The land is plentiful with rich fruit from the seeds that Tsuburaya Productions has planted this year, as they continue releasing more gems from their vast vault of voluminous vindicators. As we gear up for another entry in the enduring Ultraman live-action franchise with the upcoming Ultraman R/B, we have another piece of kaiju history […]
It’s been a long two weeks, but I’m back with a Hazard Level one stage higher than when I left, so all that remains is for me to say <deeply inhales> Welcome back to Super Hero Synopses, where you can never be sure whether the person you are talking to is really who they seem […]
Artist Matt Frank’s Redman: The Kaiju Hunter will soon be available for english-speaking fans. The comic, based upon the original Tsuburaya Productions television series, showcases the transforming hero Redman as he faces many otherworldly beasts, some of which hailed from the beloved Ultraman franchise. Redman: The Kaiju Hunter is available for $18.99 from Night Shining […]
After declaring a winning verdict in their ongoing legal dispute over the international rights to their long-running Ultraman brand, Tsuburaya Productions swiftly bounces back with excellent timing, releasing the first major promotional piece for the upcoming Ultraman R/B. The new series about a pair of heroic monster-fighting brothers will debut mere months from now, perhaps […]
Don’t test Tsuburaya Productions. The company that brought us the original giant hero Ultraman and some hundreds of hours of action with many entries in the ongoing Ultra Series that followed does not take kindly to people messing with their brand. And so, the long story of their battle over the international licensing rights to […]
What do Kamen Rider Drive, Spyro The Dragon, Super Mario Bros, and Buzz Lightyear of Toy Story all have in common? They each have their own line of video game gimmick figures. Let’s rewind it back to December 2014. Bandai Namco had just pumped out another game for their live-action Kamen Rider franchise on TV […]
Earth Defense Force 2 part 3! Fighting Frogs Ultra is giving us another episode of that weekly alien killing action! Once again our Frogs of Justice assume the role of a soldier in the midst of an alien invasion in EDF2! Watch them blow up what they assume to be famous buildings such as Trump Tower in this week’s episode! Don’t […]
Earth Defense Force 2 part 2! Fighting Frogs Ultra is giving us another episode of that weekly alien killing action! Once again our Frogs of Justice assume the role of a soldier in the midst of an alien invasion in EDF2! How many Alien Ant Farm references can they make this week?! Tune in to find out! Don’t miss an episode […]
Earth Defense Force 2 part 1! Fighting Frogs Ultra is giving us another episode of that weekly alien killing action! Once again our Frogs of Justice assume the role of a soldier in the midst of an alien invasion, this time in EDF2! Unlike the first EDF, this game actually managed to make it to the western market as a portable […]
Ultraman Geed is back. Just a few months after the giant hero series aired its final episode, we return for one last battle with Asakura Riku, the young son of the villainous Belial, as he fights to protect the world he now calls home from the rampage of alien monsters. And here to light a […]