the series, mark my words. What it lacks in interesting characters it makes up in writing, creativity, and action
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>>23681395
I felt arc should've put more emphasis on the imagination theme and cut down on the crossover to give more character development
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>>23681395
>Only just recently got into Arc
>enjoying it a lot
>the Memorial and P-Bandai items are all hard to find and uber expensive
Previous Ultra memorial items I've gotten weren't nearly as bad as this. Was Arc actually a decent hit and the sales numbers have been lying to me?
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>>23681114
I don't think Blazar was rushed at all, and I totally disagree about Arc; it had the best overarching plot since Orb. Both shows are obviously better than Omega, though at the very least Omega is continuing to carry forward many of the good changes Blazar and Arc made (brief transformation sequences, fewer new forms in lieu of more new kaiju, no awkward shots of the human MC in front of a green screen while transformed, the Ultra mostly doesn't talk, references to prior shows are much more subtle and tasteful, etc)
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>>23681786
>Arc; it had the best overarching plot since Orb
NTA but while I agree, I also think it took way to long for said overarching plot to actually kickstart. A whole half the show before Rution actually speaks to Yuuma for the first time. It meant that the episodic stories had to carry the first half. This would've been fine if they were all pretty strong, but there were some mediocre ones I could've done without (i.e. Nezutron and Kanegon), and with the shows being only ~24-26 episodes these days, the weak episodes stand out even more. It's time that could've been better spent on the show's own actual plot or stronger episodic short stories. The back half also suffered a bit having two episodes taken up by the weak "crossover".

That said, Arc's strong episodic stories were genuinely strong and memorable, especially compared to its recent peers
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is that lipstick?
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>>23681856
>the weak episodes stand out even more
I would disagree because I think the average new gen episode is mediocre at best. The good ones stand out more because we only get one or two per series these days. That held just as true for Arc as it did for any other new gen show. Arc had distant friend and mask guy. Apart from those two episodes, everything memorable about it came either from the overarching plot or the over the top fight scene choreography (which itself tapered off after the first handful of episodes. I don't know why that's a trend with recent shows. Huge budget and creative storyboarding for the first episode or two but then it just becomes another unremarkable Ultra show in terms of action. Blazar, Arc and Omega are all guilty of this, reminds me of those scam 1 cour anime we used to get that tricked everyone into buying the BDs with a way better first episode than the rest of the show delivered on)
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>>23681999
Do you count the Givas episodes as MotW or part of the overarching plot? He doesn’t tie in to the Ultra Civil War that Rution is part of, but he’s in multiple episodes.
I ask because the King of Mons episode and especially its fight is one of the best in recent memory and it’s a big part of why I love Arc as a show.
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>want to buy Omega's SHF
>has less accessories than Arc and Blazar but costs just as much as them
>Rekiness is just NOW coming out in a month
They're not usually this late with Ultra figuarts. did Omega flop?
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>He lost his memories after losing a fight and now he's protecting earthlings?
>Yeah lets mindrape him into quitting!
What a weird race...
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>>23682111
Why on earth would I count them as part of the overarching plot? They had nothing to do with it. They're the standard mid series two parter that every new gen show has that always seems more important than it actually is. I didn't like those episodes because I knew they'd be unimportant but the show kept trying to hype it up as a pivotal moment anyway. I think it would have been way better as a single episode where they didn't contrive some apocalyptic crisis scenario of the government firing on Givas and just had SKIP trying to learn what was behind the mysterious alien robot. It was too overdramatic for its own good.
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>>23682118
Yeah, at least going by Bandai's financial reports the show has just been dropping in sales since Blazar (although Blazar's itself had a fairly soft drop).
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>>23682111
I'd count stuff like Givas as part of the "episodic", despite being a multi-parter. It's still effectively a self-contained short story
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>>23682224
I should add that I did enjoy the Givas stuff a lot, but that's also a sequence of episode that could've been shortened to make space for more main plot/characters developments.
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>>23682224
I didn't mind Givas being a two parter just because it really captured one of the undercurrents in Arc's story.
Space really fucking sucks and Arc is that one positive glimmer in it.
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>>23682233
I quite liked the two-parter. I just don't think it needed that third episode later down the line
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Does this replace their Ultraman Galaxy line?
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>>23681395
>Arc is gonna go down as one of the best in the series
One of the best in New Gen maybe.
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>>23682547
You say that as though New Gen is still actually new without many shows under its belt yet, but Ginga is 12 years old at this point oji-san senpai
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>>23681395
I mean its a great show but the characters being a letdown drags the whole show and despite the characters being so one-dimensional, they suddenly made Yuuma and Shu a BL couple in the last two episodes when their closest interactions show them being friends at most. Its fucking weird. apart from the characters, the lore is great, fights are good, and probably the best in terms of Ultra techniques. if it wasn't so faggy near the end i'd have a higher opinion of it. I'd place it under Decker, above Blazar and Trigger. Z is still the best for action, story, character in new gen.
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>>23682550
I know it's been going for quite a while, my comment just says a lot about New Gen's overall quality.
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>>23682450
so they're basically just like Keepley now
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>>23682612
I don't understand how the characters in Z or Decker are any better than the ones in Arc
In fact I'd say Arc has a better cast since it had one good character (Rution) while Z and Decker had zero. All these new gen shows have copy paste casts (similar to showa after the original show) and the only real notable thing about Arc is that it was a disappointment in how it went right back to the formula after Blazar finally tried something different with its main cast
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>>23682906
the characters in arc are shit. barely any character focus episodes mattered. decker was a takasue show and had very good character interaction that we also saw in R/B and now in Omega. character focus episodes in decker deepen their relationships. Arc was gay as fuck and had sudden BL. Rution may be an interesting Ultra but you'd be a retard if you think he's anywhere near Z's level.
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>>23682917
>if you think he's anywhere near Z's level.
Z is pretty quiet in his own show. His best moments are from everything outside of that like UGF and the stageshows
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>>23682917
> barely any character focus episodes mattered.
that's literally every fucking Ultra show, and in fact it's most shows that are "about the characters" to begin with. Character development is something that practically never has any effect on an overall plot and only exists as trivia

>Arc was gay as fuck and had sudden BL.
I think you're projecting since you keep mentioning this despite it not being what actually happened. If you're wired to see it that way, it says more about you than it does the show. By your logic I could very reasonably Omega is even more gay than Arc since no characters aside from the two male leads matter and they've shared quite a number of emotional moments throughout the show but you're praising Omega for some unknown reason

>Rution may be an interesting Ultra but you'd be a retard if you think he's anywhere near Z's level
Ultraman Z (the character) is a textbook example of why I think Ultras for the most part should not talk, ever. Z was literally no better than the annoying shitter trio in Taiga. He never said anything of value and was only used for Taguchi's typical cringe jokes. Arc mostly did not speak, but when he did speak, it was concerning something urgent to the main plot. If you're gonna have a talking Ultra, that's how it should be done. Either that or straight up make the Ultra the protagonist like they did with Zero
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>>23682957
A lot of Fujoshi collectively hallucinated shu and Yuma being in love, because they had the one of the only developed relationship throughout the whole show and that headcanon spread throughout the whole fandom
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>>23682984
That's how it always goes with those types. They've poisoned the well to where some people can't see two males having any depth to their friendship without it being gay
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>>23682957
I feel like Z had a great first impression, being a fanboy of all things Ultra, and people just carried that characterization idea throughout the entire show.
I do like it when the Ultras are more mysterious and otherworldly. Arc and Omega are doing that well.
Seven fucked all this up by making the Ultra and the human side the same person fully, rather than keeping the mysterious alien nature of the original Man.
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>>23683172
>Seven fucked all this up by making the Ultra and the human side the same person fully
yeah, well Omega is doing the same thing. The angle they're going with is kind of schizophrenic because you can tell from Sorato's behavior that he doesn't seem to understand or care about a lot of Earth customs, but also he's been observing the planet for millennia and is going against his role to help out humanity. The fish out of water stuff doesn't make much sense in light of this. Mebius did it better
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>>23683180
Omega at least gave him amnesia, and made the actual Space Gazers weird and otherworldly. Sorato is acting human because he has only interacted with humans.
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I feel decker used it's 25 episodes well enough to feel satisfying while blazar-arc didn't have enough episodes to explore it's characters or world.
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>>23683364
It kinda helps that for all its flaws, Decker's plot was present from the start:
>Stop the Sphere from doing Sphere shit
>Stop the insane traitor bozo from doing insane traitor shit with his robot
The whole series is just those two things and people dealing with the results of the Sphere containment zone
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>>23683585
Z Killer is very cool.
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>>23682949
It helps that Z had his weekly voice drama uploaded the next day and shows his characterisation a bit better. it shows how much more serious he is when it comes to performing his duties and shone when presented with haruki's dilemma.
>>23682957
your entire post can be surmised as your self-admittance to being a dumbass.
>>23682984
there is no hallucination. go watch the last two episodes again. shu grabs yuma's hand when yuma was unconscious to comfort him (gay as fuck) and yuma specifically gives only shu his watch at the end of the show (the fuck is even the significance) and I am saying this as someone who hates faggy retard shit
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keeepply Dark Baltan comes with 2 blast effects, PO open 31st
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>>23682984
>>23683002
This is Japan, they do this kind of shit on purpose all the time.
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Televi-kun Omega scans
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>>23684091
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>>23681664
They only produced literally a dozen of it, because they know it won't be in demand
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I just want Ultraman to feel like anime again. Three years of X Files esque series is enough for a while

Frankly, I think that's why Omega first quarter was disregard by many
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>>23684113
>I just want Ultraman to feel like anime again
That's the shows at their worst
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>>23684113
>>23684185
I rather have an full length ultraman anime based on mamoru uchiyama
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>>23684185
Omega first half is the shows at their worst.
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>>23684113
X-Files style shows is what Ultraman is about. We started with UltraQ, Ultraman and Ultraseven to set the tones of what an Ultra show is supposed to be.
We’re Sci-Fi with horror undertones, not Shonen Shit.
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I want either a fully serialized or a fully episodic Ultraman show rather than these "start with plot for the first 3 episodes, be episodic for most of the show without progressing anything then a rushed final arc" kind of show like we've gotten for the last 3 years
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>>23684340
So just hold on to the past and never let go? Now where have I heard this complain before?
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What do you guys prefer?
>Host is the Ultraman
>Host is just a disguise for the Ultraman
>Ultraman and Host are two separate beings
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GklwaLha8E
Episode 24 preview.
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>>23684967
>>Host is just a disguise for the Ultraman
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwKVsns8has
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>>23684826
Aren't you the one complaining?
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>>23684113
What? Omega's earlier portion was the stuff that DIDN'T have an investigation team.
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>>23685071
Yes, because for all the hoohaas about not relying on Senpai, they just the wanking differently and the same people who complained about muh honored senpai eat those slops anyway
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>>23684539
That's not how Blazar or Arc were like though. Both started having plot developments around the halfway point.
Also Omega doesn't feel rushed at all to me since there's really not much to it. The entire "plot" is just a simple "friendship vs duty" internal conflict of a single character
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>>23685077
huh?
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>>23685105
Yeah Sorato spending two episodes physically struggling with his schizophrenia honestly felt really slow paced for how few episodes we have left.
That feels like something you resolve in like one episode.
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Tsubu should let tsunashima shiro draw more darkness heels because he clearly likes it a lot
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>>23683999
exactly. i dont know why anons in here are in denial. japanese writers are fucking weird sometimes. like that one time in a kamen rider spin off the wrote 2 of the characters just waking up in a bed naked with absolutely no context
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Humans and Kaiju should be friends.
Why fight for world domination when we can all live in harmony?
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>>23685172
what is anyone here in denial about? We all acknowledge that there's fujobait from time to time. It's just that saying that what Arc did crosses into actual BL territory is either hysterical idiocy or a fujo/faggot with queer goggles
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>>23685238
Yeah, we should unite and kill all aliens.
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Do you think we'll ever get a green Ultra? Like a real one? I know people are starting to consider Omega one because of that armor but I mean like an actual green suit.
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>>23685609
No, green is for 2D-people hybrids (Mirrormans and the like). Or if they ever plan to bring back Tripple Fighter.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUtnTxRggQs
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there won't ever be a green ultra because you cant green screen it
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test
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I want an orange Ultra protagonist.
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>>23685609
I want a rainbow ultra that goes beyond the red, blue, and silver tribes with a full spectrum of powers. Fags need not apply.
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>>23686203
So exceed x as a base form?
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This but Ultraman
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>>23686368
>needing an asspull form to beat foes
LOL.
I agree on the hype music though.
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>>23686407
NTA, but one of the most hype things that I love Ultraman does is when the Ultra beats the final boss in their base form and not one of their special, powered up forms. Z and Arc were great for this.
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>>23686368
Yeah it's cool but it's not really memorable if there isn't a nice character writing attached to that moment.

Imo i remember Tiga Sky a lot more because of episode 50 even though it screwed over for budget reasons
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>>23686407
Yeah, but seeing the hair suddenly change to bare a new color is just an experience

>>23686410
Yeah, you wouldn't want it to be a sudden asspull like Trigger Truth. Having it be hyped up makes it epic
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>>23683936
another accessory https://weibo.com/7136849358/QktsiiKZY
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>>23686409
Sweed was such a good villain
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>>23686410
what happened with Tiga sky?
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>>23686550
https://youtu.be/hEjkaT0Tw1o?si=xQQhHMeWdSw2A-BQ&t=903
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>>23686591
Damn, Power Type getting the fight spotlight and kill.
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Really addicted to playing with this thing desu. I don't know why it didn't sell better. It looks great, and the ratcheting of the parts makes for a great tactile fidget toy. On top of Arc's jingle being great and the cubes having way better sound quality than they have any right to.
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>>23686681
man, i really want this but even the non-henshin toys already costs about 80-100 range. I saw some arc cubes earlier and one is 99....
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>>23686681
Ultraman toys have never really been big sellers and they don't really shill them in the shows as hard as the other big toku franchises. If Arc were a Kamen Rider series, for example, I'd imagine a big part of the plot would be collecting the cubes and everyone wanting and talking about the cubes at every opportunity so you remember they're important and you need as many as possible.
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>>23686744
? Arc's DX stuff is dirt cheap now though. You can quite easily get most of the main stuff second hand through mandarake and the like too. E.g.
>https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1274435278&lang=en
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>>23686768
Not with tariffs it's not
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>>23686773
>being a Burger
My condolences
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>>23686773
LOL
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>>23686777
>>23686776
>>23686773
Stop samefagging. Manda’s shipping prices have been crazy since Covid
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>>23686591
What a sick ass combo
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>>23687371
Power Type really was Tiga's MVP form.
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>>23686754
>If Arc were a Kamen Rider series, for example, I'd imagine a big part of the plot would be collecting the cubes and everyone wanting and talking about the cubes at every opportunity so you remember they're important and you need as many as possible.
That only describes like two shows. Ghost and Gotchard
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https://x.com/xox_shiro_xox/status/2005484523254063257
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>>23687496
https://x.com/apori_belriel/status/2005460715340255474
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>>23687513
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the yapool man costume really makes me feel like i'm staring at an acid trip under certain lighting combos during the show
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Newcomer here, isn't there supposed to be a Gabora figure coming out soon? Where do y'all get your Ultraman figs these days? I'm out of the loop for a bit but just got back into Ultraman recently, again
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh5G273XgPI
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>>23687373
I always liked how Tiga had different suit actors depending on which Type he was in, which helped to give them all a unique feel and style. I don't know if they ever did that for any other Ultra with a form change gimmick.
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Ultraseven Episode 12 got proper HD remaster and someone leak it on nicovideo
>https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm45722477
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>>23687848
And it's real
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>>23686415
Considering how much Trigger's final episode bungled everything with Tiga homages and its own plot and the fight, Trigger Truth actually was the least of the problems
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>>23687864
Trigger bungled everything from the outset. It wasn't just the last episode.
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THE FUCK

I get done marathoning Kamen Rider Kabuto last weekend. The entire show is about food, its like 60% food, 20% and 20% Kamen Rider plot. Now I'm watching Ultraman Omega and it's just noodles, noodles, noodles. I can only eat like 2 meals a day! I just ate breakfast, watched Omega ep 12 and now I'm hungry again pic related
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>>23687907
Oh, whoops. Meant to say 20% comedy
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>>23687912
Nevermind this is screen recording version, anyone here knew how to ripped 1080p version?
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>initially flopped when it first aired
>through reruns and streaming sites it became the most popular ultraman show to this very day
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>>23688025
what did
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>>23687916
The raw is on the cat site
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>>23687848
>>23687857
>Ultraman does stories about nuclear weapons all the time, what's the problem with this one
>hey kids, that grandma/grandpa/uncle/aunt of yours with those weird burn marks? WELL THEY'RE SECRETLY ALIENS AND THEY WANNA SUCK YOUR BLOOOOOOOOOOD!!
oh.jpeg
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>>23688025
>the most popular ultraman show to this very day
buddy that will forever be Geed and that was a hit right out of the gate, what show are you talking about?
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>>23688025
You better not mean Nexus because that show is still divisive even today. Only the loud minority claim it's the best. Most people turn it off because the show lighting is crap
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>>23688214
It's not even because of Geed himself either. The most popular Ultra of all time is Zero thanks to China and Geed is only as popular as it is because Zero is in it.
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>>23688025
>most popular Ultraman show
Tiga?
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>>23688253
I mean yeah, anyone who's watched Geed knows that Zero and Leito are basically the only redeeming part of it
That and Geed Magnificent is cool I guess
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>>23688214
>>23688253
>>23688214
are you guys shitposting or this new? You actuslly didn't know that about Tiga?
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>>23688336
Unless you have some kind of evidence, I'm just going to call you a lying faggot trying to look cool.
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>>23688336
Tiga has literally always been a big deal
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>>23687848
Insane pull as a new years gift wtf
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>>23688360
That's not my point. You didn't know that it flopped when it first came out and only got popular after reruns.
I'm just gonna assume you're shitposting cause I hope you're not THIS new
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>>23688336
Tiga wasn't a flop desu. It was more like they were spending more money than Tiga was making because no one at TsuPro had any idea how to maintain a budget, but Tiga was still successful enough they could keep it going. The only toku productions to outdo it in 1996 were B-Fighter Kabuto and Seiryuu Densetsu (and I'm frankly doubtful of the latter).
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>>23686681
It is a shame, and the cubes are arguably the first Ultra gimmick that's not recycled from Rider and Sentai. Unless you count Spark Dolls
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>>23687848
>>23687857
so they went out of their way to remaster the episode and just not release it?
I'm surprised they still had it in the vault
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>>23687887
I agree wholeheartedly. It's just that the last episode of Trigger triggered me (lol) much more than the rest of the series that I'm still mad about it all these years later
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>>23687848
>>23687916
Found somene uploading 1080p version, hopefully someone could reupload it to nyaa for archival
>https://mega.nz/file/o0hymBTQ#yMsKDlyZkeoBnMu3V9geXAgqCBtxKag5L-lNUJT3D34
>>23688104
That's the 720p version
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>>23688860
Showa, Heisei and Reiwa Ultra-hags
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>>23688440
Maybe it was for the purpose of private academic screenings? Idk.

I hope they did the same for Operation Mystery's 24th episode.
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>>23688891
B-but Ayumu is youn-
>29 years old
oh
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>>23688615
>>23688750
What is Blazar whispering into his ear?
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>>23689619
>rrrrrrrrlooooaaaah...
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yb7pEm9-934
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>>23689777
is that an Omega Killer behind him? And damn I'm so far behind on the show, seeing the MC smile is so weird.
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>>23689777
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne09PU3WVXk
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>>23687848
This is amazing. I only saw a low quality rip of the TNT dub before.
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https://weibo.com/7136849358/QkVJMe4ja
Dark Baltan going up for PO tonight.
basic version is 99RMB
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>>23690122
Special bonus version is 129RMB and comes with a clear baltan, so like a whole 2nd kit for 30RMB
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBY_zzFQecI

I need to watch OG man soon to finish up my showa playlist.
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>>23690344
>Oh hey, nice little clip thing goin-
>Baltan.
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Would an ultra as a gunslinger work as a mainline show? with bullets...I mean capsules as a collectible gimmick.
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>>23690122
PO special set contents
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YIPPIE-AI-YAY!
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Feels like Tsuburaya has been really building up Evil Ultras/Conflict between Ultras lately
>Trigger was majorly based off the Tiga movie, which was about evil Ultras
>Arc had a civil war between Rution's species
>Omega's Space Gazers are apathetic rather than heroic, and can damn species to destruction under certain circumstances
I'm somewhat worried. I don't want to become like modern Kamen Rider, where the big focus is on fighting other Riders more than kaiju/kaijin
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>>23691052
ngl I marked bigtime over a song I've known since I was a kid showing up in toku of the week
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>>23691451
Bro, Absolutians are entire race of mirror world ultras
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>>23691490
And we'll never get a conclusion to their story because of Chaiyo
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>>23691713
No, it's because of DC Comics
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>>23691746
Pretty sure by now even DC execs are aware of the differences between Earth-3's UM and TsuPro's
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>>23691902
No, it's DC Comic and Chaiyo collaboration to usurp Tsuburaya so they can purchase Toei and remove Kamen Rider from the equation in order to conquer Japan hero industry
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>>23692034
Z getting a picture with the real hero of the New Generation.
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>>23691451
I'm more concern on them keep writing big premises like they were still writing 50 episodes whilst the reality they can only do 24-25 per year now.
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>>23692991
that only really happened with Trigger
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>>23692991
It's possible as long as they dedicated the whole show to be about plot, while the MoTW be the crutch. Sort of like Kingohger
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New Year's Reiyo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvuYnMinHMc
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Reiyo opened a X account!
https://x.com/Reiyo_official/status/2006561022195200376?s=20
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>>23693122
>>23693126
Who the fuck is this
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Reiyochi!
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Reiyochi!
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>>23693130
Just a bad actress
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>>23693156
Was she in any of the shows? I don't remember seeing her before
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>>23691451
It's remorse for not adapting Dark Lucifer fully
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>>23693331
Some KR actress
>but why post her here
/krg/is overpopulated by subhumans, and they like to shit up other threads.
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Just finished Ace episode 28. That was bittersweet. It took until Mebius all those years ago for me to find out that Minami is no longer Ace, just Hokuto.
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Fans were screaming
https://x.com/hachi_666/status/2006952999697133949
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>>23694169
Tartarus doing what he does best, running away.
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>>23693622
No, it's just this one anon, an alt account from what /srwg/ calls Duel, but I call them Euzeth Gozzo for being that "Sore mo watashi da." person who would dump their collection of photos for the character or actress they stan too hard on literally every thread they can. They're so annoying, they're even chronic spambots known for bypassing bans.
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You know, having a special episode and then a break back to back before the finale is just unfair levels of bullshit. Now people are eager to know if Omega would no longer return to KSCT or not, but from hearing the voice lines in the Meteokaiju Gamedon Set, it seems he really isn't coming back because it has Sorato's voice lines.
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>>23694257
>actress they stan too hard on literally every thread they can
She doesn't even look that attractive. Her smiles look so artificial
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>>23691451
The only one remotely close to KR is Trigger's and that one doesn't even have evil ultras.
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My boyfriend is trying to get me into ultraman (ive really only been a goji fan) so we watched a few episodes of Nexus together and I actually really enjoyed it!
I don't wanna watch ahead of where we left off but it might be awhile before we can properly sit down and continue it, so is there any ultra shows with a similar vibe? I enjoy the more mature human drama and I wanna impress him with my newly acquired ultra-knowledge
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>>23694265
we should have 30 ep seasons by now
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>>23694341
Ultraseven and Ultraman Tiga are both very dark and serious for the most part
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>>23694356
The only episode of ultraseven I watched had the ultra team murder the shit out of a cute soap monster and it made me really sad :(
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>>23694353
I know right? why bandai doesn't give more budget to tsuburaya. Some of the newgen shows feel underbaked with just 25 episodes.
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>>23694341
Leo is the only other Ultra show I'd say is as dark and melodramatic as Nexus, and even then, the middle part of it definitely isn't like that
Tiga and Seven are also on the darker side (Tiga has more deaths than Nexus even) like the other anon said, but they don't have quite the same vibe, there's not persistent character drama. They're more "hardboiled" so to speak. Tragic things happen, but the cast moves on.
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>>23694257
1 subhuman is 1 too many.
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>>23694265
> it seems he really isn't coming back because it has Sorato's voice lines.
That’s pretty obvious since he’s fucking around with Geed and Z but the main issue is whether he reverts back to friendly Sorato persona or the space gazer
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Conversation between Kondo Shori, who plays Sorato, and Main Director Masayoshi Takesue! They discuss behind-the-scenes stories and future highlights as the series approaches its climax!
>https://hjweb.jp/article/2464528/

>The story of "Ultraman Omega" is finally reaching its final stage. The mysterious past of Sorato and the secrets of Ultraman Omega are revealed, leading to shocking developments. Here we bring you a conversation between Kondo Shori, who plays the main character, Okida Sorato , and Takesue Masayoshi, the main director of the series! We asked them about behind-the-scenes stories that can only be revealed now and what to look forward to in the future.

Question: Sorato has changed a lot since the first episode, but was there anything that was difficult for you to play?
>Kondo: Honestly, no! As an actor, it felt like I was returning to being a normal human being, so it was more difficult to shoot the first episode as an alien. I did try to plan the parts that weren't shot in order to some extent.

Question: Was it more difficult for you to act in the beginning?
>Kondo: In episodes 1 to 3, I was more conscious of how I wanted to act when creating the character.
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Question: Was the beginning more difficult for Director Takesue to direct?
>Takesue: At the beginning, I was thinking about how much of a cool hero I should include. That's where the human side comes out, so I would discuss for each scene, "Let's just include this point." After that, I just enjoyed seeing it come together naturally.
>Kondo: From Takesue's perspective, if episode 3 ends with "See you later," then the next episodes are episodes 11 and 12. You'll probably think, "He's changed a lot," right? (laughs)
>Takesue: That's certainly what I thought, but I had seen the filming during that time, so it didn't feel too strange. I was a bit worried about how to capture Sorato's personality in episodes 1 to 3, where he was less playful.
>Kondo: Honestly, the first episode was the hardest to find the right balance. After all, if people weren't hooked after the first episode, there would be a lot of viewers who wouldn't watch. But honestly, I didn't think Sorato was a character that would appeal to everyone, so I remember just accepting that it couldn't be helped and just playing the role.

Question: As a result, Sorato became a character who gained many fans from the first episode.
>Kondo: I'd like you to rewatch the first episode on YouTube now. I think you'll think, "It's completely different!" (laughs)
>Takesue: The number of views for episode 1 is gradually increasing, so I think there are probably quite a few people rewatching it on YouTube.
>Kondo: That's right! I'm so happy!
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>>23694781
Question: After episodes 1-3, Director Takesue was in charge of episodes 11-12, 14-15, and then the compilation episode 13 in between.
>Kondo: It's like a package of four.
>Takesue: The reason why it turned out this way is actually related to the filming situation. Usually, we shoot the drama and special effects for about 5 or 6 episodes, then shoot the latter half of the series while finishing up, but for "Omega," we shot the drama portion first over about 4 months, and then shot the special effects portion after that. Since there was no finishing up while shooting the drama portion, Director Ichino (Ryuichi) was shooting four episodes in a row, Koshi (Tomonobu) started with three, and I was also shooting three episodes and then immediately able to shoot four. Also, I wanted to shoot the end of the first season and the beginning of the second season myself (laughs). If I had been greedy, I would have liked to shoot the final four episodes as well, but that was a bit difficult, so it ended up as it is now.
>Kondo: The story in the middle of the series, which marks a period of transition, is definitely a key episode.
>Takesue: Even for episodes that I didn't shoot, I participated in writing the script for the vertical axis. In particular, for the final four episodes, I discussed with Director Koshi what kind of characters would appear and how the story would unfold at the beginning, and then handed over episodes 22 and 23. Usually, the main director decides on the series structure, and then leaves the details to the individual episode directors, so they don't have much to say. It's unusual for the main director to handle both the series composition and directing, like Director Taguchi (Kiyotaka) did.
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>>23694786
Question: Director Koshi was in charge of many important episodes of "Omega," not just episodes 22 and 23, which were just before the final two episodes.
>Takesue: That's right. The first appearance of the armor (episode 4) and the first deployment of KSCT (episode 16) were examples of this.
>Kondo: That's true. I think it was Mr. Koshi who motivated characters who had grown up a little.
>Takesue: In other series, I often play that role, so I left it to him.
>Kondo: Koshi has an incredible love for special effects, and I trusted him. However, I feel like every director would have had the same idea, but I was always wondering, "How will they wrap up Ahdel's episode (episode 22)?" Ahdel talks a lot, and there were a lot of composite cuts, so while we were filming, I was given explanations like, "This is how it will end here," but I couldn't imagine how it would actually turn out (laughs). I'm looking forward to seeing how Ahdel's difficult story will be conveyed to viewers when it airs.
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>>23694788
Question: How did you decide on the setting for the space observation team that Sorato belongs to?
>Takesue: The phrase "Space Observation Team" was coined by Junichiro Ashiki, the series composer. From the very beginning, I wanted to tell a story about Ultraman coming to judge Earthlings. If Ultraman were to think objectively and on an equal footing, I think he would conclude that humans are the cause of Earth's destruction. However, when I proposed a story about Ultraman realizing the potential of humans and working together to find a different future, Chief Producer Tsugumi Kitaura said, "There's no way Ultraman come to destroy humans," and I agreed (laughs). As we were thinking about how to adapt that initial idea to a similar setting, I think it was Nemoto, one of the series composer, who suggested, "Well, what about having them observe Earthlings?" and we decided to write it and see if it would work. We started writing the script two years ago, and we discussed this for about the first month.
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>>23694796
Question: Mr. Kondo, when did you find out about Sorato's past, which was revealed in episode 22?
>Kondo: From the very beginning. I had heard the general story even before the script was completed.
>Takesue: I explained that this was the setting during the interview, and I'm sure I gave them the thick setting materials early on.
>Kondo: That's right. It had a list of monsters that appeared up to episode 15, including Meteor Kaiju, and also shared a synopsis.
>Takesue: I wonder if the script for the final episode was handed over by the time filming began? It was one that wasn't too different from what ended up being broadcast.
>Kondo: Before filming began, I received a rough draft.
>Takesue: While we were shooting episodes 1 to 3, we would occasionally talk about how "this happens in that part of the story, so maybe we should do it this way," which is really unusual.
Kondo: It's rare even in TV dramas.
>Takesue: Usually, we only hand over the scripts for up to about episode 10, so I think this is the first time we've been able to hand over the script for the final episode before filming begins.
>Kondo: I don't think it would have made much difference if I hadn't received the script up to the final episode, but I was glad that I received it because it gave me time to think, "If it's going to end up like this, then maybe this is the best way to go about it."
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>>23694799
>Takesue: For us, it was a little scary to have finished writing it all the way to the end before filming even began. Usually, the script for the final episode is written behind the scenes while we're shooting episodes 11 and 12, but at that point, the special effects have already been shot and the first episodes are being edited. In fact, there are things that you only realize in that situation, and you might change the wording of lines or the plot development, thinking, "I've been playing this character, so maybe this would be better at the end." This time, we had it all decided from the beginning, so we couldn't do that. But the storyline that we had in mind worked well...Of course, everyone contributed to it in some ways, but I'm really glad that it all worked out as we intended.
>Kondo: How much of the work had been completed by the time you met with me?
>Takesue: It might not have been finished yet, but I think it was around the time we were making episode 15.
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>>23694800
>Kondo: Wow! In the interview, I did the line from episode 1 where I say "Delicious, delicious, tasty, delicious...", but at the time it was a line I said when I was eating melon bread. So when the script came, I thought, "That's quite different."
>Takesue: The reason for the change in food was that since the show will be broadcast and distributed simultaneously all over the world, we thought it might be a good idea to have something that is uniquely Japanese. So, right up until the time of filming, it was Napolitan.
>Kondo: That's right!
>Takesue: Napolitan is a pasta dish created by the Japanese, so I was a bit particular about it, but in the end we decided on yakisoba. There were a lot of things that went into it, but I wanted to stick to the idea that Sorato eats rice.
>Kondo: There were episodes in the second half where he didn't eat, but in the first half he ate something in almost every episode. We're going to film a segment where Sorato eats food ("Sorato's Munching Fight") soon (laughs).
>Takesue: Actually, I wanted to use "I'm hungry" as the catchphrase (laughs).
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>>23694801
Question: (laughs) What did you keep in mind when depicting the monsters in this film?
>Takesue: The first thing we focused on in terms of design was cuteness. Another thing was that "Omega" is a story that takes place on Earth, so we asked them to incorporate existing creatures as motifs to make it clear that the monsters are native to Earth. For example, Graim incorporates armadillos and moles into his design, and Dugrid is based on amphibians such as frogs and newts. The Legendary monsters were also basically monsters native to Earth.
>Kondo: So Sorato doesn't know about the space monsters.
>Takesue: Yes, he's been watching the Earth for a long time, so he know most of the Earth monsters.
>Kondo: But he didn't know about Eldeghimera.
>Takesue: Eldeghimera is a monster that existed in ancient times.
>Kondo: So it didn't appear while Sorato was observing?
>Takesue: Yes, he didn't know.

Question: Mr. Kondo, if you had to choose one of the monsters that appear in "Omega" that left the biggest impression on you, which one would it be?
>Kondo: Ehhh~~?! I like Pigmon, but I'll leave him out because it's a bit unfair (laughs).
>Takesue: (laughs)
>Kondo: If I had to pick just one, it would be Zovaras. I like monsters with designs that use sinister pinks and purples, like Eldeghimera and Zomera, but Zovaras was strong, and he was the first monster I fought before falling to Earth. Plus, he's based on Zetton.
>Takesue: Zovaras is totally Zetton, because it trying to create a modern Zetton.
>Kondo: That's right! I've always known that Zetton is the monster that defeated Ultraman, so I quite like him.
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>>23694811
Question: Speaking of smaller details, I was impressed that while the opening lyrics of the New Generation Ultraman series often change to the second verse from the second season onwards, you kept it as the first verse. Was there a particular reason for this?
>Takesue: When I was a kid, whenever the lyrics changed I would often think, "Huh?" or "Maybe it's a different song?" So I thought it would be better if the lyrics of the theme song didn't change.
>Kondo: Was there an episode where the theme song played during a battle?
>Takesue: It was done once with (Takanori) Tsujimoto (episode 20), but no other director, including me, has done it. Playing the theme song gets the audience excited, and I understand the desire to do it. But I changed things up and used an instrumental version of the theme song in a slightly different place.
>Kondo: I see. The insert song ("Unbreakable") was used in episode 12.
>Takesue: It will also be used in Special Compilation 3.
>Kondo: Ah, is that so! After all, the theme song, the first and second endings, and the insert songs all come together to make "Ultraman Omega."
>Takesue: Special compilation 3 is pretty emotional!
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>>23694815
I'm looking forward to the broadcast! Finally, please tell us what we should look forward to in the last two episodes.
>Takesue: It's difficult to say anything because it would be a spoiler (laughs), but I think the story will be exactly as the title "Ultraman Omega" suggests. The last two episodes will explore what Sorato... the being known as Omega, is thinking as he protects Earthlings and the Earth itself, so I hope you'll look forward to that. That's all there is to it.
>Kondo: The highlight is the ending, the end of episode 25! The final episode expresses the reason for Ultraman's existence and the roots of a hero, and I think that when fans of special effects watch it, they'll think, "I never thought there would be opinions like this," or "But yeah, that makes sense." Some people might think, "Will this mean less fun each week?", but I would be happy if they could watch "Ultraman Omega," which will be completed in 25 episodes.
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>>23694744
Sorato looks so fucking sexy my god
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>>23694341
Not so much a similar vibe, but Blazar is easily the most "mature" of the recent shows. Toyetic gimmicks and quirky team aside, many Taiga episodes have some kind of interesting drama or dilemma or death.
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>>23693661
I recently watched Ace for the first time and that episode causes me such mixed feelings. Because Ace legitimately gets better as a show once they get rid of Minami and Yapool, but that’s just because it becomes a slightly less good Return of Ultraman, which was a better show overall. So while the writing improves, it feels much less unique.
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>>23694341
The original Ultraman is an eternal classic, with just about every episode being a banger.
UltraQ might also be up your alley, as it tends to have more serious/grounded episodes (though this isn’t universal).
Arc looks childish from the start, but has some of the more mature scifi writing of recent shows I can think of.
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No matter how many new Ultras I watch, I haven't captured the same feeling I felt when I watched Orb
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>>23695059
I was and am still a huge fan of Orb but ironically I never finished it. I think I had like 2 or 3 episodes to go to wrap it up and never did. I never even began to enjoy it less or anything I just sorta dropped it idk why. It had one of the better overall stories for Ultraman imo
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>>23689738
Kek.
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>>23695059
>>23695106
It's weird that Orb was quite popular at some point but feels like Z is the representation of New Gen beside the untouchable Zero.
Maybe TsuPro prefer to use Ultras with voice actors for the "mascots."
I wonder if they revisit the Orb 10 Episode Plan since this year is the 10th anniversary.
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>>23695572
Tbh I haven't kept up with Ultraman after Orb. What new series after orb is considered good these days? Maybe they don't like to focus on Orb because he has a more contained storyline and isn't as opened ended as other ultras are. For example you could easily make a new ultra series with Mebius, or even any of the classic ultras since they are more open ended heroes. Maybe that's tsuburayas logic?
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>>23695572
>Maybe TsuPro prefer to use Ultras with voice actors for the "mascots."
What do you mean? The only Ultra we haven't heard speak is Omega, and even then, we've heard him speak in human form
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>>23695572
Also Z has the prestige of being the first subbed livestream series and the connection to the untouchable Zero
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Every time I look quickly at this thumbnail, I get the impression that Man-nii-san is showing me the funny finger.
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>>23695572
well that's because Z is the official start of the reiwa generation since ginga-taiga are all late heisei in tsupro's eyes. Z marks a new beginning.
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>>23696009
I mean the Ultras who has anime VAs instead of live action actors voicing the Ultra form too.
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Like Keeppley, Blokees' new Baltan is actually Dark Baltan from Max. Guess it's part of the Showa 6 fuckery over there.
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Max's design kind of proves that Seven/Taro/Leo-type eyes need the visible eye holes to look right, but every now and then you catch a glimpse of the little pinholes and it makes him look way more intense than he's supposed to.
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Man these robots look like elephant doo doo. Worst part of the show so far.
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>>23697679
Fuck you Sevenger's great.
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Which are the best Ultraman games?
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>>23697924
Ultraman for the PS2 and Kyoei Toshi
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>>23697679
Windom, sure, but Sevenger kicks ass.
Their next robot is also cool, even if it’s a weaker design than a certain previous redesign of that mech.
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>>23698033
if Sevenger had a Rick Dom or a Zaku/Z'Gok head, it would look fine. I desperately want a kaiju to punch his stupid face off.
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Is this the last thread and is Ulraman getting replaced by Project Redman?
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New Ultrabread is late but never replaced!

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>>23697679
Retard
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>>23700227
Hur hur, Beargguy forgot to show his face. Grrrrr.



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