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Kenelephant Brands just unveiled a unique statue for fans of Ultraman. Cast in polystone, this 1/12 Ultraman statue is referencing an old photo of Eiji Tsuburaya himself on set during the production of the original Ultraman. For those of you that own August Ragone’s book: Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters you’ll instantly recognize this piece as the cover for said book. 

But, this awesome piece comes with a catch: the Kenelephant Eiji Tsuburaya & Ultraman 1/12 Statue will set you back about 32,400 yen. It’ll be released in February 2018 but it seems like only 300 or so of these will be made.

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An unusual news item from this weekends’ Anime Expo:

The animation studio Studio Trigger has announced a new anime series based on the tokusatsu series Denko Chojin Gridman from Tsuburaya Productions!

Tentatively titled SSSS Gridman, this anime will feature a new story unrelated to the original Gridman series. Veteran anime director Akira Amemiya will be in charge of the project.

Some fans may remember Studio Trigger as the minds behind the short film Gridman: Boys Invent Great Hero back in 2015-

Sadly, no other information about this new Gridman project is available at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!

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A little while ago, Bandai announced it’s first S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Orb releases with Orb Origin and Origin The First coming out of the woodwork.

Since then, official images of the pair have been released online giving us a much cleaner look at the two!

S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Orb Origin will be a retail release with a price tag of 5500 yen.

While S.HFiguarts Ultraman Orb Origin The First will be sold exclusively on Amazon Japan(which does offer international shipping for toys and action figures now) for the same price as Orb Origin. Both will see release August 2017.

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Rumours of the next Ultraman show following Orb are beginning to circulate, and according to tokusatsunetwork.com,  it seems that Tsuburaya Productions just filed a trademark for a show called Ultraman Zeed.

No further details for this show have currently been released, though the trademark did appear via Trademark Bot on Twitter, whom in the past gave us both Zyuohger and Kyuuranger. Stay tuned, and we’ll provide more info as it becomes avalaible.

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Some exciting news for Ultraman fans!

Two new Ultra films have been picked up by US distributor William Winckler Productions, Inc for a limited double-billed English-dubbed theatrical release!

*First up is Ultraman X: The Movie!


When realty TV host Carlos Kurozaki breaks into a mysterious underground pyramid for a television event, he removes a special gem. . . and unwittingly releases a diabolical monster called Zaigorg! The evil creature wants Kurozaki’s gem, so it spawns an army of giant kaijus to get it! It’s up to the famous superheroes Ultraman X, Ultraman Tiga, and the one and only original Ultraman to stop the worldwide monster war!

*And next in the lineup is Ultraman Ginga S: The Movie!


A sinister space warrior, Etelgar, forces a beautiful young alien princess, Alena, to use her magical mirror to trap every Ultraman hero in the Galaxy! In order to stop Etelgar and save the princess and their fellow Ultramen, two brave young men, Hikaru and Shou, must each transform into new Ultra-heroes, Ultraman Ginga and Ultraman Victory, and combine their super-powers! Thus begins an epic battle of the greatest Ultraman heroes teaming up to defeat Etelgar and his army of villainous space warriors!

The Ultraman double-feature hits screens on January 8, 2017! A full list of theaters carrying this special release (along with dubbed trailers) can be found at SciFi Japan!

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Tsuburaya Productions has uploaded a brief teaser trailer for the upcoming new Ultra Series: Ultraman Orb!

This teaser offers fans a close look at Ultraman Orb’s three (known) forms: Spacium Zeperion, Burn Mite and Hurricane Slash-

Ultraman Orb is scheduled to begin on July 9, 2016. Feel free to join in our Ongoing Discussion Thread to share your thoughts and fears about this new hero!

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A new preview has been posted online for an upcoming film project featuring Tsuburaya’s latest creation, Ultraman Ginga!

Ultraman Ginga S: SHOWDOWN! Ultra 10 Warriors! features ten Hesei-era Ultra Heroes in one climactic battle!

 

 

This new movie premieres in theaters on March 14, 2015!

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This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Ultra Series. In Celebration of the event, Chiayo Productions will be releasing Ultraman Forever, a DVD box set containing the first six series from the original Ultraman to Ultraman Leo and the box set will be released state side. Price and a release date were not announced as of this posting.

The thai based company is rather infamous for being in constant legal dispute with Tsuburaya Production for the overseas distribution rights of the Ultra Series.

Is this a release you will be supporting? Discuss in the thread!