‘Ultraman Day’ Launched to Celebrate Japanese Superhero

A four-hour live show, comprising a number of events streaming on Shu.Watch (full schedule below), produced by Ultraman licensee Jaron Hinds, chief executive officer, Elevated Games, creators of the new “Ultraman: Kaiju Kombat” video game.

Bin Furuya, the first actor to portray Ultraman, will demonstrate Ultraman’s signature move. 

There will also be conversations with Marvel Comics editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski, editor Tom Brevoort and writers Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom, the team behind Marvel’s upcoming “The Rise of Ultraman” comic series; a chance to hear toy manufacturer Marty Abrams of Mego Figures; contests, drawings, special merchandise, unboxing videos and a sneak peak of the BETA Capsule.

Special guests will appear throughout the day, such as director of “Ultraman Z” Kiyotaka Taguchi and director of “Ultra Galaxy Fight” Koichi Sakamoto, plus “Ultraman” actors Hiroko Sakurai, Susumu Kurobe, and Bin Furuya.

The launch of the official North America Ultraman Galaxy Store, an opportunity for fans around North America to purchase exclusive Ultraman merchandise online. The store will offer July 10 products with special Ultraman designs and artwork available for a limited time. 

A look at Mill Creek Entertainment’s “The Birth of Ultraman” on Blu-ray, which features episodes from the original “Ultraman” series in Japanese with English dubbing, and the rare pre-premiere special, a filmed event that took place on July 10, 1966.