>60 years
>hasn't had a good show in 20 of those

>>23699511
Better than Kamen Rider's years at least.

I’ve started rewatching the original Ultraman for the first time in about a decade to celebrate the 60th.
God it’s shocking how much better its production values are than other Showa stuff. Even Ultraseven looks notably worse than Ultraman.

>>23699519
>>23699511
stop responding to yourself

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>>23699707
?

>>23699439
i miss the 50 episode shows bros...
i don't hate the new stuff but they sorta just blur together with how short they are

>>23699519
Kamen Rider has only been in a decadence for 6-7 years, Ultraman has been in one for 13 years and counting.

>>23698033
>Sevenger kicks ass
That's like saying a Labubu looks badass.

>>23699742
being 50 episodes didn't make showa Ultras any better

>>23699742
39 episodes would be the right count for us. 50 is too much, but 25 is too little.

>>23699742
>>23700035
>>23700072
Agreed. Heck, just somewhere 30 and up without going into 40 would be enough. Been years and they Bandai still doesn't give tsupro higher budgets.

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Started watching Max. I know it was a hard course correction and was made as safe as possible after Nexus failed, but so far I actually kind of appreciate how "bread and butter" it is, especially when you stack it up against New Gen/Reiwa Ultras. Kaito is kind of bland though and I'm still not sure if I like DASH as a group yet.

>>23700035
It made them better than New Gen Ultras though.

>>23700383
Max was my first Ultra show and is still one of my favs. Its great.

>>23700383
Max is a weird show for me
I really want to hate it because of its bland cast (outside of Sean), being the origin of all the over the top nostalgia pandering that Ultra got stuck in for two decades, and for handling its nostalgia pandering through constant obnoxious winks and nods
At the same time though, almost everything in Max that isn't nostalgia pandering is really fucking good. Episodes 15 and 37 are some of the best Ultra episodes of the Heisei era (and by extension some of the best episode of the franchise as a whole). Those episodes don't look particularly safe compared to the shit we get today

I wonder what's the reception of the recent ultra shows for the japanese side. Like from 2chan or just forums out there in general. Curious if they still follow the franchise.

>>23700440
The only nostalgia pandering show that ever actually worked was Mebius because it felt like an actual celebration of Ultraman's legacy rather than cheap memberberries.

>>23700383
I just started watching it as well, 3(4 technically) episodes in and I really like everything I've seen so far. The DASH team are charming, Max is cooler than I imagined in action, and the way the episodes pan out are pretty good. I like that the new guy in the group is just one guy and is Max's host, so he's not a total one beat character. I also like how well DASH gets along with each other, they seem a lot more playful and fun than other teams, but also highly effective. The only thing I don't like is how long the launching sequences are for the DASH jets tho lol

>>23700635
Kaito is one of the blander Ultra protagonists though. His character doesn't go much farther than "nice guy who likes to help people and can get a little hotheaded."

>>23700661
He's not though, most other Ultra protagonists aren't any better than Kaito

>>23700661
You've described almost every Ultra protagonist.

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Apparently the Millcreek Mebius disks are getting hard to find.
Rebranding from the buyout? A Bluray re-release now that Tsuburaya has done one? Or are they going out of print?

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now that we're on the topic of max, do wish they would make this form a reality some day. I'm not sure if I will watch Max for now but this design looks clean and elegant for a final form.

>>23701308
Wait, why didn't it become a real suit during Max's run?

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>>23701308
>>23701311
IIRC this was still during the concept stage where Max would do monster fusion forms. By the time they got to actually making the suits and all that they had decided on a more Showa style of Ultra who didn't have form changes, just a bracelet with the Max Galaxy.

>>23701311
Apart from what anon below me said, it was also during the time where the financial situation for tsupro was really in the red, so they opted to go for a safer approach, hence the leaning towards showa style presentation.

>>23701314
Arent these suppose to be kaiju armors rather than new suits? Like what we got today.

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>>23701329
The monster fusions were integrated with the undersuit far more than Omega's Meteokaiju.

https://ultrablogdx.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/ultraman-max-production-history/

Does Ultraman still air on TBS? They really did tsupro dirty during Max's run...

>>23700661
The DASH members are remake of SSSP except maybe Elly.

>>23701357
>Does Ultraman still air on TBS?
No but they're supposed to have a new project airing there but still no update about that.

>>23701433
I think Mizuki is the one who surprised me the most. Your first impression is that she's going to be a hardass no-nonsense type who's going to be scolding Kaito all the time, but she softens up almost immediately and is just as much of a goofball as the rest of the team most of the time.

>>23701433
SSSP basically codified the standard team archetype so you can argue every team is a remake of SSSP in so way
>the hero
>the captain
>the brain
>the brawn
>the girl
>the kid
Some times the roles get mixed and/or duplicated but it's the same archetype

>>23701497
Not at all. Most of the other Heisei era teams don't feel anything like DASH or the SSSP
You could make an argument for Cosmos and Mebius, but even they have characters like Fubuki and Marina that don't fit neatly into of the archetypes you mentioned

>>23701511
Heisei just broke the captain role into two roles but the archetype is still there
>captain
Iruma and Munakata, Hibiki and Koda, Ishimuro and Tsutsumi, Hiura and Shinobu
>brain
Horii, Nakajima, Gamu and Alchemy Star, Doigaki
>brawn
Shinjoh, Ryo and Kariya, The XIG fighter teams, Fubuki
>girl
Rena, Ryo and Mai, Atsuko and Georgie and the bridge bunnies, Ayano
>kid
Yazumi, Mai, KCB, Ayano
Even TLT fits this with Shiori the brawn, Ishibori as the brain, Nagi both the brawn and the captain. The only Heisei one that broke the formula is Gaia and that's because the show has a massive roster, but even then the fighter teams fit the archetypes
>captain
Falcon
>brain
Lightning
>brawn
Hercules
>girl
Crow
>kid
Seagull and Marlin

In fact, GUTS is almost a copy of SSSP personality wise with Horii basically being a modern Ide and Shinjoh being the designated punching bag just like Arashi

>>23701584
You're only really looking at things in terms of team role rather than personality, relevance in the show, etc. which is a shallow and ultimately pointless way to look at it

No one would say TLT is in any similar to the SSSP in any meaningful sense regardless of your autistic need for categorization

>>23701497
I'd argue more Showa teams take after the Ultra Guard than they do the Science Patrol. A lot of the later teams have generic members who don't really stand out much outside of having one episode dedicated to them, whereas the SSSP had really strongly defined characterizations.

>>23701610
Every Showa show after the OG focused more on the main character than the side characters, with Leo being the worst offender where everyone not Dan and Gen were cannon fodder
Heisei did the characterization better by having more character focused episodes, but even then Daigo is kinda weak compared to everyone else. It seems to be the case for every first show of the era. Hayata, Daigo, Hiroyuki are all blandy blands

>>23700633
>Mebius
>the first nepo ultra

>>23700633
>only nostalgia pandering show that ever actually worked
Cosmos was also a good anniversary show.

>>23701889
Cosmos didn't do the O MY HONORED SENPAI-TACHI thing though. Mebius gets a free pass only because it was the first to do it, but it's been plaguing the series ever since.

>>23701892
>it was the first to do it
Return did it first. Mebius did it the way it was because Showa couldn't stop doing it.

>>23701892
The reason Mebius gets a pass is because it wasn't just doing references, it was a literal sequel and a sendoff show. There was actual meaning behind its celebration of the past, it wasn't just doing cashgrab toy gimmicks or trying to boost ratings off the back of a underperforming season or whatever

>65 episodes and three movies
Why was Cosmos such a long runner? Was it really that popular?

>>23701314
Maybe they were scared that people wouldn't get the reference to Leo

>>23701930
apology to the actor

I'm honestly surprised they haven't done a season where the Ultra combines with the defense team's vehicles or something.

>>23702172
X if you stretch the definition of "vehicle or something"

Is there a possibility of another high concept era with this franchise in its current form?

>>23702172
Reminds me of gridman. I think that would be cool. Weird how they never tried that with ultraman.

>>23702172
>>23702360
I think Gridman getting revived pretty much killed the chances of that happening if anything.

>>23702172
That's what's airing right now

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W1DGrP3jOY
How was Omega's penultimate episode?

>>23703871
Thank god it's almost over

>>23703871
Very excited for the finale for Sorato. I liked that scene with him and Kosei.

>>23703871
Honestly this episode was kind of cool. Granted, I'm not too happy with "lol they made a super monster offscreen" but I thought that first sequence of Omega super cold and clinically fighting with the spooky ass tribal ambient playing was genuinely pretty unsettling. Also yeah, the scene with him and Kosei at the end was genuinely great.
Show its ultimately gonna be whatever to me, but I've never been upset watching it so I'll take what I can.

>>23703871
>be Ultraman Omega (2025)
>first few episodes come out
>tokufans think youre a nothingburger
>fastforward 20 episodes
>now youre the most engaging and captivating Reiwa show in Ultra. never judge an Ultra show by its first few episodes however you can always judge them by their finale and in that sense Omega isnt off the hook yet., as we know how blazar and arc turned out

>>23704006
Maybe your glazing of it is performative to generate hype for something clearly made to keep UMC goons happy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs-W57-OvTk
Final episode preview.

>>23699439
>Ultraman Omega currently airing on ULTRAMAN official Channel.
>Ultraman New Generation Stars Season 4 to premiere January 24, 2026.
>Selected library available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video
>ULTRAMAN and Mirrorman 2D currently releasing new chapters periodically on Comiplex and simulpub on Viz Media
>Ultraman: Along Came A Spider-Man currently serializing in CoroCoro magazine
>S.H.Figuarts News: SS Tiga Star of Ultra version, SS Ultraman re-release, Rekiness, Omega Rekiness Armour, Birdon, SS Tiga Sky Type, 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
>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

>>23703871
I hope the upcoming anniversary series lives up to the hype.

>>23704006
Fuck that. An actual good series can hook you from the start. It's not a cover, it's the first chapter.

>>23704013
>>23704097
You're replying to Duel.

>>23704013
you are not intelligent, and your nonsense is getting worse. take your meds
>>23704097
if you want hype and aura moments go watch solo leveling or similar garbage. Ultra isnt for you. You wouldn't know what good writing looks like even if it was in your face. Go back to watching One Slop or some other key-dangling slop

>>23704085
When will we be free of Zero?

>>23704178
Nu-uh. Ultraman Omega? More like, Ultraman Ohmygodsopretentious

>>23703871
>le human cause problem for the second time

Still no Geness final boss.
There gonna reveal the Geness was behind the researchers huh?

>>23704178
>if you want hype and aura moments go watch

Ultraman zero? Waiting for sequel!

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>>23703871
So, what happened to this guy?
Did they just forget about him? Or did they kill him offscreen to save budget?

Isn't it weird that Taganular exists in Omega's universe? The dude is an anti-alien mortar which doesn't make sense as an evolutionary path with the Space Gazers around.

>>23704257
yeah, I was thinking what happened to it. Like, I thought I blinked and missed omega firing his kousen and killed it two weeks back.

>>23704237
calling omega pretentious when the show is only about good fun characters is hilarious. if you want a pretentious ultraman show you can watch vomitslop like nexus

>>23704197
When China no longer exists and/or Mamoru Miyano dies.

>>23704257
it's implied that Zomera absorbed him, which is why he had the beam. I'm guessing Ayumu's revelation is also figuring that out

>>23704310
I think that's what Ayumu noticed during the episode

How has Omega been so far? Haven't watched an Ultraman since Orb I think. Would picking up with Omega be decent?

>>23704512
omega is good.

>>23704512
The first half is boring. The second half is better but it doesn't make up for the first.

>>23704512
Outstandingly whatever. Your enjoyment of the first half will heavily rely on how much you like the two leads (and even then it'll probably drag a bit).
Second half is noticeably better but it's not some grand redemption.

>>23704512
It's fantastic. Intriguing start, several good standalone episodes, and it's all culminating into a good finish.

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>>23704512
1st half is a slog, mostly kousei going EEEEEEEHHHHHHHH
2nd half ramps up when the MILF appears, but it's a retread of the "team formation" phase you see in the early part of other ultra shows (blazar, decker, etc.)
Final arc's pretty interesting now that Omega's true nature is revealed, but then again you already know that it's going to end with kousei annoying the humanity back into Sorato.

>>23704512
It's more or less this >>23704530
The only really great episodes it has are the first episode and these last few ending arc episodes, everything in between is extremely skippable (alright there was one other good one about a time traveling kaiju but that's it)

If you want to watch something after Orb, Z, Decker, Blazar and Arc are all better than Omega

>>23704512
do not listen to >>23704554 's recommendation. Arc and Blazar are utter dogshit. do not watch these shows if you dont like your time being wasted. Orb and Z is good you can watch these. Decker shares the same director as Omega

>>23704006
Eh, while I’d agree Omega has improved, I still feel like Arc is overall the stronger show. I mean, it had one of the best final Ultra fights I can think of.

>>23704512
A perfect 5/10. It's almost impressive how incredibly middle of the road it is.

>>23704512
The lows are low but the highs are very fascinating. There are moments that definitely feel closer to early Heisei Ultra.

>>23704535
>>23704585
Samefag

>>23704528
>>23704530
>>23704553
>>23704554
>>23704657
Retards

>>23704512
Bland. The second half is better than the first but only just.

Ultraman The-O is gonna be a crazy good series.

>>23704766
The way things are going it may be the last Ultra series.

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>>23705312
>new series sells slightly less than the highest selling new gen series
>ITS ALL OVER GUYS THE FRANCHISE IS OVER

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>>23704675
nice try FAG

Sex with Sorato.

So how does simply 'gazing inside' help to protect when they can only interfere if the threat is from outside?
Do the appointed gazer move somewhere if the planet got fucked like Geness' planet?
The gazer already can be beaten by just one of Geness' creation.

Crazy how m78 practically has no shitposters while shitposters make up 90 percent of krg and ssg. How do you guys do it?

>>23705534
Ultra Series is more niche nowadays, there is more downtime with recap series in between and fewer over-the-top characters in comparison.

>>23705534
What is there to shitpost about even

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The series that Omega should've been.

>>23705597
You mean the show with the biggest production misfire of New Gen and the final result basically being Powered 2.0 i.e something completely outclassed by the show its based on? Yeah no thanks

>>23705597
I just started watching the original Tiga last night. It's very good, can't believe I held off on it for so many years. I can't imagine a new gen would be any good as the effects and most importantly the camera of Tiga looks so good

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So did they seriously butcher the Zugugan suit for this Nigga who doesn't even appear in the series as a suit and is entirely CGI?

>>23705500
they just preserve a planet's natural workings. so far everything is a natural phenomenon native to earth so there's no reason for gazers to do much. gazers aren't benevolent, just indifferent unless a foreign threat is bothering their observations. its just them being selfish. assuming Genessa still has activity on it, that gazer is probably still there until the planet gets sucked into its star. it's interesting if you think about it, do gazers get appointed to the planet? or do they get appointed to the planet's intelligent species?

>>23705534
there's not much posting to begin with.
>>23705597
omega is infinitely better than this dogshit just by the show not having Ignis in it. Trigger could've been good if that retard ignis stayed a comedy relief and didnt take up so much screentime of him being an absolute fucking jobber

>>23705871
Kengo is the character all of Tiga's GUTS wished they were.

>>23705890
Uh yeah, they all died on the base Omega blew up. It's a stupid brainless bug, not an end-of-series threat.

>>23706067
Why TF did they make a suit even?!?

>>23705871
Trigger isn't even really trying to be Tiga, it's basically just wearing Tiga as a skinsuit while vaguely following the plot of the Tiga movie
I don't think Tiga had good effects (at least not the computer generated ones), but it was excellent in practically everything else. Writing, direction, set design, music, literally everything was firing on all cylinders. It's crazy how it's pretty unanimously considered the best show by both western and Japanese fans, you barely ever see that kind of agreement in any franchise

>>23706153
The generally accepted three best series in the whole history of Ultra are Seven, Tiga, and Mebius. What does that say about Ultraman as a whole?

Gotta say, Zomera's music was really threatening.
Though, kinda weird he's considered a separate kaiju and not just an evolution of Eldeghimera.

>>23706353
Kinda like how mules are not considered the same species as a horse or donkey

>>23706372
Horses or donkeys don't naturally have the ability to absorb and replicate the abilities of other species.
Feels like it's just an Eldeghimera that consumed and adapted based off Zomera. Sure, the way he did it was different than usual. But how different would it be if an Eldeghimera ate Zomera the usual way?

>>23706144
They always make suits no matter what for Ultra Kaiju for Live events and promotions. Even anime Gridman and some Kaiju from it have suits despite the medium not being live action like Ultraman.

>>23705915
not much gazer lore except they are just watchers. Does the movie answer anything on it?

>>23706864
i dont think we're getting a movie

>>23706864
I have some theories on the reason the Gazers are the way they are.
A.) The Gazers had their own kaiju awakening and solved it by making peace with their kaiju and taming them. This is why Omega has the Meteor Kaiju, which he doesn’t seem to mind control them like Zomera does. We know the harder you fight back against kaiju, the stronger they get. So maybe they watch to see if any other species figures out the same enlightened solution they did.
B.) The Gazers or some other entity is responsible for the awakenings and they observe the results as some kind of science experiment. Possibly it’s a test for a species’s worthiness or seeking out powerful kaiju to tame as Meteor Kaiju.

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I think I like where this is headed but I kinda want them to commit to Omega's stoic, calculating personality being his true self, even when he ends up accepting the emotional weight of his time with the earthlings and decides to keep being a hero.
It's kind of hard to imagine him going back to being a jolly airhead after remembering everything, and it would really minimize the impact of this story revelation.

>>23707335
Well most new gen shows end with return to status quo, so that's probably what will happen

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What is this from?

>>23708036
Regulos miniseries remember regulos??

so when can we expect leaks for Theo? February?

>>23708049
Who?

>>23707011
>A.)
I can see that since Geness kind of did reach something similar which was Zovaras. They still lost due to it being forceful.

Still not sure what their gazing purpose is if their planet kaiju problem have been solved lol.

>B.)
damn, that would be villainous. Maybe not all Gazers are ultra shape like Rution's.

>>23708267
Never mind, it's probably some fever dream i had from my 13th vaxx booster or something.

>>23708049
>>23708036
It's weird how unmemorable the miniseries was for me

>>23708322
All of Sakamoto's Ultra stuff is unmemorable. It's the equivalent of banging a bunch of action figures together with an excuse plot that feels like it's being made up as it goes. These characters who are all supposed to be giants have no sense of scale or weight because it's all bluescreens and CG with very little in the way of scale models and sets and almost zero "people on the ground" to contrast.

>>23708387
no shit they wont have a sense of scale since there nothing small to compare to. theres literally no point for slowmo or any other tricks to convey mass when everyone is the same size

>>23708387
I don't know, I still remember the 6 ultra brothers vs gua brothers fight

>>23708322
I liked the Hong Kong martial arts homage. Mainly got a kick out of the title sequence. Nothing really stand out aside from that tough.

>>23708487
>>23708488
Johnny is dead now so can we have Take Me Higher back?

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>>23708036

>>23708487
>>23708488
Tiga my beloved. Watching it now and really enjoying it, probably more than when I watched Mebius

I wish they had done a better job of turning the turtle into a gun instead of making it look like a redeco of trigaron, but I guess it's just a recap series form so I can't fault them too much for that.

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"Just watch and don't interfere with the locals, bro."

>Arc movie is on Tubi with subs
>it's the fucking dub
Holy shit why is this movie just unwatchable?

Zomera would not exist without Geness's interference on Earth.
Omega must intervene.

>>23710181
https://nyaa.si/view/1943029
???

Omega ends tomorrow

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Do we have any rumors or leaks so far about Ultraman Theo?

>>23711268
Wait 5 more months moron.

>>23708387
>an excuse plot that feels like it's being made up as it goes
It is. He wants "japan MCU" but, aside from that already being a thing, he adapts the worst parts of it. Its all about generating hype for the next thing without ever solving anything.

I will miss Ayumu-san...

>>23711985
wtf is japan's mcu?

>>23712246
Sakamoto originally tried to make "Japanese Avengers" with Space Sheriff Next Gen / Space Squad but that fell through, so he tried to do it again with Ultra Galaxy Fight and that fell through as well.

>>23711377
eat a dick, fatty

its ogre

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgEWNJt5KvQ
Rate Omega's finale and series.

So, no movie announcement? I know they tend to do it in November, but they also would post extended trailers after finale. I had assume we would get something today

>>23712707
Finale is a 6/10
Show is a 5/10

>>23712710
The movie budget is going to the Zero movie

Is Geed actually popular enough to warrant a cameo in the new Chronicle show or is he making a return just because he's associated with Zero

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>>23712707
https://may.2chan.net/b/res/1380682820.htm

>>23711268
Theo means God in Greek but aside from that I've got nothing

>>23712710
There will be no movie, Omega is a filler series. We are getting a Zero movie as part of the anniversary instead, this is like a month-old news.

>>23712707
kino

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never doubted takasue even for a moment

>>23712707
The finale is complete and utter kino. One of the best endings in the series. The journey there wasn't the best though. Considering only New Gen I would place Omega below Arc but above Geed, X, Ginga, Ginga S. Taken as a whole it's mid--tier.

>>23712707
I would rate both as pretty good.

so does this mean that if Omega shows up in future content with a human host, it'll be Kosei? We're probably never seeing Sorato again?

>>23712707
Pretty nice finale, series is super meh. Didn’t hate it at all, just meh. I liked the leads and the characters but the first half just going at such a fucking snail’s pace with literally zero plot threads to pull you in was fucking brutal.

>>23712741
I always find it odd that people are happy when Ultraman have appearances of past ultras. Ever since RoU. I don't think KR has the same reception for that department. Not sure about sentai, sans anniversaries.

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Q: In a sense, "Ultraman Omega" is "Episode 0" until the very end, meaning it's a prequel to Ultraman Omega.
>Takesue: It's entirely prequel-like. Initially, I proposed a "grand prologue," presenting the content of Part A of Episode 1 in 25 episodes. In the first episode of the original series, the red orb collided with Hayata's plane, declaring "I am Ultraman..." in that space, ultimately completing the fusion. I wanted to present this complete journey in 25 episodes, culminating in the Science Special Search Party members transforming into Ultraman. Therefore, this is the true beginning of the so-called "Team Members Transform into Ultraman" arc.

>In order to prolong the life of Kousei, who was attacked by Zomela, Sorato (Omega) takes the action of merging himself with Kousei. Regarding this, director Takesue revealed a bold idea: We spent all 25 episodes to create episode 0, which is the last part of the traditional first episode.

>>23712831
it'll be both. they fused, like your typical ultra

>>23712707
Definitely what I wanted from the finale. I really enjoyed Omega. I liked the early stories and I loved when Sorato was able to look back at those people he helped and figure things out about himself. That ended up being enhanced by the Star Gazers reveal, which I thought was fantastic. Love Sorato, grew to like Kosei, and I wish captain milf had been a bigger part of the show.

>>23712741
its not displaying for me. what is this

>>23712831
I mean it's essentially an Ultraman X situation now, right?

Kinda weird they never touched on those aliens that were hunting the time traveling kaiju in the future.
I figured the reason none of the characters really mentioned them at the time was because they were going to play into the story again at some point.

>>23712707
Finale was decent, series as a whole was pretty middle of the road. I think if they had explored Omega's true nature and Sorato struggling with it a lot sooner, we would have had a more interesting show. The second half is what it should have been from the start.

So the gazers do what they do because
>they seek cosmic stability (peaceful coexistence with all life)
>they try to find the "answer" to that goal by observing each planet
>sorato/omega realise direct contact is required to create the answer
pretty cool final lore drop. the fusion also comes with heavy implications. now that the other gazers see how sorato exists among humans, they will likely attempt to live among and fuse with other aliens as well. imagine what the gazer watching over barossa is doing

>>23712868
Like hokuto and minami?

>>23712893
Are you retarded? Hokuto and Minami fused with Ace, that's 3 different people, not 2.

>>23712862
While I like the idea, I think it would be cool if they make the Episode 0 as the first half, and then essentially make the other half the 'Episode 1', as in giving us more time of Kosei as Ultraman.

Would have reduced him being a retard, probably

>Kosei became Omega's host like a typical ultraman.
I expected them to keep the status quo but they changed it in a really unique way. what a kino ending

>>23712893
hokuto and minami arent fused and minami hasnt been part of the transformation since forever. think of sorato and kosei as ultraman and hayata or zero and leito

>>23712862
I see the vision Takesue and the finale did execute the idea well, but 25 episodes might be too long for this

>>23712944
Good idea, mediocre execution is the bread and butter of Takesue.

I liked all the actors and their performances, Kosei when he wasn't anime screaming was great. The amount of campiness was good too. I like it funny but not too funny.

>>23712888
Omega is basically Heisei Ultraseven

>>23712944
I chuckled. Love the fact that we always complain how today's ultra shows feels short because of 25 episodes but when we get context like this, it feels too long.

>>23712984
I really hope they make continuation in Omega's universe one of these days (along with Blazar and Arc). The past 3 years have interesting worldbuildings that have a lot of room to explore.

i never really understood what happens when an ultra leaves and its not really consistent between series

does geed still have riku
does z still have haruki

am i just stupid...

>>23713011
The last time they did with Orb, people didn't really care for it. I feel like TsuPro is just happy leaving it to the imaginations of the viewers

>>23713013
Yes, you are. Riku and Geed are the same person.

As for Haruki and Z, they were still together up till Episode Z. Then it was revealed in one of the recap that they parted ways because Haruki wants to get stronger with STORAGE, so now they both are on their own journey.

>>23713019
yeah. last year's New Gen Stars The Live features the situation that leads to Haruki and Z splitting up. After like 5 years since Destrudos's destruction, Z's universe gets attacked by Rainbow Yapool since he has nothing else to fucking do and so they both go fight it alongside a reconstructed Ultroid Zero.

>>23713039
>>>/wsg/6074050

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https://x.com/anon54980/status/2012436664854196718

>>23713040
>>23713039
Is there a full video of the stageshow

>>23713162
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1i9VzzdEst
it's the second part of the stageshow specifically but looking at what the wiki says, you're not really missing out on much

>>23712949
Which is a real shame because Omega had a lot of interesting ideas and the potential to be really good, but fully utilized exactly none of it and only really started to touch on those concepts in the second half where it's already too late since they only had about 12 episodes left to do it all.

>>23712707
>literally a worse Nexus finale
Overall a mid series. If not for the 2nd half, then it would be on the same tier as Trigger

That was better than I thought it would be.
I liked that Sorato did not simply come to his senses with the power of friendship, and return to being a jolly hobo.
It seems like he actually combined what he learned about humanity with his previous life's knowledge to come to a new conclusion.
I only wish we could get a little more show to explore the new dynamic of Kosei becoming a host to a more serious, learned Sorato.

>>23713355
nexusfags forever buck broken

>>23713355
It's just the first episode of the original show, not Nexus. There wasn't some passing of the torch, this is the initial instance of an Ultra bonding with a human to save their life.

>>23712778
OL Ayumu is cute. CUTE!

>>23713492
You think Sorato watches when she and Kosei bump uglies? Or would that classify as a threesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rgsx2xRPc8

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>>23713484
Everyone knows it's Ultraman year 0, What I meant is the crystalization between the bonds they made through the series turning a normal human into an Ultraman to fight against the biggest threat.
Also, yes, it is indeed some what passing the torch, while saving them both is a reason, Omega also does that to prove his point to other Star Gazers.

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It seems TsuPro's been watching baidu forums for a while now, there won't be any Theo leak near it's official reveal

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>>23713689
Also supposedly, they watched many forums all over the world, and there's a chance they're browsing here on /m78/

>>23713706
Hi Tsuburuaya!

>>23713874
>All that research and it still leads to no noticeable improvements in quality

>>23714038
makes me wonder how much "more than 25 episodes" comments they've seen.

>>23714038
I don't see you retards coming up with any good ideas either

>>23714235
We're not in the business of copying Takesue

>>23714235
Here's a good idea. Stop wanking the good old days

And by that, I mean the whole dry humor, X File vibe as well. B.A.O desperately wants to be showa, it's cringe, Tsuburaya-san-tachi

>>23714282
It's still too early to wank Ultra N, they haven't even gotten to Cosmos wank yet

>>23714235
Here's a good one: end New Gen and start making good shows again.

>>23714326
They tried with Blazar, and that's where it all went to shit.

Better idea, end Ultraman series and focus on movie franchise

>>23714282
seven is still a popular ultra and I think some people really want the weird, sci-fi vibes to be on the spotlight again.

>>23714326
and how would they make it different? iirc, one of the issues is that their current producer is rather conservative in their ways and the staff feels stagnation is showing. the company needs new blood.

>>23714336
and kill off one of their pop cultures?

>>23714418
I feel like Seven as a character is, not the series. That includes the likes of King Joe, Eleking and a couple other aliens

I mean look at Zero. He only got his father's look and his adventure couldn't be any further different

you faggots need to stop making blazar-arc-omega a thing. omega is completely unrelated from the others. you guys are absolute retards
>>23714235
i'll give you a good idea. an adult oriented female ultra show where the female host and ultra regularly get assaulted and have giant sex over the city

>>23714510
Depending on how Theo will be, B.A.O might actually be a thing

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>>23714434
taro and taiga too. wish they make a whimsical fairytale series for taiga like taro.... feels wasted.

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Memorial Omega Slugger.

https://x.com/bandai_ultratoy/status/2012321472371741033
https://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000243736/

>>23714563
>Screw hole not covered

Me and my bf are continuing Nexus and we're like 20 eps in and it feels like I cannot escape these fucking woods holy shit

>>23714563
What's so "memorial" about it

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>>23714555
It's nice having an Ultra where their final/most powerful form is also their best looking one. One of my biggest complains with Z was Delta Rise Claw not looking NEARLY as good as Gamma Future.
Rekiness Caliber is pretty good, but Valgeness is just cool as shit and a very unique weapon.

>>23714510
>omega is completely unrelated from the others
It's not because they're literally related from a story perspective. It's because all three shows share the same creative impulse and drive that's very clearly different from what's come before.

Watched the finally last night, kind of slow once Zomera died, but good overall. Ti.e to rank it with the rest of the franchise.

Taiga > Dyna > Gaia > Nexus > Geed > Jack > Z > Mebius > Joneus > Ginga S > Tiga > Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey > Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle > R/B > Powered > 80 > Omega > Ultraman > Max > Decker > Leo > Great > Neos > Taro > Origin Saga > Ace > Trigger > Ultra Seven > Orb > Cosmos > Neo Ultra Q > X > USA > Blazar > Ginga > Ultra Seven X > Arc > Ultra Q > Regulos > Dark Fantasy > Ultra Fight Victory > Ultra Zero Fight > Nice > Netflix

Omega was pretty excellent overall and the vest series since Z.

>>23714636
Voice lines from episodes and the music from the show.

>>23714789
blazar and arc are wildly different with the only thing connecting them being the 4 parter and the direction of the Blazar 2 parter the specifically was so out of place with the rest of arc as a show. blazar and Z share more creative direction than arc and omega. Omega feels a lot like Decker obviously they all share the same director. people really just a new TDG but have no reason to justify that label post-Decker. I could even say ZTD is a trilogy on its own by that retarded logic since the 3 shows nothing like what came before Z. it's a forced trilogy labeling made up by redditors and you guys bring it here

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>>23714510
You're right it should be called the Taganular Trilogy

>>23714886
Naah, B.A.O is consistent in the case that it feels samer than Z to Decker.

Also you seething makes me want to keep using it.

>>23714904
you are retarded
>>23714896
this makes a lot more sense than the faggotry that "BAO" tards try to force

>>23714910
No, you are. Because you can't admit B.A.O is real, rangerboarder

>>23714886
Blazar, Arc and Omega are obviously different shows in terms of tone and what they focus on. But they're similar in the sense that they feel far more creator driven than before. By just looking at the interviews, the directors had more far input and involvement within the production and creation of B.A.O compared to previous New Gens, which all to varying degrees still have that Bandai influence to them.

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>>23712707
>The entire series is building to it's first episode.
The final arc of Omega was really good, downright kino even. Omega was well worth the watch just for that.

>>23714919
and they are also different from each other retard thats the fucking point

>>23714931
and you clearly didn't read what I just said idiot. The reason we group these shows is the same reason the showa shows or the TDG shows are grouped together. They have a similar DNA in their construction even if the end result is very different, and if you can't see that, frankly that's on you.

>>23714967
TDG is grouped together because two them are literally story related and gaia visually has the same design language as tiga and dyna you faggot retard. you should hang yourself

>>23714977
really? that's why you think people group TDG together?

>>23714977
It's one thing for you to be wrong or to have your own theory, but it's another thing to be such a pompous self-righteous asshole WHILE being wrong.

>>23715186
TDG is a thing from tsubu themselves. BAO is a faggy headcanon fandom shit

>>23714563
>whole gimmick is the slugger changer and how his slugger/crest changes with each armor
>barely ever uses the thing as a weapon or with attacks

>>23714815
>Orb anywhere behind Ginga S
>Orb behind Powered
This list sucks massive dick and anything you say is now suspect

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Who?

Omega movie doko?

>>23715500
>>barely ever uses the thing as a weapon or with attacks
to be fair it's not really that cool or useful as a weapon. I don't even think Zero uses his sluggers or that big combined one anymore.

>>23715727
Zero also had that finisher where he stuck them to his chest and did Breast Fire, but I think the only time we ever saw that was his debut movie.

>>23712707
The show grew from a 6/10 to an 8/10 by the finale.
It's not high enough to be an all-time favorite, mainly because of how underused the side cast are and how few fights in cities with actual building destruction we got. Feels like the action took a downgrade from Arc.
However, I did grow to really like Sorato and Kosei's relationship, the Meteokaiju were fun, many of the original kaiju introduced were great, and I liked how it felt more like a Showa show in terms of the mysteries and plots.
Kind of a shame we're not getting a movie. I could see a lot of potential out of another Star Gazer coming to investigate. It would be the one case where an Evil Ultra showing up for the film wouldn't be contrived or out of place.
Overall, I'm glad how it turned out, but definitely see where it could have been better.

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You only see it from some angles, but Omega's eye shape and brow ridge gives him a strange expression.

>>23712707
Blazar>Arc>Omega>Decker>Trigger. The second half doesn't quite make up for how slow and boring the first half was, but it did save the show from becoming a total wash. I just wish they had introduced the milf and KSCT earlier rather than spending half the show with just the main trio kind of bumbling around. That and Kosei not being so annoying would have been nice.

It's so fucking over, may the next one actually be good.

>>23714910
BAO is real lol. we literally got a brand new stageshow line whose first iteration was called "Omega, Arc, Blazar: New Generation Heroes Assemble"

>>23716518
Chigau that's OAB

>>23715699
Reguluos was such a nothingburger

>>23716521
>nothingburger
More liek nothingBAO since he's chinese kungfu

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Trigger reunion

https://x.com/kei_hsgi1010/status/2013209910234828975

>>23716697
MANAKA KENGO

>>23716019
That reminds me: didn't they made a black omega suit? one with purple eyes?

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>>23714896
Why is Earth's defender treated so poorly?

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Look, we can argue however long we want about Omega being a good show or a bad show, but I think it's time to get down to what's important.
Who were the best new kaiju from Omega?
https://strawpoll.com/40Zm4Eozkga

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>>23716904
for me its him

>>23716915
Loved him too, but wish his episode was better. They did a really good job of making it move like an animal.
Hope he shows up in other series.

>>23716904
Therizirus

>>23716697
Sex with Runa Toyoda

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>>23716904
Bro was robbed.

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>>23716904
*runs you the fuck over*

>>23717450
>killed off-screen
You can't even make this shit up. What a joke.

>>23717450
He did have a pretty cool design. Also, technically never defeated by Omega.
Actually, something got pointed out to me: All the kaiju Zomera absorbed were ones Omega didn't beat during their first fight.

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>>23716904
>You know they say that all kaiju are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Graim and you can see that statement is not true. See...I'm a genuine freak and I'm not normal!

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Just finished episode 13 of Ultraman Tiga and holy crap, that may have been my favorite Ultraman episode across all series of all time. A really great concept and a really great execution. Loved the crow men with their childhood nightmare tier scheme to shrink people and abduct them to be used as slaves on their home world. Seeing Tiga fight as a human sized fighter was also great and well done. Tiga is shaping up to be my favorite Ultra of all time.

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>>23717497
Yeah that's a good one. GUTS is so cool and I love the Wagner-esque soundtrack in Tiga.

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>>23717497
Same man, glad you're enjoying it. I'm something of a tiga enjoyer myself and shelled out for his model kit, my first ever even.

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https://tieba.baidu.com/p/10405043876
It seems that since the lawsuit concluded last October
>UMC can't use the 奥特曼 (Ultraman) Chinese name anymore
>UMC still has access to the likeness of the Showa 6
>UMC has switched to alternate names like 奥特兄弟 (Ultra Brothers)
Wonder if it's too late for SCLA/TsuPro to pivot back to Showa 6 for 60th marketing in China instead of Zero.

>>23717755
They still had the rights for the 6 Ultra Brothers, it's just they cannot called them "Ultraman" anymore.

>>23717497
Tiga is where Ultraman as a franchise peaked and I'm tired of contrarians saying otherwise because it's popular.

>>23717767
It's trademark rights, so they wouldn't need to do stuff like removing the Ultraman sillhouette from the logo.

Kind of feels like modern Tsuburaya won't make a strong push for past Ultras anyway in Theo even though it's the anniversary.

>>23717755
Why the fuck can’t Tsuburaya get final victory over these guys? Like, the standing do they have to get to use ANY Ultraman stuff?

>>23717864
It's never ending as long as they can't reverse Chaiyo's 2013 legal win.

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>>23717855
Yeah, only trademark rights, not character rights for 6 Ultraman. Which means, TsuPro "legally" still couldn't use Man-niisan for their 60th anniversary logo in Mainland China.

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>>23717864
Picrel is the cause

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>>23716904
After a day, Gairyuga is in the lead, followed by Eldeghimera and Edomaphilia. These are all the kaiju that have received votes thus far.
Kinda surprised Therizirus isn't higher.

>>23718315
is he currently the sole reason the issue has not been solved? what is wrong with him...

>>23718312
You're mistaken, TsuPro can use them, legally in China both are still owners of the likenesses. They've just been cutting Showa 6 out because it's free marketing for UMC

>>23718671
so...... free marketing for UMC would be bad because?

>>23718861
Are you dumb or? UMC are the chaiyo niggers.

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Old Ultraman fans (also father) shares his 5th grader son thought about watching Tiga.
>https://www.bokuboku12.net/entry/2026/01/20/200412

>>23719075
>no compilations

Does it mean recaps?

>>23719088
Yes

I realized that though the Reiwa Ultras aren't as chatty as the New Gens were (excepting maybe Arc), they definitely vocalize a lot more. I guess it makes sense for Blazar because he's a monkey man Ultra-Neanderthal, but not so much for the rest.

>>23719130
Taiga and Z were both Reiwa and neither shut the fuck up even though it would have vastly improved both shows

>>23719629
Taiga is counted as New Gen but Z is valid.

>>23712707
The finale was interesting, but definitely not quite as good as others here are claiming. I was left wanting them to do more with the Gazer concept, the idea that Sorato could just break the rules without consequences felt cheap and the final kaiju was whatever. I didn't expect the Kosei becoming the host idea but it wasn't impressive enough to change my feelings on the matter

And really that goes for the show in general too. Saying Omega went from a 6 to an 8 like >>23716019 is wild to me. For me it went from a 5 to a 5.5. It's not enough for the show to tone down the stupid shit. Kosei wasn't even the primary problem. Mebius had overexaggerated characters too and it was fucking great. The primary problem with Omega is the same primary problem with most new gen series. They just do not have interesting episode plots. And Omega didn't start having interesting episode plots at any point. It was mediocre from beginning to end, and it also didn't have the benefit of a killer soundtrack or crazy choreography. It just exists. Probably the most nothing Ultra series, even moreso than stuff like 80 or Neos

>>23719629
>>23719635
Have you watched Z?
He’s really quiet in his own show and Trigger but chatty as fuck in everything else.
It was really weird .

Is Ultra Galaxy Fight really a flop or were they just biding time?

Curious, has Tsuburaya considered recover their financial situation fully at this point? Like back to what they have during the 90s and early 2000s?

All I know is that they aren't able to have more freedom with their budget use nowadays due to being put on a leash by bandai.

>>23719786
UGF got hamstrung by the whole Chaiyo mess.

>>23719786
>>23719840
retards

>>23719840
Yeah I was expecting this. Maybe some NewGen hater spreading that it's flopping because there's no new stuff after Regulos miniseries.

We still need Z’s Epsilon and Zeta form.
Epsilon can be Blazar/Arc/Omega

>>23719935
Imagine Zeta using the Alpha Edge, Beta Smash and Gamma Future medals.

>>23719786
Probably the latter, need more new Ultra rosters for UGF 4

>>23717474
can they stop killing the survivors for their endgame? Almost all the ultra series have the 'friendly/pacified' kaiju get offed by the last boss. Except for Gaia?

>>23718467
the Shirakura of Ultraman...

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Keeppley making a black version of their King Joe too. What show is the black version from anyway?

>>23720189
King Joe Black is from Mega-Monster Battle.
It’s also King Joe’s best look.

>>23719935
>>23719948
I kinda want Z to stop using his other forms.
His base form is one of his best looks, and the reason he had forms is because he was weak and not yet experienced enough to face threats in his base form, so he had to use Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta as a crutch. As Zero put it, he’s “1/3 of an Ultra Hero.” However, he beat the final boss of his season in his base form, showing his improvement and strength. So having him continue to use his other forms is just denying him his character growth.

>>23720218
I feel like it's just a matter of time until they pull something like Corona Strong with Z.

For the love of God I hope Theo's beam is L-style or something else. We've had +-styles in a row too many.

>>23720237
it should be a T

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>>23720239
~~Tois~~

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>>23720215
King Joe in general is a top tier design. It absolutely nails "evil space robot." It's my favorite Ultra kaiju.

>>23720218
Well think about Orb, who only used his fusion forms because he couldn't use Origin. Origin is decently powerful, but is otherwise a pretty standard base form without the Orbcalibur. His fusion forms have more specialized abilities and are suited for different roles. Z is the same way.

>>23720293
there's a T on his face, will he be related to Theo?

>>23720237
Gonna be honest, I vastly prefer the T beams to L beams. I’d even prefer someone who uses a headlamp beam.

>>23720306
you only deserve L style beams if youre a seven style Ultra. Tiga is a fag he did not earn his beam

>>23720306
I'm down for a T Beam if they do it like Taro where he fucking hipfires that shit. Easily the most badass beam pose next to Agul's I pose.