Fubuki Retires?!

Fubuki Retires?!
Ultraman Cosmos, episode 37
Information
Airdate	March 16, 2002
Directed by	Ryuichi Ichino
Written by	Atsushi Maekawa
Special Effects Directed by	Kenji Suzuki
Viewer Ratings	6.0%
Continuity
Previous	The Mountain of Yōkai
Next	Alien Old Man

Fubuki Retires?! is the thirty-seventh episode of Ultraman Cosmos.

Plot

The Subterranean Monster Taildas appears for the first time in a year. The special missile Fubuki once fired at it remains stuck in its back. To prevent an explosion, is there no choice but to kill the monster? Wracked with guilt, Fubuki leaves EYES, but…

Cast

• Musashi Haruno : Taiyo Sugiura
• Harumitsu Hiura : Daisuke Shima
• Shinobu Mizuki : Kaori Sakagami
• Keisuke Fubuki : Hidekazu Ichinose
• Koji Doigaki : Koichi Sudo
• Ayano Morimoto : Mayuka Suzuki

Guest Actors

• Commander Sahara : Masahiro Sudo
• Naval Officer Saijo : Atsushi Narasaka

Voice Actors

• Ultraman Cosmos : Hiroyuki Sato
• Narration : Hiroshi Isobe

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Cosmos: Daisuke Terai
• Yasuhiro Masuda
• Eiji Mori

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Cosmos
  • Luna Mode
  • Corona Mode

Kaiju

• Taildas
  • Chaos Taildas
• Chaos Organism

Home Media

• Ultraman Cosmos Volume 10 features episodes 37-40.

Trivia

• This episode marks a major turning point in the originally planned 52-episode structure of the series, before it was extended to 65 episodes. From this point onward, the production team officially begins the main storyline leading to the final episode, "True Hero." This episode is considered a prologue to that conclusion.
• Producer Hiroyasu Shibuya noted that starting with this episode, Kenji Suzuki joined the team as special effects director. Suzuki previously worked as an assistant director on Ultraman 80, where he and writer Atsushi Maekawa had both worked on the same set. The designer of this episode's monster, Taildas, was also involved in monster creation during the Ultraman 80 era.
• The episode also focuses on Fubuki, who launches the key weapon, the NX Bomb. A full-scale, 7-meter-long prop was built so that scenes of Fubuki rolling over it could be filmed practically. Despite advances in CGI, the realism and presence of physical props still offer an unmatched sense of authenticity. The NX Bomb model was so well-made that it was preserved after filming and later displayed at Ultraman Land.