Ultraman Ginga
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Created by | Tsuburaya Productions |
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Composer(s) | Takao Konishi |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 11 + EX Episode |
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Running time | 30 mins |
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Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | July 10 – December 18, 2013 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Neo Ultra Q |
Followed by | Ultraman Ginga S |
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Ultraman Ginga (ウルトラマンギンガ Urutoraman Ginga) is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the company and is part of the New Ultraman Retsuden programming block on TV Tokyo.[1] A second season titled Ultraman Ginga S aired in 2014.
Story
All of the Ultramen and monsters have been turned into figures known as Spark Dolls (スパークドールズ Supāku Dōruzu) and become scattered throughout the universe. A young man named Hikaru Raidō finds an item called the Ginga Spark (ギンガスパーク Ginga Supāku) which not only allows him to become Ultraman Ginga, but also allows him to go UltLive (ウルトライブ Urutoraibu)[2] with the figures to change them to their rightful size and become one with them. Hikaru fights with his friends to uncover the darkness behind the Spark Dolls. Alien Nackie drops a clue that the wielder of darkness resides in their very elementary school.
In the final episode, the master of darkness, Dark Lugiel reveals himself. He destroys the elementary school before proceeding to defeat Ginga. When all hope seems lost, Ultraman Taro regains his true form and rises to fight Dark Lugiel. He manages to revive Ginga before being defeated himself, and Ginga and Lugiel have an intense battle on the moon, ending with Lugiel's defeat. Ginga and Taro say their goodbyes to Hikaru and friends as they leave Earth for their homeland.
Episodes
- Town Where Stars Fall (星の降る町 Hoshi no Furu Machi)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (夏の夜の夢 Natsu no Yoru no Yume)
- The Twin-Headed Flame Beast (双頭の火炎獣 Sōtō no Kaenjū)
- The Idol Is Ragon (アイドルはラゴン Aidoru wa Ragon)
- The Hater of Dreams (夢を憎むもの Yume o Nikumu Mono)
- The Battle for Dreams (夢を懸けた戦い Yume o Kaketa Tatakai)
- The Closed World (閉ざされた世界 Tozasareta Sekai)
- The Stolen Ginga Spark (奪われたギンガスパーク Ubawareta Ginga Supāku)
- The Jet Black Ultra Brothers (漆黒のウルトラ兄弟 Shikkoku no Urutora Kyōdai)
- Darkness and Light (闇と光 Yami to Hikari)
- Your Future (きみの未来 Kimi no Mirai)
- Extra: Friends Left Behind (残された仲間 Nokosareta Nakama)
Films
- Ultraman Ginga Theater Special (ウルトラマンギンガ 劇場スペシャル Urutoraman Ginga Gekijō Supesharu) is the first film adaptation of this series. It was released on September 7, 2013, as a double-bill with Mega Monster Rush: Ultra Frontier - Dino-Tank Hunting. Chronologically it takes place between Episode 6 & 7.
- Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal! (ウルトラマンギンガ 劇場スペシャル ウルトラ怪獣☆ヒーロー大乱戦! Urutoraman Ginga Gekijō Supesharu Urutora Kaijū Hīrō Dairansen!) is the second film adaptation of this series. It was released on March 15, 2014, as a double-bill with Mega Monster Rush: Ultra Frontier - Verokron Hunting. Chronologically it takes place at some point in time after the final.
Cast
- Hikaru Raidō (礼堂 ヒカル Raidō Hikaru): Takuya Negishi (根岸 拓哉 Negishi Takuya)
- Misuzu Isurugi (石動 美鈴 Isurugi Misuzu): Mio Miyatake (宮武 美桜 Miyatake Mio)
- Kenta Watarai (渡会 健太 Watarai Kenta): Mizuki Ohno (大野 瑞生 Ōno Mizuki)
- Chigusa Kuno (久野 千草 Kuno Chigusa): Kirara (雲母)
- Tomoya Ichijōji (一条寺 友也 Ichijōji Tomoya): Takuya Kusakawa (草川 拓弥 Kusakawa Takuya)
- Taichi Kakisaki (柿崎 太一 Kakisaki Taichi): Shohei Uno (宇野 祥平 Uno Shōhei)
- Kyōko Shirai (白井 杏子 Shirai Kyōko): Hana Kino (木野 花 Kino Hana)
- Hotsuma Raidō (礼堂 ホツマ Raidō Hotsuma): Masahiko Tsugawa (津川 雅彦 Tsugawa Masahiko)
- Gō Ōsato (大里 剛 Ōsato Gō): Mitsuki Koga (虎牙 光揮 Koga Mitsuki)
- Shingo Kuwabara (桑原 伸吾 Kuwabara Shingo): Shohei Abe (阿部 翔平 Abe Shōhei)
- Tomomi Kuroki (黒木 知美 Kuroki Tomomi): Maiko Kawakami (川上 麻衣子 Kawakami Maiko)
- Seiichirō Isurugi (石動 誠一郎 Isurugi Seiichirō): Hironobu Nomura (野村 宏伸 Nomura Hironobu)
- Ultraman Taro (ウルトラマンタロウ Urutoraman Tarō, Voice): Hiroya Ishimaru (石丸 博也 Ishimaru Hiroya)
- Ultraman Ginga (ウルトラマンギンガ Urutoraman Ginga, Voice), Dark Lugiel (ダークルギエル Dāku Rugieru, Voice): Tomokazu Sugita (杉田 智和 Sugita Tomokazu)
- Young Ultraman Taro (Voice): Kenta Matsumoto (松本 健太 Matsumoto Kenta)
- Mother of Ultra (ウルトラの母 Urutora no Haha, Voice): Miki Ōtani (大谷 美紀 Ōtani Miki)
- Father of Ultra (ウルトラの父 Urutora no Chichi, Voice): Holly Kaneko (金子 はりい Kaneko Harii)
- Alien Valkie (バルキー星人 Barukī Seijin, Voice): Tatsuya Hashimoto (橋本 達也 Hashimoto Tatsuya)
- Alien Nackle Gray (ナックル星人グレイ Nakkuru Seijin Gurei, Voice): Kunji Hirano (平野 勲人 Hirano Kunji)
- Alien Magma (マグマ星人 Maguma Seijin, Voice): Kōichi Toshima (外島 孝一 Toshima Kōichi)
- Alien Icarus (イカルス星人 Ikarusu Seijin, Voice): Tomokazu Seki (関 智一 Seki Tomokazu)
- Ginga Spark Voice: Yoshihisa Kawahara (川原 慶久 Kawahara Yoshihisa)[3]
Songs
- Opening theme
- "Legend of Galaxy ~Ginga no Hasha~" (Legend of Galaxy ~銀河の覇者~, "Legend of Galaxy ~Champion of the Galaxy~")
- Lyrics & Composition: Toshihiko Takamizawa (高見沢 俊彦 Takamizawa Toshihiko)
- Arrangement: Toshihiko Takamizawa with Yuichiro Honda (本田 優一郎 Honda Yūichirō)
- Artist: Takamiy with Mamoru Miyano (宮野 真守 Miyano Mamoru)
- Episodes: 1-6 (Verse 1), 7-11, Extra (Verse 2)
- Ending theme
- "Starlight"
- Lyrics & Composition & Arrangement: Mayuko Maruyama (丸山 真由子 Maruyama Mayuko)
- Artist: Ultra Bullet Train (ウルトラ超特急 Urutora Chōtokkyū)
- Episodes: 1-6, Extra (Verse 1), 7-11 (Verse 2)
- Insert theme
- "Ultraman Ginga no Uta" (ウルトラマンギンガの歌 Urutoraman Giga no Uta, "The Song of Ultraman Ginga")
- Lyrics: Hideki Tama (田靡 秀樹 Tama Hideki), Kiyoshi Okazaki (岡崎 聖 Okazaki Kiyoshi)
- Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi (小西 貴雄 Konishi Takao)
- Artist: Voyager with Chisa (千紗) (Girl Next Door), Maria Haruna (マリア春菜), Hiroaki Takeuchi (竹内 浩明 Takeuchi Hiroaki), Hikaru (Takuya Negishi), Misuzu (Mio Miyatake), Kenta (Mizuki Ohno), Chigusa (Kirara), Tomoya (Takuya Kusakawa)
- Episodes: 1-3, 6, 7, 10, 11, Extra
- "Natsu no Kaze Aki no Kaze" (夏の風 秋の風, "Summer Wind, Autumn Wind")
- Lyrics: Maria Haruna
- Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi
- Artist: Chisa (Girl Next Door), Maria Haruna, Chigusa (Kirara)
- Episodes: 4, Extra
International broadcast
See also
- Ultra Series - Complete list of official Ultraman-related shows.
- Ultra Monsters - A list of Ultraman Foes.
- Ultraman Ginga S - A sequel to the show.
References
- ↑ "新ウルトラヒーロー!その名は「ウルトラマンギンガ」! | ウルトラマン列伝オフィシャルブログ『ウルトラマン"ブログ"列伝』" (in Japanese). blog.m-78.jp. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ↑ "ウルトライブしてみよう! | ウルトラマンギンガ | おもちゃ情報 | バンダイ公式サイト". B-boys.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ Twitter/Canopus_072, archived from the original on 2014-02-26, retrieved 2016-07-21
- ↑ "Ultraman Ginga อุลตร้าแมนกิงกะ". workpointtv.com (in Thai). Retrieved 12 December 2015.
External links
- Ultraman Ginga at Tsuburaya Productions (Japanese)