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The☆Ultraman Ultraman Series, aired four years after the end of Ultraman Leo. For the first time in the series, the show was presented as an anime instead of a tokusatsu show, with the production company Nippon Sunrise (also known as Sunrise, currently a part of Bandai Namco Filmworks), known for their now-iconic mecha series Mobile Suit Gundam, handling the animation.
is the 8th entry in theThe anime can be watched on Tubi and Shout TV.
Synopsis[]
All over the earth strange glowing objects in the form of letters in an unknown language appear in the skies. In order to investigate these strange phenomena, the Earth Defense Forces form the Science Guard Party led by Captain Akiyama. Akiyama immediately forms a top rated team of scientific experts.
Choichiro Hikari from the Earth Defense Forces space station is chosen to join the Science Guard Party and begins making his way back to Earth. But as he is traveling through space, Hikari meets Ultraman Joneus. Ultraman Joneus tells Hikari that the Earth is in great danger. In order to defend the Earth, Ultraman Joneus says he must become one with an Earth man.
Hikari agrees and he and Ultraman Joneus join forces. Normally, Hikari will be an ordinary human being. But when danger strikes he will be able to transform into the gigantic 40 meter tall superhero Ultraman Joneus.[1]
Characters[]
Science Guard Party[]
- Choichiro Hikari
- Tetsuo Akiyama
- Daisuke Gondo
- Kei Marume
- Hiroaki Tobe
- Mutsumi Hoshikawa
- Pigu
- Monkey
- Ulook
Others[]
- Sakurada
- Miyai
- Henry Nishiki
- Yuriko Nojima
Ultras[]
Kaiju[]
- Seagra
- Spiral
- Wanigodon
- Red Smogy
- Tough Gillan
- Tough Gillas
- Tough Gillaco and Tough Gillao
- Fire Badon
- Combugon
- Robot No.101
- Alien Baltan
- Mikonos
- Dolfiego
- Xalome
- Hectore
- Liquid Monster
- Opt
- Garadoras
- Xyclon
- Gellon
- Gadon
- Goglan
- King Moa
- Giant shark
- Badan
- Islanda
- Spirit Parasite
- Gerada
- Janyur
- Bedran
- Bader Group
- Prehistoric beast
- Bagon
- Janyur III
- Zaanmoth
- Zanba
- Dragodos
- Death Balan
- Gibaaroga
- Red King
- Aboras
- Banila
- Arstron
- Ghostron
- Gokinezura
- Alien Baladon
- Dabaran
- Alien Jadan
- Jagon
- Skeldon
- Garbados
- Megasaura
- Alien Babilar
- Gamiba
- Imedo Being
- Goadarion
- Jinario
- Groteng
- Plazoon
- Agujon
- Deathpower
- Zuma
- Gurol
- Putgolia
- Iddunus
- Darantulas
- Noa
- Heller
- Roygar
- Heller's Soldiers
- Gumons
- Hell Cat
- Orolan
- Alien Opernicus Fedelico
- Gilos
- Alien Gilo
- Imit-Ultraman Joneus
- Hatari
- Unnamed trophy monster
- Dostony
- Spader
- Caperadon
- Alien Scien
- Golding
- Gedon
- Hella Umaya
- Panther
- Makdatar
Cast[]
- Choichiro Hikari Kei Tomiyama :
- Tetsuo Akiyama Kinya Morikawa :
- Daisuke Gondo Hidekatsu Shibata :
- Mutsumi Hoshikawa Sumi Shimamoto :
- Hiroaki Tobe Masanari Nihei :
- Kei Marume Shingo Kanemoto :
- Pigu Junpei Takiguchi :
- Monkey Shigeru Chiba :
- Ulook Yukari Nozawa :
- Chief Sakurada : Ryusuke Shiomi
- Henry Nishiki : Kazuo Kumakura
- Yuriko Nojima : Mari Okamoto
- Ultraman Joneus Masayuki Ibu :
- Amia Kumiko Takizawa :
- Elek : Masaru Ikeda
- Loto : Yoshito Miyamura
- Great Sage : Takayuki Miyauchi
- Roygar Ryuzaburo Otomo :
- Heller : Tamio Oki
English Dub[]
- The Adventures of Ultraman
- Gary Morgan as Scotty Harrison and Ultraman
- Gladys Enright as Anya
- Susan Harry Sprang as Lieutenant Nan Johnson
- Sean Reily as General Steel
- Michael Dobson as Kei Marume (pilot)
- Ultraman II
- Steve Kramer as Chief Harris
- Tom Wyner as Ultraman, Captain Adams, and Narrator
- Barbara Goodson as Lieutenant Nan Johnson and PDQ
- Joe Perry as Lieutenant Glenn and Lieutenant Marconi
Songs[]
Opening Theme[]
- Lyricist: Yuu Aku
- Composition and Arrangement: Kunio Miyauchi
- Vocals: Isao Sasaki and Columbia Yurikago-kai
- Accompaniment: Los Angeles Studio Orchestra
Ending Theme[]
- Heroes of Love
- Lyrics: Yuu Aku
- Composition and Arrangement: Kunio Miyauchi
- Vocals: Isao Sasaki
- Accompaniment: Los Angeles Studio Orchestra
Insert Themes[]
- Ultraman Hymn
- Lyrics: Kazuho Mitsuta
- Compositiona and Arrangement: Toru Fuyuki
- Vocals: Isao Sasaki, Kunitachi Kammerchor
Sasaki, who was in charge of the song, made it the most difficult song he had ever sung.
- Star of Ultra
- Lyrics: Noboru Tani
- Composition and Arrangement: Toru Fuyuki
- Song: Columbia Yurikago-kai
- Song of Mutsumi
- Lyrics: Kazuho Mitsuta
- Composition: Noboru Tani
- Arrangement: Hiroshi Takada
- Vocals: Mitsuko Horie
- Super Murdoch
- Lyrics and Composition: Tani Noboru
- Arrangement: Hirotaka Takada
- Song: Isao Sasaki
- Our Science Guard Party
- Lyrics: Kazuho Mitsuda
- Composition: Tani Noboru
- Arrangement: Hirotaka Takada
- Songs: Isao Sasaki
- Robot Pigu's Song
- Lyrics: Tani Noboru
- Composition: Fuoki Toru
- Arrangement: Maruyama Masahito
- Song: Takiguchi Junpei
- Tomorrow...
- Lyrics and Composition: Tani Noboru
- Arrangement: Takada Hiroshi
- Song: Toyama Takashi
It was used in Episode 18, and in Episode 23, the instrumental version was used.
- Monster Requiem
- Lyrics: Kazuho Mitsuda
- Composition and Arrangement: Toru Fuyuki
- Songs: Isao Sasaki
In the 15th episode of the next series "Ultraman 80", Emi Jono was used in the scene of singing lullaby to the monster Mue and in 44 the instrumental version was used in the scene where 80 and the Delusion Ultraseven fight. In addition, the "popular monster large parade" of "5 Nights Series Super TV" (March 26-30, 1984, "Ultraman Taro," "Mirrorman," "Fireman," "Jumborg Ace" digest version. It is also used as an ending.
English Dub[]
Japan Tonight![]
In the United States, on April 5, 1980, episode #14 of The☆Ultraman aired on U.S. national television when New York superstation WOR-TV Channel 9 (now WWOR) aired it as the first part of "Japan Tonight!", a special seven hour block of programming from TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System), hosted by actor Telly Savalas. Japanese actress/author/talk show host Tetsuko Kuroyanagi introduced the episode surrounded by assorted Ultraman toys and merchandise while explaining to the American audience just who Ultraman is ("It's very, very popular in Japan - He's like your Superman."). The episode was dubbed into English by William Ross (Frontier Enterprises) in Japan and was sponsored by Bandai America.
The opening narration: "In a galaxy, which is millions of light-years away from us, the rulers of the star Ultra decided to send one of their men to Earth so that he could protect the people from the many space monsters that had suddenly started to appear at frequent intervals. But they could not very well send in Ultraman, as everyone would notice him because of his strange appearance. They therefore decided to use the vast resources of the star Ultra to implant the spirit of an Ultraman in the body of a young Space Force Trooper named Matt Gordon. In times of danger, Trooper Gordon can call upon these amazing Ultra powers and transform himself into Ultraman and still be able to keep his identity a secret from everyone else on Earth."
There has also been two feature-length movie compilations released for home video:
- The Adventures of Ultraman (1981), a featured-length movie produced by Tsuburaya Productions specifically for the English-language market. The movie is composed of edited footage from several episodes at the end of of the series. The storyline was rewritten for this adaptation with a new script by Jeff Segal and music composed by Mark McKinniss.
- Ultraman II: The Further Adventures of Ultraman (1983), a dub of the first four episodes co-produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Associates Entertainment International. Despite the title, it has no continuity with the previous English dub of the series. Although the translation is closer to the original Japanese scripts than the first movie, the characters' names were still changed (the names given to the characters are not the same ones used in the previous dub, though several are very similar). The order of the third and fourth episodes were also switched. Also, the opening title and end credits sequences for this release were textless (new U.S. credits were used) as well as being transposed and did not use the vocal tracks.
Home Video[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This is the first Ultraman Series entry that introduces the title card after the opening theme.
- This is the first Ultraman Series entry to have an ending theme.
- The☆Ultraman features the most traditional multi-part episodes in the entire Ultraman Series.
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