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[Review] Shin Ultraman: A Tribute to the Classic Series

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On August 1, 2019, Tsuburaya Productions announced that Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi would be collaborating again for another production. Titled, Shin Ultraman, the film would be the second Shin film in the pair’s growing library of reimagining classic icons. As the title states, the pair would be rebooting Tsuburaya Productions’ most famous and largest hero, Ultraman.   Now, Shinji Higuchi served as the film’s director, while Hideaki Anno was its producer and wrote the script. Surprisingly, Anno also took part in the motion-capture process, portraying the titular hero, since…

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[JUMP FESTA Trailer] Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

After 10 years following its cancellation, the Bleach anime finally returns in 2022 to adapt the final arc of Tite Kubo’s manga. Also, its return to anime will commemorate the series’ 20th anniversary since its publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Originally announced in Spring 2020, the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime adaptation was confirmed to be in production. However, until yesterday during JUMP FESTA 22, no official visuals or trailers were released. Now, with the official trailer it confirms that the original cast is returning to the production. In addition,…

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GRIDMAN x DYNAZENON Anime Fillm Announced

Pak Hanu

Earlier this morning, Tsuburaya held their TsubuCon2021 event, which featured a look at some upcoming productions. Among the announcements was a brand new theatrical film currently titled, GRIDMAN x DYNAZENON,” which is based in the Gridman universe. Tsuburaya also provided a teaser trailer for the project.   The film will be directed by Akira Amemiya, who previously worked as the director for SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon. Additionally, Keeichi Hasegawa has been hired to work on the screenplay for the film while Masaru Sakamoto will be working as the character designer. Shiro…

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Tsuburaya Releases Shin Ultraman Teaser Trailer & Promotional Visuals

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Earlier today, Tsuburaya Productions finally unveiled the first teaser trailer for Hideaki Anno’s upcoming film, Shin Ultraman. The movie was first announced in July 2019 by Anno’s official studio, Khara, with details on its production being limited. The film will feature Hideaki Anno collaborating again with director Shinji Higuchi on a reimagining of the original Ultraman series. The duo are previously known for their 2016 production, Shin Godzilla, which won various award at the 40th Japan Academy Film Prize. From the trailer below fans will recognize iconic kaiju like Neronga…

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SSSS.Dynazenon Cast & SSSS.Gridman Returning Staff

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Recently, Tsuburaya Productions and studio Trigger revealed the main cast for the upcoming Gridman anime sequel, SSSS.Dynazenon. In addition, the we have details in regards to return staff members producing the series. Furthermore, they also included a new promotional visual for the series’ main cast.   Now, our cast includes: Gauma – Daiki Hamano (Leaky Eye Luca in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind) Yomogi Asanaka – Junya Enoki (Shū Kurenai in Beyblade Burst, Shion Kiba in CardFight! Vanguard G, Takeru Takaishi in Digimon Adventure tri. films) Koyomi Yamanaka – Yuichiro…

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SSSS.Dynazenon: Gridman Universe Project Announced

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Recently during the Tsuburaya Convention, Ponyon Canyon announced that Trigger and Tsuburaya Productions are continuing with the Gridman anime series. The new project within the “Gridman Universe” is currently titled SSSS.Dynazenon. The name is an obvious reference to the original tokusatsu series’ ally mecha, God Zenon and Dyna Dragon. Along with the announcement came a teaser video that recaps the SSSS.Gridman anime series before closing on our first glimpse of SSSS.DynaZenon; fans can view the teaser provided below: The staff of SSSS.Gridman is scheduled to return for this new project at…

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NYCC 2018: SSSS.Gridman English Dub Trailer Streamed

Pak Hanu

Funimation Entertainment has updated their official Twitter page with the English dub trailer for SSSS.Gridman. The latest trailer features a look at the premise of the series as well as taking a look at the English cast for the anime. A new trailer for SSSS.GRIDMAN? Sign us up. #FunNYCC pic.twitter.com/UtslZEPfMD — Funimation (@Funimation) October 4, 2018 Funimation also revealed the English dub cast for the series, which includes: Brandon McInnis: Yuta Robert McCollum: Gridman Jill Harris: Rikka Greg Ayres: Utsumi Lindsay Seidel: Akane Barry Yandell: Alexis The series will premiere in Japan on October…

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SSSS.Gridman Premiere Date Announced

Pak Hanu

The official SSSS.Gridman website has updated with a new trailer and a key visual for the upcoming anime series. The visual features a look at several of the main characters as well as the titular hero, Gridman. The trailer was mirrored on the official Tsuburaya Youtube channel. The trailer features a look another look at the setting of the series as well as taking a look at several of the characters. The trailer also reveals that series will premiere in Japan on October 6 on WOWOW at midnight JST. The series will also air later on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS11.…

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SSSS.Gridman Anime Official Visual & New Cast Members Announced

Pak Hanu

The official twitter page for the SSSS.Gridman anime has updated with new details for the upcoming show. These details were first revealed at the press conference that was recently held in Japan. In addition, Tsuburaya Productions even produced a SSSS.Gridman suit to be present during the conference to stand alongside his tokusatsu predecessor, and series cast. First, a new visual for the series was revealed, which features a look at the mecha redesigns and our hero, Gridman. そしてTVアニメ『SSSS.GRIDMAN』のキービジュアル２を公開！#SSSS_GRIDMAN pic.twitter.com/pgkgpt32NG — グリッドマン ユニバース公式アカウント (@SSSS_PROJECT) July 25, 2018 Next, some new cast members for…

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SSSS.Gridman Second Trailer, New Character & Additional Staff

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

The official website for Studio Trigger’s and Tsuburaya Productions’ SSSS.Gridman anime released an all new trailer for the upcoming series. In addition, the site revealed a new character appearing in the series, as well as more staff. The new character in the anime, Alexis Kerib, who could seemingly be a new antagonist of the series, replacing Khan Digifier. Alexis Kerib is designed by DARLING in the FRANXX’s Shigeto Koyama, and will be voiced by Tetsu Inada. Fans of Tetsu Inada will easily identify him as the voice behind Dekaranger’s Doggie…

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