The Many References of Ultraman: Rising

This is a quick video to highlight the various Ultra Series influences, references, and parallels to be found in the Netflix animated feature film, Ultraman: Rising.
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[@KoeSeer]

Ultraman Rising is what happens when you license your IP to someone who actually love your IP.

[@ashwolf2006]

and not trying to falsely claiming it as your's while completely when legally it isn't and ruining the ip/characters legacy. i'm looking at you Chaiyo and Blue Sphere studios.

[@StudioRevoct]

Funny enough, it was actually a retrofit over a legally distinct parody of Ultraman called "made in Japan", but because it was basically already a tribute to Ultraman, it ended up working really well.

[@godzillatheultimatekingand7731]

Same with Monsterverse and their Godzilla movies

[@azagorod8479]

​​@@godzillatheultimatekingand7731 Well I just hope to wonder this isn't about another common thing that people would say "western hollywood ruined it", cuz I find it dumb irony reason.

[@godzillatheultimatekingand7731]

@@azagorod8479 no it isn't I thnk the movies are great

[@PowerPackers90]

the nod to Sentai with him owning a toy from Abaranger

[@TienPham-fh7vc]

Abaren OH

[@KamenRide-Dogi]

ABA ABA ABA ABARANGER!

[@mfirdanhb]

​​​@@KamenRide-Dogi no it's ABARE ABARE ABARE BAKURYU SENTAI

[@KamenRide-Dogi]

@@mfirdanhb 😂 hahaha I'm singing the ending of Abaranger lol 👍

[@KamenRide-Dogi]

@@mfirdanhb Abaranger!

[@carbodude5414]

I appreciate how much the movie is able to appeal to an older audience without having to go dark & gritty

[@skeletalmesh9872]

One small easter egg that I don't see mentioned often is Professor Sato's medical pod; if you look at it from afar, it looks very similar to the original Beta Capsule, even with a big red button in the middle.

[@frangolemac1160]

My favorite part of the Ultras from Rising is that Professor Sato's Ultra form corresponds with his current age with the mustache, , awesome design choice

[@JBOboe720]

The cartoon that Emi watches is a real show for young children called "Kaiju Step Wandabada"!

[@benkemper4606]

And it uses classic kaiju from the original show

[@deadchannel726]

Wandaba sounds funny.

[@JOEmega64]

I can’t believe how much I enjoyed this film. The second half and finale might be some of my favorite Ultra moments.

[@tomoe7255]

I'm not shitting ,the moment you said '' from the guys behind Kubo and the two strings'' I know that was some good ass shit, and you're damn right, what a incredible movie man, legit cried and screamed from hyped, what a great love letter to the people who grown up watching those shows.

[@frankvboy]

Damn, this movie was such a blast, i literally can't help myself sit quietly with all of the refrence it shows.

[@bulletgrazer2184]

My personal favorite eater egg was one of the signs in the battle against Neronga saying "Zestium," in reference to Ultraman Z

[@naufalmEZa]

If only Toho is as cool as Tsuburaya with the references, this movie could work with any big hero. But the fact that it IS ULTRAMAN after the darker approach that is Shin Ultraman, is endearing. Feel like Showa era Tokusatsu's getting their time to shine overseas with Minus one for Godzilla and various Ultraman projects.

[@manhwafanatic]

The Father-Son Spacium Beam was definitely the highlight

[@deflow97]

It was like watching the father and son Kamehameha in the cell saga

[@ASMRPongpoom]

it happen in Ultra Story 0 manga too when man and jack combine

[@ShinGoji1987Official]

I love it when films make tons of nods and easter eggs like this. Looks like a fun watch and I'll definitely check it out eventually

[@Squangular3]

Another fun fact: you can hear Hatsune Mikus voicebank being used for the backround music in certain scenes (When Emi first arrives in Kenjis house/ after she bats a drone with a street light when she broke out of the house)

[@rabbitmoonset3018]

2:28 i cry when i see the original posing ultraman It remind me the old days when i was a kid watching tv

[@DenNormal]

It would have been amazing if the dad is Ultraman Zoffy

[@himitsu_tokusketch]

Honestly it feels like they were hinting him to be Seven, he's got the Ultra Eye glasses, the car and the plate, the dynamic It's just so obvious

[@Vegadra]

@@himitsu_tokusketchAlso, Ken’s baseball number is seven. He clearly the Zero of Rising.

[@himitsu_tokusketch]

@@Vegadra oh neat I completely forgot that

[@ZygardeYT]

Ultraseven: Rising

[@unnamedx2]

They already did that in the anime

[@soelo592]

Ultraman Rising is a great movie, even though I didn’t grow up watching the older tv series. I also like an Easter egg that reference Power Ranger DinoThunder Magazord in the in base background.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Would like to see an actor from Power Rangers as a voice actor if they will make a sequel

[@luigipony14]

There’s a Precure reference in here too! When the interview w/ the grandma in akhibara, you see it on a poster in the bg. A rly cute nod to it as it is the sister series of sentai/Kamen rider.

[@spectralight8412]

0:26 I actually learned about Ultraman through this movie. Before then, Ultraman was the name of a villain I knew from DC. Ultraman’s design also reminded me a lot of the Ben 10 alien, WayBig. While watching the movie with my little sister we assumed the Ultraman character must be much older (the similarities between him and WayBig could not have been a coincidence) and possibly part of a bigger franchise like a comic, manga, or anime/cartoon, because it did kind of feel like we were missing a lot of context over what was going on, not to mention the kaiju genre is in itself really old, and that there were probably subtle references we were missing. I wouldn’t have thought he got his start from an old tv show from 1966. Still an overall good movie and it has me diving into the Ultraman and kaiju lore now.

[@BigDan1200]

Yo, when I saw that abaranger toy in the background I thought it was cool they referenced sentai…. Then I realized who’s playing the captain in Ultraman Arc and everything made sense😁

[@faqifiqram1887]

Netflix doesn’t mess up Ultraman adaptations, im impressed by that

[@danpinthethecond]

Potential reference i noticed was the fact that Ken is #7 on his team, and the 2nd Ultraman.

[@5uspicious_Person]

They really need to start normalizing blue eyes in ultras. It just looks so cool. Also, the reason "transformation devices" exist in the first place, is because of well… toys, which I think we all know at this point. But it definitely would be cool if we straight-up got an Ultraman show where the protagonist transforms without a marketable toy, but even with Blazar in the equation, I doubt that’s ever going to be a thing.

[@deadchannel726]

Ultraman powered is the first dude to do this.

[@daniellecao5907]

As a old fan of ultraman it’s good that it’s getting spread around the world

[@AydenZhou]

Here’s an extra Easter egg: Ken’s father holds a plush in front of baby Emi and that plush is actually Ollie from Lost Ollie, another show on Netflix.

[@lakotacorff4012]

A few more: * Ultraman Rising's design prevalently features bright blue eyes. Rising is not the first reimagining of Man-San to feature blue eyes, being preceded by Ultraman Powered in 1995's "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero" (known as "Ultraman Powered in Japan"). * The first fight against Neronga takes place mainly on a single street, possibly being a reference to Powered's first fight (which took place in a similar location). * The show used to calm down Emi in the scene where she does the Godzilla dance is an actual show produced by Tsubaraya, "Kaiju Step Wandaba". * The pod in which Ken's father rests after being injured is designed to resemble the Beta Capule (Man-San's transformation device). * Several monsters make cameo appearances in advertisements seen in the background, including Guesra and Metron. * Emi's climbing of Tokyo Tower references the original 1961 Mothra movie, where Mothra uses it as a brace for building her cocoon. * Mecha Gigantron is based on Mecha King Ghidorah (being a draconic-style kaiju augmented with cybernetics) and Kiryu Mechagodzilla (being able to "break free" of their cybernetics' control somewhat) * The introduction of Mecha Gigantron (being cloaked in shadow while standing in a sunset ocean) references the introduction of Bardiel in Neon Genesis Evangelion. * Ultradad's "facial hair" is based on that of Ultraman King's.

[@officialwyattthesans12345]

Fun Fact: In the series Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (I think that's the title,) the alien "Way Big's" design and abilities was inspired by Ultraman.

[@protonikola1987]

When Ken is changing constantly to make Emi calm, you can hear the sound effect of the Dilophosaurus in the original Jurassic Park

[@M3xican_k1d_009]

2:47 Yeah except for the fact ken didn't GET HIS ASS CONSTANTLY KICKED AS PART OF TRAINING 💀

[@tnperkins4art]

As a kid who grew up with OG Ultraman, I LOVED this movie.

[@matchatoon8204]

OMG TOM PERKINSSS I LOVE UR ART

[@tnperkins4art]

@@matchatoon8204 Aw thanks! :D

[@raindeer9787]

I had only heard of Ultraman a few days ago, and now I know of so much backstory and easter eggs! I was already planning on watching Ultraman Rising because of the dynamic between Ken and Emi, so now I'm just really hooked! Can't wait!

[@adamdamiri4823]

Ultraman cosmos is what i think you would love. He is known as the Gentle giant of light, because a lot of times he end up saving or taming the kaiju the he fights

[@khmasterva6919]

I love how people gave so much love and effort of the old series

[@victoriakaren2324]

I've only watch like two eps of ultraman and one full movie back when i was a kid, a complete different when it comes to my dad who is a big fan as a kid. When i heard about this movie im already hooked but like im still holding myself on watching it until today, and i would love to say that one scene when ken turn into ultraman and the animation turn into the classic 70's-80's transition change i litteraly was like wowed that i have to pause for a sec and said man..., Now that's great and then continue( p.s: i love the whole movie yes but that particular scene is just the ones that really took me by surprise the most as an only ultraman enjoyer that understand the gist enough)

[@Godzilla_allday]

There was a scene where emi made some Mothra sounds

[@Pokejirafan2004]

The way Emi conveniently looks like a chibi titanosaurus

[@blue01]

I realise that in this movie the people can hear what Ultraman is saying despite in the live action shows when a ultraman talks its either grunting or just straight silent

[@KaijuSizedCinema-ry9sb]

Just finally got around to watching rising and man I had a fun time

[@godzillabebravethetrexretu1381]

The movie was really good the reference to invasion of Astro monsters with the dance was amazing

[@rosennacht7624]

5:15 Thats the funniest kaiju scene I’ve ever scene lmao And the fact that its from Otsomatsu-San as well is a cherry on top.

[@tukeybacon9061]

Never seen ultra man before this and the movie mad me watch every series that came before

[@BreakinMIk]

I expected an easy and go kids film but ended enjoying the story it was telling!

[@whenthegearisguilty8383]

i'm glad others have recognized how similar some moments in rising were to leo!!! the only ultraman i had seen before watching ultraman rising was the first 3 episodes of ultraman leo and somehow they set me up really well for the events of rising

[@jackmartino8245]

One reference I got right away was the pacific rim style mech the KDF uses. Same style of floating controls in the mech suit, and the design language matches that of pacific rim.

[@Omnifinit999]

The KDF uniform kinda looks familiar to the G.U.Y.S. uniform from Ultraman Mebius. (Which is my fav Ultraman.)

[@alexanderavila4662]

The issue with this is that it’s based on references and doesn’t actually question the film’s effort to keep true to aspects of Ultraman that are the norm.

[@AdamYJ]

That's not what the video is about. And besides, there have been tons of different versions of Ultraman. If you don't think it sticks close enough, try the next version.

[@alexanderavila4662]

@AdamYJ it can still apply to the category of references regardless, and it’s not about thinking it doesn’t, this isn’t mainline, various Ultraman works even so consist that thought Eiji would work hard for in his works, more than just being something for fandom. This isn’t mainline and it’s based around the original Ultraman television show but I can’t help but wonder if there’d ever be a situation like Ultraman USA. Like when they showed up in that movie in live action.

[@KaidenRicks]

Just watched holy crap it’s amazing.

[@ianbaker8017]

I absolutely loved the movie! Also there were two Dino Thunder Megazord action figures and the other Kaiju action figures.

[@gadielgonzalez2755]

Oh so the creators of Kubo made this film!? Well that explains the excellent quality 😁.

[@taxisalad]

I’m surprised the various Ultra aliens that show up in various background elements (ads, TV shows, etc) weren’t mentioned, such as Dada.

[@zethio9486]

Quick mention at 1:56 where Ultraman Next(movie) also doesnt need anything to transform into an ultraman

[@xiu16]

Two of Ken's toys or figurines he has in his underwater base were abaren oh and i think that his underwater base is a call on for geed he finds out his dad is an Ultraman and is given it's power he uses it to save people but doesn't want to be like his father but his own self and like geed he doesn't really hate his dad but wishes he knew him more.

[@STOP_MOTION_FAN]

There is this one scene is ultraman rising which is in the beginning scene where we see ultraman close neronga’s mouth which is a reference to the ultraman episode called “the terrifying cosmic rays” where in the final battle with the main kaiju gavadon a harmless Kaiju fights ultraman where ultraman closes gavadon’s mouth shut like what ultraman did to neronga,

[@duonglohai1957]

Many people point out the Abaren-Oh reference, but from what I've seen, it's more similar to the Jumbo Thundersaurus Megazord

[@etebbel]

Emi imprinting on Ultraman reminded me of how a baby Kaiju imprinted on Takeshi Yamato/Ultraman 80 in the 80 series

[@JenniferBautista-j9c]

To be honest I found this movie amazing I don’t really have much to say about it besides from the fact that it nails Ultraman so good i’m impressed 10/10

[@Inkexplinkmachine1042]

Due to me being an idiot, I only really saw 2 references when I watched the movie lol 1st was Emi doing Showa Godzilla’s little dance 2nd was Emi using Mothra sounds for a few seconds when she hatched out of the cocoon

[@jessehood8831]

1:35 Ken is usually seen wearing (what I believe is) an Ultraman wristwatch with a red digital display. It does look like an instant transformation, but maybe it’s a hidden motion or synced to his thoughts/brainwaves, can’t say for sure

[@Otomazeman]

There's even a Dino charger Power Ranger Zord toy when the MC was having a call about the interview

[@die-sas7462]

the Mothra cry made me so emotional

[@HastarothTheDemon]

When The first trailer shown i was not Interested to watch it at all because it's like an american superhero movie ,but I saw this video full of Ultraman references from my childhood😂 I was immediately interested in seeing this movie

[@maxnacap]

3:12 that ta dun ta dahh was an obvious ester egg

[@sageblast3143]

I think you might have missed one: In the final beam struggle , Ultraman's hand is hurt so when he tries to fire the beam , he and Ultradad use one hand each. I think it maybe a reference to the Father-Son kamehameha in DBZ

[@ConThatTokuBoy]

It was actually from a manga where Ultraman and Ultraman Jack fire a beam in the same way as Ken and Professor Sato did in Rising.

[@NotTheRealMiguelington]

I love how u can see their eyes moving in the mask

[@ariffuad4259]

i am so looking forward to watching this

[@Leejiahao_is_here]

I like how when emi dances , it was a referemce to an 1980s godzilla victory dance

[@joeheljulva5948]

An amizing movie

[@DaGiraffePlays]

One of the references is in the baseball scene with Ken and the baby Kaiju. Before Ken throws the ball, he says ‘Ichi, Ni, San, Ball’. Sound familiar? Ichi, Ni and San are all names for the heads of Monster Zero, AKA Ghidorah. Another theory is that he’s saying ‘1, 2, 3, Ball’ because Ichi, Ni and San also translates to ‘1,2 and 3’.

[@just_a_guy9688]

It's just 1, 2, 3 lol.

[@petebutler5139]

The animation in Ultraman rising, was very well done, and almost mesmerizing. However, Ultraman as a single dad, raising an adopted Kaiju, and the struggles of parenthood were too much for me to appreciate. I want my Ultraman, slashing and killing kaiju and saving the Earth.

[@kian1127]

This is one I've yet to see people comment about, but in the first baseball game you can see one of the sponsors is "Kemur", with a logo and name corresponding to the Ultra Q alien.

[@kennethsatria6607]

I would be very interested in a sequel if we are going to M87 makes me wonder if it will be a sort of Spiderverse moment as it usually is in the tv serieses. I would love to see Ultraman Cosmos or Gaia, though any Heisei Ultra cameo would be nice and if theyre gonna try anything unexpected with the planet in this continuity considering for some reason Ken's missing mom is somehow there.

[@legastouchie]

it was my childhood and it even collabed with a malaysian tv show

[@captainshadowfox]

Ultraman Rising is the BEST animated movie of 2024 no doubt i cried like a few times HARD

[@emanuelcastelo-kk1md]

Ultraman racing it’s one of my favourite movies of all time😮😮😮😮😮

[@anniequinn1212]

Ultraman risings Device to transform is actually his watch

[@MrScaryPasta]

Gotta love how Netflix respects Ultraman more than Godzilla. 😂 Not that I have a problem with that. Ultraman anime and Rising are both fantastic on Netflix. Wish the anime continued with giant Ultraman though. 😢

[@Salmonfungus900]

"The relationship of ken and his father are much like ultraseven and leo" Im pretty sure we know how their relationship was

[@timotius_sdv]

I knew it Ken dad injuries was easter egg in ultraman Leo

[@90zillas34]

You know that one Leonardo DiCaprio meme where he points at the tv screen. That was literally me when emi did the Godzilla victory dance

[@doublemints]

Father of Ultra's name is Ultraman Ken, and the protagonist of the series ' main focus (and the theme of the movie) is being a father

[@deadcool3227]

The blue background of the transformation could also be a reference to Ultraseven

[@paulolorenzohernandez6637]

Ken's father has a pair of red glasses that resemble Dan's Ultra Eye.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Great movie job 👏😃❤

[@yawwei8628]

Ultraman fighting Kaiju❎ Netflix: Ultraman babysitting Kaiju✅

[@TheMagicRobot]

The Dino-Thunder Megazord/Abarenoh is also part of Ken's toy collection.

[@aquavelvetica2725]

5:54 This almost kinda sounds like an Ultraman Blazar noise.

[@bloxfruit64]

One reference you missed is that when kenji father takes out a plush for emi the plush was Ollie from lost Ollie which is a Netflix series

[@MagicMan931]

Whats the song that plays when the blast the big robot dude with 3 lasers ?

[@LeftysPlushStudios]

I KNEW IT WAS MOTHRA SOUNDS

[@brambrams]

I notice the power ranger thunder power magezord in the background when there with emi

[@amirarif420]

Additional fact: there are four-know father and son ultramans. the 1st is ultra father and ultra taro, 2nd is ultra 7 and ultra zero, 3rd is ultra taro and ultra taiga, the last is belial and ultra geed

[@alexthekitsune8740]

1:13 On the shelf is the mecha from Abaranger, or for westerners Thundersaurus Megazord from Power Rangers Dino Thunder on the right

[@ethanxillasaurus2572]

I wish Bemular appeared more than once 😢

[@Pendejos456]

I Would say that emi design is based on titanosaurus from the showa 1975 movie "Terror of Mechagodzilla"

[@venny3664]

Its a small thing but my favourite reference/easter egg was the two power ranger dino thunder mega zord action figures ken has i was happy to see them especially since dino thunder is my favourite power rangers series

[@imchillingbro]

my favorite easter egg is a reference to ultra man because the main protagonist turns into ultra man

[@Kingzamreixr306]

My favorite Easter egg was the baby monster doing the Godzilla victory dance in 1965

[@Ming1975]

Wasn't it in the lore the second gens of the original are mixed so it's why they can transform at will?

[@SienZ96]

I'm not sure if its a direct reference to DBZ but near the end of the fight really reminds me of Father-Son Kamehameha.

[@atlanime]

Gigantron was also based on Malelficent's dragon form.

[@just_decibelio4605]

Not an Ultraman related easter egg, but in Ken's room theres 2 figures of the AbarenOh/Thundersaurus Megazord from Power Rangers Dino Thunder