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    The templates for the Shin Ultraman design. Left: Unpainted maquette showing Ultraman’s physique. Right: Painted figure showing the red patterns on the body. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. Ⓒ2021 “Shin Ultraman” Production Committee

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: shin-ultraman.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Aki Kajiwara A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with an update featuring additional information and large high-res images for their upcoming movie SHIN ULTRAMAN (シン・ウルトラマン, Shin Urutoraman). SHIN ULTRAMAN is an adaption of the original ULTRAMAN (ウルトラマン　空想特撮シリーズ, Urutoraman Kūsō Tokusatsu Shirīzu, 1966-67) television series. Heading the creative team are writer/producer Hideaki Anno (NEON GENESIS EVANGELION) and director Shinji Higuchi (Gamera Trilogy, ATTACK ON TITAN), the co-directors of the award-winning box office smash SHIN GODZILLA (シン・ゴジラ, Shin Gojira, 2016). While SHIN GODZILLA presented some radical reinterpretations of the classic Godzilla design, Anno and Higuchi have chosen a much more traditional appearance for Shin Ultraman. The pair have based their Ultraman on the conceptual artwork by the late Toru ‘Tohl’ Narita, the artist who shaped the look of the

    TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2019 has revealed details on several ULTRAMAN projectss. Logos courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: tsubu-con.com Special Thanks to Aki Kajiwara A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and large high-res images for their upcoming projects announced at TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2019... ? SHIN ULTRAMAN Revealed! For a look at the Shin Ultraman design and logo please see the earlier coverage on SciFi Japan. ? ULTRAMAN Anime Season 2 Broadcast Begins April 2020 The anime series ULTRAMAN (??????, Urutoraman) that was distributed worldwide on Netflix in April 2019 returns for a second season in April 2020. The new season will also be broadcast in Japan on TOKYO MX and BS11. The latest promotional visual and the new theme song by the rock band OLDCODEX will be distributed on Netflix. In addition, Tsuburaya will produce an original live-action short film preview;

    Tsuburaya Productions has unveiled the Ultraman design for the new movie SHIN ULTRAMAN. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ?2021

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    Tsuburaya Productions Unveils Hero Design For 2021 Movie Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: shin-ultraman.jp During the opening ceremony of TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2019 Tsuburaya Productions announced details about several new projects to be released in 2020 and 2021. Among the revelations were the first looks at the main character design and logo for the upcoming movie SHIN ULTRAMAN (?????????, Shin Urutoraman). SHIN ULTRAMAN is an adaption of the original ULTRAMAN (???????????????, Urutoraman K?s? Tokusatsu Shir?zu, 1966-67) television series. Heading the creative team are writer/producer Hideaki Anno (NEON GENESIS EVANGELION) and director Shinji Higuchi (Gamera Trilogy, ATTACK ON TITAN), the co-directors of the box office and critical smash SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016). The pair have based their Ultraman on the early concept artwork by the late Toru `Tohl` Narita, the lead character designer for the original ULTRAMAN series. Higuchi and Anno were particularly

    Tsuburaya Productions has released a statement regarding their US court victory over UM Corporation regarding the international rights to Ultraman. ULTRAMAN © Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions On November 20, 2017, SciFi Japan broke the news that a jury in Los Angeles Federal Court had ruled in favor of Tsuburaya Productions in their dispute with UM Corporation over the international rights to Ultraman. UMC filed an appeal in 2018. On December 5, 2019, the United States Court of Appeal entered a final judgment in Tsuburaya`s favor. Tsuburaya Productions has now issued the following statement in both English and Japanese... Notice of Winning Appeal Court Judgment In U.S. Lawsuit Regarding “Ultraman” Rights Regarding the U.S. Lawsuit against UM Corporation (“UMC”), in which we had previously announced TPC’s victory in a jury trial in the “Notice of Winning Judgment in U.S. Lawsuit Regarding ‘Ultraman’ Rights,” dated April 24, 2018, the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit (“Appeal Court”), entered a final judgment on December 5, 2019, as follows: 1?Court and

    Key art courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: ani.tv/uc-zg (Japan) Official Twitter: twitter.com/ultraman_series A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and promotional art for their upcoming television series, ULTRAMAN CHRONICLE ZERO & GEED (?????? ????? ZERO&GEED [?? ??? ???], Urutoraman Kuronikuru ZERO & GEED [Zero Ando J?do]), which will air on Saturday mornings in Japan starting January 11, 2020. The show will follow the format of the previous "Chronicle" series ULTRAMAN ZERO THE CHRONICLE (???????? ? ?????, Urutoraman Zero Za Kuronikuru, 2017), ULTRAMAN ORB THE CHRONICLE (????????? ? ?????, Urutoraman Oobu Za Kuronikuru, 2018) and ULTRAMAN NEW GENERATION CHRONICLE (?????? ????????????????, Urutoraman Nyuu Jenereeshon Kuronikuru, 2019) by using footage from previous shows and movies, mixed with new content. ULTRAMAN CHRONICLE ZERO & GEED is part of Tsuburaya`s 10th anniversary celebration for Ultraman Zero, a character that has become a popular "parent-child

    Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © ULTRAMAN GEED PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO © ULTRAMAN ORB PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Official Site: moviespree.com/ultraman Special Thanks to Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment`s new transaction-based streaming service movieSPREE is now running an Ultraman Holiday Sale. This week only, purchase and stream the Complete Series of ULTRA Q, ULTRAMAN, ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED at 50% OFF their regular prices. Fans can also get early access to ULTRASEVEN, weeks ahead of the Blu-ray release, at a special reduced price! · ULTRA Q -- All 28 Episodes for only $12.49 · ULTRAMAN -- All 39 Episodes for only $12.49 · ULTRAMAN ORB The Series -- All 25 Episodes for only $14.99 · ULTRAMAN ORB: THE MOVIE -- Only $9.99 · ULTRAMAN GEED The Series -- All 25 Episodes for only $14.99 · ULTRAMAN GEED: THE MOVIE -- Only $9.99 · ULTRASEVEN -- Early Access to all 48 Episodes for only $24.99

    Ultraman promotional art by Alex Ross. Image courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    All-new Ultraman stories to arrive in 2020! Source: Tsuburaya Productions, Marvel Entertainment press releases Marvel Entertainment and Tsuburaya Productions are excited to announce a collaboration that will bring new Ultraman stories to comics and graphic novels! Unveiled at Tokyo Comic Con on Saturday, November 23, this new collaboration will launch in 2020. Ultraman has been a pop culture classic ever since its introduction in 1966, resulting in more than 50 years of stories told on screen in television series and movies and also in the pages of manga and comics. Today, Ultraman continues to be a worldwide phenomenon, but fans will always remember the groundbreaking thrill and wonder of the Showa first generation of Ultraman that started it all. Beginning next year, Marvel will expand that iconic era of the Ultras through the lens of Marvel’s art and storytelling. “As one of the world’s most popular

    Teaser art for KAIJU DECODE, the new collaboration between Tsuburaya Productions and Toei Animation. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS, © TOEI ANIMATION

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: kaiju-decode.com Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. and Toei Animation Co., Ltd. have announced the joint production of a new animated work, KAIJU DECODE (??????, Kaij? Dek?do). Takayuki Tsukagoshi, Chairman and CEO of Tsuburaya Productions. explained that, “I have wanted more people to enjoy monsters, which are the cornerstones of Tsuburaya Productions. Then I came across this “Story of a Monster and a Girl” (????????, Kaij? to Sh?jo no Monogatari) project. Toei Animation, with whom we have partnered this time, is an anime production company with a long history of high quality works in Japan. They have produced many masterpieces for girls. By combining the respective skills of each company, this project will appeal to a worldwide audience of all ages." Katsuhiro Takagi, President of Toei Animation, added, "In addition to the production technology that Tsuburaya and Toei have already developed, we will must

    Photos courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © ULTRAMAN ORB PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO © ULTRAMAN GEED PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Official Site: moviespree.com/ultraman Special Thanks to Barrett Evans Mill Creek Entertainment`s new transaction-based streaming service movieSPREE is pleased to announce the availability of ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED to purchase and stream exclusively in high-definition on movieSPREE’s website and apps, ahead of their release on Blu-ray! Both television series are now available to purchase and add to your movieSPREE library for $29.99 each, while the feature films are available for $19.99 each. In ULTRAMAN ORB (?????????, Urutoraman ?bu, 2016), Naomi has had the same strange dream since she was young: visions of a giant of light battling a giant monster. With her interest sparked by those dreams, she starts the paranormal phenomena tracking website called “SSP” with her friends Jetta and Shin. One day the trio is on the tail of a mysterious animal suspected of causing strange meteorological

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Oxter and Ultraman Jack © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS. Destoroyah and Mechagodzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Godzilla (2019) © 2019 Legendary, All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD. Man-Ape © & TM Turner Entertainment Co.

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    Product Info and Exclusive GIANT High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus! Author: Keith Aiken Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and more than 100 daikaiju-sized photos of their monster figures scheduled for release in December 2019. The company`s official Shonen-Ric as X-Plus website offers Exclusives and Limited Editions with bonus features or extra pieces not available from other retailers, with shipping on some items also now available to customers in North America, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan. The standard "General Distribution" versions of the figures are sold by stores and online retailers, including SFJ sponsor Anime Jungle. Most X-Plus figures are recommended for fans and collectors ages 15 years and older. Daikaiju Series: Oxter -- Shonen-Ric Exclusive /??????? ????? ???? Product Size:

    The heroic Ultraman Ribut and the evil Ultraman X Darkness and Ultraman Geed Darkness will attend a special screening of ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES. Photos courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/galaxy-fight A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has announced that the Director`s Cut of their new Ultraman series, ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES (?????????????? ????????????????, Urutora Gyarakush? Faito Ny? Jener?shon H?r?zu, 2019), will be screened during a special event at the Shinjuku Piccadilly in Tokyo on November 14th. ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT consists of 13 mini-episodes. The story features the modern "New Generation Hero" Ultramen in battle against the League of Darkness, a gathering of new and old Ultraman foes. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the show`s director, Koichi Sakamoto. Sakamoto is a veteran of the Ultraman franchise, having directed the feature films MEGA MONSTER BATTLE ULTRA GALAXY: THE MOVIE (?????? ???????? THE MOVIE, Daikaij? Batoru Urutora Ginga Densetsu THE MOVIE, 2009), ULTRAMAN GINGA S THE MOVIE (??? ?????????? ??! ????10??!!,

    Interact with Ultra Monsters like Pigmon, Alien Baltan and Eleking on the new ESPer Scope app. Photos courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Website: esp-it.info (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE This past June, Tsuburaya Productions announced their new Ultraman KAIJU NO SUMIKA (?????????) “Home of the Monsters” Project, which is set in a new world populated by the monsters and aliens from the Ultraman franchise. The first KAIJU NO SUMIKA live attraction will begin November 7, 2019 at Gallery AaMo in Tokyo Dome City. It will offer an interactive experience combining Tsuburaya`s special effects knowledge with the latest digital technology from Panasonic Corporation. As a tie-in to the event, Tsuburaya has launched “ESPer Scope,” a free app that allows users in Japan to interact with the Ultra Monsters in artificial reality on their smartphones and devices. In ESPer Scope a portal has been opened in Tokyo Dome City that connects the Earth with the Home of the Monsters, resulting in

    TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2019 will host a special event dedicated to the Netflix ULTRAMAN anime series. Image courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©Eiichi Shimizu, Tomohiro Shimoguchi ©ULTRAMAN PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: tsubu-con.com/program/t02 A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has announced that a live event devoted to the Netflix anime series ULTRAMAN (??????, Urutoraman, 2019-20) will be held at the Tokyo Dome Hotel on Saturday, December 14, 2019 as part of TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2019, the largest festival in the company`s history. The two-day TSUBURAYA CONVENTION will host a number of programs including ceremonies, stage shows, concerts and dinner parties with special guests from the Ultraman franchise. The ULTRAMAN anime is based on the manga of the same name by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, and focuses on Shinjiro Hayata, the teenage son of Shin Hayata, the former human host of the original Ultraman. Having inherited some of Ultraman`s power, Shinjiro dons a metallic suit to become the next generation Ultraman. The series streamed exclusively on Netflix in

    Promotional artwork courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: ultra-expo.com/2020/prism (Japan) Official Twitter: twitter.com/m78expo Official Hashtag: #????EXPO Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. will present the ULTRA HEROES EXPO 2020: New Year Festival in Tokyo Dome City (?????????EXPO 2020 ????????????? IN ????????, Urutora H?r?zu Ekisupo 2020 Ny?i Y? Fesutibaru In T?ky? D?mushiti) from December 27, 2019 - January 5, 2020 at Tokyo Dome City Prism Hall. The venue is divided into “Ultraman Battle Stage” live shows and the “Expo Venue”. The “Ultraman Battle Stage” theater holds 930 seats, with 800 reserved and 130 standard available for each show. All of the reserved seats sold out at EXPO 2019, so this year the shows will be held five times a day during the exhibition. The daily showtimes are 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, 2:45pm and 4:15pm. The “Ultraman Battle Stage” will be based on the current television series, ULTRAMAN TAIGA (?????????, Urutoraman Taiga, 2019) with

    Ultraman, Ultraman Dyna and Ultraman Taiga in the Spacium Beam pose with some of the musicians performing at ULTRAMAN MUSIC LIVE?The Symphony?. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Closing Ceremony Features Special Guests Representing Ultraman Works from the Showa, Heisei and Reiwa Eras Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: tsubu-con.com/program/h04-05 A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has announced that ULTRAMAN MUSIC LIVE?The Symphony? will be held at Tokyo Dome City on Sunday, December 15, 2019. The two-part concert is among the programs taking place during TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2019, the largest festival in the history of Tsuburaya Productions. ULTRAMAN MUSIC LIVE is a must-attend event for Ultraman fans, presenting the history of the Ultraman series through performances by the musical artists DEEP SQUAD, Ryota Fujimaki, Maana, May J. and Arashi Moritomo from T-BOLAN along with a full orchestral performance by the Tokyo Philharmonic. The “Symphony Ultra Cosmo” (??????????, K?ky?kyoku Urutora Kosumo) program composed by Toru Fuyuki (ULTRASEVEN, RETURN OF ULTRAMAN) will be performed in this symphony, with narration written by

    Tsuburaya Productions` new KAIJU STEP WANDABADA anime reimagines some of the most popular kaiju from the ULTRAMAN series as little kids. Image courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © Kaiju Step Wandabada Production Committee

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: kaijustep.com A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Tsuburaya Productions has provided SciFi Japan with information and images for their new anime series THE KAIJU STEP WANDABADA (???????????????, Kaij? Suteppu Wandabada). The show premieres 5:20pm today (Japan Standard Time) on NHK E-TV`s “Mini Anime” programming block. This will be the first Tsuburaya series to have a first-run broadcast on NHK E-TV. THE KAIJU STEP WANDABADA is part of the family-friendly KAIJU STEP campaign that is particularly focused on young children. The stories feature monsters and aliens from the ULTRAMAN series, but reimagined as little kids. These “Little Kaiju” (?????????, Ch?sana Kaij?) live on a little planet somewhere in space where they try new things, meet new friends and take their “first steps” in life. The anime stars the characters Little Pigg, Little Kane and Little Dada from the picture books

    The series ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES will be released worldwide on YouTube this Sunday. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    First ULTRAMAN YouTube Exclusive Series To Be Released Globally in Japanese, English and Chinese Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/galaxy-fight A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Tsuburaya Productions has provided SciFi Japan with information and photos for ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES (?????????????? ????????????????, Urutora Gyarakush? Faito Ny? Jener?shon H?r?zu), the first completely new Ultraman series to be produced exclusively for internet distribution. Similar to the previous series ULTRA FIGHT VICTORY (?????????????, Urutora Faito Bikutor?, 2015) and ULTRA FIGHT ORB (??????????? ????????????, Urutora Faito ?bu Oyako no Chikara, Okari Shimasu!, 2017), ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES will be made up of mini-episodes, each running only a few minutes. ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES will premiere worldwide on the ULTRAMAN Official YouTube Channel starting September 29 at 10:00am (JST), with new episodes released each Sunday. In addition to the original Japanese audio,

    Photos courtesy of Mill Creek. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS © ULTRAMAN ORB PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO © ULTRAMAN GEED PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM?TV TOKYO

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    ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED are Slated for Blu-ray Release on November 19 -- ULTRASEVEN SteelBook and Standard Blu-ray Releasing on December 10! Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Barrett Evans, Jeff Hayne, J.W. Starrett, Michael Kedor and Katie Samuels A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Mill Creek Entertainment (Minneapolis, MN) is pleased to announce the next group of releases from the Ultraman superhero library recently licensed from Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd for North American home entertainment distribution. ULTRAMAN ORB and ULTRAMAN GEED will be making their North American debut as Blu-ray combo packs that include the complete series and subsequent feature films that concluded each respective storyline for $39.98 each on November 19, 2019. The 1967 series ULTRASEVEN will also be making its Blu-ray debut in limited edition SteelBook® packaging for $49.98 and a standard Blu-ray release will also be made available for $39.98 on

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Alien Baltan, Ultraman Tiga Dark and Mukadender © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS. Hedorah TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Godzilla (2019) © 2019 Legendary, All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO.,LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Product Info and Exclusive GIANT High-Res Photos, Direct from X-Plus! Author: Keith Aiken Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Shingo Fujimoto A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The Japanese collectibles company X-Plus Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and daikaiju-sized photos of their monster figures scheduled for release in October 2019. The company`s official Shonen-Ric as X-Plus website offers Exclusives and Limited Editions with bonus features or extra pieces not available from other retailers, with shipping on some items also now available to customers in North America, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan. The standard "General Distribution" versions of the figures are sold by stores and online retailers, including SFJ sponsor Anime Jungle. Most X-Plus figures are recommended for fans and collectors ages 15 years and older. DefoReal Series: Godzilla (2019) /?????? ???(2019) Manufacturer: PLEX Corporation Product Size: Height Approximately 25cm

    A statue of Father of Ultra guards the Sukagawa city office building in Fukushima. Photo courtesy of Daisuke Ishizuka. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Author: Daisuke Ishizuka On March 11, 2011, a large-scale earthquake (maximum seismic intensity of seven) occurred in Japan. I was at the office in Tokyo at that time. Tokyo did not receive much physical damage, but the trains were stopped and the traffic was disrupted. Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefecture were the severely damaged areas. Sukagawa-city of Fukushima, well known as the birthplace of Eiji Tsuburaya, was also disaster area. The Sukagawa city office building was so damaged by the earthquake that the office workers had to evacuate. In May, 2017, a new office building was completed and an Ultra Hero came there from Nebula M78. A 3.5m tall monument of Father of Ultra was erected on the square of the city office building. In addition, an outdoor lamp with a Mother of Ultra design was set on the right side of the monument, and an Ultraman

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