Ultraman Ginga

*Ultraman Ginga*
Ultraman Ginga
Genre	Tokusatsu; Superhero; Sci-Fi; Action/Adventure; Kaiju; Kyodai Hero;
Created by	Tsuburaya Productions
Written by	Keiichi Hasegawa; Akira Tanizaki; Kenichi Araki; Masanao Akahoshi; Junichiro Ashiki;
Directed by	Yuichi Abe; Tomoo Haraguchi; Kengo Kaji; Yoshikazu Ishii; Yusuke Murakami;
Starring	Takuya Negishi; Mio Miyatake; Mizuki Ohno; Kirara; Takuya Kusakawa;
Opening theme	Legend of Galaxy ~Ginga no Hasha~ by Toshihiko Takamizawa and Mamoru Miyano
Composer	Takao Konishi
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	11 + EX Episode
Production
Running time	30 mins
Production company	Tsuburaya Productions
Original release
Network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Release	July 10 –; December 18, 2013
Related
	Neo Ultra Q; Ultraman Ginga S;

Ultraman Ginga (ウルトラマンギンガ, Urutoraman Ginga), is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions. It is the 25th entry to the Ultra Series, released to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. It is the first entry in the New Generation series, ending a six year long hiatus of live action shows produced in Japan after Ultraman Mebius concluded in 2007. It aired as part of the New Ultraman Retsuden programming block on TV Tokyo from July 10, 2013 to December 18, 2013.^[1] A second season titled Ultraman Ginga S aired in 2014.

Story

Ultraman Ginga (right) and Jean-Nine (left), the series' main heroes.

All of the Ultraman and monsters have been turned into figures known as Spark Dolls (スパークドールズ, Supāku Dōruzu) and become scattered throughout the universe. A young man named Hikaru Raido finds an item called the Ginga Spark (ギンガスパーク, Ginga Supāku) which not only allows him to become Ultraman Ginga but also allows him to go UltLive (ウルトライブ, Urutoraibu)^[2] with the figures to revert them to their rightful size and become one with them. Hikaru fights with his friends to uncover the darkness behind the Spark Dolls. Alien Nackie drops a clue that the wielder of darkness resides in their very elementary school.

In the final episode, the master of darkness, Dark Lugiel reveals himself. He destroys the elementary school before proceeding to defeat Ginga. When all hope seems lost, Ultraman Taro regains his true form and rises to fight Dark Lugiel. He manages to revive Ginga before being defeated himself, and Ginga and Lugiel have an intense battle on the moon, ending with Lugiel's defeat. Ginga and Taro say their goodbyes to Hikaru and friends as they leave Earth for their homeland.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Town of Falling Stars" Transliteration: "Hoshi no Furu Machi" (Japanese: 星の降る町)	Yuichi Abe	Keiichi Hasegawa	July 10, 2013 (2013-07-10)
2	"A Midsummer Night’s Dream" Transliteration: "Natsu no Yoru no Yume" (Japanese: 夏の夜の夢)	Yuichi Abe	Keiichi Hasegawa	July 17, 2013 (2013-07-17)
3	"The Twin-Headed Flame Beast" Transliteration: "Sōtō no Kaenjū" (Japanese: 双頭の火炎獣)	Tomoo Haraguchi	Akira Tanizaki	July 24, 2013 (2013-07-24)
4	"The Idol is Ragon" Transliteration: "Aidoru wa Ragon" (Japanese: アイドルはラゴン)	Tomoo Haraguchi	Kenichi Araki	July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31)
5	"The Hater of Dreams" Transliteration: "Yume o Nikumu Mono" (Japanese: 夢を憎むもの)	Kengo Kaji	Masanao Akahoshi	August 7, 2013 (2013-08-07)
6	"The Battle for Dreams" Transliteration: "Yume o Kaketa Tatakai" (Japanese: 夢を懸けた戦い)	Kengo Kaji	Masanao Akahoshi	August 14, 2013 (2013-08-14)
7	"The Closed World" Transliteration: "Tozasareta Sekai" (Japanese: 閉ざされた世界)	Tomoo Haraguchi	Keiichi Hasegawa	November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20)
8	"The Stolen Ginga Spark" Transliteration: "Ubawareta Ginga Supāku" (Japanese: 奪われたギンガスパーク)	Yoshikazu Ishii	Keiichi Hasegawa	November 27, 2013 (2013-11-27)
9	"The Jet Black Ultra Brothers" Transliteration: "Shikkoku no Urutora Kyōdai" (Japanese: 漆黒のウルトラ兄弟)	Yoshikazu Ishii	Kenichi Araki	December 4, 2013 (2013-12-04)
10	"Darkness and Light" Transliteration: "Yami to Hikari" (Japanese: 闇と光)	Yuichi Abe	Akira Tanizaki	December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11)
11	"Your Future" Transliteration: "Kimi no Mirai" (Japanese: きみの未来)	Yuichi Abe	Keiichi Hasegawa	December 18, 2013 (2013-12-18)
EX	"Friends Left Behind" Transliteration: "Nokosareta Nakama" (Japanese: 残された仲間)	Yusuke Murakami	Junichiro Ashiki	February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)

Films

Ultraman Ginga Theater Special (ウルトラマンギンガ劇場スペシャル, Urutoraman Ginga Gekijō Supesharu) is the first film adaptation of this series. It was released on September 7, 2013, as a double-bill with Mega Monster Rush: Ultra Frontier - Dino-Tank Hunting. Chronologically it takes place between Episode 6 & 7.
Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal! (ウルトラマンギンガ劇場スペシャルウルトラ怪獣☆ヒーロー大乱戦!, Urutoraman Ginga Gekijō Supesharu Urutora Kaijū Hīrō Dairansen!) is the second film adaptation of this series. It was released on March 15, 2014, as a double-bill with Mega Monster Rush: Ultra Frontier - Verokron Hunting. Chronologically it takes place at some point in time after the final episode.

Cast

Hikaru Raido (礼堂ヒカル, Raidō Hikaru): Takuya Negishi (根岸拓哉, Negishi Takuya)
Misuzu Isurugi (石動美鈴, Isurugi Misuzu): Mio Miyatake (宮武美桜, Miyatake Mio)
Kenta Watarai (渡会健太, Watarai Kenta): Mizuki Ohno (大野瑞生, Ōno Mizuki)
Chigusa Kuno (久野千草, Kuno Chigusa): Kirara (雲母)
Tomoya Ichijoji (一条寺友也, Ichijōji Tomoya): Takuya Kusakawa (草川拓弥, Kusakawa Takuya)
Taichi Kakisaki (柿崎太一, Kakisaki Taichi): Shohei Uno (宇野祥平, Uno Shōhei)
Gō Ōsato (大里剛, Ōsato Gō): Mitsuki Koga (虎牙光揮, Koga Mitsuki)
Shingo Kuwabara (桑原伸吾, Kuwabara Shingo): Shohei Abe (阿部翔平, Abe Shōhei)
Tomomi Kuroki (黒木知美, Kuroki Tomomi): Maiko Kawakami (川上麻衣子, Kawakami Maiko)
Seiichirō Isurugi (石動誠一郎, Isurugi Seiichirō): Hironobu Nomura (野村宏伸, Nomura Hironobu)
Kyōko Shirai (白井杏子, Shirai Kyōko): Hana Kino (木野花, Kino Hana)
Hotsuma Raido (礼堂ホツマ, Raidō Hotsuma): Masahiko Tsugawa (津川雅彦, Tsugawa Masahiko)
Ultraman Taro (ウルトラマンタロウ, Urutoraman Tarō, Voice): Hiroya Ishimaru (石丸博也, Ishimaru Hiroya)
Ultraman Ginga (ウルトラマンギンガ, Urutoraman Ginga, Voice), Dark Lugiel (ダークルギエル, Dāku Rugieru, Voice): Tomokazu Sugita (杉田智和, Sugita Tomokazu)
Alien Valky (バルキー星人, Barukī Seijin, Voice): Tatsuya Hashimoto (橋本達也, Hashimoto Tatsuya)
Alien Nackle "Gray" (ナックル星人グレイ, Nakkuru Seijin Gurei, Voice): Kunji Hirano (平野勲人, Hirano Kunji)
Ginga Spark Voice, Dark Spark Voice: Yoshihisa Kawahara (川原慶久, Kawahara Yoshihisa)^[3]

Guest cast

Yamada (山田, 1, 2, 11): Kazuhiko Kanayama (金山一彦, Kanayama Kazuhiko)

Songs

Opening theme

"Legend of Galaxy ~Ginga no Hasha~" (Legend of Galaxy ～銀河の覇者～, "Legend of Galaxy ~Champion of the Galaxy~")
- Lyrics & Composition: Toshihiko Takamizawa (高見沢俊彦, Takamizawa Toshihiko)
- Arrangement: Toshihiko Takamizawa with Yuichiro Honda (本田優一郎, Honda Yūichirō)
- Artist: Takamiy with Mamoru Miyano (宮野真守, Miyano Mamoru)
- Episodes: 1-6 (Verse 1), 7-11, Extra (Verse 2)

Ending theme

"Starlight"
- Lyrics & Composition & Arrangement: Mayuko Maruyama (丸山真由子, Maruyama Mayuko)
- Artist: Ultra Bullet Train (ウルトラ超特急, Urutora Chōtokkyū)
- Episodes: 1-6, Extra (Verse 1), 7-11 (Verse 2)

Insert theme

"Ultraman Ginga no Uta" (ウルトラマンギンガの歌, Urutoraman Giga no Uta, "The Song of Ultraman Ginga")
- Lyrics: Hideki Tama (田靡秀樹, Tama Hideki), Sei Okazaki (岡崎聖, Okazaki Sei)
- Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi (小西貴雄, Konishi Takao)
- Artist: Voyager with Chisa (千紗) (Girl Next Door), Maria Haruna (マリア春菜), Hiroaki Takeuchi (竹内浩明, Takeuchi Hiroaki), Hikaru (Takuya Negishi), Misuzu (Mio Miyatake), Kenta (Mizuki Ohno), Chigusa (Kirara), Tomoya (Takuya Kusakawa)
- Episodes: 1-3, 6, 7, 10, 11, Extra
"Natsu no Kaze Aki no Kaze" (夏の風秋の風, "Summer Wind, Autumn Wind")
- Lyrics: Maria Haruna
- Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi
- Artist: Chisa (Girl Next Door), Maria Haruna, Chigusa (Kirara)
- Episodes: 4, Extra
Ultraman Taro (ウルトラマンタロウ, Urutoraman Tarō)
- Lyrics: Yū Aku (阿久悠, Aku Yū)
- Composition and arrangement: Makoto Kawaguchi (川口真, Kawaguchi Makoto)
- Artist: Tarō Takemura (武村太郎, Takemura Tarō), Mizuumi Boys & Girls Chorus (少年少女合唱団みずうみ, Shōnen Shōjo Gasshōdan Mizuumi)
- Final episode

References

^ "新ウルトラヒーロー！その名は「ウルトラマンギンガ」！ | ウルトラマン列伝オフィシャルブログ『ウルトラマン"ブログ"列伝』" (in Japanese). blog.m-78.jp. 2013-04-12. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
^ "ウルトライブしてみよう！ | ウルトラマンギンガ | おもちゃ情報 | バンダイ公式サイト". B-boys.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
^ Twitter/Canopus_072, archived from the original on 2014-02-26, retrieved 2016-07-21

External links

Ultraman Ginga at Tsuburaya Productions (in Japanese)

[1] "新ウルトラヒーロー！その名は「ウルトラマンギンガ」！ | ウルトラマン列伝オフィシャルブログ『ウルトラマン"ブログ"列伝』" (in Japanese). blog.m-78.jp. 2013-04-12. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2013-04-13.

[2] "ウルトライブしてみよう！ | ウルトラマンギンガ | おもちゃ情報 | バンダイ公式サイト". B-boys.jp. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

[3] Twitter/Canopus_072, archived from the original on 2014-02-26, retrieved 2016-07-21

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