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Ultraman Orb Trailer Showcases New Footage

Published on June 9, 2016

Latest trailer shows off new Ultraman Orb footage.

Tsuburaya Productions has posted an Ultraman Orb “special movie” trailer to their YouTube channel, showcasing new scenes from the upcoming Ultraman Orb. The new video shows off Kurenai Gai’s transformation into Ultraman Orb.

The trailer also revealed more about the show’s story:

Long ago, the Devil King Beasts appeared and threatened to destroy the world but were defeated by the Giants of Light and sealed away. As time moved on and the modern era arrived. Naomi, Jetter, and Shinya of the SSP website meet a mysterious young man: Kurenai Gai, a man who travels the world. Using the Orb Rings and cards which represent the powers of legendary Ultraman from the past, Gai becomes Ultraman Orb to fight the revived threat of the Devil King Beasts.

Ultraman Orb premieres on Saturday, July 9th at 9 AM in Japan, replacing New Ultraman Retsuden, and will run for 25 episodes. Ultraman Orb‘s head director is Kiyotaka Taguchi, who is returning from Ultraman X along with head writers Takao Nakano and Yuji Kobayashi. A spinoff series set for an international release on Amazon Prime has also been announced.

Source: Tsuburaya’s Youtube channel