Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 192: Cosmic Hero Ultraman

Since being acquired, Tsuburaya Company has begun to regain vitality with the strong support of Onino Film.

Tsuburaya Hero is full of confidence and is preparing to create his own superhero - Ultraman!

For this reason, he has been busy with preparations during this period, and the most time-consuming and energy-consuming part is the leather case and miniature landscape.

The latter is relatively easy to deal with. Tsuburaya Hero went to a special factory to customize 25:1 miniature buildings and landscapes, and also reproduced Beika Town 1:1 - the scenes where Ultraman fights monsters mainly take place.

As long as you pay enough money, it's not too difficult to do.

However, the leather case is a big project!
The first is Ultraman.

The leather case is still the classic red and white color scheme.

It just lacks features such as sulfuric acid face and upturned toes.

The sulfuric acid face is so ugly. Although it is regarded as a classic, everyone knows that such words are purely ridicule.

If it's really made into a sulfuric acid face, the audience will definitely not buy it.

In the original plot, the first generation of leather suits also underwent considerable changes.

The first ten episodes are the most classic A-type face, commonly known as the sulfuric acid face.

Halfway through production, Tsuburaya realized the problem and created a B-type face. Then, when filming the last few episodes, he made corrections to the B-type face, eventually forming the C-type face that is still used today.

Following Takeshi Onino's suggestion, Tsuburaya Hero directly chose the classic C-type leather case and made certain optimizations. In terms of viewing experience, it is definitely better than the original version.

The problem is the monster holster.

"The First Ultraman" has 39 episodes, and new monsters appear in almost every episode, which means that more than thirty monster suits need to be produced.

Even though Gui Yewu had prepared the image design in advance, it was still a time-consuming and laborious task to produce it.

Even with overtime work, the production team has only managed to produce a dozen sets so far.

Fortunately, the most important first-generation monsters such as Bemula, space ninja Baltan, ancient monster Gomora, Red King, three-faced monster Dada, planet-dwelling monster Jamila, and space dinosaur Zetton were completed as a priority.

"The First Ultraman" is a unit drama and does not need to follow the shooting techniques of a TV series. The episode that follows the production of the suit can be shot first.

Ten episodes have been completed so far, so Takeshi Ono decided to broadcast it on Dongdu TV, and the rest will be filmed and broadcast at the same time.

June 1st, Children's Day.

"The First Ultraman" chose to air on this day.

The slogan is "A Children's Day gift for little friends."

Long before the show started airing, Dongdu TV had already started extensive publicity.

When the audience heard that this was another work written by Takeshi Ono, they all became interested.

However, after learning that this is a children's special drama, opinions became polarized.

Some adult viewers think that this is a show for children, and it is some kind of cosmic hero that is completely different from Kamen Rider. Even if it is written by Takeshi Onino, he may not be able to change its childish and boring nature.

Another group of people cited "ET" as an example, believing that since Takeshi Onino could make such a classic children's movie, the screenwriter's special effects films would surely be no bad either.

Both sides hold their own opinions.

But all the little friends have great expectations for this unique special effects film.

Amidst various opinions, "Ultraman: The First Generation" was launched.

……

7:30 in the evening, at Dr. Agasa's house.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Ultraman is about to start!"

Mitsuhiko called out to his friends.

As the nephew of Hero Tsuburaya, he naturally supports "Ultraman" with all his might.

"But today's 'Kamen Rider' is about to start."

Yuanta was a little hesitant. As a loyal fan of "Ultraman", he didn't want to miss the latest episode.

"What are you talking about, Yuanta!"

Ayumi put her hands on her waist and said, "This is Takeru's work, how can we not support it!"

Seeing the goddess say this, Yuan Tai immediately threw "Kamen Rider" aside and said: "Okay, okay, then let's watch "Ultraman"!"

Dr. Agasa came over with some fruit and said cheerfully, "Children, watch while you eat the fruit."

Ayumi picked up an apple and took a bite. She looked around vaguely while chewing, "Where's Huibara-san? Why hasn't she come yet? It's about to start!"

Dr. Agasa replied: "Ai, she is busy doing experiments and has no interest in these."

"Who says I'm not interested?"

The sudden voice behind him startled Dr. Agasa. He turned around quickly and looked at the little girl in front of him speechlessly: "Hey, Ai, are you walking without making any sound? And how did you get out?"

"I've encountered some problems with the experiment, so I came out to change my mind."

Haibara Ai said lightly, walked past Dr. Agasa to the sofa, sat on it on tiptoe, and picked up an orange.

"Hasn't it started yet?"

Ayumi came over with a smile and said, "I knew that Haibara-san was also looking forward to Ultraman."

"That guy's work is barely worth looking forward to."

Huibara Ai shrugged, peeled the orange and put it in her mouth.

"Hey, Huibara! How come you still have time to leisurely watch TV?"

Conan rushed over, looking disappointed.

"Today's experiment isn't finished yet!"

Haibara Ai's face turned cold and she immediately gave him a sharp, murderous look.

This guy is so annoying!

"Uh……"

Conan's expression froze, and the words he was about to say were instantly blocked.

After hesitating for a moment, he sat down on the sofa quietly and muttered, "I have to go back to the experiment after reading it..."

Huihara Ai rolled her eyes. "Shh, stop talking, and start!"

Mitsuhiko reminded.

Everyone immediately focused their attention on the TV.

A beautiful melody sounded.

The little ones' eyes lit up immediately. It sounded so good.
The classic "Ultraman Song" has spread to thousands of households.

Onino Takeshi did not make any changes and still used this song.

The theme song of the first generation is indeed a classic, and it can even be said to have influenced a generation.

I have to say that Ultraman's soundtrack is really amazing.

Maybe Tsuburaya has some problems of one kind or another, but he definitely doesn't treat his works lightly or perfunctorily.

Even the new generation that is slandered is not completely without merit.

As the music played, a rather abstract oil painting appeared on the TV. Two whirlpools were spinning on the left and right of the painting, which looked a bit scary.

Until three big words appeared - Ultraman!

After the opening theme ended, the screen froze and a female voice announced: "Episode 1 - Heroes from the depths of the universe!"

——The original title here is "Superman Operation No. 1", but Onino Takeshi thinks this is more appropriate.

At the beginning of the film, a silver-white building appears in the screen with a conspicuous mark on the front of the building.

The narrator explained: "The International Science Special Investigation Team is headquartered in Paris, with branches all over the world. They are responsible for investigating strange events and bizarre phenomena that occur around the world. They have to resist invaders from space. The Tokyo branch is mainly composed of five elite members..."

“So cool~”

The giants and monsters haven’t been seen yet, but the setting of the Science Special Search Team alone has made the three little ones amazed.

"This is completely different from Kamen Rider~"

Ayumi said with her eyes wide open.

Next, the protagonist Hayata Susumu, played by Kyogoku Makoto, flew a fighter plane to investigate the UFO, but the fighter plane hit a ball that was flashing red light and exploded!
The man and the plane turned into a fireball.

The three little ones were dumbfounded.

The protagonist died as soon as he appeared?

This is of course impossible.

The scene changed, and Hayata Susumu appeared in a magical subspace and saw a strange giant!

The giant calls himself "Ultraman" and comes from the Kingdom of Light in the M78 Nebula. He came to Earth to chase the space monster Bemula, but unexpectedly he accidentally collided with Hayata Susumu's fighter plane.

The giant felt very guilty about killing Hayata Susumu, so he decided to share his life with Hayata Susumu, and the two of them would work together to protect the peace of the earth.

"Isn't this guy an alien? Why does he want to protect the peace of the earth for no reason?"

Conan couldn't help but complain.

Having said that, his eyes couldn't help but be attracted by the picture.

Hayata Susumu obtained the life sharing of Ultraman, not only was he successfully resurrected, he also obtained a "β magic wand", which can transform him into a giant to fight after using it!
"Wow!"

Yuanta has completely forgotten about "Kamen Rider" and an expression of envy appeared on his face.

"I want to be a giant too!"

"You can only become an adult."

Conan once again turns into a complaining monster.

Yuan Tai glared, but soon the next scene attracted everyone's attention.

The space monster Bemula appears!

"So ugly..."

This time it was Ayumi's turn to complain, and Haibara Ai nodded in agreement, saying that it was indeed ugly.

The original image of Bermuda was designed by the famous artist and sculptor Toru Narita, who also created the image of the first Ultraman.

This is a classic monster image!

He originally appeared as a righteous monster, but Tsuburaya gave up the idea of ​​a monster protagonist and changed it to a giant image, which later became Ultraman.

So based on the principle of not wasting, Bemula changed from a righteous partner to the first evil little monster!

But I have to say that Bermuda is indeed very ugly, and it would be more appropriate for him to be a villain.

Especially its long legs, which are completely disproportionate and it is obvious that it is not a serious monster.

To be honest, the original Bermuda was too rough, and it might have something to do with the era, it wasn't made very well.

Gui Yewu has made some optimizations to this.

Improvements have been made in both material and image.

The new version of the leather case is not only more realistic, but also allows for flexible movements, including controlling the eyelids and eye movements.

The advantage is that Bermuda is more vivid and three-dimensional, and not like a dead object. The disadvantage is that the suit actors are very tired.

Although the eyeballs and mouth are designed with movable mechanisms inside the narrow leather case, it is still difficult to move them.

It took a lot of effort when filming it.

However, hard work pays off, and the resulting effect is indeed satisfactory.

The little ones stared at the TV intently, even Haibara Ai and Conan were no exception.

In the picture, Team Kurt was ordered to stop Bermuda, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.

The angry Bermuda grabbed the submarine driven by Hayata Susumu and threw it to the shore. Amid the rising flames, Hayata Susumu fainted.

Then the Kurt fighter plane in the sky was also swept down by the rays emitted by Bermuda.

At this critical moment, Hayata Jin woke up from his coma, left the submarine, looked at Bermuda that walked out of Longsen Lake and was wreaking havoc, and took out his stick!
Transform!

Special effects animation.

Ultraman makes a stunning appearance!
(End of this chapter)