I wish I could present these Saturday Night Showcase Ultraman samples in the right order, but between Tokushoutsu, the Shout Factory arm for Japanese superheroes, and the official Ultraman YouTube channel, run by Tsuburaya Productions, that’s not always possible. So tonight we get a look at the 19th installment of the Ultraman series, Ultraman Mebius.
Our hero Mebius has been sent to Earth to learn from humanity. The current anti-monster group is Crew GUYS (Guards for UtilitY Situation, meaning not only did they fight for an acronym, they fought for one that doesn’t even make sense in the language they’re ripping off), and they’re about to find that monsters are coming back to Earth after a 25 year absence. You know how tourist spots are. Some are hot for a while, lose some steam, and then eventually comes back into favor. However, Mebius may have found there’s more to this attack than the norm. At least that’s what it’s hinting in the first episode. Enjoy.
If you like what you saw the whole series is available via ad-sponsored free streaming at the Shout Factory “Tokushoutsu” streaming site, probably on one of their streaming live channels on whatever streaming sites are carrying them, including Shout Factory’s own app, and the home video version is not coming out from them, but as usual from Mill Creek Entertainment, which includes the full series and the movies. I still don’t understand how that all works.
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