Lover of the Star

Lover of the Star
Ultraman Cosmos, episode 19
Information
Airdate	November 10, 2001
Directed by	Takeshi Yagi
Written by	Kengo Kaji
Special Effects Directed by	Takeshi Yagi
Viewer Ratings	7.6%
Continuity
Previous	The Legend of Mt. Nibito
Next	Musashi's Sky

Lover of the Star is the nineteenth episode of Ultraman Cosmos.

Plot

The abandoned military satellite Angelica goes out of control and shoots down the spaceship of Alien Migelon. Ayano meets the mysterious young man, Reda, and is drawn to him, but Reda is Alien Migelon who has come to Earth for revenge.

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

• Reda : Takuya Komatsu
• Reka : Yukiko Nagatsuka
• Security Guards :
  • Keiji Komiya
  • Nobuhiko Tanabe
• Visitor : Kimi Aoyama
• Boyfriend : Hiroyuki Okano (uncredited)

Voice Actors

• Ultraman Cosmos : Hiroyuki Sato
• Computer Voice : Megumi Urawa
• Narration : Hiroshi Isobe

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Cosmos:
  • Hiroshi Nekomata
  • Daisuke Terai
• Angrilla : Toshio Miyake

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Cosmos
  • Luna Mode
  • Corona Mode

Kaiju

• Alien Migelon Reda and Reka
• Angrilla

Home Media

• Ultraman Cosmos Volume 5 features episodes 17-20.

Trivia

• This episode explores the theme of the negative impact of space development, focusing on the issue of space debris. It also transposes a severe real-world social problem—landmine clearance—into a space setting, posing the question: "Even in the space age, will humanity continue to recklessly discard waste and dangerous materials in space?"
• Producer Hiroyasu Shibuya commented: "This episode can also be considered part of Musashi and Ayano's love story. The easily infatuated Ayano falls in love once again, but this time, her love interest is an alien seeking revenge against humanity on Earth, making their romance destined for tragedy.
• The young delinquent who argues with Ayano in the episode is played by suit actor Hiroyuki Okano.
• Before the official launch of Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet, technical supervisor Shinichi Ooka was in charge of quality control. Beyond overseeing technical aspects, he also provided numerous suggestions regarding the episode's storyline, including the final resolution of the military experiment satellite.
• The core theme of this episode is "Revenge and destruction create nothing." At the time of writing this episode's script, the September 11 attacks had just occurred, and this real-world event deeply influenced the creative team's reflections during the production process.