Jiro Sakata is a reoccurring character in Return of Ultraman. He is the youngest brother of Ken Sakata and Aki Sakata.
Personality[]
Jiro has a very cheerful and kind personality. In the series, he respects Go as if he were his own brother and supports MAT, dreaming of one day being able to join them.
Usually, he likes to play pranks on his brother and sister secretly, but sometimes he also shows a spoiled and dependent side to others.
History[]
Return of Ultraman[]
As a fifth-grade student, Jiro is the youngest member of the Sakata family. He has many friends at school. However, sometimes he gets involved in monster attack incidents and witnesses strange phenomena, and passes on this information to Go.
During one incident, he was trapped inside the Space Station 5, which was being used as a shell by Yadokarin for habitation. MAT took rescue action to save Jiro, and Go infiltrated the space station to rescue him. Later, Go transformed into Ultraman and successfully took Jiro away. Jiro-Kun Rides a Monster
In the incident involving Alien Nackle, Jiro's brother Ken and sister Aki were killed, leaving him an orphan. He then saw Go as his real older brother and moved in with Rumiko Murano. When the Ultra Star Shines
During the plan of Alien Bat, he was once taken hostage along with Rumiko and indirectly learned that Go was the true identity of Ultraman. After Ultraman Jack stopped Alien Bat and Zetton II, they attended "Go's funeral." He couldn't believe Go's death and insisted on staying at the beach, waiting for Go's return.
When Go returned, Jiro and Rumiko were very happy to reunite with him. However, he learned that due to the approaching war in Nebula M78, Go had to return to his homeland to assist his companions and would have to leave Earth.
Unable to accept the truth, Jiro fell into despair for a while. But in the end, when Go transformed into Ultraman, Jiro began to run on the beach and issued the "5 Ultra Oaths" to Go, who was about to leave. Finally, he and Rumiko watched Ultraman leave the Earth together.The 5 Ultra Oaths
Ultraman Ace[]
Like TAC, Jiro was tricked into believing that Go had returned to Earth, when in reality it was Alien Antira that transformed into him. When he handed a box of red bean cakes to "Go" in the hospital, he was surprised when "Go" stabbed the cakes with the chopsticks in his left hand, when Jiro says Go should be a right-hander. The alien corrected its mistake, but Seiji Hokuto was already suspicious.
Later, when Hokuto told Jiro of the truth, he refused to accept it at first before pursuing Antira to the rooftop. He tried to fight the alien only for him to take him hostage, but TAC freed him.
After Antira was beaten, Jiro looks up at the night sky, and the real Go makes a final communication to him, appearing briefly as an image, as Jiro recites the 5 Ultra Oaths. Duel! Ultraman Ace vs. Hideki Go
Ultraman Mebius[]
Although he did not appear in the series, Jiro is a key character in conveying the "5 Ultra Oaths" to Kazuya Serizawa according to the setting.
In the novel version, his name is mentioned, and he is described as a GUYS specialist professor who has become a world-renowned authority in aerospace engineering and has made substantial contributions to the combat aircraft and METEOR-powered machines possessed by GUYS.
He enjoys bringing up his experience of riding a monster and personally drafted most designs of GUYS's Gun Crusader. Ultraman Mebius: Anderes Horizont
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Trivia[]
- Jiro was originally planned to appear in Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers 2, which was planned before Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers, alongside Isamu Hoshino, Dan Umezu, Kenichi Shiratori, and Toru Umeda. However, due to changes in plan, Jiro's appearance was canceled.