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* CriticalResearchFailure: The story eventually introduces a New Yorker with the Ultraman Factor who starts fighting crime. One of his training exercises is timing himself running across the Brooklyn Bridge and realizing he basically has super speed. The manga establishes that it's very early at night, but New York City isn't called ''The City That Never Sleeps'' for no reason. ''Someone'' would have spotted him.

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* BigApplesauce: Volume 10's arc largely takes place in Manhattan.

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* BigApplesauce: Volume 10's Volumes 9 and 10 introduce an Asian American man with the Ultraman Factor who starts to fight crime in New York City, and volume 10 is all about an alien terrorist attack on Manhattan. Interestingly, this arc largely takes place in Manhattan.started after the author took a trip to New York City.


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* CriticalResearchFailure: The story eventually introduces a New Yorker with the Ultraman Factor who starts fighting crime. One of his training exercises is timing himself running across the Brooklyn Bridge and realizing he basically has super speed. The manga establishes that it's very early at night, but New York City isn't called ''The City That Never Sleeps'' for no reason. ''Someone'' would have spotted him.
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* BigApplesauce: Volume 10's arc largely takes place in Manhattan.

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* BigBad: Bemular.

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* BigBad: Bemular. Though his true intentions and loyalties are an ongoing mystery for the series.


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** Bemular's Ultraman-like armor may be a reference to the original prototype Ultraman, a bird-monster named Bemlar.
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* LikeParentLikeChild: Rena shares her father's investigative skills, putting them to good use in her research on Ultraman and at one point almost figuring out that Shinjiro is Ultraman just by the fact that they run similarly.


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* PretenderDiss: Endo is not very happy to see a new Ultraman since he holds the original in a very high regard.
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* UltimateUniverse: An alternate version of the regular Ultra Series universe.
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It's announced that an anime adaptation will be aired in Japan in 2019.

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It's announced that an anime adaptation will be aired in Japan in 2019.
2019, co-directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex) & Shinji Aramaki (Manga/{{Appleseed}}) and will also be released worldwide by Creator/{{Netflix}}.

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* LiteralMinded: When Seiji refers to Dan and Shinjiro as his brothers, Dan fails to realize that Seiji is calling them fellow Ultramen and believe that he's really Shinjiro's brother. Then he thinks Seiji is ''his'' brother when Shinjiro refutes this.



* PapaWolf: Detective Endo to Rena. Considering she is a popular idol with some [[{{Fandumb}} questionable]] [[MisaimedFandom fans]], his concern is not unwarranted.

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** Seiji repeatedly refers to his fellow Ultramen as "brothers," based on the collective name given to a group of legendary Ultras, the "Ultra Brothers." The members in the franchise included Ultraman, Ultra Seven, and Ultraman Ace.
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Detective Endo to Rena. Considering she is a popular idol with some [[{{Fandumb}} questionable]] [[MisaimedFandom fans]], his concern is not unwarranted.unwarranted.
** Shin comes to Shinjiro's rescue clad in his own PoweredArmor multiple times.
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* IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Seiji is motivated to heroics because he wants to make a world where Yuko can [[WhenSheSmiles smile]] again.

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* AdaptationalWimp: All the Ultras have been dialed down to people in PoweredArmor as opposed to the giant superheroes in the original series.

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* AdaptationalWimp: All the Ultras have been dialed down to people in PoweredArmor as opposed to the giant superheroes in the original series. Also applies to the familiar Kaiju of the franchise, as they've all yet to grow into giant size to destroy cities and are more concerned with hiding among humans.


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*** [[invoked]] WordOfGod explains that Jack is meant resemble Hideki Goh, Ultraman Jack's human host in ''Return of Ultraman''.

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* LovesMyAlterEgo: Shinjiro befriends Rena Sayama, a famous pop-singer who has a crush on Ultraman.



* StalkerWithACrush: The former prince Igaru Pigmon towards pop-singer Rena Sayama.

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* StalkerWithACrush: The former prince Igaru Pigmon towards pop-singer Rena Sayama.Rena.
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* SerialKillingsSpecificTarget: The attack on a jetliner [[spoiler:was caused by Bemular, going after Hokuto as its main target.]]

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* SerialKillingsSpecificTarget: The attack on a jetliner [[spoiler:was caused by Bemular, going after Hokuto Bemular as its main target.part of an assassination mission.]]
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* SerialKillingsSpecificTarget: The attack on a jetliner [[spoiler:was caused by Bemular, going after Hokuto as its main target.]]
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Seiji remains in love with Yuko, but is not afraid to flirt with Shinjiro.
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* ExpectingSomeoneTaller:
** Literally. While people recognize that Shinjiro is dressed as Ultraman, his human size throws them for a loop and they assume he's cosplaying.
** How Jack is introduced. Shinjiro initially believes that a big hulking alien in a fight club is Moroboshi's informant, only for the big guy to fall over unconscious and reveal that the informant is the much more human-looking Jack.



* NotThisOneThatOne: Shinjiro initially believes that a big hulking alien is Moroboshi's informant, only for the big guy to fall over and reveal that the informant is the much more human-looking Jack.
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Things start to unravel as the presence of aliens becomes more and more apparent. With his memory restored, Shin leads the reformed SSSP in creating new Ultramen to defend the Earth. The first candidate to don such a suit: a 17-year-old Shinjiro.

The manga is a [[ContinuityReboot reboot]] of the Ultraman franchise, ignoring everything that succeeded the original series in favor of an alternate timeline where the appearance of extraterrestrials on Earth had [[RealityEnsues much more ramifications]] and the original Ultraman is the only Ultra to have ever visited Earth. Expectedly, the series also takes a DarkerAndEdgier approach considering the themes it deals in.

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Things start to unravel as the presence of aliens becomes more and more apparent. With his memory restored, Shin leads the reformed SSSP in creating new Ultramen to defend the Earth. The first candidate to don such a suit: the mantle: a 17-year-old Shinjiro.

The Helmed by ''Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron'' creators Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, the manga is a [[ContinuityReboot reboot]] of the Ultraman franchise, ignoring everything that succeeded the original series in favor of an alternate timeline where the appearance of extraterrestrials on Earth had [[RealityEnsues much more ramifications]] and the original Ultraman is the only Ultra to have ever visited Earth. Expectedly, the series also takes a DarkerAndEdgier approach considering the themes it deals in.
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* NotThisOneThatOne: Shinjiro initially believes that a big hulking alien is Moroboshi's informant, only for the big guy to fall over and reveal that the informant is the much more human-looking Jack.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Ultraman reborn'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Ultraman reborn'']][[caption-width-right:350:''[[WorkingTitle Ultraman Begins]]'']]



Shinjiro had inherited his father's "Ultraman Factor."

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[[SuperpowerfulGenetics Shinjiro had inherited his father's "Ultraman Factor."
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* DeathGlare: Moroboshi gives Shinjiro a terrifying one from a distance as he observes him and Rena talking.



* DissonantSerenity: Seiji is a light-hearted, playful guy who is always seen with a smile on his face. Now, look at his quote down at SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids.
* DrowningMySorrows: Red dives into the bottles after Jack seemingly betrays him.



* HeroicBSOD: Seiji's brush with death during his fight with Moroboshi as well as discovering that Yapool knew more about Yuko Minami's death than he let on sends him into one.

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* HeroicBSOD: Seiji's brush with death during his fight with Moroboshi as well as discovering that Yapool knew more about Yuko Minami's the death of his parents than he let on sends him into one.


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*** His near-KnightTemplar behavior when it came to dealing with hostile aliens may be a reference to ''Ultra Seven'''s DarkerAndEdgier approach compared to ''Ultraman''.


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** Jack wears a bracelet on his left wrist, a clear reference to [[Series/ReturnOfUltraman Ultraman Jack's]] Ultra Brace.


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* SuperForm: Red can transform into a similar form of his namesake, the Red King, after taking a drug.
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Shinjiro inherited his superpowers from his father.

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* AdaptationalWimp: All the Ultras have been dialed down to people in PoweredArmor as opposed to the giant superheroes in the original series.
* BackFromTheDead: [[Series/UltramanTaro Kotaro Higashi]] was killed by an alien, but is brought back to life when his blood mixed with a strange liquid it was carrying.



* CameraFiend: Kotaro Higashi is a photographer in this continuity.



* TheLostLenore: Yuko to Seiji.



* PosthumousCharacter: Yuko Minami is deceased by the time of the manga's story.

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* PosthumousCharacter: Yuko Minami PapaWolf: Detective Endo to Rena. Considering she is deceased by the time of the manga's story.a popular idol with some [[{{Fandumb}} questionable]] [[MisaimedFandom fans]], his concern is not unwarranted.



* TheUnmasquedWorld: Edo's plans includes the exposure of aliens living amongst humans.

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* TheUnmasquedWorld: Edo's plans includes the exposure of aliens living amongst humans. However, cover-ups are still in operation; the world in general is still unsure whether or not aliens are on Earth.

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* MythologyGag: Moroboshi wears glasses, a reference to ''Series/UltraSeven'''s means of transformation: his Ultra Eye.

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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
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Moroboshi wears glasses, a reference to ''Series/UltraSeven'''s means of transformation: his Ultra Eye.Eye.
** Seiji declares during a battle that he had an ''ace'' up his sleeve.
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp29Fle7IiE See here for the motion comic version]] with official subtitles provided in English.

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* GovernmentCoverUp: To anything that has the aliens as the culprits, regardless if they're working for the SSSP or not.
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->''[[NothingIsTheSameAnymore This is the beginning of a new age]]''

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->''[[NothingIsTheSameAnymore It is [proven that] he will be a real hero. This is the beginning of a new age]]''
-->-- ''Manga Tagline'' (The former part is not used in the English version)
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* PuppyLove: Seiji and Yuko when they were younger.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: Yapool, the main antagonist of ''Series/UltramanAce'', is the one providing Seiji Hokuto with technical support.
* AmbiguouslyGay: [[Series/UltramanAce Seiji Hokuto]] constantly flirts with Shinjiro, teasing him with how he knows he's Ultraman, clinging to his arm, and one of his speech balloons actually end with a heart symbol.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: Yapool, the [[BigBad main antagonist antagonist]] of ''Series/UltramanAce'', is the one providing Seiji Hokuto with technical support.
support. He also displays fatherly concern for the young Ultraman wannabe.
* AmbiguouslyGay: [[Series/UltramanAce Seiji Hokuto]] constantly flirts with Shinjiro, teasing him with how BadassGrandpa: Once he knows he's Ultraman, clinging to dons his arm, and one of his speech balloons actually end with a heart symbol.prototype Ultraman suit, Hayata is as combat-ready as he was forty plus years ago.



* GoodIsNotNice: Dan Moroboshi is completely willing to kill and scoffs at Shinjiro's unwillingness to.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Moroboshi's general reaction to Seiji.

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* GoodIsNotNice: [[Series/UltraSeven Dan Moroboshi Moroboshi]] is completely willing to kill and scoffs at Shinjiro's unwillingness to.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Moroboshi's general reaction to Seiji.Seiji, though later reveals he's not too paranoid to actually kill the kid for pretending to be Ultraman.
* HeroicBSOD: Seiji's brush with death during his fight with Moroboshi as well as discovering that Yapool knew more about Yuko Minami's death than he let on sends him into one.



* HumanAliens: [[spoiler:Moroboshi]] and [[Series/ReturnOfUltraman Jack]] are aliens with natural human appearances.



* LosingYourHead: [[spoiler:Moroboshi decapitates Seiji.]]

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* LosingYourHead: [[spoiler:Moroboshi decapitates LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The opening to Chapter 42 has Moroboshi say this about seemingly decapitating Seiji:
-->'''Moroboshi''': [[FourthWallPsych I'm sorry if that's a letdown for you.]] I only knocked it off with the flat of my blade. You didn't think I was serious, did you?
* TheLostLenore: Yuko to
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* PosthumousCharacter: Yuko Minami is deceased by the time of the manga's story.

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->''Welcome to the beginning of a new age''

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->''Welcome to ->''[[NothingIsTheSameAnymore This is the beginning of a new age''
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* LosingYourHead: [[spoiler:Moroboshi decapitates Seiji.]]



* StalkerWithACrush: The former prince Igaru Pigmon towards pop-singer Rena Sayama.

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* StalkerWithACrush: The former prince Igaru Pigmon towards pop-singer Rena Sayama.Sayama.
* TheUnmasquedWorld: Edo's plans includes the exposure of aliens living amongst humans.
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It has been forty years since the events of ''{{Series/Ultraman}}''. Separated from the legendary "Being of Light" that had saved the Earth from giant alien invaders time and time again, Shin Hayata has [[LaserGuidedAmnesia lost all memory of his time as host to the extraterrestrial titan]]. With the dissolution of the "Science Special Search Party" (SSSP), Hayata has hired to a mundane life, fathering a son named Shinjiro. Things were normal...until Shinjiro, at the age of five, fell from a great height and walked away unscathed.

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It has been forty years since the events of ''{{Series/Ultraman}}''. Separated from the legendary "Being of Light" that had saved the Earth from giant alien invaders time and time again, Shin Hayata has [[LaserGuidedAmnesia lost all memory of his time as host to the extraterrestrial titan]]. With the dissolution of the "Science Special Search Party" (SSSP), Hayata has hired retired to a mundane life, fathering a son named Shinjiro. Things were normal...until Shinjiro, at the age of five, fell from a great height and walked away unscathed.

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* FlyingBrick: the "Ultraman Factor" turns Shinjiro into one of these.



* HolographicDisguise: A common device used by aliens to walk among humans. Shinjiro uses it to appear as Ultraman when an emergency requires his attention, but lacks any of the protection the suit would give him.



* StalkerWithACrush: The former prince Igaru Pigmon towards pop-singer Rena Sayama.
* SuperStrength: An effect of the "Ultraman Factor."

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* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Shinjiro is repeatedly mocked for wanting to be Ultraman without having to deal with the more morally gray decisions that come with the job.
-->'''Seiji''': If you believe you can be a hero without getting your hands dirty, you're dumber than I thought.
* StalkerWithACrush: The former prince Igaru Pigmon towards pop-singer Rena Sayama.
* SuperStrength: An effect of the "Ultraman Factor."
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->''Welcome to the beginning of a new age''

It has been forty years since the events of ''{{Series/Ultraman}}''. Separated from the legendary "Being of Light" that had saved the Earth from giant alien invaders time and time again, Shin Hayata has [[LaserGuidedAmnesia lost all memory of his time as host to the extraterrestrial titan]]. With the dissolution of the "Science Special Search Party" (SSSP), Hayata has hired to a mundane life, fathering a son named Shinjiro. Things were normal...until Shinjiro, at the age of five, fell from a great height and walked away unscathed.

Shinjiro had inherited his father's "Ultraman Factor."

Things start to unravel as the presence of aliens becomes more and more apparent. With his memory restored, Shin leads the reformed SSSP in creating new Ultramen to defend the Earth. The first candidate to don such a suit: a 17-year-old Shinjiro.

The manga is a [[ContinuityReboot reboot]] of the Ultraman franchise, ignoring everything that succeeded the original series in favor of an alternate timeline where the appearance of extraterrestrials on Earth had [[RealityEnsues much more ramifications]] and the original Ultraman is the only Ultra to have ever visited Earth. Expectedly, the series also takes a DarkerAndEdgier approach considering the themes it deals in.

!!The series includes examples of the following tropes:
* AdaptationalHeroism: Yapool, the main antagonist of ''Series/UltramanAce'', is the one providing Seiji Hokuto with technical support.
* AmbiguouslyGay: [[Series/UltramanAce Seiji Hokuto]] constantly flirts with Shinjiro, teasing him with how he knows he's Ultraman, clinging to his arm, and one of his speech balloons actually end with a heart symbol.
* BigBad: Bemular.
* ClarkKenting: Rena, a famous pop-star, apparently goes around in public wearing a pair of glasses to avoid attention.
* ContinuityReboot: Everything that followed the original ''{{Series/Ultraman}}'' is ignored.
* DarkerAndEdgier: As opposed to the SpaceOpera, {{Kaiju}}-themed premise that is associated with the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', those ideas take a backseat to more street-level adventures that Shinjiro partakes in as Ultraman. The series also explores the consequences of the existence of extraterrestrials appearing on Earth.
* DisproportionateRetribution: You left a negative comment on a Rena Sayama fansite? ''Bloody disintegration''.
* GoodIsNotNice: Dan Moroboshi is completely willing to kill and scoffs at Shinjiro's unwillingness to.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Moroboshi's general reaction to Seiji.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The general effect Agent Adad was going for when he reveals Pigmon's benefactors.
* TheInformant: Jack.
* MasterSwordsman: Moroboshi's weapon of choice is a katana when he's Seven.
* MythologyGag: Moroboshi wears glasses, a reference to ''Series/UltraSeven'''s means of transformation: his Ultra Eye.
* PoweredArmor: The Ultraman suits.
* SerialKiller: Igaru Pigmon.
* StalkerWithACrush: The former prince Igaru Pigmon towards pop-singer Rena Sayama.
* SuperStrength: An effect of the "Ultraman Factor."

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