Return the Panda! is the fortieth episode of Ultraman Ace.
Synopsis[]
A mysterious man in a black cape is seen stealing panda-themed toys all around town on New Year’s day. The caped man’s hideout even has a real panda locked-up in a cage. The man’s is actually Alien Steal who has come in an attempt to steal all the wildly popular panda bears from planet Earth.
Cast[]
- Seiji Hokuto : Keiji Takamine
- Goro Ryu : Tetsuro Sagawa
- Ichiro Yamanaka : Shunichi Okita
- Tsutomu Konno : Masaaki Yamamoto
- Noriko Mikawa : Keiko Nishi
- Kozo Yoshimura : Mitsuhiro Sano
- Dan Umezu : Akinori Umezu
Guest Actors[]
- Alien Steal : Senkichi Omura
- Panda-doll Store Manager : Akio Aozora
- Motoko : Sachie Nakazawa
Voice Actors[]
- Ultraman Ace : Goro Naya
- Alien Steal : Toshiya Sugita
- Narrator : Shin Kishida
Suit Actors[]
- Ultraman Ace : Shoji Takeuchi
- Alien Steal : Mamoru Kusumi
Appearances[]
Ultras[]
Kaiju[]
Home Media[]
- Ultraman Ace Volume 10 features episodes 37-40.
2004 release
2010 release
Trivia[]
- This episode centers around the theme of pandas, which can be traced back to September 1972, when China gifted two giant pandas, Kang Kang and Lan Lan, to the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to commemorate the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. This event subsequently sparked a "panda craze" in Japan.