I've stated this several times, but I think Mebius is my favorite of all the more recent Ultraman entries, in fact it got me back into Ultraman after a long absence. (Whereas Ginga, and every series since, that has relied on toy gimmicks has kind of made me distance myself again) I know a LOT of people really like Max (the prior series), because of it's nostalgic feel. With Max I think they were testing the waters to see if such a thing could even appeal to younger fans, but with Mebius they just went all in, even setting it in the original Ultraman (Showa Era) universe.
I've decided to watch this series again now, not waiting for the Mill Creek set, (though I'll definitely get it) because I have no idea when in the next 2-3 years they will get to it, and if I have access to it now, why not?...
I really like how they even acknowledge in the first episode its been exactly 25 years X months etc... since the last *Monster Attack* on Earth (basically from the end of Ultraman 80, to the beginning of Mebius). My only question is this....
Throughout the series, basically all the original Showa Era Ultramen (and their hosts) make guest appearances as Mebius/Mirai learns from all of his more experienced *brothers*, however there is one notable absence.
Saburō Shinoda who played the role of Kotaro Higashi (The host of Taro) doesn't appear. I thought maybe perhaps he had died, but I saw a recent video of him alive and well. I know at the end of the series *in fiction* Taro and Kotaro were separated, but this happened to other Ultramen as well, but they all returned, or retconned things so that any time Ultramen need to appear as humans, they can look like their host. I wondered if the actor just had a bad experience, or just never wanted to participate in any other Ultra series again?? It's just odd as he's the only one who didn't appear in the series, or any subsequent films.
At any rate, its been almost decade since I watched Mebius straight through, and I watched the first 5 episodes last night, looking forward to finishing it about the time that Mill Creeks Ultraseven comes out in a couple of weeks
There are no more good TV Shows, only ones that haven't disappointed me yet.