Ultraman Orb Episode 24 – The Ultimate King Devil Beast Strikes Back Review

We now come to part two of the Ultraman Orb finale! In this episode Juggler reveals to the world that the Orochi is making its return, and will be fully evolved. How will Orb be able to defeat the revived behemoth, which now calls its self the Magata no Orochi? Summary: Demaaga, Gomess, and Telesdon surface in the city, but quickly die as soon as Orb appears. Naomi attempts to play out her dream of Orb’s battle with Zetton, trying to claim more of her great grandmother’s memory before waking…

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Ultraman Orb Episode 23 – The Blade of Darkness Review

“The end is here. The game is over. No more pretending, no more, no more!” … For the third episode in the final five within Ultraman Orb it is the start of the finale, stringing together the final three into a trilogy. Now, as mentioned in the previous review it is all set to begin with the final duel between Gai and Juggler. Summary: Juggler unleashes an attack onto a building in a process of training, while remember to when Gai first received the Orb Calibur and became Orb. The…

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Ultraman Orb Episode 22 – The Unmarked Café Review

The second episode within the last five episodes of Ultraman Orb is literally a coffee break, since it all pertains to finding a “mythical” and legendary café in Shinjuku. What mysteries does this establishment hold, and what makes this particular coffee so special? Find out by watching the episode on Crunchyroll, or reading the summary below… Summary: Shibukawa and VTL begin sectioning off an area containing a crashed spaceship, where officers mention that several UFOs have begun leaving the planet. At the scene of the crash the team also discovers…

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Ultraman Orb Episode 21 – The Girl with the Blue Ribbon Review

The first of the final episodes in the series, and it features an interesting mystery… The return of Hyper Zetton Deathscythe! How could this monster be back from the grave? Watch the episode on Crunchyroll, or read the spoiler filled summary below! Summary: S.S.P. discovers that there have been various sightings of Hyper Zetton Deathscythe, and with its appearances comes a mysterious girl that wears a blue ribbon. S.S.P. manages to discover the girl’s location at an elderly couple’s house, and Gai is already there adding to the mystery. The…

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Ultraman Orb Episode 20 – Revenge’s Trigger Review

After two seemingly bad episodes, I think Ultraman Orb is finally getting back to being great again! Especially when there are only six episodes left, when one includes this episode that I am reviewing today. Episode 20 features the final member of the Planetary Invasion Syndicate, Metron Tarude taking his revenge on Juggler. However Gai comes to the rescue because of his moral code to defeat the helpless, and preserve peace on the planet from extraterrestrial threats! Summary: Metron Tarude is in the middle of seeking his revenge on Juggler,…

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Ultraman Orb Episode 19 – The Demon Inside of Me Review

After the previous episode with Shibukawa’s daughter issues, we come to an episode where Naomi is dealing with her personal demons!? Okay, this sounds actually pretty interesting. How does one of the most innocent, and pure hearted characters in the show have a dark side? Well I guess one just has to see the episode, or read the spoiler filled summary below! Summary: S.S.P. watches a video promoting the wishing stone, which when one presents there worn shoes and wishes for true love it will be granted. Naomi thinks it…

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Ultraman Orb Episode 18 – Hardboiled Liver Review

Ultraman Orb’s Shibukawa supposedly lives a ‘Hardboiled’ life… Does this mean he and Kamen Rider Skull used to be friends? Anyways, as the viewer gets a chance to see the life of Shibukawa, an iconic kaiju makes it return to the Ultra series. However this time, this particular kaiju is sporting a slight new look! Summary: Shibukawa monologues his days working for VTL, until he catches his daughter Tetsuko doing weird stuff. He goes to ask Naomi to find out if Tetsuko is becoming a bad egg. Soon after Tetsuko arrives at…

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Ultraman Orb Episode 17 – The Holy Sword Restored Review

This episode is the day that Gai Kurenai gets to finally master Thunder Breaster, and is the same day he will regain his Origin form… Oh how lucky he must be?! Anyways, here is to the future Zeppandon, and all the possibilities for Juggler to make new combinations… I hope… Summary: Juggler makes an attempt at Naomi’s life, where she questions his motives and hate towards Gai. Luckily Gai arrives in time to save Naomi, and he takes her out of the hospital to safe location along with her damaged…

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Funimation Announces Dragon Ball Super Simulcast on Funimationnow & English Dub

Funimation has recently revealed that they will be streaming Dragon Ball Super on their Funimationnow service.  Currently as of today episodes 1 – 10 and 47 – 64 are available on the service, however episodes 11 – 46 are being worked on.   Simulcasting for the series will begin with episode 65, which will air on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 8:30 p.m. CT. They have also confirmed that they are currently working on the Dub of the series as well. Funimation recently released this press release outlining the details of the simulcast and more. Funimation to Produce English Dub of…

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Ultraman Orb Episode 16 – An Unforgettable Place Review

Well it seems things have only gotten worse for Gai Kurenai now, as he has yet to master Thunder Breaster and chose to leave our supporting cast in S.S.P.! The thing worse that could happen now would be if Juggler returned to tell him Maga Orochi survived their last encounter… Oh, wait Juggler does return to exactly do that… ‘Spoiler Alert’! Summary: Shin and Jetta plan to make no mention of Gai to Naomi, since his disappearance. The two decide to show her a vintage recording from 1908 where in…

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