The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman

The Ultraman (ザ・ウルトラマン) is an ONA and the 30th episode of the Japan Animator Expo.

he short will be based on the manga The Ultraman by the late Mamoru Uchiyama. Hisashi Mori (Digimon Adventure: Bokura no War Game) is designing the characters and serving as animation director for the short.

Hideaki Anno himself is serving as executive producer of the entire project initiative with Dwango President Nobuo Kawakami, and he also designed the image character mascot "(Tor)-kun." Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki created the title logo, and fellow Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki colored it. The shorts mostly feature the voice talent of Ranma ½ and Cowboy Bebop co-stars Koichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara.

Synopsis

 * NOTE: The plot below is written based on the official website.

In the spring of 1975, peace returned to the universe once more. But then members of the Ultra Brothers started being murdered by someone, one by one. The perpetrator was Jackal the Demonic Space Overlord. Jackal was an alien defeated by Ultraman King and banished to spend an eternity in a black hole. Having returned, Jackal sent his armies to Earth to uncover any Ultra Warriors that may be hiding in humanoid form there. Jackal's minions resorted to threatening to kill human beings held as hostages in order to force Ultra Warriors to reveal themselves.

Just when it seemed all hope was lost, a mysterious warrior wearing a suit of armor that obscured his identity appeared from the heavens...

Plot
TBA

Voices

 * Megumi Hayashibara (林原 めぐみ)
 * Koichi Yamadera (山寺 宏一)