[Salaryman Zero]

Finally caught up with Ultra Galaxy Fight NGH. It's been cool so far, I like all the little callbacks to each Ultraman's series (like Geed's catchphrase and him mentioning AIB, or Ginga quoting Zero). There's a pretty sweet "passing of the torch" feeling when Taro stares off wistfully as the NG Ultras charge into battle.

But the standout of this series so far has definitely been Ultraman Ribut. Like SengalBoy said, as a Malaysian it feels awesome to see our country and fanbase acknowledged by TsuPro, and in such an awesome way too. I love how Ribut is portrayed: competent and seasoned, not as a comedic sidekick the way his origins (the children's program Upin & Ipin) might suggest. He definitely reminds me of Captain America too (who fittingly enough is my favorite superhero). I think Ribut might be my favorite NG Ultra after Zero and Geed, and I need a spinoff miniseries now!

In other news: I've caught up to Ep 10 of Taiga and boy, is this show grim as hell. It's really reminded me more of Seven than Taro so far, and it's definitely lacking the sense of optimistic camaraderie that's marked most of the NG shows thus far. I'm curious to see how Tregear's machinations pan out, though.

On the Showa front, I stopped around Episode 26 of Ace because that's as far as I could find subs for. But hey, with official English releases dropping soon, it looks like I won't have to wait long.