As the perfect follow up to the previously released S.H.Figuarts Ultraman, Bandai has just announced the released of S.H.Figuarts Ultra Seven!
This announcement comes via scans from the latest issue of Figuroh magazine and S.H.Figuarts Ultra Seven appears to be a mass retail release. He’s currently slated to come out March 2017 with a price tag of 5500 yen.
It’s still that time of the month for brand new items to drop on the Tamashii Nations site, and tonight’s next reveal is a huge one! Fans of the original Ultraman series will undoubtedly recognize what this set represents, it’s the S.H. Figuarts Alien Baltan Clone Set 3-Pack!
Meant to replicate the Baltan races’ ability to merge into larger beings as well as clone or copy itself, this 3-pack features 3 S.H. Figuarts Baltan figures, each in varying degrees of blue & clear blue plastic to show the transition. A truly incredible looking set that will be sure to menace your entire Ultra-Act or Ultraman S.H. Figuarts collection!
S.H. Figuarts Alien Baltan Clone Set 3-Pack will be release as a a Tamashii Web Exclusive in April 2017 for a whopping 17,820 yen.
And another upcoming release has just been opened for order by Tamashii Nations! Arriving as a Tamashii Web Exclusive in January 2017 is the third releases in the Ultra Act X S.H. Figuarts crossover line, the Ultraman Manga Ace Suit!
The Ace Suit follows up on last years 2 versions of the titular Ultraman & this months release of Ultra Seven/Suit Ver 7.2. Seemingly learning from the mistakes of past releases the Ace suit comes with a wonderful number of accessories. 2 sets of hands, a replacement unmasked head, an alternate face for this head, and extra forearm parts for use with the included effect part!
Be sure to get in touch with your preferred middleman or Tamashii Web Exclusive service when orders open to secure one. You can find a list of some such sites here.
In a very awesome nod to the 50th anniversary of Ultraman, Shout! Factory and Shout! Factory TV will be doing a live-stream of Ultraman starting at 12pm PST on Sunday, July 31st. You can watch the live-stream yourself directly at www.ShoutFactoryTV.com.
The live-stream will be hosted by the man, the myth, and the legend himself – August Ragone! Check out the full list of hand-selected episodes that will be live-streaming tomorrow:
~12:00 p.m. –Ultraman 101 – an opening segment with host August Ragone
~12:15 p.m. – Episode 01: Ultra Operation No. 1
~12:45 p.m. – Episode 03: Science Patrol, Move Out!
~1:10 p.m. – Episode 07: The Blue Stone of Villarge
~1:40 p.m. – Episode 15: Terror of the Cosmic Rays
~2:10 p.m. – Episode 16: Science Patrol into Space
~2:40 p.m. – Episode 17: Passport to Infinity
~3:10 p.m. – Episode 25: Cyphon, the Mysterious Comet
~3:40 p.m. – Episode 27: Monster Majesty
~4:00 p.m. – Episode 28: Human Specimens 5 and 6
~4:30 p.m. – Episode 33: The Forbidden Words
~5:00 p.m. – Episode 36: Arashi, Don’t Shoot!
~5:30 p.m. – Episode 39: Farewell, Ultraman!
*Times listed are Pacific time, approximate and subject to change.
Check out the promotional video below! We’ll remind you on Twitter of the event as it starts!
Now that the Ultraman manga is in full swing on both sides of the pond it’s no surprise that the series is proving popular with figure manufacturers. At this year’s Summer Wonderfest a number of different companies had figures on display, including Sentinel, ThreeZero and of course Bandai Tamashii Nations.
Among the figures seen at the event were:
Check out the full selection of images after the jump!
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Excellent news for Ultra fans excited about the new series!
Online streaming service CrunchyRoll has announced that Ultraman Orb will be available via their website!
The year 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of Ultraman, the 1st entry in Tsuburaya Productions’ long-running Ultra series of tokusatsu TV shows, and the veteran special effects studio is gearing up to celebrate with a new entry entitled Ultraman Orb.The first episode of Ultraman Orb is now online for easy viewing! Stop by CrunchyRoll and give it a try!
Just a few days ago, Bandai teased the release of high end props from the Ultraman franchise that will be coming down the pipe line, we now have official images of the first two offerings of what is now being called the Ultra Replica line, which will be released via Premium Bandai.
First off, we have the Ultra Replica Beta Capsule of the first Ultraman it will be joined by Ultraman Tiga’s Spark Lens, both pieces will come with distinct display bases.
Pre orders will simultaneously begin on July 8th and will ship out sometime November 2016. Both pieces will cost 7800 yen before middleman fees and over seas shipping.
Just recently, Bandai’s announced that their Proplica will be releasing high end roleplay items from the Ultraman series with an official web site having gone up. This is to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the franchise.
At the moment, not much is known about the line or even what will be the first release but stay tuned and we’ll be sure to bring up to date info as it’s made avalaible.
In the recent deluge of Figureoh magazine, Bandai’s announced that the small sized Shodo VS line will be expanding into the Ultraman series.
Shodo VS Ultraman Series 1 will include Ultraman himself, Ultra Seven, and two Kaiju to fight: King Joe and finally Zetton.
Series 1 will be released this October 2016 each individual one costing only about 540 yen each.