1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,320 Engine inspection presents going ultra. This is MJ. I'm an author. I'm an artist. I'm an analyzer 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:09,040 You can find all my work at MJ Munoz comm and crowdbugs comm too 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,200 Yes, thank you other me so 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:18,520 I wanted to talk about Ultraman blazar an overview of the series because I 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:24,420 talked a bit about the whole series in episode 20 my episode 25 review of blazar 6 00:00:24,420 --> 00:00:30,500 but since then a lot has happened a lot of time has passed I believe the 7 00:00:30,500 --> 00:00:35,780 Ultraman blazar blu-ray is available from Mill Creek and I think it has the movie on it 8 00:00:35,780 --> 00:00:40,780 Which I find interesting but more than that a couple other things have gotten me thinking about Ultraman blazar 9 00:00:40,780 --> 00:00:47,100 Is that there is the blazar crossover of Ultraman arc and I stopped watching Ultraman arc because of many 10 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:54,000 Medical family issues that stopped me and I stopped at like the third of four 11 00:00:55,180 --> 00:00:56,820 blazar episodes 12 00:00:56,820 --> 00:01:01,180 The crazy blazar crossover that they did with arc for some reason 13 00:01:01,740 --> 00:01:03,740 And like I like it 14 00:01:04,020 --> 00:01:11,220 It doesn't really make sense this infernal dark shogun that we got to meet or hear about sort of in blazar is threatening 15 00:01:11,300 --> 00:01:14,100 Arc's world which is in a different dimension, so they're not you know 16 00:01:14,780 --> 00:01:16,580 They're in a multiverse 17 00:01:16,580 --> 00:01:18,500 basically and 18 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:23,740 Like I said, I haven't gotten to finish blazar, but I saw earth garon. I saw the scarred 19 00:01:25,220 --> 00:01:28,300 Outfits on the hoshimoto crew the arc crew 20 00:01:28,860 --> 00:01:35,460 And it made me long for more blazar and it made me start thinking about blazar and honestly I love 21 00:01:35,820 --> 00:01:41,300 Black star I don't remember if there was a second song that ended up taking black stars place 22 00:01:41,300 --> 00:01:42,940 I know I'm pretty sure the ED changed 23 00:01:42,940 --> 00:01:47,360 But I don't know that the opening song changed and this black star is an amazing song 24 00:01:48,140 --> 00:01:51,860 The vocal performance and everything is fantastic, so I just want to give a little bit of 25 00:01:53,180 --> 00:01:56,220 credit real quick while I'm thinking about this and 26 00:01:57,700 --> 00:01:58,940 Yeah, so anyway 27 00:01:58,940 --> 00:02:04,180 So I I want to know so the lyrics according to the Ultraman wiki are done by such ago 28 00:02:04,180 --> 00:02:06,880 Who or what is such go? I don't know sounds like a girl's name 29 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,700 But maybe it's like a group's name, or maybe it's a corporate brand 30 00:02:10,700 --> 00:02:12,700 name, but 31 00:02:13,660 --> 00:02:14,940 It's 32 00:02:14,940 --> 00:02:18,880 Anyway, I'll talk about that. I have a very interesting. Well anyway, I have a very interesting 33 00:02:19,700 --> 00:02:23,820 Relationship with like corporate art because I love a lot of it, and I also disdain a lot of it 34 00:02:23,820 --> 00:02:25,820 So I'll get back into that soon 35 00:02:26,460 --> 00:02:30,540 But the composition arrangement is by Hisashi Kiyama and the artist is 36 00:02:31,460 --> 00:02:33,140 min 37 00:02:33,140 --> 00:02:39,660 Minda Rin Minda Rin Minda Rin anyway, so like her vocal performances are fabulous. It's just it's true 38 00:02:39,660 --> 00:02:45,340 Um the song is such a great energy. I listened to a male cover, which is done by a group who's done 39 00:02:46,060 --> 00:02:48,060 They did blazar they did 40 00:02:48,140 --> 00:02:50,460 Zet they did a couple other ones. I can't remember the name 41 00:02:50,580 --> 00:02:54,780 Maybe I'll post it in the show notes will see if I remember I'll do it if not then I won't that's not a 42 00:02:54,780 --> 00:02:57,060 Big deal you can find him just look up. You know black star cover 43 00:02:57,860 --> 00:02:59,500 male, maybe 44 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:03,420 Just because I thought well. You know this is already a lady saying let me hear what it dude sounds like singing it and 45 00:03:04,060 --> 00:03:06,700 like the band is decent like something's off in the mix and 46 00:03:06,700 --> 00:03:12,660 Either something's off in the mix, or it's just it's a very difficult mix to make and then even I've been playing with a 47 00:03:13,180 --> 00:03:14,380 Get ready to crucify me 48 00:03:14,380 --> 00:03:18,260 I only say that because you're an Ultraman fan if you're listening to this and you should get the joke on that 49 00:03:18,260 --> 00:03:22,780 But I get ready to crucify me if you don't like what I'm about to say. I'm prepared for it 50 00:03:22,780 --> 00:03:29,460 I willingly take this on I thought let me try like let me see if I can reproduce black star with an AI thing 51 00:03:29,460 --> 00:03:31,100 Suno is the AI music thing 52 00:03:31,100 --> 00:03:35,100 I'm using and I couldn't get anything that came closer at some stuff sounded kind of cool 53 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:37,820 But there's not enough like granular control over the length of the song 54 00:03:38,340 --> 00:03:41,340 For me to be satisfied and with a free account anyway 55 00:03:41,340 --> 00:03:47,940 And I couldn't really get anything that matched like the awesomeness of you know these look you know real living artists doing the work 56 00:03:47,940 --> 00:03:52,500 Which you might say duh MJ of course you can't because it's all done by machines, man 57 00:03:52,740 --> 00:03:55,260 But you know a lot of things done by machine a lot of things that are done 58 00:03:55,620 --> 00:03:58,540 Corporately a lot of things that are done according to a formula they still work 59 00:03:58,540 --> 00:04:02,660 That's why formulas are formulas because math is a like a discreet 60 00:04:02,660 --> 00:04:08,360 I'm not done that discreet math is like a finite thing like they are only finite possibilities within mathematics 61 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:15,180 But what about imaginary numbers? Yeah? I I'm not a math nerd, but I do know like there's finite dimensions to reality and 62 00:04:16,220 --> 00:04:22,340 Even if it's ever expanding it's only ever expanding at a certain at a certain pace and that can all be codified and 63 00:04:22,780 --> 00:04:25,420 Understood well I got off the wrong place anyway 64 00:04:26,460 --> 00:04:29,180 so what I'm saying is despite the fact that 65 00:04:29,180 --> 00:04:31,780 You know creativity is this beautiful awesome? 66 00:04:31,780 --> 00:04:35,780 You know unicorn of a thing like you can still catch a unicorn you can still use it a unicorn 67 00:04:35,780 --> 00:04:42,540 It can still stab you with his horn even though it's you know a finite being I I think I totally mixed well 68 00:04:42,540 --> 00:04:46,060 I know I totally mixed my metaphors there, and I think I lost all meaning so sorry about that 69 00:04:46,060 --> 00:04:48,420 But I think I even understand what I'm trying to say there 70 00:04:48,420 --> 00:04:55,260 Which is that you know sometimes corporate stuff is good sometimes things that are paint my numbers turn out to work out really well 71 00:04:55,260 --> 00:04:57,740 And they're still beautiful and meaningful impactful 72 00:04:57,740 --> 00:04:59,740 Which you know if you want to criticize 73 00:05:00,180 --> 00:05:02,180 You know 74 00:05:02,180 --> 00:05:03,700 Well, I'm not defending 75 00:05:03,700 --> 00:05:08,380 I'm not gonna go on a diet I'm defending this because I don't need to because that's not the issue at hand 76 00:05:08,380 --> 00:05:14,940 The issue at hand is that in analyzing the lyrics and reading the lyrics over and over again and listening to what? 77 00:05:15,660 --> 00:05:19,220 my you know what I had Claude AI come up with as 78 00:05:19,940 --> 00:05:24,780 like improved English language lyrics that rhymed with the Japanese 79 00:05:24,780 --> 00:05:28,500 Verbiage that was used the Japanese the transliteration of the Japanese text 80 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:31,700 I did get something that you know might have rhymed with it 81 00:05:31,700 --> 00:05:34,820 But it didn't have the same spirit and soul and spark and part of the reason 82 00:05:34,820 --> 00:05:40,220 or part of the thing that it did too was it changed some of the meaning and when I went back and looked at the 83 00:05:40,220 --> 00:05:46,260 Meaning of the original of the Japanese you know the translation from Japanese into English of the lyrics for 84 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:49,300 Black Star there's a lot of stuff about there's 85 00:05:49,300 --> 00:05:55,860 stuff about like a duality about like a protection about like piercing through darkness and piercing the sky and 86 00:05:56,140 --> 00:06:02,860 like breaking through these barriers and also about the future and I found that to be interesting because at the very end of 87 00:06:03,100 --> 00:06:04,660 Ultraman blazar 88 00:06:04,660 --> 00:06:10,300 Which now I'm transitioning into my review of the show at the very end of Ultraman blazar we get this 89 00:06:10,900 --> 00:06:13,620 invasion by the v99 and 90 00:06:14,220 --> 00:06:16,220 They are stopped 91 00:06:16,220 --> 00:06:22,420 They stopped their aggression against humanity who is you know attacking them so you know in my opinion the v99 92 00:06:22,420 --> 00:06:25,220 Are like defending themselves and retaliating only 93 00:06:25,940 --> 00:06:28,180 Well, they're retaliating in measure. I would say 94 00:06:28,940 --> 00:06:30,940 basically and 95 00:06:32,020 --> 00:06:34,020 What happens is 96 00:06:34,900 --> 00:06:38,700 It's the spy girl I can't remember her name at the moment, but she goes and 97 00:06:39,940 --> 00:06:42,580 She ends up saying for the 98 00:06:42,580 --> 00:06:48,460 She ends up saying for them to use whatever alien language 99 00:06:49,540 --> 00:06:56,700 Translation software they have to tell the v99 future we want to be focused on a future and that 100 00:06:57,300 --> 00:07:02,700 Message of the future which is contained in the song in the lyrics of the song Black Star 101 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:06,300 It's about moving towards the future. It's about not hiding from 102 00:07:07,260 --> 00:07:09,260 The truth it's about not 103 00:07:09,260 --> 00:07:16,380 It's about not hiding from the truth. It's about being open to learning about what's what else is in the world and not just deluding yourself 104 00:07:16,380 --> 00:07:19,420 And it's about moving towards the future into the future 105 00:07:21,260 --> 00:07:22,460 That 106 00:07:22,460 --> 00:07:26,620 It's amazing that that song recognizes that theme and 107 00:07:27,500 --> 00:07:31,900 That turns out to be a big theme of the show and you could say a big theme of Ultraman overall 108 00:07:33,420 --> 00:07:37,180 Like being cowed by fear and being made to 109 00:07:37,180 --> 00:07:39,820 Be evil or to act violently or act 110 00:07:40,300 --> 00:07:43,020 Irrationally and cause greater harm through 111 00:07:43,900 --> 00:07:46,300 Giving into fear and letting fear control you 112 00:07:47,180 --> 00:07:48,460 Definitely seems to be a theme 113 00:07:48,460 --> 00:07:56,220 I've seen in some Ultraman things and I think that's a theme in blazar and it kind of blew me away that this show 114 00:07:56,540 --> 00:08:03,420 Has a theme song that first of all is an absolute banger as they say and it's just so freaking rockin hard 115 00:08:03,420 --> 00:08:08,780 hard that um, it's just it's amazing to listen to and that triumphant black star 116 00:08:09,980 --> 00:08:13,100 You know like it's so great it feels so good but 117 00:08:13,980 --> 00:08:18,380 The black star this black hole this blazar is this thing 118 00:08:19,100 --> 00:08:23,740 That opens you up it opens up Gento Hiruma to 119 00:08:24,540 --> 00:08:26,540 This possibility of this future 120 00:08:26,940 --> 00:08:31,180 He couldn't have seen otherwise this future that he would have been locked up in 121 00:08:31,180 --> 00:08:35,420 Because his life would have ended prematurely and he wouldn't have been able to fulfill this 122 00:08:35,900 --> 00:08:38,940 Destiny as partner to this ultra to this, you know 123 00:08:39,260 --> 00:08:45,180 Great uga buga man from the sky who helps him to fight for the future and to look forward to the future 124 00:08:46,060 --> 00:08:52,460 And it really fascinates me that those themes and messages are contained in the opening song for the show 125 00:08:52,780 --> 00:08:58,540 Which should which should be like an encapsulation of what the show is all about but doesn't always turn out 126 00:08:58,540 --> 00:09:01,340 To be an encapsulation of what the show is all about. Um 127 00:09:02,220 --> 00:09:04,860 I'm thinking now back to the x-files opening. It's 128 00:09:05,580 --> 00:09:07,580 creepy and wonderful as uh 129 00:09:07,900 --> 00:09:13,980 Chris Carter might say and it has an ethereal feel and it feels spooky and it feels haunted and it feels 130 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:17,820 Mysterious, which is exactly what the show is and what the show is about 131 00:09:18,060 --> 00:09:24,300 It's about exploring the unknown and it's about the tension of what's out there and what's it going to do to me and 132 00:09:24,300 --> 00:09:28,140 like trying to persist and survive through that and uh, 133 00:09:28,620 --> 00:09:31,660 I can't think of any other tv show openings at this time. Um 134 00:09:32,860 --> 00:09:38,860 Ultraman z the chant my name. I don't really know about that. I've never paid too much attention to the lyrics. Um, just it sounds cool 135 00:09:38,860 --> 00:09:44,380 But again like the black star lyrics at least the tv-sized version of it 136 00:09:44,620 --> 00:09:48,380 Before it, you know jumps off into the rest of the song definitely is about 137 00:09:48,940 --> 00:09:51,740 All those themes that I talked about earlier and that's why I'm saying that 138 00:09:51,740 --> 00:09:55,980 all those themes that I talked about earlier and that's what the show ultra and blazar is about and 139 00:09:57,580 --> 00:10:03,420 Thinking back now we have scarred who's formed in the wake of like, okay, so 140 00:10:04,300 --> 00:10:09,980 To go into it, you know humanity the v99 are there and humanity somehow captures 141 00:10:11,820 --> 00:10:14,940 These things like like the firebird thing, right? 142 00:10:15,020 --> 00:10:19,660 So I don't really understand the firebird and it kind of irritates me but whatever so like blazar gets this firebird upgrade 143 00:10:19,660 --> 00:10:25,180 Just big spoilers from blazar blazar gets this big firebird upgrade thing that like apparently 144 00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:28,220 He was the master of this phoenix firebird thing 145 00:10:28,780 --> 00:10:30,620 and somehow 146 00:10:30,620 --> 00:10:35,100 They had the technology to trap it the girl's father the scientist girl's father 147 00:10:35,340 --> 00:10:40,380 Or no the girl the spy girl her scientist father had the ability to transfer 148 00:10:41,260 --> 00:10:45,260 Oh, yeah, she was like a super genius. So I kind of thought she was an alien, but she wasn't she's the kid of a genius 149 00:10:45,260 --> 00:10:50,700 So she's a genius too. Anyway, somehow they their earth technology from 20 some years ago 21 years ago 150 00:10:50,700 --> 00:10:53,980 Or whatever it was had the ability maybe I think she's 23 in the show 151 00:10:53,980 --> 00:10:56,380 So it's like 23 24 years ago had the ability 152 00:10:57,020 --> 00:11:02,060 It's also super suspicious that he she was conceived in and around the time that the v99 visited 153 00:11:02,060 --> 00:11:08,460 So I totally thought she was like, you know human alien hybrid again going back to x-files one of the greatest shows of all time. Anyway, um 154 00:11:09,740 --> 00:11:11,740 But yeah, so we have this 155 00:11:11,740 --> 00:11:14,940 um this 156 00:11:15,260 --> 00:11:18,460 Somehow, you know blazar's pet phoenix bird thing gets 157 00:11:18,940 --> 00:11:21,740 Separated from him and it's held in this facility in the secret place 158 00:11:21,980 --> 00:11:28,780 But more importantly than that like the v99 came and visited and I think they were running from an enemy or something like that 159 00:11:29,020 --> 00:11:33,100 Which is the big bad at the end of the show's laying all the eggs and the kaiju or like a kaiju defense force 160 00:11:33,580 --> 00:11:34,780 um 161 00:11:34,780 --> 00:11:36,780 Which is super cool. Um, but anyway 162 00:11:37,980 --> 00:11:39,180 they 163 00:11:39,180 --> 00:11:43,180 Come to earth and they're running from this world destroying thing or whatever 164 00:11:43,980 --> 00:11:48,860 That becomes the end the enemy at the inlets name starts with the v but I don't remember it. Anyway, um, so 165 00:11:49,820 --> 00:11:50,760 like 166 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,340 humanity's fear of the v99 and what they have 167 00:11:54,060 --> 00:11:59,660 Like the first wave so there's the first episode of it of the of blazar is called first wave. Um 168 00:12:00,700 --> 00:12:02,700 The second wave is bazanga 169 00:12:03,020 --> 00:12:03,820 and 170 00:12:03,820 --> 00:12:05,180 Or is it the second? 171 00:12:05,180 --> 00:12:09,580 I think it's called first wave. Anyway, the first wave was the v99 visiting the second wave is supposed to be 172 00:12:09,900 --> 00:12:15,580 Bazanga and the third wave is this volmitreon or whatever his name is that comes in a taxi lays the eggs 173 00:12:16,300 --> 00:12:21,100 Which have kaiju in them, I think or something. They're like bomb eggs and he blows up planets knocks them off course 174 00:12:21,580 --> 00:12:27,340 Uh to crash into another planet and blows it up its core or whatever and then causes other issues and then kills the planet ultimately 175 00:12:27,820 --> 00:12:29,820 So it's like this crazy destructive force 176 00:12:30,060 --> 00:12:31,420 anyway, um 177 00:12:31,420 --> 00:12:36,780 And then like I think all of the special space kaiju like bazanga and the delta rune 178 00:12:36,860 --> 00:12:39,020 That's not what it's called the delta bird bomber guy 179 00:12:39,340 --> 00:12:44,220 Like those are all like genetically engineered space kaiju or something like that that these v99 folks 180 00:12:45,020 --> 00:12:50,540 Are making in order to help protect themselves from this threat. I think that blazar is ultimately able to 181 00:12:51,100 --> 00:12:57,180 Defeat with I think the help in large part of earth garan. Anyway, and and the kaiju, um 182 00:12:57,180 --> 00:13:03,020 Um, like the bug kaiju who are absorbing all the energy so they can shoot this thing and stop it from coming towards earth 183 00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:05,660 Which is like a really cool like I love the idea of this kaiju defense force 184 00:13:05,660 --> 00:13:09,340 But like the fear of the kaiju like the humans are afraid of the kaiju and they're trying to kill them all 185 00:13:09,740 --> 00:13:13,980 Because they're not understanding they're not seeing the bigger picture and they're not they lack the context to know 186 00:13:14,140 --> 00:13:17,180 That what the kaiju are doing is actually a good thing and they shouldn't be trying to stop them 187 00:13:17,420 --> 00:13:22,060 Yeah, it's messing with your renewable energy source or whatever. But using up that renewable energy source right now 188 00:13:22,540 --> 00:13:25,820 um will enable your planet to not be destroyed so in the 189 00:13:25,820 --> 00:13:30,060 Long term, it's a good thing and in the short term. It's a bad thing and humans have a 190 00:13:30,620 --> 00:13:34,300 Propensity to see things in the short term and not understand the long term 191 00:13:34,300 --> 00:13:38,220 Although you know, it's not like the kaiju were communicating with them so they couldn't tell them so they didn't know 192 00:13:38,940 --> 00:13:47,260 but that's the thing like this song talks about not hiding from the truth and being open to learning and like understanding new things and 193 00:13:48,380 --> 00:13:51,100 Having a not so much a vision of the future 194 00:13:51,100 --> 00:13:56,380 But like having an understanding and being open to seeing things that are off in the horizon that you don't understand right now 195 00:13:56,700 --> 00:13:59,580 So that you are, you know, you're benefited from it 196 00:14:00,220 --> 00:14:03,980 At a different time and like I love that. I think it's a beautiful message 197 00:14:04,780 --> 00:14:07,740 You know, it's a banger of a song and it has this beautiful message to it 198 00:14:07,740 --> 00:14:21,100 And I think that's really cool. I think it's really intense and I think uh, it's excellent. Honestly, um 199 00:14:28,300 --> 00:14:30,300 Anyway, I lost my train of thought there forgive me 200 00:14:30,860 --> 00:14:35,980 But what i'm saying is like I think that's what the themes of the show are and those themes are all encapsulated in this song 201 00:14:35,980 --> 00:14:39,660 and I don't want to keep just going back to the song but really looking at the lyrics of the song made me think like 202 00:14:39,660 --> 00:14:41,660 oh, wow, this thing's deep and it has a 203 00:14:42,140 --> 00:14:46,780 Uh a good understanding of the themes of the show. So i'm assuming it was a kaguchi, right? 204 00:14:47,100 --> 00:14:52,300 Um, he must have known what the theme of the show was going to be and must have known that like the safe word 205 00:14:53,020 --> 00:14:57,660 The word that would save the day would be future telling the aliens future and that they would be able to 206 00:14:58,140 --> 00:15:02,300 Chill out and be okay and know that everything's gonna be all right. Um 207 00:15:02,300 --> 00:15:07,900 Yeah, i'm pretty sure that's how it goes so like he must have known that and he must have given instructions to somebody in 208 00:15:08,140 --> 00:15:12,220 You know ultraman it's you know super ride productions to when they had that corporate 209 00:15:12,620 --> 00:15:17,500 You know mass media song made to have it have this theme in it because just because something's corporate 210 00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:22,940 Just because something's made by committee or made by a corporation doesn't mean that it has to be heartless and soulless 211 00:15:22,940 --> 00:15:27,180 And I think ultraman proves this year after year when they produce a show that 212 00:15:27,980 --> 00:15:28,860 is 213 00:15:28,860 --> 00:15:30,860 awesome and as 214 00:15:30,860 --> 00:15:32,860 something to say 215 00:15:32,940 --> 00:15:35,020 um 216 00:15:35,020 --> 00:15:36,380 and I think 217 00:15:36,380 --> 00:15:38,380 blazar does have something to say now 218 00:15:38,380 --> 00:15:45,260 the contradictions about like not wanting to lie or like being open and honest or like weird because like it's almost like that's gento and 219 00:15:46,780 --> 00:15:49,740 And blazar together like they have to be honest 220 00:15:49,820 --> 00:15:55,260 They have to be honest and open with each other and like the song is almost like about them and their journey together of like 221 00:15:55,260 --> 00:16:01,500 going from not understanding to understanding each other and being able to like see through each other's eyes and to like 222 00:16:02,540 --> 00:16:05,100 want to help and understand each other and like not be afraid and like 223 00:16:05,820 --> 00:16:10,540 Like at one point blazar was like gento was afraid of blazar's power and what he would do and how he would kill all those 224 00:16:11,180 --> 00:16:14,300 like the mama kaiju and her baby kaiju and stuff and um 225 00:16:14,700 --> 00:16:18,540 like he was afraid to use his power and it's almost like the message is like 226 00:16:18,540 --> 00:16:24,620 Of the show is don't be afraid to use your power. Just do your best to use it 227 00:16:25,500 --> 00:16:26,780 positively 228 00:16:26,780 --> 00:16:29,980 Use your power in a way that will move you towards the future 229 00:16:30,220 --> 00:16:37,420 Which it's funny to me because there was an australian subara australian japanese subara co-production made where they made a show in australia 230 00:16:37,740 --> 00:16:42,380 That was called ultraman towards the future and I just that phrase just keep it's first of all. That's a great title 231 00:16:43,260 --> 00:16:47,420 I heard about it like 10 years ago or more listening to hentian justice unlimited either 232 00:16:47,420 --> 00:16:49,420 um mike 233 00:16:53,340 --> 00:16:59,500 Either the swoosh guy swoosh cast guy australian guy who reviewed a bunch of ssh figure words and other toys 234 00:17:00,620 --> 00:17:04,940 Or mike dent mock dent who has been featured doing voices for ultraman 235 00:17:05,420 --> 00:17:07,740 um in their in their new dubs, um 236 00:17:08,940 --> 00:17:12,140 either he brought it up and I remember it all the way from back then or 237 00:17:12,860 --> 00:17:14,380 Or it was either him or the australian guy 238 00:17:14,380 --> 00:17:18,780 but one of them mentioned this ultra band toward the future project and like mark rusatsu talked about it on or 239 00:17:19,660 --> 00:17:24,220 I can't remember the lady's name the lady who does a bunch of cool stuff for him the ultra man stuff and other things anyway, um 240 00:17:25,900 --> 00:17:27,900 They covered it over there on his channel 241 00:17:28,380 --> 00:17:32,460 You know briefly they talked about it and uh, like I think it's just such a great title 242 00:17:32,700 --> 00:17:36,300 And I think it's like a really great title for ultra man like ultra man's about moving towards the future 243 00:17:36,380 --> 00:17:42,540 It feels like to me and like blazar is specifically is about that it pulls on that theme and that's like the theme in the show 244 00:17:42,540 --> 00:17:44,540 That's the theme of the show. Um 245 00:17:44,620 --> 00:17:51,660 Everybody in their relationships with each other. You've got spy lady. You've got martial arts lady. You've got um tech hunk 246 00:17:53,020 --> 00:18:00,380 You've got genta the family man and you've got uh the captain over them. Oh, and then the the farmer vice president guy 247 00:18:00,700 --> 00:18:08,940 um, like each of them in some way their stories are about them being able to move towards the future in their own lives and 248 00:18:09,660 --> 00:18:11,580 uh 249 00:18:11,580 --> 00:18:14,060 The way that the cast worked out in that show is really good too 250 00:18:14,060 --> 00:18:16,460 But I already talked about that in my episode 25 review, so I don't want to 251 00:18:17,260 --> 00:18:18,700 Go over that ground again 252 00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:25,900 but um, yeah, I would say each of them has like something that they're moving towards that's in their future that they want to keep living for and 253 00:18:26,860 --> 00:18:33,100 That's like what you know, that's why they're part of scarred and that's why they are successful in scarred and why they're making 254 00:18:33,580 --> 00:18:37,900 Big things happen and big changes happen and like that's why they're able to accomplish the feats 255 00:18:37,900 --> 00:18:42,780 they are obviously because it's fiction but also because like the purpose or the the 256 00:18:43,580 --> 00:18:45,100 blessing the 257 00:18:45,100 --> 00:18:49,500 Benefit of them doing accomplishing those things in the fiction is that they get to move towards those futures 258 00:18:51,740 --> 00:18:56,220 By you know facing these, you know difficult challenges for themselves and um 259 00:18:57,100 --> 00:19:00,860 Yeah, I think that's what the show is about. I think I think the show is about embracing 260 00:19:02,140 --> 00:19:05,740 the hardship and challenges of life without fear 261 00:19:05,740 --> 00:19:06,940 Or 262 00:19:06,940 --> 00:19:11,820 embracing it despite the fact that you're afraid and overcoming that fear so that you can have a future like 263 00:19:12,300 --> 00:19:16,140 You're nodding back to the rainbow snake episodes and like that doctor 264 00:19:16,940 --> 00:19:18,940 I think he was saying that 265 00:19:19,020 --> 00:19:23,660 Kaiju are almost innocent and humans are the real bad ones and 266 00:19:24,380 --> 00:19:26,380 He used like human past 267 00:19:27,020 --> 00:19:33,020 Stuff like things from humans dark past to justify that stance and ultimately he gives up the fight 268 00:19:33,020 --> 00:19:39,420 when he realizes that these this next generation is going to try to build a better future and you know try to do things differently and 269 00:19:41,660 --> 00:19:44,220 Uh, he can't really stop them. Um 270 00:19:45,180 --> 00:19:47,180 Like you can't fight the future 271 00:19:47,180 --> 00:19:54,460 So you may as well embrace the future and like he does that in maybe a half measure or half step and like gento does that too 272 00:19:54,460 --> 00:19:56,700 He can't stop his death eventually 273 00:19:57,340 --> 00:20:01,180 Um, but he still faces things and he's willing to face death and almost give up his life 274 00:20:01,180 --> 00:20:07,980 in order to do things um to secure a future like for his children or first his son and his wife and you know other people 275 00:20:07,980 --> 00:20:13,100 And uh, yeah, I think that's what blazers is about. I really like blazer. I'm I have a really strong attachment the suit's beautiful 276 00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:18,940 Um, the cast is really cool and I really like gento and I wish there was a little bit more there 277 00:20:18,940 --> 00:20:23,420 I I want to buy them like I really just want to buy the set now so I can get the movie because apparently 278 00:20:23,420 --> 00:20:29,340 The movie's dubbed there as well on the dvd and it would be really cool to get and check out and do an 279 00:20:29,340 --> 00:20:32,620 Additional review and add to my uh, my playlist for all the blazar reviews 280 00:20:34,620 --> 00:20:36,620 Anyway as I move towards my future 281 00:20:36,620 --> 00:20:39,500 Um, and I've faced a lot of darkness 282 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:45,020 More on the side than directing it facely with some issues that we've been having lately over here 283 00:20:45,020 --> 00:20:48,380 Um, I'm I want to get back into arc and finish that show 284 00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:49,420 It's I mean it's done 285 00:20:49,420 --> 00:20:52,300 So I need just need to catch up and finish reviewing and talking about it 286 00:20:52,300 --> 00:20:57,740 But I thought now's a good time to go ahead and talk about blazar and uh, then I'll move to 287 00:20:57,740 --> 00:21:01,260 And uh, then I'll move toward the future and check out the rest of it 288 00:21:01,260 --> 00:21:06,060 So anyway, check out mgbunyus.com for the show notes to find out more of what I'm doing more of my releases 289 00:21:06,060 --> 00:21:10,140 And check out growbugs.com where you can find out you can sign up to find out about 290 00:21:10,700 --> 00:21:13,820 My book my middle grade book featuring magical bugs battling monsters 291 00:21:14,300 --> 00:21:15,420 um 292 00:21:15,420 --> 00:21:17,500 One of these magical bugs battling monsters 293 00:21:19,260 --> 00:21:20,780 Partners up with the girl 294 00:21:20,780 --> 00:21:29,020 Um to help save someone she cares about and when the girl is brave enough they unite and become a giant of light to destroy 295 00:21:29,500 --> 00:21:36,300 Uh the darkness uh and face fear and stuff and it's very ultra manlike very ultra man inspired in that dimension 296 00:21:36,620 --> 00:21:39,260 But beyond that it's you know, great entertaining 297 00:21:40,060 --> 00:21:46,220 Stories for kids that have stakes and are interesting and i'm working on a a book separate to that or separate from that one 298 00:21:46,220 --> 00:21:49,500 That's just one one little story I have and I have bigger stories 299 00:21:49,500 --> 00:21:51,500 um 300 00:21:51,980 --> 00:21:56,460 That involve kids and involve these magical bugs and the dark creatures that they have to face 301 00:21:56,860 --> 00:21:58,780 And overcome and I think it's really good stuff 302 00:21:58,780 --> 00:22:00,780 And I think if you like ultra man if you like tokusatsu 303 00:22:01,100 --> 00:22:04,800 You're gonna like my stuff as well. So you can find out more about that at growbugs.com 304 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:19,840 Until next time folks. Take care