KCB

KCB
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Members	Various
First Appearance	Ultraman Dyna episode 35 "The Smile of Destruction: Part 1"
Latest Appearance	Ultraman Z episode 3 "Live Coverage! The Monster Transport Operation"

The KCB (KANTOH COMMUNITY BROADCASTING STATION, LTD) is a news network that first appeared in Ultraman Dyna and was prominently featured in Ultraman Gaia. It has made several minor appearances in the Ultraman Series.

History

Ultraman Gaia

In this series, KCB is a private TV station in Japan. Its headquarters is located in Tokyo Bay. In addition to often reporting news reports on the international situation, the TV station also often plans many special interview programs and provides news broadcasts by writing news articles or television reports for the public to watch.

In the Mezard incident, KCB's headquarters became the target of the attack. Mezard intended to use the headquarters' broadcast signal to destroy the world through artificial brainwashing but was stopped by Ultraman Gaia. ^{The Fourth Symphony of a Nightmare}

Members

• Kenji Tabata
• Reiko Yoshii
• Michifumi Inoue
• Umezawa
• Others

Kenji Tabata

Main article: Kenji Tabata

Kenji Tabata is the news director at KCB. He holds a strong commitment to never allowing the truth to be concealed in his reporting.

Reiko Yoshii

Main article: Reiko Yoshii

Reiko Yoshii is a rookie journalist at KCB, and her outgoing personality has made her a popular anchor at the television station.

Michifumi Inoue

Main article: Michifumi Inoue

Michifumi Inoue is KCB's cameraman. He treats people kindly and seems to have a crush on Reiko, although it's not reciprocated. He dislikes being referred to as "Rimbun."

Umezawa

Main article: Umezawa

Umezawa is Tabata's senior and shares the same steadfast dedication to truth. He has acted as an interim director, working alongside Reiko and Michifumi.

Numerous unnamed employees also appear in the series:

Male news presenter, played by Yuji Machi.

Baba is the editor-in-chief of the KCB and is played by Shiro Kato .

Toda is a member of the KCB Overseas News Agency and is played by Tatsuya Shimamori .

Female reporter played by Tomoko Igarashi .

Male news presenter, played by Takejiro Kitsukawa .

Shibuya is an employee of the KCB, played by Hiroyasu Shibuya.

KCB's multiple on-site assistants

Hosoi is one of KCB's employees.

Yamauchi is one of KCB's employees.

Tomoda is one of KCB's employees.

Male reporter, played by Reimon Nishikawa .

KCB Producer, played by Takatoshi Hara .

KCB staff member, played by Hirochika Muraishi.

KCB staff member, played by Mitsuharu Kido .

Gallery

Ultraman Gaia

KCB Members

KCB's Van

KCB Headquarters

KCB editing room

KCB employees controlled by Mezard

Ultraman Gaia: Gaia Again

Miscellaneous

Ultraman Dyna episode 35

Ultraman Max episode 29

Ultraman Mebius episode 45

Superior 8 Ultra Brothers

Ultraman Z episode 3

Trivia

• The introduction of KCB in Ultraman Gaia was intended to emphasize that the "news network" not only played a significant role in the ongoing battles between monsters and Ultraman, but also helped illustrate how society changes during monster appearances. At times, it even critiqued the GUARD system, adding a sense of realism to the story.
• The KCB members, Tabata, Rimbun, and Reiko, were characters created by the writer Chiaki J. Konaka, with their inspiration drawn from the characters in Ultra Q: Jun Manjome, Ippei Togawa, and Yuriko Edogawa.
• In the stage show TDG THE LIVE: Ultraman Gaia STAGE 1, a KCB reporter portrayed by Chiya Nishimura appears, as well as a cameraman who wears a yellow bandana like Rimbun. A KCB reporter also serves as the MC in NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Omega ～Here Comes a Hero～.

See also

• TKB