Stan Lee always seemed to have such a positive view of life. You can view so many interviews where he pokes fun of himself and doesn't treat himself too seriously. I miss him too, my friend!
Curious if there's any plans for Ultimo to be adapted into an anime series. And for that matter how available the manga itself is to find in the wild. Definitely curious to check it out.
Good question! The series has mixed reviews, so I'm unsure of its actual value. Although I can say it was probably one of the strangest collaborations in manga history. I think it should be available in certain libraries and book stores (although it may require extensive searching because it is fading into obscurity).
One thing I really liked about Ultimo was that every new character we meet we get to see their age. In turn we ends learning odd stuff, like the MC mother having him at the age of 16.
I actually own the full english set of ultimo! The artwork is gorgeous all the way through, and its a really cool collector's piece. I'm happy to see more people talk about it :3
Interesting, Although in the 1960's Marvel Comics the characters were just about always created as the results of a creative collaboration, For instance in the Fantastic Four, The Silver Surfer and Galactus were created when Stan Lee had told artist and Fantastic Four co-creator Jack Kirby "Have them fight God," and both men crafted 'The Galactus Trilogy' in Fantastic Four #48-50 as a result and the rest is history.
Ultimo is a series that I have only experienced tangentially, through the impressions of others. My takeaway is that the story is far from groundbreaking, but perfectly encapsulates the Stan Lee spirit of just throwing characters with larger than life powers into a world and watching them build it themselves. It says a lot that Stan's representative character created robots for the purpose of staging an ultimate battle of good versus evil, but that the better way to have done this was to go back to start and let the characters decide for themselves how to act things out. It's very small, but I do genuinely think that Ultimo does deserve to be remembered if only as a small encapsulation of Mr. Lee's love for the ludicrous and epic, and the unyielding spirit his optimism in storytelling.
Well said! I think the world remembers Stan Lee for one particular aspect: His contribution towards the creation of classic Marvel characters, especially Spider-Man. And yet, Stan Lee collaborated on so many other projects and creations that have since become quite obscure and under-represented. While his storytelling formula is evident in all this, (including Ultimo) I agree with you that Stan Lee had a spirit of optimism that he wanted to convey to the world. I think he intentionally used his unique storytelling abilities (whether in manga or comic book form) to convey the notion that anyone can be that superhero that we look up to. It isn't something far from us, it can be reached in each of us. That seemed to be Stan's viewpoint and underlying philosophy, anyway.
Huh, and here I thought this video was gonna talk about Stan Lee's second manga "Hero-Man." But this is about Kakuradoji Ultimo, "Mechanical Boy Ultimo" if the Japanese doesn't roll off the tongue for ya.
i thought the marvel stuff was comics, not manga, comics is the american version manga in the japanese and if it were a manga that would make stan lee a mangaka
And technically SJ Magazine has only been discontinued in the US. It’s still a thing in japan. I’m correcting so much falsehood in this video that I’m seriously considering disliking it and I’m only 3 minutes in
We're sorry about that! We'll put some of your corrections in the description. My intention when writing the script was to convey Shōnen Jump's obscurity in the American market, and I (as a North American) assume things based on that place, since that's where I'm from. Apologies on my ignorance of the Japanese market, It should be noted that SJ is still circulating to this day. Good observation, though! Like I said, we'll credit you in the description above
I'm positive that Spiderman is a self insert of Stan Lee and the fact he made an anime where he's an evil God is just so funny. I love Stan Lee.
Stan Lee always seemed to have such a positive view of life. You can view so many interviews where he pokes fun of himself and doesn't treat himself too seriously. I miss him too, my friend!
Curious if there's any plans for Ultimo to be adapted into an anime series. And for that matter how available the manga itself is to find in the wild. Definitely curious to check it out.
Good question! The series has mixed reviews, so I'm unsure of its actual value. Although I can say it was probably one of the strangest collaborations in manga history. I think it should be available in certain libraries and book stores (although it may require extensive searching because it is fading into obscurity).
At this point? Probably not.
What a wild stretch of episodes it would be though, absolutely loved this manga growing up.
A jojo Stan lee is something i never knew i needed
Well, there's a first for everything! 😂
Before this Dr. Dunsten, fun fact, J. J. Jameson, Spiderman's boss in Daily Bugle, is Stan Lee himself...
One thing I really liked about Ultimo was that every new character we meet we get to see their age. In turn we ends learning odd stuff, like the MC mother having him at the age of 16.
This was really interesting to hear about Stan Lee
Thank you! Glad you liked it, Veyruh!
Great work man , keep it up!
Thanks, man!
I actually own the full english set of ultimo! The artwork is gorgeous all the way through, and its a really cool collector's piece. I'm happy to see more people talk about it :3
He was also involved in the creation of the Heroman manga/anime.
Yeah, he also co-authored a comic book featuring the Backstreet Boys as superheros. Stan Lee was full of surprises!
Karakuri Doji is probably my fav manga to this day, hope it becomes animated some day!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Interesting, Although in the 1960's Marvel Comics the characters were just about always created as the results of a creative collaboration,
For instance in the Fantastic Four, The Silver Surfer and Galactus were created when Stan Lee had told artist and Fantastic Four co-creator Jack Kirby "Have them fight God,"
and both men crafted 'The Galactus Trilogy' in Fantastic Four #48-50 as a result and the rest is history.
That's a good point, Stan Lee wouldn't be anything without the likes of Jack Kirby and the various other co-creators
3:41 it's giving me Uncanny valley effects i'm gonna stop watching this right now and come back later. 😅.
I remember when this came out in Shonen Jump as a teaser! I always wanted more
Ultimo lives in my head rent free since i was a kid
Glad we were able to spark some nostalgia there, for better or worse!
Ultimo is a series that I have only experienced tangentially, through the impressions of others. My takeaway is that the story is far from groundbreaking, but perfectly encapsulates the Stan Lee spirit of just throwing characters with larger than life powers into a world and watching them build it themselves. It says a lot that Stan's representative character created robots for the purpose of staging an ultimate battle of good versus evil, but that the better way to have done this was to go back to start and let the characters decide for themselves how to act things out.
It's very small, but I do genuinely think that Ultimo does deserve to be remembered if only as a small encapsulation of Mr. Lee's love for the ludicrous and epic, and the unyielding spirit his optimism in storytelling.
Well said! I think the world remembers Stan Lee for one particular aspect: His contribution towards the creation of classic Marvel characters, especially Spider-Man. And yet, Stan Lee collaborated on so many other projects and creations that have since become quite obscure and under-represented. While his storytelling formula is evident in all this, (including Ultimo) I agree with you that Stan Lee had a spirit of optimism that he wanted to convey to the world. I think he intentionally used his unique storytelling abilities (whether in manga or comic book form) to convey the notion that anyone can be that superhero that we look up to. It isn't something far from us, it can be reached in each of us. That seemed to be Stan's viewpoint and underlying philosophy, anyway.
Artwork reminds me of Shaman King.
Hiroyuki Takei wrote and illustrated SK as well as illustrating Ultimo.
FINALLY! SOMEONE ELSE KNOWS ABOUT THIS!
Thanks for watching!
Ultimo had some of the best character designs
Do you have a favorite?
Huh, and here I thought this video was gonna talk about Stan Lee's second manga "Hero-Man." But this is about Kakuradoji Ultimo, "Mechanical Boy Ultimo" if the Japanese doesn't roll off the tongue for ya.
About the video, it feels like your voice is quiter than the rest of the audio, but that might be the mic quality (or your voice?).
Sorry about that, we will try to fix that issue in future videos.
@@cultural_studies just a personal thought, really.
I had no idea. I’ll have to find a copy.
I read a few of that manga in 2015
Very cool! Was it a strange fluke in time or worth resurrecting, in your opinion?
bro fr gonna pronounce shinzo abe like shinzo ape
I legit forgot all about this manga, I remember reading it in jump magazine
Do you remember enjoying it or not?
@@cultural_studies I remember liking the concept but it was still a bit rough since Naruto & bleach were dominating the pages
i thought the marvel stuff was comics, not manga, comics is the american version manga in the japanese and if it were a manga that would make stan lee a mangaka
Ultimo is very hard to find
Moon knight was made by Doug Moench remember that and Respect Doug moench
Yes, he also helped co-create Deathlok. Another underrated character.
damn this video deserve a 1m subs.
Haha! Thank you
@@cultural_studies srs bro your vid effort and quality are sure deserve to be 1m subs
Ummid he ki unki atma ko shanti mile translation hope his soul find peace
Indeed.
What site will let me read this
There's various manga websites out there. I hear mangaoff.com has some Ultimo for free.
@@cultural_studies it dont work
Didn’t Hulk come before Spider-Man though?
Yes, by a couple months but we weren't implying that Spider-Man came out first. It's just how we edited the footage :)
@@cultural_studies I just want to point that out because Hulk can be considered in the same vien as Spider-Man, with a more psychogical side to it
narrator guy needs to watch more anime
the names here are not even difficult
wtf was the narrator talking about in pokemon?
in no goddam episode was there any reincarnation shit in pokemon
this be a cool anime
Coool
And technically SJ Magazine has only been discontinued in the US. It’s still a thing in japan. I’m correcting so much falsehood in this video that I’m seriously considering disliking it and I’m only 3 minutes in
We're sorry about that! We'll put some of your corrections in the description. My intention when writing the script was to convey Shōnen Jump's obscurity in the American market, and I (as a North American) assume things based on that place, since that's where I'm from. Apologies on my ignorance of the Japanese market, It should be noted that SJ is still circulating to this day. Good observation, though! Like I said, we'll credit you in the description above
You say manga wrong 😂
Yes, it is properly pronounced 'maang·guh'. I do find it odd though that Google Translate specifies it as 'mang·guh' in the British accent.
And you pronounce Hiroyuki Takei wrong too. I can tell you don’t watch anime
Thanks for catching those details! Our narrator does not frequent anime often, but does need some practice on a few things.
@@cultural_studies so this is not you speaking?
@@chaosqrow634 We're a team of three.