More Ultraman 60th Anniversary News

There have been some recent and new announcements for the S.H. Figuarts Ultraman line. The first news drop was the announcement of a black & white Shinkocchou Seihou figure of the Ultraman Type A suit, which was used in the first few episodes of the show, before being replaced with another suit. This one is best known for the face, which is more crude, with visible wrinkles around the mouth. The reason the figure is monochrome is to commemorate his very first appearance on a promotional stage show a week before the first episode aired. The show was televised in black & white.

One of the new announcements was a regular colored Shinkocchou Seihou Ultraman Type A suit, in the classic red and silver. These figures utilize an upgraded body and engineering. Included with this one are multiple hands, a blue Specium Beam, and a hand shooting a water sprout, an ability he used to defeat the monster Jamila. This has me wondering if they will be releasing a figure of Jamila in the near future. That would be a figure I'd definitely get. I was initially considering getting the monochrome Type A, but I think I'll get this one instead.

The last of the new announcements was a figure of Shin Hayata, the human host of Ultraman from the original series. I'm kind of surprised they took this long to release Hayata, since Dan Moroboshi, the human host of Ultraseven, came out years ago. But since this is the 60th anniversary year, I guess now is as good a time as any to drop Hiyata. The figure looks great and is one I will be getting. With these recent drops, this leaves six new reveals to go of the 10 they promised. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for Keronia.

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