Ultraman Ginga (series)

Ultraman Ginga (ウルトラマンギンガ) 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 (新ウルトラマン列伝) programming block on TV Tokyo.

It was announced that on 15th May 2014, a second season of Ultraman Ginga will air with the title "Ultraman Ginga S", lasting for 16 episodes, 30 minutes per episodes and introducing a new Ultraman, Ultraman Victory. The new series started with the first arc aired 8 episodes every Tuesday starting July 15, 2014 with the second arc aired on November. Also, the band Voyager (which is the band that made Ultraman Ginga songs) will be singing the Ultraman Victory ending theme titled "Victory Flame!!!". The ex-leader of Voyager, Yamaguchi Tomohiro will be performing as a supporting artist for the band.

Story
Some time prior to the start of the series, a great war named the Dark Spark War raged between the sides of good and evil. These two forces were represented by the participants, the Ultramen and their allies fighting for justice against the monsters and evil aliens from various universes. During this great conflict an unknown being appeared wielding an object of great dark power called the Dark Spark. With it he transformed all the combatants into figurines called Spark Dolls (スパークドール). In response, an Ultraman named Ginga appeared with a similar item wielded by the dark elusive figure and fought him. Ultimately he lost, and his item fell to Earth with his Spark Doll within it. A young man named Hikaru Raido eventually stumbles across an item called the Ginga Spark (ギンガスパーク), the same wielded by the Ultraman, it not only allows him to become Ultraman Ginga, but also allows him to go UltraLive (ウルトライブ) 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 Nackle 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.

Ultraman Ginga S
In this new series, two years after Ginga's battle with Dark Lugiel ended, Hikaru and Tomoya joined the UPG (Ultra Party Guardians) after countless monster sightings appeared. Also, an Alien Chibu named Exceller plans to steal the Victorium Stone which believed to contained mysterious powers that located deep underground the Victorian civilization. Due to this, Shou, a Victorian Prince was sent by his mother to retrieve it with the help of Victory Lancer which enable him to become the ancient Ultra, Ultraman Victory.

Ultraman Ginga

 * 1) Town of Falling Stars (星の降る町)
 * 2) A Midsummer Night's Dream (夏の夜の夢)
 * 3) Two-Headed Flame Beast (双頭の火炎獣)
 * 4) The Idol Is Ragon (アイドルはラゴン)
 * 5) The Dream Destroyers (夢を憎むもの)
 * 6) The Dream Battle (夢を懸けた戦い)
 * 7) The Closed World (閉ざされた世界)
 * 8) The Stolen Ginga Spark (奪われたギンガスパーク)
 * 9) The Jet Black Ultra Brothers (漆黒のウルトラ兄弟)
 * 10) Darkness and Light (闇と光)
 * 11) Your Future (きみの未来)
 * Extra: Friends Left Behind (残された仲間)

Ultraman Ginga S

 * 1) The Opening Force (切り拓く力)
 * 2) Ginga VS Victory (ギンガ 対 ビクトリー)
 * 3) Pride of a Warrior (孤高の戦士)
 * 4) The Meaning of Strength (強さの意味)
 * 5) Friend & Demon (仲間と悪魔)
 * 6) Past that was Forgotten (忘れ去られた過去)
 * 7) Activate! Magnewave Strategy (発動！マグネウェーブ作戦)
 * 8) Fight to the Death of the Morning Glow (朝焼けの死に戦う Asayake no shi ni tatakau)
 * 9) Life in the Resurrection (復活の生活)
 * 10) Holy Sword of the future (将来の聖なる剣 Shōrai no seinaru ken)
 * 11) The Tears of Gan-Q (ガン-Qの涙 Gan - Q no namida)
 * 12) In Order To Meet You (君に会うために Kimi ni au tame ni)
 * 13) Split! UPG (分裂！UPG)
 * 14) Resurrection of Lugiel (復活のルギエル)
 * 15) The Adventure Called Life (命という名の冒険)
 * 16) The Fight for Tomorrow (明日に懸けた戦い)

Films

 * Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special (ウルトラマンギンガ 劇場スペシャル) 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. The catchphrase for the series "Monster Competition! Let's Go, Ginga!" (怪獣争奪戦! 行くぜギンガ!).
 * 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!) 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. The catchphrase for the series is "Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Gathering! The New 5 Ultra Brothers!? UltLive Top Decisive Battle Begins!!!" (ウルトラマンギンガ 劇場スペシャル 集結! 新ウルトラ5兄弟!? ウルトライブ頂上決戦開幕!!!).
 * Ultraman Ginga S Movie Showdown! The 10 Ultra Brothers! (『劇場版 ウルトラマンギンガS 決戦！ウルトラ10勇士！) is the Ultraman Ginga S movie set to premiere March 15, 2015.

Cast

 * Hikaru Raido (礼堂 ヒカル): Takuya Negishi (根岸 拓哉)
 * Misuzu Isurugi (石動 美鈴): Mio Miyatake (宮武 美桜)
 * Kenta Watarai (渡会 健太): Mizuki Ohno (大野 瑞生)
 * Chigusa Kuno (久野 千草): Kirara (雲母)
 * Tomoya Ichijouji (一条寺 友也): Takuya Kusakawa (草川 拓弥)
 * Taichi Kakisaki (柿崎 太一): Shohei Uno (宇野 祥平)
 * Kyoko Shirai (白井 杏子): Hana Kino (木野 花)
 * Hotsuma Raido (礼堂 ホツマ): Masahiko Tsugawa (津川 雅彦)
 * Gō Ōsato (大里 剛): Mitsuki Koga (虎牙 光揮)
 * Shingo Kuwabara (桑原 伸吾): Shohei Abe (阿部 翔平)
 * Tomomi Kuroki (黒木 知美): Maiko Kawakami (川上 麻衣子)
 * Seiichirō Isurugi (石動 誠一郎): Hironobu Nomura (野村 宏伸)
 * Ultraman Taro (ウルトラマンタロウ): Hiroya Ishimaru (石丸 博也)
 * Ultraman Ginga (ウルトラマンギンガ), Dark Lugiel (ダークルギエル): Tomokazu Sugita (杉田 智和)
 * Alien Valkie (バルキー星人): Tatsuya Hashimoto (橋本 達也)
 * Alien Nackle Gray (ナックル星人グレイ): Kunji Hirano (平野 勲人)
 * Young Ultraman Taro (Voice): Kenta Matsumoto (松本 健太)
 * Mother of Ultra (ウルトラの母): Miki Ōtani (大谷 美紀)
 * Father of Ultra (ウルトラの父): Holly Kaneko (金子 はりい)

Songs

 * Opening theme
 * "Legend of Galaxy ~Ginga no Hasha~" (Legend of Galaxy ～銀河の覇者～)
 * Lyrics & Composition: Toshihiko Takamizawa (高見沢 俊彦)
 * Arrangement: Toshihiko Takamizawa with Yuichiro Honda (本田 優一郎)
 * Artist: Takamiy with Mamoru Miyano (宮野 真守)
 * Episodes: 1-6 (Verse 1), 7-11 (Verse 2)
 * Ending theme
 * "Starlight"
 * Lyrics & Composition & Arrangement: Mayuko Maruyama (丸山 真由子)
 * Artist: Ultra Chōtokkyū (ウルトラ超特急)
 * Episodes: 1-6 (Verse 1), 7-11 (Verse 2)
 * Insert theme
 * "Ultraman Ginga no Uta" (ウルトラマンギンガの歌)
 * Artist: Voyager with Chisa (千紗) (Girl Next Door), Takeuchi Hiroaki (竹内 浩明), Maria Haruna (マリア春菜), Hikaru (ヒカル), Misuzu (美鈴), Kenta (健太), Chigusa (千草), Tomoya (友也)
 * Episodes: 1-3, 6, 7, 10, 11
 * "Natsu no Kaze Aki no Kaze" (夏の風 秋の風)
 * Lyrics: Maria Haruna
 * Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi (小西 貴雄)
 * Artist: Chisa (Girl Next Door), Maria Haruna, Kirara (雲母)
 * Episodes: 4

DVD releases
Releases are also available on Blue-Ray.

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