ULTIMO GN (2025)

"By Hiroyuki Takei Synopsis: The Karakuri Dôji were designed by Dr. Dunstan to discover which is stronger: ultimate good or ultimate evil. With Ultimo and Vice leading the way, the galactic war between vice and virtue begins. The fate of all time and space hangs in the balance! Call out: New series from Stan Lee and Hiroyuki Takei"

"Original Concept by Stan Lee Story and Art By Hiroyuki Takei Synopsis: Things just keep getting more complicated for teenage Yamato since the mechanism known as Ultimo showed up. Now Yamato and Ultimo must face other doji and their bizarre masters who's intentions are not always so clear. Can Yamato find the strength to meet these challenges and solve the mysteries of the darakuri doji?"

"Original Concept by Stan Lee Story and Art by Hiroyuki Takei Yamato's best friend Rune is now a doji master to the envious trickster Jealousy. But why is Rune using Jealousy to attack Yamato and Ultimo? The answer lies deep in the past and will shock everyone-even Rune!"

"(W) Stan Lee, Hiroyuki Takei (A) Hiroyuki Takei Yamato wakes up again on the 21st century day that he first encountered Ultimo, and soon learns that he was sent back in time and it's up to him to prevent total world annihilation. But does he really have the ability to stop the apocalypse--and save Ultimo!--in just 24 hours? On a breakneck tour to meet up with all the dôji, Yamato gets into a skirmish with Iruma and Jealousy and must again go back (way back) in time to make things right..."

"Returning from his time travels, Yamato lands back on the day before the Hundred Machine Funeral. Will his newfound knowledge about Iruma help him divert the inevitable, or will it only help him mess things up more? In a fierce continuation of the battle that started Yamato's first time around, both Maruyama and Yamato are injured. Sensing weakness, Vice takes things into his own hands..."

"(W/A) Hiroyuki Takei; Concept by Stan Lee Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. Age Rating: T+"

"Pure Virtue vs. Vice! Can one survive without corrupting the other?!"

"By Hiroyuki Takei"

"Yamato decides that the only way to return his life to normal is to defeat the dastardly puppet master Dunstan, and to do that he'll need all the doji on his side. Unfortunately, he hasn't quite figured out yet what is good and what is evil! Memories from past lives reveal centuries-long love-hate relationships between doji and their masters - both good and evil! Untangling the threads is a battle in itself "

"Locked in a battle that spans the ages, Vice and Ultimo, along with their human proxies, duel in the wartime arena of Tokyo, 1947. Among the bombs and destruction, masters on both sides seek to convince their counterparts to switch teams - good to evil and vice versa. Which force holds ultimate sway over human history?"

"Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one's judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe."

"In a desperate bid to avert disaster, Ultimo's master Yamato tries to convince his high school crush to join him on the side of good! Meanwhile, Ultimo is challenged to a duel by Vice, and the battle between good and evil resumes in earnest. Will the Karakura Doji finally break free of their dastardly puppet master's grand plan? For teen audiences. "