"Chant My Name! Ultraman Z!"
- ―Series tagline
Ultraman
Synopsis
In the past, the Devil Splinters were scattered across space. Today, the splinters are still causing chaos throughout the universe. While the Ultra Heroes fight to restore peace to the galaxy, a mysterious being uses these items in its despicable schemes to destroy planets one by one.
And now, that evil being approaches the Land of Light.
In its way stands the gallant Ultraman Zero and his disciple, Ultraman Z. At the end of a fierce battle, Z chases a monster alone, making his way towards Earth...
Meanwhile on Earth, a defense force to combat routine monster appearances, the anti-monster robot force STORAGE, is formed and joined by the hot-blooded youth Haruki Natsukawa. When a monster from space invades Earth, Z and Haruki have their fateful encounter. Here begins the passionate story of our two young heroes' battles![2]
Haruki's Ultra-navi (ハルキのウルトラナビ Haruki no Urutora Nabi) is a segment at the end of the show where Haruki showcases the Ultra Medal and Kaiju Medal of the week.
Voice Drama
An episode of Ultraman Z and Ultraman Zero Voice Drama (ウルトラマンゼット＆ウルトラマンゼロ ボイスドラマ Urutoraman Zetto ando Urutoraman Zero Boisu Dorama) is uploaded to Tsuburaya Productions' YouTube channel as a follow up to each episode of the series.[4]
Characters
Protagonist
GAFJ
High-Ranking Officers
STORAGE
Monster Research Center
Antagonists
Other
Ultras
- Ultraman Z
- Ultraman Zero
- Ultraman Geed
- Ultraman Taro (Flashback)
- Ultraman Belial (Flashback)
- Ultraman Ace
Kaiju
Good
Evil
- Gomess
- Bullton
- Neronga
- Guigass
- Telesdon
- Peguila
- Gillvalis
- Valis Raider
- Skull Gomora
- Thunder Killer
- Pedanium Zetton
- Alien Pitt
- King Joe
- Alien Barossa
- Giestron (Flashback)
- Grigio Raiden
- Greeza
- Metsuboros
- Kemur
- Baraba
- Kelbim
- Mother Kelbim
- Destrudos
Neutral
- Genegarg
- Majappa (Flashback)
- Bemstar
- Segmeger (Flashback)
- Gomora
- Zeppandon
- Red King A & B
- Five King/Tri-King
- Horoboros
- Pagos
- M1
- Gomess (S)
- King Guesra
- Takkong
- Demaaga
- Ultroid Zero
Cast
- Haruki Natsukawa (ナツカワ ハルキ Natsukawa Haruki): Kohshu Hirano (平野 宏周 Hirano Kōshū)
- Yoko Nakashima (ナカシマ ヨウコ Nakashima Yōko): Rima Matsuda (松田リマ Matsuda Rima)[5][6]
- Yuka Ohta (オオタ ユカ Ōta Yuka): Hikari Kuroki (黒木ひかり Kuroki Hikari)[7][8]
- Shota Hebikura (ヘビクラ ショウタ Hebikura Shōta): Takaya Aoyagi (青柳 尊哉 Aoyagi Takaya)[9][6]
- Kojiro Inaba (イナバ コジロー Inaba Kojirō): Jun Hashizume (橋爪淳 Hashidzume Jun)[10][8]
- Shinya Kaburagi (カブラギ シンヤ Kaburagi Shin'ya): Rihito Noda (野田理人 Noda Rihito)[11]
- Director Kuriyama (クリヤマ長官 Kuriyama Chokan): Hisahiro Ogura (小倉 久寛 Ogura Hisahiro)[12]
- Riku Asakura (朝倉 リク Asakura Riku): Tatsuomi Hamada (濱田 龍臣 Hamada Tatsuomi)
- Satoshi (サトシ): Reo Satou (佐藤 玲央 Satō Reo)
- Seiji (セイジ): Fuuma Tsunoda (角田 楓馬 Tsunoda Fūma)
- Hiroshi (ヒロシ): Daichi Takaoka (高岡 大地 Takaoka Daichi)
Guest Cast
- Vice President (事務次長 Jimu Jichō): Robert Anderson (ロバート・アンダーソン Robāto Andāson)
- Official 1 (役人1 Yakunin 1): Greg Dale (グレッグ・デール Gureggu Dēru)
- Official 2 (役人2 Yakunin 2): Chris Darval (クリス・ダルヴァル Kurisu Daruvaru)
- VIP 1 (要人1 Yōjin 1): Jamie S. (ジェイミーS Jeimī S)
- VIP 2 (要人2 Yōjin 2): Gregory Parker (グレゴリー・ペーカー Guregorī Pēkā)
- Chief (親方 Oyakata): Shingo Ippongi (一本気 伸吾 Ippongi Shingo)
- Reporter (リポーター Ripōtā): Madoka Yoshima (四島 まどか Yoshima Madoka)
- Young Man (若手の男 Wakate no Otoko): Takumi Abo (安保 匠 Abo Takumi)
- Fa (ファ Fa): Kanon Miyahara (宮原 華音 Miyahara Kanon)
- Si (シィ Shi): Shioka Ishizuka (石塚 汐花 Ishizuka Shioka)
- Asano (アサノ Asano): Yosuke Minokawa (三濃川 陽介 Minokawa Yōsuke)
- Kaori (カオリ): Kaori Udagawa (宇田川かをり Udagawa Kaori)
- Ruri Inaba (イナバ コジロー Inaba Ruri): Ami Hachiya (蜂谷 晏海 Hachiya Ami)
- Kurata (クラタ): Makoto Takahashi (高橋 麻琴 Takahashi Makoto)
- Mai Yuki (ユウキマイ Yūki Mai): Maya Hayashi (林 摩耶 Hayashi Maya)
Voice Actors
- Ultraman Z (ウルトラマンゼット Urutoraman Zetto): Tasuku Hatanaka (畠中 祐 Hatanaka Tasuku)
- Ultraman Zero (ウルトラマンゼロ Urutoraman Zero): Mamoru Miyano (宮野 真守 Miyano Mamoru)
- AI voice (AI 音声 AI Onsei): Katsumi Fukuhara (福原 かつみ Fukuhara Katsumi)
Staff
- Directed by: Kiyotaka Taguchi (Main Director), Takanori Tsujimoto, Koichi Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Katsuro Onoue, Masayoshi Takesue, Tomonobu Koshi, Naoyuki Uchida
- Series Screenwriter: Kota Fukihara[Note 1], Kiyotaka Taguchi
- Screenplay: Kota Fukihara, Tomo Suzuki, Takao Nakano, Sotaro Hayashi, Yuji Kobayashi, Toshizo Nemoto, Jun Tsugita, Ryo Ikeda
- Music Composers:
- Hijiri Anze (安瀬聖 Anze Hijiri)
- Kenji Kawai (川井憲次 Kawai Kenji) (Ep 6)
Music
- Opening Theme
- Goshowa Kudasai Ware no Na wo! (ご唱和ください 我の名を!lit. Chant My Name!)
- Artist: Masaaki Endoh
- Ending Theme
- Connect the Truth
- Artist: Nami Tamaki
- Promise for the future[13]
- Artist: Tasuku Hatanaka
Gallery
Images
Videos
Trivia
- Originally, Ultraman R/B, and the then-singular Ultra Hero of the series, was supposed to have this name to mark the end of the Heisei Era series.[14][15]
- The series' title was ranked 6th place in a list of 100 buzzwords in the year 2020, as jointly recorded by Nico Nico Encyclopedia and Pixiv Encyclopedia. Director Kiyotaka Taguchi received an award for the accomplishment.[16]
- Ultraman Z won the 52nd Seiun Award in the Best Media (Theater, Cinema, TV, Video game, and whole Entertainment) category,[17] thus making it the second entry in Ultraman Series to win said award after Ultraman Tiga in 1998.
Notes
- ↑ Kota Fukihara died on May 17th, 2020 due to brain hemorrhage. Prior to his passing, he managed to write several episodes of the series.
External Links
References
- ↑ http://m-78.jp/z
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1810
- ↑ Dead link https://ultramangalaxy.com/catch-up-with-ultraman-z-on-the-official-ultraman-youtube-channel/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/z/post-828/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5498/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1972
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5509/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2029
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5493/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5506/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5513/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5515/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/z/post-1679/
- ↑ File:Z_Confidential.jpg
- ↑ File:Z_Confidential_2.jpg
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5732/
- ↑ http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2021result.html
