It's a fun journey with important themes that never talks down to its audience and an emotionally mature look at familial structures and the danger of letting one's pain dictate their actions.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 13, 2024

While “Ultraman: Rising” doesn’t rely on pre-existing knowledge of the legendary character, it’s a solid enough entry in the franchise that could help newcomers, kids especially, want to dive deeper into the mythology.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 26, 2024

Ultraman: Rising is a great on-ramp for people new to the Ultraman mythology. While it's filled with Ultraman lore and kaiju battles, it's also a universal story about parents and children.

| Original Score: B+ | Nov 18, 2024

Great visuals and a fun, heart-warming story make this a new chapter worth seeing.

| Original Score: B | Jul 3, 2024

Ultraman may have learned the balance of parenthood, but his balance on making a movie like this one has some room for improvement.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 28, 2024

Ultraman: Rising also offers a visually evocative good time. It follows on many prior iterations of the classic Japanese character, although it's not necessary to have seen any to appreciate this film.

| Jun 26, 2024

Where Ultraman: Rising shines most is in its action scenes. The animation is truly hypnotic and mesmerizing.

| Jun 22, 2024

Ultraman: Rising is entertaining, with gorgeous animation. It felt a bit long at times, particularly with the baby Kaiju montages, but overall, it's very entertaining.

| Jun 21, 2024

This mega-production is a positive addition to the franchise, capturing the spirit of the original while delving into new narrative directions. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 20, 2024

So even if the plot and design lean toward the super-cute, with cuddly toy marketing in mind, strikingly emotional moments dig deeper into the nature of parent-child relationships and the idea of shared enemies.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 20, 2024

The old show was deeply silly but visually elegant; this new feature is visually elegant but balances the silliness with a sincere attempt at solid characterizations and relationships.

| Jun 20, 2024

While Ultraman: Rising may take too long to get to the point, the thoughtful messages cut straight to the heart. 

| Jun 19, 2024

Even with familiar story beats, the twist on kaiju battles as a metaphor for parenthood is on point and resonates throughout a beautiful animated landscape

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 18, 2024

The idea is to bring father-child stakes into all this mayhem, which works to a degree. But in the movie’s desire to wring tears...The film winds up having it both ways once too often.

| Jun 18, 2024

Ultraman: Rising will likely touch viewers, especially ages 10 and under, for its story of a young man trying to be a good dad while also reconnecting with his own estranged father, in what ultimate becomes a parable about responsible parenting.

| Jun 18, 2024

Ultraman: Rising is easily the best-animated film of the year, and I don’t know if anything will surpass its emotional depth and artistic beauty.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Jun 18, 2024

This family-friendly take on Ultraman is a fun and lighthearted adventure that anyone can enjoy, familiarity with the character or not.

| Jun 17, 2024

Ultraman: Rising may be a kaleidoscopically color-timed action adventure of throw-down battles, but it’s really about parenting in its many shapes and forms.

| Jun 17, 2024

An ideal movie if looking to enter the world of Ultraman from scratch; fans will be rewarded with several gems and well-made details that pay tribute to the franchise. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 17, 2024

Ultraman: Rising offers much more than the average animated kids’ film: It rises to stand as not only one of the best Ultraman stories in recent memory, but arguably one of this year’s best animated movies.

| Jun 14, 2024