Ultraman Omega 04 Review |Going Ultra – Going Ultra – Presented by Henshin Inspection
What did you think of Ultraman Omega episode 4?
This is the first time we see Rekiness transform into armor for Omega, and it opens up interesting new dynamics for the show. I talk about tactical telekinesis, kaiju bonding mechanics, and how Sorato continues to grow and learned to deal with his amnesia.
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Ultraman Omega Episode 4 Review – First Armor Transformation, Forced Drama, and Tactical Kaiju Power
The Bad
The worst thing about this episode is the little argument—the spat—that Kosei had. It was really a one-sided argument or a one-sided issue that Kosei had. He was upset that Sorato is growing up, so to speak, and is able to take the train on his own.
Ayumu calls Kosei (I’m assuming Sorato doesn’t have a phone right now) because she thinks there’s signs of a kaiju. She wants his help because he’s a kaiju researcher. Kosei is a warehouse manager, not a kaiju researcher. So she wants the help of the relevant person.
Kosei flips out. I don’t know if the director wouldn’t rein in the actor, or if the actor was going crazy, or if he did exactly what the director told him to do—but he leaves in a huff with his boss, Oya, to go fishing. Because the fishing was going to be interrupted by the two of them going, he just makes this ridiculous face and says, “Well fine, you go investigate the kaiju.” It’s really ridiculous how upset he is.
The episode preview said there would be a rift between the two of them, and this is not a real rift. It didn’t serve the purpose of selling the toy of the episode either, which was Rekiness and the armor. That’s why it’s bad. It’s triply bad: bad idea, bad performance, and unnecessary to accomplish what they were trying to do. Completely pointless. Dumb. They didn’t need to do that. They could have had some other complicating factor, like Kosei wanted to go with Oya or wanted to hide that he’s helping with the kaiju in general or Sorato specifically as Ultraman Omega.
Another issue—they’re trying to keep Sorato’s identity as Ultraman Omega a secret, and yet when the kaiju is attacking and Kosei is there to help, he yells, “Sorato, do this! Sorato, don’t do that! Sorato—this is your social security number!” It’s really stupid. There’s a thing going on where they’re trying to conceal his identity, but he’s not calling to him and saying “Omega.” He’s saying “Sorato” instead, which is super dumb.
The toy transformation doesn’t work either. I meant to look at Spark Dolls and how they were used in the show—like in Ginga or R/B—but here they just grabbed the soft vinyl toy and said, “This is a Spark Doll I’m going to power up with.” It worked in older shows. Here, they use a decent prop for Rekiness—The Meteor Kaiju—but when it transforms, it becomes a CGI model of a little kaiju avatar, then turns into the real Rekiness kaiju at full scale. I just don’t get it. It doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t look good. I don’t think it’s an engaging toy. It’s not helping sell the toy. It just looks bad.
The Good
Kosei’s speculation about Rekiness is cool. He says to Sorato, “Hey, do you think this Rekiness kaiju was like your pet?” He doesn’t say it’s because they both have a pentagon on their chest, but he suggests maybe Rekiness fell to Earth at the same time as Sorato and is connected to him somehow. Sorato says maybe—it seems familiar—but he doesn’t really know because he’s lost his memories. I like that Kosei is trying to figure things out, even though he’s acting irrational earlier.
Oya, the owner of the warehouse, is a sweet and wise old-timer. It almost feels like he knows what’s actually going on—that Sorato is Omega and that Kosei is helping him. He probably doesn’t, but it feels like he does, and I don’t like that. It’s like Aunt May in Spider-Man 2 acting like she knows Peter is Spider-Man. Still, Oya’s really charming, and I’d like to see more of him. He helps Kosei overcome his struggles and get back to helping Sorato/Omega.
Sorato’s is learning fast, despite the fact he is an alien with amnesia. He understands trains, he understands emotions. He talks about how he’s independent now. He can travel on his own, and he doesn’t always need Kosei. In a way, it’s kind of like a parent-child thing, which might be what they were going for and why Kosei is acting so irrational—but it doesn’t quite work because Sorato is the one acting with maturity here. That said, Sorato’s development continues to be enjoyable and meaningful. He’s learning more about the world and how to fit into it.
Therizirus, Telekinesis, and Kaiju Control
Therizirus—the enemy kaiju—is great. I like birds a lot, especially raptors. This thing was raptor-tastic. It’s cute in an ugly way, and I’d like to see it come back.
The tactical telekinesis in this episode was great. It reminded me of The Shadow (1994). There’s a moment where they use water displacement to track an invisible person. Just because he’s invisible doesn’t mean he has no mass, right? They apply the same logic here: Reckoness lifts debris and vehicles, revealing the kaiju’s position. That was really smart.
I also like that Kosei can summon Reckoness and use him in battle. Why not just have Sorato do that too? It’s a small cast, and sometimes it feels like other people are just standing around. That wasn’t the case in shows like Z or Blazar, where everyone felt like they had a purpose. But here, giving Kosei this role helps fill that gap. It’s a positive development.
Kosei has a ten-minute stamina window to use Reckoness, which is a good limitation. Once he gets tired, Reckoness turns back into an orb and Kosei catches him. It’s a cool visual and opens up storytelling potential.
There’s also a bond between Kosei and Reckoness. He had it close to his heart when it awakened. His eyes flash blue, and even though he doesn’t understand the telepathic message from Reckoness, he trusts it anyway. That’s interesting. Kaiju aren’t just mindless monsters—Reckoness specifically has a connection with Kosei, and only works with him. That leads to some fun comedic beats, and it makes me wonder where they’ll go with it. Will Kosei get visions? Communicate with Reckoness in orb form? There are a lot of directions they could take it.
Final Thoughts
Overall, I’d probably give this episode a 3 out of 5—or maybe even a 2 out of 5. Some of it was just kind of dumb, but the action was good and fun to watch. I really like the look of the Rekiness armor version of Omega. The armor is cool. The fight scene was cool. But something was off. The storytelling lacked depth, and the toy stuff didn’t land—even though the idea of using armor transformations is good.
They’re kind of failing with Rekiness as a character, even though the armor itself is cool. Maybe it’s too much to try to make the armor into a character. In Ultraman Arc, I don’t think they did that—he just had his armor, used it, and that was that. I like that Omega is using kaiju in this way, but again, something’s off.
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MJ Muñoz 