Exclusive: Tsuburaya Productions’ New Announcements at G-FEST “Ultraman Update” Panel

Ultraman and Tsuburaya’s presence at G-FEST, the world’s largest kaiju and tokusatsu convention, has been nothing short of larger-than-life. From the epic meet & greets with amazing heroes such as Ultraman, Ultraman Z, and Ultraman Zero, to the incredible and insightful Q&A session with Hiroko Sakurai, or the encounters with terrible monsters like Jirahs, Baltan, and Pigmon, there’s nothing short of things to experience in the world of the Land of Light as the beloved studio makes their presence at the show one to remember.

Today at the Ultraman Update panel, fans got a taste of what’s to come in the future of the franchise, and Kaiju United was on the front lines to experience it all. Below is a breakdown of what to expect next from Tsuburaya, as well as a recap of what happened during the panel. The panel itself was hosted by David Kornblum, President, Tsuburaya Fields Media & Pictures Entertainment Inc., located in Los Angeles, which is active in the production and distribution of Ultraman entertainment content, and Jeff Gomez, CEO, Starlight Runner Entertainment, Transmedia Producer for Ultraman in the United States.

Streaming & Home Video News

Ultraman will now be available across an array of streaming services with many entire series to be found on Amazon Prime Video, Roku, Tubi, and other services. This includes the FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming) channel that has previously launched on Prime Video.

The big news: Ultraman Omega, English dub by Okratron, will be released across these platforms in late November or early December.

Additionally, Tsuburaya announced the remaining home video releases for this year, which include the following:

• Ultraman Decker
• Ultraman Arc
• Ultraman 4K Discovery — a beautiful 4-part documentary exploring the origins of Ultraman!

After 2025’s remaining titles to be released were revealed, we were treated to a peak of what’s to come next year, including announcements of some brand-new titles going into the 60th Anniversary year of Ultraman, with a few in 4K! Those include:

• Ultraman Great (Ultraman Towards the Future)
• Ultraman Powered (Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero)
• Ultraman 4K (full series)
• Ultraseven 4K (full series)

Also Revealed: Ultraman 60^th Anniversary logo!

Stage Show: ‘Ultraman Live’

Tsuburaya remarked upon their announcement of Ultraman Live, which was previously exclusively revealed by Nerdist a few days ago. This stage show, per Tsuburaya, will be the closest ever US event to the major Ultraman stage shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions in Asia. This new live stage show is coming to the American Dream Mall in New Jersey from November 15-23 and will showcase Kaiju battles, surprise appearances, and LED visual effects, with a special appearance by Christopher Sean, voice of Ken Sato and Ultraman in Netflix’s Ultraman: Rising film.

The company added, “Experiential is Gold. Shared energy is real. Magic happens when you breathe the same air as the ones you love. Our goals for Ultraman are being realized.”

Ultraman Card Game Updates

New cards were revealed, featuring card art from G-FEST attendees John Bellotti, Jr (Robo7), Matt Frank, and Bob Eggleton. Also revealed for the first time was the Ultraman Victory: Red King Knuckle card, which features art by Jamie Noguchi.

Books

Ultraseven: The Official Novel of the Series by Pat Cadigan has just been released. Also, Ultra Academy: Beware the Baleful Baltan by Rebecca Reynolds, the first in a series from Sky Turtle Nova, has been made available to G-FEST attendees early. Something noteworthy for the fans is that this book is the first ongoing Ultraman series to feature the original Ultraman cast set in the United States!

On the comics end, Ultraman: Along Came a Spider-Man, teaming Tsuburaya Productions, Marvel Comics, and Shogakukan is coming out in a first volume from Viz this coming week! Ultraman X Avengers—featuring Ultraman Taro downing Galactus with a single shot—is coming out in trade paperback from Marvel later this month!

Retail News

Ultraman products will now be available in a variety of stores across the USA as well as in the Ultraman Official Store on Amazon. There is a new retail site called UltramanStore.com which will feature unique fan-oriented Ultraman products, with the initial offering being a G-FEST commemorative T-shirt featuring Jirahs!

Finale

At the end of the panel, Ultraman Omega himself appeared to greet fans in America for the first time, as his series is now simulcasting around the world in Japanese with subtitles. An English-language version of Ultraman Omega will premiere around November or December. DK and Jeff then screened the touching Ultraman 60^th Anniversary commemorative video as a farewell to fans. Finally, Ultra fans got to take photos and wave to Ultraman Omega on their way out of the panel!

As you can see, there’s so many things coming from Tsuburaya Productions as we enter 2026 – something for fans of any kind! As Tsuburaya marks their first major presence at G-FEST, there was plenty of excitement in the air, especially for the release of long-awaited shows such as Ultraman Great aka Ultraman: Towards the Future and Ultraman Powered. As we enter the sixth decade of our favorite hero from the Land of Light, there’s much to be anticipated for! Stay tuned for more developments on Kaiju United.