Present from the Sky

Present from the Sky
Ultraman Cosmos, episode 7
Information
Airdate	August 18, 2001
Directed by	Kazuya Konaka
Written by	Junki Takegami
Special Effects Directed by	Takeshi Yagi
Viewer Ratings	6.2%
Continuity
Previous	Monster Fishing
Next	Sleeping Maiden

Present from the Sky is the seventh episode of Ultraman Cosmos.

Plot

A young boy, Sosuke discovers a meteorite that landed in the city and takes it home. From the meteorite, the Strange-Monster Mienin is born. Meanwhile, a giant monster similar to Mienin, Monster Gamoran, appears. Sōsuke and his friends approach Gamoran, believing it to be Mienin’s parent, 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

• Sosuke : Yusuke Osawa
• Shoko : Mayu Furukawa
• Hiro : Yuki Murano
• Staff Member Shimada : Shinobu Kawamata
• Sosuke's Parents
  • Yoichi Okamura
  • Miho Ninagawa
• Kids :
  • Takahiro Akayama
  • Miyu Ueki
  • Mizuha Shiotsuki
  • Taeji Nukaga
  • Kazuhiro Numata

Voice Actors

• Ultraman Cosmos : Hiroyuki Sato
• Narration : Hiroshi Isobe

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Cosmos:
  • Hiroshi Nekomata
  • Daisuke Terai
• Mienin : Madoka Fukuoka

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Cosmos
  • Luna Mode
  • Corona Mode

Kaiju

• Mienin
  • Gamoran

Home Media

• Ultraman Cosmos Volume 2 features episodes 5-8.

Trivia

• The sequel to this episode is episode 55 "Final Test."
• The monster Mienin featured in this episode was designed with the intent to make the creatures more understandable to children. The design was inspired by classic kaiju's like Pigmon and Garamon, and the name of the meteorite was also derived from "Garadama".
  • Initially, there was consideration for Koji Ishizaka to narrate the episode, but after careful consideration, it was decided against, as it could risk resembling Ultra Q.
• Under the direction of Kazuya Konaka, the episode took on a juvenile-style narrative. Producer Shibuya mentioned that he and Director Ichino had a long-standing collaboration dating back to their time as assistant directors in film production. Despite Konaka's busy schedule during the filming of this series, he still made time to take on this project.
• In Junki Takegami's original storyline concept for this episode, the founder of SRC would appear, and Mienin was originally set to be a monster who had helped the founder. This plot would have led to the creation of SRC, but Mienin would eventually transform into the violent Gamoran. Although this storyline progression was considered, Director Konaka expressed a desire to focus on a narrative centered around young people. Ultimately, the story developed into its current form.