Ultraman Orb - new series to start in July?

[Specium Ray]

[lhb412]

Behold! The three forms of Ultraman Orb:



Yeah, continuing in the super-toyetic direction, but if it's as fun as X then who cares?

[lhb412]

... and it does start in July! Cool.

[Jinzo Ningen]

Nice Taro/Ultra Father vibe from the one mask. Interesting.

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Kiyotaka Taguchi is returning as director (heck yeah!) and says this is a back-to-basics Ultraman show.

We all agree the form with horns is the best one, right? I really wish they'd go with interesting headpieces to differentiate Ultraman designs instead of just adding a lot of fiddly bits.

[The Great MM]

So he's a complete fusion. No base form. Kaiju looks nifty. Interested. Hope it's as good as X. 10 bucks says his must-have SUPER POWER FUSION will be that of Ultraman Saga + Ultraman Ginga Victory.

[klen7]

I like the phrase "back to basics" but the pictures don't seem to say the same thing. I really enjoyed X despite all my hesitation, so I'll give it a go

[kiryugoji04]

I really dig Orb's concept and designs but it's a little frustrating that the legacy character thing was already milked pretty hard in Ginga/Ginga S (and a little in X too). Just hope the next series does something more original with its Ultraman or else in a few years there won't be a backlog of characters to even milk like this.

In the meanwhile, Taguchi is directing this show so I am totally stoked.

[Specium Ray]

[Specium Ray]

Tokusatsu Network has info on the cast and characters: http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2016/05/ult ... -revealed/

That SSP acronym, though....

[MekaGojira3k]

Not sure I like the henshin device, but I like that weird Bird monster.

[kiryugoji04]

[lhb412]

Looks as toyetic as X, but the characters look like a lot of fun and the Tokusatsu effects still stupendous!

Does it seem like this Ultraman may be a Doctor Who-like character: an eccentric alien who's always crossing paths with the other human characters?

[kiryugoji04]

[sentaison]

No word yet on whether they will show this on Crunchyroll as it broadcasts like they did with X. I'm really hoping that they will, this does look good!

[kiryugoji04]

The announcement that X would air on Crunchyroll came literally the day before it premiered so...

[MekaGojira3k]

That new promo got me incredibly hyped. I'm still not finished with X (got a few eps left), but I'm going to try to keep up with Orb.

[Rody]

I'm really not liking Orb's designs at all (though that Belial form intrigues me), and I'm sure the toy gimmick will get old fast; but the story sounds neat, the visuals still look great, and I'm especially pleased to hear that orchestral background music. A good Tokusatsu title needs a good soundtrack!
Count me in for looking forward to this.

[MekaGojira3k]

I wonder which Ultra belial is fused with.

[kiryugoji04]

[MekaGojira3k]

Weird.

[Specium Ray]

Zophy is the only Ultra who can keep Belial in line.

I'm a little sad about Retsuden going off the air. It's a good sign that Tsubaraya is moving forward, and it's not like we will never see a clip show ever again. But its special to me, and came at a time when I was really digging into the various Ultra series. For Tsubaraya to put the episodes up on youtube, even without subs, for the world to see was a huge sign of goodwill towards their overseas fans.

[kiryugoji04]

The opening credits have leaked and they're FANTASTIC.

http://spankzilla85.tumblr.com/post/146 ... uence-this

[lhb412]

Looks excellent!

[lhb412]

Preview special! Be warned: lots of clips from what I assume are the first couple of episodes.