Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle is the first season of the Ultra Galaxy TV series and the 21st entry overall in Tsuburaya Productions' long-running Ultraman Series. It is an adaption of the arcade game Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Monsters. The show released on BS11,[1] making it the first entry in the franchise to be shown on a pay-per-view service, from December 1, 2007 to February 23, 2008. On December 20, 2008, a second season titled Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey premiered. Both seasons later aired on TV Tokyo starting from October 1, 2009 to lead up to the film's release.[2]
On July 25, 2017, TOKU announced that the series and its second season would air in the United States on its channel with English subtitles beginning August 31, 2017.[3][4]
This show can be watched on Tubi and Roku.
Plot[]
50 years after the extinction of monsters, humanity had finally advanced to outer space.
The crews of Space Pendragon were tasked to investigate Planet Boris after communications on that planet were mysteriously halted. Arriving on the planet, the crew was astonished to find it inhabited by monsters, with every nearby city destroyed. While forced to wait for reinforcements, the crew must solve the mystery of this planet's background as a monster tamer named Rei, whose past remained mysterious, joined ZAP SPACY in order to learn his past.
Characters[]
ZAP SPACY[]
Antagonists[]
Others[]
- Hiroki Haruna
- Ato
- Karen Mikura
Ultras[]
Kaiju[]
Rei's Kaiju[]
Kate's Kaiju[]
Ordinary Kaiju[]
- Telesdon
- Sadola
- Red King
- Peguila
- Mukadender
- Juran
- Golza
- Gudon
- Neronga
- Bemstar
- Banpira
- Twin Tail
- Bullton
- Froguros
- Kelbim
- Arstron
- Angross
- Gromite
- King Joe Black
- Arigera
- Zoa Muruchi
- Nova
- Saramandora
- Lunaticks
- Verokron
- Doragory
Cast[]
- Rei : Shota Minami
- Jun Haruna : Saki Kamiryo
- Koichi Oki : Toru Hachinohe
- Masahiko Kumano : Mitsutoshi Shundo
- Hiroshi Hyuga : Hiroyuki Konishi
- Kate : Mayu Gamo
- Karen : Natsumi Yamada
- Hiroki : Shigeki Kagemaru
- Ato : Hideaki Ishii
Suit Actors[]
- Gomora: Kazunori Yokoo
- Reimon: Hiroyuki Inomata
- Kaiju:
- Daisuke Terai
- Rou Nishimura
- Hiroshi Suenaga
- Junya Soma
- Tomomi Ota
- Shinya Iwasaki
- Daisuke Fukuda
- Satoshi Yamamoto
- Ryusei Fukushima
- Hideyoshi Iwata
Music[]
- Opening Theme
- eternal traveller
- Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Kazuya Daimon
- Artist: Project DMM
- Ending Theme
Home Media[]
In Japan, the series released across 7 DVD volumes in 2008. On June 15, 2021, Mill Creek released both seasons and the film on a single Blu-ray in the United States.[5]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Among the modern Heisei era (Mebius-onwards) series, Ultra Galaxy has the distinction of the highest toy sales, about 5.7 billion yen.
- This is the first Tsuburaya series to be shown in widescreen format.
External Links[]
- Official website (web archive)
- TV Tokyo website
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle at Tsuburaya Productions' official website
References[]