The Success of Shin Ultraman and What It Means for Tokusatsu
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Here's a brief look at the reception of Shinji Higuchi's Shin Ultraman and what it might mean going forward for the "Shin" series and tokusatsu.
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#Ultraman #ShinUltraman - Фільми й анімація
The charm of the original ultraman series is unmatched in terms of visual effects. I’d say they’re as legendary as the old school Star Wars blaster effects, sure, they’re old and haven’t aged very well, but they’re still full of charm
the transformation scene will forever be iconic in my mind
@@bryanmerel for me his grunt also very memorable
Even though Ultraman series evolving through the years but when people discussing about Ultraman,first thing that pops in my head was the neon and spiral light that appear with the episode title.... What a nostalgia... 🥺
The set pieces, the camera angles forcing perspectives, and the natural special effects were unparalleled during the original Showa Run of the series
Ultraman's stiff flying scenes in the movie is such a treat to see, they're just glorious. Can't wait for everyone to see them, though, it might put casual moviegoers off.
I can attest that to casual film viewers it really puts them off, my little brother thoroughly enjoyed it but other members and relatives do not share that sentiment
@@aokyoutsuki7744 they are the highlight of the movie for me, like how Ultraman just beyblades and whoop the monster right after entering the area, the stiffyness of Ultraman really screams extraterrestrial
@@salmantorik6091 It is definitely an art form that casual watchers are definitely gonna get turned off by, which is nothing new considering how long anime took before it got taken semi seriously
As someone who grew up in the 80's and watched the original 60's series....
The stiff flying really pissed me off..Like why they do my homeboy like that? 🤣
The forst fligh of shin ultraman with the air shockwaves going supersonic and the same sound effect,made me tear a but remembering my childhood and it was a great treat to see
There is something particularly special about Tokusatsu for me. What I love about the medium is that there is so much charm when using both practical and vfx togehter it feels like a true fantasy of the heroes and monsters come life on screen. Growing up from watching Power Rangers to which I hold a special place in my life and to now loving all of Tokusatsu through Ultraman, Kamen Rider and Super Sentai. It has been the best thing that has ever happened, I would not be here today were if not for Tokusatsu. I praise the creators for the amazing entertainment we fans and newcomers have come to experience!
I hate the name of "power rangers" for the western series, despite enjoying them. It took me so long to figure out that super sentai and power rangers were one in the same due to it, and its just a weird localization in general. Like super is pretty easy, and "sentai" can roughly translate as squadron, but where do you get "Power rangers" from?
"Did not forget their roots"
"Never outgrew their love for the properties"
Japan live action stuff has some HARD misses, but when they do get a creative team that loves the source material, they make some of the most amazing movies that could BOTH attract normies AND please OG fans. You'll almost never see such a thing in the western world
Yeah, they've definitely messed up some times. I'd say the biggest was the 2004 Devilman film.
@@tanman7568 Oh god pls no, don't make me remember that monstrosity again
Comic book adaptations quite literally went through the same wringer tho
aot movie adaptatioon
I am incredibly excited for this movie. I hope that America secures a release this year. I would also be interested in seeing the Shin version of nearly any of the classic Japanese properties I’ve grown up loving.
On the other hand, I also look forward to a day when Anno and co can create an original work, which they haven’t been able to do in quite some time.
Also, please for the love of God someone give Gamera another shot!
I hope they don't change the story when they bring it to this part of the world
@@snaildude268 I mean, they didn't for Shin Godzilla, but who knows
As far as original works, tokusatsu is mental health thearpy for Anno. NGE reminds him of his depression while tokusatsu such as Godzilla and Ultraman reminds him of his happier childhood times.
I would love to see Anno make a completely original tokusatsu work someday.
YES please, give my boi Gamera some love dammit!! 🙏😭
You lads are lucky. I won't even get the chance to watch it cause I live in Greece.
Shin Ultraman is literally just the classic series but modernized and I love it. It all has the same look and feel with the designs and camera movements and it's just another episode of Ultraman, but with today's technology
This is great for toku fans all over the world. I have no doubt that Shin KR will do great based on the teaser they released, which is looks AMAZING. If Shin Godzilla is more horror/serious tone while Shin Ultraman is more light hearted, I can feel that Shin KR will be more serious/depress tone but still have those cheesiness/campiness of the suit designs. Btw, Shin Godzilla and Ultraman already focused so much on cgi, I think Shin KR will used the most practical effects and less cg. Anno might do some callback tricks from the tv series such as the break camera screen or even the pov kick lol (I know its in cutie honey)
I would definitely love a "Shin GoRanger" take, or maybe a Metal Hero revival/reboot
Shin Gamera
Shin Gekkō Kamen/Shin Moonlight Mask
Shin Gavan!
Shin Garo
How bout shin super giant or shin Redman
According to an interview with Hideaki Anno included in the Shin Ultraman Design Works, he had also previously written proposals for live-action versions of Mirror Man and Mighty Jack, but for various reasons they never materialized.
According to Anno, Shin Ultraman was commissioned by Tsuburaya Productions to Anno as a trilogy. According to the proposal, the second film would be directed by Anno himself. The Shin Ultraman Design Works also includes the proposal, which reveals some surprising details.
Anno has stated that what he really wanted to do was Sequel Shin Ultraman. However, it requires a huge budget and the success of Shin Ultraman is necessary. Incidentally, at the end of the proposal for Shin Ultraman, the word "Continue" is written. According to Tsuburaya Productions' business plan, the film following Shin Ultraman is scheduled to be released in 2024.
I want to see ultraseven in the sequel
Shin Mirrorman would be fucking amazing
Hoo boy Shin Ultraseven is gonna be neat
So after a Shin Ultraseven... would it be a Shin Return of Ultraman?
I'd imagine it would include an actual return of the first film's Ultraman instead of a Shin version of Jack. Maybe a little bit of crossover with Ultraseven at the end too.
Well considering it made over $34 million on a roughly $5 million budget, I'd say it was a success. And I can imagine that a sequel would be given a higher budget thanks to the overwhelming success of the first, and it could possibly have a shin gojira level budget of $15 million.
I just turned 52. I remember when I was 7, hiding behind the couch watching my first Ultraman episode on the local UHF channel, I was so scared. I’m glad a lot of this stuff is available online and it’s one hell of a way to stay young. I am hopeful that this is released in the US somehow.
I’m very excited for this film and can’t wait to see it. I’m happy to see Ultraman get more recognition especially after watching the franchise struggled in the early 2010s. Something that disheartens me a little though is how I’ve seen some Shin Godzilla fans on twitter downplay the success of Shin Ultraman, like saying it’s misinformation that Shin Ultraman may have earned more than Shin Godzilla in the same timespan it’s been out despite selling a significantly higher amount of tickets. I feel like it’s weird to be competitive about it when the Shin series are like brothers, and we should be happy Godzilla, Ultraman and Tokusatsu as a whole is being appreciated more.
As soon as I can, I need to watch this. If its intentions are this pure, it deserves my support.
8:10 Oh if only a Shin Gamera film was in the works 😭
Awesome news! I'm glad it's doing well so the popularity of Kaiju/Tokosatsu continues to boom. I really hope that they create Shin Gamera next
I wonder what Shin Gamera will be like since so far from these two films and how Shin Kamen Rider will probably be, are going back to there roots, like Gamera will be the only kaiju in the film?
@@steektete That would be interesting. They could definitely make it work, the team would have to produce a really good story, characters etc. for it though
@@ShinGoji1987Official I wonder if Shin Gamera would look like Gamera 1995 too but with CG, Mahiro Maeda so far designed Godzilla, Ultraman, and Kamen Rider who look also look close to how they originally look
@@steektete Yeah maybe. I think they would also go for a scarier approach like in Gamera 1999
Gamera Rebirth is coming....
I would love nothing more than to see Higuchi do something with Gamera again. It's been too long since the last Gamera movie. As for Shin Ultraman, I'm secretly hoping we get an international cinema run like we did with Shin Goji although I kind of doubt the reality of that given the somewhat niche status of Ultraman in the west. Either way, I'm excited to finally see it when I can.
They will still do it, its a huge missed opportunity if they dont't since he still has a presence in Asian and South American markets
@@Kakimech89 I believe it was announced not long ago that there will be an international release, but actual details of what that means are still forthcoming. I'm hoping that means a small run in cinemas, but I'm honestly expecting it to be something like a release to a streaming platform.
With *Shin Ultraman's* success in Japan now and *Godzilla's* success in Legendary's MonsterVerse, things are looking great for daikaiju eiga (giant monster movies) and tokusatsu. Now would be the perfect time to reboot *GAMERA.* Whether it's Japan or Hollywood, it's high-time for the return of the *Guardian Of The Universe* to be on the big screen again.
shin supaidaman
Unironically would love to see this
Look, I’m not saying that you can’t make JUST a Shin Ultraman, or JUST a Shin Kamen Rider. But if you’re gonna’ do both then you might just as bloody well do a Shin GoRenger, it’s just expected at this point 😂
The main issue I see is that they are trying to make those shin heroes into a shin universe, and with ultraman, evangelion and godzilla that already seems hard enough to do.
@@snaildude268 you mean like….they all exist in the same world? Like the mcu?
@@snaildude268 I hope they don't go that way. Honestly, I don't think they are trying to go that way. The use of "shin" is probably just a marker for a reimagining of old series for new era. Why? bcs Shin means "new" or "true".
I would like to see a Shin Gamera movie
Never disappointed by a Blunova upload 👍
This run for Shin Ultraman is giving a good feeling, we’re gonna get this film sooner in the west!
Saw the movie two days ago. Its definitely an interesting film. Different from what I was expecting, mainly in story structure, but the effects and battles were what I went in to the theater for and overall I got that and was satisfied. This is a movie made for fans by fans.
Shin Gorenger, Shin Kikaider, or even a Shin version of Space Sheriff Gavan would be cool
i am okay with the first three of the Super Sentai; Gorenger, JAKQ, and Battle Fever. How cool would it be for a new Space Sheriff.
@@CuffAnimationStudios don’t they have to ask marvel permission when it comes to jaqk and battle fever?
@@brandonspencer5594 jakq was done prior to the joint venture between marvel and toei. as for battle fever it was uniquely toei production that was inspired by avengers during the four year joint venture, but the character were not. denziman and sun vulcan were the other shows produced during this collaboration. the only thing produced by Toei during those four years was Spiderman that was due to suit and name. marvel had to give back the anime robots they used, but that did not stop them from making more comics afterward in the universe they created just not with the three or four giant robots from the anime.
I remember watching Tiga, Kuuga and Black first time in 2002, that is the time when I really adore Kamen Rider and Tokusatsu in general. While I still love Spiderman and Batman..... Tokusatsu series just resonates more for me especially with Kuuga.
Besides the amazing practical + vfx work on Tokusatsu, sometimes their story has more deeper complexity rather than the DC and Marvel Superheroes.
I went into the movie expecting to enjoy it like i do the older versions but man did this movie suck. It's completely expository, infantile, and actually quite stupid. And that pacing, hot damn. Good for JAPAN i guess, since they're loving it. But compared to the masterpiece that is SHIN GODZILLA this is garbage. The older stuff is much better.
Honestly the first 3 mins of the short history you provided with Shinji Higuchi's inspiration for Shin Ultraman was wonderful, incredible, and almost made me tear up because I now understand his vision for Ultraman and why he made it the way he did. The beginning of the video should not be missed.💖💯💯
I would love Anno to do a “shin” mazinger z (different than the anime), or shin devil man. That would be amazing and will bring everything full circle.
The problem I see is how they are gonna fit so many different heroes from different worlds into the same shin universe wich is what they want to do.
Go Nagai's works are better left in mediums like anime and manga, they don't really click with Anno's realistic style imo.
I'm a recent Ultra fan, but god im so excited about this movie. Shin Godzilla is the best movie in that series beyond the 50s original and I expect the same of Shin Ultraman.
If you're going to go into the cinema, or maybe put on the DVD in the player when it comes out, thinking that it's gonna be like Shin Godzilla, yeah, you're not gonna like. I don't want to spoil you too much, but the movie is batshit insane at certain points and tries to troll you as a viewer as well. You gotta go in with the right mind set. Expecting an overly serious film? Nope, just going in too see a fun, trippy experience, that's more like it.
@@friendlyneighborhoodkelbea7258 I don't think they meant that it was going to be tonally like Shin Godzilla, but more that it would be on the same quality level as a movie/entry in the franchise. What you described is basically Ultraman in a nutshell so anyone who is familiar with the IP probably already expected that.
Gamera is the most deserving of a shin remake. If only Anno can get the rights
ULTRAMAN NEXUS MIGHT FINALLY HAVE HOPE !
Being a Hawaii “kid” we have strong connection to Kikaider. So for sure, if that got the SHIN treatment people in Hawaii would loose their minds lol
Just what you’d expect from the master, Mister Anno.
waiting for them to bring Shin ultraman over to the US .....COME OOOON GET OVER HEEEERE.
I personally want a Shin Guyfer & Shin Garo & Shin Gridman. Although the nature of this franchises likely not as "uplifting" as what Shinji Higuchi wanted.
Why was the USA theatrical movie release totally horribly skipped/mishandled?
Next movie would be Shin Spectreman or Shin Goranger haha
Shin Ultra Seven (Urutora Sebun) should also be made!
That's cool and all, But... can we make Godzilla and Ultraman fight?
I would like to see shin ultra 7 & shin Gamera in the future
Definitely would love a new Gamera movie and what about spectrum man? I loved that show
Appreciate the effort and thought you put into these videos. You deserve a much wider viewership dude. Believe me.
How about Shin Space Giants/Shin Ambassador Magma?
CGI can be good, but I do have a love for practical effects.
I would love to see a more modern (maybe body horror?) take on Guyver. I know there has been two live action adaptations for the IP in the late 90s, but I think with something as niche as Guyver, there is much potential from both a story and practical effects standpoint. Someone in the comments also mentioned Metal Heroes, so I was also thinking why not a Shin Ninja Fighter Jiraiya or even Juuko B Fighter?
Love The Guyver, one of my favorites. I remember when my friend Ed recorded the old "Guyver: Out Of Control" movie off one of the local UHF channels back when were in middle school. No subtitles of course, but we were instantly hooked. I've gotten everything Guyver related I could ever since then. The wife found me a VHS copy of Out Of Control many years ago from L.A. Hero/Dark Image and she managed to track down some of the comics for my birthday one year. I have both animated series, and both live action movies, .... and not just because the first one has Mark Hamil, JJ Walker, and Michael Berryman in it.... I had to see a film with all of them in it. And Guyver 2: Dark Hero not just because David Hayter, who wrote the screenplays for X-Men and X2: X-Men United, plays the main character Sean/The Guyver..... needless to say there was a lot of laughter while watching both films. But yeah, I'd love to see a live action Guyver film on par with Shin Godzilla and what I've see of Shin Ultraman, bigger budget, better effects, etc. but still keeping the original comics, animated movie, and animated series firmly in mind. Maybe a life action Out Of Control.
I can't wait for Shin Ultraman to come out west, or at least get subbed. Great video as always!
I hope they don't change the story like they did in the past with godzilla
I honestly had no idea this was a thing. I have very vague recollections of Ultraman from my youth, so will almost certainly look for this when it is released in physical media
Definitely Shin Gamera and Shin Spectreman!!!
me just patiently waiting for it to come to the US
Shin super sentai would be awesome.
Does Hideaki Anno Like Pokemon, if he does if Wonder if he can make Great Pokemon Movies
It would be neat to see a Shin Daimajin
When even Hideaki Anno knows Ultraman means hope and a bright future is funny, if this movie was developed in the west it would probably be some miserable super hero desconstruction story.
While Shin Kamen Rider looks a lot exciting, I'm hyped for a possibility of Shin Ultraseven.
I have always been and always will be a fan of Cybercops, which I believe would be a pretty neat concept for a movie and updated effects would be greatly appreciated
I would absolutely kill for a Shin Gamera movie if ever as the Shin series so far has been phenomenal & amazing and I’m a HUGE fan of Ultraman, Godzilla, & Kamen Rider alike!!! 🔥😄
I I still watch a Ultra man when I was a kid👍
Wait, it's out? Well if it did well, I hope it leads to them making a new high quality ultraman show. The last time I tuned in, they were using literal ultraman action figures as plot points. Things haven't been the same since Mebius...
I mean, the last two seasons are available for free, legally, professionally subbed, on the official Ultraman UA-cam channel
it still not the same as mebius. but its getting better than the action figures ultraman(forgot what its called)
Shin Kikaida would be amazing. Get something that is a love letter to the original show and the manga as well. I’d also love to see their take on Sentai and see them tackle Gamera again.
I just wish they released the movie outside of Japan, maybe a late theather release like shin godzilla or on blu ray/dvd
And if Shin Super Sentai gets brought over to the west, Rename it to Shin Power Rangers.
No it should stay true to it's name, Shin Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
@@1eyeddevil929 It was a joke.
@@JerryUhila7 yeah but still tho mmpr started with the 16th team tho. It'll be impossible for fans, especially pr fans who know nothing of Sentai to know the Gorenger.
I hope they do Shin Spiderman 🤌
They need to remaster Ultraman Nexus shit is fireeeee 🔥🔥🔥
Shin Super Sentai would be really something
Shin Goranger?
Isn’t that the American power ranger movie.
I can't wait till it hits the US, by far my most hyped movie this year.
Well I hope that means we are gonna get an international release for this movie
Now all we need is a Shin Gamera movie. I pray for that to happen.🙏
Shin Ultraseven would have been a great series/film for Anno to make. Especially how politically controversial in the episodes of original Ultraseven compared to original Ultraman.
i hope it doesnt take too long to find it way ( Legally ) to the US. it looks so good
Excellent video! Great Japanese history presentation, too.
Personally i would like to see a super robo property get the shin treatment like Johnny Sokko if not to just round off all the major genres.
same
Gamera let it be Gamera
I grew up watching the reruns of the original Ultraman series in the early and mid 70's. I also collected the Ultraman dolls and always wondered why succeeding Ultraman series never appeared on U.S. television. My favorite Ultraman dolls that I played with were Ultraman and Ultramans Jack, Taro and Leo. It would, therefore, be wonderful to see an adaption of them in the Shin Ultraman series.
Definitely Gamera! I love the 90s movies dearly and watch them often. Higuchi-san was spot on when he said the appeal of the old shows was how cheesy they often looked, because the appeal of seeing something that's really there on set and on screen outweighs CGI much of the time with us fans. I hope that "Shin Ultraman" gets even a limited Stateside theatrical run, because I'd watch the heck out of it and buy the Blu-ray if it's as good as these clips make it look. I also really enjoyed "Shin Godzilla" in theaters and on Blu-ray because of the liberties Higuchi and Anno took in presenting their take on a classic character. Now to look forward to "Shin Kamen Rider", because the trailer is LIT. You can tell they're big fans and want to do it justice. (Oh, and sue me, but Masami Nagasawa is a special effect in and of herself, rather like Satomi Ishihara)
I think Mothra and Rodan would work with the shin treatment. Mothra is the second most popular toho kaiju in Japan, so I could see her story modernized.
Same but I would also like to see shin Godzilla because their both shins
For a long time now, Ultraman has been my international favorite level of entertainment that could be reflected in Power Rangers. A long time ago, I learned that Ultraman was considered the ultimate Superman. Ultraman was like if Power Rangers were in Godzilla’s world but never needed zords. Eight years ago, my favorite hero monster, Godzilla, came back into my life on the big screen like I never saw him before. Since then, I waited for two of my other heroes, Gamera and Ultraman, to step into the world of CGI. That never came to be. Of course, all the product displacement has made Ultraman more like the commercial is tic style of the Power Rangers, and they only had their hardcore cinematic debut once. I didn’t like the Resurgence creation of Shin Godzilla; it looked abominable to me whereas Legendary Godzilla is the reincarnation of my first favorite Japanese hero. Lately, I’ve been confounded with multiple Ultraman identities overcrowding my mind when I need to have one. Ever since Ultraman entered the realm of Marvel comics, the original Ultraman has been reinvented for me. Now I to see the reinvention of the original on the screen. Lately, I’m excited for Shin Ultraman. I’m hoping to like that movie way better than Shin Godzilla.
One more thing, I have been a little fascinated by Kamen Rider so I wonder how Shin Kamen Rider could be better than Kamen Rider Shin. Also, I really hope that Gamera gets the same treatment that Godzilla did. The reruns are not enough anymore.
shin godzilla was the first godzilla film to genuinely terrify me. my buddy helped me watch every toho film in order before godzilla v kong's release
Really enjoyed watching this and getting some insight on these movies and Tokusatsu. Also, could you drop a link for the M87 cover at the end?
Let’s get a evangelion live action with Hideaki Anno on it.
That seems appropriate, but I think Anno would also be quite determined to pass the franchise on to somebody else.
I suppose this calls for just the right compromise...
9:53 finally he has color timer 🤩😍
JIMU SAPU SAYS '''SUIWACHI!!!'' about Shinji Ultraman!! I liked what I saw!
4:49. The Movie grossed $79 million? In the US that wouldn't be a flop, that'd be a bomb.
Incredible Vibe
Amazing Love for Caring for Franchises and Stories
Shoutout to Anno for Finally Fulfilling His Dream
Bring this to the US!!!!!!! I am a fan from the late 1960s! Dub them in english and market them heavily in the US. Play off the nostalgia and the Godzilla / Anime connection.
Shin Godzilla was basically like Godzilla 1954, Shin Ultraman has been like Ultraman 1966, Shin Kamen Rider will be like Kamen Rider 1971
Please allow this to be the bright beginning of the Shin-verse! 💯🙏
Shin Mighty Jack would be cool...
Great vid btw :)
#ShinUltramanSweep
I would love to see Anno tackle a live action Guyver. Maybe as a TV series, set in the Shin universe.
Guyver borrows a lot from Kamen Rider, as well as American comics like Spider-Man (mainly in how the world likes to shit on the protagonist), and I feel Anno's style would work quite well with it.
2:48 - This. This is probably what Japan has forgotten. And yet they are still wondering in vain as to why can't they get their "golden years" back; and why have their East Asian neighbors overtaken them: China in terms of economy; and South Korea in terms of soft power aka "pop culture."
Love the "Roaming the Wastes- Mor Ardain" from XC2 in the background👌
Shin Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot.
I thing it would be really interesting to se a Shin Inazuman, he’s so different from the other tokusatsu heroes. Creepy and weird.
Shin Gamera....Shin Go Ranger....Shin Giant Robo...Shin Space Sheriff Gavan.
it's exactly what Smiling Friends has done for adult comedy: bring back some light and enthusiasm to an industry plagued by pessimistic, nihilistic garbage
I really want to see Higuchi and Anno’s Mighty Jack.
How about make Shin Pokemon, Anno can give a New look to this Series
All I can think of when I see Ultraman is:
*ULTORA LEONARD MAAAAAALTIN*
proceeds to fight mecha-streisand for the fate of South Park
I loved Shin Ultraman. But the movie focuses on the humans and political intrigue with the kaiju and Ultraman as second fiddle. I loved that take. It was more of a thriller than an Ultraman film. I missed the Low Batt indicator. I did not watch Shin Godzilla. At least I think so. So it was with trepidation that I watched Shin Kamen Rider. That was CRAP. I think I fell asleep. I want my money back.
Someone's gotta Reboot Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills under the name "New Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters".
I hope he does super sentai. Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger could be amazing.