MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT TO DROP THE BIRTH OF ULTRAMAN COLLECTION EXCLUSIVE BLU-RAY RELEASE JULY 10, 2020!

Exclusive Release For Ultraman Day Featuring Cover Art By Alex Ross!

Minneapolis, MN (June 17, 2020) Mill Creek Entertainment is pleased to announce, “The Birth of Ultraman Collection”, a Blu-ray set containing some of the best episodes of the original ULTRAMAN series with both the original Japanese language and the classic English dub audio tracks plus THE BIRTH OF ULTRAMAN – ULTRAMAN Pre-Premiere Special, the very first appearance of the hero that would become famous across the world as Ultraman. 

This exclusive Blu-ray release also features art created by Alex Ross which is also featured on THE RISE OF ULTRAMAN cover for Marvel Comics and Tsuburaya Production’s recent collaboration with the debut issue releasing September 2020.

This exciting, special-edition comes off the back of Mill Creek Entertainment’s license of the entire available Ultraman back-catalog via international distribution company Indigo Entertainment, from the revolutionary team at Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. 

Mill Creek Entertainment now brings a selection of ULTRAMAN episodes in high definition video with DTS-HD Master Audio of the original Japanese soundtrack plus the uncut United Artists English dubs. Each episode will also come with two English subtitle options; one for the Japanese audio and a second matching the English audio track. “The Birth of Ultraman Collection" will include the following episodes...

• Episode 1 – ULTRA OPERATION NO. 1 – The story begins as the heroic alien Ultraman pursues the space monster Bemular to Earth, leading to a fateful encounter with Shin Hayata, an agent of the SSSP.
• Episode 2 – SHOOT THE INVADER – Ultraman’s iconic foe, Alien Baltan, makes its first appearance in a tale narrated by Ide, the SSSP's genius inventor.
• Episode 19 – DEMONS RISE AGAIN – An ancient time capsule unleashes the red-skinned monster Banila and its blue-skinned rival Aboras, who wage a titanic battle in the National Stadium.
• Episodes 26 & 27 – THE MONSTER HIGHNESS Parts 1 & 2 – The only 2-part ULTRAMAN story features the Ancient Monster Gomora, who escapes captivity and overwhelms Ultraman as it rampages towards Osaka.
• Episode 33 – THE FORBIDDEN WORDS – When Alien Mefilas tries to convince a boy to give him the Earth, even Ultraman may not be able to stop him.
• Episode 37 – A LITTLE HERO – Ide suffers a crisis of faith as the Friendly Monster Pigmon warns that the evil creature Geronimon is reviving an army of monsters to destroy Ultraman and the SSSP!

Also included is THE BIRTH OF ULTRAMAN – ULTRAMAN Pre-Premiere Special. Airing in Japan on July 10, 1966, one week before the series premiere, this stage show was filmed before a live studio audience and introduced viewers to the story, cast and characters of ULTRAMAN. This July 10 debut of ULTRAMAN on television is now celebrated annually and known throughout the world as “Ultraman Day.” Never before released in America, this special is presented in black & white (as originally broadcast) in standard definition with Japanese audio and English subtitles.

ULTRAMAN premiered on Japanese television on July 17, 1966 and was an immediate ratings smash. While the series was still in production, the North American rights were licensed to United Artists, who in-turn commissioned voice director Peter Fernandez (Speed Racer) to supervise the English dubbing of the show. The English language version was syndicated to American television in 1967 and went on to air in various markets across the country into the early 1980s.

"The Birth of Ultraman Collection" Blu-ray will be exclusively sold on DeepDiscount as part of the launch of a dedicated Ultraman storefront that will offer up all of Mill Creek Entertainment's current Blu-ray/SteelBook® releases in addition to other Ultraman related merchandise and product.  Available July 10, 2020, the set retails for $25.99.  Pre-order today: https://bit.ly/DDUltraman

About Mill Creek Entertainment
Mill Creek Entertainment is the home entertainment industry’s leading independent studio for Blu-ray, DVD, and digital distribution. With direct sales pipelines to all primary retail and online partners, Mill Creek Entertainment licenses, produces, markets and distributes a dynamic array of film and television content to over 30,000 retail stores and thousands of websites reaching millions of customers across North America. Mill Creek Entertainment’s expansive library includes Oscar®-winning theatrical feature films, Emmy®-winning classic and current TV series, original documentary productions and pop-culture favorites that enlighten, educate and entertain. Mill Creek Entertainment also owns and operates movieSPREE, an on-demand transactional streaming service offering movie bundles, complete TV series and premium entertainment options with apps available on Roku, AppleTV, iOS, Amazon Fire TV, Android and iOS. Mill Creek Entertainment is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more information, please visit www.millcreekent.com or www.movieSPREE.com

This Ultra collection contains 2 complete series (ULTRAMAN GINGA and ULTRAMAN GINGA S) along with the theatrical feature ULTRAMAN GINGA S: THE MOVIE as well as the bonus miniseries ULTRAMAN VICTORY (aka ULTRA FIGHT VICTORY) in one Ultra-impressive Blu-ray collection!

ULTRAMAN GINGA: At one time, all of the Ultra warriors, along with the monsters and aliens, were turned into Spark Dolls by the mysterious Dark Spark. Time passed, and the youth Hikaru Rido got hold of the mysterious Ginga Spark, which could return the monsters and Ultra warriors to their previous giant forms. In order to protect those dear to him, Hikaru Ult-Lives the Ultras and monsters and faces off against the evil monsters.

ULTRAMAN GINGA S: This is the sequel to Ultraman Ginga. It is two years later, and the defense team that didn’t appear in the previous show, as well as another Ultraman, Ultraman Victory, make their appearances. In addition, Ultraman Ginga returns to obey the will of Hikaru Rido, who is guided by the mysterious crystalline substance known as Victorium. Now, a new battle begins.

ULTRAMAN GINGA S - THE MOVIE: SHOWDOWN! THE 10 ULTRA WARRIORS!
The Super Dimensional Demon Etelgar forces a beautiful young alien princess to use her magic to trap Ultraman all across the galaxy! In order to stop Etelgar and save their fellow Ultra Heroes, two brave young men named Hikaru and Sho must transform into Ultraman Ginga and Ultraman Victory. But will even their combined powers be enough to defeat Etelgar and his army?

ULTRA FIGHT VICTORY
After thousands of years, a diabolical space emperor named Juda Spectre is about to break free from his dimensional prison! In order to prevent this disaster from happening, and to save the Galaxy, Earth’s amazing superhero ULTRAMAN VICTORY must use a new secret weapon, a combination sword and flute called the Knight Timbre! However, can the soundwave strength of our Ultraman’s Knight Timbre stop Spectre and his army of monsters before it’s too late?!

Starring: Kiyotaka Uji, Takuya Negishi, Yukari Taki, Takahiro Kato, Mio Miyatake, Mizuki Ohno
Co-Starring: Hiroya Ishimaru, Tomokazu Sugita, Mamoru Miyano, Takeshi Tsuruno, Keiichi Nanba, Keiji Takamine, Ryu Manatsu, Chikara Osaka
Director: Yuichi Abe, Tomoo Haraguchi, Kengo Kaji, Koichi Sakamoto, Yo
Writer: Yuji Kobayashi, Keiichi Hasegawa, Takao Nakano, Junichiro As
Tech Specs:
SKU: 63467
UPC: 683904634672
Language: Japanese
Genre: Television
Discs: 6
Format: Blu-ray + Digital
Subtitles: English Subtitles
Run Time: 802 min.
Rating: Not Rated
Region Code: Region A
Street Date: 2020-09-15
Color: Color

Thanks to all that entered contest is over and winner notified.

Kaiju Battle along with Mill Creek Entertainment are giving away the Ultraman Ace Steelbook Blu-ray Set.  This set includes the entire Ultraman Ace series, 52 episodes, in a collectible Steelbook case. Ultraman Ace is the fifth Ultra series from Tsuburaya Productions, airing from April 8, 1972 to March 31, 1973. Check out the rules below and thank you and good luck Kaiju Fans!

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES and INFORMATION

Prize:
1. The prize will be shipped to the contest winner so entrants must include a valid mailing address. This contest is only open to participants in the United States.
2. In the event the winner chooses not to (or cannot) accept a prize, he or she forfeits all claim to that prize, and a new winner will be chosen.
3. One entry per person. Prizes are non-transferable. No substitution of prizes allowed.

Duration of contests:
The Ultraman Ace Steelbook giveaway runs from June 9 until 11:59 PM on June 19, 2020.  

How to enter:
1. Submit your name, email address, and mailing address for the random drawing.
2. Be sure to write “Ultraman Ace Steelbook” in the subject line of your email entry. Kaiju Battle may be running multiple giveaways, so any entries without “Ultraman Ace Steelbook” in the subject header will be discarded.

Determination of winner:
1. Only contestants who have submitted the requested information will be entered in the final drawing, and will be randomly drawn from the eligible entries to determine the winner for this contest.
2. Kaiju Battle is not responsible for typographical, electronic or other errors that will affect the offering, outcome, administration of the contest or the announcement of prize. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
3. The decision of Kaiju Battle is final. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Kaiju Battle judge, which are final and binding in all respects.
4. The winner will be notified via email.

Just email the following info 
“Ultraman Ace Steelbook” 
Your Name:
Email address:
Mailing Address:
to kaijubattle@gmail.com (please do not use the contact link on the site) and you’re in the giveaway. Good luck!

Walmart and Mill Creek Entertainment have announced the release of Ultraman X Movie/Ultraman Ginga S Movie Walmart Exclusive 2-Pack Blu-ray. The two pack includes Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman, and Ultraman Ginga The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra-Warriors!, while the Ultraman X movie has had a separate release the Ultraman Ginga movie is a new release. The set will release June 15th and will retail for $19.99 (note the price may drop to $12.96 to match the in store price).

​It’s an ULTRA Double Feature extravaganza featuring English Audio Dubs for both films!  Walmart Exclusive!

Ultraman X: The Movie: When realty TV host Carlos Kurozaki breaks into a mysterious underground pyramid for a television event, he removes a special gem. . . and unwittingly releases a diabolical monster called Zaigorg! The evil creature wants Kurozaki's gem, so it spawns an army of giant kaijus to get it! It's up to the famous superheroes Ultraman X, Ultraman Tiga, and the one and only original Ultraman to stop the worldwide monster war.

Ultraman Ginga S: The Movie- A sinister space warrior, Etelgar, forces a beautiful young alien princess to use her magical mirror to trap every Ultraman hero in the Galaxy! Two brave young men must each transform into new Ultra-heroes, Ultraman Ginga.

Specifications:

• Run Time: 133 Minutes
• Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
• Audio: Japanese, English (English Subtitles)
• MovieSpree Digital code
• Order link