Official "Ultraman Z" Thread

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If you include the last two episodes, a very good finale to the show. The final episode had a lot of great action, steaks and tied a lot of things up nicely.

My one complaint, is that I wish we got to see Destrudos destroy more. LA was nice enough, and it was certainly better than what R/B did, but I feel like we could've gotten more. Maybe I'm being greedy and just want wanton destruction. I feel like the finale could have been four episodes in total, without an overeliance on filler.

Lots of fantastic and fun character moments, and good action.
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I loved the scene with the three robots working together to save Yoko. It's a great fight, and a great resolution to the robots, especially Bako and his character It actually feels a bit sad that after that it's a pretty normal fight between Z and Destrudos, but I like that the finale doesn't end on a random asspull transformation. Plus the finishing beam has some nice camera work.
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That thumbnail is great. Judging by the overall quality of these previous 24 episodes, this will probably be even greater. Starting now

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*People come out after the final battle* He beat Destrudos! Hip-hip-hooray! Hip-hip-HOO-
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That............ was incredible. Ultra-incredible!

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Series of the year. That's all I have to say.

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The ending was pretty solid. I understand Celebro was a parasite that could infect anyone, just a shame they never really went anywhere with the kid that it had possessed for most of the series. (seeing him at the end was nice, if a little anticlimactic). It is a good series overall, but you can tell when the Ultra Series shines is when they stick to Kaiju and Alien Battles, even as they escalate. The new gen really hasn't done a great job of creating a series-long overall villain.
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Loved it. Just wonderful. Focus was on the team and-
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The Ultraman gets to do the final fight in his base form! He doesn't get some new transformation designed to sell more toys whether it's satisfying storytelling or not! Just the Ultraman Z we know and love!

And ending with Yuka and the former host delighted at the prospect of dissecting the alien villian was such a great touch there at the end.

... and I cheered when Sevenger appeared. The new drill weapon inspired by the actor's previous performance as the Mougera pilot?
It's a bummer there'll be no new Ultraman every week.. at least for a while. I'm glad this experiment simulcasting on YouTube with subtitles has been such a success. Big hopes for the future!

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So uh. Movie ideas?
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Gigantis wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:23 pm So uh. Movie ideas?
My predictions:
-Absolute Tartarus will be the main antagonist continuing the story from The Absolute Conspiracy.
-A few returning ultras from primarily the New Gen era. Betting on Taiga, Geed, Orb, and Zero.
-Closure on the Red King egg subplot.
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New ultra fusion the involving Belial and Tregear.
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Just finished the finale and I had a blast watching it! This series had a solid cast of characters be they monster, human, or alien. I really liked the fact that Z defeated Destrudos in his base form as I was certain that he was gonna gain a new form when that gold light formed around him.

All in all, this series was very enjoyable and I hope that the series that follows is just as good or even better!

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I think they've managed to figure out the scientifically perfect panic-attack inducing rhythm to the blinking of the color timer.

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If the franchise were to continue the fusion gimmick, I’d say the next logical step would be an Ultra utilizing different modes that harness the powers of one Ultra and one Kaiju each. Also, I’d say it’s time to have a green Ultra.
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Sooooo good of a finale. To make a different observation from this episode though but is Juggler’s bonsai tree there to juxtapose with him cutting down the one in Orb Origin?
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Saturndusk wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:13 am Sooooo good of a finale. To make a different observation from this episode though but is Juggler’s bonsai tree there to juxtapose with him cutting down the one in Orb Origin?
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He even mentions cutting down the tree in episode 24 when he's revealed to Haruki!

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Angilasman wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:28 am
Saturndusk wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:13 am Sooooo good of a finale. To make a different observation from this episode though but is Juggler’s bonsai tree there to juxtapose with him cutting down the one in Orb Origin?
YUP!
He even mentions cutting down the tree in episode 24 when he's revealed to Haruki!
That I caught but the bonsai afterward triggered that thought. Also him checking out the Dyna medal before tossing it and the Tiga and Gaia medals to Haruki I’m sure was another allusion to Orb Origin.
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Great finale to an imperfect, but still very enjoyable series. Said imperfections are just the usual stuff like the short runtime and toy plugs, and considering the head writer's premature death and COVID getting in the way of things, I'd say they still gave us a solid product. I audibly cheered when Sevengar returned. Celebro-possessed Yoko is fucking hot.
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I've asked about a possible Z movie previously, and now that the series is over, I've started to see a few comments. Because the Pandemic, do we know if a Z movie was even filmed? I know Taigas movie was delayed earlier this year from March to August, but all filmed before the Pandemic. I would think if there was a Z movie on the works we would have heard something by now..?? Maybe they are just waiting for Absolute Conspiracy to be done to avoid spoilers?
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I...don't really care if we don't wind up getting a movie, as long as the cast/characters wind up appearing again to some capacity. I'd rather see a more direct crossover as apart of the next show like the Ginga S/X crossover as opposed to bloated, boring movie.
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The head writer died? What? Any more information on that?

Also yeah, I don’t think I need a movie. People are forgetting but Shin Ultraman is coming out next year, so I don’t think they’ll want to bloat things with that. I do want to see the robots there though!
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I think the head writer died with only like two episodes done though. So it's not like mid-way there was a massive shift.
As tvtropes list it...
Kota Fukihara was the main writer◊ of Ultraman Z since the first two episodes, but with the news of his death in May 18, Kiyotaka Taguchi took over his role as the story editor.
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