Review
Gamers & Anime 40 July 2016
Ultraman Vol. 4
7.5 / 10
“ Ultraman Volume 1 is inspired by the Japanese superhero TV show that began airing in the 1960s.”
This manga adaptation appears to be a“ new generation” story to continue from the original television series. Volume 1 starts out by establishing the basic premise from the original Ultraman television series, but quickly moves ahead to a time when Ultraman has left Earth and become a memory. Personally, I felt that the first chapter of Ultraman Volume 1 did a great job of establishing the concept of Ultraman for readers who don’ t have familiarity with it, and it also effectively set the stage for what happens later in the story.
A new threat is growing, and that kind of danger requires a new kind of Ultraman. With this we skip ahead twelve years, to a Shin Jiro who is now a teenager. He does his best to use his enhanced abilities for good, but ultimately ends in screwing up, causing him to question his power.