Great is the only series between the two that was actually aired in the United States, so I think a lot of people would be willing to purchase Great. I would.

Since Powered is obscure even in Japan, by the same token a lot of people would be iffy about him. Which I know I am.

This is my line of thinking as well. The first Ultraman I ever saw was Great, so I would be fairly likely to buy an Ultra-Act of him.

I remember reading about Powered's series, "The Ultimate Hero," in the old school fanzine The Kaiju Review. The article was not kind to the show, and what littleI have seen of it is not all that promising. Powered himself looked good, and monsters looked great though, so it's a hard call from a purely aesthetic standpoint. The changing eye color was a nice visual distinction. But yeah. The fact that Powered was in the UGMMB movie was more a testament to the inclusive nature of the film than any amount of recognition of him as a character.

I know it would never work, but a vac-metal Ultra-Act of Ultraman Noa would be amazing to behold.

Why is that? Sorry if it's already been addressed elsewhere.

Licensing and Chaiyo.

Oh, I thought that was done and over with already. Too bad.

Nope, not at all. The Ultraseven DVD set by Shout Factory is actually licensed from Chaiyo, and would be the rumored Ultra Q set.

Yeah, there was a big hoopla over that when the set was announced... how buying the set was not giving any money to Tsuburaya, and somehow buying bootlegs was better, and all this nonsense.

At least this is not the 80s and we have access to easy toy importers so it's not THAT big of a deal (really) to get these toys. Its not easy but it's not impossibe, either.

Preordered a Brother's Mantle off Amiami... yeah just the one, not going to get carried away with the capes just yet!

Ultra-Act Ultraman Jack was released in Japan today, and pictures have started to surface.

http://hima-toy.cocolog-nifty.com/bl...ra-jack-1.html

And yes, he comes with his Specium Ray effect!

I want that Jack, can't find him anywhere at the moment, though... hrrn!