In a recently published interview with director Takeju, Takeju replied, "What is the 'King's Road Ultraman' in his mind?" "This question.
Takeju said that he worked in the Heisei series for nearly 10 years, and the aesthetics of the Heisei series of works have a deep influence on him. The works after the Heisei series adhere to the creative concept of "Ultraman is a hero", which is the so-called "king's way". In order to highlight this heroic temperament, some science fiction elements will be added to the work.
In Takeju's personal impression, the Showa Ultraman series is "the work of monsters", because the story is mostly centered on the background of the monster. In the series of works after the Heisei period, Ultraman himself has a strong heroism, and the human body has begun to have consciousness or goals, and there are many cases of becoming Ultraman in order to achieve these goals.
Compared with the Showa series, the Heisei series pays more attention to Ultraman's own story, and Ultraman's divinity is greatly weakened, reflecting more of his human side.
As long as the three words "Ultraman" are crowned, no matter what kind of thing can be Ultraman, Ultraman can be all kinds. However, Takeju believes that The heroism of Heisei Ultraman is an important feature of Ultraman, and he wants to shoot a work that highlights Heisei Ultraman's sense of kingship, and "Dekai" is a work that embodies it.
No wonder we always have a feeling of dreaming back to Heisei when we watch "Dekai", it turns out that it is carefully designed by director Takeju, Takeju really understands the essence of Heisei Ultraman, "Dekai" in the logic of the story, rhythm control and character portrayal, at present I think it is the best of the new generation.
Without the resident villain, I think it is a very wise choice to free up a lot of time to portray the main characters and stories, making the plot more full and the character image more three-dimensional.
On the other hand, the new generation's habitual resident villain routine is more harmful than beneficial for the plot, and it is hoped that Round Valley can weaken the element of resident villain as much as possible and optimize the narrative structure in the future, and the success of "Zeta" has also verified the correctness of this decision.
In addition, the official website of Marutani has hinted that "Ultraga Ultraman Special Z" directed by Masanobu Takei is recognized as the 0th episode of "Dekai Ultraman", as an event before the Sophia Barrier covered the earth. After the end of the plot of this game, it is the Dekai Ultraman series.