Ultraman Final

Ultraman Final is the third and final season of the anime series Ultraman. It follows the story of Shinjiro Hayata, the son of the original Ultraman, as he takes on the mantle of his father to protect Earth from kaiju.

The season picks up right where the second season left off, with Shinjiro and his friends facing off against the mysterious alien race known as the Grigio. The Grigio are a powerful and ruthless enemy, and they will stop at nothing to destroy Ultraman and take over Earth.

Ultraman Final is a visually stunning anime with some of the best fight scenes I've seen in any anime. ... The animation is fluid and dynamic, and the kaiju are incredibly detailed and realistic. The voice acting is also top-notch, and the music is epic and atmospheric.

The story in Ultraman Final is a bit more complex than the previous seasons, but it is still easy to follow. The characters are well-developed and relatable, and the stakes are high. The season also does a great job of exploring the themes of family, friendship, and sacrifice.

Overall, Ultraman Final is a satisfying conclusion to the anime series. It is an action-packed, visually stunning, and emotionally resonant anime that is sure to please fans of the genre.

After three seasons, my viewing experience has shown a downward trend, as I expected.

As someone who watched a lot of Ultraman in my childhood, this series is a weird (but official) fan-fiction. One side is the déjà vu of commercial superhero films, and the other is the content appropriation (Seasoning with Realistic Colors) of the first three episodes of Mebius. Regrettably, just like the previous two seasons, even the script of the final season is still helpless. This is because many topics can be explored in depth but stay on the surface.

When the final season's story begins, the audience will find a complex problem: the ... first two seasons have provided no or even the slightest contribution to the protagonist's growth. Regardless of how the main character's development ends, the incongruity feels like making a Superman solo after the two Justice League movies, and the problem that arises is: the characters have not accumulated many deep bonds in the first two seasons. Even the main characters are only being developed in the final season, so it's no surprise that the rest of the characters won't be given much attention.

The rest is the story. Not only did the final season fail to tell a deeply rooted story, but there were also many logical omissions in the script. Many of the characters that could serve as storylines don't have enough space to complete the whole framework, and some "oh, I seem to remember they mentioned it in the first two seasons" plots are not very effective in the first two seasons. The lack of details and foreshadowing also makes the climax of the story lack tension, and the result is still superficial, like "maybe you are right, but I am the one who wins."

In short, if you were ever an Ultraman fan, I recommend you to watch the old Ultraman series; if you are a Tokusatsu fan, I urge you to watch some real Tokusatsu series; if you are a fan of Kenji Kamiyama, I recommend you to watch his works in the early years; if you are...which group of people are we left here? Netflix fans?

Initial thoughts:

Not sure i can take this season seriously. I'm sure it was bad before, but one thing I dislike the most about this CGI style is the studio having the characters speaking dialog and then pausing to react to the other party or act out emotion afterwards with the movement trackers. Sure this style is new to the anime industry specifically but CGI is by no means new to the film industry as a whole. This is terrible pacing and timing, this in my opinion is even worse than having a delayed or bad dub, because at least we go in with low expectations ... with knowledge of the difficulty timing the translation of something that may have no equivalent. A VA is not the same as a traditional actor nor do they all share the same quality skills. You want a example of what "good" CGI acting and production look like? Look no further than The Hobbit: Desolation of Smog. In that movie it could be said the fact for Cumberbatch to go above and beyond to convince the audience of his role of an imaginary beast without precedent for only speaks to his genius and talent.

Personally ill see this through as the franchise in itself warrants a watch but ill have do so casually and avert my eyes and just leave it playing while on my phone as i listen to the dialog and story and occasionally enjoy the fight scenes.

TLDR:(Episode 1&2) Bad (physical) Acting, Bad Directing (direction choices), Bad Production (cgi)

Final thoughts:

After casually watching with no expectations and seeing the rest of the series for what it is (re imagined superhero/action comic series), ill give it props for a decent attempt of revival of the franchise. Noted after the first few episode the quality improved and it could be seen a lot of work and effort went into making it the best it can be with what was on hand. the new motion capture CGI format, yes its awkward at times (its difficult to perfectly express facial emotions), yes its clunky with the movement, but i can see it was edited with care. As far as comic superhero series go, in terms of dialog, its no dc comics but its simple and does the job, as far as action goes, no it cant beat marvel but its engaging enough to be entertained.

TLDR: Mid part quality decent, ending is acceptable. Overall decent. Apart from beginning, no terrible mistake made. Simple and to the point, a kid or preteen would eat this up no problem.