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July 10th will mark an extra special Ultraman Day this year as the iconic superhero franchise celebrates its 55th anniversary, and Shout! Factory TV and its premier tokusatsu channel TokuSHOUTsu have announced a full day streaming marathon to mark the occasion. The marathon will include 19 hand-picked episodes from nine different instalments from the franchise – Ultra Q, Ultraman, Ultraseven, Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Ace, Ultraman Leo, Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman X and Ultraman Orb. This will then culminate in the US streaming premiere of the movie Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial.

But that’s not all! The Ultrathon will also include In Search Of An Ultraman! The Invasion From Another Space! – a newly produced featuring Ultraman fans from around the world. Guests include Kyle Anderson (Nerdist), Jason Narvy (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Linda Le (Vampy Bit Me), Mike Toole (“The Mike Toole Show” on Anime News Network), Lisa J (No Pink Spandex), Daniel Van Thomas (English voice of Ultraman Zero), Mach Dent (Vintage Henshin), Alyssa Fay (Daikaiju Legends), and Monster Island Buddies.

Ultraman Day: Ultrathon can be viewed across TokuSHOUTsu and Shout! Factory TV platforms: on TokuSHOUTsu.com and ShoutFactoryTV.com; TokuSHOUTsu’s Pluto TV, Twitch and THETA.tv channels; Shout! Factory TV’s Amazon Fire TV, Android, Apple TV, and Roku apps; and the following digital streaming platforms: IMDb TV, Local Now, Pluto TV, Redbox, Samsung TV Plus, Sling TV, STIRR, Twitch, Vizio and XUMO.

Following Ultrathon, Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial and In Search of Ultraman! The Invasion from Another Space! will join the catalog of Ultraman content also available for streaming on demand across Shout! Factory TV platforms and on ShoutFactoryTV.com.

The Ultraman Day Ultrathon will kick off  Saturday, July 10th at 7 a.m. PT, with the premiere of Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial at 5 p.m. PT. Join Shout! Factory and other Ultraman fans for what will surely be an unforgettable 55th anniversary celebration! Shuwatch!

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As well as showing up with a huge load of Kamen Rider reveals, Bandai Tamashii Nations had plenty to show off from the Ultraman during today’s Tamashii Nations figu @ HOME livestream event. These latest S.H. Figuarts reveals included:

  • Ultraman Leo
  • Ultraman Z Beta Smash
  • Ultraman Z Delta Rise Claw
  • Ultraman 55th anniversary edition (featuring a metallic finish and Brothers’ Mantle)
  • Golza from Ultraman Tiga

With these reveals not only do we finally see all of Ultraman Z’s television forms in the S.H. Figuarts line, but also a welcome return of kaiju figures! While the majority of these figures naturally do not have release dates at this time, S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Leo will be up for preorder tomorrow! This is a general retail figure due for release in November, with a price of 6050 yen.

Check out images of all these fantastic figures after the jump!

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The Emissary of Hell, Spider-Man! 

My Shiny Toy Robots returns with another tokusatsu review, this time looking back on the 1978 collaboration between the Toei Company and Marvel Comics – Spider-Man!

Whilst many fans remember this series for the giant robot Leopardon and what its introduction did for the Super Sentai franchise, Toei’s Spider-Man has so much more to offer as well – and isn’t as far away from the spirit of the original Spidey as some would have you believe.

Please check out the review and let us know your thoughts on Toei’s Spider-Man in the thread linked!

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The Bandai Tamashii Nations website and official Godzilla Twitter account have revealed a special reissue of S.H. MonsterArts Gigan (2004), previously released all the way back in 2014. This new Godzilla: Final Wars “Great Battle” version includes everything that was packaged with the original release (alternate armour plating and chainsaw hands from his later appearance in the film) as well as an eye laser effect part, extending grappling hook parts and additional cables for said hooks.

The figure is a Tamashii web exclusive, releasing in September 2021 and priced 15180 yen. Preorders open at 16:00 JST on Friday April 23rd!

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Gonna TIGA! Take me, take me higher!

Thanks to the latest round of magazine images we can see that Bandai Tamashii Nations have something very special in store for Ultraman Tiga’s 25th anniversary. Whilst many assumed his revealed-long-ago S.H. Figuarts figure would finally be released to celebrate occasion, these new images in fact reveal that Tiga will be the first Ultraman to join the S.H. Figuarts Shinkocchou Seihou range!

Sporting the Shinkocchou Seihou “true bone carving” sculpting method, Ultraman Tiga will be released for the price of 6600 yen (exact release date still unclear). Along with a selection of alternate hands, it will also include his Spacium Beam effect.

Stay tuned to Tokunation for more news as it comes and site sponsors Tokullectibles and Big Bad Toy Store for preorders as they come!

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Live! Unite! Up!
Ultraman Ginga! Ultraman X! Ultraman Orb!
Assemble! Glittering stars!! Geed!

The Ultraman Z range of S.H. Figuarts continues with Ultraman Geed Galaxy Rising! The new Z-Riser powered form of Belial’s son will release as a Tamashii web exclusive in July 2021 for the price of 7480 yen. Not only will it include a number of alternate hands, but it will also include the Z Lance Arrow to be used with Z himself!

Check out the full range of images and let us know your thoughts in the linked discussion thread!

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In the midst of all the Shin Ultraman hype following the recently released teaser trailer, Medicom have revealed they too will be joining the merchandising train with the announcement of a MAFEX Shin Ultraman figure. So far this reveal only consists of a teaser image of the figure, so how this will differ from Bandai’s S.H. Figuarts offering outside of sculpting is still unknown. We’ll update you on accessories, release date, pricing and any other news as it comes!

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“We, the ultimate lifeform, Absolution, have decided to take over your planet The Land of Light and make it our second home planet – The Kingdom.”

A new enemy threatens the Land of Light, manipulating events across time itself! In his bid to take over the Ultras homeworld, Absolute Tartarus is recruiting an army from across various dimensions and timelines. But where darkness threatens the light, Ultraman will be there – and it’s going to take numerous Ultramen from across the galaxy to stop it.

Last year Tsuburaya Productions released Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy, the latest in the Ultra Fight range of miniseries, to their official YouTube channel. The ten episode series was made available with both Japanese subtitles and an English language dub. If you haven’t checked it out already, be sure to do so and then check out site contributor My Shiny Toy Robots‘ review and let us know your thoughts in the linked discussion thread!

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The first teaser for Hideaki Anno and Shin Higuchi‘s Shin Ultraman has landed!

From the writer/director combo behind 2016’s Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman is a new feature length reimagining of the original Ultraman series. Though only brief, this trailer gives us our first glimpse at some of the movie’s cast, its kaiju and finally Shin Ultraman himself.

Shin Ultraman is set for release in Japan Summer 2021. Check out the trailer below and share your excitement for the movie in the comments!

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Yesterday we saw Bandai Tamashii Nations jump into the world of high-end statues with the announcement of the Tamashii Studios Premium Ultraman Zero -10 Years of Trajectory- figure, but it looks as though the line won’t be just a one-off thing to celebrate Zero’s 10th anniversary!

A further two releases in this new line have been unveiled at Tamashii Nations 2020 – one of Zero’s rival Ultraman Belial, and another of Kamen Rider Double facing off against two Masquerade Dopants! Like the Zero figure both sport incredible detailing, however it’s unclear whether they also feature illuminating parts. One thing’s for sure though – they won’t come cheap.

Check out the full selection of images after the jump and join in on our Tamashii Nations 2020 discussion!