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10-12-2018, 11:35 AM | #1 |
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Is there anyway to adapt Ultraman Orb-R/B in America/Canada?
With all the kaiju fights and all, it'd be nice to find a way somehow. Plus Ultraman Tiga's dubbing? No good. |
10-12-2018, 06:37 PM | #2 |
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Licensing it to a streaming service and adding subs would be enough. And cost-efficient.
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10-13-2018, 11:20 AM | #3 |
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Tsuburaya seems to be against American adaptions of their shows from what I can remember. I remember reading Saban try to get the rights to Ultraman Tiga and they said no.
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10-13-2018, 12:59 PM | #4 |
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I remember reading about an Ultra series being shot in America and TsuPro was outright shocked at the cheapness of the props, such as using cardboard instead of their miniatures. I don't remember which one but that series had a lot of production issues with that being one of the lighter ones as TsuPro sent America some proper... props... as Ultraman wasn't supposed to be a cheap brand
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10-14-2018, 08:08 PM | #5 |
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I remember reading about an Ultra series being shot in America and TsuPro was outright shocked at the cheapness of the props, such as using cardboard instead of their miniatures. I don't remember which one but that series had a lot of production issues with that being one of the lighter ones as TsuPro sent America some proper... props... as Ultraman wasn't supposed to be a cheap brand
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10-15-2018, 05:32 AM | #6 |
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The closest they've done is had it made abroad/co-produced abroad with an english speaking cast. It's typically treated more like Godzilla is, where it's either dubbed or filmed abroad, but they don't do spliced together new footage with new actors in the roles. Though they did test that with Gridman once. That's about as far as that went. There were some previous 70s films that left a bad taste in Tsuburaya's mouth on doing stuff like that. Which is why when approached in the past they let Gridman be used as a test, but otherwise wanted to maintain the integrity of what Ultraman represents by not having it adapted. They are open to licensing it out for new characters and lore, but not a pre-existing show adapted. Like Towards the Future that was an Australian co-production, and the Hanna Barbera animated. But generally speaking they don't do "power rangers" style adaptations. Ultraman also has a history of going to foreign markets dubbed though all the way back to its early days. Ultraman Great/Towards the Future was an Australian co-production. The only American one that I'm aware of was the Hanna Barbera animated one. Last edited by Librarian; 10-15-2018 at 05:35 AM.. |
10-15-2018, 10:50 PM | #7 |
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Tsuburaya did attempt to sell the first season of Ultra Galaxy as a show that could be adapted across the world. It was filmed entirely in front of a green screen and they made a short ad about the "visual translation system" that would have let foreign production teams simply key the Japanese cast out and replace them with local talent. It was never picked up though.
Ultraman Powered is an American produced Ultraman series that aired in 1995, that's the one I was thinking of. Last edited by Aoi Kurenai; 10-15-2018 at 10:52 PM.. |
10-16-2018, 11:19 AM | #8 |
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Tsuburaya did attempt to sell the first season of Ultra Galaxy as a show that could be adapted across the world. It was filmed entirely in front of a green screen and they made a short ad about the "visual translation system" that would have let foreign production teams simply key the Japanese cast out and replace them with local talent. It was never picked up though.
Ultraman Powered is an American produced Ultraman series that aired in 1995, that's the one I was thinking of. IIRC, on Ultra-Galaxy that was the entire point, so they could have a show they could license out using the Iconic monsters without absolutely needing to use Ultraman. It was essentially their approach to doing "Ultraman without Ultraman". Like how Gotham is batman without batman. Forgot about Powered, but yeah that goes back to before about how they rarely do licensed out for adaptations and prefer co-productions. That was back when they were trying to get better footholds in worldwide markets like Towards the Future was the first attempt to do. Which eventually led to the Dubs on Fox Kids. But again, we might see something more in the future. There have been rumblings of trying to get stronger footing on the world stage as the character has grown into an even more of an icon and is getting more wider audience awareness thanks to various outlets and new media. Do keep in mind Tsuburaya has bad history with "licensed out" stuff, so they tend to want to keep Ultraman himself protected to prevent the mess they just got out of. Last edited by Librarian; 10-16-2018 at 01:58 PM.. |
10-16-2018, 11:58 AM | #9 |
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How about adapt Ultraman Zero Galaxy, then later Orb, Geed & R/B?
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10-16-2018, 01:31 PM | #10 |
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So likely won't see things like Zero adapted like Power Rangers. But a co-production new show is possible, and really almost any Ultra can take any host, except for the few that are born hybrid humans. |
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