The final season of the Netflix anime series "ULTRAMAN" will be distributed in 2023. The announcement was made during the Season 2 live broadcast program. In the special trailer released along with the announcement, the sound of the color timer blinking echoes in the background as ULTRAMAN collapses, and Koji Ishizaka narrates, "Ultraman, get up! Koji Ishizaka narrates. Ishizaka had narrated the first 19 episodes of the first "Ultraman" broadcast in 1966, and in the special report, the impressive sound and voice of the space dinosaur Zetton echoes, reminiscent of the final episode of the first "Ultraman". The "ULTRAMAN" anime series is an anime adaptation of the manga based on Tsuburaya Productions' special effects work "Ultraman. Set about 40 years after the original, the story is about Shinjiro Hayata (Ryohei Kimura), the son of Susumu Hayata (CV: Hideyuki Tanaka), who was once assimilated by Ultraman, who puts on the Ultraman suit and battles those who threaten peace. The anime version is a 3DCG work co-directed by Kenji Kamiyama of "Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C." and Shinji Aramaki of "APPLESEED," and Season 1 was distributed in 2007. Season 2, which has been distributed since April 14, features a new character, Kotaro Higashi (CV: Tomoaki Maeno). Manga "ULTRAM The full comments from the original authors, Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, are as follows. Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi (original story)] I find myself in a long relationship with the anime "ULTRAMAN," and this is finally the final season. Although it has become an original development from season 2, I believe that it is a work that shares not only the vertical axis of the story, but also its mindset. This will not change in the final season. How will the other "ULTRAMAN" end up? We are looking forward to it with all our hearts! (C) Tsuburaya Productions (C) Eiichi Shimizu,Tomohiro Shimoguchi (C) ULTRAMAN Production Committee 2
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
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・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
