Western fans of Ultraman are in for a treat!
Fathom Events has announced a release for the recent film Shin Ultraman by Hideaki Anno.
The film will be available for viewing at select Fathom Events theaters on January 11 and 12 2023!
It wasn’t just live action Ultraman that got all the attention at Tamashii Nations 2022 either! Also at the event was an impressive S.H. Figuarts display of all six Ultra Brother suits, most of which are brand new reveals! These include;
Check out images of the full display after the jump!
Ultraman fans also had plenty to be excited about at this year’s Tamashii Nations event! Listed below are all the S.H. Figuarts Bandai had on show – some already released, some that have appeared at previous events and of course some new reveals as well!
Here’s a full list of everything that was on show, with all figures currently unconfirmed for release denoted in bold;
You can check out all of the reveals and displays after the jump and stay tuned to Tokunation for more information as it comes!
Heading down to New York Comic Con this weekend? Be sure to drop by the Bandai Tamashii Nations booth and check out the impressive full-size Taro Suit from the ULTRAMAN anime they have on display! The suit shows off the latest Ultra suit in all its fiery glory, complete with light up eyes and colour timer.
Not at the con? Then check out the gallery of images we have courtesy of our own Sentai_Tamashii by clicking the title of the story!
Bandai, via Narikiri World, showcased a preview of upcoming items that will become available for pre-order through the month of October. The items preveiwed are:
Fan speculation is that the Gokai Saber – from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger – will be part of the “Memorial” line of items, giving us a near 1:1 scale sword to go with the recently released Memorial Mobirate and Memorial Gokai Cellular.
Stay tuned for more updates.
The Ultraman brand is easily one of the most recognizable tokusatsu properties across the world, having been broadcast around 100 different countries since 1966. The film “Shin Ultraman” released in Japan back in May 2022 and has grossed over 43.8 billion yen (approximately $324 million dollars). Tsuburaya has shared plans to release the movie throughout 37 different countries and with specific plans for North America, South America, and Europe to be announced at a later date.
Click here to see the list of 37 countries (Middle East and Africa). The movie will be begin to become available in those countries starting September 1st, 2022 in Singapore.
The film has been screened at film festivals but this would be an official international release.
Stay tuned for more updates!
With the upcoming Tamashii Nations 2022 Event – November 18th thru 20th – Tamashii Nations is pulling out all the stops with offering hot, in-demand items for attendees. On top of the already announced Kamen Rider Jack Revice, Black Zenkaiser, and Kamen Rider Old No. 1, they are also releasing Evil Trigger from Ultraman Trigger Episode Z.
The details of the figure as follows:
Evil Trigger
Get in touch with those middleman and after-market sellers as fast as you can. All these items are going to go quick!
The first episode of the brand new Ultraman series – Ultraman Decker – is available online on YouTube with English subtitles. This is a fantastic opportunity for fans who have been interested in Ultraman but have yet to pull the trigger to get started with this storied franchise.
Click here or watch the video below!
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Monster Rancher franchise, Koei Techmo will be collaborating with Bandai Namco games in order to produce Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher for Nintendo Switch consoles.
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher will be a monster-raising simulator, in which you can take your Kaiju into weekly activities such as training, feeding, studying, and adventuring. There will be a tournament, and battle mode similar to other Monster Rancher titles, and the game will combine the base features of the first Monster Rancher and Monster Rancher 2, in addition, there’ll be a Monster Fusion system where players can take two Kaiju and combine them into something new and unique.
A psychical version of the game will be available in South-East Asia regions and translated into English, though, for those not keen on importing, the game will also be available digitally in the Nintendo eShop in North America. The game was slated for a release window of 2022, though no exact date was given at the time of this writing.
In the meantime, be sure to check out the trailer in the box below to view some of the game’s features in more depth down below:
One more teaser trailer has been released online for the upcoming Shin Ultraman project by Hideaki Anno.
In this new film, a series of giant monsters have appeared for unknown reasons across Japan. The government seeks to find a way to stop these creatures when a mysterious silver giant appears from beyond the atmosphere.
Shin Ultraman will be released in theaters May 13 2022.