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Uchu Kaiju
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So, the Dada. Yeah.
The hell is their deal? Yeesh! The most annoying monster so far in the series. Just... ugh. At least they have cool voices, I suppose. FINALLY got my Ultra Kaiju Series Bemular from my seller in Hong Kong. Well, this guy was worth the wait. The amount of detail which Bandai can get on these vinyl toys is amazing. His spines on his back, the fangs in his mouth, even the slightly glazed over look in his eyes, all of it is fantastic. Yeah, he is not the most poseable toy ever, but Bemular was not exactly doing cartwheels, either. This is the kind of monster where an Ultra-Act would be wasted, with his stubby arms and thin body. But for the cost ($20 shipped), I am very happy with his excellent levels of detail and the fact that he scales with my Ultra-Act Ultraman very well. Going to pop the tag off tonight and get some pictures!
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At this point you've gone further in watching the entire series in a row than I've done yet, so kudos to you! I think I stopped at the Gomora cliffhanger - don't ask me why I'd do that to myself.
![]() I think being a thin kaiju certainly leaves Bemular with some interesting possibilities as an articulated figure, but I agree, if I was going to ask for an Ultra-Act kaiju, he's not a character that I would demand. Never got around to buying him, myself, but there are plenty of holes in my vinyl collection, even the 2007-10 figures.
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At this point you've gone further in watching the entire series in a row than I've done yet, so kudos to you! I think I stopped at the Gomora cliffhanger - don't ask me why I'd do that to myself.
![]() I think being a thin kaiju certainly leaves Bemular with some interesting possibilities as an articulated figure, but I agree, if I was going to ask for an Ultra-Act kaiju, he's not a character that I would demand. Never got around to buying him, myself, but there are plenty of holes in my vinyl collection, even the 2007-10 figures. ![]() I'd really like to see them try to do an Ultra-Act of Jamila. I think with his long arms and thick body you could do a lot as far as stable, dynamic poses given the right level of articulation. Especially considering that Jamila was once a human, so it would make sense for his general skeletal structure to still be very human like; hence, a wide range of articulation. I want to get a few more Ultra Kaiju -- I have always liked Melba, and his vinyl looks super sharp. I've also eyed figures like Zetton, King Joe, Tyrant, and a few others. There are so many to choose from that it can be hard, especially on the Showa ones, since most of those shows are unavailable. On other news, I very stupidly took Daiketsu! Ultra Hero off of my GBA cart a few months back. I don't even remember why. So now I am fighting with my linking cable in order to put it back on. My linker used to work smoothly every time; now most of the time it won't work at all. So I keep fiddling with it -- I just need one connection to the PC and I'll get Ultra Hero back, then never remove it again. Hrrn! EDIT: Speaking of Ultraman video games, was playing Ultraman on my Game Boy (Advance) last night. That game is very much like the SNES versions -- which is to say an acquired taste. The controls are stiff and clunky, which is the biggest drawback. This is made doubly so on the Game Boy, as you only have 4 buttons to work with rather than the 8 on the SNES. Anyway, the game itself is the same as the 16 bit versions -- fight a monster, knock their health down to nothing, then hit the Specium Beam. That's the rub -- you have to use the Specium Beam to finish a fight. So it's a bit about brawling and a bit about strategery and timing. But for what it is, it's a fun game. The GB version does have an extra stage over the SNES version, and it actually has the monsters in the correct order, with one exception. The monsters are: Bemular, Baltan, Red King, Bullton, Jamila, Gomora, Mefilas, Baltan II, and Z-Ton. (Baltan II is the extra stage, and notice that he is the one out of order). I made it all the way to Z-Ton, and had him down to Finish, but died and had no lives left. Yeah, you get three lives, no continues. Ouch. (The difficulty seems a bit lighter in the GB version, but it's still tough.) The graphics are nice for a classic GB game. It is helped by playing through my GBA, where you can change the Super Game Boy pallette to add a little color. (Adventure Island is a good fit as it makes Ultraman red).
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Space Monster Bemular Appears!
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Ultraman vs Bemular!
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Downloaded Ultraman Leo episode 1 (raw) since I got my Ultra-Act of Leo in the mail on Monday. Skipped through it to make sure it played alright, and man, am I looking forward to watching this. Pure 70s Showa Ultra goodness. Episode 2 is downloading right now!
Leo is a great figure. I have him ready to whack some unsuspecting monster right in the head with his nunchucks. I love how his headpiece translates to the 3rd Dimension and I love the little bits of gold trim. Sharp design. Going to look great with Taro, I imagine.
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I've had a sudden itch to catch an Ultraman series, nothing too old-school. Something early Heisei. Is Tiga a good choice?
Coincidentally I remember hazy memories of Ultraseven which has by default become "my" Ultraman. Was his Ultra-Act figure any good? I might want to pick it up for Nostalgia's sake. |
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I've had a sudden itch to catch an Ultraman series, nothing too old-school. Something early Heisei. Is Tiga a good choice?
Coincidentally I remember hazy memories of Ultraseven which has by default become "my" Ultraman. Was his Ultra-Act figure any good? I might want to pick it up for Nostalgia's sake. I couldn't tell you about the Ultra-Act of Ultraseven because of how expensive he is! But I like both of the Ultra-Acts I have so I imagine his will be good if I ever get ahold of him!
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I reference early Heisei basing on my experience on early Heisei Riders like Kuuga and Agito....basically I'm wondering if there is ever a Ultraman series with a similar dark tone?
I recently started looking up Ultra Wiki and found several Ultramen that I grew up with. The "Australian" Ultraman Great was pretty good. In fact watching some shots of it on Youtube reminded me on how dark and serious that show was. The "Gudis" enemy was pretty cool too. |
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I reference early Heisei basing on my experience on early Heisei Riders like Kuuga and Agito....basically I'm wondering if there is ever a Ultraman series with a similar dark tone?
I recently started looking up Ultra Wiki and found several Ultramen that I grew up with. The "Australian" Ultraman Great was pretty good. In fact watching some shots of it on Youtube reminded me on how dark and serious that show was. The "Gudis" enemy was pretty cool too. Tiga is the first Hesai Ultra series. Hence what I mean by "you can't get any more 'Early Hesai' than Tiga." It's a fairly straight forward Ultraman show, so it has some darker episodes but generally it's an adventure show. Ultraseven X is almost Orwellian in it's tone, if you want something dark and moody. Plus it's only 12 episodes.
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