Red and Blue's Battle

Red and Blue's Battle
Ultraman Tiga, episode 17
Information
Airdate	December 28, 1996
Directed by	Todoki Fuyuki (Shinichi Kamizawa)
Written by	Hidenori Miyazawa Shinichi Kamizawa
Special Effects Directed by	Shinichi Kamizawa
Viewer Ratings	7.3%
Continuity
Previous	Resurrected Friend
Next	Golza's Counterattack

Red and Blue's Battle is the seventeenth episode of Ultraman Tiga.

Plot

Cases of mysterious disappearances have been occurring late at night. GUTS begins an investigation and meets an alien helping an old lady.

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

Guest Actors

• Old Lady: Shizuko Azuma

Voice Actors

• Ultraman Tiga : Yuji Machi
• Alien Standel:
  • Abolbus : Kozo Shioya
  • Redol : Tomohisa Aso
• Narrator : Issei Futamata

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Tiga (Multi Type): Shunsuke Gondo
• Alien Standel:
  • Abolbus: Hisataka Kitaoka
  • Redol: Kohji Mimura

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Tiga

Kaiju

• Alien Standel
• Evolu (Cameo)

Home Media

• Ultraman Tiga Volume 5 features episodes 17-20.

Trivia

• This episode is a tribute of "Demons Rise Again" from Ultraman.
  • Abolbus' tribe is in tribute to Aboras and Redol's tribe is in tribute to Banila.
• The episode is also in tribute to Return of Ultraman episode 49 "Space Warriors - Your Name Is MAT" given that the two aliens came from the same race but different affiliations just like Alien Mysteler.
• In the initial draft, the two Alien Standel characters were named Ava and Zelda . Ava manipulated humans to defeat Zelda, intending to take humans back to then home planet afterward. The Old Lady did not appear in the original version.
• Hidenori Miyazawa noted that this episode was based on one of the original plot ideas he had proposed. As the concept was suited for a more adult-oriented story, the script underwent two revisions before the final draft was completed. However, due to tight production schedules, director Shinichi Kamizawa modified it into a format that could be filmed more efficiently. Additionally, while the initial story treatment explored the theme of mutual hatred arising from differences in skin color, this was considered too difficult to convey, so the concept was revised to focus on differences between day and night instead.
• Director Shinichi Kamizawa recalled that the central theme of the episode was about communication: "What does it mean to communicate? If we can speak the same language, does that mean we can truly understand each other? Or is it a shared foundation of life that is essential?" He also noted that, although the elderly woman could not communicate with the younger characters, she was able to connect with the aliens. Kamizawa emphasized that as long as viewers could appreciate these subtle nuances, the story would resonate. He further explained that the decision to revise the script was influenced by the fact that a similar plot involving aliens abducting humans had already been featured in episode 13 "Human Collecting."