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The long awaited new Ultraman manga is going to be published in a new Magazine called, "HERO's" Magazine. The manga will be published in Hero's 1st Issue, which will be the December Issue of Hero's Magazine. So, READ ON for more info!
Hero's Magazine first Issue will be due released in between late November and early December 2011. The cover features manga that will be written based on the long lasting Tokusatsu series by Tsuburaya, the ever famous Gigantic Hero, ULTRAMAN. Alongside the Ultraman manga, 7 other new manga will also be published in the magazine.
The Ultraman manga will be set into a much darker tone of the original storyline and is drawn in a "seinen" manga art style. The manga will be drawn by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, who are both famous for their work, "Linebarrel of Iron".
The manga take place decades after the event of original Ultraman. So, here's a quick synopsis on it.
Ages ever since the absents of the Gigantic Hero, the next generation hero who inherit the bloodlines of the legendary gigantic hero emerge. Shin Jiro, a normal high school student who's also the son of Shin Hayate(the real Ultraman) and is aware about the existence of Ultraman years ago and wanted to be a hero that save the world. He is just a normal human and had no superpowers or such. One faithful day lead him to a special high-tech suit that will turn him into a different incarnation of the legendary gigantic hero! Will he be a HERO?
The storyline will question on a lot of social issues like who is in fact the actual enemy? Is it the monsters, aliens or the humans ourselves? This proves that the manga will have a complex storyline.
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