#Andros Melos

[tokumon]

The Gua Army from Andro Melos

[ju5t777]

Where's Melos from?

Which one

[ukiyaseed]

Andro Melos, which is an Ultraman side project that came out in the 80s is now fully subbed, and I can't help but be immature about this scene. Heh. Planet Nutts.

[chernobog13]

ANDRO MELOS

[hordikanate]

4th wall break

[vbartilucci]

I’m a complete child.

[luckykittenpirate]

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[seymourmusicclub]

Andro Melos

[klenda-v]

The problem with hyperfixating on something within an already-small fandom is that there’s no content aside from what you and a handful of overseas creators have. Like I can’t find any Andro Melos fic so I’m gonna have to crack my knuckles and do it myself?? I cry over one Chinese fanartist’s hyperfixation drawings on Pictiv of Ultraman Melos raising baby Aura?

I have to break into Tsuburaya’s kitchen and steal their scraps to cook food for myself

[cina-full-moon-xanadium]

Where are you watching Daitetsujin 17?

Right, yes! I meant to link them! It's Florida Scrubs! They've done a lot of obscure Toku work lately such as Andro Melos, Mirrorman Reflex and Giant Robo

[toku-explained]

The Gang Riders

Blazar: The First Special Mobile Team are preparing to act to combat Bazanga, a rookie learns about Captain Gento Hiruma's habit of thinking on the operation until launching. On the ground in Ikebukuro, the ground combat team sees their assault volleys from Skyhunter and Ulysses do nothing. The Mobile Teams get in position, but the higher ups cancel the mission, ordering the command post to fall back. Gento has Skyhunter and Ulysses lure them to them so they can fire, in the aftermath Bazanga destroys the building the second team were in, and they need two rounds to hit at once to win. After considering plans, Gento goes alone to the 2nd team, finding them alive, and uses their weapon along with his team's, but Bazanga stays standing. Gento wants to evacuate the men, but there's no hope, until the mysterious Blazar Brace appears on his arm, energy from it essentially forcing him to place the Blazar Stone inside and activate it. And so Ultraman Blazar appears. As the giants starts fighting, the command post captain explains to his men the rumours of the Ultraman among astronauts going back decades, but didn't know it truly existed. Blazar fight hard, but is on the ropes, until a new woman, acting on orders, fires a special round at Bazanga, stunning it. Blazar finds the strength to rip off his foes arms and defeat it with an energy lance. Blazar flies off, and the team celebrate, Gento wakes up and enjoys the moment, but is left wondering about the Blazar Stone he still holds.

First Mission: Regulos struggles against Shadow, having to defend Sora from a rock slide, before continuing to fight, while Zarab Seijin intends to deal with Sora. Andro Melos and Queen Izana detect something traveling towards Maijii, and Ribut appears, defending Sora. After quick acknowledgements, he joins the battle against Nise Ultraman. Regulos, after a tough fight, defeats Shadow, but is now challenged by Reiblood Seijin himself. Great, Powered and the Ultra Force in turn defeat their opponents, and Sora uses Shield Fleut to defend Ribut, allowing him to then win. The warriors together blast Reiblood, destroying Reibatos' body, but Reiblood's spirit persists, so they will have to contend with him in the future. At Galaxy Rescue Force HQ, Ribut tells Sora and Izana what happened in another world, while Melos formally welcomes Regulos, and a new partnership is born between Ultramen.

Geats: As soon as the world changes, people start running. Keiwa is called by Sara, telling him a Rider is attacking their parents. The violent Gang Riders, lead by Turbon, who uses Chain Array, are rampaging in this world, to Keiwa's confusion. Ace and Buffa go to fight Turbon when he appears, knowing this shouldn't be what Keiwa wanted, as Beroba announces the Survival Game, meaning she and management arranged this. Tarbon, frustrated to be against Geats, flees, and his gang does so with him. Jitto has Tsumuri captive, and intends to make this a dystopia where no one will be happy. Keiwa bursts in happy, revealing his family was killed again. Jitto lays the blame for this on his feet, his wish revived numerous irredeemable criminals, therefore it's his fault those people killed his family. Jitto as a Game Master specialises in Bad Ends. He and Kekera tell him if he takes out Ace, the Bad Ends will stop, but the equilibrium has to be maintained. Tarbon and the Gang Riders lead a breakout of detention facilities, including Kousei, who refuses to acknowledge Tarbon, and is saved by Neon, who wants to protect the world's happiness with Ace, Beroba points a man named Numabukuro Kazuo towards Kousei. Keiwa goes to the Gang Riders, swearing revenge on Asari Kirito, Tarbon, and swiftly defeats him, Kekera having him take control of the Gang Riders, and with Beroba encourages him to go after Ace as he was told. The news reports on the takeover, Ace, Michinaga and Win recognising Keiwa's essentially become stuck doubling down, Michinaga intends to settle things, and goes to Daichi in hospital, demanding the location of his tree of knowledge, Daichi lost his accumulated knowledge when the world changed, but won't give Michinaga what he needs. Kousei goes to give his flower to Akari, Neon telling him to at least recognise he still loves her, before leaving, only to be abducted by Numabukuro, who remembers killing Akari. Kousei and Irumi receive the ransom note and are devastated. Irumi forces Kousei to acknowledge that despite himself, he did feel love for Neon deep down, and he recognises she found true love in caring for others despite both of their shortcomings as parents, as Beroba and Numabukuro taunt Neon. Ace meets with Kousei, with a request. Kousei arrives, but refuses to give any money, Numabukuro turns into Brali Armed Hammer to kill Neon, but Kousei reveals his own Desire Driver, Ace having granted him participation into the DGP, as he intends to wish for Neon, for his daughter's happiness, and Kamen Rider Gya-Go fantasy fights. On his own he is more than capable of fighting Brali, so Beroba decides to join the fight, Geats acts to stop Kekera also interfering, but the battle is still intense, but Kurama Kousei will defend his daughter.

Kingohger: Racles is under duress forced to declare the open union of Bugnarok and Shugoddom, in reality the Bugnarok holding total dominion. Gira rushes off to Shugoddom immediately, while the others discuss next steps, Rita asking the others to make a new treaty, with Shugoddom no longer functioning as a nation, they must protect the citizens. Suzume makes a distraction in court, getting Douga to stand up for what is right, when Racles is ordered to execute him, Douga and his men flee. Yanma convinces Jeramie to instead of wallow in self pity over everything, to focus his anger at Racles. Gira arrives in Shugoddom, reuniting with Kogane, and starts publicly opposing the Bugnarok, crowds confused by his actions. Racles is forced to flee the palace, and runs into Jeramie and Yanma, also fighting, and who only want to tie him up and put the scare on, collaborating on a repeat of the prank from before. The Kings arrive in the palace, declaring their efforts have already secured the people, and they have formed a new alliance, Ohsama Sentai Kingohger, and will fight the Bugnarok. After a tough battle the generals flee, leaving the last Bugnarok to fight Extreme King-Ohger, but it is a sort battle. Afterwards, Racles refuses to confess any crimes, arguing he acted to protect his nation, and due to Yanma's little revenge the scales are legally balance, meaning Rita can't arrest him for attempting to kill Yanma. Gira challenges his brother to trial by combat.

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Hero Action Figure Melos

This is the 2nd recent new release Melos figure I've seen

I've been asked by some on what this means. All I can say is that it's indeed a very real possibility that Melos would eventually be canon since:

1. Zero has been tasked to set up the Ultra League

2. If they can make Andro Melos canon, they can make Melos canon eventually too

(Tho they might need to retcon some stuff from the manga)

And I suspect that Andro Melos and Melos spin off series would potentially be the interlude series between UGF installments like Regulus is rn

[number-one-toku-robot-lover]

But zoffy is andro Melos tho

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Andro Melos surrounded by enemies!

Image by Nobuhiko Ito (@itonobuhiko/Twitter)

[biomic]

[vbartilucci]

So let’s see what the next license-holder of the Ultraman series gets to release

Assuming that Mill Creek doesn’t renew their contract, the next company to pick it up has more than a few series to release, over and above trying improved releases of the ones they already did:

The new series after R/B; Taiga, Z, Trigger and Decker

The three Ultra Galaxy Fight series, either as three releases or a nice box set

Depending on the deal they make, they might even be able to secure the rights to the next series, Blazar (final spelling TBD) and the next UGF series, including the soon to premiere Ultraman Regulos.

Ultra-Nyan - if they went for Ultraman Kids, I see no reason not to go for this pair of films.

If they could get the rights worked out (I’ve heard a few stories on who owns what) I’d even buy a fresh copy of Ultraman USA, AKA Ultraman The Adventure Begins, the animated film they did with Hanna-Barbera..

I still think there’d be a market for the Not-Quite-Ultras series that got a retro-revamp in the Zero Chronicle, Mirrorman, Fireman and Jumborg Ace. And I would absolutely drop coin on the Andro Melos and Redman.

I’d love to see the two UltraSeven sequel series, the first from from 1999 and Evolution from 2002.

There’s a bunch of short movies and specials like Ultraman Story featuring the young Taro that I’d love to see.

Then there’s the other stuff they’re producing for Tsuburaya Imagination that would serve well as additional material on various releases, if not discs all to themselves.

Personally, I hope Tsuburaya goes with someone else if others step up to compete for it. Mill Creek’s releases have been...acceptable.  The Blu-Rays of the original Showa series were quite good, based mostly on the fact that the prints they were giver were positively pristine.

But as they switched to DVD for the more recent releases, the quality started to drop. I’m not as much a stickler about the compression; it’s more about the stuff they decided not to include..

They chose not to translate various segments of series here and there, like Spark Doll Theater on Ginga. Special/extra episodes are ignored. I would have loved to see them include the alternate version of the Cosmos movie, made during the brief period where the star was accused of criminal acts (and was utterly exonerated). 

Even on the Nexus release, they chose to skip the two “director’s cut” episodes, as well as the director’s cut of the Next movie.

They could have gone to the trouble of translating the post-credit break banners (do thet have a real name?) since they went to the trouble of including them.

If the next folks chose to re-release the series with better treatment and more included material, I would happily re-purchase them.