A new piece of merchandise has been announced for the Shin Japan Heroes Universe project!
This endeavor unites the four great heroes of Toei, Toho, Tsuburaya Productions & Studio Kahra–
The combined power unites these mighty heroes into the Shin Universe Robo!
This unique new DX figure is scheduled for release in January 2023. Price is a steep 23100 Yen before shipping and handling.
Western fans of Ultraman are in for a treat!
Fathom Events has announced a release for the recent film Shin Ultraman by Hideaki Anno.
The film will be available for viewing at select Fathom Events theaters on January 11 and 12 2023!
Ultraman fans also had plenty to be excited about at this year’s Tamashii Nations event! Listed below are all the S.H. Figuarts Bandai had on show – some already released, some that have appeared at previous events and of course some new reveals as well!
Here’s a full list of everything that was on show, with all figures currently unconfirmed for release denoted in bold;
You can check out all of the reveals and displays after the jump and stay tuned to Tokunation for more information as it comes!
One more teaser trailer has been released online for the upcoming Shin Ultraman project by Hideaki Anno.
In this new film, a series of giant monsters have appeared for unknown reasons across Japan. The government seeks to find a way to stop these creatures when a mysterious silver giant appears from beyond the atmosphere.
Shin Ultraman will be released in theaters May 13 2022.
A very unique media collaboration is on the horizon!
The Shin Japan Heroes Universe is a collaborative effort between Toei, Toho, Tsuburaya Productions & Studio Kahra– featuring a meeting of each studios’ signature reborn hero:
All four projects are also connected by legendary creative genius Hideaki Anno.
This new collaboration features artwork by Mahiro Maeda and Yutaka Izubuchi. Full details on this interesting project have not been confirmed at time of writing so stay tuned to TokuNation as we keep you up to date on this interesting new chapter in tokusatsu history!
The long-awaited Ultraman feature by legendary director Hideaki Anno is finally heading to theaters!
Originally scheduled for a 2021 release, the Shin Ultraman project was delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now at last a new release date has been confirmed- Shin Ultrman will arrive in theaters May 13 2022!
A new teaser for the project has also been released:
Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details on this new chapter in Ultra history!
In the midst of all the Shin Ultraman hype following the recently released teaser trailer, Medicom have revealed they too will be joining the merchandising train with the announcement of a MAFEX Shin Ultraman figure. So far this reveal only consists of a teaser image of the figure, so how this will differ from Bandai’s S.H. Figuarts offering outside of sculpting is still unknown. We’ll update you on accessories, release date, pricing and any other news as it comes!
Bandai Japan has released the first official images of the newest Ultraman– the title character of Hideaki Anno’s upcoming cinematic project, Shin Ultraman!
The Shin Ultraman design pays homage to the classic Tsuburaya design with a few tweaks for the modern era.
SH Figuarts Shin Ultraman is scheduled for release in June 2021. The price is a modest 5000 Yen before shipping and handling.
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!
For those of you that might be just tuning in, Toho and Tsuburaya will be collaborating on a new Ultraman feature film called Shin Ultraman, helmed by Shin Godzilla director Shinji Higuchi himself.
At Tsuburaya Convention 2019, our friends at Toho and Tsuburaya just unveiled what the design could possibly end up looking like, and it seems like they’re sticking as close to the original design as possible.
There’s still much we don’t know about this movie as of this writing, hopefully as we head into 2020 more news breaks sooner rather than later. Until then, be sure to check back with us at Tokunation, and we’ll be sure to update you as soon as it becomes available.