Saw Ep. 3, and it has some of the more "graphic" civilian murders I've seen in a Toku! Not to say that they're '80s Slasher graphic (though the first one was unexpected)! I don't fully understand why the human-sized extraterrestrial is so significantly different from the city-smasher!

Yeah, I should one of these days. It was a nice back to basics show looking back.

Currently watching the Return of Ultraman and even though the translation is a little ropey (god bless HK subs), it's understandable enough. I'm not expecting any complex lexicon from early 70s Ultraman anyway.

It's pretty good so far. I like that there's a bit more character to Goh than the previous Ultras. As much as I love them Hayata and Dan were for the most part respectable, flawless heroes while Goh can be cocky and insubordinate at times. Wasn't expecting to see him get fired from the MAT straight after getting hired. I imagine he'll fall back into the old Ultra hero archetype eventually but it was a good start.

I also like the different dynamic Ultraman Jack and Goh's bond has. While it's debatable just how much of Hayata was Hayata and Dan was literally Ultraseven, Goh and Jack are clearly separate entities - to the point where Jack literally jacks Goh's body when he needs it.

The only thing I'm a bit meh on right now are the visuals. Maybe its just me being a bit cynical since I know this was the first series done without Eiji, the visuals don't feel quite as polished as its predecessors. The miniatures not so much, but the monster suits for sure.

Still early days yet though, so I'm curious to see how it progresses!

Frist image of our two new Ultraman's
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DarqXcuUQAAYPPq.jpg
Ultraman on the Left: Ultraman Russo. Flame, Aqua, Wind and Ground forms
Ultraman on the Right: Ultraman Bull. Aqua, Flame, Wind and Ground forms

Tentatively, the new show will be titled Ultraman R/B.

Given that their names are Italian I believe the correct spellings are Rosso and Blu. Makes sense cause that is their default colors.
Also it seems that rather than my theory of the word for wolf or Luve, the trademarked Rube is actually how R/B is pronounced. And seems like Tsuburaya is giving us a season where two ultras are the main ultras from the get-go.
Speaking of... Imma start calling them Super Ultra Bros. :lolol

Oh wow, they look really cool.

I thought it was "Blu" at first myself when I looked it up, but the Katakana is different. Blu would be ブルー while the name we have is ブル, so I dunno if it's a weird alternate spelling if it's supposed to be the word for blue in a different language.

If R/B is pronounced as "rubu"/lube, that'll be another case of weird alternate readings. R/B would be closer to like... アル/ビ

That is because it is not the English "blue" but rather the Italian equivalent BLU like I said. It is obvious they are going for the red and blue setup and Rosso is clearly the Italian word for red. So it only makes sense that it is Blu and not the animal that is used as Chicago's basketball team.

I never said it was the English word, if it's a word for blue, it's either not in Italian or it's using a non traditional spelling. Blu is rendered as ブルー in Katakana, but that's not how the Ultraman's name is spelled, this Ultraman's name is ブル, so there's a difference in pronunciation.

I apologize if I seemed hostile.

But in Japan the Italian word Blu is primarily written as ブル. That is how it is written primarily in their language. Alternatively they will write it the same as Blue which is ブルー but primarily the popular way of writing it is ブル as shown in some of the examples I present below.

http://likeblue.net/%E9%9D%92%E3%82%...D%98%E8%AA%9E/
"イタリア語 blu（ブル）"

http://itacica.com/giapponese-italia...ingua/post_70/
"この「青」ですが、英語のブルーと同じく　blu　（ブル）というイタリア語もあります。"

https://iro-color.com/episode/world-color.html
"イタリア語：ブル(blu)"


http://naming-dic.com/word/it/88516458 < This site has it as both ブル and ブルー
"青（あお）のイタリア語 ブル"

Again, Rosso is the Italian word for red, and considering that they are paired up whether or not they start as friends or foe, it is obvious that they are going Italian with their naming scheme for these two. So thus it is not Ultraman Ferdinand but Ultraman Blu.

And Imma drop this here... :lolol
https://i.imgur.com/vMYmAr4.gif