Mill Creek Entertainment has announced the release of the Ultraman film Ultraman R/B The Movie The Crystal of Bond!. They are releasing the film as part of a set with the series which was announced previously as well. Check out the details below.
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Ultraman R/B The Movie The Crystal of Bond!
Synopsis:
After peace is restored in Ayaka-shi, Isami and Asahi both move forward to acheive their dreams. Pondering his future path, Katsumi meets his high school buddy who aimed to become a game creator, but quckly learns that he has quitted his job and spends most of his time playing games. While Katsumi is shocked, a mysterious being named Tregear approaches the weakness in his heart and sends him to a planet far away. On Earth, monster Snake Darkness appears! Katsumi will have to find his way back to Earth and reunite with his family...

Starring: Yuya Hirata, Ryosuke Koike, Arisa Sonohara,
Co-Starring: Ayane Kinoshita, Motoki Fukami, Kaori Manabe, Ginjyo Yamazaki
Director: Masayoshi Takesue
Writer: Takao Nakano
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Tech Specs:

• SKU: 63445
• UPC: 683904634450
• Language: Japanese
• Genre: Sci-Fi
• Discs: 1
• Format: Blu-ray + Digital
• Subtitles: English Subtitles
• Run Time: 72 min.
• Rating: Not Rated
• Region Code: Region A
• Street Date: 2020-10-13
• Color: Color

Ultraman R/B The Complete Series & Movie Blu-ray And Digital
Synopsis:
Two brothers overcome their differences to defend Earth as a superhero team.

When two brothers with clashing personalities obtain incredible powers, they focus on overcoming their differences to defend Earth as a superhero team.

Families are always around us and hence they are likely to be taken for granted. This is a story of brothers, revolving around the main theme of “Bond” and “Love”. One day, the brothers encounter a monster and almost lose their lives in the mountain. Then, two transformation items appear there suddenly, and the brothers will throw themselves into the battle world as Ultraman...

Starring: Yuya Hirata, Ryosuke Koike
Co-Starring: Arisa Sonohara, Ayane Kinoshita
Director: Masayoshi Takesue, Kiyotaka Taguchi, Ryuichi Ichino, Takanor
Writer: Toshizo Nemoto, Yuji Kobayashi, Takao Nakano, Hirotoshi Koba

Tech Specs:
SKU: 63446
UPC: 683904634467
Language: Japanese
Genre: Sci-Fi
Format: Blu-ray + Digital
Run Time: 698 min.
Rating: Not Rated
Release Oct 13, 2020
Retail Price: $49.99

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

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

Mill Creek Entertainment has announced another Ultraman release, Neo Ultra Q. The series, which is technically the second season of Ultra Q (1966), was released in 2013, like the original it does not have Ultraman and has the same horror/mystery atmosphere it does have a bit of humor, and it featured twelve episodes. This was not one of Mill Creek's origin announced releases, check out the details below.

Neo Ultra Q
Synopsis:
Ultra Q has returned!

Based on the fan-favorite classic ULTRA Q, this 12-episode series tells the story of three brave friends who risk their lives investigating bizarre monster appearances, strange ecological catastrophes and paranormal events.

Starring: Seiichi Tanabe, Rin Takanashi, Hiroyuki Onoue
Co-Starring: Masahiko Shimada, Aoi Tatsumi
Director: Yû Irie, Gakuryû Ishii, Yu Nakai, Kiyotaka Taguchi
Writer: Kiyotaka Inagaki, Ayako Katô, Akari Yamamoto
Tech Specs:
SKU: 63470
UPC: 683904634702
Language: Japanese
Genre: Sci-Fi
Discs: 2
Format: Blu-ray + Digital
Subtitles: English Subtitles
Run Time: 295 min.
Rating: Not Rated
Region Code: Region A
Street Date: 2020-08-11
Color: Color
​Retail price $25.99

Mill Creek Entertainment has announced it's next two, technically three, releases, Ultraman Ace and Ultraman X. Like previous releases Ultraman Ace will be available in to different version, Steelbook, and regular Blu-ray, and Ultraman X will be available as a movie and series set or just as the movie. Check out all the details below.

Ultraman Ace - The Complete Series
Synopsis:
TRANSFORM HERO OF JUSTICE
Alternate Dimension Being Yapool started invading Earth with an entourage of “Terrible-Monsters” that were more powerful than ordinary monsters. The Terrestrial Defense Force was annihilated by Terrible-Monster Verokron. Two youngsters, Seiji Hokuto and Yuko Minami, lost their lives trying to save people from the attack of Verokron. Ultraman Ace, who was sent from Nebula M78 Land of Light to stop Alternate Dimension Being Yapool’s malicious ambition, vested his life and power in Seiji Hokuto and Yuko Minami. Hokuto and Yuko, who received a new life, joined the Terrible-Monster Attacking Crew (TAC) that was organized in place of the Terrestrial Defense Force. When the Ultra Rings, the proof of membership of the Galactic Federation, glitter, after performing Ultra Touch, Hokuto and Yuko unite and transform into Ultraman Ace.

Starring: Keiji Takamine, Mitsuko Hoshi, Tetsuro Sagawa, Shunichi Okita
Co-Starring: Masaaki Yamamoto, Keiko Nishi, Mitsuhiro Sano
Director: Masanori Kakei, Kazuho Mitsuta, Eizo Yamagiwa
Writer: Shinichi Ichikawa, Shozo Uehara, Shigemitsu Taguchi, Toshiro

Tech Specs:
SKU: 63464
UPC: 683904634641
Language: Japanese
Genre: Television
Discs: 6
Format:
 Blu-ray + Digital
Subtitles: English Subtitles
Run Time: 22 hr 01 min
Rating: Not Rated
Region Code: BD Region A
Street Date: 2020-05-12
Color: Color
Retail: $49.98 (Steelbook), $39.98 (regular Blu-ray)

Ultraman X - Series & Movie
Synopsis:
ULTRAMAN X: The Complete Series
As Ultra Flares from the sun blanket the Earth, Spark Dolls that had been hidden underground and in the sea are turned into monsters. In order to deal with the sudden outbreak of invading aliens, humanity arms itself with machines of super science and forms the defensive team Xio. 15 years later ... A member of Xio, Oozora Daichi, hears a mysterious voice while in combat against a monster. "Unite ..." Just as Daichi is on the verge of being obliterated by the creature, he finds himself bathed in a radiant light.

ULTRAMAN X: The Movie - Here He Comes! Our Ultraman
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!

Starring: Kensuke Takahashi, Akane Sakanoue, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Ukyo Matsumoto, Hayato Harada
Co-Starring: Haruka Momokawa, Chiaki Seshimo, Sarara Tsukifune, Yuu Kamio
Director: Kiyotaka Taguchi, Koichi Sakamoto, Takanori Tsujimoto
Writer: Yuji Kobayashi, Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Takao Nakano

Tech Specs (Full set):
SKU: 63461
UPC: 683904634610
Language: Japanese
Genre: Television
Discs: 6
Format:
 Blu-ray + Digital
Subtitles: English Subtitles
Run Time: 12 hr 24 min
Rating: Not Rated
Region Code: BD Region A
Street Date: 2020-04-21
Color: Color
Retail: $39.98

Tech Specs (Movie only):
SKU: 63462
UPC: 683904634627
Language: Japanese
Genre: Television
Discs: 1
Format:
 Blu-ray + Digital
Subtitles: English Subtitles
Run Time: 1 hr 11 min
Rating: Not Rated
Region Code: BD Region A
Street Date: 2020-04-21
Color: Color
​Retail: $19.98

Mill Creek has graciously provided us with a copy of their Ultra Seven Steelbook Blu-ray release which is the third Showa release and fifth overall of their Ultraman releases so far. While some Ultraman series have been available to some degree previously this is the first official US release.

First the packaging, this set is very similar to the previous Ultraman releases featuring a clear sleeve with the Steelbook and booklet inside, the clear sleeve has the series logo on the front and series info, technical specs, and some pics on the back. The Steelbook itself feature clean unobstructed looks, it features Ultra Seven (nearly full body)with a few Ultra kaiju and scenery near the bottom on the front, on the back is another image of Ultra Seven (close up) in a different pose. The spine has series 3, continuing the numbering from the two previous Showa sets, series logo in the center and Mill Creek logo along with Ultra Seven at the bottom.

​Inside the case it features a close up of the shoulder/chest area of Ultra Seven. The each disc features the disc numbers, series logo, different Ultra kaiju, and logos for Mill Creek, etc. at the bottom. The discs themselves are stacked half on the front half and half on the back, this isn't great because there is 6 discs which requires a fair amount of swapping to watch all as with this set. 

The booklet is similar to the other sets, it features The Birth Of Ultra Seven, Series History, Hero Profile, Episode Guide, Kaiju Guide, Character Profiles, and Key Technology, these are basically the same set up as the Ultraman set. The sections were overall well done and layed out but seeing the booklet is relatively small (only 24 pages), the images aren't too big and descriptions are short but had they been bigger the booklet would have had to be much larger and more expensive.

​When it comes to the content, like each of the first two series, it has it own vibe, but it has similar quality and features. Ultra Seven has a more serious tone than Ultraman but still features a special group, the Ultra Guard (instead of the Science Patrol), and various ships used by them. Ultra Seven does not seem to tie into Ultraman directly, although it has the same premise and types of stories, this seems to be the norm with Japanese scifi, Godzilla films do the same thing continuity wise. There is also a new addition to Ultra Seven, capsule monsters, kaiju that Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven uses against his foes. The more serious tone will make this series more enjoyable for adults than Ultraman and some of the newer series that are geared a little more towards kids, but it doesn't stray to far away from the basics of the previous series to alienate viewers.

​The transfer to Blu-ray was pretty good like the previous two series but the issues that were noticed with Ultraman (costume issues, wires, etc.) were not as noticeable this maybe because production valves increased with this series.  One thing once again that fans were hoping for is missing, English dubbing, it is not a major issue but for those who don't like reading subtitles it may be bothersome. This series, like all other Ultra series from Mill Creek, includes digital copies available from Mill Creek's Moviespree streaming service, currently they are only available there but they may be available through other services in the future (note Moviespree is available on the Amazon Fire Stick/TV).  

​Overall we feel this is a good release and recommend it, some items like English language track or other extras could have been included but the fact this has not been available in the US in its entirety is a great reason to get it. The one option is to get the standard Blu-ray sets instead of the Steelbook, while the content is the same the packaging is different so that would be a decision each person would need to make based on their preference.

Mill Creek Entertainment has announced the next two Ultraman Blu-ray releases Return Of Ultraman, and Ultraman Orb Origin Saga with bonus Ultra Fight Orb. Return Of Ultraman, like the previous Showa releases, will be both Steelbook and standard Blu-ray releases, Orb Origin will be just standard Blu-ray. Both include the movieSPREE digital download and are available from Amazon and other retailers, check out the details below.

Return Of Ultraman
Synopsis:
To Protect Justice and Peace - He Has Returned
The crustal movement and the abnormal climate had occurred repeatedly on a global scale and dormant monsters started to awaken from sleep. A young man named Hideki Go, who was chasing his dream to be a race car driver, lost his life in saving a boy and a puppy that failed to escape in the midst of Monster Takkong’s rampage.  However, the new Ultraman, who had come from Nebula M78 to defend Earth, was deeply touched by Go’s brave action and resurrected him by uniting as one. After that, Go is determined to fight any enemy that threatens the freedom and happiness of humanity and joined MAT, the Monster Attack Team. While he struggles with his identity gap between Ultraman and Hideki Go, he grows through fighting against the monsters and aliens.

Starring: Jiro Dan, Nobuo Tsukamoto, Jun Negami, Shin Kishida, Rumi Sakakibara
Director: Ishiro Honda, Masanori Kakei, Yoshiharu Tomita, Noboru Kaji
Writer: Shozo Uehara, Shigemitsu Taguchi, Masaru Igami, Tetsuo Kinjo
Tech Specs:
SKU: 63443 (SB)
UPC: 683904634436 (SB)
Language: Japanese
Genre: Sci-Fi
Discs: 6
Format:
 Blu-ray + Digital
Subtitles: English Subtitles
Run Time: 21 hr 38 min
Rating: Not Rated
Region Code: BD Region A
Color: Color
Price: $49.98 Steelbook, $39.98 Standard
Release date: Feb 25, 2020

Ultraman Orb Origin Saga And Ultra Fight Orb
Synopsis:
ULTRAMAN ORB: THE ORIGIN SAGA
THE ORIGIN SAGA is a prequel to the ULTRAMAN ORB series, detailing the early days of hero Gai Kurenai (Hideo Ishiguro) and his arch-enemy, Juggrus Juggler (Takaya Aoyagi), when they were friends and allies fighting together in their first mission against an alien threat.
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ULTRA FIGHT ORB
BORROW THE POWER OF FATHER AND SON – a sequel miniseries to ULTRAMAN ORB that introduces Lightning Attacker and Emerium Slugger, plus the debut of Ultraman Geed.

Starring: Hideo Ishiguro, Takaya Aoyagi, Saki Fukuda
Co-Starring: Yasuyuki Maekawa, Takaaki Enoki, Motoya Izumi
Director: Kazuya Konaka, Hideki Oka
Writer: Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Sôtarô Hayashi, Hisako Kurosawa
Tech Specs:
SKU: 63460
UPC: 683904634603
Language: Japanese
Genre: Sci-Fi
Discs: 2
Format:
 Blu-ray + Digital
Subtitles: English Subtitles
Run Time: 5 hr 18 min
Rating: Not Rated
Region Code: BD Region A
Color: Color
Price: $19.98
Release date: Feb 11, 2020

Mill Creek has graciously provided us with a copies of their Ultra Q and Ultraman Steelbook Blu-ray releases which is just the tip of the iceberg of their Ultraman releases. While some Ultraman series have been available to some degree previously this is the first true full fledge release.

First the packaging, both sets are very similar to the previous Mothra release featuring a clear sleeve with the Steebook and booklet inside, the clear sleeve has the series logo on the front and series info, technical specs, and some pics. The Steelbooks themselves feature clean unobstructed looks, Ultra Q has a circular white area in the center with the Ultra Q logo embossed within surrounded by a number of Ultra kaiju from the series. Around back there is Namegon, Garamon, and scenery.

​The Ultraman set features Ultraman (nearly full body)with a few Ultra kaiju and scenery near the bottom, on the back is another image of Ultraman (close up) in the specium ray pose with scenery near the bottom. Both sets have similar spines with series 1 or 2 near the top, series logos in the center and Mill Creek logo along with Ragon (Ultra Q) and Ultraman (Ultraman) at the bottom.

Inside Ultra Q feature a multi colored background (based on the Ultra Q opening), while Ultraman has a close up of his chest and color timer. The disc feature the disc numbers, series logos different Ultra kaiju, and logos for Mill Creek, etc. at the bottom. The discs themselves are stacked half on the front half and half on the back, this isn't horrible for the Ultra Q set because it is 4 discs but for Ultraman there is 6 discs which requires a fair amount of swapping to watch all. 

The booklet are fairly similar, Ultra Q features Tsuburaya: A History, Introduction, Episode Guide, Key Monster Guide, Character Guide, and Technology Guide. Ultraman features The Birth Of Ultraman, Series History, Hero Profile, Episode Guide, Monster Guide, Character Profiles, and Key Technology, not sure why they didn't use the same headings for certain sections but it wasn't a big deal. The sections were overall well done and layed out but seeing the booklet is relatively small (only 24 pages), the images are too big and descriptions are short but had they been bigger the booklet would have had to be much larger and more expensive.

​When it comes to the content for each series has it own vibe, but both have similar quality and features. Ultra Q is definitely a more odd series, basically Godzilla meets the Twilight Zone and the fact it is filmed in black and white actually helps that analogy. There are episodes where there is more traditional monster fighting while others have a more mysterious feel to them. The quality of the Blu-ray transfer is pretty good both video and audio there are some moments where there are scratches or marks but this maybe from the original film used. The one negative was with the subtitles it was hard at times to see them depending on the background image since it was in black and white, white lettering on a light colored image.

​Ultraman is a little more like short versions of Godzilla films, the drawback is there is not a lot of time to develop a good story for each episode some episodes are somewhat weak, but the realization is this series was geared towards children, more so than Ultra Q. Now I haven't seen an original Ultraman episode in some time so one thing that got me was the short amount of time Ultraman has before he gets his color timer warning (red flashing), oddly he seems to go almost as long on that limited power. I found the intro music was kiddish but it caught on after a few episodes and I found myself humming along.

​The transfer to Blu-ray was pretty good but the drawback with that was I noticed wires being used in some scenes, problems with Ultraman costume, for example tears in the suit (noticed one under his arm) or something from the set stuck to it (pebble or something small), one of the problems with high definition transfers on older films and series. One thing with both series that fans were hoping for was an English dubbing, but sadly that didn't happen, for a few reasons. Both series do have digital copies available from Mill Creek's Moviespree streaming service, currently they are only available there but they may be available through other services in the future.  

Overall we feel this is a good release, some items like English language track or other extras could have been included but the fact this has not been available in the US in its entirety is a great reason to get it. The one option is to get the standard Blu-ray sets instead of the Steelbook, while the content is the same the packaging is different so that would be a decision each person would need to make based on their preference.