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S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Zearth

My latest S.H. Figuarts arrived last week. Ultraman Zearth. When this guy went up for preorder it was an instant purchase. I didn’t think Bandai would release this guy in the SHF line, and now, here he is.








This guy hails from the 1996 parody film Ultraman Zearth, which was released as part of Ultraman's 30th anniversary celebration. He was a goofy, clumsy Ultra that hailed from the planet Nebula Z95, and disguised himself as a gas station employee in his human form. One of his notable characteristics was that he was a germaphobe who hated dirt, constantly washing his hands if they became soiled. The film also got a sequel. Zearth is mostly red, with pearl white stripes on his body, yellow eyes, and a sharp crest atop his head. Bandai did a fine job in capturing his details in action figure form.








His accessories include 6 pairs of hands (fists, relaxed, open palm, 2 flat karate chop, and one pair to duplicate washing his hands). He also has an extra left hand with his blast shooting out of it, called the Spachouchoura Beam. And finally, a low energy color timer. The beam is a pale blue, with whitish highlights. Unlike most Ultras, this beam is shot from the left side. The hands are all easily swappable, sliding on and off of the wrist pegs quite easily. The body seems to be made of a softer material, similar to the Ultraman Omega figures. They recently put up for preorder a figure of Ultraman Shadow, his opponent from the 2nd film. That figure comes with a few extra accessories for Zearth, but it's also a web exclusive and costs a little over $100, so I'll be skipping that one. The extras that this Zearth comes with are good enough.







The articulation is really good. His head is on a ball peg and can look up, down and turn fully around. He sports butterfly joints in his shoulders, and paired with hinged ball joints, he's able to move his arms far forward and even cross them. There are double jointed elbows and knees, with extra rotation at the elbows that allows more range for moving his arms. His upper torso and waist are on ball joints and can crunch forward, backward and side to side pretty far. He sports drop down thighs that allow you to kick the legs high and far. And finally, ankle rockers and toe hinge. Being composed of softer material, getting him into dynamic poses is fairly easy. Zearth lucked out by being released in 2026, with upgraded engineering.
















S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Zearth is an outstanding release. He looks fantastic, his movements are fluid and quite expressive, and he has a good amount of accessories. Having been released in the year of Ultraman's 60th anniversary benefitted Zearth greatly, as he gets a nice new body instead of an older one with outdated engineering. If you’re a Zearth fan and love super articulated figures, he’s absolutely worth purchasing. Especially this being his 30th anniversary. I'm quite satisfied with this one.








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