Mill Creek releasing ULTRA SERIES on Bluray!!

Tyrant_Lizard_King · Post by **Tyrant_Lizard_King** » Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:05 pm

Funny because Hollywood likes to do the opposite.

Angilasman · Post by **Angilasman** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:06 am

Getting away from the Blu-ray/DVD/SDBRD discussion: I'm super excited for Gridman, The Ultraman, and 80! I haven't seen these shows and the packaging is badass! I've loved the cover art consistently, but I think these are the best so far - especially the groovy one for the anime!

o.supreme · Post by **o.supreme** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:19 am

Super Excited as well

Gridman- I've seen/own all of SSSS, and back in the day I had a VHS compilation of all the Gridman fight scenes, but this will be my first time actually watching the original show.

The Ultraman- I've had the 2 VHS dubs for years, and I managed to see a couple random episodes a couple years back, it will finally be nice to watch the whole series.

80- I've seen the first 4 episodes, and a couple other random ones. I was very tempted to get Malay DVD's a few years back (Like I did for Jack, Ace and Taro), but held off, I'm glad I did.

*This is especially nostalgic for me because way back in 1982, my parents took me to a small Japanese sci-fi convention at a local hotel. They had a few TV's broadcasting different shows to the audience. I remember seeing a "New" Ultraman that I had never seen before. This was the first time I came to realize there was more than just one Ultraman, and my 6 year old mind was blown! (I figured out years later it was 80 episode 3)

StreamOfKaijuness · Post by **StreamOfKaijuness** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:45 am

SciFi Japan:
Ultraman Day: Ultrathon Full-Day Stream July 10 from TokuSHOUTsu, Shout! Factory TV

StreamOfKaijuness · Post by **StreamOfKaijuness** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:52 am

Best Buy is currently selling Mill Creek’s Ultra releases at big discounts. Amazon is price-matching them while supplies last.

Ultra Q • $10.99 • Best Buy • Amazon
Ultra Q Steelbook • $13.99 • Best Buy

Ultraman • $10.99 • Best Buy • Amazon
Ultraman Steelbook • $13.99 • Best Buy

UltraSeven • $10.99 • Best Buy • Amazon
UltraSeven Steelbook • $13.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Return of Ultraman • $10.99 • Best Buy • Amazon
Return of Ultraman Steelbook • $13.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultraman Ace • $10.99 • Best Buy
Ultraman Ace Steelbook • $13.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultraman Taro • $12.99 • Best Buy • Amazon
Ultraman Taro Steelbook • $15.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultraman Leo • $23.99 • Best Buy • Amazon
Ultraman Leo Steelbook • $28.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultra Galaxy: Mega Monster Battle Series+Movie • $17.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultraman Zero Collection • $17.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Neo Ultra Q • $6.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultraman Ginga Series+Movie • $13.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultraman X Series+Movie • $10.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultraman Orb Series+Movie • $10.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga • $5.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultraman Geed Series+Movie • $10.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

Ultraman R/B Series+Movie • $13.99 • Best Buy • Amazon

ROMG4 · Post by **ROMG4** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:32 am

UltramanGoji wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:25 pm
Lyle Goff, Quality Assurance Manager, Mill Creek Entertainment wrote:Unfortunately, there will only be DVD releases for these two titles. The masters are in standard definition and this precludes the titles from having a Blu-ray release.
Oh, come on. I don't want dozens of fuck-huge thick-ass DVD cases wasting space on my shelves. Bad enough the Showa Blu-rays are as big as they are. Plus, I don't want my favorite Ultra show (Mebius) on such a bland format.

I have a potential solution, simply stack them ontop of each other!

StreamOfKaijuness · Post by **StreamOfKaijuness** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:00 am

^ No human being would stack discs like this!

SciFi Japan has posted the official announcements for Gridman on BRD and The Ultraman and Ultraman 80 on DVD from Mill Creek.

They confirm that all three of these sets will include episode guide booklets, and they even have photos of the Gridman booklet cover and the wraparound box art.

goji1986 · Post by **goji1986** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:54 am

StreamOfKaijuness wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:00 am ^ No human being would stack discs like this!

SciFi Japan has posted the official announcements for Gridman on BRD and The Ultraman and Ultraman 80 on DVD from Mill Creek.

They confirm that all three of these sets will include episode guide booklets, and they even have photos of the Gridman booklet cover and the wraparound box art.

They also confirm at the bottom that the lack of a Japanese bluray release is the reason for these being SD.

* Neither THE ULTRAMAN nor ULTRAMAN 80 have been released on Blu-ray in Japan so HD elements are not currently available.

omgitsgodzilla · Post by **omgitsgodzilla** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:23 am

God, what happened to SciFi Japan's web design?

o.supreme · Post by **o.supreme** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:53 pm

omgitsgodzilla wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:23 am God, what happened to SciFi Japan's web design?

A bit OT, but I've had concerns about this for a while. The main page was well maintained until a couple months ago. The Forums went down however well over a year go at the start of the pandemic. I emailed Keith directly about this in April of 2020, about only a month after they had been down. He said bob Johnson was in charge of that portion. I mean personally I know forums are kind of *archaic* for some, but it's still how I best like to communicate with everyone. I don't belong to any of the major social network groups, but I guess that is where most of the conversation (and toxicity) exists.

Terasawa · Post by **Terasawa** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:03 pm

A lot of old SFJ articles are now inaccessible, too.

StreamOfKaijuness · Post by **StreamOfKaijuness** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:59 pm

The SciFi Japan website is in the process of being completely upgraded away from its old blog-esque design to something easier to navigate. It's a tremendous undertaking and they've had some programming issues but they're working on it.

It's unrelated to the phpBB issues that have plagued the SciFi Japan / Club Tokyo / Monster Zero message board since 2018 and left it broken since last March.

Legion1979 · Post by **Legion1979** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:59 pm

The MZ message board was on life support anyway. Taking it offline was akin to a mercy killing.

The Club Tokyo toy database is in the process of being completely overhauled.

omgitsgodzilla · Post by **omgitsgodzilla** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:07 am

StreamOfKaijuness wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:59 pm The SciFi Japan website is in the process of being completely upgraded away from its old blog-esque design to something easier to navigate. It's a tremendous undertaking and they've had some programming issues but they're working on it.

It's unrelated to the phpBB issues that have plagued the SciFi Japan / Club Tokyo / Monster Zero message board since 2018 and left it broken since last March.

That's a relief! Honestly a lighter color scheme could be good, though it would be very different. As it is, it looks a bit like an incomplete design or two designs smashed together; it's usable but a little harder to look at. Glad it's not a deliberate/permanent design choice.

Tyrant_Lizard_King · Post by **Tyrant_Lizard_King** » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:43 am

Legion1979 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 4:59 pm The MZ message board was on life support anyway. Taking it offline was akin to a mercy killing.

The Club Tokyo toy database is in the process of being completely overhauled.

Oh good I thought it was shut down permanently. Glad to know its just getting an overhaul.

tbeasley · Post by **tbeasley** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:37 am

StreamOfKaijuness wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:52 am Best Buy is currently selling Mill Creek’s Ultra releases at big discounts. Amazon is price-matching them while supplies last.

Thanks for sharing, finally got around to ordering Taro and Leo.

Angilasman · Post by **Angilasman** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:56 am

Mill Creek will be announcing the rest of their Ultra releases for this year on Ultraman Day, which is tomorrow!

o.supreme · Post by **o.supreme** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:15 am

Cool. If there is just one release per month for Oct-Dec (since we know everything up through September). I'll be happy.

gvamp · Post by **gvamp** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:20 pm

I'm hoping Tiga is on the list but that's probably not until next year.

G-Matt · Post by **G-Matt** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:03 pm

gvamp wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:20 pm I'm hoping Tiga is on the list but that's probably not until next year.

Given that it's Tiga's 25th Anniversary this year, it would be great if they did release it.

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