Ultraman has been a prominent media franchise in Japan since the television series Ultra Q first premiered in 1966. Even from a distance, the character made an impact on a young Shannon Tindle growing ...

First announced to be in the works back in 2021, fans have been curious to see how the new Ultraman animated movie has been shaping up as it gets closer to its worldwide release with Netflix. A new ...

Netflix returns to the Annecy Animation Festival (June 9-15) with a robust slate of animated feature and TV projects, highlighted by the premiere of “Ultraman: Rising” on June 12 (two days ahead of ...

Director Shannon Tindle and ILM VFX supervisor Hayden Jones geek out about creating dazzling impact frames when landing punches and a stylized water design inspired by "Porco Rosso." It all comes ...

Netflix’s animated output is certainly having a moment, between the Best Animated Feature win for Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” and the acquisition of Animal Logic, the Australian animation studio ...

For more than half a century, the character Ultraman has taken many iterations, from a costumed hero on the screen, both big and small, to illustrations in manga and moving designs in anime. With ...

This is an incredibly underrated hit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Whether readers are familiar with the Japanese hero ...

Netflix and the Annecy Film Festival have fostered an incredible relationship over the last several years. No other major studio or distributor has been as omnipresent at the French film festival, and ...

Ultraman is one of the most recognizable superheroes in history — just not in the United States. Since the character’s debut in the eponymous 1966 series, Ultraman has been a pioneer of the “kyodai ...

The film follows Ken Sato (Christopher Sean), a baseball star who returns to Japan to take the mantle of Ultraman when his father retires. Though his brash and self-centered attitude doesn’t get him ...

Netflix highlights also include sneak peeks of an untitled "Wallace & Gromit" feature and Zack Snyder's upcoming adult animated series "Twilight of the Gods." Also on June 12, Netflix will offer sneak ...