Shin Ultraman NON-SPOILER THREAD

[Vakanai]

What was the last new information about this film?

I think maybe that look at Ultraman?

[DirektorSplennic]

The name "Shin" doesn't really mean anything other than it's a new interpetation of the characters because "Shin" means new in Japan.

That depends on the character being used to write it. For Shin Godzilla, it was written in katakana in part to obscure its meaning, by making it open to multiple interpretations, specifically because of the idea of Godzilla as a "God" in the movie. So far, everything I've seen for Shin Ultraman also uses the ambiguous katakana spelling.

Well Ultraman could be considered a God as well, since he's usually referred to as the "Giant of Light" and comes from the Land of Light which could be seen as some sort of Heaven.

[Gigantis]

Well Ultraman could be considered a God as well, since he's usually referred to as the "Giant of Light" and comes from the Land of Light which could be seen as some sort of Heaven.

Add that with the fact the Land of Light is usually seen as a perfect utopia...

Ehh, i don't know if they'll actually go that route, but it would be cool. Hope we get some more news soon.

[ROMG4]

If they gave Ultraman teeth back and made them prominent

Yeah that would be pretty much enough to out Shin, Shin Godzilla

[LegendZilla]

If they gave Ultraman teeth back and made them prominent

Yeah that would be pretty much enough to out Shin, Shin Godzilla

They will likely give him facial expressions at least.

[Cryptid_Liker]

If they gave Ultraman teeth back and made them prominent

Yeah that would be pretty much enough to out Shin, Shin Godzilla

They will likely give him facial expressions at least.

[LegendZilla]

If Anno were to do a Shin Ultraseven, chances are he'd make change the character from red to blue as Seven was originally intended to be.

[KManX89]

For all the doom and gloom about a potential crossover with Shin Godzilla: the fact that they needlessly tacked "Shin" onto it means it could happen, love it or hate it.

[Vakanai]

For all the doom and gloom about a potential crossover with Shin Godzilla: the fact that they needlessly tacked "Shin" onto it means it could happen, love it or hate it.

Why on Earth would it be doom and gloom? Sounds freaking awesome if it were to happen!

[miguelnuva]

For all the doom and gloom about a potential crossover with Shin Godzilla: the fact that they needlessly tacked "Shin" onto it means it could happen, love it or hate it.

Shin is on a lot of Japanese TV shows and movies. Shin Tenchi Muyo is one off the top of my head.

However Shin Godzilla could easily take place in the Shin Tenchi timeline as wierd as it was.

[Gigantis]

If it would be set up right, i'd love a Godzilla-Ultraman crossover, but using the Shin films to do it is 100% the wrong way how. Not only would it make no sense continuity wise for Shin Godzilla, but SG alone felt like a one off film, so milking on it just seems cheap to me. Not to mention, he's not really much of a fighter compared to the much more agile Ultraman. Fight would looks pretty one-sided.

[Cryptid_Liker]

If Anno were to do a Shin Ultraseven, chances are he'd make change the character from red to blue as Seven was originally intended to be.

Also, I bet he'd remove the Beam Lamp since that was made because of the Color Timer.

[Showa Gojira]

Well Ultraman could be considered a God as well, since he's usually referred to as the "Giant of Light" and comes from the Land of Light which could be seen as some sort of Heaven.

I would say Ultraman and his kind are more like angels, Eiji Tsuburaya was Catholic after all. It would be cool to see this movie or a future series play with that concept a little more.

[Terasawa]

Shin is on a lot of Japanese TV shows and movies. Shin Tenchi Muyo is one off the top of my head.

This is not true, not the way you think it is.

The "shin" in Anno's Godzilla and Ultraman is the same. The "shin" in Shin Tenchi Muyo is a different word. The "shin" in Shin Megami Tensei is yet another different word. I can't think of a great English example, maybe because there isn't one, but think of it like a more complicated version of the difference between there, their, and they're.

In short, you're saying that "shin" is one Japanese word and that any similarities between the two Anno films is merely because it's a common word. But it's not. "Shin" is not one word. It's a combination of two syllables that makes up several different Japanese words and with different meanings.

Shin Tenchi Muyo = 新・天地無用!
Shin Megami Tensei = 真・女神転生
Shin Godzilla = シン・ゴジラ
Shin Ultraman = シン・ウルトラマン 空想特撮映画

For Godzilla and Ultraman, shin is rendered in katakana, which gives the word no definite meaning. So anyone that's pointing out the similarity between Shin Godzilla and Shin Ultraman is totally right to do so. That doesn't mean they're part of the same fictional universe or that there will ever be a crossover.

[KManX89]

For all the doom and gloom about a potential crossover with Shin Godzilla: the fact that they needlessly tacked "Shin" onto it means it could happen, love it or hate it.

Why on Earth would it be doom and gloom? Sounds freaking awesome if it were to happen!

Quite a few people here were voicing their displeasure with the idea of it potentially happening.

[miguelnuva]

Shin is on a lot of Japanese TV shows and movies. Shin Tenchi Muyo is one off the top of my head.

This is not true, not the way you think it is.

The "shin" in Anno's Godzilla and Ultraman is the same. The "shin" in Shin Tenchi Muyo is a different word. The "shin" in Shin Megami Tensei is yet another different word. I can't think of a great English example, maybe because there isn't one, but think of it like a more complicated version of the difference between there, their, and they're.

In short, you're saying that "shin" is one Japanese word and that any similarities between the two Anno films is merely because it's a common word. But it's not. "Shin" is not one word. It's a combination of two syllables that makes up several different Japanese words and with different meanings.

Shin Tenchi Muyo = 新・天地無用!
Shin Megami Tensei = 真・女神転生
Shin Godzilla = シン・ゴジラ
Shin Ultraman = シン・ウルトラマン 空想特撮映画

For Godzilla and Ultraman, shin is rendered in katakana, which gives the word no definite meaning. So anyone that's pointing out the similarity between Shin Godzilla and Shin Ultraman is totally right to do so. That doesn't mean they're part of the same fictional universe or that there will ever be a crossover.

My mistake, I knew Shin could be translated into several words in English but I didn't know in Japanese the spellings of the word caused the many differences as well. Thank you.

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If it would be set up right, i'd love a Godzilla-Ultraman crossover, but using the Shin films to do it is 100% the wrong way how. Not only would it make no sense continuity wise for Shin Godzilla, but SG alone felt like a one off film, so milking on it just seems cheap to me. Not to mention, he's not really much of a fighter compared to the much more agile Ultraman. Fight would looks pretty one-sided.

You should go watch how he kicked the Eva's asses. Shin isn't that much worse of a fighter than Heisei or the pre Ghidorah Showa Godzilla.

[Gigantis]

You should go watch how he kicked the Eva's asses. Shin isn't that much worse of a fighter than Heisei or the pre Ghidorah Showa Godzilla.

He really didn't do much in that fight though. Just kinda, bit here, tail slap there. Feel like the only reason he curb-stomped all of them was because he's just that much more durable than the EVA's.

[Vakanai]

For all the doom and gloom about a potential crossover with Shin Godzilla: the fact that they needlessly tacked "Shin" onto it means it could happen, love it or hate it.

Why on Earth would it be doom and gloom? Sounds freaking awesome if it were to happen!

Quite a few people here were voicing their displeasure with the idea of it potentially happening.

Yeah, and I don't get those people either. It should be more classic takes on the characters, Shin Godzilla isn't a fighter, it's better as a one off, similar arguments that all fail against the one argument to do it - it'll be fun!

[miguelnuva]

Me personally if there was a crossover I would hope it's just Shin frozen. His 5th form is too wierd to even attempt to go into.

[BlankAccount]

Me personally if there was a crossover I would hope it's just Shin frozen. His 5th form is too wierd to even attempt to go into.

Yeah this. People say they want a sequel of Shin Godzilla but trust me, you don't. He's turning into John Carpenter's The Thing. At that point you can't even call him Godzilla anymore, he's dead. Not in the literal sense but in the meta sense of it just stops being what makes Godzilla who he is.