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Ultraman Orb Series' Video Previews Hero's Combining Power

posted on by Jennifer Sherman
Hideo Ishiguro stars as Gai Kurenai in July live-action TV show

Tsuburaya Productions began streaming a promotional video on Saturday for Ultraman Orb, the new Ultraman live-action television series that will premiere this summer. In the video, Ultraman Orb combines the powers of Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman to transform into his Spacium Zeperion form, Ultraman Taro and Ultraman Mebius to transform into his Burnmite form, and Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Jack to transform into his Hurricane Slash form.

Hideo Ishiguro (live-action Gokusen's Kengo Honjo) is playing the main character Gai Kurenai (seen below). Gai uses a round transformation item to borrow the powers of previous Ultraman characters and transform into a new form.

Kiyotaka Taguchi, who directed last year's Ultraman X series, will once again direct Ultraman Orb. The director stated that the series will have "themes of traveling the noble path and returning to one's roots, while still being a funny and interesting Ultraman series."

The series will premiere on TV Tokyo channels on July 9 at 9:00 a.m.

The long-running Ultraman series is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Last year's Ultraman X debuted in July and ended in December. Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. then streamed an Ultra Series teaser video in January as part of a project that marks the 50th anniversary of the Ultra Series. The Ultra Series began on January 2, 1966 with Ultra Q. The teaser ended with the words "What's Next…?"

Fields Corporation, the parent company of Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd., had revealed in a financial presentation in February that a new Ultraman series would premiere in July. The report noted that the Ultraman X series has received approximately 400 million views for its overseas simulcast. The Ultraman X television series debuted in Japan last July, and Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired.

The Gekijō-ban Ultraman X Kita Zo! Warera no Ultraman (Ultraman X: The Movie: He Came! Our Ultraman) film premiered in Japan on March 12.


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