Audience reviews
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Lancelots
Ultraman!
Is it the japanese version of Superman but instead of Clark Kent we have a japanese highschooler saving the world? Well, kinda... But the very early version of Superman who just found out about his power and struggle with about what is right and what is wrong. Not the seasoned veteran who saves Metropolis on a daily basis.
Unfortunately, I havent watched the original version of Ultraman. On MAL its listed as alternative setting but after watching the first few episodes I think thats wrong. The events of 2019 Ultraman set place 10 years after the end of 1980 Ultraman. So its a sequel and a lot of things doesnt make sense in the beginning... or even later into the series.
Story 6/10: 10 years ago a man who was only known under the name of Ultraman saved the world and disappeared…
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I'd never personally watched anything related to Ultraman before, but I'm aware of the great influence the character had on Japanese television since it's introduction. He's as big as Superman or any American comic book hero ever was, instantly recognizable by just about everyone. This show is based on a manga that was trying to be a sequel/soft reboot to the original continuity, with the original Ultraman's son as the new protagonist.
In our world of constant capeshit movies and reinterpretations of classic characters into a more modern setting, a show like this fits right in. The super technological spin they put on what was once essentially alien magic makes the suits function more like Iron Man than anything. But they decide to go with Iron Man meets Power Rangers by having not just o…
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As a Ultraman fan i read the manga and really enjoyed the story, so when the anime was released i was hyped.
Overall the animetion was made with CGI, but the CGI only made it worse. The expression and movement looked awkward and blend making me disapointed with the possibility of been as smooth and gorgeous as the manga.
The sound didnt pay atention.
I didnt liked the human character design only beacause it looks too much like normal humans, but its because the original series was made with real humans and there was no way of escaping. However i really liked the freedon they had with the ultramans character design been like mechas.
I really enjoyed the anime because of the story, charcter design and the idea of ultraman
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Definitely a bit biased coming from an Ultraman fan prior to this anime, but I feel like Netflix's Ultraman filled a void that the franchise was lacking for a long time, which was an anime.
This is the first Ultraman anime in a while and I think that it did a good job at being an Ultraman anime. The concept of Earth becoming more involved with interstellar relations is very refreshing for an Ultraman series. No longer is it 'ALIEN BAD' but rather that we are shown both sides of alien races, much like Men In Black.
But what Ultraman is here for is the action, which is very good here, I would say. The 3D is very smooth during the fight scenes and the choreography is that much better because this has none of the limits that practical effects have, unleashing a human sized Ultraman's full…
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Ultraman
Was an anime that was recommended to my brother.
Upon watching the anime I had mix feelings, personally I did not really get behind the story itself, and found it did not make too much sense, i did enjoy the main characters story and development, but it felts like everything was kinda all over the place.
The animation itself was unique, and the music and sound was great as well but the overall story for me was not amazing, me personally when I watch a show be it anime or non-anime I need to get behind the story, and ultraman was nothing special for me personally, it does not mean it was bad, or I did not like it, rather it was an anime i watched to kinda pass time to be honest, im still glad i watched it, but i dont think it an anime i would personally recommend to my friends.
Read at the sourcejosh_dd
Ok this is my short review, without any spoiler
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The good :
+ Very well choreographed fights !
+ Impressive action
+ Variety of weapons
+ Epic soundtrack
+ Fluid animation ------------------------------------------------------------
The bad :
+ badly written MC, weak, hesitant and whiny
+ a lot of plot holes
+ uninteresting cast, not fleshed out enough
+ too many unanswered questions behind everyone's motives
+ rush ending setting a 2nd season
I enjoyed it overall but I expected more answers regarding everyone's motive. I hope the 2nd season clears everything up. Also having a pop idol character was very cliché.
6/10
Bunch of random words because MAL wants me to write more words just to fill a quota for the review. Shame !!!
Read at the sourceKungSour
SS Review – Ultraman
(Short and Sour)
Okay let’s go, PLUS ULTRA…wait…wrong show…
First of all. I have no knowledge of Ultraman going into this, I have never seen any production to do with Ultraman whether it be anime or live-action. On the other hand I know of him and have a general idea of what his shows are like (I’ve watched a lot of Super Sentai and from what I heard they are similar).
The plot revolves around Ultraman’s son and him coming to terms with accepting the title of Ultraman…that’s all 13 episodes pretty much.
Unfortunately I started to lose interest half way though the series for one main reason…the main character is the most naïve main character I have seen in a long time, I am not joking he has the mental age of someone in elementary school…not high school. He is incap…
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I was not born at the time when Ultraman was broadcast on TV, so I will talk about anime in a straightforward way, after all, I can not feel nostalgia or understand references in that context. The anime: It follows a simple line, with the generic protagonist who was born with powers and has a simple sense of justice, at the same time we have his "rival" that is badass without an ounce of humor, a problematic friend, a suspicious organization , the girl he likes, well, that is especially debatable, she thinks that her mother was killed by the Ultraman while he tried to save the CITY, in those hours I remember One Punch and realize how much Saitama and the work are incredible, when Saitama is confronted about having saved the city, but having destroyed a part of it too, Saitama says: "I beca…
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A pleasant surprise and this title may change how most anime fans feel about CG anime. CG has always looked extremely corny in these seasonal anime titles (only a few very high budget anime-esque films have broken this trend). My first thought when seeing this title was that it was going to be another terrible CG anime. I was wrong!
As for the overall story of this anime, I thought it was very well done and kept me guessing. From determining who the actual enemy is to how certain characters feel about different things. This story definitely kept me watching one episode to the next to see what happens. It is also pretty clear that they intend on having a 2nd season to expand.
Now for the part most people are curious about, the art (in this case CG). First and foremost, the battle scenes w…
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Frist of all i want to tell you that this is the 2nd 3DCG anime that i have finished watching (the first one is Standby Me Doraemon) and i haven't read the manga which is this anime adapted of, so some of my opinion might be different to some of the readers. Let's get this started.
Story :
Let's recap the main story of this anime first. Taking place in Japan (ofc) decades after the last fight of Ultraman, the earth which is now in peace because of some agreement between earth alliance and outer planet, got terrorized by some evil alien (human-sized version of Kaijuu). Knowing this SSSP, the organization who fights against alien/kaiju and in which the previous host of the Ultraman work, and other party show their fangs once again by introducing a new iron-man-look-alike armor which will be…
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My earliest Ultraman memories brings me back to the many mornings of 2004. I used to wake up at 6am and turn on the TV as soon as I can so I can catch the last 5 minutes of Ultraman before going to school, coming to think of it, bit crazy they aired Ultraman at such a ridiculous hour, if I went to school at 7am I would have never watched the show. I never fully understood the plot of Ultraman from just the fight sequences, just a guy in a wet suit fighting a guy in a rubber dinosaur suit.
Fast-forward to 2019, Ultraman finally got an anime adaptation, a story about superheros.
Animation:
CG animes are usually awful because the lack of resources to make it look nice, but Ultraman probably has one of the most fluid CG animations I have seen in anime, I don’t think I ever recovered from Aji…
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It was very entertaining, and was pretty awesome. The CGI was pretty good, and the suits look awesome, but it does take a while to get use to the style of animation and of art.
The story was really good, but not perfect. Shinjirio and Rena's romance wasn't very good, and they got Rena out of the story by shipping her off to America. The inner conflicts of the characters is very good, since it adds to the story. It can be very brutal at times, and isn't Senin, but isn't shonen. It's somewhere in between the two, it uses common cliches, but knows the right ones to use.Some of it can be pretty dark however. I recommend it! It's a must-watch for those who like darker themes mixed with lighter ones.
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Well... I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't this. Is that bad? Not really.
Netflix adaptations are notoriously trash, but Ultraman falls just shy of that.
I'll avoid direct spoilers as best as I can.
STORY:
It starts and ends really fast. Perhaps 12 episodes just aren't enough to fit everything in they wanted too, considering characters are introduced and left hanging. The story didn't leave much room for growth and the arc itself was very generic and rushed. ART:
It's full CG. My eyes burned after the first episode, but you get used too it fairly quickly. Sometimes it's even cool as heck, other times it looks very poor. It's viewers choice and it seemed like they were trying something new and strange, as Netflix often does. Either way, it was OK.
CHARACTERS:
Because the story…
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After SSSS. Gridman I was ready for some big ol' tokusatsu boys fighting kaiju. While this was not the giant people I was expecting, it was still an interesting ride.
Art 7 -- Let's get the big concern out of the way. 3DCG is really hit or miss for a lot of people, but if it's something you can handle than this is definitely one to check out. These are the most expressive CG models I have ever seen in anime in all sorts of ways. The faces were aided by the addition of a few expression lines that moved around similarly to the style of Into the Spiderverse. The actual character models had more moving parts so they didn't look like plastic models the way most 3DCG shows do. The action looked good and was well choreographed with some clear MMA and WWE influence. My only real problems with the…
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Hmm. My impressions of Ultraman are mixed. The show is definitely good enough so that I will watch a second season, though it has many, many faults.
STORY: 5/10
The story: your typical shounen story. Shinjirou's father was Ultraman, and... ta-dah! Now he has to take over in his place due to a new threat. The story is about his journey to becoming the reliable, admirable Ultraman that everybody needs. Although it is a typical shounen story, I feel that the show tries to do a bit much with it. There are plot twists, backstories, and other little tricks and gimmicks that try and make this series seem different, though they come off as... well, little tricks and gimmicks. I cannot say much without spoiling, though. I will say that the final arc, though necessary for the main story, seems very…
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Ultraman is reboot/Continuation of one of Japan's most venerable franchises. That said other than that I came into this show knowing nothing else. I was pleasantly surprised at what I experienced.
Shinjiro Hayata is the son of the first Ultraman the now aging Shin, and apparently, that power is genetic giving him superhuman strength and durability. The show does a good job exploring every avenue of being a hero from the collateral damage they cause and how it affects those around them and the heavy burden they must carry. The love interest Rena Sayama also highlights how green Shirato is to the hero business as he is pretty haphazard about hiding his Identity as Ultraman to her.
By the end of the show, there are three different Ultramen, and each represents a different Ideal of heroism…
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yay, its Spring 2019 ! Netflix what do you have? NETFLIX's Orginial Ultraman ? lets give it a try...
.. what is ultraman? it's a Japanese live action science fiction television series...Netflix has adapted the live action into an anime for us ... thank you Netflix .. V-E-R-Y... N-I-C-E....
Its a CG anime... Its CG , i mean its a full CG anime...... i won't really hate on it... coz you get accustomed to the CG ... and its not really that bad...
The "FIGHTS" are really boring...i didn't find anything amazing or spectacular about the fights...they are all CG fights anyways... and ...they are all average... 6/10
The characters are not very likeable.... some are ok, like moroboshi and -----.... most of em are ahole's..but.. its really funny whenever the "pop idol" meets our mc, coz she alwa…
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Ultraman is a callback to a simple era of superhero shows. Where heroes would come to grips with their powers, fight bad guys and save the day. And yes there's a ton of fighting.
Gloriously choreographed action sequences set against the backdrop of not too far into the future society where aliens are slowly assimilating with humanity. The show looks beautiful with high quality models, perfectly suited backgrounds and fitting lighting. Almost every scene in the series will undoubtedly look good.
Unfortunately there lies the show's most divisive aspect. It's stylized low frame animation. It often feels choppy and takes time to get accustomed to. Thankfully this is a non issue during the action sequences. But it is a significant annoyance during the more standard dialogue moments. Which is…
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I expected Ultraman to be some type of lame superhero anime, but instead, the series shows respect to its audience since the very beginning. It quite clearly asks the viewer to just to sit back, relax and enjoy the ride without asking too many questions. Its approach made me go in with the preferred mindset effortlessly, and I found our series terrificly entertaining.
The art and animation are one of the strongest merits. The fight choreography are insanely detailed and visually fluid to a point it can hardly be called an anime. Punches during fight scenes truly deliver impact and shit explodes at ridiculous magnitude. CGI series tend to suffer from low frame rates and compromises when it comes to animation, but Ultraman did not aim to save money here. The production itself is more than e…
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As much as I’d genuinely like to put in a good word for CG and the advancements which it can surely bring to the medium of animation when done well, the crushingly few amount of times in which it’s actually been implemented with any sense of craft whatsoever has really restrained me from doing so. Too often have I seen such immense talent put behind so many promising projects which came to shocking fruition against all odds, only to have their monumental achievements undercut and outright trivialized by the mediocrity and downright incompetency of all other CG producers in the landscape. For every complete technical mastery of fully 3DCG anime the likes of Land of the Lustrous, there’ll be a couple dozen absolute failures the likes of Berserk (2016). For every expert blend of CG prop integ…
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