On July 17, 1966, the first episode of ULTRMAN aired on TV in Japan and was an immediate hit.

BUT prior to that, on July 10, 1966 to be exact, a special promotion event named “ULTRAMAN Eve: The Birth of Ultraman,” was filmed in front of a live audience at Suginami Koukaidou Hall in Tokyo, and broadcast all across Japan. Ultraman, Ultra Kaiju, and members of the Special Science Search Party all appeared with Eiji Tsuburaya, the creator of ULTRAMAN.

Thus, ULTRAMAN DAY was born and is still celebrated each year in Japan.

With Ultraman’s return to North America, we celebrate this iconic superhero along with millions of fans around the world. The multicast will stream on Shu.Watch.

​(Note: Twitch feed coming soon)

MORNING / JULY 10, 2020
10:00am
MILLCREEK INTRO
THE BIRTH OF ULTRAMAN pre-roll and introduction.

10:15am
HOST INTRO & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Kevin Winston of DigitalLA and Jaron Ray Hinds intro of Elevated Games.  AR photo contest and Ultraman Day Stickers announced.

10:30am
BIN FURUYA
This is a instruction clip of how to correctly do the Spacium Ray.

10:45am
MARTY ABRAMS
30 years of toys and the significance of the Ultraman brand in toys.

11:00am
WILLIAM WINCKLER
30 years of translating Japanese to English subtitles and the joy of dubbing.

11:30am
AUGUST RAGONE
AMA w/ August Ragone.  Stump him and win prizes.

AFTERNOON /  JULY 10, 2020
12:00pm
MATT FRANK
Matt will release the Kaiju Kombat game Poster and then do line art for 30 minutes of Gomora versus Ultraman which will be raffled off at the end of the livestream.

12:30pm
JEFF GOMEZ
How Ultraman has affected his life and his forecast for the future.  Transmedia!

1:00pm
FUTURE OF GAMING
Jaron Hinds and Liam Slyne will share the Ultra AR project and previews of Kaiju Kombat.

1:30pm
INTERVIEW WITH MARVELS C.B. CEBULSKI & TOM BREVOORT
Marvels excitement to be releasing the comic book series and what the future beholds.

2:00pm
CLOSING CONTENT
This will be a 25 minute content share by MillCreek of the new THE BIRTH OF ULTRAMAN.

JULY 9-10, 2020 1-5PM
WHERE YOUTUBE (linked below), TWITCH, PERISCOPE, DLIVE
July 9, 2020
Venue: The MonsterVerse: Current State & Potential Future
In this panel, Kent and Jason will be discussing the current state of the MonsterVerse and on the future of it as far as what we hope to see and what we might actually see after the upcoming film, GODZILLA VS. KONG!

Venue: The Future of Gamera
We have a fan-made film, Gamera 4, based off of the Heisei Series and a short film made a few years ago to potentially reboot the franchise. However, will Gamera ever come back and be as prominent as he was before? Kent and Jason discuss on the potential future of the lovable, flying turtle and franchise as a whole.

Venue: General Godzilla/Tokusatsu Discussion
A space where we literally talk all things kaiju-related from Godzilla to Ultraman!

July 10, 2020
Venue: Ultraman: Our Thoughts
With MANY Ultraman shows, past, present and future, we give our take/thoughts in general on the franchise overall, from what we like, what could be improved on and many more!

Venue: General Godzilla/Tokusatsu Discussion
A space where we literally talk all things kaiju-related from Godzilla to Ultraman!

Venue: GFEST: Memories & Future
We relive the past GFEST events and discuss what’s in store for GFEST’s future as the convention moves from Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare to Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago.