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Series | Episodes |
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle | |
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle is the 22nd entry in the Ultra Series | |
Format: | Tokusatsu, Sci-Fi |
Created by: | Tsuburaya Productions |
Starring: | Shota Minami, Saki Kamiryo, Toru Hachinohe, Mitsutoshi Shundo, Hiroyuki Konishi |
Opening Theme: | Eternal Traveler |
Ending Theme: | JUMP UP |
Country Of Origin | Japan |
Number Of Episodes | 13 |
Running Time | 25 minutes |
Original Channel | BS11 TOKU (US) |
Original Air Date | December 1, 2007 - February 23, 2008 |
Preceded by | Ultraseven X |
Succeeded by | Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey |
Watch on TOKU |
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle (ウルトラギャラクシー大怪獣バトル Urutora Gyarakushī Daikaijū Batoru) is the first season of its series that is the 22nd entry in the Tsuburaya Productions' long-running Ultra Series. It is an adaption of the video game Mega Monster Battle: ULTRA MONSTERS. The show first aired on December 1, 2007 and concluded on February 23, 2008. On December 20, 2008, the second season titled Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey (ウルトラギャラクシー大怪獣バトル NEVER ENDING ODYSSEY Urutora Gyarakushī Daikaijū Batoru Nebā Endingu Odessei) premiered. Ultra Galaxy was the first Ultra Series to be shown as a pay-per-view service.
On July 25, 2017, Toku announced that the series (along with its second season) will air in the United States on its channel with English subtitles beginning August 31, 2017. [1][2]
Characters
ZAP Spacy
- Rei (レイRitora), and Eleking (エレキング Erekingu). ): A mysterious man with amnesia who joined as a member of ZAP SPACY. He is hostile to monsters and uses his Battle Nizer to fight them. He is haunted by the image of the giant buried in the rock. So far, he has only summoned Gomora (ゴモラ ), Litra (リトラ
- Hyuga (ヒュウガ Hyūga): The captain of the Space Pendragon. He is hot-blooded man who is excellent in martial arts and has overcome many hardships all over the universe. Members have to call him "Boss." His full name is Hiroshi Hyuga (日向 浩 Hyūga Hiroshi).
- Haruna (ハルナHaruna Jun). ): The subcaptain of the Space Pendragon. She is a strict ace pilot and is Hyuga's right-hand man. Although she was skeptical of Rei, she was rescued from Neronga by him and reconciled with him. Her full name is Jun Haruna (榛名 ジュン
- Oki (オキOki Kōichi). ): The rookie crew member of the Space Pendragon. He is a monster maniac who was majoring in monsterology at university. He reasoned that the giant in Rei's memory is Ultraman. His full name is Koichi Oki (隠岐 恒一
- Kumano (クマノKumano Masahiko). ): The engineer of the Space Pendragon. His full name is Masahiko Kumano (熊野 雅彦
Vincent Island
- Hiroki (ヒロキHaruna Hiroki). ): The leader of Vincent Island which was the officer of the resources transportation base in Belargo City, and Jun's elder brother. He has once served as the subcaptain of the Space Pendragon under Hyuga. His full name is Hiroki Haruna (榛名 ヒロキ
- Ato (アトウ Atō): The subleader of Vincent Island who was a scientist of Belargo city.
- Karen Mikura (御蔵 カレン Mikura Karen): A girl who is one of the survivors in Belargo City. She had taken care of a mysterious baby temporarily. She discovered the mysterious giant and heard the mysterious giant's voice.
Other
- Kate (ケイト Keito): A mysterious woman who interferes with Rei using every possible means and has a Battle Nizer like Ray's. She uses the appearance of a bio-plant researcher named Maki Azusa (アズサ マキ Azusa Maki). While she appears to be evil in her first appearance, it is revealed that she is Rei's older sister and her goal is to reawaken Rei as Reimon and like him is an Alien Reiblood. So far, she has only summoned Fire Golza (ファイヤーゴルザ Faiyā Goruza), Gan-Q (ガンQ Gankyū), and Zetton (ゼットン ). In the finale, she uses Zetton to battle Rei's Gomora and wins, only to be attacked by King Joe Black (キングジョーブラック Kingu Jō Burakku) who fights Zetton to a standstill. In the end, she succeeds in her goal and Reimon is awakened but Gomora becomes EX Gomora and kills Zetton, seemingly killing Kate in the process. However, in Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle Neo, it was revealed she'd survived.
Mysterious Giant
On Vincent Island is a mysterious giant buried in the rocks that appears in Rei's visions. It had created a spiritual barrier on Vincent Island to protect it, sacrificing its life in the process. It is eventually revealed to be Ultraman, and was a key in Rei's reawakening as Reimon.
Cast
- Rei (レイShota Minami (南 翔太 Minami Shōta) ) -
- Haruna (ハルナSaki Kamiryo (上良 早紀 Kamiryō Saki) ) -
- Oki (オキToru Hachinohe (八戸 亮 Hachinohe Tōru) ) -
- Kumano (クマノMitsutoshi Shundo (俊藤 光利 Shundō Mitsutoshi) ) -
- Hyuga (ヒュウガ Hyūga) - Hiroyuki Konishi (小西 博之 Konishi Hiroyuki)
- Kate (ケイト Keito) - Mayu Gamo (蒲生 麻由 Gamō Mayu)
- Karen (カレンNatsumi Yamada (山田 夏海 Yamada Natsumi) ) -
- Hiroki (ヒロキShigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹 Kagemaru Shigeki) ) -
- Ato (アトウ Atō) - Hideaki Ishii (石井 英明 Ishii Hideaki)
Suit actors
- Gomora - Kazunori Yokoo (横尾 和則 Yokoo Kazunori)
- Reimon - Hiroyuki Inomata (猪又 浩之 Inomata Hiroyuki)
- Monsters - Daisuke Terai (寺井 大介 Terai Daisuke), Ryo Nishimura (西村 郎 Nishimura Ryō), Hiroshi Suenaga (末永 博志 Suenaga Hiroshi), Kenya Soma (相馬 絢也 Sōma Kenya), Tomomi Ota (太田 智美 Ōta Tomomi), Shinya Iwasaki (岩崎 晋弥 Iwasaki Shinya), Daisuke Fukuda (福田 大助 Fukuda Daisuke), Satoshi Yamamoto (山本 諭 Yamamoto Satoshi), Tatsunari Fukushima (福島 龍成 Fukushima Tatsunari), Hideyoshi Iwata (岩田 栄慶 Iwata Hideyoshi)
Songs
- Opening theme
- "Eternal Traveler" (エターナル・トラベラー Etānaru Toraberā)
- Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement: Kazuya Daimon (大門 一也 Daimon Kazuya)
- Artist: Project DMM
- Ending theme
- "JUMP UP" (ジャンプ アップ Janpu Appu)
- Lyrics & Composition: Bayner (ベーナー Bēnā)
- Arrangement: Hideki Tama (田靡 秀樹 Tama Hideki) & Lekkazan
- Artist: Lekkazan (烈火斬 Rekkazan)
Trivia
- Among the modern Heisei era (Mebius-onwards) series, Ultra Galaxy has the distinction of the highest toy sales, about 5.7 billion yen.
- This series focuses more on the Kaiju instead of the Ultras.
- This is the first series to be shown in widescreen format.
Gallery
References
- ↑ http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2017/07/25/toku-announces-u-s-premieres-of-three-new-ultra-series-titles/ TOKU Announces U.S. Premieres of Three New Ultra Series Titles
- ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-26/toku-premieres-3-ultra-tokusatsu-series-in-august/.119319 TOKU Premieres 3 Ultra Tokusatsu Series in August