I believe that Shinji and Mahibo's happy time will be as endless as the EVA's diverse linkage. However, for Hideaki Anno, "EVA is just a job." After all, these former GAINAX old men made EVA just to pay off their debts.

After the release of "EVA New Theater Version: End", Shinji in the picture reconciled with the world, and led by a woman who could become his mother (Lee) to a new world without EVA.

Anno Hideaki can be regarded as saying goodbye to EVA completely. He has put an end to this story that he is very satisfied with.

I believe that Shinji and Mahibo's happy time will be as endless as the EVA's diverse linkage.

However, for Hideaki Anno, "EVA is just a job." After all, these original GAINAX old men made EVA just to pay off their debts.

and "special photography" is his life.

In 2012, he and Miyazaki Hayao 's Ghibli Studio made a special photography short film "The Giant God Arrives in Tokyo" for the Special Photography Museum. After

completely completed "EVA New Theater Edition", the otaku certainly did not stop. He pulled Higuchi Shinji , the old partner, and cooperated with Tubaya and Toho to create a truly special film.

The movie is -

"New Ultraman"

"New Ultraman" claims to "become an unprecedented special photographic work". At the same time, it also has a subtitle "Imaginary Special Photography Work" that returns to its original intention - the original positioning of "Ultraman". The pronunciation of

"shin" can represent both "new" and "true" in Japanese. This "New Ultraman" also has the dual nature of "new" and "true".

Anno Hideaki indeed let us see a different Ultraman, and also let us see an Ultraman who "returns to the essence".

Since its name is "New Ultraman", let's talk about where this Ultraman is "new"?

First of all, I believe that as long as the audience who knows something about EVA will feel a sense of intimacy when they see the beginning of "New Ultraman".

This familiar black background and white characters, this font that has never changed before, this unique mysterious mirror rhythm of Hideaki Anno... He really can't forget EVA, he really cried to death (Lee) .

In various senses, this is an Ultraman with a strong EVA flavor. The black and white characters on the black background and white characters that begin with

, which introduce the characteristics of the monsters and their retirement results in order, make the audience feel that these monsters seem to be not monsters, but the apostles in EVA.

Ultraman's human body god Shinji, the name Shinji (shinji), is pronounced in Japanese like Shinji.

In "New Ultraman", Ultraman, who debuted for the first time, did not naturally gain the trust of the human side. The Fu Te team, which specializes in handling monster incidents, also initially regarded Ultraman as an alien for research. Settings like

are not an isolated case in Ultraman series works, but in "New Ultraman", not only professional teams and special teams involved in decision-making are involved.

, which had been appearing as a background board before, came to the front stage this time, and Hideaki Anno seriously discussed how the Japanese government would react if Ultraman and monsters really appeared.

is different from the "professional team" in other Ultraman series works. The Fu Te team in "New Ultraman" has basically no armed force. They are mainly scientific researchers and are responsible for studying monsters.

As for how to repel monsters, it is a matter of "professional teams" such as the Self-Defense Force and the US military.

Every time the disaster team arrives at the scene, they will take over the command of the on-site Self-Defense Force and ask the other party to cooperate with their actions. They may also apply for support from the US military stationed in Japan depending on the situation. One of the small scenes in

reflects Anno Hideaki's sense of humor and humor.

Facing the underground monster, the scourge team decisively chose to call the US military's ground-based missile bombing support, and the US military's B22 wiped out all the ground-based bombs in stock.

Then, the leader of the Fute Team specifically instructed, "Let the US military send the bill to the Ministry of Defense and not to send it to us" .

While destroying the monsters, they will also calculate the "economic account".

For example, power cut off can cut off the source of the monster's energy, but the special team will consider the economic losses caused by the monster's massive damage to the power generation facilities after it loses its energy.

After seeing the long passage that underground monsters drilled out, they will also consider "whether to build the expressway on the original site."

The teams with similar positions in previous Ultraman series are more like special forces, with supermodel technology and force, and at least two moves with monsters until Ultraman comes.

The scourge team in "New Ultraman" is more like a government civil servant, considering more things, and more like a special organization that will appear in a country with only limited rights of defense.

The top leaders of the Japanese government also took the initiative and in-depth intervention in the "diplomacy" with aliens. They twice bite the false olive branch sent by aliens with ulterior motives.

This is also in line with the consistent "betting on national destiny" behavior of senior Japanese leaders. It is really a tempting proposal to establish friendly relations with these transcendents.

Knowing that the other party might be just deceiving himself, these senior officials still took that step firmly and stepped into the other party's pit.

After talking about the "new" of "New Ultraman", let's talk about its "reality".

First of all, the opening of "New Ultraman" is very back to nature, and the words "New Godzilla" appear first among the slowly flowing yellow and blue.

Then, the dazzling red tear the picture, presenting the red and white characters of "New Ultraman". Back then, the title of the first Ultraman also tore the picture of "Ultra Q" like this. The monsters that appear in the movie

are also old friends in the first "Ultraman" - the cunning Zarab and the Mephiras, cosmic dinosaur Jaton ...

and, Hideaki Anno must know that "The plan to destroy Ultraman was set by Lord Zophy" . This time he really set Zophy as the mastermind behind it.

Not to mention, there are many impressive scenes of the first Ultraman in this movie.

For example, the bigger Analyst of the scourge team, "Open your eyes, Superman of the Universe, I am Shafulin"...

Although this movie does not lack funds, the fighting special effects in the movie are very simple, Ultraman only uses the classic Spixum light and eight-point light wheel of the first Ultraman.

The transformation special effect of human body is also, without fancy actions or strange slogans, just change it when held up. On the one hand, this treatment of

increases the "realistic" sense of the movie, and on the other hand, it also allows the audience to dream of the first Ultraman in Showa.

Of course, these similarities are only superficial, and at most they can only be considered "similar" and the "similar" part will fall back to the thinking conveyed by "New Ultraman".

In "New Ultraman", humans face outsiders whose strength is far beyond human current technological level.

Among them are Ultraman who understands humanity and loves peace, the Mephiras who have ulterior motives and try to use humanity, and even the adult who intends to destroy the earth (laugh) .

(the following involves core spoilers)

At the beginning, humans relied on their own strength to fight against monsters. Although they suffered a lot of losses, they finally achieved a difficult victory. After Ultraman fell from the sky, humans' mentality towards these outsiders changed subtly.

was of course distrustful at first. The earth has been ravaged by monsters. Who can guarantee that Ultraman who suddenly appears is not another invader?

Later, when Ultraman defeated the monster several times and exposed Zarab's conspiracy, the relationship between humans and Ultraman entered the "honeymoon period".

At this moment, the more cunning Mephelas took advantage of the situation with the seductive beta device.

Ultraman helped him establish a positive image of aliens in the eyes of humans. He only needed to show his appearance of following the local customs to gain the trust of humans.

The olive branch he threw was also tempting. It was a beta device that could make humans ascend to Ultraman. Even if it was just an ordinary person, he would be invulnerable and invincible after he transformed.

At this time, Ultraman is also a "parent" mentality towards humans: humans cannot grasp this power for the time being, so he joined forces with his teammates of the Fute Team to defeat the cooperation between the American Ferras and the Japanese government.

However, at this time, the cosmic policeman Zophy had noticed the danger of the combination of humans and beta devices. He planned to release Jerton, the ultimate destruction device, to completely erase this unstable factor.

Ultraman knew that he could not defeat Jetton, so he summoned his teammates to discuss countermeasures. After they simply calculated the global nuclear weapon equivalent and Jetton's size, these human teammates were desperate. The scientists in

even made a fuss and threw everything to Ultraman, the patron saint, and placed hope for miracles.

Knowing that he was defeated, Ultraman still set foot on the battlefield of despair for the sake of mankind and retreated seriously.

However, before he set out, he had left all the technical documents he knew to humans, and this time, he no longer reserved anything from humans.

He believes that humans can find solutions with their own wisdom before Jaton fully unfolds and launches the final attack.

Finally, Ultraman, who woke up in the hospital bed, flew to Jetton again with the device developed by humans using Spicem Technology.

With the help of humans, Ultraman successfully defeated Jaton this time, and humans and Ultraman protected today's earth together.

When we compare the two classic special photos of Ultraman and Kamen Rider, we often say that Ultraman has divinity, while Kamen Rider focuses more on human nature.

Indeed, Ultraman's protection of human beings is almost unconditional. He can always knock down monsters when the red light flashes. After the matter is done, he will hide his merits and fame.

never asks for reward from humans, and has no selfishness towards humans.

However, this does not mean that humans should ask for infinite protection and safety from Ultraman, and should not be completely distorted, and all hopes are placed on Ultraman, a mechanical sergeant. In the first Ultraman of

, the cosmic dinosaur Jaton who defeated Ultraman was won by the Cott team with gravity-free bullets. In the classic Ultraman Tiga, humans have also extended a helping hand to Ultraman with courage and awareness many times.

In the design of many monsters, we can see a microcosm of the problems caused by humans themselves. Ultraman fights off monsters, in a sense, is a god who helps humans solve problems that they temporarily cannot reach.

. Human beings ultimately have to rely on their own efforts and wisdom to solve these problems. Only in this way can these problems be considered completely solved.

This may be the original intention of Mr. Hideaki Anno through this movie "New Ultraman".