Lots more Ultraman series premiering on DVD!
 

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Announced today as part of Ultraman Day! We're getting one a month near the end of this year: Tiga on Oct. 5th, Dyna on Nov. 2nd, and Gaia on Dec. 7th. All three series are 6-disc sets with a $34.99 MSRP and include their specials as well. Dyna and Gaia also include their theatrical movies. These series were produced in standard-def, so there's only so much to be gained if you're holding out for Blu-ray releases there. Hopefully the movies will resurface in HD at some point, though. Due to music issues, Tiga: The Final Odyssey can’t be licensed outside of Japan.

These are in addition to the two Ultraman series coming out on September 14th:

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Ultraman 80 has an HD remaster that's currently airing on Family Gekijou, and there've been HD masters of The Ultraman for a good, long while (long enough that they may need revisiting). But Mill Creek wasn't supplied those, and they probably won't surface on Blu-ray until there've been releases in Japan, which AFAIK isn't on the radar. So this is the best we can hope for in the immediate future.

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I bought a few of the earlier Ultraman series: Ultraman, Ultra Seven, The Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Ace, Ultraman Taro. I've been meaning to get Ultraman Leo. But I still have to watch all of these and I hesitate to get any more until I learn something about them. Which are the good ones? I prefer the 1960s and '70s series anyway.

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I’m in a similar boat. I’ve bought the Showa-era series through Taro but haven’t watched past Return yet.

Of that bunch, Ultra Q is my overall favorite, even though it’s more of its own thing and lacks any of the Ultra-folk to come. I love Ultraseven, despite its mostly lackluster aliens. Weirdly, I think the original Ultraman might be my least favorite so far, even though it has the best monsters and my favorite team of monster hunters. I have a feeling I’m going to love it a lot more with a second viewing (if I’m ever able to make that happen!).

I haven’t gotten to Ace, Taro, or Leo yet, but the impression I get is that the last two in particular are rough-going.

And I’m almost completely unfamiliar with more modern series, but I’ve heard many, many good things about Tiga.

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If you want to check out more Ultraman for free their YouTube channel has a bunch of English dubbed stuff including the recent Ultraman Z (though I think they remove episodes) and the YouTube only minis which are basically every single ultra character fighting together.

also the tokushoutsu channel on Pluto airs Ultraman a lot, usually one old series and one new series at a time.