When Tokyo is threatened by giant monsters, an all-star athlete reluctantly returns home to take on the mantle of Ultraman, and become a legendary hero.
Ultraman Rising is directed by Shannon Tindle which is his directorial debut.
I don't know much about Ultraman I've seen maybe one or two of the films, so I went into this one blindly. Luckily it does seem like (from what I've read from people who are fans) is that this movie takes place in a new timeline.
What sticks out immediately is the animation which is quite beautiful and incredibly fun to look at, there's a lot of attention to detail with the character designs that add to the film's characters. Plus the world the film takes place in has a lot of style, which only adds to the film's already high level of charm. So when it comes to style Ultraman Rising nails it completely but what about script and character wise?
Well the characters and script are quite fun as well, there's this whole parental/child story that's quite charming. Ken (voiced by Christopher Sean) is quite an interesting character he juggles around being a father, a baseball player and Ultraman during the course of the film. Which ultimately leads into some quite touching moments.
The film is much more about parents and children than it is about fighting monsters, which was actually surprised about but it's a very welcoming choice that while not every single viewer will get behind if you dig these types of stories and are looking for more than just fighting giant monsters you get that here.
While I don't think the film is doing anything brand new with the parent and children plot line, it's charming enough to grab the viewer's attention and really invest into these characters.
Ultraman Rising is available on Netflix.
7/10 B
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