Ultraman (Shin Ultraman)

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Ultraman
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Ultra Host(s)	Shinji Kaminaga
Height	60 m
Weight	29,000 t
Home World	Star of Light
Race	Ultra
Status	Alive
Number of Appearances	1 (Movie)
First Appearance	Shin Ultraman
Voice Actor(s)	Masao Nakasone (stock grunts) Issey Takahashi (speaking voice)
Designer(s)	Tohl Narita (base design) Hideaki Anno (first draft)

Ultraman is the titular character of the 2022 film Shin Ultraman. He is a reinterpretation of the similarly named character from the 1966 TV series.

His name is shortened from the full codename Giant Humanoid Lifeform Ultraman (Provisional) assigned by the SSSP, as such, he is also considered as an "Extraterrestrial" by the group. His real name is Ripia .

Conception

The first concept art was made in October 3, 2018 by Hideaki Anno, using Ultraman's first suit actor Bin Furuya as a base for the body frame. Wanting the Ultraman's design to live up to Tohl Narita's vision, Anno sought permission from Narita's son, Kairi, to use the 1983 painting Incarnation of Truth, Justice, and Beauty as a reference.

The final design of Ultraman took various design cues harkening back to its original draft, such as:

• The mask produced by modeler Akira Sasaki, supervised by Narita.
• The body frame being based on Bin Furuya's figure (according to Khara's official Twitter site, only the legs from the original draft made it to the final).
• The lack of a Color Timer, dorsal fin and peepholes in the eyes per Tohl Narita's original intention.

In addition, the design also seemingly takes elements from suits used in the 1966 series, such as the C-type suit's facial features and the B-type suit's slightly pointed feet. The red lines on the body and legs were also made to be more angular than those typically seen in other appearances.

The finalized design was first publicly unveiled in late 2019, at Tsuburaya Convention (Tsubucon). In addition to its modeled figurine (both in white and colored versions), a CGI photo was unveiled as a reference scale of Ultraman to his surroundings. In November 2020, a statue of Ultraman was placed in Sukugawa, Fukushima, the birthplace of Eiji Tsuburaya, in the Sukagawa Tokusatsu Archives Center.

The Spacium Beam used in the movie was animated by Sadao Iizuka, who had worked on the original Ultraman's Spacium Beam, and others.

Incarnation of Truth, Justice, and Beauty

Hideaki Anno's original draft of Ultraman in 2018

CGI design reveal from Tsubucon

Model figurines of Ultraman from Tsubucon

The Ultraman statue in Sukugawa, Fukushima in his Spacium Beam stance

Animation of Ultraman's Spacium Beam

History

Shin Ultraman

TBA

Profile

Stats

• Height: 60 m
• Weight: 29,000 t
• Home World: Star of Light
• Weakness: Ultraman's time on Earth is limited to three minutes. Once he is approaching said limit, the coloration on his body turns from red to green.

Transformation

Ultraman transforms into his true form with the help of Shinji Kaminaga, a human that he became one with. Kaminaga do this through the Beta Capsule, wherein he presses the button. During the transformation, Ultraman rises from human size to his true height as a flash of red light accompanies the transformation.

Abilities

• Flight: Ultraman is capable of performing an anti-gravity flight by outstretching both of his hands forward.
• Merging: Ultraman is able to merge his being with the body of a human, therefore resurrecting them from death at the cost of sharing the same life force.

Flight

Techniques

Special

• Spacium Beam : Ultraman fires a destructive beam of light when he puts his hands in a cross. According to Extraterrestrial #3 Zarab, the Spacium Beam is consist of an energy substance known as Spacium 133 .

Spacium Beam

Gallery

Shin Ultraman

Theatrical posters

Shin Japan Heroes Universe

Visual by Masahiro Maeda.

Logo by Yutaka Izubuchi.

Miscellaneous

A bust-level shot of Ultraman from Nippon TV.

Kairi, Tohl Narita's son alongside the concept figurines of Ultraman.

The Ultraman statue in Sukugawa, Fukushima alongside Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno and Katsuro Onoue.

Ultraman replacing Godzilla in an April Fool's joke in Toho Cinemas.

Ultraman and Jack promoting Chicken Tatsuta.