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Would chance to direct boyhood favorite franchise convince Hideaki Anno to push back the release of his seven-years-in-the-making Evangelion finale?

Japan
(anime • Evangelion • Hideaki Anno • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • tokusatsu • Ultraman)

Cradle yourself to sleep with villainous arm pillows from Ultraman, Gundam, and Kinnikuman

Meg Murphy
Aug 30, 2016

Because we all need somebody to lean on.

Japan
(arm pillow • funny • Gundam • Kinnikuman • Premium Bandai • Ultraman)

This Japanese Ultraman temple block will help you cast off all worldly desires!

Michelle Hughes
Aug 30, 2016

It’ll cost you about $10,000, but surely Nirvana is worth it.

Japan
(anniversary • mokugyo • temple block • Ultraman)

Ultraman pictures prove he protects everyone, humans and furry kitties alike【Photos】

KK Miller
Jul 6, 2016

He isn’t just the hero that we need — he’s exactly the hero that we want!

Internet, Japan
(adorable • cat • cute • kitten • protector • Ultraman)

Japanese superhero Ultraman spotted going to work on the Yamanote train line in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2016

Will station staff let him give up his kaiju monster-fighting days and allow him to commute like an ordinary Japanese salaryman?

Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Internet, Japan
(cosplay • Cosplay costume • cosplyer • kaiju • movies • Superheroes • Tokyo • trains • Ultraman • Yamanote)

Ultraman has some new kicks for his 50th anniversary thanks to Converse All Star

KK Miller
Jun 10, 2016

Because sometimes superhero boots are just not that comfortable.

Entertainment, Japan, Lifestyle
(50th anniversary • All Star • collaboration • Converse • shoes • Ultraman)

So a bikini model and a kaiju walk into Japan’s most famous porn location…to sell toys 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Nov 19, 2015

A rubber suit monster, surreal humor, and a heaping helping of sexual subtext that has nothing to do with the product itself? This might be the alpha and the omega of Japanese commercials.

Japan
(funny • gachapon • gashapon • Jamila • kaiju • The Pool • toys • Ultraman • video • weird)

Odaiba exhibition features rare & vintage character toys from the 1960s onwards, photos A-OK!

Krista Rogers
Sep 23, 2015

Children all over the world idolize at least one TV or comic book character at some point while growing up. For everyone who gets a rush of excitement whenever they fondly recall their favorite childhood character toys, we’d like to introduce you to a must-see event that’s currently going on in Tokyo’s Odaiba district: the “Nostalgic Toy Great Exhibition” (懐かしのおもちゃ大博覧会)!

This event is a massive display of classic Japanese character toys that date from the Showa period (1926-1989) to the present day. Everything from ultra rare vintage tinplate toys from the 1960s to Sailor Moon figurines from the 2010s are on display, for a grand total of approximately 2,000 toys. On top of that, photography is permitted—it’s truly a toy lover’s paradise!

Japan
(character • exhibition • figures • Masao Wakafuji • odaiba • Tetsujin 28-go • toys • Ultraman • Vintage)

One-of-a-kind Ultraman violin to be sold this November

Master Blaster
Jul 6, 2015

Coming to the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Theater Concert Hall on 2 November is the Ultraman Symphony Concert 2015. At this event music from the high-culture tokusatsu masterpieces of Ultraman and related shows will be performed by a full orchestra.

It’s sure to be a luminous evening of sci-fi splendor, but to mark the occasion a single Ultra Violin, the only official Ultraman violin in existence, will be sold to one lucky buyer.

Japan
(musical instrument • tokusatsu • Ultraman • violin)

Ultraman-themed Kaiju Pub is coming back to Kawasaki, and this time it’s here to stay!

Casey Baseel
Apr 7, 2015

Getting pounded into the turf by a 40-meter (131-foot) tall martial artist who can shoot beams of energy from his hands can’t be an easy lifestyle. So last year when a restaurant opened in Kawasaki to honor the giant monsters and aliens who so often end up on the losing side of the battles in the Ultraman franchise, we thought it was nice they now had a place to relax, enjoy some tasty food, and knock back a few beers between regularly getting pummeled by the good guys.

Of course, we Earthlings were also welcome at the establishment, called the Kaiju Sakaba (“Monster Pub”). We stopped by shortly after the place opened last year, and all of the Ultraman-themed decorations made us feel like we were little kids again (well, at least until our first round of alcoholic drinks arrived, anyway). And then we felt like little kids again as wept in sadness upon hearing the Kaiju Sakaba was closing last March.

But, just like the ending of each installment of the Ultraman saga gives way to the next chapter, the Kaiju Sakaba is coming back to Kawasaki later this month, and this time it’s here to stay!