At its pulsing circular core, Ultraman is a generational story. Conceived by Eiji Tsuburaya, one of Godzilla’s co-creators and the founder of Tsuburaya Productions, the franchise centers on a gigantic ...

Whenever the phrase “Japanese super-hero” is mentioned, Ultraman is usually the first thought that comes to mind. And for good reason: he’s arguably the most recognizable pop culture icon from the ...

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Ultraman hails from Earth-3, an alternate universe where everything is inverted. Good is evil, evil is good, and the Justice League is replaced by the Crime Syndicate—a brutal team of antiheroes led ...

Before Platinum Games, there was Clover Studios, and what a studio it was. In just a few years, these ex-Capcom developers would release several cult classic titles, such as Shinji Mikami’s delirious ...

The members of WINR (pronounced "Winner") respond when members of the alien Baltan race attack Earth, but the Baltans are only fended off when a gigantic alien, Ultraman Powered, joins with WINR ...