http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ2CsaZXCpI
If you haven't heard of Ultraman, this video might be a good introduction. Think of it as a cross between Godzilla and professional wrestling.
Or another way of putting it: rather than summoning a giant super robot (a la Super Sentai/Power Rangers, Ultraman fights the giant monsters with his bare hands.
Any Ultraman fans?
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Any Ultraman fans?
Hmm... how to best express myself in signature form?
Well, I'm back. I need to get back into the series, been so long since I read volume 7.
Well, I'm back. I need to get back into the series, been so long since I read volume 7.
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I'm an Ultraman fan. At some point last year, I watched the whole original series for the first time. If you watch several episodes in a row, they start to feel a little repetitive, but it's still a fun series with great wacky monsters.
I've never read it, but I imagine that this is a book that Ultraman fans would probably enjoy:
http://www.amazon.com/Eiji-Tsuburaya-Mo ... 633&sr=1-1
Also, I would highly recommend the Ultraman-influenced Hong Kong movie The Super Inframan:
http://www.amazon.com/Super-Inframan-Da ... 765&sr=1-1
I've never read it, but I imagine that this is a book that Ultraman fans would probably enjoy:
http://www.amazon.com/Eiji-Tsuburaya-Mo ... 633&sr=1-1
Also, I would highly recommend the Ultraman-influenced Hong Kong movie The Super Inframan:
http://www.amazon.com/Super-Inframan-Da ... 765&sr=1-1
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Ultraman!!
I used to watch the original series on the tube way back when I was a kid! I even have some old "Ultraman" cards.
Banzai!!!
Banzai!!!

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I bought the cheapy complete series set late last year (budget company Mill Creek inherited the rights from BCI who released the series a few years earlier and have recently gone out of business - hence the $12 complete series set). I've been watching episodes here and there for the last few months. I think I've got 8 to go.
Love the Dada and Bulton aliens.
Love the Dada and Bulton aliens.