[Frontier]

I like how they put in just a shot of an encroaching Trigelos behind a stationary "Arc" so as to not spoil any of the plot.

Dang it Arc, haven't we gotten enough trippy episodes!? Now you're suddenly telling me the entire show has been a dream of a 7 year old as he tries to survive being trapped in rubble? I mean, I know most 7 year olds would probably LOVE to imagine their own entire Ultra show, but despite Yuma's incredible skills at drawing Ultra armors, I don't think he could come up with a plot and characters this complicated. Although they just had to throw in a "your parents are still alive!" tease.

Rution definitely sounded off enough that it got even more suspicious.

Yuma, saved with the power of his bromance with Shu! Also "Arc" technically wasn't lying about him being buried under rubble I guess.

Ah man, frikkin' Sweed is back. Now with an eyepatch to highlight even more how evil she is.

Guilebaku, the Dream Beast Kaiju! here to give you pleasant (and dangerous) dreams while also having a bunch of weird tentacles coming out of his ears!

YouPi has a bad habit of getting possessed, but it's necessary for exposition.

Ze Su, you petty piece of @#$%! Infecting Yuma and Arc to weaken their bodies to make it easier to defeat them!

Glad Biorno was able to tell Yuma to unleash his imagination since Arc can't talk right now.

"Ze Su - The Dark Space Lord" Well that's a fitting a name for the main villain. At the same time, isn't this dude just some scientist from Arc's planet? How did he became the Dark Space Lord!? Also he's like some kind of floating crystal head. I honestly have more questions.

I'm glad SOMEONE finally voiced the suspicion that Yuma is Arc. And Yuma saves SKIP the trouble by transforming in front of them. I liked Arc looking back at everybody before consuming Yuma.

Okay, using the Galaxy armor in a weakened state and with a poisoned body was definitely NOT a good idea since it proceeded to then tear Arc a new one and weaken him even more...so he could then get caught in dreamland. Looks like it's up to ghostbusting Shu to save the day!

[GuardianAngel87]

I am now down to the final three episodes of Ultraman Cosmos. Depending how the remaining episodes would turn out and/or how the show would ultimately end, Cosmos may just effectively be among my Top 10 favorite Ultraman series.

[Frontier]

I've only just realized that a lot of Arc is just...Yuma waking up.

The last temptation of Yuma, finally throwing his alive parents in his face to make him seriously consider giving up. Granted Yuma as a 20+ wage slave still living with his parents and kind of surly doesn't actually seem like that ideal a dream to be honest.

(Honestly I totally forgot about Yuma's grandma. She's like Kanata's grandpa, she shows up in one or two episodes but then never appears again)

I really have to respect that reporter actress for pulling off the shift to Sweed so well and then how creepy the giant encroaching reporter was.

It's kind of funny how Ze Su and his peoples' motivation is basically "we were too smart to have enough imagination to find a better solution than this plan."

What If Yuma's parents could just shrug off the debris that killed them? Even Kid!Yuma was a little thrown off by it.

I think I underestimated how much emotional trauma Yuma was still processing even up to this point. Good thing he had Arc!Dad to show up to remind him of what he's fighting for and what his parents would really want for him. Actually, I wonder if Arc may have in some form absorbed the essence's of Yuma's parents?

RUN YUMA! Also kid form transformation!

When there's a Dream Kaiju in the neiborhood, who you gonna call? Shu Busters! And complete with his proton pack and traveling via Pii-Body segway, we get some busting that makes me feel good! And frees Arc to use the power of his imagination to defeat Guilebaku! And giving Arc Galaxy it's last win of the finale!

Did you really think Guilebaku was the Final Boss? No, it's Sweed in her own humanoid form as the Dark Galactic Warrior! And she looks appropriately sinister! And having a giant hole where her eyes would be!

Arc and Sweed engage in a intense aerial combat, and it seems like Arc can't overpower Sweed. Luckily he finally puts that Monohorn to use to weaken her and then ARC BEAMS ALL ACROSS THE WORLD AND WHIPS IT TO HEADSHOT HER IN THE FACE! That's using your imagination!

Ze Su, cursing Rution's name as he loses his greatest warrior! Take that!

Ah, the classic "Ultra Host goes into space to deal with unresolved plot." It's nice to see Yuma acknowledge Arc as family even if he also has to leave his SKIP family. But losing Shu is the hardest, especially when they embrace one last time before Arc embraces everybody to take Yuma with him.

Good news, Kaiju are on the decrease and the world may not need Ultraman Arc any more. But SKIP still misses Yuma. Good thing he arrived just in time to call and let everyone know he's back! Time for the Arc movie!

"Yuma's new adventure lies in your imagination!" - Dang, that's a terrific ending line.

[Daikaijuman54]

Well... Ultraman Arc has come to an end.

I know I haven't been talking as much, but to put it simply, it was nice.

I definitely enjoyed a lot about this show and there were a lot of fun action scenes, enjoyable storylines, and amazing shots (Gomess standing over the mountain was just glorious). But I do feel like something felt lacking as the show went on.

I don't know if I'm finally starting to get Toku Burnout or that I've been so busy I've not been having as much fun as I used to, but despite the imagination theme (that I did worry was losing its charm down the road) and spectacle (the Pillar Episode was beautifully bizarre and reminded me of episodes like the Butterfly Dream from Ultraman Max), it felt a little... mediocre for me.

That's not to say I didn't enjoy the show! Far from it. That final fight absolutely brought things back for me, from the shot around the world (I love Arc's Beam Shenanigans), Shu wielding a Proton Pack, to Sweed's bizarrely Ultraman-esque look for her final form, and the Ultraman Arc hug at the end, really reminded me of that charm that won me over in the beginning. Strange how that golden armor form from the stage didn't end up appearing in the series.

It was a fun ride, even if I was either not in a good place (funny, because Kamen Rider Gotchard was helping me through that one), or just need a break from Tokusatsu (which I kind of doubt, since I've been enjoying a lot, both new and old), Ultraman Arc really did help me realize the value of Imagination. No, I'm serious, this actually helped me.

In other news, while we look forward to Ultraman Omega, Z finally gets a Cape!

[GuardianAngel87]

I finished Ultraman Cosmos two days ago and I am also currently finished watching its second movie (I already watched the first one sometime ago). Only one movie to go and I will officially be done with everything related to that particular Ultraman series. I am also officially halfway through Ultraman Nexus. Not entirely sure how I feel about that show just yet. About to start watching the final episode of Ultraman Arc right now both in Japanese and in English.

[Sunred]

I don't know if we have any watch aficionados around here, but this seems to be the G-Shock that Yuuma had on if anyone's interested.

[Kiwami]

Ultraman Arc.

Probably the best Ultraman show that I have ever seen – yet cannot bring myself to care for.

It has great characters, great stories, a fantastically unique Ultra, a strong theme that carries forward until the end, and many creative ways to portray it. Imagination doesn’t simply mean being good at coming up with things, or drawing or writing stories. It also means putting yourself in another person’s shoes, being empathetic. It also means strength, it can visually your growth and pave the way forward.

Ultraman Arc bursts with imagination and creativity in so many ways – like how Yuma and Arc communicate, how reality, space and time are being constantly twisted.

This show has amazing action sequences, fighting choreography, effects and lots of cool new monsters and aliens. It also has superb actors that do a great job conveying emotions, pleasant and unpleasant ones.

This last episode played all the cards right: From strong character moments right to what is probably the most amazing beam finisher in Ultraman history. As expected of a show that has imagination as its core message.

But, with all of this being said, all of this being my true sentiments – this show bored me to death. I constantly found myself dozing off or having it run in the background to kill the time. This show just isn’t compatible with me. Watching Arc I often found myself fatigued and wishing I was watching something else. For how great Ultraman Arc is, it just completely failed to capture me. I can look back at it as an experience fondly and praise its obvious high quality, but I can’t say I enjoyed watching it.

Maybe it came at the wrong time in my life and I will have a blast watching it again in a decade or two, but I right now I’m kind of glad it’s over and I can move on to the next show.

[Frontier]

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Originally Posted by Kiwami

Ultraman Arc.

Probably the best Ultraman show that I have ever seen ? yet cannot bring myself to care for.

It has great characters, great stories, a fantastically unique Ultra, a strong theme that carries forward until the end, and many creative ways to portray it. Imagination doesn?t simply mean being good at coming up with things, or drawing or writing stories. It also means putting yourself in another person?s shoes, being empathetic. It also means strength, it can visually your growth and pave the way forward.

Ultraman Arc bursts with imagination and creativity in so many ways ? like how Yuma and Arc communicate, how reality, space and time are being constantly twisted.

This show has amazing action sequences, fighting choreography, effects and lots of cool new monsters and aliens. It also has superb actors that do a great job conveying emotions, pleasant and unpleasant ones.

This last episode played all the cards right: From strong character moments right to what is probably the most amazing beam finisher in Ultraman history. As expected of a show that has imagination as its core message.

But, with all of this being said, all of this being my true sentiments ? this show bored me to death. I constantly found myself dozing off or having it run in the background to kill the time. This show just isn?t compatible with me. Watching Arc I often found myself fatigued and wishing I was watching something else. For how great Ultraman Arc is, it just completely failed to capture me. I can look back at it as an experience fondly and praise its obvious high quality, but I can?t say I enjoyed watching it.

Maybe it came at the wrong time in my life and I will have a blast watching it again in a decade or two, but I right now I?m kind of glad it?s over and I can move on to the next show.

This kind of reminds me how I felt watching Decker. Maybe not so much that I was bored or didn't enjoy it, but the cast and stories felt so stiff at times to me.

[Sunred]

Final episode in a nutshell.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Sn-gojcqQHc


Great ending. The last few episodes were great.