One Vanishing Moment

One Vanishing Moment
Ultraman Tiga, episode 28
Information
Airdate	March 15, 1997
Directed by	Kyota Kawasaki
Written by	Kyota Kawasaki
Special Effects Directed by	Kyota Kawasaki
Viewer Ratings	8.0%
Continuity
Previous	I Saw Obiko!
Next	Blue Night's Memory

One Vanishing Moment is the twenty-eighth episode of Ultraman Tiga.

Plot

Before a plan to exterminate a group of troublesome Clitters is executed, Monster Jobarieh appears.

Cast

• Daigo Madoka : Hiroshi Nagano (V6)
• Rena Yanase : Takami Yoshimoto
• Megumi Iruma : Mio Takaki
• Seiichi Munakata : Akitoshi Otaki
• Masami Horii : Yukio Masuda
• Tetsuo Shinjoh : Shigeki Kagemaru
• Jun Yazumi : Yoichi Furuya
• Mayumi Shinjoh : Kei Ishibashi

Guest Actors

• TPC Team Member :
  • Hisashi Ogasawara
  • Hirotaka Nakatsubo

Voice Actors

• Ultraman Tiga : Yuji Machi
• Narrator : Issei Futamata

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Tiga (Multi Type): Koji Nakamura
• Jobarieh: Daisuke Kanemitsu

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Tiga

Kaiju

• Jobarieh
• Clitters

Home Media

• Ultraman Tiga Volume 7 features episodes 25-28.

Trivia

• This is the first Ultraman episode for which Kyota Kawasaki served as director, screenwriter, and special effects director.
  • Kawasaki explained that the title was inspired by a scene in the script that described "a lightning-like figure released into a bubble in the darkness." After consulting a classical language dictionary, he discovered that the word "bubble" symbolizes fragility and carries poetic associations with "kabuki" and "lovers."

The script cover titled "On the Edge of Peace and Coexistence"

• The episode was originally proposed under the title "Evolution" , intended to convey a sense of innovation and reflect the progressive ideas of each team member. However, due to restrictions on using English titles, the team decided to adopt a more symbolic name. One alternative considered was "On the Edge of Peace and Coexistence" ." Ev The final title was selected when the preliminary script was submitted.
• While directing the early episodes of Tiga, Kawasaki recalled receiving the completed scripts for episodes 15 and 16. However, after seeing Megumi appear unaffected in later scenes despite experiencing a tragic event in the previous episode, Kawasaki felt this was inconsistent. During the holiday break from late 1996 to the new year, he wrote this episode's story in one sitting. As he worked, he realized it would be a pivotal, well-structured installment that could anchor the middle of the series. He also felt that the time was right to introduce the show’s core themes.
  • Kawasaki insisted on including the tank scenes. Though some viewers considered them unnecessary, Kawasaki retained them given the backdrop of TPC growing militarization. The first draft included an aircraft carrier, but this idea was later dropped.
  • The decision to have the Clitters leave Earth was not intended to carry any deeper meaning. It was simply a narrative choice that fit the structure of the story.

• The original ending depicted the total dispersal of the Clitters' cloud formations, though some remained around the world. Kawasaki believed that the conflict should continue until the species became extinct, which would allow it to serve as an enduring theme.
• An instrumental version of TAKE ME HIGHER plays during the second half of the episode.
• The episode also references Tiga's Pyramid, Tiga's companions, and Yuzare's time capsule.
• Several elements from this episode were revisited in Ultraman Dyna episode 42, "Ephemeral Dream," which was directed and written by Kawasaki.