Tag: Ultraman
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It’s Easy To Love The ‘Chaotic Good’ Energy Of Shin Ultraman [Fantastic Fest]
I knew nothing about Ultraman when I sat down to watch “Shin Ultraman,” and I’ll be perfectly honest: when the credits rolled, I still didn’t know much about Ultraman.The new film from director Shinji Higuchi is a modernized update of the classic Japanese character, a skyscraper-sized alien who defends the Earth from various threats, both…
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Ultraman Season 2 Promo: Get To Know The New Character, Alien Wadoran Maya
It’s spring in Japan and the cherry blossoms are blooming, as is Netflix’s ever-growing anime slate, which is, of course, accessible to subscribers worldwide. Season 2 of “Ultraman,” which puts an anime spin on the original tokusatsu (literally “special effects”) hero, is bearing down on us in mid-April. In the meantime, Netflix has released a…
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Shin Godzilla Director Hideaki Anno Is Creating His Own Shin Movie Universe With Kaiju And Robots
You’ve heard of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the wide, ever-growing interconnected stories that come along (and are still coming along) with its creation. Now it’s time for the Shin Japan Heroes Universe (Sjhu), described as a “miracle project” in which four iconic works — “Godzilla,” “Ultraman,” “Kamen Rider,” and “Evangelion” — will be brought…