Ultraman Gaia
| Ultraman Gaia ウルトラマンガイア | |
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| Genre | Ultraman |
| Writer | Konaka Chiaki and others |
| Director | Muraishi Hirochika and others |
| Starring |
Yoshioka Takeshi Takano Hassei Watanabe Hiroyuki Hiraizumi Sei Ukaji Takashi Hashimoto Ai Maria Theresa Gow |
| Opening theme |
Ultraman Gaia! Singer: Tanaka Masayuki and Daimon Kazuya |
| Ending theme |
Lovin' You Lovin' Me Singer: B.B.WAVES Beat on Dream on Singer: Kikuta Tomohiko |
| Composer(s) | Sahashi Toshihiko |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Koyama Nobuyuki Morotomi Hirofumi Takagi Kazunori |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Tsuburaya Productions MBS |
| Fan Rating | / 5 Stars |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TBS |
| Time | 6:00pm - 6:30pm |
| Day | Saturday |
| Original run | September 5, 1998 – August 28, 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Ultraman Dyna |
| Followed by | Ultraman Cosmos |
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| Tsuburaya Productions | |
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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
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Takayama Gamu / Ultraman Gaia
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Commander Ishimuro Akio
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Chief Tsutsumi Seiichirou
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Sasaki Atsuko
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Georgie Leland
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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 Koji → 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 | |
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| Ep 01 | 光をつかめ！ |
September 5, 1998 | Konaka Chiaki | Muraishi Hirochika | 7.4% | |
| Ep 02 | 勇者立つ |
September 12, 1998 | 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 | Hasegawa Keiichi | Konaka Kazuya | N/A | ||
| Extra Releases | ||||||
| Once Again, Gaia ガイアよ再び |
March 25, 2001 | Konaka Chiaki | Yagi Takeshi | N/A | ||
| Chou Ultra 8 Kyoudai 大決戦！超ウルトラ8兄弟 |
September 13, 2008 | Hasegawa Keiichi | ||||
Viewership
Average: 6.2% (All Episodes)
Highest: 8.4% (Episode 03)
Lowest: 3.8% (Episode 46)
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 Ep 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. He passed away on May 3, 2022.
- 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.
- Ishibashi Kei (Tadano Kei) played Shinjoh Mayumi on Ultraman Tiga.
- Tsuburaya Hiroshi (Tabata Kenji) played Miyata Seiji on Ultraman Dyna.
- Gondo Shunsuke (Leader Kouyama Atsushi) is a stunt actor for Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia.
- Nakamura Koji (Kuwabara Takanobu) is a stunt actor for Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia.
- Kawashima Tomoko (Inagi Miho), previously played Saegusa Kaoru, the heroine of Tokusou Robo Janperson.
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