Ultraman Day continues to deliver good news with the next Complete Series announcement from Mill Creek Entertainment!
This time, 2018’s Ultraman R/B joins the lineup! This release will include all 25 episodes of the series and it’s theatrical film.
Ultraman R/B The Complete Series is scheduled for release on October 13 2020! The price is a modest $49.99 USD.
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!
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.
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.
Mill Creek Entertainment has revealed the next entries in their ongoing project of Western Ultra Blu-Ray releases!
*First up is the 1972 classic Ultraman Ace! This is a fan-favorite entry and features several cameos from previous Ultra heroes.
*Next comes the 2007 series Ultraman X a modern Ultra take with a few surprises. Ultraman X’s feature film, titled Here He Comes! Our Ultraman! will be receiving a separate release.
These new Ultra entries are coming to Blu-Ray in April 2020!
More Ultraman goodness is coming to North America thanks to our friends at Mill Creek Entertainment, with two recent announcements: the web series Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga and The Return of Ultraman series.
Return of Ultraman will be released on February 25, 2020 with a suggested retail price tag of 49.89, a steel book option for this series will be available as well. Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga will retail for $19.99 and will also include Ultra Fight Orb as well.
Mill Creek Entertainment has recently been rocking the Tokusatsu world with their incredibly stylish Blu-Ray releases of Tsuburaya’s Ultraman library. With Ultra Q, Ultraman, & the impending releases (on November 19th) of Ultraman Orb & Ultraman Geed, Mill Creek has already made a huge chunk of media available officially to English speaking audiences.
While the Mill Creek Geed & Orb Blu-Ray sets include both the TV series and the related film for each, there’s also going to be a slightly cheaper option for collectors. Releasing exclusively at Walmart stores in the US, will be standalone Blu-Ray (with Digital) releases of the Ultraman Geed & Orb movies. Each will retail on it’s own for $12.98, whereas the Full TV series + movie sets retail for $39.98 each. Both Film Blu-Rays can ordered currently through the Walmart website here (Orb, Geed) and will be available in stores as well.
Thanks to Sci Fi Japan for breaking this bit of interesting news!
Mill Creek Entertainment is hyping up their Blu-Ray releases for both Ultra Q & Ultraman with some new preview pics! Posted up over on their twitter, are our first in hand looks at the Steelbook packaging for each series. Each series set in the Mill Creek collection will be numbered in order, making each new series a gorgeous addition to any toku collectors’ library of titles, and in my personal collection a nice uniform set of spines on a shelf! With the promise of many more series to come, like the recently announced Orb & Geed, these first two sets are bound to be big sellers with fans.
Both the Ultra Q & Ultraman Steelbook Blu-Ray sets will be released on October 15th. Currently, you can pre-order either set for the incredibly low price of $27.99 on Amazon.
The good people at Mill Creek Entertainment have announced some of the first entries in their planned Western releases for the Ultraman franchise!
*First up is the 2016 anniversary series Ultraman Orb created to celebrate 50 years of Ultraman. Orb will be released in a Blu-Ray boxset containing the entire series AND the theatrical movie for $39.98 USD. Ultraman Orb is scheduled for release 0n November 19 2019!
*Next is 2017’s Ultraman Geed featuring the story of a young hero rebelling against his evil origins. Geed will receive a Blu-Ray boxset with all episodes & the tie-in movie, also scheduled for release on November 19 2019 and priced at $39.98 USD.
*Last but certainly not least is one from the archives- 1967’s UltraSeven! This legendary season of iconic giant monster/hero action will be released on December 10 2019– available in standard Blu-Ray set for $39.98 USD AND in aSteelBook special edition packaging release priced at $49.98 USD.
The success of these Ultra releases may make or break further Ultra collections so be sure to pick up your copy & guarantee a future for Ultraman media!
Our friends at MillCreekEnt just announced more Ultraman series Blu-Rays will be coming stateside following the release of Ultra Q, Ultraman, and Ultra Seven in the coming months.
Joining alongside the aforementioned Ultra series we have Blu-Ray sets for Ultraman Geed and Ultraman Orb! Both will be released sometime November 2019 and will contain movies for both series.
In addition, more upcoming releases for 2020 were announced. That roadmap is as follows:
Spring 2020:
Summer 2020:
No further release info was given at the time of this writing, and it is unclear which of the aforementioned series will be receiving Steelbooks if any but we’ll be sure to update you as soon as more info becomes available.