EntertainmentMoviesAnime MoviesUltramanNew Netflix anime movie Ultraman: Rising comes from a nearly 25-year-old idea from its director: “I never thought there would be any way I could get the rights to the characters"When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. EntertainmentMoviesAnime MoviesUltramanNew Netflix anime movie Ultraman: Rising comes from a nearly 25-year-old idea from its director: “I never thought there would be any way I could get the rights to the characters"When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Netflix) Ultraman may be unfamiliar to some but, to many in Japan, the alien superhero - first introduced in 1966’s Ultra Q – is an icon. That decades-long history has spawned countless TV shows, movies, and video …