Ultraman Nexus
| Ultraman Nexus ウルトラマンネクサス | |
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 English Nexus Poster | |
| Genre | Ultraman |
| Writer | |
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| Starring | |
| Opening theme |
Eiyuu by doa Aoi Kajitsu by doa |
| Ending theme |
Itsumo Kokoro ni Taiyou wo by U-ka saegusa IN db Tobitatenai Watashi ni Anata ga Tsubasa wo Kureta by U-ka saegusa IN db Akaku Atsui Kodou by Aiuchi Rina |
| Composer(s) | Kawai Kenji |
| No. of episodes | 38 (37+1 Unaired) |
| Production | |
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| Production company(s) | |
| Fan Rating | 4.93 / 5 Stars |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TBS |
| Time | 7:30 am - 8:00 am Sat |
| Original run | October 2, 2004 – June 25, 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy |
| Followed by | Ultraman Max |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Ultraman Nexus is part of the Ultra N Project. This was a trinity of Ultraman series that were interconnected. This included the Ultraman movie and the Ultraman Noa stage show. Contrary to its predecessors which were mainly for kids, it was targeted especially at adults.
Plot
Komon Kazuki was a rescue worker who was chosen and recruited into the Night Raiders, an organisation which defends Earth from dangerous monsters, known as Space Beasts. A mysterious man named Himeya Jun receives the Evoltruster and the ability to transform into Ultraman, a powerful silver giant, and aids the Night Raiders in destroying the Space Beasts.
Characters
Main Article: List of Ultraman Nexus Characters
Night Raiders
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Komon Kazuki
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Saijou Nagi
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Wakura Eisuke
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Hiraki Shiori
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Ishibori Mitsuhiko
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Dunamists
- Himeya Jun - Kirishima Yusuke → 姫矢 准 - 桐島 優介
TLT Staff
- Kirasawa Yuu - Tanaka Nobuhiko → 吉良沢 優 - 田中 伸彦
- Matsunaga Youichirou - Horiuchi Masami → 松永 要一郎 - 堀内 正美
- Tougou - Sahara Kenji → 東郷 - 佐原 健二
Memory Police
- Shutou Saya - Hidaka Hitomi → 首藤 沙耶 - 日高 ひとみ
Others
- Saida Riko - Nakamaru Shion → 斎田 リコ - 中丸 シオン
- Mizorogi Shinya - Shundou Mitsutoshi → 溝呂木 眞也 - 俊藤 光利
- Sera - Tanaka Mai → セラ - 田中 舞
- Negoro Jinzou - Ookouchi Hiroshi → 根来甚蔵 - 大河内 浩
- Sakuta Megumi - Kawashima Tomoko → 佐久田 恵 - 川嶋 朋子
- Nonomiya Mizuo - Miyashita Tomomi → 野々宮瑞生 - 宮下ともみ
Voice Actors
- Ultraman Nexus, Noa - Masutani Yasunori → ウルトラマンネクサス・ウルトラマンノア - 増谷康紀
- Dark Faust - Inada Tetsu → ダークファウスト - 稲田徹
- TLT Announcer - Terase Kyoko → TLTアナウンス - 寺瀬今日子
- Komon's mother - Takigawa Mariko （Episode.13） → 孤門一輝の母 - 多岐川まり子
- Announcer - Futamata Issei （Episode.26） → アナウンサー - 二又一成
- People gossiping about Bannip - Obata Makoto, Kokuryu Sachi, 小材優貴（Episode.26） → 怪物バンニップを噂する人々 - 小幡誠、國立幸、小材優貴
Suit Actors
- Ultraman Nexus, Noa - Terai Daisuke → ウルトラマンネクサス、ウルトラマンノア - 寺井大介
- Nexus, Dark Faust, Mephisto, Dark Zagi - Iwata Hideyoshi → ウルトラマンネクサス、ダークファウスト、ダークメフィスト、ダークザギ - 岩田栄慶
- Dark Faust, Mephisto Zwei - Yamamoto Satoshi → ダークファウスト、ダークメフィストツヴァイ - 山本諭
- Space Beast - Nagata Tomohiro, Yokoo Kazunori, 田辺信彦、相馬絢也 → スペースビースト - 永田朋裕、横尾和則、田辺信彦、相馬絢也
Chronology
- No episodes on January 1st or April 9th 2005.
- Nexus had Japanese titles as well as English ones. When the Japanese titles differ in meaning from the English one, it'll show up afterwards in parenthesis.
- The story plot of the film Ultraman takes place before Episode 1, and is mentioned in some episodes near the end of the series.
| Episode | Title | Air date | Writer | Director | Tokusatsu Director | Viewership |
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| Episode 01 | Night Raid 夜襲 -ナイトレイド- |
October 2, 2004 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Konaka Kazuya | Kikuchi Yuuichi | 5.2% |
| Episode 02 | Space Beast 異生獣 -スペースビースト- |
October 9, 2004 | 2.6% | |||
| Episode 03 | Ultraman (Giant) 巨人 -ウルトラマン- |
October 16, 2004 | Nemoto Miki | 4.3% | ||
| Episode 04 | Meta Field (Subdimension) 亜空間 -メタフィールド- |
October 23, 2004 | 2.5% | |||
| Episode 05 | Dunamist (One of Appropriate Ability) 適能者 -デュナミスト- |
October 30, 2004 | Araki Kenichi | Kitaura Tsugumi | Kitaura Tsugumi | 3.3% |
| Episode 06 | Relic 遺跡 -レリック- |
November 6, 2004 | 2.1% | |||
| Episode 07 | Faust (Demon) 魔人 -ファウスト- |
November 13, 2004 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Nemoto Miki | 2.9% | |
| Episode 08 | Memory Police (MP) M・P -メモリーポリス- |
November 20, 2004 | 2.4% | |||
| Episode 09 | Warning 警告 -ワーニング- |
November 27, 2004 | Akahoshi Masanao | Abe Yuuichi | Kikuchi Yuuichi | 2.8% |
| Episode 10 | Strike Formation 突入 -ストライク・フォーメーション- |
December 4, 2004 | 2.7% | |||
| Episode 11 | Marionette 人形 -マリオネット- |
December 11, 2004 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Konaka Kazuya | 3.1% | |
| ULTRAMAN ウルトラマン |
December 18, 2004 | N/A | ||||
| Episode 12 | Lost Soul (Separation) 別離 -ロスト・ソウル- |
2.8% | ||||
| Episode 13 | Illustrator (Prophet) 予知者 -イラストレーター- |
December 25, 2004 | Murai Sadayuki | Nemoto Miki | Kikuchi Yuuichi | 2.2% |
| Episode 14 | Mephisto (Devil) 悪魔 -メフィスト- |
January 8, 2005 | 2.7% | |||
| Episode 15 | Nightmare 悪夢 -ナイトメア- |
January 15, 2005 | Araki Kenichi | Kitaura Tsugumi | 2.5% | |
| Episode 16 | Labyrinth 迷路 -ラビリンス- |
January 22, 2005 | 1.7% | |||
| Episode 17 | Darkness 闇 -ダークネス- |
January 29, 2005 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Yagi Takeshi | 2.1% | |
| Episode 18 | Apocalypse 黙示録 -アポカリプス- |
February 5, 2005 | 2.4% | |||
| Episode 19 | Cross-Phase Trap (Interceptor) 要撃戦 -クロスフェーズ・トラップ- |
February 12, 2005 | Akahoshi Masanao | Abe Yuuichi | Kikuchi Yuuichi | 2.1% |
| Episode 20 | Chrome Chester Delta (Pursuit) 追撃 -クロムチェスターδ- |
February 19, 2005 | 3.2% | |||
| Episode 21 | Sacrifice (Suffering) 受難 -サクリファイス- |
February 26, 2005 | Murai Sadayuki | Nemoto Miki | 3.6% | |
| Episode 22 | Cure (Rest) 安息 -キュア- |
March 5, 2005 | 3.3% | |||
| Episode 23 | Satisfaction (Destiny) 宿命 -サティスファクション- |
March 12, 2005 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Kitaura Tsugumi | 2.2% | |
| Episode 24 | Hero 英雄 -ヒーロー- |
March 19, 2005 | 5.4% | |||
| Episode 25 | Prophecy 予兆 -プロフェシー- |
March 26, 2005 | 2.5% | |||
| Episode 26 | The Third (Ren) 憐 -ザ・サード- |
April 2, 2005 | Oota Ai | Konaka Kazuya | 3.3% | |
| Episode 27 | Prayer 祈り -プレーヤー- |
April 16, 2005 | 3.0% | |||
| Episode 28 | Reunion 再会 -リユニオン- |
April 23, 2005 | 3.2% | |||
| Episode 29 | Calling 幽声 -コーリング- |
April 30, 2005 | Murai Sadayuki | Nemoto Miki | Kikuchi Yuuichi | 4.4% |
| Episode 30 | Watcher 監視者 -ウォッチャー- |
May 7, 2005 | Oota Ai | Yagi Takeshi | 3.5% | |
| Episode 31 | Bird 鳥 -バード- |
May 14, 2005 | 3.6% | |||
| Episode EX | Lost Memories (Shiori) 詩織 -ロストメモリーズ- |
N/A | Akahoshi Masanao | Kitaura Tsugumi | N/A | |
| Episode 32 | Unknown Hand (Shadow) 影 -アンノウンハンド- |
May 21, 2005 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Ohara Naoki | Kikuchi Yuuichi | 5.9% |
| Episode 33 | A.D. 2004 (Oblivion) 忘却 -A.D.2004- |
May 28, 2005 | Murai Sadayuki | Kitaura Tsugumi | 2.6% | |
| Episode 34 | A.D. 2009 (Block) 封鎖 -A.D.2009- |
June 4, 2005 | Akahoshi Masanao | 2.8% | ||
| Episode 35 | Revolt 反乱 -リボルト- |
June 11, 2005 | Oota Ai | Abe Yuuichi | 4.4% | |
| Episode 36 | Farewell (Final battle) 決戦 -フェアウェル- |
June 18, 2005 | 3.5% | |||
| Episode 37 | Nexus (Bond) 絆 -ネクサス- |
June 25, 2005 | Hasegawa Keiichi | 6.9% | ||
Viewership
Average: 3.2% (All Episodes)
Highest: 6.9% (Episode 37)
Lowest: 1.7% (Episode 16)
Manga release
Trivia
- The idea for Ultraman's power to be inherited came from Producer Shibuya inheriting his role, as well as his experience in the Hakone Relay Races.
- Before coming up with Ultraman Nexus, the staff had considered making a series called Ultraman Cross. Since the theme was the bond between people. (Nexus is Latin for "bond").
- One of the reasons for the adversity shown in Nexus was because the staff wanted to show that their can be difficulties in life, but people should never give up.
- The Ultraman movie was planned to come out before the TV series, but ended up appearing in theaters around episode 12 of the TV series.
- The staff reused settings and kaiju suits to save on money. They thought it was wasteful to build a suit only for it to be destroyed after one episode.
- It was originally going to be a prime time series. They had hoped the story would attract an adult audience.
- They had a project called Yellow Eyes which eventually became The Ultraman movie.
- They had originally planned for Himeya to have a dark side from his experiences as a cameraman during the Vietnam War. He would get drunk with power when he received Ultraman's abilities. But these ideas were scrapped after the 9/11 incident.
- The last episode was planned to be paced out more, but it had to be shortened because the series was cancelled early.
Actor Trivia
- Horiuchi Masami (Matsunaga) later takes on the role of Makage Souichi in Kamen Rider Drive.
- Sato Yasue (Nagi) later takes on the role of Jabi in the Garo series.
- Uchiyama Masato (Ren) later takes the role of Kageyama Shun / Kamen Rider Punch Hopper in Kamen Rider Kabuto.
- Sahara Kenji (Tougou) was Staff Officer Takenaka in UltraSeven, and later reprises his role in Ultraman Mebius.
- Kato Kosei (Ishibori) later takes on the role of Hirukawa Mitsuhiko in Ultraman Mebius and Pedanian Reionyx Hunter Dail in Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey.
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External Links
- JP Wiki
- Ultra N Project JP Wiki
- Ultraman Nexus on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Website
- Official Ultraman Homepage
- SciFi JAPAN TV #28 Ultraman Nexus Origins
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