Malaysia's Ultraman Ribut makes live-action debut in new online series
The superhero will appear in Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes alongside Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman X and Ultraman Orb.
Ultraman Ribut. (Photo: Twitter/tsuburayaprod)
Malaysia has its very own Ultraman and the superhero is set to make its live-action debut on Sunday (Sep 29) in Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes.
The online micro-series will be in both English and Japanese and will be available on the official Ultraman YouTube channel every Sunday.
Hai semua peminat ULTRAMAN di Malaysia,
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According to the Malay Mail, Ultraman Ribut (or Ultraman Storm) is the result of a collaboration between the creators of animated series Upin & Ipin, Les’ Copaque Production, and Tsuburaya Productions, the creators of Ultraman.
Tsuburaya Productions tweeted about the character's introduction: "Hi Ultraman fans in Malaysia, Ultraman Ribut is finally appearing in a new series. Don't miss out!"
The 13-episode series will see Ultraman Ribut fighting the evil League of Darkness alongside his comrades, Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman X and Ultraman Orb. Each episode runs for about 5 minutes.
The character made its first animated appearance on Upin & Ipin in Season 8 where he had a three-episode arc helping the hero kids fend off an alien invasion and saving Kuala Lumpur. Ultraman Ribut returned in Season 9 and proved to be a fan favourite.
His powers include being able to withstand high temperatures, super flight speed and using his “Ribut Blocker” to form a shield.
