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(Ah, this turned out sillier than I intended. No series before Tiga because I can't remember the ones I'd seen very well. And some entries may have spoilers.)

Tiga: ( Statue )
Dyna: ( Forms )
Gaia: ( Earth )
Cosmos: ( Universal )
Nexus: ( Bonds )
Max: ( Alternate )
Mebius: ( Timeline )
UltraSeven X: ( World )
Zero: ( Shining )
Ginga: ( Spark )
X: ( Quantum )
Orb: ( Dark )
Geed: ( Fanboy )
R/B: ( Crystals )
Taiga: ( Bracelets )
Z: ( Dimensions )
So I don't know where all the above came from. (Gee, surely the Ultras don't talk like that. At least, I really hope Tiga and Dyna don't.) I only meant to talk about how I totally prefer human forms (or the form where the Ultra side is silent) over human hosts, but now I am not so sure. Some host/Ultra relationships are amazing, after all.

(Just seems like a silly disclaimer, but I've seen all of these series. If I don't mention something obvious (probably a lot of them), it means I either forget about it, don't want to be repetitive, or don't want to for spoiler reasons.)

(Okay, you probably wonder who this person is who went silent for almost seven years. It's more likely that I'm talking to myself here, however. Anyway, went out for the first time this month on Friday and found that the outside world is still the same, so maybe I'll start posting again. Which might not be sustainable since I still don't really want to watch anything other than the Ultras, but never say never.)

Doing this from Ultraman Tiga onward, here are my personal opinions on transformation items the Ultra hosts use. (No, I don't own any, more's the pity.) Not counting the secondary Ultras, if any. I would comment on the transformation scenes themselves, but most of them aren't that memorable, except the three-century-long ones, only because I was seriously tempted to skip them. But I'll say I mostly prefer that the Ultra hosts don't shout out their Ultra names while transforming (except Mebius. He can shout his name all he wants).

Spoilers, maybe. But nothing that will ruin the series, I hope. So I'm not separating the cut into individual shows. The Ultras are listed in the order their series aired, as far as I know.

( Toys and more toys )

So maybe I should say something about the human form or host of each series (the main ones and Zero's)? I don't know, but let's just do it, then. I like to have excuses to talk about my favorite characters. (That means I probably might not limit myself to talking about the hosts/human forms only.) Unlike the above section, there are lots of spoilers and I don't mark them. Uneven length. For some I have paragraphs, and for some I have three sentences. How much I write is usually no indication of how much I like the host and/or the other characters, however.

Tiga: ( Take Me Higher )
Dyna: ( Ally of Justice )
Gaia: ( Beat on, Dream on )
Cosmos: ( Spirit )
Nexus: ( Hero )
Max: ( From Galaxy Faraway )
Mebius: ( Adorable, Adorable, Adorable )
UltraSeven X: ( Pay Money for My Pain )
Zero: ( 20,000 years too early )
Ginga: ( Future Ultraman )
X: ( Cyberspace Ultraman )
Orb: ( Wanderer Ultraman )
Geed: ( Adorkable Ultraman )
R/B: ( Ultraman Brothers )
Taiga: ( Tri-Squad Ultraman )
Z: ( Ultra Nerd )
And how much I enjoy a series is almost always directly proportional to how much I like its main character. I think only Nexus actually breaks that mold (but then I practically like most of the dunamists, so maybe there's that). I won't say which series I like more because I don't like to play favorites, though perhaps you can tell? I'm not all that objective anyway.

It has been five years, but I used to write little comments on Ultraman Dyna episodes.

Episodes 1-7, Episodes 8-24, Episodes 25-36

Well, I found my notes for the rest of the episodes, so I'm going to post them up.

The following notes are not recent, so I can't actually remember much of what happen in the episodes, let alone if my notes are all that accurate. In any case, there will be spoilers.

( Episodes 37-48 )

And I have something longer for the next two episodes: ( Episode 49 ) ( Episode 50 )

( Episode 51 (a lot shorter comment than the previous two episodes). )

I seem to be in an Ultraman-watching mood lately. It has been a while since I last felt this way.

( Preparing for Ultraman Saga, sort of. )

Ah, this is too disjointed an entry. I don't even know what I'm trying to say here other than I probably won't have much time for other stuff on my too long to-watch list now that I'm preoccupied with the Ultras (specifically Dyna, Tiga, and Cosmos). I do wonder how long this phase will last, however, since I can very easily get bored (one of the reasons I can't really follow weekly stuff as they air***).

(***The only exception nowadays is Kamen Rider Wizard. I tried stocking up on episodes, but, nope, can't let a week pass without watching that week's episode. Doesn't help that I personally feel the series is only getting better and better (probably not a very popular opinion, but that's totally fine with me).)

Being ill (not so much now) might (hopefully) explain why I can't make much head or tail of Ultraman Nice.

( Random things which might be spoilers )

Oh well, not sure if I've seen all of the series (commercials), since the last one I saw seemed to have a preview for Tiga episode 29, I think. Anyway, I got them from Ultrafanz site (seems like I've gotten quite a few things from there lately).

(Guess I'll just post this before I lose courage and scrap it...)

Let me preface this by saying I don't have any problem with Tsukasa's manners or lack thereof. He's totally fine the way he is. (And 'manner' probably isn't the word I'm looking for, but...)

I've seen KR Decade up to episode 27, and probably will cover a few things up to that point, but I will try not to spoil, and certainly not any important details.

( common courtesy )

( okaeri (nasai)---tadaima )

( Tsukasa & Natsumi )

( P.S. random on the 26-27 arc )

Picked up the first volume of a Tiga comic today (seems like the cover says it's from Tony Wong Production--not that I'm too sure). I really didn't know what to expect except to read a story featuring Tiga, I think.

( Mixed reactions; no real spoiler )

Tokyo Friend Park 2: 09/15/2008

Because I can't resist after finish watching this episode, which is, I assume, to promote the Ultraman movie. Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Mebius appear, as well as fake kaiju (Red King and Baltan).

Okay, I guess Tokyo Friend Park 2 is another variety show, a la NEP League (reminds me that I still want to hunt down the D-BOYS episodes), but probably needs less understanding of the Japanese. It surprised the heck out of me when it showed up on v6_unlimited. For obvious reason, other than the mention of Hiroshi Nagano (Daigo) and UM Tiga, the post didn't also tell me that Shunji Igarashi (Mirai) or Takami Yoshimoto (Rena or Hayata's daughter, haha) were in it. (I realized their appearances by reading the screencap.) I would have downloaded and watched even if there was only Nagano, of course, but it's all the better this way.

Go watch it if you haven't, because I've probably spoiled most of the episode under the cut.

( 40+ minutes of people consistently falling on their faces )

Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (link contains spoilers) is a movie set after the events in the Ultraman Tiga TV series. This movie is one of my personal favorites (Daigo and Rena make such a cute couple), so I hope you enjoy if you take it. :)

( Download links )

I should have a far more pleasant entry to write on the first anniversary of MEBIUS' ending, but more info on the new movie doesn't seem like very good news.

(This space was originally for what I really wanted to say.)

( ...But here are some random observations instead. Possible spoilers. )