40 Years of Ultraman

jonerik writes "The Japan Times has four articles covering the events surrounding this year's 40th anniversary celebration of the Japanese superhero Ultraman — along with Astro Boy probably the most iconic Japanese hero of the post-war era. The Ultraman...Forever article follows the history and development of the series over the last 40 years, and its appeal not only to the original generation of fans, but to the current generation, who are now the children or even grandchildren of the series' original audience. The Ultrabonding article explores this in further depth, crediting the series for strengthening the bonds between fathers and sons, both of whom grew up — or are growing up — watching the series. The Ultracollecting article looks at the toy collector side of things, and Ultrasuccess in Print interviews Tatsuya Miyanishi, the author of a series of Ultraman books — including 1996's 'Daddy is Ultraman' — which have proven popular with both young and old fans alike."

Comments

Re:Does anyone in the US care about Ultraman?

[RuBLed]

I agree, Ultraman is ridiculously huge and in Japan you would see Ultraman everywhere especially when he is fighting those radioactive plants/worms/politicians(oops).

Re:The *other* Ultraman

[vain gloria]

He couldn't actually propel himself forward. He had to used some sort of spray cans for propulsion. Spray cans.

Good grief! Sounds almost as bad as some movie I saw a while back. The child hero was a luminous being in tune with a mystical force that flowed through all living things. He had to use midi-chlorians in his blood stream to do it though. Midi-chlorians.

I forget the name of the film...

Re:Ultraman & Astroboy Were Part of My Childho

[Anonymous Coward]

>I am seriously dating myself, but I enjoyed watching Ultraman and Astroboy on Channel 39

Don't worry, most of the guys on slashdot are seriously dating themselves, too. :)