Seagull Takes Off

Seagull Takes Off
Ultraman Gaia, episode 9
Information
Airdate	October 31, 1998
Directed by	Hirochika Muraishi
Written by	Ai Ota
Special Effects Directed by	Hirochika Muraishi
Viewer Ratings	5.5%
Continuity
Previous	The 4,600 Million Year-Old Ghosts
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Seagull Takes Off is the ninth episode of Ultraman Gaia.

Synopsis

An unidentified object is emitting an intense heat that threatens to detonate a natural gas pipeline. XIG prepares to freeze it.

Cast

• Gamu Takayama : Takeshi Yoshioka
• Akio Ishimuro : Hiroyuki Watanabe
• Tatsumi Chiba : Sei Hiraizumi
• Seiichiro Tsutsumi : Takashi Ukaji
• Atsushi Koyama : Shunsuke Gondo
• Renji Matsuo : Tom Saeba
• Michael Simmons : Samuel Pop Aning
• Atsuko Sasaki : Ai Hashimoto
• Georgie Leland : Maria Theresa Gow
• Reiko Yoshii : Yukari Ishida
• Katsumi Kajio : Masami Nakagami
• Yasushi Kitada : Katsuhiko Hasegawa
• Satoshi Ogawara : Yusuke Sawaki

Guest Actors

• Hirakawa : Takayasu Komiya
• Nishitani : Kei Shindachiya

Voice Actors

• PAL: Kazuhiko Watanabe (uncredited)
• Narrator : Hiroshi Isobe

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Gaia :
  • Kazuhiro Shimizu
  • Takanoshin Seki
• Rezaito : Junpei Mukaihara

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Gaia
  • Version 1

Kaiju

• Rezaito

Mecha

• Government/Military
  • Peace Carry (x1)
  • XIG Fighters
    • Exciter (x2)
      • EX 007
      • Gamu's EX
    • Sky Surfer (x1)
    • Sky Gainer (x3)
  • Seagull-Floater (x1)
  • GUARD Missile Trailer (x1)
  • GUARD Battle Jeep (x1)

Home Media

• Ultraman Gaia Volume 3 features episodes 9-12.

Trivia

• This is the first appearance of the Team Seagull's members Renji Matsuo and Michael Simmons.
• According to the episode's writer, Ai Ota, the enemy was conceived as an object that could liquefy or heat up. However, such a representation proved challenging to portray, so the element of gravity causing the object to sink was added. The enemy's initial appearance and continued threat were designed to allow Team Seagull to have a longer screen presence.

• According to the episode's director, Hirochika Muraishi, the building destroyed by Rezaito was a miniature model. To achieve a realistic portrayal of a collapsing structure, the team worked to seamlessly blend special effects with live-action footage. The key challenge was ensuring the destruction matched their vision, with careful editing of the miniature's collapse alongside the actors' performances to amplify tension. For Rezaito's sinking scene, the limited size of the models posed additional challenges, demanding meticulous effort to enhance realism.