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Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle is the first season of its series that is the 22nd entry in the Tsuburaya Productions' long-running Ultra Series. It is an adaption of the video game Mega Monster Battle: ULTRA MONSTERS. The show first aired on December 1, 2007 and concluded on February 23, 2008. On December 20, 2008, the second season titled Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey premiered. Ultra Galaxy was the first Ultra Series to be shown as a pay-per-view service.
On July 25, 2017, Toku announced that the series (along with its second season) will air in the United States on its channel with English subtitles beginning August 31, 2017. [1][2]
Characters
ZAP Spacy
- Rei : A mysterious man with amnesia who joined as a member of ZAP SPACY. He is hostile to monsters and uses his Battle Nizer to fight them. He is haunted by the image of the giant buried in the rock. So far, he has only summoned Gomora , Litra , and Eleking .
- Hyuga : The captain of the Space Pendragon. He is hot-blooded man who is excellent in martial arts and has overcome many hardships all over the universe. Members have to call him "Boss." His full name is Hiroshi Hyuga .
- Haruna : The subcaptain of the Space Pendragon. She is a strict ace pilot and is Hyuga's right-hand man. Although she was skeptical of Rei, she was rescued from Neronga by him and reconciled with him. Her full name is Jun Haruna .
- Oki : The rookie crew member of the Space Pendragon. He is a monster maniac who was majoring in monsterology at university. He reasoned that the giant in Rei's memory is Ultraman. His full name is Koichi Oki .
- Kumano : The engineer of the Space Pendragon. His full name is Masahiko Kumano .
Vincent Island
- Hiroki : The leader of Vincent Island which was the officer of the resources transportation base in Belargo City, and Jun's elder brother. He has once served as the subcaptain of the Space Pendragon under Hyuga. His full name is Hiroki Haruna .
- Ato : The subleader of Vincent Island who was a scientist of Belargo city.
- Karen Mikura : A girl who is one of the survivors in Belargo City. She had taken care of a mysterious baby temporarily. She discovered the mysterious giant and heard the mysterious giant's voice.
Other
- Kate : A mysterious woman who interferes with Rei using every possible means and has a Battle Nizer like Ray's. She uses the appearance of a bio-plant researcher named Maki Azusa . While she appears to be evil in her first appearance, it is revealed that she is Rei's older sister and her goal is to reawaken Rei as Reimon and like him is an Alien Reiblood. So far, she has only summoned Fire Golza , Gan-Q , and Zetton . In the finale, she uses Zetton to battle Rei's Gomora and wins, only to be attacked by King Joe Black who fights Zetton to a standstill. In the end, she succeeds in her goal and Reimon is awakened but Gomora becomes EX Gomora and kills Zetton, seemingly killing Kate in the process. However, in Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle Neo, it was revealed she'd survived.
Mysterious Giant
On Vincent Island is a mysterious giant buried in the rocks that appears in Rei's visions. It had created a spiritual barrier on Vincent Island to protect it, sacrificing its life in the process. It is eventually revealed to be Ultraman, and is a key in Rei's reawakening as Reimon.
Principal cast
- Rei - Shota Minami
- Haruna - Saki Kamiryo
- Oki - Toru Hachinohe
- Kumano - Mitsutoshi Shundo
- Hyuga - Hiroyuki Konishi
- Kate - Mayu Gamo
- Karen - Natsumi Yamada
- Hiroki - Shigeki Kagemaru
- Ato - Hideaki Ishii
Suit actors
- Gomora - Kazunori Yokoo
- Reimon - Hiroyuki Inomata
- Monsters - Daisuke Terai , Ryo Nishimura , Hiroshi Suenaga , Kenya Soma , Tomomi Ota , Shinya Iwasaki , Daisuke Fukuda , Satoshi Yamamoto , Tatsunari Fukushima , Hideyoshi Iwata
Songs
- Opening theme
- "Eternal Traveler"
- Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement: Kazuya Daimon
- Artist: Project DMM
- Ending theme
- "JUMP UP"
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 series focuses more on the Kaiju instead of the Ultras.
References
Wikipedia - Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle
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- ↑ http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2017/07/25/toku-announces-u-s-premieres-of-three-new-ultra-series-titles/ TOKU Announces U.S. Premieres of Three New Ultra Series Titles
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-26/toku-premieres-3-ultra-tokusatsu-series-in-august/.119319 TOKU Premieres 3 Ultra Tokusatsu Series in August