Ultraman Ginga S - News/Rumors Thread

[Amon]

It sucks that no one is going to sub it. It seems like Western Toku fans seem to view Ultraman as lame and stupid compare to Super Sentai and Kamen Rider V_V.

 

[Kamen Rider ShinkenRed]

I'll still watch it regardless. I took a week downloading the raws for the firs series so I'm not making a waste of time.

 

[KamenRiderAzrael]

It sucks that no one is going to sub it. It seems like Western Toku fans seem to view Ultraman as lame and stupid compare to Super Sentai and Kamen Rider V_V.

Well, we had dubs that didn't go so well. I like the concept and the suit designs and stuff, but it can get boring.

 

[Fox-Chan]

It sucks that no one is going to sub it. It seems like Western Toku fans seem to view Ultraman as lame and stupid compare to Super Sentai and Kamen Rider V_V.

The attitude these days seems more like indifference than anything else. Ultraman has a tougher time staying within fan consciousness too, probably due to not having had a regular series in a long time.

Well, we had dubs that didn't go so well. I like the concept and the suit designs and stuff, but it can get boring.

I doubt that's the reason. Ultraman has fared a lot better in terms of localization than Kamen Rider has by a longshot. However, Kamen Rider is far more popular amongst the internet tokusatsu community.

 

[Reimon]

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[Sentai Rider 1983]

We need to spread awareness about Ultraman. I know of a Facebook group, a forum & a Facebook page we can use.

 

[Black Fang]

Admittedly, with Ultraman's greater emphasis on sci-fi than 'superhero action' than Rider and Sentai, marathoning can sometimes be tedious. Shows like Gaia or Nexus though are exceptions. Better to watch in pieces than large chunks.

 

[Sentai Rider 1983]

A friend of mine watched all of Gaia & the movie sequel within a week.

 

[DemiGomoramon]

It's gotten somewhat better. Shout Factory released UltraSeven in 2012 and last year they released Ultra Q. I hope they release Return of Ultraman (Ultraman Jack) somewhere down the line.

 

[Sentai Rider 1983]

Where did Jack's name come from???

 

[Kamen Rider ShinkenRed]

As I understand it was voted on years after his show had happened, presumably Tsuburaya decided he needed a more distinctive name that 'Shin Ultraman' or whatever it was

 

[Sentai Rider 1983]

But why "Jack"??? That's one of a few Ultras with western names.

 

[Kamen Rider ShinkenRed]

Because that's what the fans chose? I don't know.

 

[Sentai Rider 1983]

Okay. I was just wondering. Jack is one of two Ultras who share a name with dogs I've had.

 

[Fox-Chan]

But why "Jack"??? That's one of a few Ultras with western names.

Only Taro has a stereotypically "Japanese" name. :eyebrow:

I guess you mean as in a real name that you'd actually call someone.

 

[Sentai Rider 1983]

I know. Some Kamen Riders have had it in their real names.

 

[Fox-Chan]

I know. Some Kamen Riders have had it in their real names.

What I meant was that most Ultras have foreign names, most of them western in origin.

Jack is just one that happens to be a name that real people have. I don't really know why they'd choose it.

Maybe it sounds really punchy to them.

 

[Sentai Rider 1983]

I know. My sister's dog is named Jack. We even had a beagle named Max.

 

[Toku Prime]

Jack is just one that happens to be a name that real people have. I don't really know why they'd choose it.

Well IIRC he was just called 'New Ultraman' at first, but there was some sort of licensing issue so they had to come up with a different name for him, and they held a contest for children to pick his new moniker. As for why "Jack" won, who knows lol. He's just one of those Ultras with a Western name, alongside Ultraman Scott, Ultraman Chuck and Ultrawoman Beth. :laugh:

 

[Sentai Rider 1983]

Max is also a western name. Though his comes from "Maximum".