Tag: Ultra Q

[Interview] Actor Bin Furuya, Ultraman & Ultraseven Star

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Happy Halloween to our readers! Today, Hero-Club is proud to present our newest interview, which is with another tokusatsu actor and icon. As the title exclaims, our guest is none other than Ultra Series legend, Mr. Bin Furuya. Longtime fans of the Ultra Series will immediately recognize Mr. Furuya by name alone for having portrayed the original Ultraman. Now, for those unaware, we do not mean Mr. Furuya was the series lead Shin Hayata, but the titular character Ultraman! Yes, Mr. Furuya is the man to bring our hero to…

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Mill Creek Entertainment Announces Neo Ultra Q the Complete Series

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Last night, Mill Creek Entertainment officially announced their next Ultra Series release, Neo Ultra Q the complete series. Now, this upcoming title was not previously teased through promotional material. However, its confirmation is an awesome and unexpected surprise. For those unaware, Neo Ultra Q is billed as the second season to the original Ultra Q series from 1965. Whereas, the 2004 series, Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy began as a sequel, but eventually was revealed to be an alternate universe. Neo Ultra Q is the 24th installment in the overall franchise,…

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Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu Ep 92 – Meet the Tri-Squad & the Legion of Ultraman Blu-Rays

Hero Club

Welcome to an all-new episode of Hero Club’s first original podcast, “Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu!” Today’s episode is an ULTRA edition, as it is literally on the Ultra series. Our hosts go crazy as the Tsuburaya Productions official YouTube Channel is no longer region locked, as well as content will include English subtitles. In addition, the insanity continues when our hosts see the Mill Creek Entertainment Ultra series Blu-Ray 2019/ 2020 release schedule. However, they eventually wind down, so they can address and review the first arc of the current…

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Mill Creek Entertainment’s Second Wave of Ultra Releases: Ultraseven, Orb & Geed!

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today, Mill Creek Entertainment officially announced their second wave of the Ultra series Blu-Ray releases. This new wave will consist of the third series in the franchise, Ultraseven, as well as two series from the New Generations Heroes era: Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Geed. First off, Ultraseven will receive a similar release to Ultra Q and Ultraman with it having a standard edition and a steelbook release. Now, the standard edition is $39.99, and the steelbook is $49.99 with both scheduled to release on December 10th.   Then, the Ultraman…

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Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu Ep 89 – Home is Where Our Videos Are

Hero Club

Welcome to an all-new episode of Hero Club’s first original podcast, “Los Ingobernables de Tokusatsu!” After a near month hiatus we have returned with new episodes. Today’s episode is us playing catch-up with the several things that we missed. We talk about Kamen Rider Zero-One which premieres soon, the new Lightning Collection figures, new S.H.Figuarts and interesting home video releases. These new home video releases for both Godzilla, and Ultraman eventually lead into our main discussion on the tokusatsu home video releases in North America (Region 1)… Next time on…

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Mill Creek Entertainment Acquired the ULTRA Series Library for Physical & Digital North American Distribution

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today, Mill Creek Entertainment in cooperation with Indigo Entertainment announced they have acquired the license for Tsuburaya Productions’ Ultra series library for North American distribution. Indigo, on the behalf of Tsuburaya, developed this deal to assist in bringing back the Ultra series to North America. However, this distribution will entail both physical and digital releases for the franchise which includes the entire television series, and theatrical films remastered for high-definition.   Now, kicking off this licensing agreement and distribution, Mill Creek Entertainment is beginning with the first two installments, Ultra…

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Tsuburaya Productions Introduces Award in Honor of Tetsuo Kinjo

Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Yesterday, Tsuburaya Productions announced and introduced a new award in honor of playwright/ screenwriter, Tetsuo Kinjo, with the motto of “Ultra wo Coero” (“To Go Beyond Ultra”). For those who may not know the man or company, Tetsuo Kinjo was primarily the spearhead in writing Ultra Q, Ultraman, and UltraSeven, the series which launched the franchise. Sadly Mr. Kinjo passed away in 1976 due to a freak accident, he was only 37. Yet, luckily his legacy continued on inspiring generations of writers, and writers worldwide even to this day. Now,…

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