Ultraman – Hero Club

[Con Report] Power Morphicon 2024: The Entire Weekend Rundown

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Last weekend, the biannual Power Rangers convention, Power Morphicon was held in Pasadena, California from August 23rd to the 25th. As per usual, the event was held at the Pasadena Convention Center, which is part of the greater Marriott branding. Additionally, the accompanying Sheraton Pasadena Hotel was rebranded, as the Dena last Summer, joining the Tribute Portfolio series. So, the revamped hotel was a subtle change for attendees returning to the show following PMC 2022. However, the event’s housing did not change within the past few shows, excluding its temporary…

[Interview] Ultraman Max’s Sean Nichols Returns!

August 5, 2024August 31, 2024 Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today, Hero-Club presents “the lost” sequel to our interview with Ultraman Max star, Sean Nichols! Now, this was recorded last year in early Summer, nearly a year since the original interview. Specifically, the first interview discussed Sean’s career like how he got to Japan, into acting, and hosting Ultraman events. However, that interview was not too Ultraman Max focused, so Sean suggested doing another that dove into its production. So, we decided to wait until the series had its official home video release via Mill Creek Entertainment. Coincidentally, it gave…

[Interview] Narō TV’s CEO Todd Silverstein & VP of Content Production Jordan Smith

October 30, 2023November 10, 2023 Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Good morning Heroes, and happy Monday, as we are one day away from celebrating Halloween 2023! Now, today we have an interview that has been sitting in our backlog since last December. However, what delayed everything was scheduling, editing mishaps, and ‘corporate okays’ pertaining to what our guests could say. Unfortunately, during this time, the educational streaming Narō TV announced it would be closing its door by 2024. Yet, rather than cancelling the interview outright, our guests are allowing us to share what Narō TV was about. Especially, since the…

[Japan World Heroes 2023] Ultraman Gaia’s Takeshi Yoshioka Panel

August 27, 2023October 30, 2023 EZ Peterson

Last weekend, Power Morphicon’s sister-show Japan World Heroes had its third event, and it was held in Burbank, California. Additionally, this year’s convention seemed to be the most packed for its guest roster when compared to previous ones. Coincidentally, like its first event, Japan World Heroes 2023 managed to host lead talents from the big three tokusatsu franchises. For the Ultra Series, the convention featured the “First Lady of Ultra” Hiroko Sakurai, and Ultraman Gaia star Takeshi Yoshioka. Then from the world of Super Sentai, Hero-Club’s latest interview guest Go-On…

Tsuburaya Productions Releases Ultraman Blazar Trailer & Synopsis

April 20, 2023April 21, 2023 Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Following the Ultraman Decker film, Tsuburaya Productions previewed a teaser trailer for its next televised Ultraman series for 2023. Officially titled, Ultraman Blazar, the new series was confirmed to not be a continuation of the Next Generation productions. However, the series will be an all-new original Ultraman production that seemingly does not rely on legacy material to transform. So, Ultraman Blazar will be more like older series than as seen with modern shows since Ginga onwards. Whereas, as of today, Tsuburaya Productions has officially released the first trailer for…

Hero-Club LIVE Archives: Kamen Rider Geats’ Michael Kinder Interview

February 5, 2023October 22, 2023 Michael Lederhos

On Sunday, December 18th, Hero-Club held its first-ever live interview on Twitch, thus launching our interview subseries Hero-Club LIVE. To verify, this series will be for whenever interview guests want to meet up for long durations. In addition, the guests are allowing us to interview them in front of a virtual audience, and accept viewer participation. However, we are uncertain if future Hero-Club LIVE interviews will remain exclusively on Twitch or shared on YouTube moving forward. Then as for our first guest in the series, it is actor, stuntman,…

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

January 16, 2023August 31, 2024 Hero Club

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…

[Interview] Tokusatsu Director & Producer Takeshi Yagi

December 7, 2022October 22, 2023 Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Today, Hero-Club is presenting its newest interview, which we previously alluded to in our interview with Ultraman Max’s Sean Nichols. Also, Sean Nichols should be considered as the initial mastermind behind this current interview altogether. Especially, when it was Sean who helped to network and connect us with our guest that we are featuring today. So, we really have to further thank Sean, as this entire interview would probably not be happening without him. Now, as the title of this article states, our guest is former Tsuburaya Productions director and…

[Tokyo Comic Con] AKARI: Tokusatsu Re-Imagined Campaign Announced

November 27, 2022August 31, 2024 Billy "TaJa" Doyle

Recently at Tokyo Comic Con, former Tsuburaya Productions director and producer Takeshi Yagi announced a new tokusatsu project. Titled, AKARI, the production is a proof-of-concept that is in association with the online video service, Narō. For those unaware, Narō is an on-demand video service that creates programs on Japanese culture, and veterans from its professions. Whereas, the programs are filmed as a hybrid between a documentary, and a master class course on the profession featured. Now, the service is expected to release a course on tokusatsu hosted by Takeshi Yagi…

Fathom Events to Release Shin Ultraman in US Theaters

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 Pak Hanu

Recently, Fathom Events updated site regarding the official theatrical announcement for Shin Ultraman, as a special two day event. Alongside the standard subtitled version of the film, a English Dub will also be available for viewing. The news was first announced during the Ultraman panel at Anime NYC 2022 earlier today. For those unaware, the film is a modern adaptation of the original Ultraman series from 1966. Shin Ultraman is directed by Shinji Higuchi and written/ produced by Hideaki Anno who previously collaborated together on Shin Godzilla. Now, Shin…