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| Ultraman Nexus ウルトラマンネクサス | |
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 English Nexus Poster | |
| Genre | Ultraman |
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| 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) |
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| Fan Rating | / 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 |
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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
The story is mostly centered around Komon Kazuki, a rescue worker who was chosen and recruited into the Night Raiders, an organisation which defends Earth from the Space Beasts, which are monsters which appear and attack humans. A mysterious man named Himeya Jun receives the Evoltruster and the ability to transform into Ultraman, a powerful giant, who aids the Night Raiders in getting rid of powerful Space Beasts.
Characters
Dunamists
- Himeya Jun 姫矢准 (Ep 1-25, 37) - Kirishima Yuusuke
- The first person in the series to receive the power to transform into Ultraman, although he is technically the second Dunamist because of the events of Ultraman. He has a rather serious personality, determined to save humanity after he failed to protect a young girl whom he met in Southeast Asia during an assignment for his former photojournalism job. After transforming into Ultraman, he can shift into the red Jeunes form.
- Senju Ren 千樹憐 (Ep 26-37) - Uchiyama Masato
- The next person to become a Dunamist after Himeya Jun vanished after a climatic battle. He has a lively and cheerful personality. Ren is a "Son of Prometheus", a human created through genetic engineering by combining the best genes. After transforming into Ultraman, he can shift into the Jeunes Blue form.
Night Raiders
- Komon Kazuki 孤門一輝 - Kawakubo Takuji
- As a Child： 田中友也
- Komon Kazuki was a rescue worker before he was chosen and recruited into the Night Raiders by TLT director Matsunaga Youichirou. When Komon was a child, he was nearly drowned and was saved, and thus wants to help others too, which was why he accepted the invitation to join the TLT. Because he was saved by Ultraman in the first episode, he did not agree to the decision of other members of the TLT to attack Ultraman as they deemed him a threat.
- Saijou Nagi 西条凪 - Sato Yasue
- As a Child: 中原知南
- Saijou Nagi is the deputy captain of the Night Raiders. Because of incidents ranging from her mother being killed by a Space Beast, to her former lover Mizorogi Shinya turning to the dark side, she hates Space Beasts a lot, and vows to destroy them. Her seriousness also led to her being extremely strict and sometimes disrespectful to new member Komon Kazuki.
- Wakura Eisuke 和倉英輔 - Ishibashi Tamotsu
- Wakura Eisuke is the captain of the Night Raiders. He is a good and caring captain, and trusts in Komon Kazuki despite deputy captain Saijou Nagi's negativity of him.
- Hiraki Shiori 平木詩織 - Gotou Keiko
- Hiraki Shiori is a young woman who is an expert marksman despite her cute appearance. She trained Komon Kazuki before he became a Night Raider.
- Ishibori Mitsuhiko 石堀光彦（山岡一）- Katou Kousei
- Ishibori Mitsuhiko is the analyzer and tactician of the Night Raiders, often helping the team decide the best strategy to attack Space Beasts.
TLT Staff
TLT stands for Terrestrial Liberation Trust. The TLT is the parent organisation of the Night Raiders and the Memory Police. Its base is hidden under a hydroelectric dam in the mountainous Kanto region.
- Kirasawa Yuu 吉良沢優 - Tanaka Nobuhiko
- The strategist of the TLT, he operates from the Combat Information Center (CIC). He is a calm and intelligent young man who is almost never shown to step out of the CIC, instead using a hologram of himself to talk to people anywhere in the TLT base.
- Matsunaga Youichirou 松永要一郎 - Horiuchi Masami
- The director of TLT. He lost his wife during the events of Ultraman, and thus wants to learn about the secrets of the light of Ultraman in order to protect the planet. He has a daughter named Matsunaga Hazuki, and is very protective of her and loves her dearly.
- Mizuhara Sara 水原沙羅 - Toyama Kyoko
- Kaimoto Hayato 海本隼人 - Kitaoka Ryuki
- Mizuhara Sara's assistant. He follows Mizuhara Sara around during her visit to TLT Japan's base. Although he looks very serious, he is actually very caring, shown by his concern for Senju Ren.
- Tougou 東郷 - Sahara Kenji
- The chief of the TLT. He is a strict and no-nonsense elderly man who is often seen questioning members of the Night Raiders and discussing strategies with leaders of the TLT.
Memory Police (M・P)
メモリーポリス
- Shuto Saya 首藤沙耶 - Hidaka Hitomi
- The head of the Memory Police branch of the TLT. She is a serious middle-aged woman who is firm about her decisions, and is respected by her subordinates.
- Misawa Hiroyuki 三沢広之 - Takeuchi Yoshito
- A member of the Memory Police who fell under control of the Unknown Hand.
- Nonomiya Mizuo 野々宮瑞生 - Miyashita Tomomi
- A member of the Memory Police. She was tasked with stalking Senju Ren to find out more about him, but was spotted and eventually became very close friends with him.
Others
- Saida Riko 斎田リコ - Nakamaru Shion
- Mizorogi Shinya 溝呂木眞也 - Shundou Mitsutoshi
- Sera セラ - Tanaka Mai
- Negoro Jinzou 根来甚蔵 - Ookouchi Hiroshi
- Sakuta Megumi 佐久田恵 - Kawashima Tomoko
- Harisu Naoichi 針巣直市 - Sakura Eiichi
- The owner of the amusement park cafe, where Senju Ren works at. He is a good and friendly boss.
- Ojiro Takashi 尾白高志 - Suzuki Kei
- Senju Ren's colleague at the amusement park cafe. He is a friendly young man.
- Matsunaga Hazuki 松永葉月 - Sugisaki Yuuka
Mechas
Their machines are called Chrome Chesters. They can combine to perform different types of attacks or obtain new powers, such as entering the Metafield.
Chrome Chester Alpha
- クロムチェスターα
- Max speed - Mach 2
- Seats - 2
Chrome Chester Beta
- クロムチェスターβ
- Max speed - Mach 1.5
- Seats - 2
Chrome Chester Gamma
- クロムチェスターγ
- Max speed - Mach 5
- Seats - 2
Chrome Chester Delta
- クロムチェスターδ
- Max speed - Mach 7
- Seats - 2
Ultraman Nexus
Dunamist
デュナミスト
The person who transforms into Ultraman is known as the Dunamist. From episode 5's Japanese title, we know that Dunamist means the "One of appropriate ability/適能者".
It is suggested that this is derived from the Greek word dunamis which means "miraculous power". Or dýnamis which is closer to the Japanese meaning, "able, having ability to perform". Thanks to people on Tumblr for explaining this.
Dunamist's Items
- Evoltruster エボルトラスター
- The Dunamist's transformation device which allows him to become Ultraman.
- The Evoltruster can also be wielded gun-like and is able to fire a powerful blast which can destroy weaker Space Beasts in just one hit, and also fire a flare which summons the Stone Flügel.
- Stone Flügel ストーンフリューゲル
- Spelled Stone Fleugal on the toy packaging.
- Max speed - Mach 7
- A flying stone device that allows the Dunamist to travel through the air, as well as healing the Dunamist from battle wounds.
- Flügel is German for Wings.
Anphans
アンファンス Probably derived from the French word "enfance", which means "childhood".
- The Anphans form is Ultraman's default form, which the Dunamist will become after transforming. It is mostly grey and silver, except for the V-shaped color timer which is red.
Finishers
- Anphans Punch アンファンスパンチ
- Anphans Chop アンファンスチョップ
- Anphans Kick アンファンスキック
- Anphans Power アンファンスパワー
- Anphans Whip アンファンスホイップ
- Particle Phaser パーティクル・フェザー
- Cross Ray Strom クロスレイ・シュトローム
- Circle Shield サークルシールド
- Saving Viewt セービングビュート
- Mach Move マッハムーブ
- Aura Mirage オーラミラージュ
- Spinning Rush Kick スピニングクラッシュキック
- Core Final コアファイナル
Jeunes
ジュネッス Probably from the French word "jeunes", meaning "young/juvenile".
- From the Anphans form, Ultraman can shift into the Jeunes form, which grants him important abilities like being able to summon the Metafield. This form is used by Himeya Jun. It is mostly red with some silver and black, with a blue diamond-shaped color timer which flashes red when Ultraman is heavily injured.
Finishers
- Phase Shift Wave フェーズシフトウエーブ
- Jeunes Punch ジュネッスパンチ
- Jeunes Kick ジュネッスキック
- Over Ray Strom オーバーレイ・シュトローム
- Core Impulse コアインパルス
- Nexus Hurricane ネクサスハリケーン
- Board Ray Phaser ボードレイ・フェザー
- Spill Ray ? スピルレイ・ジェネレード
Jeunes Blue
ジュネッスブルー
- From the Anphans form, Ultraman can shift into the Jeunes Blue form, which grants him different abilities from the Jeunes form, save for the Metafield. This form is used by Senju Ren. It is mostly blue and silver, with a blue diamond-shaped color timer which flashes red when Ultraman is heavily injured.
Finishers
- Arrow Ray Strom アローレイ・シュトローム
- Over Arrow Ray Strom オーバーアローレイ・シュトローム
- Strom Sword シュトロームソード
- Jeunes Blue Punch ジュネッスブルーパンチ
- ? Knuckle ジェネレードナックル
- Jeunes Blue Elbow ジュネッスブルーエルボー
- Jeunes Blue Kick ジュネッスブルーキック
- Jeunes Blue Whip ジュネッスブルーホイップ
- ? ナックレイ・ジェネレード
Space Beasts and Dark Ultramen
For space beasts, click here.
Dark Faust
- ダークファウスト
Dark Mephisto
- ダークメフィスト
Dark Mephisto Zwei
- ダークメフィスト・ツヴァイ
Dark Zagi
- ダークザギ
Terms
- Dunamist デュナミス (適能者)
- The person who inherits Ultraman's light, thus allowing him to transform into Ultraman.
- Metafield メタフィールド
- An orange-colored sphere which Ultraman summons. It teleports Ultraman, and any Space Beasts, humans and planes caught within it to an alternate dimension, likely to avoid causing damage to the surroundings. He has to be in Jeunes or Jeunes Blue form in order to do this, although it is unknown whether he is able to do so in Noa form.
- Space Beast スペースビースト（異生獣）
- Gigantic monsters which appear and attack humans, and are Ultraman's most common type of enemies.
- Fortress Freedom フォートレスフリーダム
- The name of TLT's base. It is hidden under a hydroelectric dam in the mountainous Kanto region.
- Dark Evolver ダークエボルバー
- Similar to the Evoltruster, it transforms the user into Dark Mephisto, a black, red and silver giant who is an enemy of Ultraman.
- Unknown Hand アンノウンハンド
- The ultimate villain who is eventually revealed to be Dark Zagi, who controls the Space Beasts and dark Ultramen. He is able to summon the Dark Field G, which is similar to the Metafield, and powers up Space Beasts within it.
- Prometheus Project プロメテウス・プロジェクト
- Visitors 来訪者
- Aliens who lost their home planet in an explosion, and seek refuge on Earth. They have a luminous and tiny body. The Visitors gave TLT the use of their "Over Technologies", like the Optic Camouflage and Memoraser, in return for preventing Earth from being destroyed.
- Potential Barrier ポテンシャルバリアー
- Memoraser メモレーザー
- A cellphone-like device which can erase the memory of a person of anything to do with Space Beasts and Ultramen, and the existence of the TLT. It decides what to wipe by using keywords stored in the target's memory, such as "Ultraman".
- Lethe レーテ
- AKA The Sea of Oblivion 忘却の海
- Can be described as a Super-Memoraser. It functions similarly to the Memoraser, but it can target multiple humans in a massive area, possibly globally.
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 | Writer | Director | Action Director | Date | Viewers |
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| Ultraman Nexus 01 | Night Raid 夜襲 -ナイトレイド- |
Hasegawa Keiichi | Konaka Kazuya | Kikuchi Yuuichi | October 2, 2004 | 5.2% |
| Ultraman Nexus 02 | Space Beast 異生獣 -スペースビースト- |
October 9, 2004 | 2.6% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 03 | Ultraman (Giant) 巨人 -ウルトラマン- |
Nemoto Miki | October 16, 2004 | 4.3% | ||
| Ultraman Nexus 04 | Meta Field (Subdimension) 亜空間 -メタフィールド- |
October 23, 2004 | 2.5% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 05 | Dunamist (One of appropriate ability) 適能者 -デュナミスト- |
Araki Kenichi | Kitaura Tsugumi | October 30, 2004 | 3.3% | |
| Ultraman Nexus 06 | Relic 遺跡 -レリック- |
November 6, 2004 | 2.1% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 07 | Faust (Demon) 魔人 -ファウスト- |
Hasegawa Keiichi | Nemoto Miki | Kitaura Tsugumi | November 13, 2004 | 2.9% |
| Ultraman Nexus 08 | Memory Police (MP) M・P -メモリーポリス- |
November 20, 2004 | 2.4% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 09 | Warning 警告 -ワーニング- |
Akahoshi Masanao | Abe Yuuichi | Kikuchi Yuuichi | November 27, 2004 | 2.8% |
| Ultraman Nexus 10 | Strike Formation 突入 -ストライク・フォーメーション- |
December 4, 2004 | 2.7% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 11 | Marionette 人形 -マリオネット- |
Hasegawa Keiichi | Konaka Kazuya | December 11, 2004 | 3.1% | |
| Ultraman Nexus 12 | Lost Soul (Separation) 別離 -ロスト・ソウル- |
December 18, 2004 | 2.8% | |||
| Ultraman ウルトラマン |
December 18, 2004 | - | ||||
| Ultraman Nexus 13 | Illustrator (Prophet) 予知者 -イラストレーター- |
Murai Sadayuki | Nemoto Miki | Kikuchi Yuuichi | December 25, 2004 | 2.2% |
| Ultraman Nexus 14 | Mephisto (Devil) 悪魔 -メフィスト- |
January 8, 2005 | 2.7% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 15 | Nightmare 悪夢 -ナイトメア- |
Araki Kenichi | Kitaura Tsugumi | January 15, 2005 | 2.5% | |
| Ultraman Nexus 16 | Labyrinth 迷路 -ラビリンス- |
January 22, 2005 | 1.7% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 17 | Darkness 闇 -ダークネス- |
Hasegawa Keiichi | Yagi Takeshi | January 29, 2005 | 2.1% | |
| Ultraman Nexus 18 | Apocalypse 黙示録 -アポカリプス- |
February 5, 2005 | 2.4% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 19 | Cross-Phase Trap (Interceptor) 要撃戦 -クロスフェーズ・トラップ- |
Akahoshi Masanao | Abe Yuuichi | Kikuchi Yuuichi | February 12, 2005 | 2.1% |
| Ultraman Nexus 20 | Chrome Chester Delta (Pursuit) 追撃 -クロムチェスターδ- |
February 19, 2005 | 3.2% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 21 | Sacrifice (Suffering) 受難 -サクリファイス- |
Murai Sadayuki | Nemoto Miki | February 26, 2005 | 3.6% | |
| Ultraman Nexus 22 | Cure (Rest) 安息 -キュア- |
March 5, 2005 | 3.3% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 23 | Satisfaction (Destiny) 宿命 -サティスファクション- |
Hasegawa Keiichi | Kitaura Tsugumi | March 12, 2005 | 2.2% | |
| Ultraman Nexus 24 | Hero 英雄 -ヒーロー- |
March 19, 2005 | 2.4% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 25 | Prophecy 予兆 -プロフェシー- |
March 26, 2005 | 2.5% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 26 | The Third (Ren) 憐 -ザ・サード- |
Oota Ai | Konaka Kazuya | April 2, 2005 | 3.3% | |
| Ultraman Nexus 27 | Prayer 祈り -プレーヤー- |
April 16, 2005 | 3.0% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 28 | Reunion 再会 -リユニオン- |
April 23, 2005 | 3.2% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus 29 | Calling 幽声 -コーリング- |
Murai Sadayuki | Nemoto Miki | Kikuchi Yuuichi | April 30, 2005 | 4.4% |
| Ultraman Nexus 30 | Watcher 監視者 -ウォッチャー- |
Oota Ai | Yagi Takeshi | May 7, 2005 | 3.5% | |
| Ultraman Nexus 31 | Bird 鳥 -バード- |
May 14, 2005 | 3.6% | |||
| Ultraman Nexus EX （31.5） | Lost Memories (Shiori) 詩織 -ロストメモリーズ- |
Akahoshi Masanao | Kitaura Tsugumi | Never aired | — | |
| Ultraman Nexus 32 | Unknown Hand (Shadow) 影 -アンノウンハンド- |
Hasegawa Keiichi | Ohara Naoki | Kikuchi Yuuichi | May 21, 2005 | 2.9% |
| Ultraman Nexus 33 | A.D. 2004 (Oblivion) 忘却 -A.D.2004- |
Murai Sadayuki | Kitaura Tsugumi | May 28, 2005 | 2.6% | |
| Ultraman Nexus 34 | A.D. 2009 (Block) 封鎖 -A.D.2009- |
Akahoshi Masanao | June 4, 2005 | 2.8% | ||
| Ultraman Nexus 35 | Revolt 反乱 -リボルト- |
Oota Ai | Abe Yuuichi | June 11, 2005 | 4.4% | |
| Ultraman Nexus 36 | Farewell (Final battle) 決戦 -フェアウェル- |
June 18, 2005 | 3.5% | |||
| Final Episode | Nexus (Bond) 絆 -ネクサス- |
Hasegawa Keiichi | June 25, 2005 | 2.9% | ||
Ratings
Average: 2.96％ (All Episodes)
Highest: 5.2％ (Ep 01)
Lowest: 1.7％ (Ep 16)
For viewership:
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External Links
Ultraman Nexus on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Website
T-N Release List
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