What surprised me the most about Ultraman is how ALIEN he felt. No one knows who he is, what he wants, where he's going, or why he keeps risking his life for this planet which he accidentally went to. One of my favorite moments of the series was the showdown between Ultraman and Mephilas (who, for any non-fans, is the big blue-eyed monkey guy). These two aliens both have their own mysterious motives for the Earth. Now they're fighting, and nearly kill each other. But they don't, and end up going their separate ways. Why? Because, as Mephilas puts it, "there's no point in aliens killing each other." Ultraman, at his roots, is an alien, and no catchy theme song or special power will take that away from him. But yet he fights on. Why? Well, maybe even he doesn't know. All he knows is that the Earth is in danger, and he will fight, even if he may never rise again.
Interdimentional Alien God. More especific. The Universe was saved the day The Ultras decided to fight for protect, not for Conquest, Themselves or Glory
True, however we now know why the Ultramen were risking their lives for the humans on Earth. For anyone who does not know, it was stated in the Ultraman Mebius series that the Ultramen used to look like humans too. Their forms changed to what we know them as because they created their own source of light and energy that magically transformed them into Ultramen and granted them unique abilities. And since the humans on Earth resembled who they used to be, they decided to use their power to protect them.
Isn't it pretty obvious by the final episode he fights cause he's grown fond of humanity? I think he was just doing his job as an Ultra and just saved Shin cause he was caught in the battle, but Ultraman definitely does want to protect us from harm. I think Shin Ultraman tackles this in the most interesting way cause Lipiah has crossed a line by interferring directly to stop kaiju and prevent alien invasions of Earth, alongside bonding himself to Shin, even fight against Zoffy and the Land of Light because they would sacrifice humanity for the greater good. This fits your pondering better cause by the end Ultraman can't think of a solid reason why he wants to protect humanity who has shown the capacity for paranoia, immaturity, ignorance and fear that random aliens can freely manipulate them with promises of power. Beyond all that he saw a man sacrifice his life to protect a child, and he's also bonded with the SSSP members, Ultraman loves humanity almost unconditionally.
@@dudejoe24 most household doesn't have money to buy VCS or VCD player back in the day, the only source to watch it is via television program, we cant pause or rewind it
@@eta_carithebrightlord3396 to keep your idea and your take about the show, pure without any influence from others.. I think that's the beauty of it...
Clickbaity title aside. I think what makes Ultraman(franchise in general, not just the first one) really special, is that compared to say Kamen Rider, Metal heroes, Sentai, and so on, Ultraman feels more akin like Straight up science Fiction storytelling like say Star Trek with how they try to present high concept ideas and keep finding new ways to keep the set ups interesting. It's one of those Japanese shows that just stands the test of time and it's easy to see why it's become super influential to so many series. That and Zetton's bad ass and can do the dab
That would be titles NOT set on Earth. Like zero's movies the big movies with lotsa ultras in them. Otherwise the average ultra season is more like an action oriented x-files.
for me it's cuz Sentai: aimed for younger audience Rider: aimed for teens & adults (most of the time) Ultraman: is in between for all ages, not too mature but also not too immature. Just fun
I remember the first time I've ever watch an Ultraman tv series. The early episode of Ultraman Tiga, you can see how the people had to used various means to defeat the aliens, and sometimes it work, and sometimes it doesn't. Honestly, thinking back, I was more interested in Daigo, the human that was chosen to be one of the three Ultra Warrior, Ultraman Tiga, than the Ultraman itself. He's the newcomer that just wants to do his best, and he actually almost died in the first episode, which in turn causes him to be the Chosen One. As the story progress, his character developed, and you just can't help but follow through his adventure. And the world... Ohhoho, it was entertaining. Not all the aliens were bad, and the story CAN get pretty dark at times, but Daigo and the rest of the squad act as the light in the end of the tunnels, teaching you to hold on to hope. It helps me develope in my early years, when I was stucked in a pretty hard times. So, I think the story of Ultraman is good regardless of the age it is shown. A great piece of media, even if the action is laughably bad.
Salute to those who have time. The Ultraman franchise is a completionist's nightmare. And a question I still have. If Tsuburaya had such big influence on Ultraman why did he allow levels of violence he didn't want in Godzilla series?
He allowed some occasional violence in the ultra series, but nothing extremely visceral. Plus the more violent entries of both the Godzilla and Ultraman series occured in the 70's after Tsuburaya passed away.
I do admit that ultra franchise is at best weird But you got to give Tsuburaya standing ovation for not giving up on the essential core of their "hero" Even after the new generation(the wonky side of ultra franchise) they still hold dear the essential core of their character
@@windmanv3503 As someone who got into ultraman via the New Generation Heroes, I think the worst that can be said about that side is the toy-focus, and honestly even that's not as bad as Kamen Rider can be nowadays.
@@redkite1908 everything I found odd from new generation already said by ultraman orb dark noir black schwarz (the best name throughout ultra frenchies)
I didn't care how cheesy it looked compared to newer generation movies/tv shows. It kept me entertained as a kid. I was usually watching this, Godzilla or specterman. Still do at times
I've introduce some of my friends to Ultraman. They told me, those bunch of monsters and aliens design would've gave them a nightmare as a young kid lol
@SkyWade compare to dyna and gaia. Tiga is mediocre in term of writing, character interaction/development/arc, military execution and division. Most people like tiga because its the first ultra series they watch and they don't even watch other series properly and remember tiga as the best series ever created based on nostalgia. The only good about tiga is the movie where its reveal backstory of ultras from neo frontier timeline and ancient dark ultra. Tiga is cool and all but blindly regard it as the best based on nostalgia while not even watch other heisei series is laughable. But of course, im not saying its you but you get my point. Not hating on tiga but its just overrated
If only the Ultraman manga/show remembered this. I recently watched that, and the lead full out states he should never had any hesitation when it came to killing alien monsters. I wondered if the original show had this attitude, but apparently not! It was just this cynical new rendition.
I'm honestly tired of the cynical, darker, more realistic renditions of honest icons of justice, love, and peace, i.e Batman, Ultraman, and Superman. Part of their appeal, specifically when written at their best, is how they create the true image of a hero or overcome problems. Just look at Batman in the animated Justice League and JLU and his own animated series or Superman in All Star Superman and Superman for all seasons. Instead of the angsty manchildren that most modern depictions display them as, both heroes are honest, hardworking, think outside of the box to solve problems, thinks about others, and just has the heartwarming idea of a hero. Just look at Batman's conversation with Ace; Batman will never return to that way of kindness ever again with the way heroes are constantly "broken down" or "turned realistic" today.
@@logicaltips4107 and Superman in JLU! One of my favorite renditions of the character. You can balance maturity with the hopeful nature, and we all know this. It's sad that isn't happening as much anymore
@@louiswilkerson2747 Look at who the creators and editors of today are and you'll see WHY all the heroes are being deconstructured. Most of these creators are extremely cynical and in the worst cases mentally ill people. I dare you to read Tweets from these guys and tell me it's otherwise! There many "fans" who claim to be fans of superhero who praise the darker versions; what kids liked earlier were the more virtuous, heroic versions of the characters, not the neurotic, mentally ill versions of these characters being touted as the definitive incarnations now! I HATE where the American comic book industry is now but it will not make the reforms it needs to survive, it does NOT pay people living wages, turns away better creators BECAUSE of politics and the insanely low wages. I think things will only get better when the current version of the comic market of North America DIES completely. Hollywood in general NEVER understood superheroes. There are only 2 directors who ever did live-action adaptations of characters that were faithful in spirit in the last 43 years -- Richard Donner (Superman the Movie) and Sam Raimi (the original Spider-Man trilogy). The other live-action adaptations were cynical or the directors based their adaptations off of later comics like Marvel's Ultimate run and DC 52 which is when DC stopped being DC Comics for many people. All the GOOD animated shows and comics mentioned were produced prior to 2010. They were produced by people who were given more autonomy and didn't have to deal as much with the political BS that they do today. The people generally making animated product today are cynics and produce up to a certain level but it's not very good in general. There is a level of mediocre constancy and it makes me sad when people praise animated adaptations when the original comics were at least 20 times better than the animated films!
@@AvengerII another problem is that fans are also cynical and stuff, i have met a lot people who thinks that heroes are awful characters and unrealistic because "people arent that good" Wich is stupid cuz, you know, thats the point and even then there are people who are indeed that good, and they go around who selfish characters are better because they want to be like that and Its just saddens how people can think such ways
@@JosephFlores-yn4yi Yeah, people don't understand the basic decency of the classic superheroes. I hated what Geoff Johns did to Captain Marvel, the monstrosity DC calls "Shazam." It's an awful reconception of the character and it's not going to last. It's already been canceled because they couldn't keep the book on a monthly, regular schedule and even Johns' most loyal fans got tired of waiting between issues! The original 1940s Captain Marvel was fine -- MUCH better than any character called "Captain Marvel" today. I actually like the Golden Age Captain Marvel BETTER than Superman. Johns should have just had DC buy Miracleman if he wanted to do something closer to that deconstructed character. The problem is Marvel bought Miracleman first and even they couldn't sell the character! The original 1950s Marvelman reprints didn't sell. Marvel did reprints of all the 1980s and 1990s Miracleman comics but they weren't huge sellers and they quietly canceled it and haven't done anything with the character in years. The Miracleman reprint trades, btw, have been turning up at discount stores like Ollies. The only trade I haven't been able to pick for a fraction of MSRP is the fourth trade which goes up to issue 20; Marvel published through issue 23 (the last one finished) but haven't collected those last 3 issues and I don't seem them doing that since the character didn't sell well.
Even as a mesmerized four-year-old, I got that the monsters were guys in rubber suits --- most of the time! Of course my ability to suspend disbelief was far more powerful fifty-plus years ago, yet I still thoroughly enjoy watching the show all these years later. This character's staying power is fascinating. The creative team of the original series launched a franchise that essentially kept an Ultraman on Japanese television every year since. For their TV genre, the effects were state of the art. I'm really looking forward to Shin Ultraman.
In the early 70's Ultraman was 1 of my favorite shows. Thank You again and again for producing these shows for us kids. I'm in my 50's and still can remember every episode
@CBeard Sucks CBeard Sucks My childhood is Tiga since Ultraman Tiga was aired at Astro Ceria in 2012(I think,I can't remember). My love for Tiga was boosted when I saw Ultraman Tiga:Final Oddysey.
Now that what everyone just saw in your video will soon be available in a crisp blu ray set coming out soon (as of this posting), let me just recommend something. If any of you want to give the franchise a try, I STRONGLY recommend a viewing of ULTRA GALAXY LEGEND THE MOVIE (as you will find it on youtube with English subtitles, still). As a BIG Ultraman fan who NEVER left the series, THIS movie is a SPECTACULAR production that will introduce the entire Ultra race and their history to those unfamiliar with the series.
This is SO TRUE. That movie continues to blow me away despite seeing it many times already. Also, I reccomend Superior 8 Ultra Brothers since the storyline is so GOOD too! Especially tackling parallel universe where ultras exist as a TV show
@@THEDRIFTER823 I'll definitely consider it man! I've actually been buying the newer movies on blu ray since they have been readily available in stores cheap. I just got Ultraman x 2 movie pack
@@ShinGoji1987Official Nexus is my fav Ultraman series. The story is more dark and serious compared to standard ultraman story. Nexus also fight with more speed just like a normal human fight. I recommend you to watch Ultraman Nexus.
Ohh excellent video, it's very nice to hear someone's take on it. I'm interested to hear what's your thought of the later Ultra series such as Ultraman Tiga.
I loved this series when I was a child in the 1960's. I still tell my children that Ultraman's lasting influence on me is that I have no desire to visit Japan (too many monsters) and I still get nervous when I am around the kind of petroleum storage tanks that I had learned tend to get blown up by monsters.
Ultraman avoids the Kamen Rider trap of having selfish protagonists. Ultramen are beings of virtue, unlike Heisei Kamen Riders. The Ultraman series was smart to carry on this attitude through to the Heisei and Reiwa eras.
i disagree. all the heisei kamen rider protagonists are selfless even with reiwa main rider like Zero One. there are characters such as Ex-aid, OOO, Fourze, ZI-O and many others who does so much of selfless acts.
@@retnoyuliati413 Decade the destroyer, also Decade during Zi-O. Zi-O is actually selfish by virtue of Ohma's existence. The entire premise of Ryuki was rider vs rider. Doing selfless acts is one thing. The fact that they've done selfish things at all is when makes them less than Ultraman.
@@MansMan42069 but that doesnt go for most of the other riders. For ryuki, Shinji was all around more selfless mostly. In OOO, he does help others because he was in grief and regret. i wanted to say more examples but im sure that most of the other riders are selfless too
@@retnoyuliati413 I get that, but I'm saying that no Ultraman protagonist has ever been selfish. I can't say the same about all Kamen Rider protagonists.
Here's something you all should know about his timer. His three minute timer only affects him when he's on earth or earth like planet's. AND.... only when he is in giant form.
I didn't watch this version of ultra man but I do remember as a kid I watched something with time travel and it was weird as. It has like hidden ultra men in mountains and stuff
Ultraman is the first Japanese superhero I remember. I don't remember exactly WHEN I first saw him but it was probably in the 1970s. I wasn't alive until a few years after the first telecast of the series in the US. Now that they're showing the early Ultra series on PlutoTV, I'm appreciating the character again. I hope they don't screw it up in the new reimaginated Ultraman movie. Anno has a fairly track record with subjects outside of Eva. I liked his Cutie Honey movie and the Shin Godzilla received generally good reviews. Some of the changes I've heard for Ultraman in Shin Ultraman have me concerned but we'll see...
@@trashboat5388 "First one I remember---!!" Astro Boy was mostly off American airwaves by the time I was born. A lot of B&W TV shows disappeared after color television took over. Astroboy really isn't that well known now in the general public in the West. Besides the first TV series, the remakes, sequels, and movies haven't done that well. They've had a prequel TV series turn up in markdown sales repeatedly for years and nobody buys it! His situation is a lot like Mickey Mouse's -- Astroboy is a production of his time and aside from his creator (who has been dead for over 30 years now) nobody really knows HOW to handle Astroboy today.
Just watched the first episode of ultraman on tubi yesterday night and it was delightful. The characters were delightful except for fuji,the special effects were great and the music was epic.
@@nazrulaqmar4891 Comics were always political, though. All that changed was the political stances over time. I don't see the point of comparing them to strictly Japanese works, especially since it's a family show for fun.
Big fan of Tokusatsu took me awhile to get into Ultraman tho mostly because it looked too goofy but as I started to get into giant monsters like Godzilla I figure I had to check out the Ultra series
if u want modern rendition tha quite catch the original ultraman experimental esque episodes you can watch ultraman tiga series even though is quite old itself right now
Saw the title and thought it's about how Ultraman seriously needs a holiday break or a vacation from his daily job of protecting the planet that he doesn't even own a VISA to reside in.
The science patrol we see could be a separate special force, while the rest of them are pilots of multiple jet fighters that are destroyed in the series.
Seems to be the case for Super Guts in Dyna. They get all the fancy new stuff, while the rest of the space navy can be seen sporting planes from Tiga. We even see civilians occassionally use the guns from the og Ultraman science patrol.
I love the old ones. Compare those with the weird cgi in current series. Also the monsters from old ones are cute in a weird way. All in all, showa and heisei ultraman are my favourite. The ones after zero are darn weird. Franchise basically been Americanize(?) after zero. Made just to sell toys. I don't enjoy them. But to those who still enjoy them, good for you. I still like the og, cosmos, nexus, mebius and gaia. As for movie recommendation all mebius and cosmos ones, gaia, tiga:the dark odessy and ultraman the next are pretty darn good.
I'd run home from school to watch Ultraman, and Dark Shadows ! Want a combo , they both had monsters in them. I always thought Ultraman was a robot created to protect the planet from monsters and aliens ! And in Dark Shadows , Barnabas was a pretty scary Vampire. Wonder what would happen if Barnabas met Ultraman ?
Anything massive as building or more that moves would works, not only ultraman but Godzilla , king kong, gamera, pacific rim, cloverfield.... moreover the one who watches ultraman as kid are still living ....
The thing that puts me of is the "monster of the week" structure. Anyway, I think I'm gonna watch some Ultraman, now that I know that Hideaki Anno's next work will be Shin Ultraman
The pro of Monster of the Week is the rewatchability, you can just choose any random episode and you'll understand it just fine The problem is that the monster quality varies 😂
1 year late but try Ultraman gaia, hands down best series with amazing military, well written character and interaction between all divisions/faction/team, rivarly, theme, soundtrack, bgm and core message. Nexus is a masterpiece but too bad stories got cut down because lose popularity and yet manage to stay best series of all time. Dyna is more into slice of life imo. Its fun to watch and the final arc are what makes its special. Its sad. Mebius is a fan service series. Its interesting if you like og ultras. Thr movie is good. Tiga series is mediocre. Its modern og ultraman series. What makes its good imo is the movie. Max is more modern ultra series. Tbh, this is what ultras series should be but we go to ginga toys and gimmicky route instead.
Ultraman is iconic and encouraging. WB and MCU are iconoclastic and dicscouraging. Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, are encouraging and iconic, just like Blade, Blade II, Sin City, Dredd, Alita Battle Angel, The Expendables, Predator and Predator 2 are all enouraging and iconic, and pro-heroic. While MCU, WB's DC movies, Nolan, Tim Burton, Devlin & Emmerich, and most Spielberg are discouraging, iconoclastic, villain exalting and hero belittling.
Tsuburaya, Toei, Toho and Daiei Kodakawa, Frank Miller promote and edify Western Civilisation and encourage audiences by exalting heroes and condemning villains. While MCU, WB's DC movies, Nolan, Burton, Alan Moore, Diznee, distort heroes and exalt evil villains to discourage audiences and to dismantle the culture of Western Civilisation.
Hard to pretend many science fiction but ultraman you can always ask you brother to be the monster and you beat him up. Not necessarily but ring, cross, ... fun.
I will say that I disagree with the idea of a "Clark Kent" like character falling out of favor is not true. I'm part of many groups of many fandoms that find the "dark" and "edgy" characters are not something that we can really relate with. Most people at least believe themselves to be good and want to find characters we can relate and look up to. Hell, the most popular characters in anime and Toku shows are usually good hearted individuals trying to do the right thing. Naruto, Goku, Saitama, and many others. Do they always succeed in everything they do? Of course not, but then again neither does Clark Kent. Granted, I don't know if you are talking about the "dark" and "edgy" characters we see in series like, say, Riverdale or the live action Teen Titans show or other similar shows, but this is how it came off and thought I'd throw my two cents out there.
@@JosephFlores-yn4yi And most people do, we want and even like seeing good things being done, whether they are done by good people or not. A villain being redeemed is a classic trope you still see to this day, and for good reason.
@@AdrianHernandez-wh3wi yea and also some of marvel fan and DC fan said ultraman Noa, legend and king is a universal+ and noa multiversal because they never watched them....
I knew about ultra man since I was in 3rd grade because my cousin had a dvd that kept switching between sub and dub at random. So I asked “Why are they speaking Spanish.” since I never heard Japanese before.
Yes it works. Ultraman is the GOAT of the genre. I got 2 words for you. Marvel Comics. He will be in comics and may team up with your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man
Gavadon is the best ultramonster of all time and no you can't change my mind.
I agree. He's just so cool.
I won't change your mind
Yeah gavadon need an attention from tsuburaya
Who is he?
Strange way to spell Baltan
What surprised me the most about Ultraman is how ALIEN he felt. No one knows who he is, what he wants, where he's going, or why he keeps risking his life for this planet which he accidentally went to. One of my favorite moments of the series was the showdown between Ultraman and Mephilas (who, for any non-fans, is the big blue-eyed monkey guy). These two aliens both have their own mysterious motives for the Earth. Now they're fighting, and nearly kill each other. But they don't, and end up going their separate ways. Why? Because, as Mephilas puts it, "there's no point in aliens killing each other." Ultraman, at his roots, is an alien, and no catchy theme song or special power will take that away from him. But yet he fights on. Why? Well, maybe even he doesn't know. All he knows is that the Earth is in danger, and he will fight, even if he may never rise again.
Interdimentional Alien God. More especific.
The Universe was saved the day The Ultras decided to fight for protect, not for Conquest, Themselves or Glory
True, however we now know why the Ultramen were risking their lives for the humans on Earth. For anyone who does not know, it was stated in the Ultraman Mebius series that the Ultramen used to look like humans too. Their forms changed to what we know them as because they created their own source of light and energy that magically transformed them into Ultramen and granted them unique abilities. And since the humans on Earth resembled who they used to be, they decided to use their power to protect them.
Isn't it pretty obvious by the final episode he fights cause he's grown fond of humanity?
I think he was just doing his job as an Ultra and just saved Shin cause he was caught in the battle, but Ultraman definitely does want to protect us from harm.
I think Shin Ultraman tackles this in the most interesting way cause Lipiah has crossed a line by interferring directly to stop kaiju and prevent alien invasions of Earth, alongside bonding himself to Shin, even fight against Zoffy and the Land of Light because they would sacrifice humanity for the greater good.
This fits your pondering better cause by the end Ultraman can't think of a solid reason why he wants to protect humanity who has shown the capacity for paranoia, immaturity, ignorance and fear that random aliens can freely manipulate them with promises of power.
Beyond all that he saw a man sacrifice his life to protect a child, and he's also bonded with the SSSP members, Ultraman loves humanity almost unconditionally.
It's not like we had many choices as kids, so that helped back then. I'm glad we didn't have a pause button or critics around us to ruin our fun.
I agree with the last statement but but i'm curiuse what you mean by pause button?
@@dudejoe24 pause rewind ect. to see any imperfections. We just used to watch it in real time, one time without the ability to review anything.
@@dudejoe24 most household doesn't have money to buy VCS or VCD player back in the day, the only source to watch it is via television program, we cant pause or rewind it
I don't see anything bad about criticism.
@@eta_carithebrightlord3396 to keep your idea and your take about the show, pure without any influence from others.. I think that's the beauty of it...
"It just works." - Todd Howard
filmtoaster It’s 16 times the quality.
@@citavalo the sets are 4 times the size of godzilla
N-NANI? MASAKA
@@germanscience7246 and 2 times the SHUWACTH
Clickbaity title aside.
I think what makes Ultraman(franchise in general, not just the first one) really special, is that compared to say Kamen Rider, Metal heroes, Sentai, and so on, Ultraman feels more akin like Straight up science Fiction storytelling like say Star Trek with how they try to present high concept ideas and keep finding new ways to keep the set ups interesting. It's one of those Japanese shows that just stands the test of time and it's easy to see why it's become super influential to so many series.
That and Zetton's bad ass and can do the dab
Is it thou?
Yeah agree on the sci fi part while scale is So grand it weirdly real
That would be titles NOT set on Earth. Like zero's movies the big movies with lotsa ultras in them.
Otherwise the average ultra season is more like an action oriented x-files.
@Podcast - SørenCast Z It is still good
for me it's cuz
Sentai: aimed for younger audience
Rider: aimed for teens & adults (most of the time)
Ultraman: is in between for all ages, not too mature but also not too immature. Just fun
@@jeremytirtokusumo6171 Lol no all of those are aimed at a general audience, kids and adults included
I remember the first time I've ever watch an Ultraman tv series.
The early episode of Ultraman Tiga, you can see how the people had to used various means to defeat the aliens, and sometimes it work, and sometimes it doesn't.
Honestly, thinking back, I was more interested in Daigo, the human that was chosen to be one of the three Ultra Warrior, Ultraman Tiga, than the Ultraman itself. He's the newcomer that just wants to do his best, and he actually almost died in the first episode, which in turn causes him to be the Chosen One.
As the story progress, his character developed, and you just can't help but follow through his adventure. And the world... Ohhoho, it was entertaining. Not all the aliens were bad, and the story CAN get pretty dark at times, but Daigo and the rest of the squad act as the light in the end of the tunnels, teaching you to hold on to hope.
It helps me develope in my early years, when I was stucked in a pretty hard times.
So, I think the story of Ultraman is good regardless of the age it is shown. A great piece of media, even if the action is laughably bad.
Salute to those who have time. The Ultraman franchise is a completionist's nightmare.
And a question I still have. If Tsuburaya had such big influence on Ultraman why did he allow levels of violence he didn't want in Godzilla series?
He allowed some occasional violence in the ultra series, but nothing extremely visceral. Plus the more violent entries of both the Godzilla and Ultraman series occured in the 70's after Tsuburaya passed away.
I do admit that ultra franchise is at best weird
But you got to give Tsuburaya standing ovation for not giving up on the essential core of their "hero"
Even after the new generation(the wonky side of ultra franchise) they still hold dear the essential core of their character
@@windmanv3503 As someone who got into ultraman via the New Generation Heroes, I think the worst that can be said about that side is the toy-focus, and honestly even that's not as bad as Kamen Rider can be nowadays.
@@redkite1908 everything I found odd from new generation already said by ultraman orb dark noir black schwarz (the best name throughout ultra frenchies)
@@michaeldeak5727 i would not say that ultraseven has a lot of violence and decapitations
I didn't care how cheesy it looked compared to newer generation movies/tv shows. It kept me entertained as a kid.
I was usually watching this, Godzilla or specterman. Still do at times
I've introduce some of my friends to Ultraman. They told me, those bunch of monsters and aliens design would've gave them a nightmare as a young kid lol
It did for me, still love ultraman tho, i just made a mental note if i see the ep number or the title of a spooky monster, i skip
@@ZeroAoAnimations Same, Baltan's laughs gave me nightmares as a kid.
@@phyo1716 but he cool as hell tho!
Baltan and that mummy monster gave me nightmares as a child
I appreciate his use of odd effects for fun XD
I grew up on Ultraman Gaia, Cosmos and Nexus. Those Ultramen were pretty awesome.
Oh a Gaia huh well in am a Tiga fan because the word Tiga mean three in Malaysian or Indonesian
Gaia, Tiga, Cosmos, Dyna, Mebius, Ginga, Nice, Rosso/ Blue & Geed
@@snifey2233 tiga is overrated
@@reiiz9942
Nah, Tiga is fire. It has good balance of drama, love, creepiness
@SkyWade compare to dyna and gaia. Tiga is mediocre in term of writing, character interaction/development/arc, military execution and division.
Most people like tiga because its the first ultra series they watch and they don't even watch other series properly and remember tiga as the best series ever created based on nostalgia.
The only good about tiga is the movie where its reveal backstory of ultras from neo frontier timeline and ancient dark ultra.
Tiga is cool and all but blindly regard it as the best based on nostalgia while not even watch other heisei series is laughable.
But of course, im not saying its you but you get my point. Not hating on tiga but its just overrated
Now we have CG,digital video effects,drones, but they knew much better how to make science fiction in 60's.
If only the Ultraman manga/show remembered this. I recently watched that, and the lead full out states he should never had any hesitation when it came to killing alien monsters. I wondered if the original show had this attitude, but apparently not! It was just this cynical new rendition.
I'm honestly tired of the cynical, darker, more realistic renditions of honest icons of justice, love, and peace, i.e Batman, Ultraman, and Superman. Part of their appeal, specifically when written at their best, is how they create the true image of a hero or overcome problems. Just look at Batman in the animated Justice League and JLU and his own animated series or Superman in All Star Superman and Superman for all seasons. Instead of the angsty manchildren that most modern depictions display them as, both heroes are honest, hardworking, think outside of the box to solve problems, thinks about others, and just has the heartwarming idea of a hero. Just look at Batman's conversation with Ace; Batman will never return to that way of kindness ever again with the way heroes are constantly "broken down" or "turned realistic" today.
@@logicaltips4107 and Superman in JLU! One of my favorite renditions of the character. You can balance maturity with the hopeful nature, and we all know this. It's sad that isn't happening as much anymore
@@louiswilkerson2747 Look at who the creators and editors of today are and you'll see WHY all the heroes are being deconstructured. Most of these creators are extremely cynical and in the worst cases mentally ill people. I dare you to read Tweets from these guys and tell me it's otherwise!
There many "fans" who claim to be fans of superhero who praise the darker versions; what kids liked earlier were the more virtuous, heroic versions of the characters, not the neurotic, mentally ill versions of these characters being touted as the definitive incarnations now! I HATE where the American comic book industry is now but it will not make the reforms it needs to survive, it does NOT pay people living wages, turns away better creators BECAUSE of politics and the insanely low wages. I think things will only get better when the current version of the comic market of North America DIES completely.
Hollywood in general NEVER understood superheroes. There are only 2 directors who ever did live-action adaptations of characters that were faithful in spirit in the last 43 years -- Richard Donner (Superman the Movie) and Sam Raimi (the original Spider-Man trilogy). The other live-action adaptations were cynical or the directors based their adaptations off of later comics like Marvel's Ultimate run and DC 52 which is when DC stopped being DC Comics for many people. All the GOOD animated shows and comics mentioned were produced prior to 2010. They were produced by people who were given more autonomy and didn't have to deal as much with the political BS that they do today.
The people generally making animated product today are cynics and produce up to a certain level but it's not very good in general. There is a level of mediocre constancy and it makes me sad when people praise animated adaptations when the original comics were at least 20 times better than the animated films!
@@AvengerII another problem is that fans are also cynical and stuff, i have met a lot people who thinks that heroes are awful characters and unrealistic because "people arent that good"
Wich is stupid cuz, you know, thats the point and even then there are people who are indeed that good, and they go around who selfish characters are better because they want to be like that and Its just saddens how people can think such ways
@@JosephFlores-yn4yi Yeah, people don't understand the basic decency of the classic superheroes.
I hated what Geoff Johns did to Captain Marvel, the monstrosity DC calls "Shazam." It's an awful reconception of the character and it's not going to last. It's already been canceled because they couldn't keep the book on a monthly, regular schedule and even Johns' most loyal fans got tired of waiting between issues!
The original 1940s Captain Marvel was fine -- MUCH better than any character called "Captain Marvel" today. I actually like the Golden Age Captain Marvel BETTER than Superman.
Johns should have just had DC buy Miracleman if he wanted to do something closer to that deconstructed character. The problem is Marvel bought Miracleman first and even they couldn't sell the character! The original 1950s Marvelman reprints didn't sell. Marvel did reprints of all the 1980s and 1990s Miracleman comics but they weren't huge sellers and they quietly canceled it and haven't done anything with the character in years. The Miracleman reprint trades, btw, have been turning up at discount stores like Ollies. The only trade I haven't been able to pick for a fraction of MSRP is the fourth trade which goes up to issue 20; Marvel published through issue 23 (the last one finished) but haven't collected those last 3 issues and I don't seem them doing that since the character didn't sell well.
Well.. as an adult that still loves Tiga after 20+ years.. it definitely mean something haha...
Gintama taught me about ultraman... good times
Who the F goes to Tokusatsu for "Strict Realism"?
Me, so i could relate easier
That's why they made Shin Ultraman, for the adults; that watched ultraman when they're young.
Ultraman was my favorite show as a kid. I got to meet the actor in the Ultraman suit at a comic con a few years ago.
Even as a mesmerized four-year-old, I got that the monsters were guys in rubber suits --- most of the time! Of course my ability to suspend disbelief was far more powerful fifty-plus years ago, yet I still thoroughly enjoy watching the show all these years later. This character's staying power is fascinating. The creative team of the original series launched a franchise that essentially kept an Ultraman on Japanese television every year since. For their TV genre, the effects were state of the art. I'm really looking forward to Shin Ultraman.
Meanwhile my dumbass was like “Why are they speaking Spanish?”
Wondeful video! It's always amazing to me that Ultraman still holds up, and the franchise as a whole is still going strong
In the early 70's Ultraman was 1 of my favorite shows. Thank You again and again for producing these shows for us kids. I'm in my 50's and still can remember every episode
The classic ultraman and ultra seven will forever be my favourite design. Unlike the wonky designs we have today
What? Todays design are pretty good tho
Why tho its creative tho its good to have opinion but dont be boomer
Ultraman are my childhood memories
@CBeard Sucks CBeard Sucks My childhood is Tiga since Ultraman Tiga was aired at Astro Ceria in 2012(I think,I can't remember).
My love for Tiga was boosted when I saw Ultraman Tiga:Final Oddysey.
Kodomo no koro yatta koto aru yo iro ase ta kioku da kohakubo atama ni Ultraman Ultraman Seven...
Now that what everyone just saw in your video will soon be available in a crisp blu ray set coming out soon (as of this posting), let me just recommend something. If any of you want to give the franchise a try, I STRONGLY recommend a viewing of ULTRA GALAXY LEGEND THE MOVIE (as you will find it on youtube with English subtitles, still). As a BIG Ultraman fan who NEVER left the series, THIS movie is a SPECTACULAR production that will introduce the entire Ultra race and their history to those unfamiliar with the series.
This is SO TRUE. That movie continues to blow me away despite seeing it many times already. Also, I reccomend Superior 8 Ultra Brothers since the storyline is so GOOD too! Especially tackling parallel universe where ultras exist as a TV show
I've only watched the original and the Ultra 7 series. I'm not a big fan but I do enjoy it. Nice work as always man!
I recommend you give it another shot. I think you should watch Ultraman Mebeius and Ginga if we are talking about the good ones.
@@THEDRIFTER823 I'll definitely consider it man! I've actually been buying the newer movies on blu ray since they have been readily available in stores cheap. I just got Ultraman x 2 movie pack
If you want character focus ultraman watch mebius but if you want story focus ultraman watch Nexus
Tiga, Gaia, and Dyna is pretty good too
@@thegrox4825 Cool, I'll probably check out Nexus then
@@ShinGoji1987Official Nexus is my fav Ultraman series. The story is more dark and serious compared to standard ultraman story. Nexus also fight with more speed just like a normal human fight. I recommend you to watch Ultraman Nexus.
Yeah you finally did something Ultraman related! Do more Ultraman stuff!
Great analysis! Love Ultraman even now
The clarity of the this video is fantastic.
Ultraman flying high! I love Ultraman. There are a lot of good Ultra shows. It's especially cool to see multiple Ultramen team up.
Ohh excellent video, it's very nice to hear someone's take on it. I'm interested to hear what's your thought of the later Ultra series such as Ultraman Tiga.
I remembered watching Ultraman as a kid
Did you the bootleg dvd that kept switching from sub to dub?
@@trashboat5388 If I'm being honest. I'm not too sure. Because I'm not from the west
i loved this video! Can you please review the other old ultrman series too? that would be amazing!!! good job with analysis
Have you see the whole series?
I loved this series when I was a child in the 1960's. I still tell my children that Ultraman's lasting influence on me is that I have no desire to visit Japan (too many monsters) and I still get nervous when I am around the kind of petroleum storage tanks that I had learned tend to get blown up by monsters.
I've got to watch this video-but...my color timer...!
Ehh, I should be fine for another minu
@ *sigh transferring specium* no need I got your back now *in fighting stance* let's save some people ok
yeah sure I agree I just didn't know how to explain it but you did it for me so thank you
Ultraman avoids the Kamen Rider trap of having selfish protagonists. Ultramen are beings of virtue, unlike Heisei Kamen Riders. The Ultraman series was smart to carry on this attitude through to the Heisei and Reiwa eras.
i disagree. all the heisei kamen rider protagonists are selfless even with reiwa main rider like Zero One.
there are characters such as Ex-aid, OOO, Fourze, ZI-O and many others who does so much of selfless acts.
@@retnoyuliati413 Decade the destroyer, also Decade during Zi-O. Zi-O is actually selfish by virtue of Ohma's existence. The entire premise of Ryuki was rider vs rider.
Doing selfless acts is one thing. The fact that they've done selfish things at all is when makes them less than Ultraman.
@@MansMan42069 but that doesnt go for most of the other riders. For ryuki, Shinji was all around more selfless mostly.
In OOO, he does help others because he was in grief and regret. i wanted to say more examples but im sure that most of the other riders are selfless too
@@retnoyuliati413 I get that, but I'm saying that no Ultraman protagonist has ever been selfish. I can't say the same about all Kamen Rider protagonists.
Zero on why Ultramen continue to protect the Earth humanity: "It's just a long-lived tradition!"
Here's something you all should know about his timer. His three minute timer only affects him when he's on earth or earth like planet's. AND.... only when he is in giant form.
i still love the effects
honestly I started watching the original series earlier this year and I still cry every time I see Jamila
The Cyberiad Cybermen from Doctor Who clearly had an inspiration!
Never forget our last warrior of the New Generation Heroes in Ultra Series.
ULTRAMAN Z, Ace's grandson.
Z was not ace grandson.z was ace godson
Ultraman never stop working :)
Ultraman is the hero archetype, and that translates across time, language, and genre.
I didn't watch this version of ultra man but I do remember as a kid I watched something with time travel and it was weird as. It has like hidden ultra men in mountains and stuff
Excellent video as always. I'm not sure, but have you corrected your pronunciation of "Eiji" yet? I ask because you get almost everything else right.
Ultraman is the first Japanese superhero I remember.
I don't remember exactly WHEN I first saw him but it was probably in the 1970s. I wasn't alive until a few years after the first telecast of the series in the US.
Now that they're showing the early Ultra series on PlutoTV, I'm appreciating the character again.
I hope they don't screw it up in the new reimaginated Ultraman movie. Anno has a fairly track record with subjects outside of Eva. I liked his Cutie Honey movie and the Shin Godzilla received generally good reviews. Some of the changes I've heard for Ultraman in Shin Ultraman have me concerned but we'll see...
Does astroboy not count?
@@trashboat5388 "First one I remember---!!"
Astro Boy was mostly off American airwaves by the time I was born. A lot of B&W TV shows disappeared after color television took over.
Astroboy really isn't that well known now in the general public in the West. Besides the first TV series, the remakes, sequels, and movies haven't done that well. They've had a prequel TV series turn up in markdown sales repeatedly for years and nobody buys it!
His situation is a lot like Mickey Mouse's -- Astroboy is a production of his time and aside from his creator (who has been dead for over 30 years now) nobody really knows HOW to handle Astroboy today.
Just watched the first episode of ultraman on tubi yesterday night and it was delightful. The characters were delightful except for fuji,the special effects were great and the music was epic.
In the original Japanese audio Captain Mura is Captain Muramatsu and Ido is Ide.
The cross pose from ultra man is azure kites pose as triedge
What are your thoughts on Gridman?
ultraman in computer
Ultraman is a hero. Protecting the innocence. Not a political agenda
Agreed. He's a real hero. A symbol of hope, in the same way as people view Superman.
What kind of bullshit is that
@@HadirUntukAnda See what happened to modern comic ?
@@nazrulaqmar4891 Comics were always political, though. All that changed was the political stances over time. I don't see the point of comparing them to strictly Japanese works, especially since it's a family show for fun.
@@nazrulaqmar4891 captain america is one of the most politically charged heroes ever.
Wait... DID BEN TENS BEEPING FOR HIS OMNITRIX TIME LIMIT COME FROM ULTRAMAN?!
*Ahem* Waybig.
Big fan of Tokusatsu took me awhile to get into Ultraman tho mostly because it looked too goofy but as I started to get into giant monsters like Godzilla I figure I had to check out the Ultra series
I found Sentai as more goofy than ulra tho
@@rifarira9160 yeah you’re not wrong but I couldn’t get past the designs of the Ultramen in particular for awhile
@@MrSecretSentai Goofy designs? Look at Nexus' Space Beasts. Which one? All. Beast the One and Galberos have probably given me nightmares lol
Well said.
I watch ultraman when I when I was 3
The homage episode from patlabor deserve a recognition too
Ultraman is goated
if u want modern rendition tha quite catch the original ultraman experimental esque episodes you can watch ultraman tiga series even though is quite old itself right now
1:22 ultradong.
🤣🤣🤣WHAT
The first time you see Ultraman Nexus it's a beautiful majestic moment, then you look down and you can clearly see the outline of his dick 😳
Ultraman is a Cosmic Horror that rather than invoking fear and despair, it inspires hope
Ultraman nexus kinda slap hard doe 😳
It's like another reviewer once said, " _Ultraman_ has no issues, if there were, they are now highlights"
This a well rounded video...there's not a point i can disagree with in this video....
PLs do a vid on Ultraman Tiga pls, it's one of the best
Because he's still fucking awesome
Saw the title and thought it's about how Ultraman seriously needs a holiday break or a vacation from his daily job of protecting the planet that he doesn't even own a VISA to reside in.
Could you do an analysis of Ultraseven?
The science patrol we see could be a separate special force, while the rest of them are pilots of multiple jet fighters that are destroyed in the series.
Seems to be the case for Super Guts in Dyna. They get all the fancy new stuff, while the rest of the space navy can be seen sporting planes from Tiga.
We even see civilians occassionally use the guns from the og Ultraman science patrol.
5 Year old me: Beat that Monster's A$$ (Looked real enough to me back then)
I love the old ones.
Compare those with the weird cgi in current series. Also the monsters from old ones are cute in a weird way.
All in all, showa and heisei ultraman are my favourite. The ones after zero are darn weird. Franchise basically been Americanize(?) after zero. Made just to sell toys. I don't enjoy them. But to those who still enjoy them, good for you.
I still like the og, cosmos, nexus, mebius and gaia.
As for movie recommendation all mebius and cosmos ones, gaia, tiga:the dark odessy and ultraman the next are pretty darn good.
I'd run home from school to watch Ultraman, and Dark Shadows ! Want a combo , they both had monsters in them. I always thought Ultraman was a robot created to protect the planet from monsters and aliens ! And in Dark Shadows , Barnabas was a pretty scary Vampire. Wonder what would happen if Barnabas met Ultraman ?
Because He is an Underdog to Others
Ultraman and Godzilla are not just famous Tokusatsu anymore, they're Japanese symbols
Good
Imagine that he appears in the monsterverse!
The pearl episode confused me when I was little.
Damn, I've been watching Ultraman Geed on Crunchyroll, but now I need to get a collection going
Anything massive as building or more that moves would works, not only ultraman but Godzilla , king kong, gamera, pacific rim, cloverfield....
moreover the one who watches ultraman as kid are still living ....
The thing that puts me of is the "monster of the week" structure. Anyway, I think I'm gonna watch some Ultraman, now that I know that Hideaki Anno's next work will be Shin Ultraman
CD IEE nog indeed
The pro of Monster of the Week is the rewatchability, you can just choose any random episode and you'll understand it just fine
The problem is that the monster quality varies 😂
1 year late but try Ultraman gaia, hands down best series with amazing military, well written character and interaction between all divisions/faction/team, rivarly, theme, soundtrack, bgm and core message.
Nexus is a masterpiece but too bad stories got cut down because lose popularity and yet manage to stay best series of all time.
Dyna is more into slice of life imo. Its fun to watch and the final arc are what makes its special. Its sad.
Mebius is a fan service series. Its interesting if you like og ultras. Thr movie is good.
Tiga series is mediocre. Its modern og ultraman series. What makes its good imo is the movie.
Max is more modern ultra series. Tbh, this is what ultras series should be but we go to ginga toys and gimmicky route instead.
I was raised up watching Ultraman they should have him transformation twice on each episode instead of one
The misshaped head in the first episodes was a result of a scrapped idea of Ultraman having a movable mouth
Ultraman is iconic and encouraging. WB and MCU are iconoclastic and dicscouraging. Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, are encouraging and iconic, just like Blade, Blade II, Sin City, Dredd, Alita Battle Angel, The Expendables, Predator and Predator 2 are all enouraging and iconic, and pro-heroic. While MCU, WB's DC movies, Nolan, Tim Burton, Devlin & Emmerich, and most Spielberg are discouraging, iconoclastic, villain exalting and hero belittling.
Tsuburaya, Toei, Toho and Daiei Kodakawa, Frank Miller promote and edify Western Civilisation and encourage audiences by exalting heroes and condemning villains. While MCU, WB's DC movies, Nolan, Burton, Alan Moore, Diznee, distort heroes and exalt evil villains to discourage audiences and to dismantle the culture of Western Civilisation.
The same reason why the hell Karmen Rider isn't also as mainstream as Ultraman, we love the series.
Hard to pretend many science fiction but ultraman you can always ask you brother to be the monster and you beat him up. Not necessarily but ring, cross, ... fun.
It just works okay
KING CRIMSON
I will say that I disagree with the idea of a "Clark Kent" like character falling out of favor is not true. I'm part of many groups of many fandoms that find the "dark" and "edgy" characters are not something that we can really relate with. Most people at least believe themselves to be good and want to find characters we can relate and look up to. Hell, the most popular characters in anime and Toku shows are usually good hearted individuals trying to do the right thing. Naruto, Goku, Saitama, and many others. Do they always succeed in everything they do? Of course not, but then again neither does Clark Kent.
Granted, I don't know if you are talking about the "dark" and "edgy" characters we see in series like, say, Riverdale or the live action Teen Titans show or other similar shows, but this is how it came off and thought I'd throw my two cents out there.
I aggre, i always preffered heroes over antiheroes
@@JosephFlores-yn4yi And most people do, we want and even like seeing good things being done, whether they are done by good people or not. A villain being redeemed is a classic trope you still see to this day, and for good reason.
But we are all waiting for him to meet godzilla
If they do that ultraman fans and Godzilla fans will not be happy considering Godzilla fans some of them think that Godzilla is stronger than ultraman
You have a good point because there are so many versions and they differ in strength and power
@@AdrianHernandez-wh3wi yea and also some of marvel fan and DC fan said ultraman Noa, legend and king is a universal+ and noa multiversal because they never watched them....
Yeah you do have a point but they can just team up that will work to they don’t Really have to fight maybe once when they first meet.
So is no 1 talking about that ghost kaiju crying???😐😮😲🤤 wtf?
7:55 ultraman: long live the king
LOVE ME SOME ULTRAMAN!!!!
Eventho it was a kid show..... There are literary good massages for humanity... Example alien metron "targeted town" story
To me Geed gave the message Of Nature VS Nurture
I knew about ultra man since I was in 3rd grade because my cousin had a dvd that kept switching between sub and dub at random. So I asked “Why are they speaking Spanish.” since I never heard Japanese before.
Akiko Fuji is my waifu and I want to hug her
I honestly want to see an Ultraman Reboot. Not any movie or 1-2 episodes. But the reboot of the original series of The Ultraman.
Ultraman is the best tokusatsu in the world
Because ultraman got family to feed
With Kamen Rider getting sillier, i'd make my way back to Ultraman anytime.
ultraman did kinda get too Kamen rider ish a couple years ago. Same company now
Do u like kamen rider and super sentai
I was too keen on dismissing the first Ultraman series, but I may just give it a second look after all.
Yes it works. Ultraman is the GOAT of the genre. I got 2 words for you. Marvel Comics. He will be in comics and may team up with your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man
The energy gauge is half the reason,the other part is kinda obvious