Ultraman X

Ultraman X
Created by Tsuburaya Productions
Written by
  • Yuji Kobayashi
  • Hirotoshi Kobayashi
  • Takao Nakano
  • Hisako Kurosawa
  • Ryo Ikeda
  • Sotaro Hayashi
  • Sachio Yanai
  • Hiroki Uchida
  • Akio Miyoshi
  • Junichiro Ashiki
  • Kyoko Katsuya
  • Uiko Miura
Directed by
  • Kiyotaka Taguchi
  • Koichi Sakamoto
  • Takanori Tsujimoto
  • Yusuke Murakami
  • Yuichi Abe
  • Suguru Tomita
Starring
  • Kensuke Takahashi
  • Akane Sakanoue
  • Yoshihiko Hosoda
  • Ukyo Matsumoto
  • Hayato Harada
  • Haruka Momokawa
  • TAKERU
  • Chiaki Seshimo
  • Sarara Tsukifume
  • Yuu Kamio
Composer(s) Takao Konishi
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 22
Production
Running time 30 mins
Release
Original network TV Tokyo
Original release July 14 – December 22, 2015
Chronology
Preceded by Ultra Fight Victory
Followed by Ultraman Orb
External links
Website

Ultraman X (ウルトラマンX（エックス） Urutoraman Ekkusu) is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions which is a part of the New Ultraman Retsuden programming block on TV Tokyo. On July 13 Crunchyroll announced it will be simulcast in North America on their site and APPs, marking it the first tokusatsu show in the world to be simulcast while airing in Japan.[1][2]

Story

A solar flare called the Ultra Flare (ウルトラフレア Urutora Furea) has awakened mysterious OOPArts known as Spark Dolls from the depths of the earth and the ocean, materializing them into rampaging monsters that terrorize the Earth. Due to this, UNVER was formed to gather, collect and secure unstable Spark Dolls and a new attack team was formed, Xio to combat monster threats.

Fifteen years later, Daichi Ozora, a member of Xio's Lab Team whom was orphaned when his parents lost in the Ultra Flare, bonds and transforms into Ultraman X to battle threats from both aliens and monsters.[3] He soon learns of the truth behind Ultra Flare and resolves to help Ultraman X to regain his physical body after the incident had trapped him in a form of computer data.

In the middle of the series, Daichi learns of how to properly summon a Cyber Monster and thus, bringing forth Cyber Gomora, a monster modelled after his childhood Spark Doll, Gomora, becoming one of Xio's new ally and alternative for Daichi whenever X is unable to fight. At the strange time, a strange energy source dubbed by Xio as Dark Thunder Energy (ダークサンダーエナジー Dāku Sandā Enajī) frequently appears and turns ordinary monsters into berserks. Because of the energy's effect also weakens X, it nearly killed him during his fight with Tsurugi Demaaga, the first victim of Dark Thunder Energy. To counter this, a new weapon was discovered by Daichi, the X-Lugger, which allows X to become Ultraman Exceed X and use the weapon to purify monsters from Dark Thunder Energy. In accordance to an alien named Dada, humanity is on the verge of extinction from the effect of Dark Thunder Energy's assault.

At the end of the series, the mastermind behind the Ultra Flare and Dark Thunder Energy appeared, namely Greeza. Having destroyed three planets in the past, it was thought to be killed after X banished it to the sun but instead survived and had journeyed through Mercury and Venus within 18 days. Now arrived on Earth, Greeza sought to absorb the Spark Dolls to achieve its strongest evolution and X revealed himself to Xio members, seeking cooperation to defend their supply of Spark Dolls from Greeza. In the end, X and Daichi seemingly died after performing a kamikaze attack but Greeza survived its destruction and successfully absorbs Xio's Spark Dolls, finally achieving its final evolution. It wasn't until Asuna managed to bring Daichi back to the real world and X revived, with both managed to pursue the captured Spark Dolls to escape and merged with the Ultra to finish Greeza. Although the destroyer is killed, X however is yet to regain his true body, while continuing his service in Xio.

Episodes

No. Title[4] Writer Original air date
1 "Voice from the Starry Sky"
"Hoshizora no Koe" (星空の声) 		Yuji KobayashiJuly 14, 2015
2 "Lots of Possibilities"
"Kanōsei no Katamari" (可能性のかたまり) 		Hirotoshi KobayashiJuly 21, 2015
3 "The Song That Calls the Night"
"Yoru o Yobu Uta" (夜を呼ぶ歌) 		Takao NakanoJuly 28, 2015
4 "All For One"
"Ōru Fō Wan" (オール・フォー・ワン) 		Hisako KurosawaAugust 4, 2015
5 "Aegis, Time to Shine"
"Ījisu Hikaru Toki" (イージス 光る時) 		Takao NakanoAugust 11, 2015
6 "The Man With the Star's Memories"
"Hoshi no Kioku o Motsu Otoko" (星の記憶を持つ男) 		Hirotoshi KobayashiAugust 18, 2015
7 "An Oath That Surpassed the Stars"
"Hoshi o Koeta Chikai" (星を越えた誓い) 		Yuji KobayashiAugust 25, 2015
Re "Encounter and Friends"
"Deai Soshite Nakama-tachi" (出会い そして仲間たち) 		Ryo IkedaSeptember 1, 2015
8 "The Targeted X"
"Nerawareta Ekkusu" (狙われたX) 		Sotaro HayashiSeptember 8, 2015
9 "We are Nebula!"
"Warera Seiun!" (我ら星雲！) 		Takao NakanoSeptember 15, 2015
10 "Monster Is Not Moving"
"Kaijū wa Ugokanai" (怪獣は動かない) 		Sachio YanaiSeptember 22, 2015
11 "Unknown Friend"
"Michinaru Yūjin" (未知なる友人) 		Yuji KobayashiSeptember 29, 2015
12 "Destination of the Rainbow"
"Niji no Yuku Saki" (虹の行く先) 		Hiroki UchidaOctober 6, 2015
13 "The Sword of Victory"
"Shori no Tsurugi" (勝利の剣) 		Akio MiyoshiOctober 13, 2015
14 "The Shining Sky, and the Land Beneath It"
"Hikaruōzora Tsunagaru Daichi" (光る大空・繋がる大地) 		Sotaro HayashiOctober 20, 2015
Re.2 "The Limitless Light of Victory"
"Genkai o Koeta Shōri no Hikari" (限界を超えた勝利の光) 		Junichiro AshikiOctober 27, 2015
15 "A Warrrior's Back"
"Senshi no Senaka" (戦士の背中) 		Hisako KurosawaNovember 3, 2015
16 "Feature Report! 24 Hours Inside Xio"
"Gekisatsu! Xio Mitchaku 24-ji" (激撮！Xio密着24時) 		Takao NakanoNovember 10, 2015
17 "The Friend is a Monster"
"Tomodachi wa Kaijū" (ともだちは怪獣) 		Kyoko KatsuyaNovember 17, 2015
18 "Wataru's Love"
"Wataru no Koi" (ワタルの恋) 		Hisako KurosawaNovember 24, 2015
19 "We Live Together"
"Tomoniikiru" (共に生きる) 		Uiko MiuraDecember 1, 2015
20 "Bonds -Unite-"
"Kizuna -Yunaito-" (絆 -Unite-) 		Hirotoshi KobayashiDecember 8, 2015
21 "A Beautiful Ending"
"Utsukushiki Shūen" (美しき終焉) 		Hirotoshi KobayashiDecember 15, 2015
22 "Land of the Rainbow"
"Niji no Daichi" (虹の大地) 		Yuji KobayashiDecember 22, 2015

Film

Ultraman X: Here It Comes! Our Ultraman (劇場版 ウルトラマンX きたぞ! われらのウルトラマン Gekijōban Urutoraman Ekkusu Kita zo! Warera no Urutoraman) was premiered in March 12, 2016, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Ultraman and the Ultra Series. The project was announced by Tsuburaya Productions in July 23 2015 and in Ultraman Festival 2015.[5] In November 28, 2015, The title and the movie poster was announced in Tsuburaya Productions' blog.[6]

Cast

Voice actors

Guest cast

Songs

Opening theme
Ending theme
Insert theme

See also

References

  1. ↑ "「新ウルトラマン列伝」7月より、新たなヒーロー・「ウルトラマンX（エックス）」登場！" (in Japanese). blog.m-78.jp. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Ultraman X Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  3. ↑ サイバー感に満ちた全く新しいウルトラマン誕生！ (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  4. ↑ "Ultraman X's Episode Previews". Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  5. ↑ "2016年春『ウルトラマンＸ』劇場版 公開決定!!". Tsuburaya Productions. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  6. ↑ "【発表!!】『劇場版 ウルトラマンＸ きたぞ!われらのウルトラマン』2016年3月12日(土)全国ロードショー!!". Tsuburaya Productions. 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-29.

External links

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