The Many References of Ultraman: Rising

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@LordOfClarkness]

I think UltraDads glasses are a reference to Seven‘s Ultra-Eye.

[@buffgoji2986]

Exactly what I was thinking, so much so that I thought he would've transformed into seven at the end

[@phonytoni05]

Wrd was thinkin the same thing 💯

[@BeefbossZilla2011]

The best reference has to be the ultraman transformation in the climax of the film. The original creator of ultraman was probably crying in nostalgic happiness.

[@taxisalad]

well, if he was still with us, I’m sure he would’ve approved

[@KoffeeDoggo]

Im pretty sure all fans are crying too

[@BeefbossZilla2011]

@@taxisalad Oh...i...i didn’t know.

[@5spec]

​I mean, the show did come out in 1966​, not everyone involved would still be around@@BeefbossZilla2011

[@finnnequinto314]

when ken makes the motorcycle jump there’s a sign in the distance with tsuburaya on it, then when he lands and transforms there’s another sign next to ken with tsuburaya’s last name in kanji with a little graphic of his hair and glasses, seeing these back to back was a treat

[@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.

[@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

[@US-ox9wo]

Having been an Ultraman geek since I was born in Japan, I watched the movie with half-expected to see how much of a work of art he had created. The first thing that surprised me was the depth of his knowledge of Japan. The cityscapes, of course, but also the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers, whose name is mentioned but still weak... I enjoyed it as an Ultraman fan, a Japanese fan, and a baseball fan. I'm looking forward to the sequel, and I hope it will help Ultraman spread more in America and around the world.

[@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.

[@bulletgrazer2184]

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

[@saraphinahassan7776]

This movie catapulted me back into my Ultraman phase! I’ve seen it eight times…

[@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.

[@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

[@redstreak9430]

A couple of moments where Ken gets angry, you can see the same swirl effect from the opening behind him

[@Kam1Nam1]

I know that this isn’t Tokusatsu related but: My favorite reference is during Emi being injured in the base, professor Sato gave her a bunny plushie to her to calm her down, which is previously owned by Kenji. That same bunny is from Shannon Tindle’s other works, Lost Ollie!

[@santiago.j.mancilla.perez1022]

I also spotted that Lost Ollie Easter egg when I watched the movie. And I didn't know that Shannon Tindle created Lost Ollie, which is pretty cool.

[@Degowithlegos]

Was looking for this comment

[@dinonuggies9889]

Finally someone says it!

[@dinonuggies9889]

Does the rabbit voice (when it’s singing bingo) actually have the same VA?

[@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

[@NachoGator]

Fun fact: In the music video for the song by Diplo and Oliver tree, they did a refrence to My hero academia when Ultraman stood as the same position as All might and the text of the lyrics where in the same format as the shows title. Also when Ken comes back from the game and the baby shows the dance she does the same dance as Godzilla

[@dannysyarissy9002]

A nod to Ultraman Dyna, both protagonist love to play baseball.

[@B1998-u6i]

There's tons of little nods with the signs. - Opening: Game with Belial logo, STORAGE, Tsuburaya bank - During the Neronga fight: Starseven coffee, Beta Smasher, Zetium - During Emi's "rampage": Peguila deli It was great lol

[@bdpickett]

Something I caught the second time watching was during the intro, when Bemular appears on the screen, Ken says, "That's not a hero..." I think this is a sly reference to the fact that, early in the series production, the hero of the second Ultra series was going to be a Kaiju called Bemular.

[@DenNormal]

It would have been amazing if the dad is Ultraman Zoffy

[@Kuwagattai]

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]

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

[@Kuwagattai]

@@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

[@Koltonfisher-to8ju]

If you haven't realized right about now but there is actually a scene where the baby Kaiju kind of sound a little bit like the Dilophosaurus from Jurassic Park if you look back at it

[@ianbaker8017]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@daniellecao5907]

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

[@talljesuschrist]

Ultraman rising is an excellent family film, baseball film, and Ultraman film. I was against the art style at first but it genuinely grew on me. It's incredibly refreshing to see someone take an existing IP and not take a massive dump on it and instead treat it with the love and respect it deserves.

[@protonikola1987]

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

[@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)

[@erichfiedler1481]

You (or any other toku youtuber) definitely need to make a video on all the animated works based on tokusatsu, from animated series set in the franchises universe, to even parodies

[@matttan8066]

Especially Kenji Sato being a baseball player is a homage to Ultraman Dyna and the baby kaiju gave me Cosmo vibes

[@leblank9513]

i didn’t think that this would be a good movie, but i was pleasantly surprised. this is a great movie, for both kids and adults, with a great message and characters.

[@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😁

[@danpinthethecond]

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

[@DoubleOhSeven68]

The Varan roar is like the Wilhelm Scream of the Ultraman series. You just gotta have it in there somewhere

[@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

[@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

[@safeworm599]

I didn't watch any Ultraman films, but when I watched this movie, it gave me nostalgic feelings, love the movie....

[@Rishabh-Dev]

This film deserved cinema release. Cause it was really good.

[@blueonihiro4885]

Now I understand why the Ancient Aliens of Atlantis come from the M78 Nebula in Nadia: Secret of Blue Water! Hideaki Anno was making an Ultraman reference!

[@Godzilla00X]

One of the toys Ken has is the giant robot from abaranger/megazord from Power Rangers Dino Thunder

[@nurizyanbintizamani5426]

That I saw it too

[@zacharyzwickl5860]

crazy part that in the movie Ken is a famous American Baseball player with an ego for a team called the Giants. And in an episode of Abaranger they had Berry Bonds a famous Baseball player from a team called the Giants who in the episode had a bit of an ego.

[@nurizyanbintizamani5426]

@@zacharyzwickl5860 Maybe in episode 19 lost in translation I think

[@zacharyzwickl5860]

@@nurizyanbintizamani5426 I wasn't talking about in power rangers, I was talking about in the actual super sentai series that Dino Thunder is based on. But yes that episode of the sentai was used in episode 19 of Dino Thunder

[@tukeybacon9061]

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

[@texeoghea]

i LOVE ultraman rising, ive watched it multiple times because of the gorgeous animation and good story. i really love the soundtrack as well, with its nods to older songs throughout the movie using leitmotifs. the epic guitar doing a short riff of the "da da da da" theme during the climax battle was awesome.

[@faqifiqram1887]

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

[@khmasterva6919]

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

[@OmegaJager]

I was today years old when I found out that the Godzilla Victory Dance was a reference to another property. Thanks Blu!

[@Autumnfurry2099]

I like the Dino Thunder/Abaranger toy in the background

[@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.

[@FlippySuper]

I was hoping you'd make a video of this movie. I liked it a lot.

[@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.

[@AZH2611]

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.

[@ConThatTokuBoy]

5:21 Ah I didn't know that, I'm glad I do now though because I now know the origin of the Godzilla dance.

[@toku-punk]

That scene with the KZbin kids ultraman series made a quick cameo made me die of laughter lol

[@roguespartan2854]

The Dinothunder Megazord on his shelf was a nostalgia-trip for me. Those guys were my childhood

[@zacharyzwickl5860]

yeah but it can serve as two references since the Red Ranger from the sentai series Dino Thunder is based on is in another Ultraman series and there's an episode of Abarengers where as a guest star Berry Bonds from the San Fransisco Giants appeared in. and if you watch carefully enough you can see he actually has two copies of the figure I am sure as a reference to the sentai series and as well as the power rangers series

[@KaijuSizedCinema-ry9sb]

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

[@rickshabusky4553]

Hopefully in the sequel we'll get the rest of the ultra brothers

[@M3xican_k1d_009]

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

[@iaquintaardan5222]

Love to see someone loving what they're doing

[@godzillabebravethetrexretu1381]

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

[@etebbel]

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

[@exknight39]

This one is a small one, but in one of the holo projections of Ken's baseball game, there's a short cut of his shoes and it's branded with the defence force logo that worked with Ultraseven.

[@PerFectCell92]

The paint swirl backgrounds were awesome

[@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)

[@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

[@Villagerwarrior]

As a long time ultra fan, I quite enjoyed the movie! I hope we see continuation of it!!

[@prashannair8465]

During the fight with Neronga, one of the building has a Zestium sign board on top. That's an easter egg for Ultraman Z's kousen; Zestium Kousen.

[@FearsomeGodzillaLovesChristmas]

Not sure if anyone did catch this, but the KDF members did actually have the same, if not, similar uniforms as those in Ultraman Mebius

[@SuperCoreEx]

I don't know if this counts as a reference but the red Nissan R32 GTR since the car is also known as Godzilla

[@benkemper4606]

considering how they have to individually pick out car models that is 100% a reference

[@Godzilla_allday]

There was a scene where emi made some Mothra sounds

[@BreakinMIk]

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

[@bustedmusketproductions357]

The one reference that caught me off guard was seeing the mega zord from power rangers dinothunder

[@Pokejirafan2004]

The way Emi conveniently looks like a chibi titanosaurus

[@theessei]

In the first fighting sequence, there's a building that says "Zestium", referencing Ultraman Z's Zestium Kousen

[@kishaboy_28]

1:57 RIP Jiro dan A.K.A. Hideki goh

[@e2011ugdia]

Great. Now we need kamen rider rising. It could be an anthology mini series recaping the riders like theres a gaim episode, a stronger episode, a ZO episode and so on

[@KamenRider1]

I'd love to see that.

[@die-sas7462]

the Mothra cry made me so emotional

[@KINGSAURUS-i8x]

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,

[@Nx57ytre]

Here are a couple of nods I found: -If you listen to the music at the beginning where Ultraman is introduced, you can hear a couple of notes from Ultraman The Next. -At one point Ken jokes that he is "Ultraman The Ultimate Babysitter", a reference to Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@anniequinn1212]

Ultraman risings Device to transform is actually his watch

[@ZZtheDark]

This movie is so good, I wanna watch it again. 3:14, him humming that tune while ranting kinda feels funny to me. Tho in all seriousness, at least Ken Sato had something to be pissed off of unlike Black Spanner from Gotchard. Dude needs to channel his anger towards the guy who allowed the problems to start with in the first place instead of his colleagues who are helping out the world and himself.

[@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.

[@austinmitchell2652]

I had no idea this movie was in the works, or released!

[@e.sage-47]

Best Ultraman movie. Very heartwarming and nostalgic.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

My favorite cameo was the toy of Abarenoh/Thundersaurus Megazord.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Now all we need for the sequel is a Power Rangers alumni as a voice actor.

[@haydenreviewscustomcombos]

It’s interesting that there’s an Ultraman Geed reference in there somewhere.

[@KaidenRicks]

Just watched holy crap it’s amazing.

[@ten0fclubs70]

My friend is a huge Kaiju fan, and its she who has shown me a lot of various Godzilla movies, and so, when the opportunity arised, we watched this movie together. Both of us went "IT'S GOJI'S DANCE", so, learning that it is a reference to a reference was a new fact for me. And yeah, I never watched anything related to Ultraman before, and yet, this movie is excellent in the way, that even if you dont know anything about the series - you can still enjoy it fully.

[@duonglohai1957]

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

[@jak2gooberglub]

Netflix made a reference with a stuffed bunny from the Netflix show Lost Ollie. When Ken’s dad tries to comfort Emi.

[@ian9050]

Ken's face and hair style is very similar to Yonezu Kenshi, who did the theme song for Shin Ultraman. Their names also has Ken too

[@ElectroguyTJ]

my favorite reference was the megazord toys in the background of a couple shots because if we assume the film is set in 2023 when it was produced than that megazord from Abaranger would be the exact super sentai series Ken would've watched in the time before he learned his dad was Ultraman.