Ultra Heroes EXPO THE LIVE [3] is a stage show held in 2019 and 2020.[4] First announced on July 5, 2019,[5] it was performed at five different locations in Japan, before its performances in Sapporo (March 7, 2020) and Yokohama (March 28, 2020) were cancelled due to COVID-19.[6][7]
, subtitled Ultraman Taiga for its DVD release,While not originally advertised as such, this stage show is the first entry into the NEW GENERATION THE LIVE series, and the THE LIVE Series as a whole.[8] A digest video uploaded on Tsuburaya's official YouTube channel referred to it as NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Taiga .[9]
The stage show was added to TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION on September 1, 2023.[10]
Synopsis[]
The first part is called Part 1. "Tri-Squad" Tri-Squad was formed.
. It tells the story of how theThe second part is called Part 2. "Bond"
and involves a request sent to EGIS to protect the audience of a concert starring musician Sayaka Sasaki.Plot[]
TBA
Appearances[]
Protagonist[]
Supporting Characters[]
Ultras[]
- Ultraman Taiga
- Ultraman Titas
- Ultraman Fuma
- Ultraman Mebius
- Ultraman Hikari
- Ultraman Taro
- Ultraman Joneus
- Ultraman Orb
Kaiju[]
- Alien Magma
- Normal
- Alien Magma Maruba
- Eleking
- Dorako
- Unnamed aliens
- Zett
- Zetton
- Normal
- EX Zetton
- Zetton Alien Baltan
- Alien Baltan
- Alien Groza Grozam
- Perfect Beam Missile King
- Kamisori Demaaga
- Deathfacer
- Ace Killer
Protagonist[]
Supporting Characters[]
Ultras[]
- Ultraman Rosso
- Ultraman Blu
- Ultraman X
- Ultraman Geed
- Ultraman Taiga
- Photon-Earth
- Tri-Strium
- Ultraman Ribut
- Ultraman Mebius
- Ultraman Joneus
- Ultraman Orb
Evil[]
Kaiju[]
- Alien Magma
- Normal
- Alien Magma Maruba
- Alien Baltan
- Alien Groza Grozam
- Alien Pedan (Showa)
- Zett
- Hellberus
- Zetton Alien Baltan
- Ark Bogarl (Inflatable)
Cast[]
- Hiroyuki Kudo : Yuki Inoue [2]
- Homare Soya : Ryotaro [2]
- Pirika Asahikawa : Ayuri Yoshinaga [2]
- Katsumi Minato : Yuya Hirata [2]
- Isami Minato : Ryosuke Koike [2]
- Emilia Rino Shimomura [2] :
- Sayaka Sasaki [2]
Voice Actors[]
- Ultraman Taiga : Takuma Terashima [2]
- Ultraman Titas : Satoshi Hino [2]
- Ultraman Fuma : Shota Hayama [2]
- Ultraman Tregear : Yuma Uchida [2]
- Ultraman Ribut : Wataru Komada [2]
- Ultraman Joneus : Nobuaki Kanemitsu [2]
- Ultraman Orb : Hideo Ishiguro [2]
- Ultraman Rosso : Yuya Hirata [2]
- Ultraman Blu : Ryosuke Koike [2]
- Ultraman Taro : Hiroya Ishimaru [2]
Suit Actors[]
- Hiroyuki Arai [2]
- Shinnosuke Ishikawa [2]
- Wataru Inaniwa [2]
- Hideyoshi Iwata [2]
- Hironari Ohkubo [2]
- Masahiro Omura [2]
- Satoru Okabe [2]
- Daichi Kataoka [2]
- Kota Kamiya [2]
- Gamba Koga [2]
- Shinya Saito [2]
- Yuto Nagachi [2]
- Kazuki Nakamura [2]
- Fumihiko Nemoto [2]
- Daisuke Hiramine [2]
- Hiroto Miyanaga [2]
- Shota Yakura [2]
- Keita Rikimaru [2]
Home Media[]
A DVD of one of the performances at Suginami Public Hall in Tokyo was released on April 22, 2022.[1] It was also available early at the Fukuoka and Osaka performances.[1]
Gallery[]
Images[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Different supporting characters appeared during the show depending on where the performance took place:
- Homare and Pirika only appeared at the Tokyo, Aichi and Okayama performances in November 2019.[11]
- Katsumi and Isami only appeared at the Fukuoka and Osaka perfomances in February 2020 and would have been at the cancelled Sapporo performances.[12]
- All four would have appeared at the cancelled Yokohama performances.[13]
- The handshake and high-five event requiring special tickets planned for the Fukuoka performance was cancelled due to COVID-19, replaced by a talk show event and getting to say goodbye to Ultras at a distance.[14]
- Despite there being no indication of the Alien Groza being Grozam from Ultraman Mebius, he is listed in the credits.
- Some digital images of the DVD cover do not include the "Ultraman Taiga" subtitle, though it is present on all copies.
- The first part is considered canon to the core Ultraman Series. The stage show was promoted as "linking to the TV series",[5] and a tweet from Tsuburaya placed it at the beginning of the Tri-Squad's timeline.[15] It was eventually directly referred to in episode 7 of Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy when Taiga recognizes Zett from these events.
- The second part is seen as potentially non-canon as it breaks the fourth wall with interactions with the audience and Taiga's opening artist Sasaki appearing.
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://m-78.jp/news/post-5320
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 Ultra Heroes EXPO THE LIVE DVD credits
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK2fzeq7eVs
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191101053921/https://www.ultra-expo.com/live/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://m-78.jp/news/post-5151
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5445
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5467
- ↑ https://imagination.m-78.jp/contents/d2ViL1lvbWlfMDA4ODY%3D
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtVo0zIMnqU
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-6849
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5289
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5290
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5383
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5431
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ultraman_series/status/1182219385286455296
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