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Originally Posted by Kurona

I'm pretty sure we all figured this was happening, but it's nice to have confirmation: Chronicle Tiga & Z is getting a subbed simulcast like Z!

Oh, neat. I wasn't sure about checking this out before, but this seems like a fine way to satiate my Ultraman fix for the next half year.

Just finished Return of Ultraman last week and I gotta say, out of all the Showa series I've seen so far (Q, Man, Seven, and now Jack), I think it's my favorite.

You've got some very memorable monsters throughout the entire show's run, the first ever legendary hero crossover, some gorgeous cinematography, Shozo Uehara's writing at the top of his game, and some really fun additions to the formula such as an emphasis on Hideki Go's life outside of MAT. Most episodes are briskly paced, and feature some stunning visual effects work that still holds up today.

What I love about it the most is how much of Ishiro Honda you can feel in it. As a Toho daikaiju fan, Return of Ultraman feels more like an extension of that golden era of the 60s than Toho's own Zone Fighter did just two years later. Even though Honda only directed 4 or 5 episodes, including the first two and the last episode, he set the tone by rooting the series in urban Japan and connected the series to a more urban, relatable snapshot of Japan than the more futuristic depictions seen in Ultraman and Ultra Seven. I think that more down to Earth approach made me appreciate this series more than its predecessors, which I also enjoy mind you.

Even though I know it's a wildly different series, I am eagerly anticipating finally watching Ultraman Ace (as soon as I finish Carranger).