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more about #ultraman GreyHammer: oh that silly japannnn more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): The video no longer works (darn), but the link does! That was utter genius. Thats the best Thriller tribute ive ever seen. The Ultramen judges are gre... more » Insomnia Bob: I FUCKING KNEW IT. #ultraman more » disatess: They could have cut bush out of the pic !!! #ultraman more » crashedpc - Haifisch: He's about to shoot eye lasers! RUN! ... I know nothing about Ultraman, other than the fact that he looks awesome. #ultraman more » CodenameV: why doesn't io9 have a dedicated anime column? #ultraman more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: We better send meredith a email. Oh wait.. That is a footer? #ultraman more » MonkeyT: "Mach 20." A Laurie Anderson connection in my head made me laugh. #ultraman more » 110rdr33f4: my, oh my... this should be something to see. #ultraman more » Allen_Richards: Based on that picture, should we jump to the conclusion that Bush Jr. will be voicing the baddie? Some Japanese are still pissed at that whole Hiroshi... more » 浴武士!!!! I'd like to start a manga like that: my former prime minister can crush your former prime minister!!! BOOYAHH!!(this is something i can say now to my canadian friends!) #ultraman more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Direct to DVD, I see. And there's STILL guys in rubber suits as the kaiju! Classic. more » disatess: Awesome, This going to rock ,this and Avatar . more » BullfightsOnAcid: A couple of years ago my wife's grandmother passed away in Fukuoka Japan and we traveled there for the funeral. While staying there I found out that a... more » Plague: SCIENCE PATROL GO! more » CaractacusP: You know, the wife and I were half-watching the SciFi Channel once and a commercial came on for the Saturday SciFi movie, were they spliced together t... more » GodofMonkeys: I haven't been this happy since "Godzilla: Final Wars"! I love the Science Patrol! They will do science to the bad guys! Go Ultraman! more » Project Thanatos: Ultraman Kaiju always look so plastic to me. I understand its a bit too much to ask for from a Kaiju movie but having the humans be utterly helpless a... more » m_faustus: Man, Ultraman was the thing when I was 5 in Houston. I haven't watched any in a very long time, but I am actually pretty excited about this movie. F... more » Godmars: The only thing that sucks is that I don't know as much about the Ultraman myth as I want. (Hey! I'm in a geek zone! its safe to say!) more » -
#kaijuthriller
Japanese Monsters Catch On To The Thriller Dance Craze
Stormtroopers, prisoners, Lego people — it's hard to find a group of folks who haven't danced to Michael Jackson's Thriller. And now rubber Japanese monsters have joined the ranks of dancers hoping to channel the late King of Pop. More » -
#ultraman
Japan's Past Prime Minister Is A Three-Hundred-Thousand-Year-Old Ultraman King
Junichiro Koizumi, Japan's former Prime Minister, hasn't retired from governing just yet. Koizumi will be voicing the iconic Ultraman King who is 300,000 years old, 58 meters tall and can fly up to mach 20. [Time] -
#giantmonsters
A Brand-New Ultraman Movie, With Giant Monsters You Won't Believe
Rejoice, Ultraman fans and kaiju admirers. At last we have a long, action-packed trailer for December's ultra-mega Ultraman movie, with multiple Ultramen and mega-monsters, called "Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie." The name says it all! More » -
#falldvdpreview
The io9 Guide To 2009's Fall DVD Releases
Last week, we told you about the movies reaching theaters this fall, but it has to be said: Sometimes, even just going to the theater seems like too much hassle. Here's what you can watch at home, instead. More » -
#ultraman
China Versus Ultraman
It's the battle you never expected, as China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has unleashed the hounds of war on Japanese superhero Ultraman, as well as the entire non-Chinese animation industry. And his country is following. More » -
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#triviagasm
Science Fiction Loves "The Man"
Science fiction offers writers a blank palette of creation when it comes to creating new worlds, technologies, and possibilities. However, when it comes to naming those characters, sometimes those writers fall spectacularly short. Case in point: all of the characters with the surname "man." Check out our list of memorable "men," including of course Hawk Man and Tiger Man. More »
