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Happy Ultraman Day every one!

To celebrate, Seismic Toys has just unveiled their new line, Ultraman Vinyl Odyssey, and the first release is none other than a fan-favorite – Jirahs monster!

Standing at 9″ tall and beautifully painted this soft vinyl figure is a mixture of metallic and plastic materials to create the amazing colors that you see.  Jirahs is sculpted by Michael Lambert and will feature a header card by Bill Couture.  In fact – every single release in the new Ultraman Vinyl Odyssey line will feature unique artwork from popular artists.  Each figure is considered a limited release and will not see a reissue down the road.

Jirahs will ship this fall and is currently priced at $129.99 plus shipping.  You can pre-order from UltramanConnection.com or directly from SeismicToys.com, or your favorite soft-vinyl retailers.

Check out all of the images!  This thing is beautiful!  And HAPPY ULTRAMAN DAY!

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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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ACCESS FLASH! 

 

Can’t get enough SSSS.Dynazenon? Well, GoodSmile Company has you covered with a fresh announcement straight from WonHobby 33; Dynazenon will be himself joining the Moderoid plastic model kit line.

At the moment, there’s not much else info to go on aside from this teaser image, but we’ll be sure to keep you updated as soon as GoodSmile Company releases more info on the Moderoid Dynazenon and when pre-orders are made available. 

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Netflix has announced an exciting new project for Ultraman fans!

A new CGI feature is in development for the streaming platform, written and directed by animation veteran Shannon Tindle.

A brief plot synopsis has already been released:


“Baseball superstar Ken Sato returns to his home country of Japan to pick up the mantle of Earth-defending superhero Ultraman, but quickly finds more than he bargained for when he’s forced to raise the offspring of his greatest foe, a newborn Kaiju. Struggling to balance the roles of teammate and new father, Ken must confront his own ego, his estranged father, and the conniving Kaiju Defense Force to rise up and discover what it truly means to be Ultraman.”

An exact release date for this new film has not been confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this new chapter in Ultra history!

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Tsuburaya Productions has officially announced the 25th Ultra television series, titled Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga!

2021 marks 25 years since the airing of Ultraman Tiga so Ultraman Trigger will serve as an homage to this legendary series.

Trigger stars a young man named Kengo Manaka, a botanist living on a now-colonized planet Mars. A chance encounter with the Giant of Light grants Kengo access to the GUTS Sparklence and the power to transform into Ultraman Trigger!

Ultraman Trigger will officially premiere on Ultraman Day– July 10 2021!

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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!