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Ultraseven X
Ultraseven X (ULTRASEVEN X(ウルトラセブン エックス), Urutorasebun Ekkusu) is the 24th entry in the Tsuburaya Productions' long-running Ultra Series. It is a revival of the 1967 classic Ultra Seven, and is the first in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra hero series to be exclusively for an adult audience. The show first aired on October 5, 2007 at 2.15am on CBC and 2.25am on TBS.
Characters
- Jin/Ultraseven X (ジン/ULTRASEVEN X(ウルトラセブン エックス), Jin/Urutorasebun Ekkusu): He is an agent in DEUS. Due to his memory loss, he does not remember his real name. He was handed the Ultra Eye by Elea. He is 25 years old.
- Elea (エレア, Erea): She handed the Ultra Eye to Jin. Originally, she was one of the staff engaged in the Aqua Project. Her full name is Elea Saeki (冴木 エレア, Saeki Erea). She is 22 years old.
- K (ケイ, Kei): He is an agent in DEUS and executes missions with Jin. He is 25 years old.
- S (エス, Esu): She is an agent in DEUS and focuses on undercover missions. She eats chocolate frequently. She is 25 years old.
- Commander of DEUS (DEUS(デウス)司令, Deusu Shirei): He informs agents of their missions through the VC. Revealed to be an A.I. that controls all of the world's information.
Ultraseven X
A mysterious red and silver giant that Jin transforms into after putting on the Ultra Eyes sunglasses. It is revealed in the last episode that he is actually the original Ultra Seven.
Transformation item
Techniques
- Eye Slugger (アイスラッガー, Ai Suraggā): Boomerang-like weapon equipped on his head. Though it is as capable as the original Ultra Seven's Eye Slugger in slicing enemies, its offensive attacks can also be like a club's than a blade, as shown in Episode 1's battle.
- Emerium Beam (エメリウム光線, Emeriumu Kōsen): Various concentrations of energy rays can be fired from the Beam Lamp on Ultraseven X's forehead. Targets would burn and be destroyed in an angry green flame.
- Wide Shot (ワイドショット, Waido Shotto): Ultraseven X's most powerful attack, similar to the original Ultra Seven's. It can split into multiple, separate beams that can strike at different, multiple targets, as shown in Episode 2. Targets are destroyed in a blue-white explosion.
DEUS
DEUS (DEUS(デウス), Deusu): DEUS is the special investigative team organized in order to defend the Earth against alien aggressors. Although they live as normal people, members of DEUS can be called into action at any given time. Agents call each other by code name rather than their actual names.
Agents
- Jin
- K
- S
- R (Seceder; deceased)
- D (Seceder)
Equipment
- Ultra Gun (ウルトラガン, Urutora Gan): Small laser gun which DEUS's agents use.
- VC (Video-Ceiver) (VC(ビデオシーバー), Buishī (Bideo Shībā): All-purpose communication item which DEUS's agents are carrying.
Monsters and aliens
- Main article: Ultra Monsters
List of episodes
# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Aliens | Original airdate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "DREAM" | Takeshi Yagi | Yuji Kobayashi | Galkimes (時空生命体 ガルキメス, Jikū Seimeitai Garukimesu) | October 5, 2007 |
2 | "CODE NAME "R"" | Takeshi Yagi | Ai Ota | N/A | October 12, 2007 |
3 | "HOPELESS" | Kenji Suzuki | Takuro Fukuda | Alien Markind (マーキンド星人, Mākindo Seijin) | October 19, 2007 |
4 | "DIAMOND “S”" | Kenji Suzuki | Ai Ota | Peginera (パラサイト宇宙生物 ぺジネラ, Parasaito Uchū Seibutsu Pejinera) | October 26, 2007 |
5 | "PEACE MAKER" | Kenji Suzuki | Jiro Kaneko | Alien Vo-Da (凶暴エイリアン ボーダ星人, Kyōbō Eirian Bōda Seijin) | November 2, 2007 |
6 | "TRAVELER" | Kengo Kaji | Yuji Kobayashi | N/A | November 9, 2007 |
7 | "YOUR SONG" | Kengo Kaji | Sotaro Hayashi | Alien Vairo (ヴァイロ星人, Vairo Seijin), Vadoryudo (生物機械兵器 バドリュード, Seibutsu Kikai Heiki Badoryūdo) | November 16, 2007 |
8 | "BLOOD MESSAGE" | Kazuya Konaka | Keiichi Hasegawa | Hupnath (殺戮宇宙人 ヒュプナス, Satsuriku Uchūjin Hyupunasu) | November 23, 2007 |
9 | "RED MOON" | Takeshi Yagi | Ai Ota | Jyuujin (獣人, Jūjin) | November 30, 2007 |
10 | "MEMORIES" | Kazuya Konaka | Yuji Kobayashi | N/A | December 7, 2007 |
11 | "AQUA PROJECT" | Takeshi Yagi | Yuji Kobayashi | N/A | December 14, 2007 |
12 | "NEW WORLD" | Takeshi Yagi | Yuji Kobayashi | Mecha-Grakyess (メカ・グラキエス, Meka Gurakiesu), Grakyess (グラキエス, Gurakiesu | December 21, 2007 |
Cast
Regular cast
- Jin/Ultraseven X (ジン/ULTRASEVEN X(ウルトラセブン エックス), Jin/Urutorasebun Ekkusu) - Eriku Yoza (与座 重理久, Yoza Eriku?)
- Elea (エレア, Erea) - Saki Kagami (加賀美 早紀, Kagami Sak)
- K (ケイ, Kei) - Tomohito Wakizaki (脇崎 智史, Wakizaki Tomohito)
- S (エス, Esu) - Anri Ban (伴 杏里, Ban Anri)
- Commander of DEUS (DEUS(デウス)司令, Deusu Shirei, Voice) - Yosuke Natsuki (夏木 陽介, Natsuki Yōsuke)
- Newscaster of Government Broadcasting (政府放送のキャスター, Seifu Hōsō no Kyasutā) - Kenichi Miyamoto (宮本 賢一, Miyamoto Ken'ichi), Yoko Azami (莇 陽子, Azami Yōko)
Guest actors
- Leader of Alien Group (エイリアン集団の首領, Eirian Shūdan no Shuryō, 1) - Akira Otani (大谷 朗, Ōtani Akira)
- Lady Executive of Alien Group (エイリアン集団の女性幹部, Eirian Shūdan no Josei Kanbu, 1) - MiWa
- Rulers (支配者, Shihaisha, 1, 10-12) - Masahiro Noguchi (野口 雅弘, Noguchi Masahiro), Seiki Chiba (千葉 誠樹, Chiba Seiki), Michiko Nakayama (ナカヤマ ミチコ, Nakayama Michiko?)
- Eriko (エリコ, Eriko, 2) - Tomomi Miyashita (宮下 ともみ, Tomomi Miyashita)
- R (アール, Āru, 2) - Toshiyuki Watarai (渡来 敏之, Watarai Toshiyuki)
- Tamaru/Alien Markind (タマル/マーキンド星人, Tamaru/Mākindo Seijin, 3) - Takayasu Komiya (小宮 孝泰, Komiya Takayasu)
- Tazaki (田崎, Tazaki, 4) - Edo Yamaguchi (エド 山口, Edo Yamaguchi)
- Yamane (山根, Yamane, 4) - Tsutomu Okabe (岡部 務, Okabe Tsutomu)
- Slender Man/Alien Chamda (細身の男/チャムダ星人, Hosomi no Otoko/Chamuda Seijin, 5) - Kenji Yabe (やべ けんじ, Yabe Kenji)
- Takao (タカオ, Takao, 6) - Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充, Karahashi Mitsuru)
- Alisa (アリサ, Arisa, 6) - Nao Oikawa (及川 奈央, Oikawa Nao)
- Soul of Light (光の魂, Hikari no Tamashii, Voice) 6 - Asami Imai (今井 麻美, Imai Asami)
- Natarle (ナタル, Natar?, 7) - Saaya Ishikawa (石川 紗彩, Ishikawa Saaya)
- D (ディー, Dī, 7) - Ryohei Odai (小田井 涼平, Odai Ryōhei)
- Street Singer (ストリートシンガー, Sutorīto Shingā, 7) - Hiroko Ebioka (海老岡 宏子, Ebioka Hiroko)
- Kyosuke Agata/Hupnath (アガタ・キョウスケ/ヒュプナス, Agata Kyōsuke/Hyupunasu, 8) - Yuuki Kuroda (黒田 勇樹, Kuroda Yūki)
- Asami Agata (アガタ・アサミ, Agata Asam, 8) - Yukie Kawamura (川村 ゆきえ, Kawamura Yukie)
- Sameo (サメオ, Sameo, 8) - Yuki Ito (伊藤 友樹, Itō Yūki?)
- Ogata/Saku (尾形/朔, Ogata/Saku, 9) - Hassei Takano (高野 八誠, Takano Hassei)
- Mahiru (まひる, Mahiru, 9) - Kaori Nakamura (中村 果生莉, Nakamura Kaori)
- Nozomu/Jyuujin (望/獣人, Nozomu/Jūjin, 9) - Hiro Ogasawara (小笠原 宙, Ogasawara Hiro)
- Professor Shikishima (敷島教授, Shikishima Kyōju, 9) - Masami Horiuchi (堀内 正美, Horiuchi Masami)
- Saki (サキ, Sak, 10) - Shion Nakamaru (中丸 シオン, Nakamaru Shion)
- Haibara (ハイバラ, Haibara?, 10) - Ryuki Kitaoka (北岡 龍貴, Kitaoka Ryūki)
- Anne Yuri (友里 アンヌ, Yuri An'nu, 12) - Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美ゆり子, Hishimi Yurik)
- Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven (モロボシ・ダン/ウルトラセブン, Moroboshi Dan/Urutora Sebun, 12) - Kohji Moritsugu (森次 晃嗣, Moritsugu Kōji)
Suit actors
- Ultraseven X - Hiromi Shinjo (新上 博巳, Shinjō Hiromi)
- Monsters & Aliens - Kenya Soma (相馬 絢也, Sōma Kenya), Ryo Nishimura (西村 郎, Nishimura Ryō), Hideyoshi Iwata (岩田 栄慶, Iwata Hideyoshi), Daisuke Fukuda (福田 大助, Fukuda Daisuke)
Series staff
- Producer: Kazuo Tsuburaya
- Series Organizer/Director Takeshi Yagi
- Directors: Kenji Suzuki, Kengo Kaji, Kazuya Konaka
- Writers: Yuji Kobayashi, Ai Ota, Takuro Fukuda, Jiro Kaneko, Sotaro Hayashi, Keiichi Hasegawa
- Music Producer: Shizuka Tamagawa
Songs
- Theme song
- "Another day comes"
- Lyrics: K
- Composition & Artist: Pay money To my Pain
Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers
Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers (大決戦!超ウルトラ8兄弟, Daikessen! Chō Urutora Hachi Kyōdai) is the latest Ultraman theatrical feature, due for release on September 13, 2008. Hiroshi Nagano of V6 will return to play Daigo Madoka, the human alter-ego of Ultraman Tiga, and will be joined by Takeshi Tsuruno as Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna, Takeshi Yoshioka as Gamu Takayama/Ultraman Gaia, Shunji Igarashi as Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius, and four of the original Ultra Brothers; Susumu Korobe as Hayata/Ultraman, Kohji Moritsugu as Dan Moboroshi/Ultra Seven, Jiro Dan as Hideki Go/Ultraman Jack, and Keiji Takamine as Seiji Hokuto/Ultraman Ace. It will be the sole theatrical film by the Ultra Series TV director Takeshi Yagi since he retired from the Ultra Series as of January 2008.
Characters
Ultraman
- Daigo Madoka/Ultraman Tiga (マドカ・ダイゴ/ウルトラマンティガ, Madoka Daigo/Urutoraman Tiga): The main protagonist in this movie. He is a public employee of the tourism division of Yokohama. In boyhood, he yearned to be Ultraman in a TV series, and dreamed to be the captain of the spacecraft, and Shin Asuka and Gamu Takayama are the childhood friends who talked about the dream together in boyhood.
- Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna (アスカ・シン/ウルトラマンダイナ, Shin Asuka/Urutoraman Daina): He is the ball boy of Yokohama Stadium. In boyhood, although he dreamed of being a pro-baseball player, the dream was lost in a game by a bases-loaded walk in the finals of high-school baseball and broken.
- Gamu Takayama/Ultraman Gaia (V2) (高山 我夢/ウルトラマンガイア, Takayama Gamu/Urutoraman Gaia): He is the curator of the Yokohama Maritime Museum. In boyhood, although he dreamed of developing the spacecraft for Daigo as a scientist, the dream was given up by an oppressive feeling called genius in school days.
- Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius (ヒビノ・ミライ/ウルトラマンメビウス, Hibino Mirai/Urutoraman Mebiusu): He pursued King Gesura beyond space-time and appeared in this universe from another universe.
- Hayata/Ultraman (ハヤタ/ウルトラマン, Hayata/Urutoraman): He is the owner of a bicycle shop.
- Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven (モロボシ・ダン/ウルトラセブン, Moroboshi Dan/Urutorasebun): He is the owner of a Hawaiian restaurant and is an expert at using a lasso.
- Hideki Go / Ultraman Jack (郷 秀樹/ウルトラマンジャック, Gō Hideki/Urutoraman Jakku): He is the owner of Sakata Motors (坂田モータース, Sakata Mōtāsu) and is developing the Shooting Star #1 (流星一号, Ryūsei Ichigo), a racing car.
- Seiji Hokuto/Ultraman Ace (北斗 星司/ウルトラマンエース, Hokuto Seiji/Urutoraman Ēsu): He is the owner of a bakery.
Others
- Rena (レナ, Rena): She is the D.J. of FM Yokohama, and Hayata's daughter and Daigo Madoka's girlfriend.
- Akiko (アキコ, Akiko): Hayata's wife.
- Anne (アンヌ, Annu): Dan Moroboshi's wife.
- Aki (アキ, Aki): Hideki Go's wife.
- Megu (メグ, Megu): Hideki Go's daughter.
- Yuko (夕子, Yūko): The wife of Seiji Hokuto with nursing license.
- Nanami (七海, Nanami): Seiji Hokuto's daughter.
- Ryo Yumimura (ユミムラ・リョウ, Yumimura Ryō): Shin Asuka's coworker.
- Atsuko Sasaki (佐々木 敦子, Sasaki Atsuko): Gamu Takayama's coworker.
- Hiroya Fujimiya (藤宮 博也, Fujimiya Hiroya)
- Tetsuo Shinjo (シンジョウ・テツオ, Shinjō Tetsuo)
- Kohei Kariya (カリヤ・コウヘイ, Kariya Kōhei)
- The Girl with Red Shoes (赤い靴の少女, Akai Kutsu no Shōjo): She said to Mirai Hibino, "Will you please reawake seven heroes and destroy invaders with them?"
Enemies
- Super Alien Hipporit (スーパーヒッポリト星人, Sūpā Hipporito Seiji)
- King Pandon (キングパンドン, Kingu Pandon)
- King Gesura (キングゲスラ, Kingu Gesura)
- King Silvergon (キングシルバゴン, Kingu Sirubagon)
- King Goldras (キングゴルドラス, Kingu Gorudorasu)
- Giga Chimera (ギガキマイラ, Giga Kimaira): The giant monster which five enemies united.
Cast
- Daigo Madoka/Ultraman Tiga (Voice) (マドカ・ダイゴ/ウルトラマンティガ(声), Madoka Daigo/Urutoraman Tiga (Koe)) - Hiroshi Nagano (V6) (長野 博(V6), Nagano Hiroshi (Bui Shikkusu))
- Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna (Voice) (アスカ・シン/ウルトラマンダイナ(声), Shin Asuka/Urutoraman Daina (Koe)) - Takeshi Tsuruno (つるの 剛士, Tsuruno Takeshi)
- Gamu Takayama/Ultraman Gaia (V2) (Voice) (高山 我夢/ウルトラマンガイア(声), Takayama Gamu/Urutoraman Gaia (Koe)) - Takeshi Yoshioka (吉岡 毅志, Yoshioka Takeshi)
- Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius (Voice) (ヒビノ・ミライ/ウルトラマンメビウス(声), Hibino Mirai/Urutoraman Mebiusu (Koe)) - Shunji Igarashi (五十嵐 隼士, Igarashi Shunji)
- Hayata/Ultraman (Voice) (ハヤタ/ウルトラマン(声), Hayata/Urutoraman (Koe)) - Susumu Kurobe (黒部 進, Kurobe Susumu)
- Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven (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, Moritsu Kouji)
- Hideki Go/Ultraman Jack (Voice) (郷 秀樹/ウルトラマンジャック(声), Gō Hideki/Urutoraman Jakku (koe)) - Jiro Dan (団 時郎, Dan Jirō)
- Seiji Hokuto/Ultraman Ace (Voice) (北斗 星司/ウルトラマンエース(声), Hokuto Seiji/Urutoraman Ēsu (Koe)) - Keiji Takamine (高峰 圭二, Takamine Keiji)
- Rena (レナ, Rena) - Takami Yoshimoto (吉本 多香美, Yoshimoto Takami)
- Akiko (アキコ, Akiko) - Hiroko Sakurai (桜井 浩子, Sakurai Hiroko)
- Anne (アンヌ, Anne) - Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子, Hishimi Yuriko)
- Aki (アキ, Aki) - Rumi Sakakibara (榊原 るみ, Sakakibara Rumi)
- Yuko (夕子, Yūko) - Mitsuko Hoshi (星 光子, Hoshi Mitsuko)
- Ryo Yumimura (ユミムラ・リョウ, Yumimura Ryō) - Risa Saito (斉藤 りさ, Saitō Risa)
- Atsuko Sasaki (佐々木 敦子, Sasaki Atsuko) - Ai Hashimoto (橋本 愛, Hashimoto Ai)
- Hiroya Fujimiya (藤宮 博也, Fujimiya Hiroya) - Hassei Takano (高野 八誠, Takano Hassei)
- Tetsuo Shinjo (シンジョウ・テツオ, Shinjō Tetsuo) - Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹, Kagemaru Shigeki)
- Kohei Kariya (カリヤ・コウヘイ, Kariya Kōhei) - Takao Kase (加瀬 尊朗, Kase Takao)
- Megu (メグ, Megu) - Megumi Matsushita (松下 恵, Matsushita Megumi)
- Nanami (七海, Nanami) - Shiko (紫子, Shiko)
- Kenji Sahara (佐原 健二, Sahara Kenji)
- Hibiki (ヒビキ, Hibiki) - Ryo Kinomoto (木之元 亮, Kinomoto Ryō)
- Shingo Kazami (風見 しんご, Kazami Shingo)
- Hiroshi Nakada (中田 宏, Nakada Hiroshi)
- Sawai (サワイ, Sawai) - Tamio Kawachi (川地 民夫, Kawachi Tamio
- Narrator (ナレーター, Narētā) - Koji Ishizaka (石坂 浩二, Ishizaka Kōji)
Staff
- Director / Special Effects Director - Takeshi Yagi
- Producer - Kiyoshi Suzuki
- Writer - Keiichi Hasegawa
Songs
- Theme song
- "LIGHT IN YOUR HEART"
- Artist: V6