[Sunred]

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

Sorato's kind of like a Digimon. He needs lots of food for energy.

They should make an Ultraman Omega collabo Tamagotchi but you raise Sorato. Heck, both are owned by Bandai merch-wise and they already have done collabos with Demon Slayer, Evangelion, etc. not too long ago, so why not, right?

[TokuKnight89]

Great & Powered are now available for release by Mill Creek!

Decker and Arc won't be far away either.

4K releases of Ultraman and Ultraseven are also coming.

Documentary about Ultraman's origins as well.

Oh, and an English Dub of Omega.

https://kaijuunited.com/2025/07/12/e...-update-panel/

[Byg42]

Saw the Arc movie recently, as it started airing in my country. Overall quite liked it, it stands out from other Ultra movies due to its episodic nature, though there is enough of a connecting tissue between all the stories. In a way, it's like getting an extra 3 episodes of Arc

[Frontier]

Well, it's good that Sorato is actually earning his room and board with Kosei by actually working. No way can Kosei keep feeding him without getting SOMETHING in return.

Wow, these radio announcers are surprisingly adept at foreshadowing Kaiju attacks! It might do wonders for their ratings (had anyone except three people actually seen the Kaiju).

Hey now Ayu, I know Sorato is an amnesiac but he at least let you know Omega is not a Kaiju and his name! Though it's kind of surreal that it's been three episodes and no one's coined the phrase "Ultraman" yet but I guess that's just a sign of how weird these giant figures are on this Earth.

Kaiju are "awakening?" So they've always been on this planet, or were in some kind of hibernation, before finally wakening up? Did something or someone do this deliberately? Was Omega's crashing to Earth somewhat related?

How much longer can they keep Ayu in the dark? She literally saw him pop out the Omega Slugger! I mean, Kosei can do his level best but it feels like the only thing keeping Ayu from figuring things out is frankly I don't think she takes these two that seriously.

I love how Ayu did a bow before passing the tori gates.

I wonder...did the Meteor Kaiju come with Omega? Sorato seemed to sense it, but he was 50/50 on whether he actually recognized Rekiness. And it seemed like Pegunos was after the Meteor Kaiju too.

Are we going to get a big scene of Kosei having to run? But I guess there's nothing more human than trying to balance/find what you want to do and what you HAVE to do...and Sorato learning about humans, and himself, in the process.

Forget Peguila, here's Pegunos, the Gravityless Kaiju! With his flapping wings and cold air holes that lets him fly and control air! Watch out for his spinning attack!

So the Meteor Kaiju imprint onto Kosei and follow his commands. I wasn't sure how sentient they were until we got CG figurine Rekiness. Imagine that they're supposed to be Omega's and now they're his new pals'.

Rekiness looks like if Space Godzilla was a good guy.

I genuinely thought we were going to see Rekiness' weapon armor form, but I'm actually glad they're pacing it out and letting the Meteor Kaiju show off as themselves. Plus, you can't beat a telekinesis hold that lead into an Ultra Beam Finisher.

If Kosei and Sorato are really going to be friends with Ayu...they probably should tell her the truth.

[GoldenXtreme]

I'm really curious about what exactly the Meteo Kaiju are now. Rekiness was being targeted by a kaiju while dormant, and Sorato only seemed to kinda register what they were. Yet when he was transformed into Omega he had an almost wistful reaction to seeing Rekiness. And they only seemed to respond to Kosei too. I wonder if they are supposed to be some kind of fragments of Omega's powers and memories that were forcibly turned into monsters or something. Thus, they reacted to Kosei since he wanted to help Omega, who they are a part of. I do think this was a bit weaker than the prior two episodes overall, but it was still solid. I hope Ayu finds out Sorato's identity sooner rather than later. I think it would make for a better long-term story and I mean, honestly, how long can Kosei possibly keep up this farce in front of a recurring character? Next episode looks like it will have some kind of falling out with Sorato and Kosei. Seems like that will be a pretty natural way for the characters to learn about the mechanics of how the Meteo Kaiju work, since clearly no one understands them currently.

[DreamSword]

I finished all of Ultraman Arc(sans its movie). And overall, it was decent.

The short version of my opinion is that I felt like the show had alot of good ideas, but the execution of those ideas left alot to be desired.

I think the main issue I took with the show was how it never really felt to me that SKIP grew as a group. As individuals, sure, but scenes like Shu talking about how important Yuma is to him would've hit alot harder to me if there had been more scenes of the two bonding throughout the show. Not to say that there were none period, but "just barely enough to scrape by" is maybe the phrase I'd use to describe it. Great job from Shu's' dub VA though.

Speaking of phrasing, Arc likes to use the term "Imagination" alot, and while I get it, I don't think it really lives up to the idea all that well. Personally I think the word "Ingenuity" fits alot better.

Where the execution of the concept really flounders is in the finale, where rather than doing anything unique, creative, or cool to beat Sweed, all it amounts to is firing a beam and then doing the wiggle thing again from episode 3. I've seen other superhero media. The orbiting the globe aspect isn't anything new to me.

But as I've said before, where the show really shined was in its direction and cinematography. Not just the actions sequences, of which most are really unique and well done, but even in terms of episode composition and atmosphere; An easy example being basically the entirety of episode 22 with its dreary mood and callbacks to famous works of art.

In the end, Blazar was alot more my cup of tea, even despite the issues I had with it. And again, I don't think Arc is out and out bad; I think it's overall just okay. It just wasn't the type of show that super clicked with me.

PS: Count me in on the people who were disappointed in the Blazar crossover. Like, they couldn't at the very least get Gento's' actor back? Jeez...

[GuardianAngel87]

^Just out of curiosity, what are your thoughts regarding the Internet Kanegon episode?

[DreamSword]

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Originally Posted by GuardianAngel87

^Just out of curiosity, what are your thoughts regarding the Internet Kanegon episode?

I can see why it got as popular as it did.

That being said, it wasn't really for me.

[Frontier]

Time for training with Rekiness! Sorato and Rekiness may both still have only a vague sense of their shared familiarity with each other, but at least Rekiness still takes orders from Kosei well! Even if it seems like the longer Rekiness is out/does, the more physically taxing it is on Kosei.

Sorato yelling "REKINESS!!!" with the most force and energy he's had all series. Actually makes me wish he was yelling "OMEGA!" whenever he transformed.

I didn't expect to see post-retirement Captain Hibiki as Kosei's landlord. No wonder Sorato was on his best behavior as Kosei's "cousin."'

Kaiju has finally joined this worlds' established nomenclature! Ayu is the one who introduced it, but Sorato deserves credit too!

So I guess to Ayu, the boys are basically the best thing she has to Kaiju consultants. Sorato wanted to do Kosei a solid and let him go fishing with the Boss, but Kosei mistook it to mean Sorato didn't think he needed him and threw out the most forced hype over fishing I'd ever seen. Granted, I'm proud Sorato managed to take the train and encounter Ayu all on his own.

Don't you just hate it when a dinosaur mutates into a Kaiju? And because it's a dinosaur native to Earth, that means it's not familiar to Sorato, compared to the other Kaiju we've encountered so far. Also, props for giving the Therinosaurus feathers like actually accurate dinosaurs.

"I'll go face him" - How is Ayu meant to take that? Though I do love how he demonstrates some super strength in human form and challenges the Therinosaurus to a territory dispute.

I wouldn't compare Kosei to a "pawn," but I guess a pawn is pretty versatile and useful in shogi.

Watch out for that beak! And those claws! And the camouflage, which feels like straight up cheating. Though I do like how Omega is kind of protective of Rekiness. And good plan with the telekinesis!

When the Omega Slugger isn't sharp enough to cut through, they'll need the Rekiness Armor and it's electric blade! It can even still use Rekiness' telekinesis! And it seems like Rekiness knew it could transform and boost Omega?

All's well that ends well, Kaiju slain, Kosei and Sorato's relationship has deepened, and the Boss will cover for Kosei so he can go hunt Kaiju.

[GoldenXtreme]

Sorato is so much better at keeping up his secret identity this week that it actually kind of shocked me (even if he still acts bizarre to say the least). It felt like only a few days had passed at most since the previous episode, so I'm imagining Kosei dragging him off and giving him "how to act human" cram school. Once again Rekiness proves quite mysterious, as Sorato still finds it familiar in some way, but unidentifiable. He can't use it either! Rekiness also seems to have been the one who communicated it could form armor for Omega to Kosei. The kaiju this week was also cool! I think the original kaiju in Omega have a charm to them a lot like real animals, and this feathery, territorial dinosaur is another good example! The little spat between Kosei and Sorato actually caught my attention less than some of the other details this episode, but it was nice how Kosei still ran off to help Sorato in spite of being annoyed with him.

I also watched Ultraman Rising and the 2019 ULTRAMAN anime that is based on a manga. They were both okay I guess. Rising's plot felt too condensed and the whole Americanized vibe of how they told and Ultraman stort was offputting to me to be honest. The anime series... was also too condensed! And to be blunt, the whole thing felt so much like a mediocre Kamen Rider fanfiction that calling it ULTRAMAN felt misleading. Maybe the manga fares better since it presumably has time to actually explain things!