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07-06-2019, 05:32 AM | #1201 |
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Taiga episode 1 sub
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07-07-2019, 05:14 AM | #1202 |
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I really liked the first episode of Taiga. The characters and setting are great and thankfully they've finally gone back to original Ultraman characters. Even though they are based on past Ultraman, they aren’t fusions or transform because of other Ultraman powers, they just use these bracelets to power up their finishing moves which is so much better.
Having a private security company as the core setting for the characters fits Ultraman very well, and the alien auction house is so clever. I wonder if it is original because the idea is too good to not have surfaced decades ago. I quite like Taiga's personality too, he reminds me of Ultraman Zero. Tregear is great as well, they didn’t just make him another Belial, he feels sinister but in quite a different vein than Belial. Also, immediately integrating the bad guy into the main story helps a lot, quite a few Ultraman shows suffer from the main villain only appearing in the last two-ish episodes, with smaller threats taking the stage until then. The effect work was great, the usual high standard for Tsuburaya productions, but did anyone else notice the CG? Like, in a positive way for once? It's obviously a thing which will fade further down the road as usual with Toku shows, but I think the few times the Ultraman were completely done via CG in this episodes looked quite alright. You notice its CG because of the fast and sharp motions, but the models themselves didn't look crappy like they usually do in Rider or Sentai shows. They also didn’t go overboard with it which helped a lot as well. So yeah, thumbs up for the first episode. If this keeps up they’re back in the saddle after the slight slip-up with R/B. |
07-07-2019, 05:55 AM | #1203 |
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I've only watched a few episodes of Ultraman X and that's about my only real foray into the Ultraman franchise outside of Figuarts and news about fusion forms.
Do I have to watch a previous Ultra Series to understand what's going on or will it be like Kamen Rider and Super sentai where cameos just show up and I can understand the plot without needing to know heir backstories? I really want to get back to the Ultra train, but I don't want to to have to know the complete history or something before watching it. |
07-07-2019, 06:48 AM | #1204 |
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Dang... THAT DROPKICK.
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07-07-2019, 08:19 AM | #1205 |
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I've only watched a few episodes of Ultraman X and that's about my only real foray into the Ultraman franchise outside of Figuarts and news about fusion forms.
Do I have to watch a previous Ultra Series to understand what's going on or will it be like Kamen Rider and Super sentai where cameos just show up and I can understand the plot without needing to know heir backstories? I really want to get back to the Ultra train, but I don't want to to have to know the complete history or something before watching it. Also, they give their powers to the new guys so I'd say that's the last time we see them until the finale maybe. Try it, I don't think you'll feel lost; you can enjoy it as is. |
07-07-2019, 12:19 PM | #1206 |
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Yeah, ultimately a lot of it just comes down to the fact that there are previous Ultras. There's a good amount of small references, especially returning monsters, but most of the time you don't really need it. I'm not so sure about Taiga and Taro but I went into Geed without knowing Belial (beyond 'is evil') or Zero and it worked fine.
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07-07-2019, 03:36 PM | #1207 |
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I was never that big into the Ultraman series. The only ones I finished watching were Nexus and X. I was in the middle of Orb but lost interest in it, Probably cause I find them a bit slow paced. However, this episode I admit was really good, which my get me to watch this one weekly.
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07-07-2019, 09:06 PM | #1208 |
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Cool. Nice to know that I can watch without worrying about continuity too much.
Any recommended Ultra shows aside from X? Is Cosmos any good? |
07-07-2019, 11:37 PM | #1209 |
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07-08-2019, 07:05 AM | #1210 |
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Like what Switchblade said, Max is good. And Mebius is good as well. Cosmos is kind of a different spin on the franchise in that his shtick is he mostly pacifies the kaijus instead of just blowing them up into smithereens(OCCASIONALLY he will but mostly he tends to use non-lethal methods to take them down). So watch Max, then Mebius, then maybe Cosmos for a change. Cosmos is not a "bad show" it's just that it is a different approach and Max and Mebius lean more towards the classic elements and tropes of the franchise while not feeling outdated and you already saw X so start with those two. And after seeing Max, Mebius, and Cosmos, and you want something more grim dark, watch Nexus.
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