Captain Ultra is a TV show that aired in 1967. The broadcast network, TBS, placed this to air after Ultraman, making this TBS' 3rd show to air with the word "Ultra" in the title. The series was produced by Toei and aired from April 16 to September 24, 1967, 24 total episodes were produced.
The series was meant to serve as a filler series after Ultraman ended as Tsuburaya Productions prepared for production of their next Ultraman Series.
Synopsis[]
Captain Ultra, aided by his two companions Joe and Huck, leads the Space Patrol. Their mission is to protect the Solar System from aggressive aliens.
One day, the Space Patrol's observation satellite discovers a strange formation approaching Earth at high speed. Captain Ultra is sent out to intercept and identify the intruders. When he closes in he finds them to be invading ships from the planet Vandel. In the insuring space battle, young Kenji, but when they get back to the observation satellite they discover that the whole thing had been a ruse to get Captain Ultra away...
Characters[]
Space Patrol[]
Kaiju[]
- Alien Vandel
- Alien Kikero Joe
- Huck
- Vandelar
- Gindar
- Galban
- Blukong
- Giant Vandel
- Gebird
- Reconstructed Vandelar
- Vandel Egg
- Waldar
- Nozlar
- Ghoslar
- Metallinome
- Jaian
- Space Man
- Amegon
- Bakuton
- Kyudora
- Clone Kyudora
- Urugon
- Shamolar
- Alien Rajigon
- Promesaurus' Fossil
Cast[]
- Captain : Hirohisa Nakata
- Akane : Yuki Jono
- Alien Kikero Joe : Nenji Kobayashi
- Hack : Jiro Sagawa
- Kenji : Shigeru Yasunaka
- Munatomo : Ichiro Izawa
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Trivia[]
- The space station Silver Star from the original video animation series Top o Nerae Gunbuster shares the same name with the TV show’s space station.[1]
- The training ship Spiegel shares the same name with the TV show’s three-part spacecraft.[2]
- This is the only show related to the Ultraman Series that was fully done by Toei Company instead of Tsuburaya Productions (bar Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider, which was a collaboration between the 2 companies).
- Pop-up books were made around 1967 crossing Captain Ultra and the show's kaiju with Ultra Q, Ultraman, and Ultraseven.
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