The first generation Ultraman
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After experiencing the battle for the red slogan and Ace Post Bar, Ultraman, under the continuous creation of countless Internet archaeological enthusiasts, became another contribution entry in the field of male topics besides sports and e-sports.
With the Japanese Manga Artists Association publishing the obituary of the sophomore manga artist Ichifeng today, the real father of Ultraman and the founder of the Ultraman series of comics has brought everyone's vision to Ultraman, a world-class pop culture IP.
Ultraman cartoonist Yifeng sophomore
In the world of the Apocalypse, Ultraman is the incarnation of light and the giant of light. Therefore, becoming light is the unchanging belief in the hearts of the mysterious mystery. It is also Ultraman, which lets ordinary people know that the relationship between light and men is not only the songs and awkward dances in "Chasing Light, Brother", but also the love and hope in Ultraman's universe.
The last episode of "Ultraman Tiga"
Although a thousand men have a thousand Ultraman in their personal sense in their hearts, as a cultural symbol, we can still understand the iteration and retention of an era from its development process.
1. Without special photos, there would be no Ultraman now
. Perhaps in the minds of many people, Ultraman's image is always inseparable from the simple and rough field cloth and exaggerated and shocking visual style.
All of this is a new attempt at a special film born in response to the background of war, following the monster movie " Godzilla ".
special film veterans Eiji Tsunya and Godzilla
Before the Ultraman series, the one who fought against the big monsters of human rivals was "Ultra Q", which triggered a ratings frenzy in 1966.
In order to continue the ratings of the glorious, Tubya Production Co., Ltd., the special film production company behind "Ultra Q", joined hands with TBS TV to add a superhero on "Ultra Q". He is Ultraman. From then on, it has become a super big IP in human history.
In the summer of that year, Ultraman was launched on TBS TV. The ratings of a single episode reached an unattainable 42%, becoming the peak of the ratings at that time. Ultraman born at
at this time became the first generation of Ultraman in the minds of later Apocalypse. The image of Ultraman at that time also became the basis for the image of Ultraman derived from the subsequent series.
It can be said that Ultraman's appearance design is very consistent with the social aesthetics at that time - Rocket silver, which symbolizes scientific progress, is the main color of Ultraman, and red, which symbolizes vitality, is the color matching of the pattern.
On Ultraman's face, designer Yuki Narita borrowed ancient Greek sculptures and finally determined the shape of the salted egg eyes and olive face. The fixed smile is a reflection of the designer's idea that "the real strong man always smiles when facing challenges."
In the plot framework, Ultraman follows the mode of the "Ultra Q" unit drama, fixing the plot mode of a new monster appearing in an episode. At the core of the plot, it also continues the praise and praise of love and peace, integrity and courage in "Ultra Q". These settings have become classic templates for the Ultraman series later, and have also become irreplaceable lights in the minds of many mysterious fans.
"Ultraman" was completed, and the new work "HTM12 Ultraman Seven " took over the next year. Compared with the plot of "Ultraman", the new work seems obscure and difficult to understand because it explores too much sharp issues such as human nature, Cold War, environmental protection, and Aboriginal people. At the same time, the Japanese social atmosphere, which was full of fighting spirit at that time, could not accept such negative emotions. Under the combination of various factors, "Ultraman Seven" has received poor ratings. After the playback of
Ultraman Saiwen
ended, Tsunya Company suspended the production of the Ultraman series. Three years later, in 1970, Tsunya's founder Eiji Tsunya died of illness.
Tubaya Eiji (1901.07.07-1970.01.25)
2. Ultraman, in fact, there is more than
. It is also to commemorate Tubaya Eiji. The Tubaya production team returned to the TV screen with the commemorative work "Ultraman Returned " in 1971 the following year."Ultraman Returned" returned with sincerity and has restored the enthusiastic response of the first generation of "Ultraman", with an average viewership rate approaching 30%, so the Ultraman series was also restarted. Among them, Ultraman also owned the name " Jack " 20 years later. After the restart of
, the Tsuburaya team started a series of productions of "Ultraman Ace", "HTM12 Ultraman Taro ", and "HTM12 Leo Ultraman". In 1975, Ultraman ushered in the second suspension of broadcast due to funding issues in the production team. In 1980, Ultraman was restarted again, and the relaxed and warm " Aidi Ultraman".
Ultraman Leo
981-1996, during these fifteen years, only Ultraman related works were "Ultraman Grey" and "Ultraman Parvad" produced by Tsuburaya, authorized by Australia and the United States. 996, the 30th anniversary of Ultraman, the Tsuburaya team decided to restart Ultraman TV version. Because of the innovation of TV screens brought by technology, and the selection of members of the popular idol group "V6" Nagano Hiroshi plays the role of Dakoku in the human body. "Ultraman Tiga" released on MBS TV once again received extremely high praise. It is worth mentioning that "Ultraman Tiga" is one of the most screened Ultraman in China and is also the most popular character among Chinese audiences. Ultraman Tiga
The great success of Ultraman Tiga has enabled the Tsuburaya team to launch 14 Ultraman TV works including " Ultraman Dena ", " Ultraman Gaia ", "Ultraman Gauss", and "Ultraman Mengbius" in 2018.
In the process of the increasing expansion of Ultraman's world view, Ultraman characters have been continuously derived, including TV versions, animation versions, theater versions, and special versions, with an amount of about 50 at one time.
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In "Cyberpunk 2077", the City of Night represents darkness, decadence and resistance; in the Ultraman universe, the City of Light represents science and peace. In the early stage of Ultraman, the main world view was that most Ultraman came from the Land of Light built on the Ultraman Star of the M78 Nebula. Ultra Brothers 's camp started from the initial Zofi , the first generation, Seven, Jack and Ace, and later Ultraman including Taylor, Leo, Astra, Eddy, etc.
Because of the huge brotherhood, many Olympic fans also classified Ultraman based on the birth date of the series. In the 13th year of Japan (1926-1989), there were 14 Ultramans, including the father of Ultra, the mother of Ultra, the king of Ultra, etc.
Japan's Heisei era (1989-2018), starting from "Ultraman Grey" to "Ultraman Rob", all Ultramans that appeared during this period were collectively called "Ultraman of Heisei". In addition, in addition to the TV version, Ultraman such as the special edition and theatrical version also has an independent worldview structure.
3. Ultraman exists in the world. The fairy tale of adult men
makes Ultraman a topic of Internet attributes, in addition to the title of fashion character of the year recently given to him by Tmall;
also has a recent short video about the topic of "Is Ultraman exist in the world" forming a plot template. The theme of
is that the best way to destroy a boy is to tell him that there is no Ultraman in this world. The same plot in
has a new dramatic effect due to different interpretations of the characters.
is a male character who is focused on, and his light performance is confused and reveals an incredible expression. The exaggerated performance was like crying loudly and accusing the girl of lying. The plot that is even more exaggerated than this is shouting: "You are not worthy of being my Tiga's girlfriend."
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form seems exaggerated and funny, but such short videos also represent the views of most people on Ultraman - they are childish and unrealistic.
But if you can get a deeper understanding of Ultraman’s plot and core, maybe you will have a better idea.For example, in "Ultraman Tiga", in Episode 12 "Emergency Call from the Deep Sea", there is reflection on nuclear radiation and pollution; in Episode 27 "Goodbye Obic", there is reflection on humans that excessive urbanization and encroach on nature; in Episode 30 "Monster Zoo", there is publicity about environmental protection and animal protection. In addition, Ultraman Tiga also involves a number of sensitive social issues such as anti-war, religion, and campus violence. The same is true for the entire Ultraman series of works in
. It conveys love and peace, and discusses the values and topics such as human nature, environmental protection, life, and growth.
The episode "The Envoy of the Nongmalt" in "Ultraman Saven" and the episode "The Envoy of the Monster and the Boy" in "Ultraman Returned" all involve social issues such as environmental protection, human selfishness, and disputes between Japanese aboriginal people. It is called "Showa Three Major Problems Works" together with the episode "Monster Messenger and Boy" in " Ultraman Jack ".
"Monster Messenger and Boy" discusses the selfishness of human beings. In addition to the single-centered thinking brought by social problems, many Ultraman worldviews themselves have strong speculative ideas. In the original world view structure of Ultraman Seven, there is often no absolute justice and evil between humans and monsters, which will highlight the struggles and contradictions of human nature itself.
Perhaps it is because the impression of "Ultraman fighting a little monster" is too deeply rooted in people's hearts that most people only have a naive understanding of Ultraman.
In fact, there are not a few adult Ultraman fans who love Ultraman culture. According to a survey data from a domestic Ultraman fan organization, among the 5,000 fans participating in the survey, the proportion of fans aged 35 to 44 years old was the highest, reaching 46.4%. Although it is difficult for children to be included in the survey, it at least shows that many older viewers are also watching Ultraman.
is also a big shot. The famous director Tim Burton (representative work: Edward Scissor Hand) repeatedly stated that "the monster in Ultraman is my family", claiming that his own creations were deeply influenced by special films. "Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn was even more direct, calling Ultraman his "father of movies"...
Stephen Chow took a photo with Ultraman
On the other hand, the videos that are popular on short video platforms actually reflect the hearts of most adult men, which is sensitive and soft, which is in the hearts of most adult men.
The rigorous work and the cumbersome life are all realities that cannot be escaped by the adult world. When I watched Ultraman in front of the TV, I thought he was the boy in the whole world, and eventually became a social person who was beaten by society.
Many years ago, I hope to become a light and a man like Ultraman. Even if I know that the center of the real world is not me or a superhero, I might as well hide such a worldview in the small universe and become an unreleased blood and love to support the energy that disappears due to the depressedness in reality.
has long become the mainstay of society and has also become the core of the Internet. The emergence of every Ultraman emoticon package and every Ultraman topic are enough to make him resurrected and be full of fighting spirit.
Because their light will never be erased. Under the body of an adult man, he is always a young man composed of the energy of light.
