Saturday, December 11, 2004

Ultraman Movie Update

I read somewhere that the new Ultraman movie is going to be a retelling of the very first episode from the original Ultraman series, only it's going to be set in more realistic and modern ("present") timeline.

For instance, our hero Maki works for the Japanese Air Force (or so it looks like from the trailer) and not some "Science Patrol." Also, our hero will not be the typical good-looking 20 year old, but a man in his thirities with a family. The Ultraman transformation is supposed to be more of a mutation, hence the more organic Guyver look.

The official site, ultraman-movie.com, has a new trailer that's 3 minutes long. It looks awesome. Now, all I need is for it to be imported over here with some English subtitles. Maybe there'll at least be a domestic DVD release. Hopefully, not by FUNimation though.

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