Ultraman Ginga S is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions which continues the previous series' timeline. It aired during the New Ultraman Retsuden programming block on TV Tokyo, with its first half airing from July 15, 2014 to September 2 and its second half airing from November 4 to December 23.
Unlike the previous entry, this series features a defense team, the UPG. It also introduces a new Ultra, Ultraman Victory.
The series can be watched on Shout TV, Roku, and Tubi.
Production[]
Two out of the previous series' cast, Takuya Negishi and Takuya Kusakawa were invited first to the project along with the director of Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie, Koichi Sakamoto.
Nissan Motor Company Ltd (the company that sponsored the vehicles from Ultraman Max) sponsored their latest vehicles models in the UPG Vehicles, as well as others throughout the show's filming.
Synopsis[]
Two years after Dark Lugiel's defeat, a new threat rises again in the form of Alien Chibull Exceller, an alien who steals Victorium, Android One Zero, his android enforcer and his alien minions. Alarmed by the theft of Victorium, the Victorian, a group of ancient civilians that live underground sent Sho to retrieve it and bestow him an ancient relic, Victory Lancer that transforms him into their protector, Ultraman Victory.
At the same time, Hikaru was dragged into the battle again after recruited into UPG (Ultra Party Guardians), a defense team formed after various paranormal sightings. He reunites with Ultraman Ginga and join forces with Sho to take down Exceller and his minions.
Characters[]
Protagonists[]
International Defense Organization[]
UPG[]
Victorians[]
Returning Characters[]
Antagonists[]
Ultras[]
Kaiju[]
- Android One Zero
- Chiburoid
- Shepherdon
- EX Red King
- Eleking
- Alien Guts Vorst
- Inpelaizer
- King Joe Custom
- Sadola
- Gudon
- Yapool
- Vakishim
- Gomora
- Fire Golza
- Gan-Q
- Five King
- Bemular
- Bemstar
- Doragory
- Verokron
- Alien Akumania Muerte
- Alien Metron Jace
- Zoa Muruchi
- Birdon
- Alien Zetton Berume
- Hyper Zetton
- Alien Valky
- Alien Nackle Gray
- Alien Icarus
Cast[]
- Hikaru Raido /Ultraman Ginga : Takuya Negishi
- Sho /Ultraman Victory : Kiyotaka Uji
- Arisa Sugita : Yukari Taki
- Gouki Matsumoto : Takahiro Katou
- Tomoya Ichijouji : Takuya Kusakawa
- Yoshiaki Jinno : Ryuichi Ohura
- Masaki Koyama : Kohki Okada
- Android One Zero : Moga Mogami
- Misuzu Isurugi : Mio Miyatake
- Kenta Watarai : Mizuki Ohno
- Chigusa Kuno : Kirara
- Sakuya : Rina Koike
- Repi : Hinata Yamada
- Hiyori : Meiku Harukawa
- Kamushin : Yousuke Saito
- Kisara : Mirai Yamamoto
Voice Actors[]
- Ultraman Ginga , Dark Lugiel : Tomokazu Sugita
- Ultraman Taro : Hiroya Ishimaru
- Alien Chibull Exceller : Takuya Eguchi
- Alien Guts Vorst : Holly Kaneko
- Yapool : Tessho Genda
- Alien Metron Jace : Kohei Shiotsuka
- Alien Zetton Berume : Yuki Ono
- Alien Nackle Gray : Kunji Hirano
- Alien Valky : Tatsuya Hashimoto
- Alien Icarus : Tomokazu Seki
Staff[]
- Director: Koichi Sakamoto, Yoshikazu Ishii, Kiyotaka Taguchi, Kazuya Konaka
- Written by: Yuji Kobayashi, Takao Nakano
- Producer: Tsugumi Kitaura, Eiji Kikuchi
- Kaiju and Seijin costume designer: NAKA Ya MURA
- Supervisor: Shinichi Ooka
- Planning: Bandai, Bandai Visual, Dentsu Inc.
- Car Stunt: Takahashi Racing
- Action coordination: Hiroyuki Okano
- Technical cooperation: IMAGICA
- Sound Effects: Swara Pro.
- Vehicle cooperation: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd
- Production: Tsuburaya Productions
Music[]
- Opening Theme
- Eiyuu no Uta (Verse 1 in 1-8, verse 2 in 9-16)
- Ending Theme
- Kirameku Mirai ~Yume no Ginga e~ (All episodes)
- Insert Themes
- Ultraman Ginga no Uta (1,3 and 15)
- Ultraman Ginga no Uta ~Chigusa ver.~ (12, 13 and 16)
- Ultraman Victory no Uta (1, 3 and 15)
Home Media[]
Ultraman Ginga S was released on DVD in six volumes and on Blu-ray in two box sets.
Gallery[]
See Also[]
- New Ultraman Retsuden - Airing slot
- Ultraman Ginga - Preceding series and same continuity
- Mega Monster Rush Ultra Frontier - Arcade game series and another Ultraman Series media that paired with Ultraman Ginga S. Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman Victory, and Alien Chibull Exceller are also included among the playable characters, as well as the series' original Kaiju, Five King is also one of the enemy bosses.
External Links[]
- Ultraman Ginga S official site
- Ultraman Ginga S Bandai Toy Site
- Ultraman Ginga S's section in Nissan Official Site