Ultraman Nice is a spin-off of the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Nice was released in a series of commercials on October 20, 1999, with a total of 20 episodes.
Plot
Ultraman Nice arrives from the planet TOY-1 in a series of infomercials presented during the 1999 Japanese reruns of Ultraman Tiga. The 1-minute spots, advertising the wide variety of Bandai Ultraman toys, actually do have a storyline, along with some surprise guests. Throughout the series, Alien Zagon and his monsters attacked Earth for the Bandai figures. However, at each attack, Ultraman Nice managed to defeat them and, at the end of the series, the aliens were finally vanquished.
Characters
GOKAZOKU Officers
The is an attack team consist of the six members of Yumeboshi family. Each family members piloted their own in against Alien Zagon and his monsters.
: The patriarch of the Yumeboshi family through mukoyōshi, aged 35 years old and worked as a teacher in nursery school. His true identity is Ultraman Nice, a warrior from of Nebula M78 and transforms through the watch by eating the chocolate balls contained within. His double life is a secret to everyone except the elders of Yumeboshi family.
*Ultraman Nice's true age is 10,390 years old. He is distinctively known for a large "N" letter on his back and the Color Timer situated on his left chest. Nice fights with the ideals of Ultraman Tiga and his finishing move is. All of his statistics revolves around the number 39, which is a nod to the goroawase for "thank you", spoken in Japanese transliteration.
and : Akimi's parents and the Yumeboshi family's elders, aged 60 and 54 years old respectively.
: Ginga's 33 years old wife and the matriarch of Yumeboshi family.
and : The children of the Yumeboshi family, aged 10 and 7 respectively. Cosmo is the older sister of the pair, while Mirai is the younger brother who's a fan of Ultra Series.
Zagon Galaxy creatures
The creatures of the are the antagonists of the series. They are lead by Alien Zagon and usually fights against the GOKAZOKU members and Ultraman Nice. Their aliases are written in Hiragana in the 2001 magazine.
: A heinous alien from third planet Zagon Star bent on conquering Earth and frequently fights Ultraman Nice. As his alias suggest, Zagon has the ability to secrete poison gas from his ears but was never shown in the series proper.
: A pinkish traffic sign/traffic light themed monster from the eighth Planet with the ability to unleash sound waves.
: A spiral-themed monster from the twelfth Planet. It is capable of spitting fireballs.
: A porcine monster from the fifth planet. It has giant ears capable of assuming as Tabu-Zagon's alternate face with reflective properties but its weak point is its snout. Tabu-Zagon is a late addition to the other monsters, as it appeared during the winter 2000 arc of the infomercial, hence he was absent from a tag team between the Zagon Galaxy creatures.
Design
Ultraman Nice and the Zagon Galaxy creatures are all designed by Hiroshi Maruyama. Nice's mask used the same mold as Ultraman Tiga, but his crest is colored red and has a pair of blue-colored side lines. Alien Zagon on the other hand was based on a monster in Ultraman Tiga while adding more colors to the image.
