Ultraman Gaia Ultraman Series. It was created by Chiaki J. Konaka and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System.
is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 14th show in theThe series can be watched on Tubi and Roku.
Synopsis[]
Gamu Takayama is a 20 year old member of an organization called Alchemy Stars. After a monster known as C.O.V. attacked the Earth, Gamu falls through a portal of light and meets the giant: Ultraman Gaia, who gives him his powers. Later, when Gaia was in trouble in episode three, another Ultraman, Ultraman Agul appeared. Can they save the Earth? Who is Agul, is he friend or foe? Later in the series it is seen that Agul, too, is a being of justice, but only protects the Earth, not humanity. The conflict between the two later leads to a duel, opening a wormhole that allows a giant beast to reach Earth. What will happen then?
Production[]
Ultraman Gaia takes place in yet another universe, one that is totally different from the world of the Showa-era Ultras (Ultraman to Ultraman 80), as well as the world of Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna. In a departure from most of the other series, there are two Ultramen as the main characters. They have conflicting philosophies in regards to defending the Earth from a mysterious, malevolent and extremely intelligent cosmic entity.
The first half of the series explores the growing tension between them, and their eventual clash. The second half has them reconcile their differences so they can defeat their common enemy.
The show is also different from past Ultraman Series in that the support team, XIG, has more personnel than the defense teams in previous series.
In this series, Ultraman Gaia is the lead, but Ultraman Agul makes many appearances. They are often at odds with each other in the beginning of the series. Gamu Takayama, the human host of Ultraman Gaia, believes that Gaia is here to save Earth and humanity. On the other hand, Hiroya Fujimiya, the human host of Ultraman Agul, believes Agul to be Earth's natural defense mechanism. He is at first more interested in protecting just the planet itself, even at the expense of humanity (hence the occasional clashes with Gaia). But this was discontinued after Gaia and Agul would work together as one to face more powerful monsters.
Characters[]
Protagonists[]
GUARD[]
XIG[]
Operation Crew[]
Team Lightning[]
Team Falcon[]
Team Crow[]
Team Hercules[]
Team Seagull[]
Team Marlin[]
Alchemy Stars[]
KCB[]
Others[]
- Sato
- Makoto
- Nakaji
- Shigemi Takayama
- Yuichi Takayama
- Megumi Kuroda
- Kyoko Inamori
- Ritsuko Sasaki
- Yuki
- Shusaku Sawamura
- Kijuro Mato
- Hirano
- Radical Destruction Cult
Ultras[]
Kaiju[]
- Radical Destruction Bringer
- Dragon in Gamu's Vision
- C.O.V.
- Geel
- Apatee
- Primal Mezard
- Mezard
- Bokurag
- Gan-Q Code №00
- Gan-Q Code №01
- Tenkai
- Anemos
- Crabgan
- Rezaito
- C.O.V. II
- Baby C.O.V.
- Varsite
- Mizunoeno Dragon
- Wolf Gas
- Psycho Mezard
- Antimatter
- Reanimated animal corpses
- Deents
- Mother Deents
- Alguros
- Imit-Ultraman Agul
- Diglobe
- Zonnel
- Psycho Mezard II
- Lilia
- Geschenk
- Candea
- Pazuzu
- Gomenos
- Zonnel II
- Geel II
- Zoruim
- Mimos
- Enzan
- Rukulion
- Gokigumon
- Kijuro Mato
- Gan-Q Code №02
- Aeroviper
- Syazac
- Wolf Fire
- Unidentified Aliens
- Algona
- X-Savarga
- Queen Mezard
- Phantom-Ultraman Agul
- Tigris
- Tsuchikera
- Pazgeek
- Σ-Zuigul
- Black Gamu
- Satan Bizor
- Spirit Parasites
- Bizorm
- Izac
- Super C.O.V.
- Super Pazuzu
- Blitz-Blotz
- Tigris II
- Shinryoku
- Mokian
- Deathbringer
- Zebubu
- Dobishi
- Fishman
- Kaiser Dobishi
- Gomenos II
- Geel III
- Tigris III
- Zonnel III
- Syazac
- Zog
Cast[]
- Gamu Takayama : Takeshi Yoshioka
- Hiroya Fujimiya : Hassei Takano
- Akio Ishimuro : Hiroyuki Watanabe
- Tatsumi Chiba : Sei Hiraizumi
- Seiichiro Tsutsumi : Takashi Ukaji
- Atsuko Sasaki : Ai Hashimoto
- Georgie Leland : Maria Theresa Gow
- Saika Ukai : Ayaka Tanaka
- Katsumi Kajio : Masami Nakagami
- Yasushi Kitada : Katsuhiko Hasegawa
- Satoshi Ogawara : Yusuke Sawaki
- Tatsuhiko Yoneda : Kuronosuke Kagawa
- Koichi Hayashi : Shogo Shiotani
- Toru Tsukamori : Shin Ishikawa
- Miho Inagi : Tomoko Kawashima
- Juri Mishima : Izumiko Matsuda
- Kei Tadano : Kei Ishibashi
- Satoru Yoshida : Masaru Matsuda
- Mitsugu Shima : Kei Kagaya
- Takanobu Kuwabara : Koji Nakamura
- Atsushi Koyama : Shunsuke Gondo
- Renji Matsuo : Tom Saeba
- Michael Simmons : Samuel Pop Aning
- Katsutoshi Yokotani : Tetsuo Shoji
- Gentaro Imai : Hiroaki Irisawa
- Kingo Iwao : Naoyuki Yokoyama
- Ryuichi Senuma : Hiroshi Ishii
- Catherine Ryan : Debbie Regier
- Reiko Yoshii : Yukari Ishida
- Michifumi Inoue : Eisuke Tsunoda
- Kenji Tabata : Hiroshi Tsuburaya
- Sato : Togo Okumoto
- Makoto : Hiroaki Nishijima
- Nakaji : Masashi Kagami
- Narration Hiroshi Isobe :
Suit Actors[]
- Ultraman Gaia: Shunsuke Gondo (V1 & V2), Koji Nakamura (Supreme Version)
- Ultraman Agul: Kazuya Shimizu (Played by Kazuhiko Shimizu )
Music[]
- Opening Theme
- Ultraman Gaia!
- Lyrics: Yasushi Chinka
- Composition: Miki Matsubara
- Arrangement: Kazuya Daimon
- Song: Masayuki Tanaka & Kazuya Daimon
- Insert Themes
- LOVE IS ALIVE (Episode 10)
- Song: Hitomi Sudou & B.B.WAVES
- Gaia no Chikara (Episode 1, 27, 30, 34 & 35)
- Lyrics: Kumiko Aoki
- Composer: Yasuo Kosugi
- Arrangement: Kazuya Daimon
- Song: Masayuki Tanaka & Kazuya Daimon
- Ending Themes
- Lovin' You Lovin' Me (Episode 1-26)
- Lyrics: Watanabe Natsumi
- Composer and arranger: P.KAWAI
- Song: B.B.WAVES
- Beat on Dream on (Episode 27-51 & Gaia Again)
- Lyrics: Komuro Mitsuko
- Composer: Daisuke Inoue
- Arranger: Sudou Kenichi
- Song: Tomohiko Kikuta
Home Media[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- While cleaning out his closet in 2020, star actor Takeshi Yoshioka found production plans for the series. This revealed that the working title of the series was simply "Ultraman '98" at the time, XIG was called DOG, Gamu Takayama was called Gamu Takama , and Hiroya Fujimiya was to act as a sort of "elder brother" figure to Gamu.[1]
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