The Descending Dream Ultraman Arc.
is the twenty-fourth and penultimate episode ofSynopsis[]
Ultraman Arc vanished within the massive explosion after a fierce battle with Trigelos...
But when Yuma wakes up to darkness, Arc appears! And he reveals a shocking new truth to Yuma!
The days at SKIP, kaiju battles, and meeting Arc... Can it be that the past 16 years have been nothing but a dream?!
Shu Ishido's Diary[]
Expand to read Shu Ishido's diary entry.
It’s been about two weeks since the whole incident involving the Man in the White Mask. According to the GDF, their investigation has continued but there haven't been any new discoveries. Being sent into a reality different from this one is a terrifying and hard to forget experience, but I wonder if we will ever get to know the details about it.
The kaiju incidents in Hoshimoto City have also been reduced to nearly none recently. At first we were glad to enjoy a few peaceful days, but now we are mostly working on a few non-urgent documents in silence, waiting for the hotline to ring, which has introduced us to a completely new form of “exhaustion.” With the five us in the same room together with so much time on our hands, naturally we’ve been making, chit-chat more often.
Today, after seeing me pour I don’t even know how many cups of coffee, we started to discuss our hobbies. Thanks to an invite from her friend, Rin has been taking embroidery classes near the train station. The Chief is digitalizing and organizing the pictures and videos from the Shiba Inu he used to have. YouPi seems to have started to become interested in live streams, but Rin immediately warned him it might be dangerous, so he should stop. When that happened, I got the feeling everyone was looking at me, but it might just be my imagination.
And Yuma, just like before, said he had no hobbies. When we pressured him, saying there was no way he had absolutely no hobbies at all, he told us he confessed he liked to draw as a child and even took a few classes.
Though he did say he doesn’t draw anymore… I would really like to see one of his drawings. I personally don’t draw. Or should I say “can’t” draw. People really have their own strengths and weaknesses, don’t they? When I was a student, I did dabble in sculpting, but it just ended up confirming that I have absolutely no talent as an artist.
Besides, the incident that had sparked it… No, I shouldn’t. Carelessly writing down this kind of thing isn’t right. Just like my arm’s injury, there’s a lot more things I have not written about. Anyway, more than actually working on my sculpture, what stayed with me the most were the words my teacher told me: Simply creating something with a form is not art. Deeply loving something and using it to reflect the richness of your heart, that in itself is art.
Which is why my hobbies, such as coffee and mystery novels are, without a doubt, art for me. I spoke about all these argumentative points with everyone when we were bored, got a bit carried away and asked Yuma: “So, what is it that you love? What is art to you?”. He was a bit confused and replied “I think it’s my job at SKIP.” with a smile on his face. Rin laughed and said it was a very Yuma-like response. I laughed as well.
Then, we all went back to work.
I reopened the document to send to ArcFam. Maybe it was due to the talks from earlier, but as I organized Arc’s pictures and videos, I was enthralled by his heroic figure. Releasing several beams, standing with the Arc Eye Sword in hand, his pose when shooting the Arc Finalize… His solemn form when wearing the Solis, Luna or Galaxy Armor… Is this also… Art?
I had always felt that, but revisiting it once again made that feeling stronger. I understand this is an inappropriate way to look at a hero that puts his life on the line when fighting for us, I cannot help but feel this way. When I think about it, time has passed so quickly since I first met Ultraman Arc. On that day, after he saved my life and as I looked up at the arc he had left in the sky, I swore I would eventually express my gratitude. After that, I have been saved by him many more times, but had no chance to ever talk to him directly. So I haven’t been able to fulfill my promise.
No one knows when he will appear again.
Even I am not sure until when I’ll be able to stay in Hoshimoto City, as this is up to the GDF HQ.
If there is a chance, however, I’ll make sure to tell him: “Thank you, Ultraman Arc.”.[2]
Ask TsuPi[]
This week's "Ask TsuPi" is about the "Baku"!
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Today, Yuma explains how the Onyx was transformed into the Galaxy Armor Cube, and introduces the kaiju of the following episode, Ze Su.
Cast[]
- Yuma Hize : Yuki Totsuka
- Shu Ishido : Sho Kaneta
- Rin Natsume : Kaho Mizutani
- Hiroshi Ban : Koichiro Nishi
Guest Actors[]
Voice Actors[]
English Dub[]
- Yuma Hize Paul Castro Jr. :
- Shu Ishido Micah Solusod :
- Rin Natsume Dani Chambers :
- Hiroshi Ban Tony Oliver :
- YouPi Brandon McInnis :
- Ultraman Arc : Christopher Wehkamp
- Sweed : Sam Slade
- Biorno : David Wald
Suit Actors[]
- Ultraman Arc : Hideyoshi Iwata
- YouPi : Daiki Yazaki
- Guilebaku : Hiroyuki Arai
- Digelos Yoshiki Kuwabara :
- Leodo : Issei Hirata
- Livyjira : Koki Ikuta
- Givas Satoru Okabe :
- Zadime : Shun Takahashi
Appearances[]
Ultras[]
Kaiju[]
- Guilebaku
- Ze Su
- Digelos (Illusion)
- Shagong (Illusion)
- Leodo (Illusion)
- Livyjira (Illusion)
- Givas (Illusion)
- Zadime (Illusion)
Trivia[]
- In the scene where Yuma's "true identity is revealed," Totsuka shared that during filming, director Takanori Tsujimoto specifically instructed him, "Don't look back," so he completed the transformation sequence while facing forward. Kaneta, recalling his role as Shu in the same scene, mentioned that he performed it with the emotion of "Yuma, please don't leave."
References[]
Ultraman Arc Episodes | |
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1. Arc to the Future | 2. Legend in the Woods | 3. Unleash Your Imagination! | 4. On the Kaiju's Tail | 5. Ocean on the Mountain Ridge | 6. Welcome to the Akebono Inn | SP1. At SKIP Fujiyama City Branch | 7. The Full Moon's Answer | 8. Internet Kanegon | 9. Goodbye, Rin | 10. To My Distant Friend | 11. Message | 12. You Are Givas | 13. Shu's Report | 14. Flash of the Past | 15. The Wandering Future | SP2. At SKIP Miyako City Branch | 16. The Light of Fear | 17. Demon Slicing Meteor Sword | 18. Arc Cooperation Request | 19. The Transcending Wish | 20. What is Passed Down | 21. The Dream Bird | 22. The Man in the White Mask | 23. Calamity Thrice | SP3. To Everyone at SKIP Hoshimoto City Branch | 24. The Descending Dream | 25. Time to Run, Yuma! |