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Netflix’s official sci-fi/fantasy Twitter account @NXOnNetflix has confirmed that the Ultraman anime will be returning for second season! The first season of the anime adaptation of Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi’s ongoing manga series was released earlier this year, and adapted the first eight volumes of the series. This series is an alternative universe sequel to the original 1966 series, starring Shinjiro Hayata – the son of the original Ultraman Shin Hayata.

There is currently no confirmation of when season 2 will land, but stay tuned to Tokunation for more news as it comes!

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Netflix is currently expanding it’s library of anime, and among those titles announced was an anime adaptation based on the currently on-going Ultraman Manga written by Eiichi Shimizu, and our first trailer for this 3DCGI production was released just today

In the initial announcement, the Netflix Ultraman Anime was announced for a worldwide simultaneous release scheduled for April 1st 2019, though whether or not this will include subtitles for internationals remains to be seen.

The Ultraman Manga acts as a sequel to the original Ultraman taking place several years after the fact. In it, Shin Hayate’s son Shinjiro battles monsters as the new Ultraman.

In the meantime, you can watch the trailer in the box below and be sure to hit the jump and let us know what you think about this exciting new outing for Ultraman!

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The newly released 12th volume of the ongoing Ultraman manga has revealed that it’s forthcoming anime adaptation will premiere on Netflix in Spring 2019! More importantly the announcement also confirms that the series will have a simultaneous release worldwide, with the whole series being made available to subscribers that day.

The series is being animated by prolific studio Production I.G., with Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex), and Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) serving as directors. It will be produced as a 3D CGI series, with motion capture also being utilised for an added sense of realism.

The Ultraman manga series first began in 2011, serving as a direct sequel to the original 1966 series. Its North American publisher Viz Media describes the series as;

Decades ago, a being known as the Giant of Light joined Shin Hayata of the Scientific Special Search Party to save Earth from an invasion of terrifying monsters known as Kaiju. Now, many years later, those dark days are fading into memory, and the world is at peace. But in the shadows a new threat is growing, a danger that can only be faced by a new kind of hero – a new kind of Ultraman…

Shinjiro is an ordinary teenager, but his father is the legendary Shin Hayata. When he learns that his father passed on the “Ultraman Factor” to him, and that he possesses incredible powers, nothing will ever be the same again.

Are you looking forward to the release of the Ultraman anime adaptation? Let us know your thoughts after the jump!