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08-12-2019, 03:40 PM | #1311 |
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I wouldn't even really count R/B as being powered by legacy Ultras though. Yes, their crystals had pictures of old Ultraman on them, but that was it. Nothing about those older characters actually translated to their forms or powers, which were purely based on your generic elements like fire, water, wind and earth.
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08-12-2019, 08:55 PM | #1312 |
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08-13-2019, 12:51 PM | #1313 |
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Tsuburaya had a press conference in Malaysia(?!) and they said that Taiga will receive a worldwide release in 2020.
Since Tsuburaya is starting to invest to overseas marketing more and more, I kinda hoope they'd produce a new Ultraman game as well. We need a Fighting Evolution 4!
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08-13-2019, 02:08 PM | #1314 |
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08-13-2019, 04:11 PM | #1315 |
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Yeah I'd heard they were broadcasting Taiga on Astro Ceria or something next year. I would love it if the broadcast had English subs but that seems unlikely.
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08-13-2019, 05:07 PM | #1316 |
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Three words. Take. Me. Higher.
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08-14-2019, 12:51 PM | #1317 |
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Episode 06 of Taiga was great. I gotta say, the effects are really blowing my mind. The scene were Taiga's foot comes down on the street and tiny food is falling from the tiny table in a tiny, miniature restaurant - Jesus Christ the attention to detail is insane.
That being said, I think this is my least favorite episode so far, mainly because the plot didn’t do much for me and neither did the bag guy really. He was hilarious, don’t get me wrong, but I think one should’ve seen the appearance of his brother to fully enjoy this? I haven’t watched wherever he appeared so I don't really get what's going on with him. Also, I think now's the best time I mention what I don’t like about Taiga so far: There's not enough interaction between Hiroyuki and the Ultramen. The little scenes they share together (episode 05 with the coffee mug) are great and I want more of that. I want Hiroyuki to deal with each Ultraman of the Tri-Squad for a whole episode at least. That could happen now that every member of the team had their own little focus story. I don’t expect an Imagin-treatment but I do wish we would see more of the Ultramen, how they feel about Hiroyuki and them learning from each other. |
08-14-2019, 03:45 PM | #1318 |
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Episode 06 of Taiga was great. I gotta say, the effects are really blowing my mind. The scene were Taiga's foot comes down on the street and tiny food is falling from the tiny table in a tiny, miniature restaurant - Jesus Christ the attention to detail is insane.
That being said, I think this is my least favorite episode so far, mainly because the plot didn’t do much for me and neither did the bag guy really. He was hilarious, don’t get me wrong, but I think one should’ve seen the appearance of his brother to fully enjoy this? I haven’t watched wherever he appeared so I don't really get what's going on with him. Also, I think now's the best time I mention what I don’t like about Taiga so far: There's not enough interaction between Hiroyuki and the Ultramen. The little scenes they share together (episode 05 with the coffee mug) are great and I want more of that. I want Hiroyuki to deal with each Ultraman of the Tri-Squad for a whole episode at least. That could happen now that every member of the team had their own little focus story. I don’t expect an Imagin-treatment but I do wish we would see more of the Ultramen, how they feel about Hiroyuki and them learning from each other. As for Abel, honestly even if you have seen his big brother's first appearance (The Orb movie), it doesn't add much. The Gapiyans are basically just space bounty hunters. Charming, sure, but rather light on character. Though I did love the inclusion of the Perolynga aliens though. They're a lot less creepy than they were in their debut in Ultra Seven, and the redone suit looks great as well. I do agree that we're long overdue for some Hiroyuki-Ultramen character growth though. The only real meat we get for the Ultra characters is through the voice dramas (which are great), but I would love an episode focusing on the Tri-Squad dynamic as well. Fuma was fun in this ep though; he's basically Ultra Naruto, and I don't just mean the running. Also, does Titas have the greatest rise sequence in the history of the franchise or what? On next week's episode: Ehh, did we really need to bring Babarue back so soon? I know he hasn't shown up since Orb, but he feels super overused in the NG shows. Guess I can't blame TsuPro for trying to get their money's worth from the suits. When will Lord Takkong-sama finally make his grand entrance? |
08-14-2019, 09:12 PM | #1319 |
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Episode _ of Taiga was amazing, and feel free to just plug whatever number between 1 and 20-something you want in there, because it's going to fit.
Of course, we're talking about 6 right now. The action in this show is absolutely astonishing and the kind of thing I'd want to show to someone who doesn't get why Ultraman is so awesome. The production values and direction just completely crap all over the competition so hard it's not even funny. I had to really fight the urge to just litter this post with screencaps from the episode, especially when the cinematography seemed even better than usual, including in the "normal" scenes. There were a lot of tasteful tilts going on and I really loved Tregear's scene especially. I love it whenever this franchise finds an excuse to remind everyone that Ultras don't actually have to be huge, and the way he's shot is totally different to how he normally appears, while still making him look menacing and creepy. The story was quite solid, as well, although like Kiwami I do have to question Taiga's overall sense of structure. I've been giving a pass on the lack of focus on the actual Ultramen becasue, one, that's arguably true to the franchise's roots despite the Tri-Squad being the show's biggest selling point, and two, much more importantly, with the way all but the first and third episodes have been laser-focused on a single character each, I'm still giving them the out that we'll probably get episodes later down the line that flesh them out enough to essentially make up for that lost time. What is weird to me is how they decided to lead off with so many depressing stories in a row right at the start if that wasn't going to be a consistent theme. Granted, this episode isn't exactly sunshine and rainbows, but it kind of seems like they might have been giving the wrong impression about the show's atmosphere? Maybe? Again, it's hard to know these things until the series is over, but aside from the very strong and consistent theme of humans and aliens trying to coexist, I still don't have any clue what the more long-term goals of Taiga's plot are. Besides Tregear presumably plotting to turn Taiga to the dark side or something for kicks. I seriously hope Jugglus Juggler is getting royalties now that every Ultra show has a character with his exact same role though. Also, two things that bear repeating: - You NEED to watch the voice dramas. - Titas IS best Ultraman.
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08-15-2019, 01:47 AM | #1320 |
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I have a crush in Chiharu Niiyama since Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah movie so an episode where she plays a major role is going to make me biased. But the camera work in eoisode 6 is really damn good.
I fucking love how this is a meta commentary on how obscure U40 Ultras are.
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