Ultraman Ginga S - News/Rumors Thread

[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".