Tag: Eiji Tsuburaya

Mar12020 by Billy "TaJa" DoyleNo Comments

Marvel X Tsuburaya: The Rise of Ultraman Comics

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Back in November 2019, Marvel Entertainment announced at the Tokyo Comic Con, that they would be collaborating with Tsuburaya Productions. The panel featured both, Marvel's editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski and Tsuburaya Production's CEO Takayuki Tsukagoshi, as they announced the collaboration would be adapting the Ultra Series to comics. The comics intended would not necessarily adapt the various series/ films, but work to expand the productions and overarching lore. Now, fast forward to yesterday at C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo). There at their panel, Marvel Entertainment announced the creative team behind their first "Ultra" title. Titled, "The Rise of Ultraman," the comic will revisit the original Ultraman from 1967. In the series, it will re-introduce the worl...

Feb272020 by Billy "TaJa" DoyleNo Comments

North America’s Official Ultraman Website, “Ultraman Galaxy”

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Last weekend, Tsuburaya Productions launched their official North American website for the Ultra Series. Titled, Ultraman Galaxy, this website feature various updates on the franchise and products. In addition, the site will eventually expand into being a database for the various heroes, aliens, and kaiju in the franchise. Furthermore, there is an entire section dedicated to how companies can contact Tsuburaya to license Ultraman for projects, as well as their current partners. Now, Tsuburaya Productions' licensing agency in North America is The Licensing Group; the company works to assist Tsuburaya Productions in its various business ventures. However, the site itself is produced by Starlight Runner Entertainment. For those unaware, Starlight Runner is a production company that spe...

Nov222017 by DocNo Comments

The Fate of ULTRAMAN Rights: Tsuburaya Defeats UM Corp in Latest Court Battle

Animation, Articles, Blog, Culture, Henshin Justice Unlimited, News, Toku, toku, tokublogs, tokusatsu, Ultraman, Uncategorized

In news that prompted a collective sigh of relief across the worldwide fan community this week, Tsuburaya Productions scored a major victory in its ongoing legal conflict with Thai company Chaiyo Productions as a jury ruled against Chaiyo collaborator UM Corporation over licensing rights to the popular Ultraman superhero franchise. A ruling years in the making, this marks one of several instances in an escalating battle the Ultraman creators and sole original owners at Tsuburaya have been fighting for decades, dating as far back as 1996. As previously stated, Chaiyo Productions head Sompote Saengduenchai claimed a relative of Ultraman creator Eiji Tsuburaya had signed a legal document bestowing licensing rights for the Ultra brand beyond Japanese shores to him, though this was widely ...

Oct192017 by Billy "TaJa" DoyleNo Comments

No Longer an Imitation: S.H.Figuarts Alien Zarab!

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Premium Bandai has revealed all-new exclusive S.H.Figuarts based on another Ultraman character, Alien Zarab. Previously Zarab was been made into Tamashii Nations figures, two exclusive Ultra-Acts, under his Imitation Ultraman guise. However, Alien Zarab will be made into a S.H.Figuarts, as its original self! Now, Alien Zarab made its debut in the original Ultraman series, in episode 18 "Brother from Another Planet." In the episode, Alien Zarab poses as a friendly alien trying to help mankind, but secretly plans to conquer the world. Luckily enough, Hayata becomes aware of Zarab's motives, but Zarab is also aware Hayata is Ultraman. This leads to Zarab trying to set-up Ultraman as the true villain, before they eventually clash in a titanic battle to the death. Since then other Alien Zar...

Oct42017 by DocNo Comments

Note to China’s ‘Fake Ultraman’ Creators – Don’t Piss Off the Originals

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A loud thunderclap rang out in the Ultraman fandom when it was announced that Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman, the sequel to China's animated Dragon Force movie, would feature their own interpretation of the classic red-and-silver giant hero Ultraman, owned by Japan's Tsuburaya Productions. Not only that, but this character, whose use of the Ultraman name is highly discouraged by its Japanese owners, was portrayed as a villain in the film's promotional material. Embroiled in legal battles for years over the rights to their original intellectual property, Tsuburaya has had its hands full. But they're not the only ones upset over this development. It seems even the Ultraman actors themselves have begun adding their voices to the chorus speaking out against this project. Actor and musici...

Dec162016 by Team HJUNo Comments

Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga Trailer & Cast

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The official Ultraman Websitehas recently updated its section on the upcoming Amazon Japan Prime series, Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga. The page updates feature a series description, cast, staff, and opening/ end credit tracks. Along with this huge update Amazon Japan's YouTube uploaded the first full length trailer for the series. Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga will begin on December 26 with weekly upload for new episodes, and will run for 12 episodes. https://youtu.be/_mol96hP5HM Series Description: Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga is the series that chronicles the past of both, Gai Kurenai and Jugglus Juggler, who one time were friends/allies that were heroes fighting for the side of the light. On the distant planet of O-50 the two climb the summit known as Warrior's Top to achieve great ...