"Chant My Name! Ultraman Z!"
- ―Series tagline
Ultraman
On April 2, 2023, it was announced that the series would receive an official English dub from Okratron 5000, the same team behind the dubbed version of Shin Ultraman. The dub began releasing episodes every Saturday and Sunday on Tsuburaya Productions' official YouTube channel and Ultraman Connection from April 8, 2023.[4]
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 Ultra Medal and Kaiju Medal of the week.
is a segment at the end of the show where Haruki showcases theVoice Drama
An episode of Ultraman Z and Ultraman Zero Voice Drama [5]
is uploaded to Tsuburaya Productions' YouTube channel as a follow up to each episode of the series.Characters
Protagonist
GAFJ
High-Ranking Officers
STORAGE
Monster Research Center
Antagonist
Others
Ultras
- Ultraman Z
- Ultraman Zero
- Ultraman Geed
- Ultraman Taro (Flashback)
- Ultraman Belial (Flashback)
- Ultraman Ace
Kaiju
- Gomess
- Sevenger
- Genegarg
- Bullton
- Neronga
- Majappa
- Bemstar
- Segmeger
- Windom
- Guigass
- Gomora
- Telesdon
- Erimaki-Telesdon
- Peguila
- Jugglus Juggler
- Zeppandon
- Gillvalis
- Alien Pegassa Pega
- Valis Raider
- Skull Gomora
- Thunder Killer
- Pedanium Zetton
- Alien Pitt
- Tri-King
- Five King
- King Joe
- Alien Barossa
- Red King A & B
- Giestron
- Grigio Raiden
- Kanegon
- Greeza
- Horoboros
- Metsuboros
- Alien Barossa II
- Pagos
- Kemur
- Baraba
- M1
- Kelbim
- Mother Kelbim
- Alien Barossa III
- Ultroid Zero
- Takkong
- King Guesra
- Demaaga
- Gomess (S)
- Destrudos
Cast
Character | Japanese | English |
---|---|---|
Haruki Natsukawa | Kohshu Hirano | Zeno Robinson[4] |
Yoko Nakashima | Rima Matsuda [6][7] | Mallorie Rodak[4] |
Yuka Ohta | Hikari Kuroki [8][9] | Macy Anne Johnson[4] |
Shota Hebikura | Takaya Aoyagi [10][7] | Mick Lauer[4] |
Kojiro Inaba | Jun Hashizume [11][9] | Kent Williams[12] |
Shinya Kaburagi | Rihito Noda [13] | Howard Wang[12] |
Director Kuriyama | Hisahiro Ogura [14] | Ben Phillips[15] |
Riku Asakura | Tatsuomi Hamada | Kevin K. Gomez[16] |
Satoshi | Reo Satou | Micah Solusod[17] |
Seiji | Fuuma Tsunoda | Bryson Baugus[17] |
Hiroshi | Daichi Takaoka | Nazeeh H. Tarsha[17] |
Voice Actors
Character | Japanese | English |
---|---|---|
Ultraman Z | Tasuku Hatanaka | Matt Shipman[4] |
AI Voice | Katsumi Fukuhara | Mike "Mach" Dent[18] |
Beliarok | Yuki Ono | Patrick Seitz[19] |
Narrator | Koichi Toshima | Christopher Sabat[12] |
Guest Cast
- Vice President : Robert Anderson
- Official 1 : Greg Dale
- Official 2 : Chris Darval
- VIP 1 : Jamie S.
- VIP 2 : Gregory Parker
- Chief : Shingo Ippongi
- Reporter : Madoka Yoshima
- Young Man : Takumi Abo
- Fa Kanon Miyahara :
- Si Shioka Ishizuka :
- Asano : Yosuke Minokawa
- Kaori : Kaori Udagawa
- Ruri Inaba Ami Hachiya :
- Kurata Makoto Takahashi :
- Mai Yuki Maya Hayashi :
Guest Voice Actors
Character | Japanese | English |
---|---|---|
Ultraman Zero | Mamoru Miyano | Sean Schemmel[12] |
Alien Pegassa Pega | Megumi Han | Brina Palencia[17] |
Gillvalis | Stock audio of Katsuyuki Konishi | Kamran Nikhad[12] |
Ultraman Taro | Stock audio of Saburo Shinoda | Jim Foronda[17] |
Kanegon | Misato Fukuen | Brittany Lauda[12] |
Baraba | Holly Kaneko | Shawn Gann[20] |
Ultraman Ace | Keiji Takamine | Charlie Campbell[20] |
Extras | Ben Balmaceda[12] |
Staff
- Directors: Kiyotaka Taguchi (main director), Takanori Tsujimoto, Koichi Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Katsuro Onoue, Masayoshi Takesue, Tomonobu Koshi, Naoyuki Uchida[21]
- Series compositors: Kota Fukihara[Note 1], Kiyotaka Taguchi
- Screenplay: Kota Fukihara, Tomo Suzuki, Takao Nakano, Sotaro Hayashi, Yuji Kobayashi, Toshizo Nemoto, Jun Tsugita, Ryo Ikeda[21]
- Music composers:
- Hijiri Anze [21]
- Kenji Kawai (ep 6)
- ↑ Kota Fukihara died on May 17, 2020 due to brain hemorrhage. Prior to his passing, he managed to write several episodes of the series.
Music
- Opening Theme
- Ending Theme
- Connect the Truth
- Artist: Nami Tamaki
- Promise for the future[22]
- 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.[23][24]
- 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.[25]
- Ultraman Z won the 52nd Seiun Award in the Best Media (Theater, Cinema, TV, Video game, and whole Entertainment) category,[26] thus making it the second entry in Ultraman Series to win said award after Ultraman Tiga in 1998.
External Links
References
- ↑ http://m-78.jp/z
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1810
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210805033900/https://ultramangalaxy.com/catch-up-with-ultraman-z-on-the-official-ultraman-youtube-channel/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 http://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/5963
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/z/post-828/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5498/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1972
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5509/
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2029
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5493/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5506/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 https://news.ultramanconnection.com/ultraman-z-dub-comments-from-the-cast-and-crew-part-2/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5513/
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5515/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/benaphil/status/1645611589075124224/photo/1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/kevinkgomez/status/1644155116495224832?s=46&t=4W68uAzA_1OYziEn80XWVA
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 https://twitter.com/BrittanyLaudaVO/status/1645885563940098048
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Mach_Dent/status/1645821587872948224
- ↑ https://twitter.com/BrittanyLaudaVO/status/1645885551235551233
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 https://twitter.com/BrittanyLaudaVO/status/1667565037479682049
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/2085
- ↑ 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