Ultraman Gaia


Ultraman Gaia is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 14th show in the Ultra Series. Featuring Chiaki J. Konaka as series composer and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System, Ultraman Gaia was aired on JNN TV stations from September 5, 1998 until August 28, 1999, with a total of 51 episodes.

Overview

Ultraman Gaia takes place in yet another universe, one that is totally different from the world of the Shōwa era Ultramen, as well as the world of Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna. In a departure from most of the other series, there are two Ultramen as the main characters. They have conflicting philosophies in regards to defending the Earth from a mysterious, malevolent and extremely intelligent cosmic entity.
The first half of the series explores the growing tension between them, and their eventual clash. The second half has them reconcile their differences so they can defeat their common enemy.
The show is also different from past Ultra Series installments in that the support team, XIG, has more personnel than the defence teams in previous installments.
In this series, Ultraman Gaia is the lead, but Ultraman Agul is prominently focused on as well. They are often at odds with each other in the beginning of the series. Their philosophies are as different as their skin colors. Unlike Gaia, Agul is completely blue. Gamu Takayama, the human host of Ultraman Gaia, believes that Gaia is here to save Earth and humanity. On the other hand, Fujimiya Hiroya, the human host of Ultraman Agul, believes Agul to be Earth's natural defence mechanism. He is at first more interested in protecting just the planet itself, even at the expense of humanity. But this was discontinued after Gaia and Agul would work together as one to face more powerful monsters.

Story

The story takes place in the year 2000. CRISIS, a supercomputer developed the Alchemy Stars, predicts around 1996–1997 that Earth and humanity would be annihilated by something known as the "Entity that Brings Radical Destruction". Technology developed by the Alchemy Stars is used to form an international defence organization known as Geocentric Universal Alliance against the Radical Destruction. This is done secretly, so as to avoid causing a worldwide panic. The eXpanded Interceptive Guards is the combat wing of G.U.A.R.D, operating in a floating sky fortress known as the Aerial Base.
20-year-old Gamu Takayama, a scientist and member of the Alchemy Stars briefly encounters Gaia during some virtual reality experiments he performs with the secret purpose of discovering the will of the Earth, later merging with him in order to fight various monsters that threaten the safety of the Earth. During his battles, he encounters Ultraman Agul, whose human host is Hiroya Fujimya, a former Alchemy Stars member. Both clash because of their ideals regarding the protection of the Earth but eventually resolve their differences to battle their common enemy.

Episodes

  1. Seize the Light!
  2. A Hero Appears
  3. His Name is Gaia
  4. Gamu of the Sky
  5. Another Giant
  6. The Ridiculing Eye
  7. The Cleansing of the Earth
  8. The 4,600 Million Years-Old Ghost
  9. Seagull Takes Off
  10. Rock Fight
  11. The Dragon's Capital
  12. Monster Encircling Net
  13. The Night of the Marionettes
  14. The Challenge from the Anti-Space
  15. When the Rain Stops
  16. The Birth of Agul
  17. Shadow of Space, Light of Earth
  18. Agul vs. Gaia
  19. Lilia's Maze
  20. The Fossil of Ruin
  21. The Sea of a Mysterious Light
  22. The Wings of a Stone
  23. Gamu Expelled!
  24. The Determination of Agul
  25. The Showdown for Tomorrow
  26. The Final Resolution
  27. A New Battle ~Version-up Fight!~
  28. The Advent of the Heatwave
  29. The Distant City: Uqbar
  30. The Demon's Cocoon
  31. The Accursed Eye
  32. The Future Seen Before
  33. Battling the Legend
  34. Crash of Souls!
  35. Ransom for a Monster
  36. The Sky of Reunion
  37. The Fourth Symphony of a Nightmare
  38. Ground-Breaking Tusks
  39. The Lake of Sadness
  40. I Want to See Gaia!
  41. The Resurrection of Agul
  42. Gamu vs. Gamu
  43. The Silver Eyes of Izak
  44. The Attack of the Space Monsters
  45. The Living Planet
  46. The Attack of the Forest
  47. X.I.G. Destroyed!?
  48. The Revenge of the Death God
  49. An Angel Descends
  50. The Cry of the Earth
  51. Earth is Ultraman's Star

    International broadcast

premiered the series in the United States on February 9, 2018.

Other media

Films and team ups

Although not technically an Ultraman game, Ultraman Gaia serves as both the main character and main plot in Banpresto's for the PlayStation.

Cast

;Opening theme
;Ending themes
;Insertion songs