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Ultraman Gaia; ウルトラマンガイア
Genre	Ultraman
Writer	Konaka Chiaki, others
Director	Muraishi Hirochika, others
Starring	Yoshioka Takeshi; Takano Hassei; Watanabe Hiroyuki; Hiraizumi Sei; Ukaji Takashi; Hashimoto Ai; Maria Theresa Gow;
Opening theme	Ultraman Gaia!; by Tanaka Masayuki and Daimon Kazuya
Ending theme	Lovin' You Lovin' Me; by B.B.WAVES; Beat on Dream on; by Kikuta Tomohiko
Composer(s)	Sahashi Toshihiko
No. of episodes	51
Production
Producer(s)	Koyama Nobuyuki; Morotomi Hirofumi; Takagi Kazunori;
Production company(s)	Tsuburaya Productions; Mainichi Broadcasting System;
Fan Rating	/ 5 Stars
Broadcast
Original channel	TBS
Time	6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Sat
Original run	September 5, 1998 – August 28, 1999
Chronology
Preceded by	Ultraman Dyna
Followed by	Ultraman Cosmos
External links
	Website

Revision as of 22:39, 7 February 2020

13th Ultraman Series
Ultraman Gaia →	Characters	Chronology	Trivia	File List	Links
Equipments and Mecha (Gaia)	Chara Media Aliens and Kaiju (Gaia)	Discography	Media	Splashes	Transcripts
< Ultraman Dyna			Ultraman Cosmos >

ウルトラマンガイア

Ultraman Gaia is the 13th Ultraman series. The series takes place in an alternate universe from other Ultraman series.

Catchphrase:

An ally of justice? An envoy of the devil?

(正義の味方か、悪魔の使者か。)

Plot

The Alchemy Stars, a group of young geniuses, develop the CRISIS, a prophetic supercomputer, which predicts that the world will be destroyed by an entity which brings radical destruction (根源的破滅招来体). To protect the Earth, the Geocentric Universal Alliance against the Radical Destruction (G.U.A.R.D.) is set up, together with its combat wing, the eXpanded Interceptive Guardians (XIG).

True enough to the prophecy, a strange phenomenon appears in the skies in Tokyo, which later turns out to be a gigantic monster, destroying a large area of the city. Despite the efforts of XIG, even the extremely technologically advanced fighter jets are overpowered by the monster.

Takayama Gamu, a member of the Alchemy Stars, while drowned in disappointment that all their research put into the technologies were in vain, suddenly finds himself sucked into a dimension where he sees a giant which he calls "Ultraman". After begging for help to save the Earth, Gamu finds himself merged and transformed into the giant, Ultraman Gaia.

Characters

XIG

eXpanded Interceptive Guardians

Operation Crew

Takayama Gamu / Ultraman Gaia
(高山我夢 / ウルトラマンガイア)
Yoshioka Takeshi

Commander Ishimuro Akio
(石室章雄コマンダー)
Watanabe Hiroyuki

Chief Tsutsumi Seiichirou
(堤誠一郎チーフ)
Ukaji Takashi

Sasaki Atsuko
(佐々木敦子)
Hashimoto Ai

Georgie Leland
(ジョジー・リーランド)
Maria Theresa Gow

Team Lightning

Leader Kajio Katsumi - Nakagami Masami → 梶尾克美リーダー - 中上雅巳
Kitada Yasushi - Hasegawa Katsuhiko → 北田靖 - 長谷川勝彦
Oogawara Satoshi - Sawaki Yuusuke → 大河原聡志 - 沢木祐介

Team Falcon

Leader Yoneda Tatsuhiko - Kagawa Kuronosuke → 米田達彦リーダー - 賀川黒之助
Hayashi Kouichi - Shiotani Shougo → 林幸市 - 塩谷庄吾
Tsukamori Tooru - Ishikawa Shin → 塚守亨 - 石川真

Team Crow

Leader Inagi Miho - Kawashima Tomoko → 稲城美穂リーダー - 川嶋朋子
Mishima Julie - Matsuda Izumiko → 三島樹莉 - 松田泉子
Tadano Kei - Ishibashi Kei → 多田野慧 - 石橋けい

Team Hercules

Leader Yoshida Satoru - Matsuda Masaru → 吉田悟リーダー - 松田優
Shima Mitsugu - Kagaya Kei → 志摩貢 - 加賀谷圭
Kuwabara Takanobu - Nakamura Kouji → 桑原孝信 - 中村浩二

Team Seagull

Leader Kouyama Atsushi - Gondo Shunsuke → 神山篤志リーダー - 権藤俊輔
Matsuo Renji - Saeba Tomu → 松尾蓮二 - 冴場都夢
Michael Simmons - Samuel Pop Aning → マイクル・シモンズ - サムエル・ポップ・エニング

Team Marlin

Leader Yokotani Katsutoshi - Shouji Tetsuo → 横谷勝歳リーダー - 庄司哲郎
Imai Gentarou - Hiroaki Irisawa → 今井源太郎 - 入沢宏彰
Iwao Kingo - Yokoyama Naoyuki → 巌均悟 - 横山尚之

G.U.A.R.D.

Geocentric Universal Alliance against the Radical Destruction

The parent organisation of XIG.

Staff Officer Chiba Tatsumi - Hiraizumi Sei → 千葉辰巳参謀 - 平泉成

Alchemy Stars

Fujimiya Hiroya / Ultraman Agul - Takano Hassei → 藤宮博也 / ウルトラマンアグル - 高野八誠
Daniel Macffy - John O'Connor → ダニエル・マクフィー - ジョン・オコーナー

KCB

Kantoh Community Broadcasting Station Ltd.

Tabata Kenji - Tsuburaya Hiroshi → 田端健二 - 円谷浩
Yoshii Reiko - Ishida Yukari → 吉井玲子 - 石田裕加里
Inoue Michifumi - Tsunoda Eisuke → 井上倫文 - 角田英介

Stunt Actors

Ultraman Gaia - Gondo Shunsuke → ウルトラマンガイア - 権藤俊輔
Ultraman Gaia Supreme Form - Nakamura Koji → ウルトラマンガイア・スプリームヴァージョン - 中村浩二
Ultraman Agul - Shimizu Kazuya → ウルトラマンアグル - 清水一哉

Chronology

Episode	Title	Air date	Writer	Director	Viewership
01	光をつかめ！	September 5, 1998 (1998-09-05)	Konaka Chiaki	Muraishi Hirochika	7.4%
02	勇者立つ	September 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)	Konaka Chiaki	Muraishi Hirochika	7.7%
Ultraman Gaia: The Great Battle in Hyperspace ウルトラマンガイア超時空の大決戦		March 6, 1999 (1999-03-06)	Hasegawa Keiichi	Konaka Kazuya	N/A
Extra Releases
Once Again, Gaia ガイアよ再び		March 25, 2001 (2001-03-25)	Konaka Chiaki	Yagi Takeshi	N/A
Chou Ultra 8 Kyoudai 大決戦！超ウルトラ8兄弟		September 13, 2008 (2008-09-13)	Hasegawa Keiichi	Yagi Takeshi	N/A

Viewership

Average: 6.2% (All Episodes)
Highest: 8.4% (Episode 03)
Lowest: 3.8% (Episode 46)

Wiki for TV ratings

Home Video Release

Gaia was rereleased on Blu-ray and in a Complete Box format. Both Yoshioka Takeshi and Takano Hassei promoted the re-release together with Tsuruno Takeshi who promoted Dyna's Blu-ray re-release.
Amazon JP

Trivia

The plaza where Gamu stands upon in Episodes 01 and 51 is Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park 池袋西口公園.

Actor Trivia

Watanabe Hiroyuki (Commander Ishimuro Akio) later plays Saejima Taiga on Garo.
Takano Hassei (Fujimiya Hiroya / Ultraman Agul) later appears on a few tokusatsu shows and movies such as Ryuki, The First, The Next, and etc. He married his Gaia co-star Ishida Yukari (Yoshi Reiko); they both have a daughter. The family can be seen together as the couple reprise their roles on the Chou Ultra 8 Kyoudai movie.
Ukaji Takashi later plays Kougami Kousei on Kamen Rider OOO.
Kawashima Tomoko (Inagi Miho), previously played Saegusa Kaoru, the heroine of Tokusou Robo Janperson.

T-N Release List

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[T-N]Ultraman_Gaia_CM_Henshin_Suits[77A99CA9].mp4 [T-N]Ultraman_Gaia_CM_XIG_Stuff[3EBA77D8].mp4 [T-N]Ultraman_Gaia_Movie_HD720[B0A3EF15].mp4 [T-N]Ultraman_Gaia_Movie_SD[2AC16D6A].mp4

External Links

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+|[[Ultraman Gaia 01|01]]
+|align="left"|<br>光をつかめ！
+|{{Start date|1998|09|05}}
+|rowspan="2"|[[Konaka Chiaki]]
+|rowspan="2"|[[Muraishi Hirochika]]
+|7.4%
+|-align="center"
+|[[Ultraman Gaia 02|02]]
+|align="left"|<br>勇者立つ
+|{{Start date|1998|09|12}}
+|7.7%
+|-align="center"
+|colspan="2"|'''[[Ultraman Gaia: The Great Battle in Hyperspace]]'''<br>ウルトラマンガイア 超時空の大決戦
+|{{Start date|1999|03|06}}
+|[[Hasegawa Keiichi]]
+|[[Konaka Kazuya]]
+|colspan="2"|N/A
+|-
+!scope="col" style="background:#EFEFEF;" colspan="6"|Extra Releases
+|-align="center"
+|colspan="2"|'''[[Ultraman Gaia: Once Again, Gaia|Once Again, Gaia]]'''<br>ガイアよ再び
+|{{Start date|2001|03|25}}
+|[[Konaka Chiaki]]
+|rowspan="2"|[[Yagi Takeshi]]
+|rowspan="2"|N/A
+|-align="center"
+|colspan="2"|'''[[Chou Ultra 8 Kyoudai]]'''<br>大決戦！超ウルトラ8兄弟
+|{{Start date|2008|09|13}}
+|[[Hasegawa Keiichi]]
+|}
-===Ratings===
+===Viewership===
 Average: '''6.2%''' (All Episodes)
-<br>Highest: '''8.4%''' (Episode 03)
+<br>Highest: <span style="color:#32CD32">'''8.4%'''</span> (Episode 03)
-<br>Lowest: '''3.8%''' (Episode 46)
+<br>Lowest: <span style="color:#FF0000">'''3.8%'''</span> (Episode 46)
-[http://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/121.html Wiki for TV ratings]
+[https://w.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/122.html Wiki for TV ratings]
 ===Home Video Release===
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 ==Trivia==
 *The plaza where Gamu stands upon in Episodes 01 and 51 is [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ikebukuronishiguchi+Park/@35.7302909,139.7086453,134m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x60188d5c4d489531:0x25d752954313d248!2sIkebukuronishiguchi+Park!8m2!3d35.7301927!4d139.7088989!3m4!1s0x60188d5c4d489531:0x25d752954313d248!8m2!3d35.7301927!4d139.7088989 Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park 池袋西口公園].
+===Actor Trivia===
-==Actor Trivia==
 *[[Watanabe Hiroyuki]] (Commander Ishimuro Akio) later plays [[Saejima Taiga]] on [[Garo]].
 *[[Takano Hassei]] (Fujimiya Hiroya / Ultraman Agul) later appears on a few tokusatsu shows and movies such as [[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Ryuki]], [[Kamen Rider The First|The First]], [[Kamen Rider The Next|The Next]], and etc. He married his Gaia co-star [[Ishida Yukari]] (Yoshi Reiko); they both have a daughter. The family can be seen together as the couple reprise their roles on the [[Chou Ultra 8 Kyoudai]] movie.
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 *[http://ultra2008.jp/gaia Official Site]
-*[http://www10.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/121.html Wiki for TV ratings]
+*[https://w.atwiki.jp/shichouseiko/pages/122.html Wiki for TV ratings]
 *[http://m-78.jp/ultraman-bd/ultramangaia/ Blu-ray Release]
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