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Ultraman's Weapons

He's Red and Silver, as tall as a building, and kicks the butts of Giant Monsters!! He's also Japan's most enduring and favorite Superhero!! From Ultra Seven to Ultraman Orb, discuss the many incarnations of Ultraman here!! Let's not forget Zone Fighter! Kamen Rider! Gridman! The infinity of Toei Sentai Teams! For such a small island, Japan is bursting with colorful superheroes! Discuss Japanese Heroes here as well!!

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Postby Lysocanth » Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:52 pm

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Postby Garasharp K7 » Sat Dec 10, 2005 4:43 am

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Postby Lysocanth » Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:20 pm

The first one I ever saw was Ultraman fighting Ragon? Rangoon? What was it's name. It had the atom bomb stuck to it?

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Postby August » Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:53 pm

That's Episode 4: DETONATION: FIVE SECONDS (Dai-Bakuhatsu Go-byo Mae)
Teleplay: RYU MINAMIKAWA. Director: SAMAJI NONAGASE. Special Visual Effects: KOICHI TAKANO. Original Broadcast Date: 08/07/1966.

The monster's name is "Ragon" (pronounced "Rah-gone"; or like "Dragon" with a silent "D"). :)
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Keronia = The Thing (from another world)???

Postby Jinzo Ningen » Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:01 pm

While thinking about this episode at work the other evening, it dawned on me that this show was essentially an Ultra-version of the 50's classic horror flick "The Thing." Heck, even the Japanese episode title translates as "Who Goes There" which is the title of the John W. Campbell short story that the movie was based on. The 50's movie changed the villain from a shape-shifter into a super-intelligent plant which 1) can reproduce itself, and 2) feeds off the blood of humans.

Wow. Maybe I'm just really dense, but I never made the connection to all that stuff until now. The screenwriter must've had this in mind (perhaps just subconsciously) when he penned the Keronia episode.

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