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In case you missed it, Ultraman R/B is Tsuburaya’s new Ultraman series, and the debut of this exciting new entry into the franchise is right around the corner.

A new trailer has just gone live, giving us a brief glimpse at the actual show itself though not much story info was given we are treated to a few action sequences showcasing the Transformation Crystals and just how exactly they’ll work when in use in addition to the transformation and finishing attacks of both brothers.

Ultraman R/B will be debuting July 7th, in the meantime, you can view the teaser below and don’t forget to join the discussion thread after the jump.

 

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Tsuburaya Productions have announced that the next instalment in the Ultra Series to receive high-definition treatment will be none other than 1987 animated joint production with Hanna-Barbera, Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (also known as Ultraman USA).

After the stunt pilot trio “the Flying Angels” are caught in a mysterious flash of light, they become the hosts of three alien warriors  from Nebula M78. With a base inside of Mount Rushmore and assistance from a trio of robots, this new Ultra Force defend the planet from escaped monsters from the alien planet Sorkin. They are Scott Masterson (Ultraman Scott), Chuck Gavin (Ultraman Chuck) and Beth O’Brien (Ultraman Beth).

As as featuring a brand new Blu-ray conversion, this is the first time that the film has been made available since its original VHS releases. The Blu-Ray will feature both the 75-minute Japanese and 78-minute English cuts of the film, however at the time of writing there is no confirmation that the latter also features English audio.

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins will be released on September 26th 2018, for the price of 7800 yen. Stay tuned to Tokunation for more information on this release as it comes!

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Back in early April, we reported on the upcoming REDMAN comic series written & Illustrated by Matthew Frank & colored by Goncalo Lopes. Well Matthew has just dropped back by our forums to give us an official update on the English language release of this highly anticipated series as well!

Via Nightshining Inc. We have open pricing, open pre-orders, and a new synopsis for the series:

Redman: The Kaiju Hunter Volume 1 Graphic Novel. This 128 page full color story spotlights the adventure of Redman and his quest to rid the world of any and all Kaiju. This is not the hero you will be expecting but its the hero you will want!

Be one of the first 100 to purchase this directly from Night Shining, Inc and you will receive an exclusive Redman foil trading card. These are limited to only 150 in the U.S. Pre-order your copy today.

This item is expected to ship June 2018.

Be sure to pre-order copy today!

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“X, united!”

Seen only yesterday for the first time, Tamashii Nations has today released a full set of official images for S.H. Figuarts Ultraman X!

X has been a long demanded figure by fans, and it looks like Tamashii is pulling out all the stops to please them. A strikingly good likeness to the show suit, Ultraman X goes the extra mile by including actual usable Cyber Gomora Armor! This marks to return of full form changing gimmicks to the S.H. FIguarts line after a long hiatus and is indeed welcome to see.

S.H. Figuarts Ultraman X will be a retail release in October 2018 and retails for 7560 yen.

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Bandai teased that an S.H.Figuarts Ultraman X was finally coming our way. Not long after that teaser, we finally have our first look at this figure in the recent batch of magazine scans that are making the rounds online.

S.H.Figuarts Ultraman X is set to be released in October 2018 with a price tag of 7,560 yen. For those of you whom may be unfamiliar with the character: Ultraman X has the power to create weapons and armor based on monsters or past Ultramen, and it looks as though this gimmick will be well represented in the figure itself! S.H.Figuarts Ultraman X will include parts that will allow you to swap off into his Cyber Gomora armor form.

There doesn’t seem to be a P-Bandai banner on this page, so at the moment it appears that he will be a mass retail release. Only time will tell if Bandai plans on releasing the other armor forms in the future and in what capacity.

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Bandai has finally confirmed that the wait S.H.Figuarts Ultraman X  is finally over. The character was unfortunately skipped over by Bandai when the now-defunct Ultra-Act line was transitioning into Figuarts.

For now, there’s no price or release date just a snazzy info showing this completed prototype in all of its glory. Stay tuned, and we’ll bring you info once it becomes available. 

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In case you missed it, Tsuburaya’s latest Ultraman series: Ultraman R/B was revealed not that ago, and some new details on this exciting new series have emerged thanks to a press release direct from Tsuburaya Productions themselves.

Our lead actors have both been revealed; actor Yuya Hirata will be playing the role of Katsumi Minato, Ultraman Rosso while Ryosuke Koike will be playing Isami Minato, Ultraman Blu this marks the first Ultraman series to feature two lead Ultramen that are also brothers.

The first preview teaser was also released online, and while it doesn’t give us any story related elements it does give us a closer look at these snazzy new suits. The first episode of Ultraman R/B will premiere on TV Tokyo July 7th, said teaser can be viewed by hitting the box below:

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Rejoice Ultra fans!

Today is a landmark day in tokusatsu history as Tsuburaya Productions Co. Ltd announced their victory in US courts against UM Corporation (aka Chaiyo) for the international rights to the first six instalments in the Ultra Series. That’s right everyone, it’s been a long battle but Ultra Q, Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Ace and Ultraman Taro are finally home.

For those unaware the international rights for these six series have been in question for several years, after Chaiyo Productions founder Sompote Saengduenchai claimed that in 1976 Eiji Tsuburaya‘s son Noboru (who died in 1995) had provided him with a contract giving him rights to everything related to Ultraman outside Japanese territories, in exchange for a monetary loan. The legitimacy of the document was extremely questionable, however Japanese and Thai courts accepted this contract as real and binding due to supposed appearance of Noboru Tsuburaya’s hanko (signature stamp) in the document.

Headway was finally made November last year when a Californian jury deemed the document to be a fake and ruled in favour of Tsuburaya, but it isn’t until today that we have confirmation that the company’s long ordeal is finally over.

So what does this mean for the series in question? Will they be joining the rest of the Ultraman backcatalogue on Crunchyroll? New home releases with better quality masters? Who knows, but with Tsuburaya continuously looking to promote Ultraman on a worldwide scale we’ll find out soon enough.

 

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Even though the line has since moved on to both Ultraseven and The Return of Ultraman, Tamashii Nations continue to show their love to the original 1966 Ultraman series with the reveal of S.H. Figuarts Antlar! First appearing in episode 06 of the series, this insectoid monster terrorised the ancient civilisation of Baraji. Ultraman was able to put a stop to its rampages, thanks to the Stone of Baraji – an artefact left to them by Ultraman Noa many years ago.

S.H. Figuarts Antlar is a Tamashii web exclusive due for release September, priced at 7560 yen. It will come packaged with a burrow hole effect part that the top half of the figure can be connected to.

Will Antlar be joining your kaiju collection? Check out the images and let us know after the jump!

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The new Ultraman series is finally here! Toy scans have been circulating around the web and we now have our first look at the new Ultra hero series: Ultraman R/B! Here’s all the info we’ve been able to collect via Twitter and Rangerboard

Ultraman R/B will feature two Ultramen: Ultraman Rosso and Ultraman Blu. To transform, they use the DX Rube Gyro along with Transformation Crystals which will be the series collectible gimmick. Rosso and Bull will have elemental crystals based on powers from past Ultramen:

Rosso Aqua based on Ginga
Rosso Wind Based on Tiga

Rosso Ground based on Victory

Ultraman Blu Flame and Blu Wind are based on Tiga’s powers

and Ultraman Blu Ground is based on Victory.

Their enemy is Ultraman Orb Dark who uses the Orb Ring Neo and Girujyobon Crystal to transform. Ultraman R/B will premiere on July 7th, and while the plot and cast are still currently unknown but we’ll be sure to bring you more up to date info as it becomes available.