Wonder Festival 2019 is currently going on in Japan, and our friends at Good Smile Company had a pleasant surprise for us with the announcement of the Nendoroid Ultraman Suit from the Manga/Netflix series.
At the moment, there isn’t much info to go on for this cute little figure, as all we have to look at is the grey prototype for now. We’ll be sure to update you once photos of the completed sample go live!
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!
The Netflix CG Anime adaptation of the Ultraman manga releases in well over a month, in preparation for the April 1st, 2019 launch a new trailer for said Anime was recently released online.
This new trailer features plenty of new action sequences, with clips of Ultraman Suit A and Suit Ver.7.5 and a snazzy suit-up sequence.
In the meantime, you can check out the trailer below and be sure to join us in the discussion afterward:
The next of Bandai Spirit’s Figure-Rise Standard Ultraman model kits was just recently revealed via an update from their official Twitter Account. Following The Ver.75 suit, we have our first look at the Figure-Rise Standard Ultraman Ver.A!
There’s currently no word on pricing, though we do know that the kit will come out sometime in April. Other accessories are also not known at the time of this recording, although it does seem to include an LED-Light Unit that you’ll likely need to install yourself.
Stay tuned, and we’ll provide more updates on this kit as it’s made available.
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!