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Summary: Very cool Ultradisc(s), Keep them Coming
Review: Now I can stop trying to explain to my kids who Ultraman is!Overall I am quite pleased with this one and my five year old son is enthralled. I do have to complain (mildly) about the lack of an english dub so I would'nt have to read all the dialog for him. However if the other option is to get the silly chopped up Power Rangers style version they did for Fox then I prefer this one by far(I do hope they do a better job with the extras on the other three sets). Ultraman was part of my childhood so it is great to see DVD quality material here in the US. Hopefully it will keep coming!
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Summary: DVD good for Real Ultra fans. Good Godzilla placebo.
Review: This DVD collection of the first thirteen episodes of Ultraman is pretty good, but not GREAT. The Video and Audio transfer is good. The special effects are pretty good for a TV show, and I would recommend this DVD to fans of Godzilla-type giant monster action. It's a great substitute for the Godzilla Movies that we cannot get on DVD in the USA, but read my whole review for caveats. The stories are definitely written for kids, which is kind of a drag because the subtitles can go by pretty quickly, possibly too fast for children to read. They should have included both a dubbed and subtitled versions on the DVD. (For my tastes I like the original Japanese soundtrack, but it would have been nice to have the option so I could watch this with my nephew.) The extras are a little light. There is a spotlight on the GUTS team and Ultraman that is pretty good and in English, however the Monster Gallery only covers half the monters from these first thirteen episodes. The same extras are on both disks. What happened? Did someone forget to put new options on the second disk? Also the 'collectors box' is the cheapest piece of flat cardstock cardboard I have ever seen. It won't last a month! The included t-shirt is size L. Don't bother with the starter set, just get the Tiga part 1 DVD. The episodes are VERY formulaic. I remember the Ultraman from 30 years ago as being crazy, complicated, full of action, very serialized, and a lot more fun. All these episodes stand alone and have little if anything to do with each other. I was hoping for a more Starblazers-like serialness. There isn't even a two part episode in this batch. VERY disappointing. I will do a lot more research before buying the next volume. P.S.: If you really like Giant monsters check out the newer "Gamera Guardian on the Universe" trilogy best Kaiju ever!
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Summary: All you Ultra needs
Review: THis is without a doubt a must get, even for the someone who, casaually likes the show. I mean the japanese version is soooo much better than that dubb stuff you saw on Foxbox. The shirt diffently is a collects item too. The dvd sound and picture clarity is frightfully good. Almost too good to be true actually. Overall, this is the prize of my dvd collect, and that is saying a heck of a lot since i own over 300 dvds. Cant wait for the next 3 vols to finish it up. Maybe if the dvd says do good. They might do Dyna next. A Ultra series, that in my opionen is better than Tiga.
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Summary: Ultraman Tiga:Starter Set
Review: This isn't really a reveiw, but to let people know what this DVD is and share my exictement about this set. This is the first of a four volume set of the original Japanese version of Ultraman Tiga(with subtitles). This is NOT the 4Kids Ent. FOX BOX version shown last year. This is what Ultraman fans in the U.S. have been waiting for! The "Starter Set" will have the first 13 episodes in a collecters box and a T-shirt! The "prophesy" set will be just the episodes. I hope Ultraman Tiga will set the stage for other Ultraman incarnations, like Ultraman Dyna, Ultraman Gaia, or even the older ones would be welcome! I can't wait...Shoo watt!!
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Summary: A Must Have For Any Ultraman Fan
Review: We have waited FOREVER for this to come out in the U.S. As others have said, this is NOT the same version that aired on FoxBox last fall. This is the actual series in Japanese ( with subtitles ) as it was meant to be seen. Even the closing credits of each episode is in Japanese with the ORIGINAL soundtrack. If you were a fan of the original Ultraman ( and he DOES make an appearance in an episode probably on the last Volume ) - then this is a MUST HAVE. There is no way this DVD could have been any better. The only nit-picky thing would be to have included a bit more info on the monsters in the episodes but that's nothing compared to what's already here. This is without a doubt the BEST purchase I have ever made for this genre. Believe it or not there are at least 3 other Ultra-series that aired after this one did in 1996. If sales are good, we could see these in the not too distant future as well on DVD. My advice? TRASH any dubbed, copied or any other illegitimate old versions you may have of the show and BUY THIS DVD. It is worth EVERY PENNY and it will help ensure that more of this great stuff is released.
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