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Ultraseven (ウルトラセブン, Urutorasebun) is the third entry of the Ultraman Series, created by Tsuburaya Productions. Contrasting Ultraman before it with its various monsters, Ultraseven expands much more on the concepts of alien invasions and militarism. Ultraseven was originally conceived to be a separate entry to Ultraman until Return of Ultraman later retconned the two continuities into one.

The series can be watched on Shout TV, Pluto TV, Tubi, and Prime Video.

Synopsis

In the not-too-distant future, the Earth finds itself constantly under attack from extraterrestrial threats. To combat them, the Terrestrial Defense Force establishes the Ultra Guard, a team of six elite members who utilize high-tech vehicles and weaponry. Joining their fight is the mysterious Dan Moroboshi who is secretly an alien from the Land of Light in Nebula M78, Ultraseven.

Characters

Protagonist

TDF

UG

Ultras

Kaiju

Cast

  • Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven (Voice) (モロボシ・ダン/ウルトラセブン(声), Moroboshi Dan/Urutorasebun (Koe)): Kohji Moritsugu (森次 晃嗣, Moritsugu Kōji)
  • Anne Yuri (友里 アンヌ, Yuri Annu): Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子, Hishimi Yuriko)
  • Shigeru Furuhashi (フルハシ・シゲル, Furuhashi Shigeru): Sandayu Dokumamushi (毒蝮 三太夫, Dokumamushi Sandayū)
  • Kaoru Kiriyama (キリヤマ・カオル, Kiriyama Kaoru)Shoji Nakayama (中山 昭二, Nakayama Shōji)
  • Soga (ソガ, Soga): Shinsuke Achiha (阿知波 信介, Achiha Shinsuke)
  • Amagi (アマギ, Amagi): Bin Furuya (古谷 敏, Furuya Bin)
  • Yamonaka (ヤマオカ): Susumu Fujita (藤田 進, Fujita Susumu)
  • Takenaka (タケナカ): Kenji Sahara (佐原 健二, Sahara Kenji)
  • Manabe (マナベ): Yoichi Miyagawa (宮川 洋一, Miyagawa Yoichi)
  • Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā): Hikaru Urano (浦野 光, Urano Hikaru)

English Dub

  • Vlasta Vrana as Narrator
  • Roby Roy as Dan Moroboshe
  • Dean Hagopian as Furuhashi
  • Marc Denis as Soga
  • Tim Webber as Takenaka
  • Jane Woods as Donna
  • Jean Fontaine as Kiriyama
  • Arthur Grosser as Manabe

Suit Actors

  • Ultraseven (ウルトラセブン, Urutorasebun): Koji Uenishi (上西 弘次, Uenishi Kōji)

Music

Opening Theme

TNT Episodes

Ultra 7 American English

In 1985, Turner Program Services commissioned Cinar to dub all 49 episodes for run in syndication.[1]The Cinar-produced episodes featured new opening and closing credits, new eyecatches, and even new episode names. After failing to sell the series to national and local stations, Turner put the tapes back into their vaults until 1994, when Ultraseven was selected for broadcast on the Toons 'Till Noon and MonsterVision blocks on TNT. The Toons 'Till Noon broadcasts received substantially heavy editing to make them suitable for the time slot, while the MonsterVision broadcasts were left completely uncut. Episodes 5-7 were missing but, instead of paying Cinar for the missing episodes, they aired all the tapes they had already. When the contract expired between Tsuburaya, Cinar, and Turner, all materials (film, tapes, audio masters, etc.) reverted back to, and were collected by, Tsuburaya.

Cinar Titles

  1. Enter Dan Moroboshi
  2. Shrubs from Space
  3. Currently unknown
  4. Double Trouble at Sea
  5. Currently unknown
  6. Currently unknown
  7. Currently unknown
  8. Smokers on the Rampage
  9. Toys in Crisis
  10. The Man Next Door
  11. Captured in Living Color
  12. Crystallized Corpuscles
  13. Space Ace Reunion
  14. Planets in Conflict (Part 1)
  15. Planets in Conflict (Part 2)
  16. The Eyes Have Had It
  17. Cave-In
  18. The Bells Are Ringing
  19. Wayne, Lord of the Universe
  20. The Quakemaker
  21. The Nissans Return Engagement
  22. The Chromosome Eaters
  23. The Fugitive Fortune Teller
  24. Mother Knows Best
  25. Ultra-7 Exposed
  26. The 8,000 Megaton Mistake
  27. Temporary Traitor
  28. Death on Wheels
  29. The Apprentice Alien
  30. Trial by War
  31. Blood-Thirst
  32. Island in the Sky
  33. The Dead Invaders
  34. Urban Removal
  35. Moon-Stuck
  36. Sharpshooter Showdown
  37. The Devil's Angel
  38. The Brave One
  39. Ultra-7 Tastes Defeat
  40. Ultra-7 Execution at Dawn
  41. Killer Lake
  42. The Boy on the Beach
  43. Tyranny by Design
  44. The Stargazer
  45. Simian Says Surrender
  46. Dan and the Ultra-7 Challenge
  47. Home, Sweet... Homes???
  48. Exit Ultra-7 Part 1
  49. Exit Ultra-7 Part 2

Direct Sequels and Related Media

Movie

A movie adaptation of episode 18 was published July 21, 1968, in the Toei Manga parade.

Heisei Ultraseven

Main article: Heisei Ultraseven

Twenty-seven years after the end of the original Ultraseven series, Tsuburaya made two TV specials that continued after the original story left off, having Seven come back to Earth, then two years later, a slue of direct-to-video sequels. Each of the new episodes took place in a continuity where Ultraseven was the only Ultra Warrior that ever came to Earth.

Ultraseven X

Main article: Ultraseven X

Ultraseven travels to another world to fight off invaders who plan to cross over using a portal and silently take over the world. Ultraseven bonds with a man named Jin, an amnesiac who has a past linked to the events that are secretly conspiring.

Ultraseven IF Story “The Future 55 Years Ago”

Main article: Ultraseven IF Story “The Future 55 Years Ago”

This work is a short film specially produced to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the original Ultraseven series. It is based on a scenario from the 1967 television series that "may have existed," presenting an "IF Story" and depicting the development of events.

Home Media

In 2012, Shout! Factory obtained a license to subtitle Ultraseven in English, and released it for sale on their website as a physical boxed CD set, which is only available for shipping within the U.S. and Canada. Episode 12, however, was not included, so the total number of episodes in this release was 48. On December 11, 2012, Shout! Factory made the set available through regular retailers. This time, the case was a standard DVD keep case.

Ultraseven Blu-ray Box I features episodes 1-25 (except for episode 12), and Blu-ray Box II features episodes 26-49.

Mill Creek is also set to release the complete Ultraseven series on December 10, 2019, as both SteelBook and standard Blu-ray releases.

Gallery

Trivia

  • This series was originally going to be named Ultra Eye.
  • Ultraseven has two banned episodes: "From Another Planet with Love" (banned because Alien Spell resembled survivors of the atomic bombings of Japan in World War II), and "Super Weapon R-1" (banned in 2011 because of the episode relating to the recent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster).
    • Due in part to its ban, the 12th episode is not on the Region 1 DVD release by Shout! Factory. However, the recently banned 26th episode was released and can be seen on this set.
  • Ultraseven was originally intended to be the last entry into the Ultraman Series. Its immense popularity proved otherwise.
    • Sequels for both Ultraman, titled Ultraman Continues, and Ultraseven, titled Fight! Ultraseven, were proposed, but Tsuburaya Productions would not produce another Ultraman Series TV show until 1971 with Return of Ultraman.
  • A few soundtracks from this TV series would be used again later in Ultraman Ace, Ultraman Leo, and Ultraman 80.
  • Clips of Ultraseven were shown on an episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, with the host trying to get guest Joel Hodgson to help "MST" them.
  • The Ultraseven on the cover sleeve of Shout! Factory's DVD box set Ultraseven: The Complete Series is the Ultraseven suit made by Chaiyo.
  • The titular hero of the TV series is sometimes incorrectly named "Ultraman Seven" by many sources outside Japan (or, in the case of KHON/Honolulu, Hawaii, Ultra-7, as listed in TV Guide when it ran in 1975). Both the TV series and its hero can also be named Ultra Seven (with a space).

References

Productions
Showa Series Ultra Q | Ultraman | Ultraseven | Return of Ultraman | Ultraman Ace | Ultraman Taro | Ultraman Leo | Ultraman 80
Heisei Series Ultraman Tiga | Ultraman Dyna | Ultraman Gaia | Ultraman Cosmos | Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy | Ultraman Nexus | Ultraman Max | Ultraman Mebius | Ultraseven X | Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle | Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey | Neo Ultra Q | Ultraman Ginga | Ultraman Ginga S | Ultraman X | Ultraman Orb | Ultraman Geed | Ultraman R/B
Reiwa Series Ultraman Taiga | Ultraman Z | Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga | Ultraman Decker | Ultraman Blazar
Outside of Japan Ultraman: The Adventure Begins | Ultraman: Towards the Future | Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero | Ultraman: Rising
Original Video and TV Special Ultra Fight | Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider | Ultra Super Fight | Ultraman Nice | Heisei Ultraseven | Ultraman Neos | Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend | Ultra Idemitsujin | Ultra Zone
Showa Movies Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature | Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight | The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army | Ultraman (1979) | Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle | Ultraman ZOFFY: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army | Ultraman Story
Heisei Movies Ultra Q The Movie | Revive! Ultraman | Ultraman Zearth | Ultraman Zearth 2 | Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna | Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia | Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey | Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact | Ultraman Cosmos 2 | New Century Ultraman Legend | Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice | New Century 2003 Ultraman Legend | ULTRAMAN (2004) | Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers | Super 8 Ultra Brothers | Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie | Ultraman Zero The Movie | Ultraman Saga | Ultraman Ginga Theater Special | Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Battle Royale | Ultraman Ginga S The Movie | Ultraman X The Movie | Ultraman Orb The Movie | Ultraman Geed The Movie | Ultraman R/B The Movie
Reiwa Movies Ultraman Taiga The Movie | Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z | Shin Ultraman | Ultraman Decker Finale | Ultraman Blazar The Movie
Spin-Offs Andro Melos | Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter | Revival of the Ancient Giant | The Return of Hanejiro | Gaia Again | Ultra Q Kaiju Legend | Ultraman Kaiju Legend | Hikari Saga | Armored Darkness | Ghost Rebirth | Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero | Q - Door to Another Dimension | Killer the Beatstar | Ultra Zero Fight | Ultra Fight Victory | Ultraman Orb THE ORIGIN SAGA | Ultra Fight Orb | New Generation Heroes | The Absolute Conspiracy | Sevenger Fight | The Struggle of Special Section 3 | The Destined Crossroad | Continued Ultra Fight | Shin Ultra Fight | Return of Special Section 3 | Ultraman Regulos | Ultraman Regulos: First Mission | Ultraseven IF Story | SKaRD Break Room
Rebroadcast Shows Ultraman Retsuden | New Ultraman Retsuden | Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle | Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle | Ultraman New Generation Chronicle | Ultraman Chronicle: ZERO & GEED | Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey | Ultraman Chronicle D | Ultraman New Generation Stars
Informational Ultraman The Prime | ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES | Ultra Science Fantasy Hour | Ultra Fight Club | UlSummer Information Station | Ultra Information Center | Professor Teruaki's "Blazar Kaiju Academy" | Super Power! Ultra Encyclopedia! | Ultra Construction Tour | THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN | Ultraman 4K Discovery
Docudramas Fly in the Sea Breeze! Ultraman | The Men Who Made Ultraman | My Beloved Ultraseven | The Man Who Wanted to be Ultraman | The Kaiju Club | The Two Ultramen
Other Series Kaiju Booska | Captain Ultra | Mighty Jack | Fight! Mighty Jack | Operation: Mystery | Chibira-kun | Mirrorman | Redman | Triple Fighter | Emergency Directive 10-4·10-10 | Iron King | Horror Theater Unbalance | Fireman | Jumborg Ace | Mirror Fight | Army of the Apes | Pro-Wres no Hoshi Azteckaiser | Dinosaur Expedition Born Free | Dinosaur Great War Izenborg | Star Wolf | Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon | Anime-chan | Gridman the Hyper Agent | Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad | Moon Spiral | Cyber Girl Telomere | Booska! Booska!! | Otasuke Girl | Mirrorman REFLEX | Bio Planet WoO | Mirror Fight 2012 | Gridknight Fight
Anime The☆Ultraman | Ultraman Kids | Ultraman Graffiti: Wild! Ultra Country | Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend | Ultra Nyan | Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation | Ultraman M78 Theater Love & Peace | Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero | The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman | Kaiju Sakaba Kanpai! | Kaiju Girls | SSSS.GRIDMAN | ULTRAMAN (2019) | Kaiju Step Wandabada | SSSS.DYNAZENON | KAIJU DECODE | GRIDMAN UNIVERSE
Outlaw Content Space Warriors 2000 | Project Ultraman | Ultraman The Animation | Ultraman: A Little Journey on Earth | Fun... English with Ultraman | Young Ultraman | Ultraman Big Transformation | Sinic Q | Red Jade | Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman | Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman
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