Fans of the Ultra franchise have been enjoying the Blu-Ray releases from Mill Creek– and now a new entry has been confirmed for this lineup!
A new Complete Series release for the 1993 tokusatsu series Denko Chojin Gridman has been confirmed, containing all 39 episodes of the iconic digital hero.
Gridman: The Hyper Agent is currently scheduled for release on August 17 2021! The price is a modest $40.99.
Netflix has announced an exciting new project for Ultraman fans!
A new CGI feature is in development for the streaming platform, written and directed by animation veteran Shannon Tindle.
A brief plot synopsis has already been released:
An exact release date for this new film has not been confirmed at time of writing. Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this new chapter in Ultra history!
“We, the ultimate lifeform, Absolution, have decided to take over your planet The Land of Light and make it our second home planet – The Kingdom.”
A new enemy threatens the Land of Light, manipulating events across time itself! In his bid to take over the Ultras homeworld, Absolute Tartarus is recruiting an army from across various dimensions and timelines. But where darkness threatens the light, Ultraman will be there – and it’s going to take numerous Ultramen from across the galaxy to stop it.
Last year Tsuburaya Productions released Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy, the latest in the Ultra Fight range of miniseries, to their official YouTube channel. The ten episode series was made available with both Japanese subtitles and an English language dub. If you haven’t checked it out already, be sure to do so and then check out site contributor My Shiny Toy Robots‘ review and let us know your thoughts in the linked discussion thread!
The first teaser for Hideaki Anno and Shin Higuchi‘s Shin Ultraman has landed!
From the writer/director combo behind 2016’s Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman is a new feature length reimagining of the original Ultraman series. Though only brief, this trailer gives us our first glimpse at some of the movie’s cast, its kaiju and finally Shin Ultraman himself.
Shin Ultraman is set for release in Japan Summer 2021. Check out the trailer below and share your excitement for the movie in the comments!
The next Ultra has finally been confirmed!
Tsuburaya Productions has filed a trademark for the next Ultrman project- which will apparently be known as Ultraman Trigger!
The trademark was initially filed on Christmas Day 2020 and is now officially approved for use.
Could Ultraman Trigger be included in Tsuburayas’ continuing worldwide Ultraman viewing expansion? Only time will tell!
Studio TRIGGER has released a new full trailer for their upcoming anime project SSSS Dynazenon. This will be the second entry in the newly-labeled Gridman Universe, following in the footsteps of critically-acclaimed SSSS Gridman.
A new poster was also released giving us our first proper look at the titular Dynazenon hero. Tsuburaya Productions has created a full physical suit of Dynazenon to promote this new project!
SSSS Dynazenon will begin airing in April 2021.
Ultraman’s global domination continues with the announcement of Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy! Following on from the success of last year’s Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes, Tsuburaya Productions have revealed a new mini-series which will be released weekly on Youtube in both Japanese and English dub. The series will be ten episodes in total, with a combined running time of approximately 90 minutes.
From the press release via the official Ultraman Galaxy website, the story is as follows:
Mysterious aliens and evil aliens that shouldn’t exist are attacking!
Zero, Ribut, Taiga, Z (Zett), 80, Max, Mebius, Great, Powered, Grigio, and many more Ultra Heroes must join forces, fight together, and solve this mysterious case, which could end up affecting the whole universe. However, this is only the beginning! A conspiracy is underway – and the threads of it are intersecting. What is the aim of the golden giant working in the shadows?!
The storyline will connect directly with the all-new Ultraman Z series, where the latest chapter of the epic history of Ultraman begins!
Promising terrific drama, exciting action and a whole host of surprises for Ultra-fans, Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy will debut on Youtube in Winter 2020. Check out the full trailer for the series below and discuss your thoughts after the jump!