Leading Japanese entertainment firms Toho, Toei, Studio Khara and Tsuburaya Productions are joining forces to launch the Shin Japan Heroes Universe, a project modeled on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Shinji Higuchi’s fantastic new film “Shin Ultraman” elicits a sensation that other blockbusters, huge and popular blockbusters, have often neglected: In these worlds where larger-than-life, godlike ...

I love kaiju films! But, I especially love Godzilla. But, you see, I knew very little about Ultraman when I wrote that article. Sure, I’d seen plenty of clips of him fighting a variety of kaiju, but ...

One of the more delightful things—aside from the movies themselves—to come out of Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno’s “Shin” tokusatsu movies is the Shin Japan Heroes project, a merch collab that mashes ...

Four of the greatest, most popular icons of Japanese pop culture—Evangelion, Godzilla, Ultraman, andKamen Rider—have bonded forces to… give you some mild amusement if you happen to be located in ...

According to announcements by Khara, Inc. (the studio behind "Neon Genesis Evangelion") and Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. (the studio behind the Ultra series which includes "Ultraman"), a new ...

What do Godzilla, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Evangelion‘s Unit-01 have in common? They’ve all have had projects in their name helmed by Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno. Those might be the key factors ...

Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

Shin Ultraman was reviewed out of Fantastic Fest. It does not yet have a North American release date. Shinji Higuchi and Hideaki Anno once again reimagine a beloved ‘60s Japanese tokusatsu franchise ...