Seven Seas puts Umezz's Ultraman in a hardcover coffin.

Published: 2026-07-18T04:10:14.087Z

That's a hardcover collection aimed squarely at collectors, not the kid-on-the-bus crowd. Umezz's horror reputation gives this a darker, art-house angle on a legacy IP.

Why it matters: A premium-priced, artist-driven edition of a 60-year-old franchise tests whether nostalgia plus auteur cred can move units beyond the core Ultraman base.

Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2026-07-17/seven-seas-licenses-ultraman-by-kazuo-umezz-the-classic-manga-collection-hardcover/.239740

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