Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54 (Post 856259)

So, I'm assuming V99 is the planet/region the Space Kaiju are coming from. Interesting how it's under the naming scheme of the likes of M87 which is the Ultra's homeworld.

Retsu has been gaining more focus, and primarily for the Waves of Space Kaiju from Bazaanga and Gebalga, and with the revalations Emi has been discovering, seem to suggest he knows about the goings on with them. I almost wonder if he knows about Gento being Blazar since he doesn't really seem bothered by Blazar being the one to finish every Kaiju, or at least knows about that facility being where Blazar was first "witnessed."

But anyway, a fun aerial battle with an interesting Kaiju! All good stuff. Also glad to see Emi taking center stage since she's been the most nebulous member of SKaRD thus far.

And finally, a new Ending Theme! I already miss Black Star, but we've come to expect this trend in Ultraman so far.

Next Episode: Oh boy! Gavadon (my stupid memory called him Gabira when they showed off the Kaiju in the Press Conference, I'm very dumb), this is going to be fun.

Originally Posted by TokuKnight89 (Post 856297)

Did Funimation and/or 4Kids officially release Tiga!? I stumbled upon (and ultimately got) some Tiga DVD sets with Funimation/4Kids accreditation!

Originally Posted by Switchblade (Post 856300)

4Kids did a gag dub of the show sometime in the late 90s/early 00s. Didn't know it got a physical release.

Originally Posted by GoldenXtreme (Post 856293)

I finished Ultraman Taro today! It was something alright.

The Good

• It generally looked nice! (Probably not a good sign I'm leading with this comment.)
• I really like the Rabbit Panda. Absolutely ridiculous clown car vehicle.
• There were some truly silly moments in this show.

The Bad

• I think this show was at odds with itself. Overall I would consider it a comedy oriented tokusatsu, but it also had a substantial share of much more serious episodes and I do not think the two worked together at ALL. If you look at something like Carranger, which is an even more comedic show, it still managed to have more serious moments and episodes that worked with the characters and narrative. The serious and comedy episodes of Taro didn't even feel like they belonged in the same show.
• I didn't really enjoy ZAT much. The members didn't stand out and I often found them hard to root for when the team is presented as sort of oblivious and neglectful of their duties at times. Again, another example of how the comedic and serious episodes don't mesh.

The Other

• I think this might be the earliest tokusatsu TV show I've seen with strong self-parody elements. Kind of forward thinking in a sense, even if it sometimes felt like it was trying too hard.

I kind of enjoyed it, wouldn't recommend it. Up next: Hoping to wrap up the last couple of episodes of Tomica Hero Rescue Fire soon, along with digging back into the Garo series with Garo Special.