Ultraman, Vol. 1

This is a fun new take on the Ultraman universe. Not your old school man in a rubber suit kids show from Japan. This manga is the basis for the netflix series. If you are a fan of ultraman I would give it a look.

This is a good action book that continues from where the original Ultraman tv series picked up, but doesn't have a ton in common with that series - there aren't any giant monsters or growing to extreme sizes to fight said monsters. Instead, we're treated to something closer to what you'll find in Kamen Rider or Metal Heroes - somebody with super powers wears a powered suit in order to fight another human-sized monster. Not that that's a bad thing, but if you're picking this book up in hopes of finding awesome city-demolishing daikaiju action, you won't get it here. Perhaps this will be remedied in future issues, but so far there is none.The plot is enjoyable, with cool little nods and references to the old series, but is easily understood if you've never watched Ultraman. It offers a nice set up for potential future storylines, and I can see this becoming something very enjoyable in the future. The art is good, though a bit hard to tell exactly what is going on at times. Overall, a solid and fun book with potential to do really cool things in the future.

This is the first manga I have ever read, and man was it good. I vaguely remember the old Ultraman movie reruns from when I was a kid and I was worried that this would be as cheesy as those were. I'm glad it wasn't. It was pretty cool how they honored the old Ultraman series, but still managed to get the idea across that this was not that story. The only thing I struggled with was the fact that I had to read everything from right to left. I got confused at times what was happening in the scenes I was reading. I kept wondering if I was reading it in the right sequence. But even taking that into account, I have to say that I really liked it and I have to get the next book to find out what happens!

Growing up, I watched Ultraman films on VHS. My aunt even made me an Ultraman costume one year at Halloween because Ultraman wasn't popular enough in the states to find a costume. That being said, since those days, Ultraman has seen some changes and iterations that many young and old fans of Ultraman from the past may not have enjoyed. This is not one of those iterations. This Ultraman story picks up from the original story and develops in a way that it has been some long time since we've seen Ultraman and now he's needed again.Also worth noting, this is categorized as manga and the book reads that way, but even includes a short tutorial on how to read it (if you open the book up from the wrong side... but if you read it correctly, you won't see the tutorial until the end).Must-have for all Ultraman fans and a very easy to read and comprehend book for first-time manga readers.

A interesting take on the Ultraman franchise. It's set years after the original TV series and Hyata, if you follow the Japanese ending and not the English dubbed one, still doesn't remember his time with the Science Patrol during the period Ultraman was around or the fact he was Ultraman. Although he does have some enhanced strength now that he can not explain and hides.But his friend Ide shows him footage the government doctored to remove the fact an alien destoryed a plane in mid air. Flash forward 12 years later and Hyata's son Shinjiro, who also processes enhanced abilities, is met by said alien and attack.Now as a first volume, it's not bad. actually it went by by pretty quick. but it sets up the premise for shinjiro, the hero in this series, explaining that his father had a left over "Ultraman factor" in his genes that he inherited. Outside of a kid who's trying to appear normal I really didn't get much of a read on Shinjiro. Although Ide seems to have some secrets and a agenda, or that could also just be how interpreting his line, that doesn't jive with his more comedy relief role in the original series Hyata feels the same to me. If you are a fan of the ultra franchise I would check it out.

An interesting take on the Ultraman world. As someone who's only watched the original show, the transition was pretty seamless. However, I will say that the book's plot, while good, suffers from one problem - it's not the Ultraman of old. I understand that the market for giant monster fighting isn't really huge anymore in Japan, but the human-sized battle suits don't really live up to the size and spectacle of the mega-sized creatures of old. It seems more like a traditional mech or superhero story rather than an Ultraman-vs-Mega-Monsters story, which I was hoping for. Like I said, it's a good read - and I recommend checking it out - but it's best to go in KNOWING it's not a traditional Ultraman tale. Otherwise, you might end up underwhelmed.

My 7 year old is a BIG Ultraman fan, and this was his first ever comic book. The bar has been set high, he loves it.

I’ll be honest, I’ve never seen a single episode of the original Ultraman, and I wasn’t familiar with it other than some vague notions of it being something about a giant Power Ranger style dude fighting cheap rubber monsters. I just bought this because I thought the suit looked pretty cool. Well, the suit is indeed cool, but, more importantly, this first volume is phenomenal. The action is insanely well-drawn, and it impressed me enough that I’m already buying the next two volumes. Do yourself a favor and check out at least this first volume.

I just finished the original Ultraman TV Series and wanted to check out this Manga before watching the Netflix Anime adaptation which covers volumes 1-8. This is a great sequel to the original series but you don't have to have seen the Original TV Show although it does help for returning characters and franchise mythology the book explains enough to get you started. This first volume is fast paced and doesn't mess about. It gave me vibes of Guyver and Iron Man too. I enjoyed it, onto volume 2.

The book arrived in perfect condition.As for the story, The book continues after the TV Show ended and it introduces a new Ultraman (Son of the previous hero), I first thought it was going to be a light hearted read and this book proved me wrong, it certainly is not for kids and is aimed towards an older teen audience. This takes a dark approach to the older Ultraman stories.The only problem I have with this book is that it finished too quickly and after I finished it I was left wanting more, I will be buying the next volume when it comes out and I sincerely hope the next volume lives up to the quality and standard of the first book.And I cannot recommend this enough to anyone.

I've been aware of Ultraman for a while but never seen any of its various incarnations. It's a Power Ranger type of affair, where a man grows to giant size to fight monsters. This story takes place a number of years on and had an Ultraman who doesn't remember who he is and his son discovering their powers. It feels like a modern super hero story in this and towards the end of this volume starts to bring in an air of mystery that might build into something interesting. I'm not a huge fan of the art. There's nothing wrong with it as such, but it is a bit bland. The storyline and characters are a bit bland too. I'm not sure if I'll give another volume a go.

This was a Christmas present to my brother who watched the original Japanese series on Radio-Canada when he was young. It's not the exact Ultraman of the '60s. It's still a fun read.

Clean drawing techniques. Black and white manga. Refreshing!