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Ultraman Tiga: Fugitive from Beyond

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I love this stuff...you probably do too if you're reading this. A big thanks to Funimation and 4Kids for bringing this to the U.S. on not only the FoxBox (sadly, for only a few months during 2002-2003) but now on DVD without the dubbing. In case you caught the FoxBox show, you might be glad to know that the DVD's of the show feature more video/story/action, because on FoxBox they cut it down somewhat to make room for their special promos. I don't agree with some people who say the FoxBox dubbing was atrocious...maybe Captain Iruma's American voice was miscast, and she came across as kind of an idiot with the new dubs, but most of the rest of the voice casting was pretty good, and I have to admit they came up with some pretty funny stuff. Also, their theme song was way better than the J-pop theme. But I'm perfectly happy with the DVD release with all of the original audio and subtitles. Horii is still funny. It would sound ridiculous to dub in English the Japanese dialog verbatim, but with the subtitling it works. If you're a Mio Takagi fan (Captain Iruma) you'll particularly like episodes 3 and 25 (of the ones I've seen) but most of the episodes are pretty enjoyable with a great cast. Don't expect consistent "Independence Day"-quality special effects, but many of the SFX are quite good.

I ordered this volume as a present. The delivery range provided was quiet broad, but the set arrived in time to be given as a Christmas present. The item itself was in the condition described. The set was given as a Christmas present, so I can't comment on the quality/playability of the discs, but will update the review if there are any problems.

The second in a four-vol. set, this volume continues the fun started in the first one, Prophosy of Evil. Getting this before getting the first makes me recommend strongly that you put this one up unwatched until you get the first an watch it, things will make more sense and the shows will be much more enjoyable - besides, these volumes come at a good price so it's worth having both anyway. You won't be sorry.

This series is a romp, still full of goofy monsters, iffy special effects (mostly involving how aircraft actually manuver in flight, something that has always been a problem with japanese SFX), screwy writing, and one dimenstional characters (but the girl is adorable), the fights are well staged, Tiga follows his own rules well (you'll see), and they fight inside towns more. This means building-smashing and that is what real kaiju fans live for!

This was a reasonably priced introduction into an Ultraman for the "future". I'd recommend it as a must have for Ultraman ans Kaiju fans.

This is part of a four-volume series. I got lucky and bought two of the dvd's off of another site for less than five dollars each. Unfortunately, this and another one of the volumes I didn't get so lucky with. I'm not a fan of the show, YET...But this was a gift for my boyfriend.

If you grew up watching the original Ultraman series, then you will love this. In the tradition of Japanese monsters, this scores highly. I have gotten my grandson hooked on Ultraman, to bad this series is not dubbed in English, but who cares! It is a lot of fun & action for all ages!

At first I thought I was getting the original series, but this is new, no "Hyata becomes...Ultraman!". But it's still pretty good, as guys rolling around in rubber suits goes.

These DVDs are a must have for any Ultraman fan. These eps are full length, with or without subtitles and the original Japanese soundtrack. For as long as we here in the US have waited for this, 4Kids and Funimation deserve a big thanks.

The only knit picky thing would be the extras. There is a monster gallery with only 3 of the monsters shown. who cares??

If you are a fan of Ultraman, Space Giants, Johnny Sokko or Godzilla you owe it to yourself to get the entire series.