ULTRASEVEN X Discussion

[Gigan71]

[kiryugoji04]

Hard to say. I wouldn't say it has as much gloom and doom as Nexus, though... it feels a lot more morally ambiguous in the way it presents its stories, too.

The overall "feels" of the shows are entirely different, IMO.

[Jim Ballard]

I think what makes NEXUS "dark" is the focus on personal tragedy (and how these tragedies are eventually overcome). While episodes of SEVEN X touch upon these themes - such as the episode "Code Name R" - I think the show is just visually darker. ULTRASEVEN X is a weekly mystery show more in vain to ULTRA Q DARK FANTASY.

I think both are good shows for their own reasons, and there is more than enough room for various takes on Ultraman.

[Jim Ballard]

[king_ghidorah]

So once again I ask..does anyone know how this series is doing in Japan?

[ryuuseipro]

[Jim Ballard]

Nothing wrong with nostalgia, I just feel MEBIUS relied on it more than it should have, and by the end of the show the whole thing felt a bit tired/repetitive.

Trivia time...!

This week we had NEXUS' Keiko Goto (Night Raider member Shiori Hiraki)...


...and next week we have NEXUS' Horiuchi Masami (TLT's Director-General Matsunaga)...

[kiryugoji04]

I think episode seven might be my favorite so far, though I still haven't seen it with English subs. Everything about it was just swell, despite the pathetically short "battle" (not even a hit laid on SevenX!). That aside, it was a real joy to watch. Loved the shots of S leaning into frame when they were talking to D. Their antics are really fun to watch.

This is definitely in a completely different vein than Nexus - nowhere near as much gloom and doom. Watching this really makes it seem like Nexus forgot how to have fun somewhere along the way. Not bashing, just saying! XD This is fast becoming one of my favorite series yet!

It kinda makes me think of a more grown-up version of MAX, actually.

[Gman2887]

[kiryugoji04]

Gman, I love Nexus a lot, I really do, but excepting a few spots with Ren, the show is mostly all gloom, doom, and depression. Again, I don't have any problems with this and like you yourself said, it's a very different kind of show. However, I just think I like SevenX better because despite its more mature themes, it still keeps a healthy sense of humor.

And Gman, go ahead and watch SevenX! MAX and MEBIUS are always there, they can wait! (On a side note, MAX is still my favorite series to date. Nexus go me into Ultraman, Max made me love it!)

[Jim Ballard]

Episode 9: RED MOON
Air Date: 30/11/2007
Director: Takeshi Yagi
Writer: Ai Ota

Synopsis:
Tomorrow will be the biggest lunar eclipse in 100 years. An incident occurs where a woman in a white dress is attacked by a therianthrope*. Okada (Hassei Takano**) of the folkloristic lab tells that, as he thought, the therianthrope event had occurred on the year of the total eclipse a century before. Is there a connection with the disappearance of the stranger Bou*** (Hiro Ogasawara) who was staying in the family's home on the evening that steward Ms. Nomahiru Saginomiya (Kaori Nakamura) was attacked!? In the binoculars that should have disappeared 100 years ago, a red moon was reflected, and...! At last, the total eclipse of the moon begins!

[size=75]* In Asian folklore, the therianthrope is a man who transforms into some kind of beast/animal.

** Hassei Takano played the human host of Agul, Hiroya Fujimiya, in ULTRAMAN GAIA. He'll be reprising his role as Hiroya/Agul in the new 2008 film DECISIVE BATTLE! THE SUPER 8 ULTRA BROTHERS (Daikessen! Chou Hachi Urutora Kyoudai) which will be directed by Yagi, who directed this episode.

*** The kanji for "Bou" means “full moonâ€

[kidnicky]

[Gman2887]

[Jim Ballard]

Episode 10: MEMORIES
Air Date: 7/12/2007
Director: Kazuya Konaka
Writer: Yuji Kobayashi

Synopsis:

Lake Nouake is blockaded due to a rock fall. From that information, Jin (Eriku Yoza) senses a fragment of his lost memory facing Lake Nouake, encountering Haibara (Ryuki Kitaoka) in the middle of an escape, who hands over a memory chip. However, immediately following this, Haibara was shot to death by the government. Jin, feeling distrust in the conduct of the government, joins with Haibara's colleague Saki (Shion Nakamura), and begin probing for the secrets of the government organization managing the news channel monitors. What is on the memory chip? Could it be something related to Jin's memories?

[Xenorama]

[kiryugoji04]

[Mac]

[StarhunterNebulaM]

[Jim Ballard]

[kiryugoji04]

[Mac]

[Jim Ballard]

[Moonlight SY-3]

[Gman2887]

I'm not that far in to the series and I've got to say, while the show looks great, the characters and storylines are very underwhelming. It's a good idea, but it feels like they decided not to run real far with the ball on this one. I'll keep watching it though.

[Jim Ballard]