Ultraman Gaia

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 (1998-09-05) – August 28, 1999 (1999-08-28)
Chronology
Preceded by	Ultraman Dyna
Followed by	Ultraman Cosmos
External links
Website

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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 - Gondou Shunsuke → 神山 篤志 リーダー - 権藤 俊輔
• Matsuo Renni - 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

Chronology

Ratings

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

Actor Trivia

• Watanabe Hiroyuki (Commander Ishimuro Akio) later takes on role of Saejima Taiga on Garo.
• Takano Hassei (Fujimiya Hiroya / Ultraman Agul) later takes on the role of Tezuka Miyuki / Kamen Rider Raia on Kamen Rider Ryuki, and Ichimonji Hayato / Kamen Rider Nigou on Kamen Rider The First and Kamen Rider The Next. He was also on UltraSeven X, Keitai Sousakan 7, Garo Makai Senki and Zero -Black Blood-.
• Ukaji Takashi later portrays Kougami Kousei on Kamen Rider OOO.

External Links

• Official Site
• Template:JPWiki
• Wiki for TV ratings
• Blu-ray Release