Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother is an anime television series that aired on the NHK-BS2 network in 1991 and 1992. It is a sequel to Ultraman Kids Proverb Stories and the third entry of the Ultraman Kids series.
The series can be watched on Plex, Roku, Vudu, Shout! TV, and Tubi.
Synopsis[]
Floating in the universe is Planet M7.8. There, the children of Ultra beings and monsters enjoy a fun boarding life. Long ago, a rescue pod crash-landed on this star, leaving behind the protagonist of this story, Maa.
Maa, who had been getting along well with everyone around him, wondered about the whereabouts of his parents and the fate of the mothership, both of which remained unknown. Amidst this uncertainty, as graduation from school approached, everyone joined forces to build a new spaceship and set off into space to search for Maa's parents. And so, a grand adventure begins for Maa with friends by his side.
Characters[]
Main Ultras[]
Main Kaiju[]
Others[]
- Kureron - A young Motokureron who was placed under a curse.
- Kureron's Friends
- Elepy
- Monster Birds - A flock of these creatures attacked Maa and Sev when they attempted to get crude oil to power their ship. They are noteworthy in being the first creatures to get a taste of Maa's Ultro Beam.
- King Docking
- King Docking's Soldiers - King Docking's Soldiers were originally lost space travelers that were turned into his servants. When Maa defeated King Docking in a battle, the soldiers were set free to return to where they came from.
- Kaneppi - A young Kanegon who befriends the cast.
- Kanelin - A young Kanegon who also befriends the cast.
- Kanegon Officer - An adult Kanegon officer who arrests Maa for saving another Kanegon's life.
- Kanegon People
- Purima - A crystal planet similar in appearance to Pris-Ma that almost turned the crew into crystals when Piko stole a piece of it.
- Saborin
- Saborin's Knights - A group of young Saborin who befriend their prince.
- CP Robot - Saborin's care robot.
- Seamon - A young Seamons obsessed with a love fortune, falling in love with Bal and then Seagora.
- Seagora - A young Seagorath that only wanted Seamon's affection.
- Fortune Teller Ura - An elderly Woo who met Maa's parents and helps out the group.
- Kaiju Shippopo - A kaiju that appeared when Seamon stepped on its tail. Bal fended it off without knowing. Later returned to fight Bal, only to be beaten by Seagora.
- Doremic Brothers - A group of humanoid instruments that Midori found in an egg floating in a lake. They leave the ship to spread their music and look for Maa's mother.
- Teby - A young Tepeto.
- Mayor of the Underwater City - An elderly Tepeto.
- King Docking's Mother - An elderly Red King.
- Robokkin - Docking's Mother's personal assistant robot.
- Dodgey - A Tetsuon who was caught steeling food. Becomes a staff member at Mr. Grosser's school.
- Dr. Zabra - An Alien Zarab professor who invents things; helped the Kids twice.
- Dr. Zabra's wife - Dr. Zabra's wife who is constantly angry due to her husband's shennanigans.
- Mecca - An arrogant humanoid alien that promised to fix Bal's Bal, only to give up after drinking a smoothie mixed with the Homesick Herb.
- Repairman - An Alien Mysteler that Bal brought to fix his ship, only to get physically abused by not only Bal, but Gutsun as well.
- Young Abo - A young Aboras who is seen with his girlfriend.
- Bunny - A young Banila who used the Homesick Herbs to convince Abo to stay with her.
- Yanpy - A young Yapool Girl who was brought onto the Kids Star by one of Maa's sneezes.
- Old Women Fortune Tellers - Three good-natured elderly fortune tellers who are tricked into being witches and dream stealers from the Crystal Ball Spirit.
- Crystal Ball Spirit - A being that lives inside a dark crystal ball and is powered by dreams.
- Takkon Brothers
- Gonchan - A young Crazygon that befriends the group on Planet Roborobo.
- Utomtoms - Three U-Toms that capture the cast and force them to perform in a circus.
- Jokkin - The Utomtom's security enforcer; a version of King Joe.
- Prince Goro - a young Alien Goron who was shrunk by Garlong in order to take over the throne of Planet Goron.
- Garlong - an evil Alien Goron who attempted to overthrow the royal bloodline by shrinking Prince Goro, only to be thwarted by Maa and his friends.
- Street Soldiers - A bunch of Alien Goron henchmen/soldiers that are loyal to Garlong.
- Doris - A young human girl who has been reading about Maa's journey in a book. She is also sucked into Alice in Wonderland with the Kids Star group.
- Doris' Friends - Four other young human girls who are seen jump roping outside. Doris joins them after her adventure with the Kids Star group.
- Friends in Wonderland - The inhabitants of Wonderland, including the Gryphon, the Mock Turtle, the Cheshire Cat, the Caterpillar, the White Rabbit, the Card soldiers, the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the Dormouse.
- Dadako Brothers: Dadapi, Dadapu and Dadapo, three young Dada aliens who drifted apart from loneliness. Maa and his friends re-unite the brothers and befriend them.
- Haudi: A Birdon that runs a cafeteria; also acts as the Dadako Brothers' nanny.
- Lampy: An elderly Alien Miracle who runs and protects the only source of light in The Black Zone.
- Lens: The insectoid leader of the Space Jack Pirates; has sensitive eyes.
- Mask: A Saigo looking lacky of Lens; wears a mask because of breathing problems.
- Hat: A gunslinging and cigar-chomping member who wears a hat to hide his balding head.
- Gyappy: A young Flying Raidron who befriends the group on their travels, even saving Pigko and Midori from quicksand, Piko from a falling coconut, and the entire crew from animal-eating flowers.
- Gyappy's Mama: A large Flying Raidron that appeared when the mother of the animal-eating flowers attacked the group and caught Gyappy in a vine.
- Pent: A friendly Alien Icarus who also acts as Maa's parents' personal driver.
- Ms. Pent: Pent's wife, who is currently watching over Maa until his parents get back from their emergency response to a Nebula Hurricane.
Cast[]
- Maa : Kyoko Yamada
- Sev : Masako Sugaya
- Taa : Minami Takayama
- Piko : Sayako Takagishi
- Pigko : Noriko Uemura
- Midori : Tomiko Suzuki
- Bal : Naoki Tatsuta
- Gutsun : Kaneta Kimotsuki
- Ace , Maa's Mom : Junko Hagimori
- Rookie : Naomi Nagasawa
- Nozzy : Mariko Kouda
- PolyPoly : Michitaka Kobayashi
- Mr. Grosser : Takeshi Aono
Staff[]
- Executive producer and original work creator: Noboru Tsuburaya
- Director: Kimiyoshi Soga
- Chief director: Mitsuo Kusakabe
- Chief animation director and character designer: Kazuo Iimura
- Series compositors: Rima Nozoe, Taho Shimura
- Screenwriters: Taho Shimura, Yasushi Hirano, Hiroko Naka, Mie Hirano, Keiji Kubota, Hiroshi Hashimoto
- Art directors: Manami Matsumoto, Seiko Akashi
- Producers: Masayoshi Ozaki, Shizuka Tamagawa, Naoyuki Eto
- Music: Shinsuke Kazato
- Animation cooperation: Tsuburaya Animation Studio Company, TRANS ARTS, Studio SIGN
- Co-production: NHK Enterprises
Music[]
- Opening Theme
- Cosmos Adventure
- Artist: Satoko Yamano
- Ending Theme
- Twinkle Twinkle Wink ~ Onegai Shooting Star ~
- Artist: Satoko Yamano
Home Media[]
The series released on VHS across seven volumes by NHK VOOK and ten volumes by Bandai Visual. On January 29, 2016, TC Entertainment released the series on a DVD box set,[1] as well as across six separate volumes. On December 6, 2022, Mill Creek released the series on DVD with English subtitles.[2]
2016 volume 1 (episodes 1-5)
2016 volume 2 (episodes 6-9)
2016 volume 3 (episodes 10-13)
2016 volume 4 (episodes 14-17)
2016 volume 5 (episodes 18-21)
2016 volume 6 (episodes 22-26)
DVD-BOX II (episodes 1-26)
Mill Creek's DVD (episodes 1-26)
Mill Creek's DVD (back)
Gallery[]
The main cast
Grosser's class
Trivia[]
- This was the first animated series in the world to be compatiable with high-definition (analog at the time) broadcast.[3]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/n-3387
- ↑ https://x.com/MillCreekEnt/status/1595112410033295361
- ↑ Ultra Tokusatsu PERFECT MOOK vol. 29: Kaiju Booska / Booska! Booska!!, pg 27