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10-07-2022, 11:09 PM | #3281 |
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So guys. I thought of asking this here as a lot of yall are veteran ultraman fans. I wanted to ask what are the best ultraman series in your opinion story wise. I only ask this as there is currently a sale on ultraman blurays, but idk where to start. Out of the ones millcreek released ive only seen Geed, Zeros stuff, and Gridman. I really liked Geed and Gridman, Zero was a bit lacking story wise.
Just would like some help with any good showa or heisei ultra. Sort of thinking of mebius, seven, og ultraman, dyna, tiga, and gaia. But hardly know anything if they are strong story wise. Any recommends would be appreciated. |
10-08-2022, 02:17 AM | #3282 |
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So guys. I thought of asking this here as a lot of yall are veteran ultraman fans. I wanted to ask what are the best ultraman series in your opinion story wise. I only ask this as there is currently a sale on ultraman blurays, but idk where to start. Out of the ones millcreek released ive only seen Geed, Zeros stuff, and Gridman. I really liked Geed and Gridman, Zero was a bit lacking story wise.
Just would like some help with any good showa or heisei ultra. Sort of thinking of mebius, seven, og ultraman, dyna, tiga, and gaia. But hardly know anything if they are strong story wise. Any recommends would be appreciated. If I had to recommend one, even if you didn?t consider it yet, I?d say go for Taiga. I don't see it getting a whole lot of appreciation but I think it's an excellent show. The characters are awesome, the concept of three Ultra sharing a host is fun, and some of the stories they tell are fantastic. Also, given that it s fairly new, effect work is top-notch. Some amazing shots that make the most out of miniature buildings and practical effects. I can't speak much about Heisei, I only watched Mebius but that show was really good too. It was a bit boring to me at times though, maybe because I simply have gotten used to Ultraman shows being shorter nowadays. But, knowing that you consider watching the original: I just finished it and had a blast. It's really good. I love the SSSP characters (Ide is my favorite) and most episodes are just amazingly shot, wonderful mystery and atmosphere. Sure, there are the more run-of-the-mill episodes "monster shows up, let's defeat it", and other episodes really feel like Ultraman is just tacked on for the last 2 minutes to defeat the bad guy, but even those are fun and most episodes are full of genuine wonder, fun characters and amazing suits and effects. It's not difficult to see why this franchise lasted as long as it did, the seeds of success were buried with the first show for sure. I love it. My favorite episode was 33, "The Forbidden Words" which introduced Alien Mephilas. I loved the setup, Mephilas is easily the best antagonist the show had, and I adore the scene where he addresses Hayata directly as Ultraman and asks the question which I had for a long time: "What are you? Human or alien?", I won't spoil the response Now I'm hyped to start Ultraseven, given the high praise I see it receiving from the fandom. |
10-08-2022, 02:28 AM | #3283 |
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I would say that unfortunately Taiga (and Z and Trigger) aren't yet released by Mill Creek so wouldn't count for this blu-ray sale
I generally agree with what's been said. Ultraman, Ultraseven, Tiga and X are imo the best if you're into Ultraman's anthology angle, and I never hear anything but praise for Mebius
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10-08-2022, 02:50 AM | #3284 |
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In that case I definitely recommend Mebius and the OG Ultraman. |
10-08-2022, 08:35 AM | #3285 |
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I'd recommend Mebius tbh
Though I feel like trying to watch Ultraman for the "Story" is selling what Ultraman is a bit short. I feel as though while Ultraman can tell really good overarching stories, what it shines in are its individual episodes you can just watch randomly if you're in the mood. It's probably why Max is one of my favorite season's, a fun bunch of characters and just a big mix of single episode plots, some of which are fun remixes of older Showa Era plots as well. It's probably why I enjoyed 66 as well, just the very episodic nature of the shows is a charm that I feel like is somwhat lost in the modern era where they try to do both that and rush to tell a story within 25 episodes. Granted, I feel like there can be a good balance with that, as some New Gen Series have shown to be able to do, others... not so much. That being said I'd agree with the notion of saving Ginga for like way later into your Ultraman watch. Ginga works better once you have immersed yourself in what Ultraman is, to where while it has the budget of a really delicious ham sandwich, you can see the heart put into that ham sandwich and really appreciate the story it tries to tell despite the clear budgetary issues. |
10-08-2022, 01:44 PM | #3286 |
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So guys. I thought of asking this here as a lot of yall are veteran ultraman fans. I wanted to ask what are the best ultraman series in your opinion story wise. I only ask this as there is currently a sale on ultraman blurays, but idk where to start. Out of the ones millcreek released ive only seen Geed, Zeros stuff, and Gridman. I really liked Geed and Gridman, Zero was a bit lacking story wise.
Just would like some help with any good showa or heisei ultra. Sort of thinking of mebius, seven, og ultraman, dyna, tiga, and gaia. But hardly know anything if they are strong story wise. Any recommends would be appreciated. I've not seen most of the Heisei shows but Tiga and Gaia would be my picks. |
10-08-2022, 06:41 PM | #3287 |
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I don't think there's anything I can say that hasn't already been said here.
New Generation are always a good pick, as they're shorter and some great episodes and story overall. Some of the Heisei Ultras since they're really good. I've seen Gaia, Nexus, Max, and Mebius, which are all solid picks. Tiga is really good, though I haven't seen it fully, but that's another high ranking one. Again, I think everyone else here has already said everything that needs to be said, so I'm just giving them more credibility, but it's all up to you.
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10-11-2022, 07:30 AM | #3288 |
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Done with Gaia. For now it's the second best Heisei series after Tiga. While it had a weaker mid-section the rest was great. Gaia as an Ultra was miles better than Dyna who tried to be a Tiga clone with his power-ups. While he eventually got a power-up form, Gaia was back to basics by relying on his normal powers alone and even had a unique finisher move; a head beam instead of the traditional hand beam, forehead laser or energy ball.
The conflict with Fujimiya/Agul was also one of its best parts since Agul wasn't an evil Ultra, but chose the wrong answers to solve his problems. And when he was absent from the story it was uninteresting until they brought him back proper. I liked Gamu the Science Guy. Even if at times felt like they made him too smart or the only genius guy on the entire planet, but I liked this take and was refreshing to have the host being something more than just a soldier or a fighter. The news cast felt annoying at first but grew to like them as they got more fleshed out. XIG felt cluttered with the multiple teams they had with no way to tell them apart. Like c'mon, couldn't afford to have multiple colored uniforms assigned for each team? And BTW, should this series really be considered part of the "Heisei Trilogy"? Tiga and Dyna are understandable since they're the same timeline, but Gaia is an alternate continuity but just because it's the third official Heisei series that makes it part of this trilogy? |
10-11-2022, 09:45 AM | #3289 |
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Done with Gaia. For now it's the second best Heisei series after Tiga. While it had a weaker mid-section the rest was great. Gaia as an Ultra was miles better than Dyna who tried to be a Tiga clone with his power-ups. While he eventually got a power-up form, Gaia was back to basics by relying on his normal powers alone and even had a unique finisher move; a head beam instead of the traditional hand beam, forehead laser or energy ball.
The conflict with Fujimiya/Agul was also one of its best parts since Agul wasn't an evil Ultra, but chose the wrong answers to solve his problems. And when he was absent from the story it was uninteresting until they brought him back proper. I liked Gamu the Science Guy. Even if at times felt like they made him too smart or the only genius guy on the entire planet, but I liked this take and was refreshing to have the host being something more than just a soldier or a fighter. The news cast felt annoying at first but grew to like them as they got more fleshed out. XIG felt cluttered with the multiple teams they had with no way to tell them apart. Like c'mon, couldn't afford to have multiple colored uniforms assigned for each team? And BTW, should this series really be considered part of the "Heisei Trilogy"? Tiga and Dyna are understandable since they're the same timeline, but Gaia is an alternate continuity but just because it's the third official Heisei series that makes it part of this trilogy? I am curious how they're going to end up handling New Gen Gaia since he only had the one form other than Supreme (which will obviously be his final form). At least every team but poor Team Marlin got more than one focus episode. I also appreciated the variety in vehicles. They did all appear together in Gaia's movie. |
10-11-2022, 09:55 AM | #3290 |
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Funnily enough, I did order an Ultraman Gaia DVD set as of last night on Amazon along with the Blu-Ray set of Ultraseven. Have always been meaning to watch the former at some point either through the official DVD series set or TokuSHOUTsu. Same with Ultraman Dyna.
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