‘Ultraman: Rising’ Filmmakers On Graphic-Style Animation, A “Family Theme” For The Score And Showing A New Side Of The Superhero

Ultraman has been a prominent media franchise in Japan since the television series Ultra Q first premiered in 1966. Even from a distance, the character made an impact on a young Shannon Tindle growing up in rural Kentucky, who would go on to become the writer-director of Netflix’s animated Ultraman: Rising. Along with co-director John Aoshima, the pair