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Post your final verdicts on Ultraman Omega.

>>23722779
I will completely forget everything that happened in it by next month

>>23722779
6/10 easy. It was hamstrung both by the reduced budget and the bland first half. The finale was decent and the twist was interesting, but it was a slog to get there.

>>23722779
kino

>>23722779
Another R/B
Nothing offensive ultimately. Some neat ideas that weren't executed well, but also nothing that shat the bed majorly

>>23722779
First half: 6/10
Second half: 7.5-8/10 (Depends on the episode)
Probably the one recent Ultra series really in need of a movie. Though I suppose Arc could have used one too, but more focused on the whole civil war that didn't get explored much.

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At this point I can safely say Arc is the best of the BAO trilogy

>>23723225
It isn't a trilogy. Using that logic Z forms a trilogy with Trigger and Decker because there was a crossover episode with Z and Trigger.

>>23723225
I thought Arc had some really strong individual episodes, but Blazar was the overall stronger show. I will maintain that the episode in Arc with the NEET and his ham radio alien girlfriend is one of the single best episodes of an Ultra show in recent years though.

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>>23723225
I've yet to watch Blazar, but Arc rocketed into being one of my all-time favorites, so I can see that holding true.
Not quite my top-tier Ultra show (that actually goes to original Ultraman) but definitely one I recommend for people new to Toku and the franchise.

>>23723292
>It isn't a trilogy.
Yet

>>23723225
How? Arc is the shittiest show as of late and in got an axed ending.

>>23723429
That's assuming Theo won't be another Blazer/Arc/Omega style show.

>>23723292
Calm your tits anon. If Theo ended up being another 'muh honored isolation', the trilogy term will be dropped

>>23723295
>that fakeout first episode that tricked people into thinking it was going to be something darker and more mature only for the rest of the show to be typical New Gen stale bread
>SKaRD is fucking useless and all the characters are as deep as a puddle
>Earth Garon is fucking useless
>the entire ending arc
Blazar was shit

>>23723225
I kind of liked hat episode where they were being 'erased', felt very showa. Though ultraman didn't get much to do.

Can somebody enlighten me? They never did green Ultraman primarily because of green screen, but Andro Melos and now Omega's new armor gets a pass. Why is that?

>>23723720
>They never did green Ultraman primarily because of green screen
Which retard tells you that? That has never been an issue, green primary is Mirrorman and related characters' color (like Mirror Knight), not Ultras'.

>>23723733
Makes sense, but maybe they should do green Ultras sometime in the future.

I like Ultraman and it's always strange how many people post here that don't

>>23723750
Much like /krg/, /m78/ don't like their franchise and only shitposts on it.

>>23723750
I always post this because it always ends up being true. The Toku generals are like a spectrum.
/krg/ is full of anons nitpicking and bitching about the show
/m78/ is in-between
/ssg/ were bootlickers up until the recent news.

>>23723750
We got a whole board about comic books filled with people who aren't too keen on the whole comic books thing.
That's just internet for ya. Some people like everything, some people like some and dislike others, and some people dislike things.

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>>23723720

>>23723225
>>23723292
BAOfags are retarded redditors ignore them

>>23722776
>Ultraman New Generation Stars Season 4 currently airing on ULTRAMAN official Channel.
>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: Rekiness, Omega Rekiness Armour, Birdon, SS Tiga Sky Type, Shin Ultraman (Special Edition), Z Original (Special Color Ver.), Ultraman Saga, Nexus Anphans, Hyper Zetton Imago, Kaiser Belial, Ultraman (60th Anniversary Edition), Zetton (60th Anniversary Edition), Alien Baltan (60th Anniversary Edition), Zearth, Omega Valgeness Armour
>FigZero 1/6 Ultraman Suit Jack to be released 2025 Q4, threezeroX Masayuki Gotoh Ultraman Regulos to be released 2026 Q1.
>Ultraman Omega Blu-Ray Box II be released on March 25, 2026.
>Ultraman Mebius Complete Blu-ray Box to be released March 27, 2026.
>Ultraman Zero Movie Trilogy to be redubbed for Zero15th.
>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

>>23723972
Naah, you're retarded.

>>23723348
You should check out Blazar. I also think it's better than Arc, and it's definitely one of the most unique new gen shows for ironically realistic it feels. I really enjoy how the team in Blazar treat kaiju response like a job and their teammates like co-workers they don't even think about when they're off duty. The way the main character sighs and rubs his forehead with a "not this shit again" expression every time the alarm goes off always makes me laugh

I wonder, if tsuburaya closed up shop instead of being bought out by Bandai, would Ultraman ever continue? would any other company try and continue the franchise?

>>23723902
When the entire scene is CG what color things are is irrelevant.

>>23724233
>closed up shop
>would ultraman ever continue
you just answered your own question. no ultraman will not continue. it will just be a cheap license for toys. you'll never get any shows or movies. toho wont buy it, they cant even make consistent godzilla content. if toho wont do it, there's no studio on earth with miniature expertise that will do it

>>23724278
Counter-point: Toho always wanted their own Ultra-equivalent but never made anything as successful. They might buy it up just so they don’t have to work with imitations anymore.

>>23724253
But also it doesn't matter what color the suit is because green isn't the only key color. Blue screen was default for decades before green became popular.

>>23724278
they can barely make godzilla, let alone a semi consistent ultra

>>23724233
>would Ultraman ever continue?
Definitely. Ultraman is a billion dollar IP. We're going to have Ultraman for the rest of our lives.

>>23723720
green can be used a little bit. i mean fucking mirror knight is green and he appears in a CGI fest of a movie. the real reason for the lack of a green ultra is simply because green is fucking ugly most of the time. having it on armour is fine but a whole body being green? eugh

>>23724628
It's a billion yen IP. You're off by a few digits
I don't even know that there's any billion dollar IPs outside of like Pokemon or Star Wars

>>23724689
>You're off by a few digits
I'm not sure how to argue the IP valuation so I'll just point to this list and drop the subject:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises

>>23724278
>>23724498
>>23724625
What's going on with Toho as of late? The only last thing I know is Shin Godzilla. I have yet to watch most of the monster movies, really want to but forgot the place to watch them.

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>>23724824
They helped with Shin Ultra and also made Godzilla Minus One. There's an anime coming out that's basically Heroic Age.

>>23723636
They built it up as something completely different, I'm not sure what they hoped to accomplish by misleading audiences
Also doing a "primitive" Ultra and NOT having an "evolved" form?

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>>23724824
Oh man, check out Minus One if you haven't yet. Easily a top 3 Goji movie.

>>23724855
Really unsure about this. Was hoping for Singular Point Season 2. I love me some high concept science fiction.

>>23724990
The only real direction I could see SP2 taking is the origins of how Godzilla became "IT", how he actually turned into a metaphysical God of destruction and entropy

>>23724724
Huh, Sentai is higher than Ultraman, though primarily because of Power Rangers. And Ultraman grossed higher than Gundam.

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>>23724724
>>23724689
Honestly, how does Pokemon maintain its unmatched number 1 position for all these years?

>>23725055
Worldwide acclaim.

>>23724990
Japan hated Minus One. The only reason it's getting a sequel is because it was a huge success literally everywhere else.

>>23725069
"Successful due to its high levels of success"

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>>23725119
Ah yes, they hated it so much that it received 12 nominations at the Japanese version of the Academy Awards and won eight of them, included Best Film.

>>23725055
I miss kanata. He had a great first episode

>>23725055
Probably by its sheer variety of formats, all of which launched early on.
Pokémon isn’t just video game. It’s video games, manga, anime, card games, toys and more.
Sure all franchises dabble in such fields. By Ultraman has mostly just been the shows and toys. Bee a while since we had a proper Ultra video game.

>>23725401
He was honestly how you write a passionate MC. He has his doubts, and it wasn't just resolved after one arc. He go through it again.

I really want to see him again. His personality on stageshow kinda show him as a pretty cool senpai

>>23724233
It'd be bought up for the license anyway, which is why we're here.

If it ended up in a situation where the studio completely fell apart and Bandai just had the license, they might try to go for anime series (as in, mainline Ultra as anime, not "specifically unique concepts as Ultra anime").

>>23725668
he was your typical dumbass toku MC

>>23725055
First major creature collector to see mainstream success.
Complaints about quality aside, the actual monster design and concepts are still way better than all of its competition within that niche. They tend to be more creative and better at giving individual mons substance, and the art style has a solid balance of cutesyness and coolness to make it really marketable.
They have a huge set of skews that are supported regularly. And it's very easy to be a casual fan of the franchise. Like you could see some normalfag with a keychain of a Pokemon and they couldn't tell you its name but just have gotten it because it's cute, whereas something like toku, even in Japan having a keychain might be considered risky if you're a hidden otaku.

>>23724233
I could see Toei buying it

>>23725668
>it wasn't just resolved after one arc
because they weren't ever resolved. He was easily the most frustrating MC in the franchise because they just did not allow him to express the extremely obvious motivation that the show set up for him. It was completely fucking retarded how he never talked about his parents being trapped on Mars at any point and kept saying he didn't know what he was fighting for

https://x.com/Ultraman_AI/status/2015801907105898616
nftslop in 2026??

>>23726069
And I think that's what make him fun. It feels like his journey is still ongoing even after the series ends

I do agree on that not knowing what to fight for, though. I don't know what Naoki Hayashi was smoking

>>23725119
>>23725215
Minus One did worse than Shin Godzilla in Japan by itself, but aside from Shin, it's still higher than any other Godzilla movie after the 60s.

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I don’t know if this has been posted already but supposedly all the New Gen Ultras got their own brooch/cape from Zero off screen and Arc is gonna appear in Ep 5

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So like.....are Zero and Taiga's mothers dead? I know Ultraman is a boys franchise, but I still feel like they could atleast AKNOWLAGE the moms of those two

>>23726622
They can't finalize the best design for the stacies that tamed Seven and Taro

>>23726637
>inb4 zero's mom is Anne

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>>23725401
I like how chinks had fun with Kanata through meme

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>One space was left empty on New Gen photo banner
https://x.com/mochi_740/status/2015762708701081842

>Tsuburaya making Ai Slop NFTs now
Holy shit its over. This is fucking disgusting and goes against the companys original vision and the SOUL of Tokusatsu.
https://x.com/abstractchain/status/2015807392949096506

>>23727433
I just heard.... but didn't they already been doing something like this before? I don't think i've heard anything about their NFTs at all at this point.

>>23727144
RIbut before he got copyrighted

>>23727433
>NFT
That's still a thing? Well, they'll cave at some point. Even OpenAI admit they're losing money

>>23727471
Huh? There's a copyright issue with Ribut now? But alas maybe it's reserved for Theo. I mean even Grigio whom they'd often include is not in it, and Regulos as well.

>>23727433
>a pachinko corporation taking on shitty business ventures
Never thought I would see the day

>>23727433
tsuburaya isnt the one making AI NFT slop you fucking retard. it's a licensee abusing their NFT license.
>tsupro has license for ultraman NFT
>cryptofag buys the license for those NFT rights
>cryptofag also partners with NFT platforms that also happen to be deep into AI
>cryptofag and partners makes shitty AI promo
In other words, Tsuburaya isn't using AI for the Ultraman shows you fucking retard. Their ACTUAL sin here being fucking retarded and having 0 supervision on what their licensees are doing. AI being dragged into this is a consequence of letting cryptofags use their license and them not giving enough of a shit to pay attention at what the lincesees are doing. Make no mistake, these cryptofags are hellbent on going full AI and THEY WILL scam people

>>23727460
Its like the third or fourth time by now.
>>23727895
Yeah, the big company can do no wrong.

>>23728113
>Yeah, the big company can do no wrong
right I shouldve known i was talking to a xe/xer

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https://twitter.com/t_features/status/2016315552772538609

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>>23728195
Have they fixed the cracks issue?

>>23728206
I heard that they fixed the issues with the material since Power Type and newer releases don't have cracking issues anymore, but rubbery parts are bound to perish eventually regardless

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https://weibo.com/7790031436/QptzN4EgW
Blokees making Power armor Ultras, separate from their regular Ultraman lines.
Isn't there only 8~9 suits in the manga/anime?

>>23730432
There's Man, Zoffy, Seven, Ace, Jack, Taro, and Marie from the main series, but there are a bunch of armors based on other Ultras that are in side materials. I wouldn't doubt if they also did at least Tiga and Zero since both of those have official figures/models.

>>23730512
There are also 2 Zoffy suits, 3 Man suits, Astra and Leo and up to 3 Seven's variants (2 different equipment kits and one with the outer armor removed).

>>23730512
Sounds like they have enough 2 or 3 waves at least, especially if they cover the aliens and non-canon suits.

>>23728194
>>23728195
>>23728200
Really need to get around to watching Tiga so I can appreciate this more.

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>>23730520
>>23730545
They could very easily pull from the mobile game that was supposed to get an international release and never did. Zearth has a giant toothbrush lance.

>>23730226
Power Type didn't fix the issue with the material, they avoided using it entirely.

>>23730720
I mean if you want to get technical about it removing the source of the issue entirely is fixing it.

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https://twitter.com/t_features/status/2016720484600336911

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKSvK9oT0oo
Episode 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grv8bGPshPM
Episode 3 preview.

>>23730432
Is that series any good?
i'm guessing it is since they shilled the fuck out of it.

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>>23731436
>Is that series any good?
It's decent and has hot alien babes. I seem to remember the finale was pretty exciting. It's a completely different take on Ultraman though, to the point where it mostly just shares the name. Better than some regular Ultra shows.

>>23731436
Its pretty decent.
Ultraman still exists, but the series is more about how humanity deals with the legacy of Ultraman and the aliens.

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>>23730432
Yeah they are also making the aliens.
https://weibo.com/7790031436/QpD0hCKjd

>>23731463
It's also significantly better paced than the manga it's adapted from.

I never able to get into this ultra mecha show thing. It just doesn't feel like ultraman at all. Just some ironman expy with ultra paint.

>>23731903
Yeah I feel the same. It feels more like a Kamen Rider or Metal Heroes show.
I’ve noticed anime of Tokusatsu tends to be really different than the series they’re based on. The Godzilla anime has all been very unconventional (though I did like Singular Point).

>>23731998
I'd say the one exception is Fuuto PI since it's a direct sequel written by W's original writer, but being an anime allows for more extravagant action and effects that you just can't do on a live action toku budget.

>>23732086
They should give Orb a proper continuation like that too.

>>23731903
retard alert

Late to the party, finished ep 22 of Omega. And idk why but the concept of Space Gazers reminds me of Three Body Problem in some ways and it made me want an Ultra series that has the same vibe aka cosmic horror and dread.

>>23732192
Wouldn't Arc be closer to 3BP? Aliens from a dying system trying to take over Earth.

>>23732149
Thanks for announcing your arrival.

>>23731436
>Is that series any good?
No.

Have they explained why Omega didn't get a movie? Has anyone even asked or is Omega just that boring, even the nips didn't realize

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>>23732714
They're giving the movie spot to Zero.

>>23732721
Well, where's that announcement?

>>23732721
wonder why they never make a movie of OG man instead, that is set in the m78 universe, for the 60th anniversary.

>>23732222
Yeah that's a lot more closer.

>>23732911
Because of the China rights issue

>>23731903
>>23732149
go back to your containment thread, fag

>>23731689
>Shot through the heart, and you're to blame...

;-;

>>23733148
yjk

>>23732721
This isn't until 2027, which means Theo also not getting a movie.

⊙皿⊙

>>23733390
Blame the chinks who comprise most of Zero's fanbase.

>>23733390
Theo better get 30+ episodes then

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPRtmeSQSHo
Tiga.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCXCQRLzd8
30th anniversary ver.

>>23734164
>>23734357
i watched all of Tiga last year. what amazing timing. anyone else love brave love tiga more then take me higher?

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they've been posting these on instagram pretty cool

>>23734393
>brave love tiga
This live version makes me cry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ghKYIgBdWg

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>>23734448
that was beautiful thanks for posting

>>23734164
>no form change
>barely any powers shown off
>Golza and Melba looking rough(probably stage suits)
Grim, but I mean I'm glad to at least see my boy Tiga do something. Doesn't really hold a candle to him in his actual show though. Thanks for sharing anon

>>23734666
there's no way they're gonna put form change for such a short video.

>>23734393
It's one of the rare instances I love and have nostalgia for both on equal amount. I rarely have OPs and EDs being both clicked on me this past decade.

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can someone explain twin tails sudden popularity?

>>23735614
just look at him

>>23735614
Google ツインテールの日.

>>23735646
kek that's funny

Has Nexus had a Western DVD release yet?

>>23735951
Yeah, Mill Creek did a release. However, it’s getting hard to find now. Milk Creek got bought out recently and some of their releases are now becoming rare (especially Mebius, which they released right before the buyout). Hopefully they do a new print run soon.

>>23736244
Oh shit. I was holding off on getting their Decker release until it's on sale. Should I get it now?

>>23736284
The New Gen shoes seems safe for the moment, but I’d still snatch it up when you can. Especially since the New Gen stuff tends to be very cheap.

>>23736244
Damn, I should probably snag them while they're still cheap. Looks like Mebius isn't available right now on Amazon, but I see Max and Cosmos. How's the sub quality for those?

>>23733992
Oh but the monkey paw curls its finger and 5 of those episodes are recaps, not including the 13th episode recap of course so that's 6 recaps!

>>23737114
All New Gen shows have been 28 episodes with 3 recap EX episodes since Z, NOT counting recap episodes that don't go into the official episode count (for home video releases)

>>23737114
This era really makes it feel tsuburaya is but just a shell of its former self....

With how tight tsuburaya is watching out for leaks, any chance we can get leaks of theo by march? iirc, we get arc and omega by that point.

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halfway through Gaia right now. he might be my favorite side character in the series so far. super sad that both him and the gaia commander have passed away

>>23737331
The guy is a piece of shit irl if that means anything to you.

>>23737366
what did he do?

>>23737282
If we do, they'll be controlled leaks that were secretly dispensed by TsuPro themselves

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>>23730545
https://weibo.com/7790031436/Qqo8LzVTF
Yeah they are doing both non-canon and aliens, and their repaint forms. Guess that's why they split it from the main Ultra line.

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https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/E38090HPE3809106_2026E5B9B43E69C88E69C9FE7ACACEFBC.pdf
https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/5E_2025E5B9B4E5BAA63Q_E8A39CE8B6B3E8B387E69699(E88.pdf

>>23738709
Man, they're expecting big drops for Ultraman. It's kind of crazy Tsuburuya has gotten the freedom they did to move away from the successful new gen format to the current one.

>>23738711
Coz NewGen sucks according to the fanbase.

>>23738713
You gotta wonder, there must be a huge gap between the buying power and the fanbase

>>23738709
>>23738711
guess the armor things not working hmm. wonder where they will go next? wasn't the main reason we got this armor trilogy is because they want more new kaiju suits and less crossovers or less involvements of past powers or ultras?

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See these Baltans? They are all actually Dark Baltans.

>>23738718
You'd think but Z sold out of the ass, so the quality of the show still matters more

>>23738718
Arc and Omega aren't exactly fan favorites whereas Blazar's both the best received of this format and outsold almost all of the New Gen seasons.
Of course making better seasons didn't help Sentai so who knows.

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I am sure they did it on purpose to piss Tsubu LOL
https://x.com/hasseijackson/status/2019373954037870717

>>23738763
they really need to stop the armor shit and start making actual suits again. I don't know where TsuPro got the idea that fans want new one-off kaijus over actual Ultraman forms. It's kind of obvious which one is a better investment considering kids have a higher likelihood to like the Ultraman form over a one-off kaijus. If they wanted to make more new kaijus they shouldve made a new mega monster battle

>>23738711
here's an easy way to revive a show. just bring back fusion. literally just bring it back. also make a gambling gacha game. they had that a while ago

>>23738945
>lived long enough to see people miss Fusions
I'm not saying fusions are bad. I'm just remembering back when Orb and Geed were airing and people were complaining about fusions, culminating with fatigue during RB

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I’m in Tokyo and managed to go visit the Ultra kaiju bar. The amount of Jamila stuff is funny considering he’s a one-off Kaiju.

>>23731903
It feels even less Ultraman as it goes (the manga, I didn't like it enough to check out the adaptation).

So Ultraman is getting cancelled like sentai, right

>>23739117
Sentai ran for a decade on this level before getting cancelled. And it also wasn't just a half-year production.

>>23739117
This retard really think Bandai would give up all the chink money

>>23738943
well I do understand that they don't want to just keep using gomora for the gazillion time and want to make new kaiju designs (yet they keep bringing Gubila! >:( ) but true, the ultra forms are the ones people invested more in. They need to find a nice balance. They should do something like X: armor gimmicks or light gimmicks then a form change (or 2).

>>23739081
Jamila has a good story. No one is clamoring for a Deltandar toy

>cosmos host is a cross dresser
well now i don't feel bad about wanting to skip the series

>>23739122
Why else do you think we're getting a Zero movie instead of movies for Omega and Theo?

>>23733390
I wonder if it'll celebrate the Neo Frontier duology then. With Daigo now possible, there's no way they're not teaming him up with Zero

>But chinks hate Tsuruno
Just say Asuka is off world or he's not coming home until his friends personally catch up with him or something

>>23738943
The people wanting new kaijus are the production crew, who give up on early era Ultra where new kaijus were the norm

>>23739500
*grew up on

>>23739500
>boomer mindset is what killing Ultraman

>>23738763
The majority of the gimmick items being regulated to toyline only and general lack of kaiju gimmick items despite having so many new kaiju are also probably factors as well

>>23739641
Yeah. Like Blazar could have make new stones for every kaiju he fights during the first half like what he did with Nijikaji (can't remember the spelling). I remember reading on plebit having some ideas. Example like Bazanga stone would give him rapid fire.

>>23738778
I still want to see them play with the idea of an alien that while descended from Baltans, evolved into its own separate species because they believed it would save them from extinction

>>23739117
>sentai
>cancelled
it's just being rebranded. this isn't a cope either. whatever they are doing with gavan inifnity right now is the same shit they were doing with sentai. you would be an absolute retard not to notice. gavan inifinity is so far removed from actual gavan that its actually so funny.

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>>23739188
You say that, but they had fucking Detton in their display of fancy kaiju statuettes. Not Telesdon, who is actually iconic, but Detton.

>>23739893
Cool. Now where's Deltandar's? Or Nijikagachi? Or Tanigular?

No one dares to admit that very few actually care about those kaijus personally. They just like volume

>>23739926
Counterpoint: Galactron got so popular that it got both a MK 2 and a boss variant
A good design is a good design and will sell just as well.

>>23739954
Yeah, and that's one kaiju from Geed. Meanwhile, Geed got more forms post series because kaiju are niche now. Buying power like power ups

>>23739961
Galactron's from Orb. Also there's plenty of other New Gen og kaiju got variants like Demaaga, the Bassers, the Grigios. Hell, even Deltandal technically has a variant because one is a bomber plane and one is more of a fighter and it does suck that there isn't more of a visual difference between the two. Kaiju are definitely not niche, they're literally an integral part of how TsuPro gets money via their Ultra Kaiju Series sofubi line-up which is larger than its Ultra Hero series line. Both the Sevengar and Gavadon literally soldout their initial sofubi release cause of how popular they were.

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looks like the other post Z Ultras are also appearing in NGS
https://x.com/ultraman_series/status/2019939458951631338

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pQ8VuhzB0c
Episode 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EomjR-K2lIw
Episode 4 preview.

>>23739500
>>23739626
There was an intern who admitted that TsuPro is very boomer that it sets them back.

>>23740768
showa boomer or tdg boomer? can't believe some people still have old mindset like that when the whole company's corporate makeup was force to change to fit in with the more toy-heavy market of today.

>>23740768
>>23741036
Boomers make it happen. Without Boomers nothing would get done because the next gens are all idiots with their heads stuck up their iPad filled asses.
Praise the boomers cause the rest of you suck!

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Wonfes has an Ultra Kaiju corner.
https://hobby.dengeki.com/event/2896773/

>>23741036
I don't see how the two eras would have their own boomers. It's very likely New Gen vs Good Old Days, and so many of them in TsuPro are that.

>>23742997
Yeah, that's what i meant though it's more of the basis of how the fandom of those eras are like (the ones that are rather, well, boomer about their own eras).

tsupro needs to be careful or they might go back to life support. or even close up shop with that attitude.

>>23742997
It's like Golden Age comic fans vs Silver Age comics fans vs current age comic fans. People who grew up with different eras will be nostalgic for different things.

Omega would have been way better as a 12 episode series
In fact, I daresay most new gen shows would be better if they were 12 episodes. People who want 50 episodes of shows like Omega or R/B or Taiga are incomprehensible to me

>>23743393
I can't believe I'm saying this but Ginga stumbled upon the right idea with the two halves in the first season and then Ginga S

>>23743393
12 episodes is much too short. I don’t want an Ultraman that’s all plot advancement with no MotW episodes.
30-40 would be ideal episode length.
I think >>23743427 has the better idea. Maybe 15-20 episodes one year as a season 1, and 15-20 more the next year as a season 2.

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>>23743715
>30-40 would be ideal episode length.
Jumping in to say I think the number of episodes should be, somehow, proportional to the number of important characters. For instance, as much as people dislike Trigger, 25 episodes maybe wasn't enough to explore all the characters and their relationships. Blazar had the same number of episodes but the cast was smaller so it actually felt too long to me. I agree 12 is way too short. I also like the idea of splitting a show up into two seasons.

>>23743715
> I don’t want an Ultraman that’s all plot advancement with no MotW episodes.
And neither of the 12 episode Ultras we've gotten were like that. None of these new gen shows have plot that's worth even 6 episodes, let alone 12, and also most of them only have 1 or 2 good MotW episodes anyway. Quality over quantity anon

>>23743393
>>23743839
>12 episode seasons
>6 episode seasons
I have no idea why that other anon even gave you the benefit of the doubt instead of telling you to go fuck yourself on Gomora's horn.

>>23745113
I never said 6 episode seasons. I said there's about 6 episodes worth of actual plot in your average new gen show, tops. Even if we reduced the episode count of a new gen show to 12 episodes, at least half the show would still be MotW

>>23745227
12 would be too rushed, I'd say 25 is still good, especially with how newer seasons show that even 25 eps can feel too long.

Really, any show would need a good balance of episodic and serialized. I feel like Ultraman, specifically Orb and Geed had that balance.

I'm tempted to get SHF Nexus but at the same time they'd probably release Junis soon, though Anphans makes Nexus look unique.

>>23745522
just buy both. they wont be released close enough for you to need to decide

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The first Ultraman DLC for Gigabash is now available in Japan.
Guessing Tsuburaya won some kind of legal battle behind scenes for this.

>>23746212
why has no one ripped carmeara's model yet and make porn

>>23745686
space is a concern for me. But also dreading that Junis gonna be P-Bandai.

All these "Theo design leaks" jokes is pretty tiring... I just wish they end Ultraman instead, like how Sentai ended.

>>23747331
and destroy a big pop culture of the country?

>>23747204
p bandai is reserved for ultra-babes. youll be fine with an extra fig. you can always flatten boxes
>>23747331
shut up niglet

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>Take this!

>>23747508
https://x.com/geesehowardt7/status/2021172385831882936
AI generated tokusatsu is surprisingly coherent despite the number of scene cuts. its terrifying and Im afraid we're gonna start seeing a lot of "toku" being made this way by cheap ass companies

>>23747635
FIELD really opened the gate of hell this time.

https://x.com/nmamtbh/status/2021260062761619836
Now I understand why the Japanese (especially right-wingers) are pissed over AI generated Ultraman fight footage

>>23747719
kek this shit is getting pretty good actually

>>23747508
My dream of making King Joe beat up everyone ever will soon come true!

>>23747902
Didn't they pull the model offline recently

>>23747933
Goddamnit

>>23747719
this shit is actually getting scary. coherent shots. consistent details. barely noticeable AI hallucinations. we are FUCKED
(i dont mind more Ultra babes getting beat up by monsters though please make more of those)

Why is Ultraman fighting cats now?

>>23748306
Because AI.

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>>23748306
Not just cats

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>>23747719
Tsuburaya noticing it, guess they gonna make a statement anytime soon regarding the use of AI for their character.

>>23748329
Why the fuck is this so good?

>>23747409
You act like Ultraman can't continue without main TV series.

>>23748329
And /m/ niggas said precure ain't toku

>>23748532
you can only make so many movies... how did Ultraman stayed relevant from 80s to early 90s before Tiga came?

>>23747807
>>23748285
>>23748334
You can't even create videos with Xi Jinping though

>>23748329
>even got his beam pose mostly right
Guys I'm scared

>>23748617
You could ask the same thing about Kamen Rider. It somehow managed to survive the 90s with just three movies and an SD anime OVA.

>>23748774
but did it have any new cultural impact during the hiatus?

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Tsuburaya Fields HD third-quarter financial results.
https://www.tsuburaya-fields.co.jp/ir/j/files/press/2026/press_20260212ce.pdf
>Overall, it achieved a 76% year-over-year increase in profit

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>>23748838
For content and digital segment (Tsuburaya Productions)
>Overseas: Licensing revenue in China has declined because a product that had performed exceptionally well in China in the previous period was no longer contributing.
>Japan: Licensing revenue because of decrease in Gridman-related from last year.
>Ultraman Card Game increased revenue in Japan and Overseas.

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>>23748847
Ultraman 60th Anniversary Project: Major Initiatives

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>>23748848

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>>23748850
Ultraman Card Game

You know, say what you want about current era Ultraman, but they managed to stay on air for 12 years straight without interruptions. That is an achievement for them.

>>23748854
still, 30 or more episodes would be ideal

>>23748895
That's all you say anon.

>>23748895
We'll get there eventually. We already have 28 episodes thanks to stupid recaps, which I believe will slowly be full fledged episodes. Though it does seem Ultra at the moment is slightly lower budget than previous NewGen shows.

>>23748329
Did anyone save the one with Jack and Ace fighting the Japanese prime minister?

>>23748838
so it didn't do bad;y?

>>23748850
Really need word on the western BluRay releases. Why the fuck can’t I find Mebius from Mill Creek anymore?

>>23749490
30th anniversary of Tiga btw. Would be cool if they do something similar to episode 49 for Theo.

>>23749790
I don't see why the 30th anniversary will suddenly means they will get 30 episodes, but yes, I do hope for another 49th esque episode.

I remember envisioning something like that for Trigger with Jack. This time with Tsuburaya Hajime as a focus

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Japan is cooked kek

https://x.com/TripInChina/status/2021979622259531797?s=20

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>>23750000

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https://twitter.com/t_features/status/2022204119738732813

>>23750000
>>23750002
Truck-kun is on a fucking rampage.

>>23750277
Debating between this and Omega’s base form. Rekiness armor also looks quite good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSDjoPkQxjQ
Episode 4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inIkIKb76VY
Episode 5 preview.

Gubila!!

Do you guys like the new way of doing recap specials, where its just previous ultra characters reacting to previous and recent events?

>>23750583
Honestly yeah. I like the character interactions and there usually is a plot of some kind going on.
If we have to have these, this is probably the best way to do it, even if it means I usually just watch a compilation video of the new footage instead of watching the show itself.

>>23750583
Having a framing device is nice but I kinda miss things like Ultra Fight Orb where there would be a little 3 minute segment after the recap

When Shin Ultraman did the modernized science team, it felt cool and niche. But Arc and Omega, and to a huge extent Blazar, keep shoving it that I am getting tired of it

Omega even rip off the english lingo woman from Shin Goju

>>23750623
Blazar's didn't really feel any more "modern" to me than say XIO from X, once you remove the cover-up stuff, which was more an issue with the big wigs than the team.
And the others only feel "modern" in the sense that their trying to be more budget conscientious, in regards to show production.

>>23750490
I actually like the Gamedon armor quite a bit... besides the dinky weapon itself.
The actual armor design looks cool, and I liked when it was just fighting with it's fists against Pandon.

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>>23750583
i prefer yuka being harassed by aliens

Now that Sentai is dead, could we finally get Gattai robo? I will kill for a King Joe combining with mecha version of other kaijus

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>>23750840
Like some kind of Dynazenon?

>>23750843
I'm thinking more like Kiramazin as a recent example. Auxiliary kaijus

>>23750840
>Now that Sentai is dead
Ultra joining soon too

>>23751067
Naah, we still got fusions. Sentai was unfortunately too broke to afford fusion season

>>23750583
It's fun I guess, I didn't watch the majority of these shows so I get a little taste of how they were, maybe I'll watch them later. I also get to see some lads I haven't seen in awhile like Ginga and Victory

>>23751067
Ahahahahaha, funny. It's making more money now.

>>23751067
go back to /krg/

>>23752316
It's literally not. The toy sales are decreasing and apparently the card game is carrying it

And I doubt people are buying those for Arc or Omega

Omega had one of the best designs but it's sad that the series flopped a bit.

>>23753187
post bandai's IR data so we can make fun of you retard

>>23753610
Was really hoping they were gonna kill it.

>>23753210
Yeah he has one of favorite base Ultra designs in a long time, but the show spent way too much time floundering.
>>23723434
>axed ending.
What?

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With Tsupro pushing the series more in the US, part of me really hopes they leverage(sorry for the corpo speak) AI to create decent dubs of all the older series so that it's easier for ameribums to enjoy. It would make it easier for kids to enjoy. In particular I'd love decent dubs of the heisei series like Tiga that are true to the actual show and not 4kids lmao. AI is mega gay and all but it would be incredibly useful to cheaply and effectively create dubs for shows, there just doesn't seem to be a will to do that rn

>>23753688
They have an official dub team who are all actually pretty good, and they use the translation scripts Tsuburaya already made so there's no arbitrary localizing. Z and Haruki's VAs in particular are pretty fun.

>>23753770
I watched a few dubbed episodes of recent shows and they were indeed pretty good. I don't think they are really gonna go back and do Tiga justice though, or any showa shoes for that matter. I really wish they would though cuz I'd have everyone hooked on ultraman if that was the case

>>23753796
If the dub team are efficient enough during down time they might consider it. I can't remember who the voice director is but he's in a lot of the usual Ultra fan circles IIRC. Just need to signalboost the idea.

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https://x.com/asai_222/status/2023398487141085317

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https://x.com/ll_hato_810/status/2023407121413689453

>>23753187
Love how you don't include the DVD/BluRay sales from America, OR the money they bring in from doing streaming runs on Amazon Video, Shout! Factory, Peacock, PlutoTV...

>>23753633
You do it first so we can make fun of you boomerfag

>>23754222
Unnecessary because TsuPro clearly aren't profiting from that either

Arc and Omega were mistakes and the boomers of TsuPro should be canned and barred from making any more show

>>23753800
Sadly this is the only Ultraman circle I frequent at all :(

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From color
>Theo's color is blue

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>>23754356
Also his face is back to regular silver

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>>23754360
His design is not that "shocking" as Blazar and Omega

>>23752316
>>23754222
This is the same denial as Sentai fans nearing their favorite franchise's end.

>>23754356
>bluegger protagonist
Go woke go broke, this will be the downfall of Tsuburaya.

>>23754385
Ultraman is not in any danger of being canned, faggot

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>>23754356
It could be a hint to this as well

>>23754373
>>23754360
>>23754356
The earlier rumors pointed to a design akin to Hunter Knight Tsurugi
Maybe this is New Gen Hikari

>>23754391
The whole franchise? Of course not.
But at this point they probably think doing movies like Shin Ultraman would give more profit than low budget half year series.

>>23754399
Isn't that already debunked with this one? >>23754373

>>23754356
I just wanna know if TsuPro is still forcing the low budget production

>>23754373
Thought he mention the design last time was suppose to be more 'out there' instead

>>23754413
That's just speculation from chinese fanbase in baidu

>>23754413
It makes me think he's got an armor which comes off to reveal a traditional Ultra face, like KR Kabuto's "Cast Off" ability

>>23754400
>more profit
Just want to point out that corporations will often run some divisions at a loss in order to keep a foothold in a vertical if it makes sense from a wider business strategy. For instance, taking a loss on a weekly show might make sense if the show is important for toy sales and movie promotion. Plus, losing money for many years might still be cheaper than exiting and re-entering a vertical. Large corporations, especially with valuable IPs, will sometimes make decisions that take decades to realize.

>>23754321
>no data
i accept your defeat, faggot

>>23754385
I know this is bait but it really isn’t.

Super Sentai was always the weakest link out of the big three and the writing was almost always on the wall.
Figuarts flopped no matter what they tried, Memorial Editions are their second attempt at doing collector/adult oriented toyline, will never get a Anno Shin film, budget for the reiwa shows had a noticeably lower budget than before, somehow the miniplas flopped, etc.

Ultraman isn’t anywhere near that bad and is still rising especially since China is involved. wasn’t there a big ass event in China for a Tiga themed smartphone?

>>23754671
>Super Sentai was always the weakest link out of the big three and the writing was almost always on the wall
It was outselling Ultra for a good while, it was also much more stable than Rider in the 2000s.

>>23754525
>pretend he has data
Boom and Faaaaag

>>23754730
>It was outselling Ultra for a good while
when it was on hiatus for most of the time?

>>23754777
During the 90s, 2000s, and the first half of New Gen.

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https://x.com/L77sisi/status/2023750952839467203

>>23755346
Oh right Arc had a sword

>>23755423
how could you forget, he used it quite a bit

>>23754730
> it was also much more stable than Rider in the 2000s
Being more stable than a franchise that was just rebooted isn’t the point you think it is.
>>23754863
> During the 90s
Because there was 3 Ultraman shows in the 90s while Sentai had one every year.
One is gonna have higher sales just by the amount of shows produced.
> 2000s
See above point but with 4 ultras instead of 3

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>>23755346
Why do ultras get plastic looking swords while the bad guys get relatively decent looking blades?

>>23755957
The characters made to sell toys get toy like weapons while the one-off literal whos get normal weapons