You will never see this dark, auteur, subversive film maker the same way When you remember that the man's beloved wife wrote an entire gag manga about how much of a wholesome, unironic nerd he is for tokusatsu hero shows. What a king.
His testament in tokusatsu was when he was asked by the bridal company about his wedding SUIT and he jokingly said, "it's okay, I will wear Kamen Rider SUIT".
I love how this movie isn't really the dark and scary movie people expected from Shin Ultraman because of Shin Godzilla and Evangelion. We already have that and that's called Ultraman Nexus which is VERY GOOD. Shin Ultraman captures the nuanced sci-fi and light commentary on humanity vibe of the showa era series'.
@@shira_yone same. I also grew up with Gaia, Cosmos, Nexus,Max and Mebius. I was born on 8th December 1997 in Brunei. I am a Malaysian Chinese who was born on 8th December 1997 in Brunei.
To me I didn't like Nexus as I was like 5 when I watched it and a face popping out from a monster's body doesn't go right for my younger self's brain lmao
@@Zindakku I think it's mainly because Ultraman is more Kaiju type series like Godzilla, western toku fans are more familiar with the henshin hero sub genre because of power rangers, western Kaiju fans like Ultraman more than henshin hero toku fans in the west, it's worth pointing out cause Toku and Kaiju fans are pretty different.
"Have you become so fond of humans?" "Have *we* forgotten we were humans once?" "They aren't supposed to know that until 2006." "They've always known. That's why they call us Ultraman."
Not sure but am pretty the ultraman race back story got reveal that they get sun radiation from their own sun that they create and that's how they become the ultraman we know
You can consider this as a big video similar to a “History of,” but it’s probably the biggest we’ve ever made it! Another big thank you to Liz, Mako, and Ferbus for their contributions!
This is how a reboot should be made. Using original sources as well as paying tribute to the original design and modernizing the concepts beautifully. I look forward to Shin Seven and Shin Kaetekkita.
I have an idea. Its a stupid idea, but an idea nonetheless. Going back to Shin Goji, we see his tail sprouting humanoid like creatures. What if some of them actually thaw out? What if it leads to creations of "super soldier" in a "squadron"? Yes, I propose the premise of Shin Super Sentai, in particular, Shin Gorenger, fighting off Shin Goji's offsprings in a far off future. Farfetched, but I think it could be decent.
Sounds stupid lol if shin goranger would be made it would be the villain from the original series just like how shin Ultraman and shin Kamen rider fight their own original villain
I never considered that reading of M87, but I absolutely love it now. We, humanity, didn't just find our way because we met Ultraman. Ultraman became complete because he met _us,_ and that's why he loves us.
Peak content. This is what I subscribe for. Wanna know something funny? I didn't even realise that they removed the grunting sound that ultraman had until you pointed it out lol.
Thank you a lot for making this video and you, Liz, and Makomattari are able to discuss and explain more about Shin Ultraman and what makes it special and beautiful more than I can imagine. It's one of the best History series that you have ever written so far and you and your team had even explored more about Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's life more in depth which means a lot!! So thank you for helping me learn and better understand why I love Shin Ultraman a lot!!
I was wondering why Ultraman seems so separate from other Tokusatsu. This series uses crossovers sparingly while Kamen Rider and Super Sentai do it every year.
From Ultraman Mebius going forward, Ultraman shows & movies actually have a lot of cross-overs. But their universe(s) are just more cleanly-managed than something like KR Decade, KR Zi-O & all the Versus Movies. Also, Ultraman feels more separate than KR & Sentai coz the heroes are mostly giant-aliens (without summoning any mechas).
@@androyus Actually if you look in the Showa versions, they were all part of the same world, so it wasn't so much cross-over as it was passing the torch (kinda like what happened with Power Rangers up until Lost Galaxy). They only diverged after the 15-year hiatus with Tiga. By Ultraman Mebius, it was made canon that due to the Ultraman race being beings-of-light, they have the ability to cross into dimensions. This is why Earth changes so much, it's literally the Ultramen fighting through dimensions.
The moment I saw this video in my notification, I directly went and watched it regardless of time (it was around 4 in the morning here). And I commented now only after I saw all of it. Needless to say, I have nothing much else to, well, say since this review is so comprehensive it's like Blunova & Monstrosities' Shin Ultraman videos put together in one giant compilation movie (it's a compliment btw). Props to all the people who did the scriptwriting & editing for this video and (of course) your narration, Marco 👍. I hope we can see Lipiah again in a continuation even though he already gave his life 😇. And I'm glad this video also noticed that *Ultraman Powered* (The Ultimate Hero) has dope redesigns of classic ultra kaijus (even though the fighting sucks 😅).
Such a great video, thank you! Seeing Shin Ultraman in theaters was my first exposure to Ultraman at all. I'm a long time Sentai and new Kamen Rider fan so I wanted to dip my toe into the the remaining member of the big three. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and this gave me a lot of great insight into things I don't know being outside of the fandom.
God, this video was beautiful. I’m honestly surprised more people haven’t watched it, because this is such an insightful look into the movie, both in front of & behind the scenes.
This is your opus in all my time of watching your channel this is the best thing you have ever made keep up the good work this was amazing. Shin was my first introduction into Ultraman and is one of my fav movies of all time
I've been realizing that I'm okay with the Ultraman series, but I LOVE the Ultra Galaxy Fight spinoff so much more because the Ultramen and women are the characters, not the humans they bond with.
@@nisrntje3240 nothing wrong with humans, its just nice to watch the ultras as their own. For example ultraman Z, his personality is sparingly used in his own series in order to focus on the cast like haruki and juggler. But in ultra galaxy fight we can witness Z’s full character and have more time to focus on it.
@Nisr Ntje I usually find the humans boring (except for a few shows) because the ultramen and women are treated like weapons for humans when they are living creatures with a purpose and drive that isn't explored.
On the topic of soundtracks, An Out of Body State was one of the biggest surprises. Hearing it in one of the earlier Trailers for the film vs hearing it in full during the Mephilas fight was such a beautiful twist. Love the electric guitar popping off with the action.
I love the movie when it first shows it's trailer then when it's officially launch global ,after watching it, it was a nostalgia yet brings a more meaningful content for people like how when monsters appear they fought and win then another more stronger monster and then technology which can destroy life and earth is completely hopeless yet Ultraman shows that in the end just never give up even the odds against is him ,he knows can't defeat zetton and could end up dying but he still believes he can find a way because the sssp supported him and he still proves that zoffy was wrong in erasing earth , it was like he was telling us there is always a way that's I why I appreciated and love the movie
Absolutely loved what these two did with this movie, along with Shin Godzilla. Was the perfect time too as I had just finished watching the original series at the time. Seriously can't wait to watch Shin Kamen Rider. My only problem with the film is that it ended way to abruptly. Does anybody else agree?
I'm very curious to see his take on Kamen Rider in Shin Kamen Rider. At the very least, I know that Anno is the man for the job, he has the passion and experience.
I recently did a review for this on my channel and even though I love tokusatsu, I wasn’t very familiar Ultraman. I felt pretty lost and ended up giving the film a harsher rating. But this video was extremely informative and honestly was just the deep dive I was looking for! Thank you for going in depth and covering the history, I definitely will be able to appreciate the film a lot more on a 2nd viewing!
Shin Ultraman: about a World with Kaiju, Human Will, Alien Invasion, & the need to Understand Humanity. If i Write the Sequel, the Return of Shin Ultraman: about Global War against Kaiju, Modern Technology Use, Understanding Kaiju and Kaijin, Human Emotion, Interspecies Love. Shin Ultraman vs. Shin Ultra Brothers: about Space Creatures Rights, Pollution, Religion, Needs for Emotion, and Brotherhood. I like to have it like that... Fine you?
I do wish you make a review on there upcoming Shin Kamen Rider, as fas as i can see on the trailers ans there website i feel it looks 100%better than KR the first and the next.
The Series was called "Return of Ultraman" but the Ultraman in that season wasnt the same Ultraman as the First season. The "Return" Ultraman was named "Shin Ultraman" and then later changed to Ultraman Jack. The orignally idea was to bring back Original Ultraman, but they changed that plan because they wanted a new Hero every season. There's a lot of rumors of why they keep the name "Return of" but i like to think it's because it was returning to Ultraman's canon, because UltraSeven wasnt canon, all the seasons were stand alones. It was sort of a Twist ending when It want Ultraman and UltraSeven shows up in the final episode.
@@BiggestDoucheEver Initially, Ultraman and Seven were in separate continuities! Not that Seven so called "wasn't canon"! But overall you're not wrong. It was also a Return TO the Ultra series after Tsuburaya Eiji passed on! which might be another reason why they did so, because Tsuburaya initially wanted Ultraseven to be the final work of the Ultra series if i recall correctly.
@@jacksonkaleb7463 its has been confrimed that "Return of" was orginally conceived as Ultraman 66 returning to being the main character. But like you said, after Tsuburaya passed they decided against it. It's always been a weirdly name season. I use to just call the season "Ultraman Jack"
@@BiggestDoucheEver oh yes I know! It’s even weirder that his name, Jack, was only given to him… in 1984(for Ultraman Story). A whole 13 years after he appeared! It’s even stranger that Jack was actually a rejected name for Taro!
This is the thing that the Japanese have over western heroes, in the west they are commodity and truly great stories don't come often. But in Japan while they do sell merch too, you can feel the love coming from this. These are heroes that have a legacy most citizens respect and love. While the west mightve gotten a better understanding of the word super, the Japanese truly understand the word hero.
Ok but why commenting on macros channel who's not the one who can decide whatever noa can comeback more often or not it's Tsuburaya who you should commenting
"Have you become so fond of humans?" One of my favorite sayings and love for Ultraman.
I completely agree, it's a line that encapsulates why i love Ultraman. It also encapsulates what makes Ultraman... Ultraman.
@@jacksonkaleb7463 "Do you mind if we split the bill, Ultraman?" One of my least favourite sayings.
@@dudududu1926Right next to “Can you lend me two tenners Ultraman?”
“One of my favorite sayings”
You will never see this dark, auteur, subversive film maker the same way
When you remember that the man's beloved wife wrote an entire gag manga about how much of a wholesome, unironic nerd he is for tokusatsu hero shows. What a king.
His testament in tokusatsu was when he was asked by the bridal company about his wedding SUIT and he jokingly said, "it's okay, I will wear Kamen Rider SUIT".
I love how this movie isn't really the dark and scary movie people expected from Shin Ultraman because of Shin Godzilla and Evangelion. We already have that and that's called Ultraman Nexus which is VERY GOOD. Shin Ultraman captures the nuanced sci-fi and light commentary on humanity vibe of the showa era series'.
I grew up with Gaia and Cosmos, but I was at the perfect age to appreciate Nexus back then
@@shira_yone Eyy there fellow Heisei Ultrafan, I particularly like Cosmos' mercy to monsters
@@kennethsatria6607 same. Cosmos my fav still, mostly because of nostalgia but I also like his simple but easily distinguishable design.
@@shira_yone same. I also grew up with Gaia, Cosmos, Nexus,Max and Mebius. I was born on 8th December 1997 in Brunei. I am a Malaysian Chinese who was born on 8th December 1997 in Brunei.
To me I didn't like Nexus as I was like 5 when I watched it and a face popping out from a monster's body doesn't go right for my younger self's brain lmao
I love it when you talk about Ultraman! I feel like Ultraman doesnt get a lot of love from the American Toku fans.
That's because the Western audience is distracted by the glitz and glamour of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai.
@@Zindakku I think it's mainly because Ultraman is more Kaiju type series like Godzilla, western toku fans are more familiar with the henshin hero sub genre because of power rangers, western Kaiju fans like Ultraman more than henshin hero toku fans in the west, it's worth pointing out cause Toku and Kaiju fans are pretty different.
@@Zindakku Not the Virtua Fighter fan type explaination lol, they can all coexist
"Have you become so fond of humans?"
"Have *we* forgotten we were humans once?"
"They aren't supposed to know that until 2006."
"They've always known. That's why they call us Ultraman."
What about 2006? Is that a line from the movie or one of the series or?
Not sure but am pretty the ultraman race back story got reveal that they get sun radiation from their own sun that they create and that's how they become the ultraman we know
@@jacobclark6002 I think the ultras once looking like humans was revealed in Ultraman Mebius which was released in 2006
You can consider this as a big video similar to a “History of,” but it’s probably the biggest we’ve ever made it!
Another big thank you to Liz, Mako, and Ferbus for their contributions!
“Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.”
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
This is how a reboot should be made. Using original sources as well as paying tribute to the original design and modernizing the concepts beautifully. I look forward to Shin Seven and Shin Kaetekkita.
I have an idea. Its a stupid idea, but an idea nonetheless. Going back to Shin Goji, we see his tail sprouting humanoid like creatures. What if some of them actually thaw out? What if it leads to creations of "super soldier" in a "squadron"?
Yes, I propose the premise of Shin Super Sentai, in particular, Shin Gorenger, fighting off Shin Goji's offsprings in a far off future.
Farfetched, but I think it could be decent.
Sounds stupid lol if shin goranger would be made it would be the villain from the original series just like how shin Ultraman and shin Kamen rider fight their own original villain
I never considered that reading of M87, but I absolutely love it now. We, humanity, didn't just find our way because we met Ultraman. Ultraman became complete because he met _us,_ and that's why he loves us.
I want to spin off show, featuring the characters from this movie. Also M87 goes hard
That's all
That scene is beautiful. he even sacrifice his life for a human to live,
Peak content.
This is what I subscribe for.
Wanna know something funny? I didn't even realise that they removed the grunting sound that ultraman had until you pointed it out lol.
Thank you a lot for making this video and you, Liz, and Makomattari are able to discuss and explain more about Shin Ultraman and what makes it special and beautiful more than I can imagine.
It's one of the best History series that you have ever written so far and you and your team had even explored more about Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's life more in depth which means a lot!! So thank you for helping me learn and better understand why I love Shin Ultraman a lot!!
I was wondering why Ultraman seems so separate from other Tokusatsu. This series uses crossovers sparingly while Kamen Rider and Super Sentai do it every year.
I'd argue Ultraman uses crossovers more than the other two.
Ultra Galaxy Fight: *Ahem*
From Ultraman Mebius going forward, Ultraman shows & movies actually have a lot of cross-overs. But their universe(s) are just more cleanly-managed than something like KR Decade, KR Zi-O & all the Versus Movies.
Also, Ultraman feels more separate than KR & Sentai coz the heroes are mostly giant-aliens (without summoning any mechas).
@@androyus Actually if you look in the Showa versions, they were all part of the same world, so it wasn't so much cross-over as it was passing the torch (kinda like what happened with Power Rangers up until Lost Galaxy). They only diverged after the 15-year hiatus with Tiga. By Ultraman Mebius, it was made canon that due to the Ultraman race being beings-of-light, they have the ability to cross into dimensions. This is why Earth changes so much, it's literally the Ultramen fighting through dimensions.
@@girl1213 true
The moment I saw this video in my notification, I directly went and watched it regardless of time (it was around 4 in the morning here). And I commented now only after I saw all of it. Needless to say, I have nothing much else to, well, say since this review is so comprehensive it's like Blunova & Monstrosities' Shin Ultraman videos put together in one giant compilation movie (it's a compliment btw). Props to all the people who did the scriptwriting & editing for this video and (of course) your narration, Marco 👍. I hope we can see Lipiah again in a continuation even though he already gave his life 😇.
And I'm glad this video also noticed that *Ultraman Powered* (The Ultimate Hero) has dope redesigns of classic ultra kaijus (even though the fighting sucks 😅).
Such a great video, thank you! Seeing Shin Ultraman in theaters was my first exposure to Ultraman at all. I'm a long time Sentai and new Kamen Rider fan so I wanted to dip my toe into the the remaining member of the big three. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and this gave me a lot of great insight into things I don't know being outside of the fandom.
God, this video was beautiful.
I’m honestly surprised more people haven’t watched it, because this is such an insightful look into the movie, both in front of & behind the scenes.
Phenomenal job on this absolutely nailed it out the park - the movie was amazing and I'm glad you managed to capture all the nuances within this video
Awesome review. The same care and amount of effort put into the filme making of Ultraman I can feel through times here on your content! Congrats!
This was a really, really good video. Good job!
This is your opus in all my time of watching your channel this is the best thing you have ever made keep up the good work this was amazing. Shin was my first introduction into Ultraman and is one of my fav movies of all time
I've been realizing that I'm okay with the Ultraman series, but I LOVE the Ultra Galaxy Fight spinoff so much more because the Ultramen and women are the characters, not the humans they bond with.
Same. It's nice to not have it filtered through a human host.
What wrong with the human element?
Yeah i like ultra stories like ultraman story 0
@@nisrntje3240 nothing wrong with humans, its just nice to watch the ultras as their own. For example ultraman Z, his personality is sparingly used in his own series in order to focus on the cast like haruki and juggler. But in ultra galaxy fight we can witness Z’s full character and have more time to focus on it.
@Nisr Ntje I usually find the humans boring (except for a few shows) because the ultramen and women are treated like weapons for humans when they are living creatures with a purpose and drive that isn't explored.
Immaculate job on this one!
Your best video yet!
Great video and well researched!
This video was superb, bravo!
On the topic of soundtracks, An Out of Body State was one of the biggest surprises.
Hearing it in one of the earlier Trailers for the film vs hearing it in full during the Mephilas fight was such a beautiful twist. Love the electric guitar popping off with the action.
Nice to see this video, great job
Thank you. I love your review of shin ultraman and the you put the video. Please don't stop making videos.
I love that toku fans at least appreciate higuchi’s work on attack on Titan . Anime fan will never understand
I love the movie when it first shows it's trailer then when it's officially launch global ,after watching it, it was a nostalgia yet brings a more meaningful content for people like how when monsters appear they fought and win then another more stronger monster and then technology which can destroy life and earth is completely hopeless yet Ultraman shows that in the end just never give up even the odds against is him ,he knows can't defeat zetton and could end up dying but he still believes he can find a way because the sssp supported him and he still proves that zoffy was wrong in erasing earth , it was like he was telling us there is always a way that's I why I appreciated and love the movie
Bravo, good sir!
amazing video
Absolutely loved what these two did with this movie, along with Shin Godzilla. Was the perfect time too as I had just finished watching the original series at the time. Seriously can't wait to watch Shin Kamen Rider. My only problem with the film is that it ended way to abruptly. Does anybody else agree?
I'm very curious to see his take on Kamen Rider in Shin Kamen Rider.
At the very least, I know that Anno is the man for the job, he has the passion and experience.
Please make Two more Sequels about Shin Ultraman also Introduce More Ultras
I recently did a review for this on my channel and even though I love tokusatsu, I wasn’t very familiar Ultraman. I felt pretty lost and ended up giving the film a harsher rating. But this video was extremely informative and honestly was just the deep dive I was looking for! Thank you for going in depth and covering the history, I definitely will be able to appreciate the film a lot more on a 2nd viewing!
The movie is still poo poo though nowhere near the level of shin godzilla
@@stellviahohenheim Hi friend can you tell me why you think the film is poo poo? i just want to broaden my view as a fan of Ultraman(primarly Nexus).
thanks for the video
37:14 Love this shot.
Hearing they brought back the original Ultraman for motion capture, reminds me when the brought back Lou Ferrigno for Hulk's voice in the 2008 film.
amazing video.
Shin Ultraman: about a World with Kaiju, Human Will, Alien Invasion, & the need to Understand Humanity.
If i Write the Sequel,
the Return of Shin Ultraman: about Global War against Kaiju, Modern Technology Use, Understanding Kaiju and Kaijin, Human Emotion, Interspecies Love.
Shin Ultraman vs. Shin Ultra Brothers: about Space Creatures Rights, Pollution, Religion, Needs for Emotion, and Brotherhood.
I like to have it like that... Fine you?
Interesting video. I hope you could maybe do videos on the old English Ultraman English dubs (OG, seven, Tiga)
Man shin ultraman was so good, i hope shin kamen rider will have the same quality
Man i was wrong
I do wish you make a review on there upcoming Shin Kamen Rider, as fas as i can see on the trailers ans there website i feel it looks 100%better than KR the first and the next.
Everyone forgets to pronounce the last S in SSSS Gridman 😝
Shin Ultraman really captures the hope the original show has
Great video! Bravo!
A curiosity... What are the BGM that plays at 51:04 and 58:27?
Didn’t we getting a return of Ultraman TV series back in the day?
The Series was called "Return of Ultraman" but the Ultraman in that season wasnt the same Ultraman as the First season. The "Return" Ultraman was named "Shin Ultraman" and then later changed to Ultraman Jack. The orignally idea was to bring back Original Ultraman, but they changed that plan because they wanted a new Hero every season. There's a lot of rumors of why they keep the name "Return of" but i like to think it's because it was returning to Ultraman's canon, because UltraSeven wasnt canon, all the seasons were stand alones. It was sort of a Twist ending when It want Ultraman and UltraSeven shows up in the final episode.
There is a "Return of Ultraman" but it isnt the 1966 Ultraman. Theres a shorter video on it on the channel about the "death" of that Ultra
@@BiggestDoucheEver Initially, Ultraman and Seven were in separate continuities! Not that Seven so called "wasn't canon"! But overall you're not wrong. It was also a Return TO the Ultra series after Tsuburaya Eiji passed on! which might be another reason why they did so, because Tsuburaya initially wanted Ultraseven to be the final work of the Ultra series if i recall correctly.
@@jacksonkaleb7463 its has been confrimed that "Return of" was orginally conceived as Ultraman 66 returning to being the main character. But like you said, after Tsuburaya passed they decided against it. It's always been a weirdly name season. I use to just call the season "Ultraman Jack"
@@BiggestDoucheEver oh yes I know! It’s even weirder that his name, Jack, was only given to him… in 1984(for Ultraman Story). A whole 13 years after he appeared! It’s even stranger that Jack was actually a rejected name for Taro!
So nice to see Hiroko Sakurai at the beginning
3:08 Starship Troopers OVA Cameo.
This is the thing that the Japanese have over western heroes, in the west they are commodity and truly great stories don't come often. But in Japan while they do sell merch too, you can feel the love coming from this. These are heroes that have a legacy most citizens respect and love. While the west mightve gotten a better understanding of the word super, the Japanese truly understand the word hero.
I noticed you said the name of the Godzilla kaiju GABARA. The Ultra kaiju shown is GABORA.
So this what makes ultraman so great ?
0:32 In the interview with Anno and Higuchi, what Higuchi actually said in Japanese and the English subtitles are completely out of sync.
Dude makes The Most bat-shit innsane anime
Shin Godzilla - Makes the most unnerving godzilla Movie
Shin Ultraman - Hope
Can you please do Kamen Rider The First?
They should have kept his battle grunts
Make a video on kamen rider shin too.
this dude is my childhood bruh tbf im 13 but bruh
Shouldn't have watched this before watching the movie :(
Great video though 👍
Godzilla
Monster Verse Need Ultra Man
I mean look at how vulnerable human are they need a saviour from these Monsters.
I just want Noa to comeback more often.
Ok but why commenting on macros channel who's not the one who can decide whatever noa can comeback more often or not it's Tsuburaya who you should commenting
@@wiradanabilly7753 because why not? Nothing wrong commenting it here. Tsuburaya won't hear a single person anyway.
I want shin goranger
I don't understand why he would keep making ultraman movies and it look nothing like ultraman. What's with that?
Jesus Christ that Blu-ray was terrible