Ultra Heroes EXPO 2023 Summer Festival

is an exhibition event held at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. It is the third Summer Festival event, announced on April 26, 2023 and held from July 22 to August 28, with a break on August 8.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6716
==Exhibition==
The venue was filled with exhibits for guests to view, with some parts changing for the event's second half. Some notable displays include:
*A recreation of the SKaRD's office. Outside are flat cutouts of the teams' members.https://twitter.com/m78expo/status/1696077811428315333
**On each SKaRD members' desks were various notes, which were changed in the event's second half.
*A section dedicated to the New Generation Heroes, featuring:
**Ultraman Ginga and Ultraman Victory battling Birdon in the center.
**Two statues of Ultraman X, one with his Bemstar Armor and the other with his Beta Spark Armor.
**A diorama of Ultraman Orb battling Kelbim.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7QbX5Tyu7Y In the center is a glass dome that guests can stand inside by entering a tunnel.
**Statues of Ultraman Rosso, Ultraman Blu and Ultrawoman Grigio in a circle, their pose before transforming into Ultraman Gruebe. As such, in the second half, this was changed to a statue of Gruebe.https://twitter.com/777knka/status/1689280079149309952
**A statue of Ultraman Reiga, with the Ultras that make up the fusion displayed behind. In the second half, this was changed to a statue of the Tri-Squad.https://twitter.com/777knka/status/1689279474867556352
**Next to each Ultra was a glass display with their respective transformation device inside.
*Ultraman Zero with his mantle underneath a large inflatable black hand.
*: A photo booth for taking photos with Ultras that is available at most Ultraman events. The appearing heroes rotate every few hours.https://ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/shot/
*: A large diorama filled with Ultras and kaiju battling in a city. In the diorama can be seen:
**Windom and King Joe STORAGE Custom facing Bullton near a downed Sevenger. Members of the SSSP can be seen on a nearby roof.https://twitter.com/0605Y_ver2/status/1692462676151349270
**Ultraman Trigger taking on Destrudos, with Ultraman Z in Alpha Edge form preparing to fire a beam at it.
**Ultraman Decker standing above Gigalogaiser. Beneath the monster is Kanegon inside a cocoon-shaped train moving on a track.
**Red King in a mountain in the corner.
**A building called Kaiju Cafe Nagura, named after Teruaki Nagura.https://twitter.com/yi0124/status/1695217063651152314https://twitter.com/0605Y_ver2/status/1692462698347581760
**Minami Pest Control, named after Anri Minami.
**A Kaiju Sakaba building.
**: A building named after Gento Hiruma's wife and son.https://twitter.com/TomoyaWarabino/status/1702643017021260056
*A diorama of Ultraman Blazar fighting Bazanga through a window.
*: A catwalk for small events held throughout each day. Last year, it was called the THE LIVE Pre-stage.
*A statue of Earth Garon.
*: A recreation of Earth Garon's cockpit that guests can sit inside.
*A section with two benches, one with Alien Metron Marluru and the other with Alien Pegassa Pega, for guests to sit next to and take photos with.https://twitter.com/kajikajihaya/status/1690491865190297600
*A poster of various pieces of advice.https://twitter.com/han_meg_han/status/1691432666573496320https://twitter.com/mutosenjinshun/status/1685899445349838849
==Preview==
The day before the festival's opening, a preview for members of the press and children from a local kindergarten was held, allowing them to explore the exhibition, watch the first Battle Stage and attend an opening ceremony.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6816 Unlike previous events, an ambassador was not specially chosen to represent the event, with Blazar cast members Tomoya Warabino and Himena Tsukimiya hosting the ceremony.
==Stage Events==
===Ultraman Battle Stages===
Two were performed five times per day, swapping over in the event's second half.https://www.ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/stage/ Both are split into two parts followed by a finale, one focusing on Ultraman Blazar and the other on the New Generation Heroes. Members of SKaRD from Ultraman Blazar appeared onstage on particular days.https://www.ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/news/4573/ A new insert theme called "Blue laser" was also introduced.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6837
The stage was redesigned to feature a large center screen surrounded by curved columns with vertical screens on them. Cuboidal screens to the left and right of the stage occassionally showed a camera icon to indicate when photos were allowed to be taken. Rather than being livestreamed, the stage shows were only released as archives after being recorded.https://www.ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/online/
:;Subtitles
*Stage 1
**Stars Chapter: "New Generation Warriors"https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/6543
**Blazar Chapter: "A New Light"
*Stage 2
**Blazar Chapter: "The Revolving Star of Wishes: SIDE Blazar"
**Stars Chapter: "The Revolving Star of Wishes: SIDE Stars"
===Gridman Universe Event===
 was an evening event held on August 1, 2023, featuring the live recording of an episode of Toriaez Universe, a radio show run by two voice actors from GRIDMAN UNIVERSE. Gridman appeared onstage in his new form, Universe Fighter.https://www.ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/news/5051/
:;Guests
*Yuya Hirose (Yuta Hibiki)
*Yume Miyamoto (Rikka Takarada)
==Ultraman Department Store==
The is an expansive gift shop selling all kinds of Ultraman merchandise. Many offered items were event-exclusive, such as clothes and figures with special colors.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6791 Some items were also available at Tsuburaya Store ONLINE and Ultraman World M78 stores.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6764https://m-78.jp/news/post-6813 Other items were pre-sold at the event but would become available elsewhere afterwards, such as DVDs of NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Decker STAGE 4.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6840 New products were introduced in the festival's second half.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6836
Color Timer Lights, which were first introduced for NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Decker STAGE 5, light up to match the events of the stage shows.https://www.ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/news/5300/ They come free with bench tickets.https://www.ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/ticket/ A wrist strap is sold separately.https://store.m-78.jp/products/4562294007425
Guests who purchased more than ¥6000 of items in the second half received an acrylic key chain.https://ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/product/ 
==Campaigns==
*Every guest received a SKaRD membership card on entry,https://twitter.com/m78expo/status/1669887592647778314https://m-78.jp/news/post-6716 which they can write their name on and attach a photo to.
*A digital stamp rally was held for the duration of the festival, tasking participants with scanning a QR code at seven locations in the Ikebukuro area, including Seibuen Amusement Park, where Ultraman the Ride is available.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6801https://ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/seibu_rally/ Those who collected 5 stamps would be rewarded with stickers, while those who collected 7 would be entered into a lottery where 20 winners would receive an UlSummer poster signed by the Blazar cast.
*At five Seibu Line train stations, Chabacco boxes (powered green tea packaged like a cigarette) with Ultraman and Booska designs were sold.
*: A campaign tasking players with scanning barcodes in eight locations in Ikebukuro and answering a trivia question. Players who completed one question would receive a digital wallpaper. For five questions, they would earn access to Decker STAGE 1 and be entered in a merchandise lottery.https://ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/rally/ For all eight locations, players got access to Decker STAGE 2 and were entered into another merchandise lottery. A TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION account was required to obtain the wallpaper and watch the stage shows.
* was held again, where guests can interact with an Ultra Hero for three minutes and take photos.https://www.ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/meetthehero/ It was held on another floor of Sunshine City.
*Restaurants at Sunshine City would give holographic Ultraman stickers with certain menu items during the festival.https://ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/restaurant/
*Ultraman-related menu items and button badges were available at Sunshine City's Theater Terrace restaurant during the event.https://ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/terrace/
*During Kaiju Sakaba's Ryukyu Fair, customers could order special drunks based on Bazanga and Gedos by presenting their UlSummer ticket.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6417
*From August 1, crepes based on Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Blazar were sold at WACCA Ikebukuro.https://www.marion.co.jp/collaboration/1066/
*: 50 premium TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION members and 30 standard members could win the chance to go to a special longer Ultra Shot booth held on August 12, featuring Ultraman Leo and Ultraman Regulos (Early Style).https://ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/spshot/
==Gallery==
===Images===
UlSummer 2023 Logo.png|Logo
UlSummer 2023 Map.jpg|Map
UlSummer 2023 Wide Visual.jpg
UlSummer 2023 Visual 1.jpg
===Videos===
【ヒーローにわきあがれ、ウルサマ！】チケット発売中！『ウルトラヒーローズEXPO2023 サマーフェスティバル IN 池袋・サンシャインシティ』
開催間近「ウルトラヒーローズEXPO 2023 サマーフェスティバルIN 池袋・サンシャインシティ」入場特典は「SKaRD」の隊員証！
8-28まで!「ウルトラヒーローズEXPO 2023 サマーフェスティバルIN 池袋・サンシャインシティ」後期開催中！
【ウルサマ2023】ニュージェネレーションウルトラマンが集結！声出し解禁で会場が大熱狂『ウルトラヒーローズEXPO 2023サマーフェスティバル IN 池袋・サンシャインシティ』OP...|Opening ceremony
【ウルサマ 2023】蕨野友也、搗宮姫奈ら登壇！ニュージェネレーションウルトラマン集結！オープニングセレモニー|Opening ceremony
==Trivia==
*Unlike the previous two Summer Festival events, the stage shows were referred to with the Japanese words and instead of STAGE 1 and STAGE 2. However, the latter terms were used for the Blu-ray and DVD release.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6901
*On August 2, a notice was posted on the website informing guests that Ultras at the Meet The Hero and Ultra Shot booths could not pose with their hands touching the ground for the sake of hygiene.https://www.ultra-expo.com/summer/2023/news/5218/
*When the festival concluded, the official twitter account posted photos of Ultraman, Dada and Gedos toys at the beach.https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1697081996978348493
==External Links==
*Official website
*Teaser in English
*Teaser in Simplified Chinese
*Teaser in Traditional Chinese
==References==
Category:Real Life Events
Category:Exhibition Events