Zelda Point's Defenses

Zelda Point's Defenses
Ultraman Tiga, episode 32
Information
Airdate	April 12, 1997
Directed by	Tsugumi Kitaura
Written by	Ai Ota
Special Effects Directed by	Tsugumi Kitaura
Viewer Ratings	8.1%
Continuity
Previous	The Attacked GUTS Base
Next	Vampire City

Zelda Point's Defenses is the thirty-second episode of Ultraman Tiga.

Synopsis

A mysterious bird sets out to reach the point where Zelda Gas, capable of annihilating all living creatures, is sealed. Dr. Nezu, who invented and sealed the gas, explains that the monster that appeared is actually the pet bird of his daughter, who was sacrificed to the gas twenty years ago, now transformed into a monster.

GUTS immediately prepares for defense, but at that moment...

Cast

• Daigo Madoka : Hiroshi Nagano (V6)
• Rena Yanase : Takami Yoshimoto
• Megumi Iruma : Mio Takaki
• Seiichi Munakata : Akitoshi Otaki
• Masami Horii : Yukio Masuda
• Tetsuo Shinjoh : Shigeki Kagemaru
• Jun Yazumi : Yoichi Furuya
• Souichiro Sawai : Tamio Kawachi

Guest Actors

• Masachika Nezu : Minori Terada
• Asami Nezu : Yuka Koide
• Taniguchi : Kaneomi Oya
• TPC members:
  • Morio Tokuyama
  • Ryo Tokai
• Leaving Professor: Koichi Takano

Voice Actors

• Ultraman Tiga : Yuji Machi
• Narrator : Issei Futamata

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Tiga (Multi Type): Shunsuke Gondo
• Shiela: Toshio Miyake

Appearances

Ultras

• Ultraman Tiga

Kaiju

• Shiela

Home Media

• Ultraman Tiga Volume 8 features episodes 29-32.

Trivia

• This episode came out the same day as the movie Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow.
• According to the episode's screenwriter, Ai Ota, the message intended for this story is: no matter what failures you experience, there are always things left to do. Even if you fail, keep looking forward with determination. Dr. Nezu firmly believes that as long as he is alive, there are unfinished tasks awaiting him, which is why he persists in dealing with the Zelda Gas.
  • During production discussions, Ota initially hoped to focus the story on the doctor's character. However, director Tsugumi Kitaura wanted to center it around the girl's story, leading to the narrative approach used in the final episode.
• Tsugumi Kitaura explained that, because Shiela is a flying monster, there were numerous aerial scenes, making filming especially challenging. Flying monsters are notoriously difficult to capture convincingly, so CG was used throughout the final scenes to fully emphasize the fantasy effect. This approach worked far better than using real birds for filming.