The Magic Stone

The Magic Stone
Ultraman Cosmos, episode 35
Information
Airdate	March 2, 2002
Directed by	Masaki Harada
Written by	Hideyuki Kawakami
Special Effects Directed by	Masaki Harada
Viewer Ratings	6.2%
Continuity
Previous	Wrath of the Sea God
Next	The Mountain of Yōkai

The Magic Stone is the thirty-fifth episode of Ultraman Cosmos.

Plot

Drawn in by a mysterious meteorite, people gather at a strange building. There, people are granted super-human abilities at the cost of losing their emotions. The building is actually Hypnotic Monster Ragstone, which was sent from space. Perils befalls Shinobu, who infiltrates undercover.

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

• Noboru Kawaya : Shigeki Kagemaru
• Dr. Migita : Masakazu Migita
• Saki : Hiromi Kanadani

Voice Actors

• Ultraman Cosmos : Hiroyuki Sato
• Narrator : Hiroshi Isobe

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Cosmos: Daisuke Terai
• Yasuhiro Masuda
• Tomohiro Nagata

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Cosmos
  • Luna Mode
  • Corona Mode

Kaiju

• Ragstone

Home Media

• Ultraman Cosmos Volume 9 features episodes 33-36.

Trivia

• Hideyuki Kawakami likens the episode plot to real life issues of the drug abuse in an easy to understand way for children.
  • Instead of being driven aggressive in the same way to drug withdrawal symptom, it was written as just being collapse from it.
• As the series enters its mid-phase, several previously introduced characters begin to reappear. Although not yet revealed in this episode, the mysterious figure behind the summoning of Ragstone is actually Alien Nowar.
• Producer Hiroyasu Shibuya explained that the concept for this episode was to gradually expand a mysterious, everyday incident into a larger event. It also serves as a spotlight episode for Shinobu, exploring his actions and his subtle relationship with Dr. Kawaya.
• The battle between Cosmos and Ragstone was staged with a set resembling a sports arena, creating a confrontation inspired by American football. One notable scene includes Ragstone ramming its head straight into a massive warehouse structure.