Entertainment: You're asked to make a graduation project, but you're asked to film Ultrama

The day after episode 41 of Ultraman Mebius aired.

Online discussions about last night's sunset reunion remain heated, with countless tokusatsu fans deeply immersed in the moving experience that transcends time.

Unsurprisingly, content creator Lao Tang released his latest in-depth analysis video on time, titled "A Graduation Ceremony Half a Century Late! This is the True Ending of Ultraman Ace!"

As a top-tier content creator, viewers flocked to the site as soon as the video was released.

Here it comes!

[Saving on Water Consumption: Another Peak of Tribute!]

[Adi is back!!]

[Old Tang's title was spot on! This episode can truly be seen as an extension of Aidi TV, the real grand finale!]

Hello, teacher!

"Hello everyone, this is Lao Tang."

"The film set is closed today, so I'm back to update the video!"

After a few witty remarks...

"In this episode, we'll have an in-depth discussion of episode 41."

"Before we go into the plot details, there's a very interesting phenomenon I want to mention."

A set of data comparison charts was displayed in the center of the video.

"Often, we deeply associate Takeshi Ya with the identity of a teacher."

"But in reality, in the fifty-episode drama, he only appears as a teacher in the first eleven episodes."

"But these eleven episodes are special enough to leave an incredibly deep impression on us."

"Similarly, there are the early training chapters of Ultraman Leo."

"Whether it's veteran screenwriters from Tsuburaya Productions or Gu Laozei, when creating the return of such distinctive old characters, they deliberately emphasize the use of campus elements."

"Let everyone truly feel that at this moment, he is the most dazzling senior teacher."

[There were only eleven episodes? My childhood memories are having a Mandela Effect.]

[The best parts are often found in smaller episodes; the first eleven episodes, focusing on the school setting, are indeed quite good.]

[Actually, if Episode Ichigo had maintained this style throughout, keeping the school setting as the main theme, and having Takeshi Yagami play the role of a teacher for the entire series, it could have become another classic in the history of tokusatsu.]

[Mainly because Tsuburaya Productions didn't have that much money back then, enough to rent out an entire school, and besides, didn't they just send it off after filming Eddie...?]

[Edge was Tsuburaya Productions' last stand; after the 12-episode school arc, viewership plummeted. It was around this time that Tsuburaya began aggressively selling its rights...]

[In the end, it was discovered that the school-themed episodes had the highest overall viewership... the later episodes didn't do so well.]

Poor Tsuburaya Productions~~

The video begins playing the opening sequence of this episode.

"The story begins with a teacher going to a student's home to pick up a child who doesn't want to go to school."

"The teacher suddenly started doing a handstand and said that classic line—'Looking at it upside down like this is like lifting up the Earth. All you need is a little courage.'"

"This teacher is none other than Tsukamoto, one of the students taught by Yagami Takeshi back then."

"Back then, Tsukamoto didn't want to go to school, and Yato Takeshi taught him in the same way."

"These classic scenes are almost reproduced in the return episode."

"Consider it Gu Laozei's tribute to the old screenwriters from back then!"

[Passing the torch!]

The children who skipped school back then are now teachers picking up other skippers.

This homage was integrated into the storyline very naturally.

"Old Gu has a very clever way of handling this."

"Back then, Tsukamoto's reason for not wanting to go to school was very clear: he failed to get into a private high school along with his two friends, and he didn't like English."

"Ya no Takeshi's teachings were exactly the right remedy."

"But more than 20 years later, when Tsukamoto, who has become a teacher, takes on the student Kokai, the reasons why the student does not want to go to school are deliberately obscured."

"The teacher only demonstrated a basic handstand and gave a broad encouragement: as long as you have the courage to face it, there is no difficulty."

Why did Gu Nan handle it this way?

"Because no clear reasons are given, and no targeted advice is offered, only a basic outline is presented, this student who doesn't want to go to school could be any student who is in a period of confusion."

"Back then, Ya no Takeshi only taught Tsukamoto, but now, Tsukamoto can pass on this attitude to millions of students."

"This can even be interpreted as every viewer who watched the drama and was influenced by the teaching methods of Teacher Ya Takeshi back then."

"Perhaps some of them have become teachers because of this, and together they are contributing to the cause of education."

"This is the most sincere recognition of Yato Takeshi as a good teacher."

[Old Tang's entry point has opened up a new landscape!]

The pervasive power of education! The influence of a good teacher explodes exponentially!

[It was because of my mentor's influence that I went to teacher's college and became a teacher! Old Tang is so right!]

Passing the torch from generation to generation—that's the essence of education.

In the video, Xiao Hai smiled when he saw his two classmates who came to greet him at the school gate.

"This plot also formally addresses the problem that Tsukamoto encountered back then."

"Back then, Tsukamoto was sad because he had parted ways with his friends, and Yato Takeshi told him that he could make new friends."

"Now, Huihui specially arranged for two classmates to welcome Xiaohai, and Xiaohai accepted them."

"This is like a perfect sequel to the original Tsukamoto storyline."

"Of course, the school uniform of Sakuragaoka Middle School hasn't changed at all after fifty years, so it's still a bit hard to pull off in real life."

"Besides Shenzhen, where else would they use the same school uniform for over a decade straight?!"

Hahaha, school uniforms really have a long shelf life.

[The classic black tsukiyaki collar of everyday life, indeed, but it seems like this is the standard outfit in Japanese dramas.]

[The production crew: Old school uniforms that were directly packed and taken from the Yuangu warehouse.]

The narration quickly cuts to a fierce battle in space.

"Immediately afterwards, Eddie pursued the disc-shaped creature Roberuga II to Earth."

"This monster was given the mission of annihilating the Ultra Brothers."

"During the chase, Roberuga II was shot down to an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean by Ultra Spiral Beam from Ultraman Ace."

"Roberluga II displayed fighting skills no less than Ace's, and its relentless barrage of shuriken beams put Ace in a tough fight."

"At the critical moment, the future transforms into Mebius and arrives on the battlefield."

"The two engaged in a righteous two-on-one battle. Ultraman Ace fired the Ultra Light Spear first, piercing through the opponent's body. Then, the two fired the Sakushuum Ray and the Mebium Ray respectively, together destroying the monster."

[The Showa era's all-around king plus Mebius—this monster's death was not unjust.]

[A disc-shaped creature? Leo should have been sent!]

[Roberluga II: You Ultramen have no sportsmanship! You're bullying me, a returning veteran!]

Old Tang showed footage of the command center at the Asian headquarters:

"After the battle, when he returned to the base, he mentioned that negative energy might reappear, which is why Eddie came to Earth to investigate."

"I... I'm sorry, I just blurted it out. It was Tang Zheping who found it in the files. Negative energy is caused by negative fluctuations in the human heart."

"But to this day, science still cannot explain this phenomenon."

[666, Old Tang is acting like Zheping again.]

[The monster of idealism cannot be explained by science.]

[Actually, the old thief can't explain it~~]

The dark side of the human heart is the most terrifying monster.

As the plot progresses, Lao Tang focuses on the reunion of his old classmates.

"At Sakuragaoka Junior High School, Rakugo Kazuyoshi met Tsukamoto."

"Shengji's name actually means 'super,' which corresponds to the supermarket his family owns."

The three of them talked about the past when their teacher, Takeshi Ya, suddenly disappeared.

"Tsukamoto firmly believes that the teacher is Ultraman Ace, but the rakugo performers don't believe it."

"To make up for the regret that the school is about to be demolished, they decided to hold one last class reunion."

Old Tang's voice revealed a hint of helplessness:

"Upon learning this in the future, I hope Eddie can participate as a teacher at night."

"But Eddie refused. Why?"

"Back then, Eddie became a teacher to control the negative energy of junior high school students who were in an unstable period at the root."

"But he found that he couldn't control the generation of negative energy at all, and in order to deal with the ever-appearing monsters, he had to give up his teaching job."

"So he felt like a deserter, ashamed to face his students, and only asked that they convey his apology in the future."

Even Ultraman has times when he's powerless.

[Mainly during the Showa era, in those Ultraman settings, if their identity was exposed, they had to leave Earth.]

[Sigh, actually Tsuburaya Productions was too poor; they couldn't even film the final farewell scene!]

In the video footage, the students saw the news about Eddie in the newspaper and ran to the school gate, shouting loudly for their teacher towards the sky.

"After seeing the newspaper, the students were certain that their teacher had returned."

"Their cries to the sky were filled with longing."

"With my future watching from the sidelines, I simply can't bring myself to say sorry on behalf of my brother."

"At this time, the school detected negative energy reactions again."

"Mu Zhimei guessed that the school was sad because it was going to be demolished, but Tang Zheping said that inanimate objects cannot emit negative energy."

"The future is caught in a dilemma."

Old Tang brought up the footage of Captain Poshui:

"Captain Sakakizumi's words carry a lot of weight here."

He told the future that humans are troublesome creatures, but all encounters and partings will eventually become memories, and the most tragic thing is to have no memories at all.

This is actually the screenwriter hinting that an answer must be given to this regret that spans half a century.

"The class reunion has finally begun."

"But what followed was the summoning of the sulfuric acid monster, Huo!"

"Note that this monster was summoned in the third episode by Shinichi due to the negative energy of his heartbreak."

"But now, Shinichi is clearly married, so why is Huo still appearing?"

Old Tang showed a montage of Huo crying on the screen.

"As Huo cried, the camera cut between empty school corridors, classrooms, and water taps."

"Tang Zheping once said that architecture cannot emit negative energy."

"So, whose call summoned Huo?"

"My personal understanding is that this is not only the students' longing, but more importantly, it represents the regret and even resentment of the production staff at Tsuburaya Productions who were dedicated to creating the school-themed episodes back then!"

"Back then, Tsuburaya Productions had to end the school arc hastily without a proper farewell due to real-world issues, which was a huge blow to the creators."

"Therefore, this Huo was summoned not to cause disaster, but to facilitate a formal farewell!"

"This isn't just for Takeshi Ya and his students; it's also a belated explanation from Gu Nan to the entire veteran screenwriting team who poured their hearts and souls into it back then!"

Yes, the monster didn't do anything to damage the city after it appeared.

The school is about to be demolished, and the people from back then are no longer here...

This reunion across time is truly breathtaking.

[So this is the embodiment of the production team's resentment! Is this the powerful monster from the narrator's level?!]

You know what, it's true!

Huo should have a place in the debate!

"When facing monsters, Mebius gets beaten up one-sidedly."

"Because what weighed on him was a heavy longing that had lasted for half a century."

"Water droplets drip from the terrazzo, and Eddie finally makes his appearance!"

"He purified Huo with just one move, the belt beam."

"Huo smiled before disappearing, because it had finally waited for its teacher."

Old Tang fixed the image on the group of students on the rooftop.

"This is the most tear-jerking part of the episode."

"The students took turns reporting their lives to the teacher."

"Tsukamoto, who skipped school back then, became a teacher; Yoshishun, who couldn't tell the difference between salt and sugar, became a mother who takes care of three children; Rakugo, who used to peek at exam papers, works at a credit union; the PhD, whose first love ended in heartbreak, does research at a university; and Katsukichi, who resisted the family business, inherited a supermarket."

"Besides these people, there's Shinichi, who shouted that he was innocent at the party. He married a young and beautiful wife and will never summon monsters again."

"Their lives haven't gone astray, and Yagami's education was by no means a failure!"

A perfect life story! This is the best way to repay a teacher.

There wasn't a single wasted shot; every character's present corresponds to their past.

I couldn't hold back my tears when I saw this part, and I cried buckets.

Eddie thought he hadn't controlled his negative energy, but in fact, he had already planted positive energy in the hearts of his students.

Old Tang's voice slowly rose as the background music "Respect Your Nobility" played in the video began.

"The song that everyone is singing is a song that is usually sung at graduation ceremonies."

"According to the tradition of our neighborhood, after singing this song, everyone has to go on stage and bow to the teacher, which marks the complete end of our student days."

"So now everyone should be able to better understand why I emphasized before that the most important point of this episode's story is not the reunion, but a formal farewell."

"After saying goodbye to Takeshi Yagami, who suddenly disappeared many years ago, we welcome Ultraman, who no longer hides his identity and finally speaks frankly with us."

Eddie said that his students taught him a lesson: you can't leave your recollections blank.

"Negative energy is as elusive as the human heart, and education is a never-ending process."

"But as long as this precious bond exists, everything has meaning."

"This is Lao Tang, and that concludes this video. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! See you next time!"