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Happy Ultraman Day Everyone!

In the continuing Ultra push for worldwide audiences, Shout! Factory has obtained the digital distribution rights for the Ultraman franchise!

Ultraman will begin airing on Shout!’s unique channel, TokuSHOUTsu beginning in November 2020. The exact Ultra series has not been confirmed at time of writing.

Per this agreement, Shout! Factory only obtains streaming rights to the Ultra franchise; physical media distribution will still be handled by Mill Creek Entertainment.

Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this Ultra event!

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This weekend will be the premiere of the newest Ultra series, Ultraman Z– and for the first time, Ultraman will be receiving a SIMULCAST release!

Episodes of Ultraman Z will be uploaded to the official Tsuburaya Productions YouTube channel with English subtitles shortly after airing in Japan. However, each episode uploaded will only be available for 2 weeks after airing.

Be sure to tune in Friday, June 19 2020 at 8:30 PM EST to see the beginning of a new era in Ultraman!

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The latest Ultra entry from Mill Creek Entertainment has been confirmed!

This time, 2013’s Ultraman Ginga will be receiving the high-definition treatment. The six-disc set will contain the following media:

*The original Ultraman Ginga series
*The second revamped season, Ultraman Ginga S
*The theatrical release, Ultraman Ginga S: The Movie
*The special episode, Ultra Fight Victory!

All for a modest $49.99 USD.

Ultraman Ginga: The Series will be released on September 15 2020.

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A little while ago, Goodsmile teased that a role-play toy of the Primal Accepter from the popular SSSS.Gridman anime was coming down the pipeline, and finally, after a long silence, the prototype for this replica was recently revealed in a live stream via Goodsmile’s official Youtube page with additional info on Goodsmile’s website 

The stream in question can be viewed in the box below, you can skip to the 1:20:40 mark to view the demonstration. 

The DX Primal Acceptor will retail for around 15,000 yen to be released in December 2020. 

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An exciting new season of Studio Trigger’s popular SSSS.Gridman anime series is looming over the horizon. Following the brief teaser that we got last year, a key visual was just released revealing that this season will have a new cast of players involved.

In addition, the anime’s staff was recently announced, and that staff is as follows:

  • Director: Akira Amemiya
    Screenplay: Keiichi Hasegawa
    Character Design: Masaru Sakamoto
    Studio: TRIGGER
    Cast:
    Daiki Hamano
    Junya Enoki
    Shion Wakayama
    Yuuichirou Umehara
    Chika Anzai

Further details involving plot and air date have yet to be disclosed. Stay tuned, and we’ll be sure to update you once more info is released.

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Yet another entry into the Ultra series is coming our way from our friends at Mill Creek Entertainment with the recent announcement of a Neo Ultra Q Blu-Ray.

Neo Ultra Q first aired in Japan on January 12, 2013, as the second season to Ultra Q. Neo Ultra Q is currently slated for release on August 11, 2020, with no further word on pricing but we’ll be sure to update you on that as soon as more info becomes available.

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The popularity of the ULTRAMAN manga series and anime adaptation continues as Good Smile Company announce a figure of the titular Ultraman suit for the Nendoroid line! This fully-articulated super-deformed figure features highly detailed metallic paintwork, and will include an unmasked Shinjiro Hayata head, replacement chest part and effect parts for his Specium Ray, Specium Blade and Ultra Blade attacks.

The Nendoroid Ultraman Suit will be released in December 2020 for the price of 6500 yen. Preorders are now open!

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 Chant my name!

Tsuburaya Productions have released new information about the newest instalment in the Ultra Series – the forthcoming Ultraman Z!

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Ultraman Zero, the series will feature Zero’s student as the titular hero. Ultraman Z will be voiced by Tasuku Hatanaka (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, My Hero Academia) and assumes the human guise of Haruki Natsukawa, played by Kohshu Hirano.

Ultraman Z will transform using Ultra Z Riser, registering a unique Ultra Access Card and scanning three Ultra Medals to assume a variety of forms:

Alpha Edge – a space martial arts form using the medals of Seven, Leo and Zero.

Beta Smash – a wrestling-style form using the medals of Ultraman Ace and Taro.

Gamma Future – a psychic-powered form using the medals of Tiga, Dyna and Gaia.

Also making a return in the series is Riku Asakura, aka Ultraman Geed! Geed will also be able to transform using the Z Riser, card and medals – assuming the new form of Galaxy Rising! This form combines the medals of Ginga, X and Orb!

Ultraman Z’s opening theme will be “GOSHOUWA KUDASAI WARE NO NA WO! (Chant My Name!)” performed by JAM Project member Masaaki Endou, and it’s closing theme “Connect the Truth” by Nami Tamaki.

Ultraman Z begins airing in Japan on June 20th 2020! Check out the trailer below as well as the cast comments in the full Tsuburaya release!

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Buddy, GO!

Tokunation contributor and friend to the site My Shiny Toy Robots is back again with a new Tokusatsu review, this time taking a look at the 2019 Ultra Series entry and seventh entry to the New Generation Hero lineup – Ultraman Taiga!

12 years after his defeat at the hands of Ultraman Tregear, Ultraman Taiga regains a physical form when he bonds with Hiroyuki Kudo – a strong-willed member of the private security organisation EGIS. Shortly afterward, Taiga’s comrades Ultraman Titas and Ultraman Fuma also find their way to Taiga – reuniting the Tri-Squad as the trio take up residency within Hiroyuki. However Tregear has also made his way Earth, and has his own plans for the son of Taro…

Please check out the review and let us know your thoughts about the series in the discussion thread linked!

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Officially announced by the Tsuburaya Ultraman Global Portal on twitter, we now have a face to go with the name, Ultraman Z! Along with the reveal of Ultraman Z’s (pronounced as Zett) design we also have a synopsis of his story, and you could probably guess it with that name, he’s a disciple of Ultraman Zero!

The newest Ultra Hero is Ultraman Zett, the disciple of Ultraman Zero, who is now celebrating his tenth anniversary! An admirer of Zero, Zett worked hard to become a member of the “Inter Galactic Defense Force.” With a passion inherited from his teacher Zero, Zett is an Ultraman who always looks forward and forges ahead.

In this series, our protagonist who transforms into Ultraman Zett is Haruki Natsukawa (played by Kohshu Hirano), a member of the anti-monster robot force “STORAGE”. The twenty-fourth* Ultraman TV series Ultraman Z features a story in which Zett and Haruki will grow together. Please look forward to this latest series!

Tsuburaya has even more information on the Ultraman Z series including a break down of the cast, head over to their official site, and get ready for the next generation hero to make his debut! The new series debuted June 20th, 2020!