Ultraman X

*Ultraman X*
Ultraman X
	Title card
Genre	Superhero; Tokusatsu; Science fiction; Kaiju; Kyodai Hero
Created by	Tsuburaya Productions
Written by	Yūji Kobayashi; Hirotoshi Kobayashi; Takao Nakano; Hisako Kurosawa; Ryo Ikeda; Sotaro Hayashi; Sachio Yanai; Hiroki Uchida; Akio Miyoshi; Junichiro Ashiki; Kyoko Katsuya; Uiko Miura;
Directed by	Kiyotaka Taguchi; Koichi Sakamoto; Takanori Tsujimoto; Yusuke Murakami; Yuichi Abe; Suguru Tomita;
Starring	Kensuke Takahashi; Akane Sakanoue; Yoshihiko Hosoda; Ukyo Matsumoto; Hayato Harada; Haruka Momokawa; TAKERU; Chiaki Seshimo; Sarara Tsukifume; Yuu Kamio;
Composer	Takao Konishi
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	22 (with 3 recaps)
Production
Running time	30 mins
Original release
Network	TV Tokyo
Release	July 14 –; December 22, 2015
Related
	Ultra Fight Victory; Ultraman Orb;

Ultraman X (ウルトラマンX（エックス）, Urutoraman Ekkusu) is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions. it is The 27th entry to the Ultra Series and is currently the last series to air as part of the New Ultraman Retsuden programming block on TV Tokyo. On July 13 Crunchyroll announced it would be simulcast in North America on their site and app, making it the first tokusatsu show in the world to be simulcast while airing in Japan.^[1]^[2]

First Kaiju: Demaaga
Last Kaiju: Greeza

Story

A solar flare called the Ultra Flare (ウルトラフレア, Urutora Furea) has awakened mysterious OOPArts known as Spark Dolls from the depths of the earth and the ocean, materializing them into rampaging monsters that terrorize the Earth. Due to this, UNVER was formed to gather, collect and secure unstable Spark Dolls and a new attack team was formed, Xio to combat monster threats.

Fifteen years later, Daichi Ozora, a member of Xio's Lab Team who was orphaned when his parents got lost in the Ultra Flare, bonds and transforms into Ultraman X to battle threats from both aliens and monsters.^[3] He soon learns of the truth behind Ultra Flare and resolves to help Ultraman X to regain his physical body after the incident had trapped him in the form of computer data.

In the middle of the series, Daichi learns how to properly summon a Cyber Monster and thus, bringing forth Cyber Gomora, a monster modelled after his childhood Spark Doll, Gomora, becoming one of Xio's new allies and an alternative for Daichi whenever X is unable to fight. At the same time a strange energy source dubbed by Xio as Dark Thunder Energy (ダークサンダーエナジー, Dāku Sandā Enajī) frequently appears and turns ordinary monsters into berserks. Because the energy's effect also weakens X, it nearly killed him during his fight with Tsurugi Demaaga, the first victim of Dark Thunder Energy. To counter this, a new weapon was discovered by Daichi, the X-Lugger, which allows X to become Ultraman Exceed X and use the weapon to purify monsters from Dark Thunder Energy. In accordance to an alien named Dada, humanity is on the verge of extinction from the effect of Dark Thunder Energy's assault.

At the end of the series, the mastermind behind the Ultra Flare and Dark Thunder Energy appeared, namely Greeza. Having destroyed three planets in the past, it was thought to be killed after X banished it to the sun but instead survived and had journeyed through Mercury and Venus within 18 days. Now having arrived on Earth, Greeza sought to absorb the Spark Dolls to achieve its strongest evolution and X revealed himself to Xio members, seeking cooperation to defend their supply of Spark Dolls from Greeza. In the end, X and Daichi seemingly died after performing a kamikaze attack but Greeza survived its destruction and successfully absorbs Xio's Spark Dolls, finally achieving its final evolution. It wasn't until Asuna managed to bring Daichi back to the real world and X revived, with both managing to pursue the captured Spark Dolls to escape and merged with the Ultra to finish Greeza. Although the destroyer is killed, X however has yet to regain his true body, while continuing his service in Xio.

Episodes

No.	Title^[4]	Writer	Original air date
1	"Voice from the Starry Sky" Transliteration: "Hoshizora no Koe" (Japanese: 星空の声)	Yūji Kobayashi	July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)
2	"A Collection of Possibilities" Transliteration: "Kanōsei no Katamari" (Japanese: 可能性のかたまり)	Hirotoshi Kobayashi	July 21, 2015 (2015-07-21)
3	"A Song That Calls the Night" Transliteration: "Yoru o Yobu Uta" (Japanese: 夜を呼ぶ歌)	Takao Nakano	July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)
4	"All for One" Transliteration: "Ōru Fō Wan" (Japanese: オール・フォー・ワン)	Hisako Kurosawa	August 4, 2015 (2015-08-04)
5	"When the Aegis Shines" Transliteration: "Ījisu Hikaru Toki" (Japanese: イージス光る時)	Takao Nakano	August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11)
6	"The Man With the Memories of a Planet" Transliteration: "Hoshi no Kioku o Motsu Otoko" (Japanese: 星の記憶を持つ男)	Hirotoshi Kobayashi	August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18)
7	"An Oath Beyond Stars" Transliteration: "Hoshi o Koeta Chikai" (Japanese: 星を越えた誓い)	Yūji Kobayashi	August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)
R1	"Encounters and Friends" Transliteration: "Deai Soshite Nakama-tachi" (Japanese: 出会いそして仲間たち)	Ryo Ikeda	September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)
8	"X in Peril" Transliteration: "Nerawareta Ekkusu" (Japanese: 狙われたX)	Sotaro Hayashi	September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)
9	"We Are Nebula!" Transliteration: "Ware-ra Seiun!" (Japanese: 我ら星雲！)	Takao Nakano	September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15)
10	"The Monster Won't Move" Transliteration: "Kaijū wa Ugokanai" (Japanese: 怪獣は動かない)	Sachio Yanai	September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)
11	"An Unknown Friend" Transliteration: "Michi-naru Yūjin" (Japanese: 未知なる友人)	Yūji Kobayashi	September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)
12	"End of the Rainbow" Transliteration: "Niji no Yuku Saki" (Japanese: 虹の行く先)	Hiroki Uchida	October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)
13	"Sword of Victory" Transliteration: "Shōri no Tsurugi" (Japanese: 勝利の剣)	Akio Miyoshi	October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
14	"The Shining Sky, and the Land Beneath It" Transliteration: "Hikaru Ōzora Tsunagaru Daichi" (Japanese: 光る大空・繋がる大地)	Sotaro Hayashi	October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)
R2	"The Light of Victory Which Exceeds All Limites" Transliteration: "Genkai o Koeta Shōri no Hikari" (Japanese: 限界を超えた勝利の光)	Junichiro Ashiki	October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)
15	"A Soldier's Back" Transliteration: "Senshi no Senaka" (Japanese: 戦士の背中)	Hisako Kurosawa	November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03)
16	"Feature Report! 24 Hours Inside Xio" Transliteration: "Gekisatsu! Xio Mitchaku Nijū-yo-ji" (Japanese: 激撮！Xio密着24時)	Takao Nakano	November 10, 2015 (2015-11-10)
17	"My Friend's a Monster" Transliteration: "Tomodachi wa Kaijū" (Japanese: ともだちは怪獣)	Kyoko Katsuya	November 17, 2015 (2015-11-17)
18	"Wataru's Romance" Transliteration: "Wataru no Koi" (Japanese: ワタルの恋)	Hisako Kurosawa	November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)
19	"Living Together" Transliteration: "Tomo ni Ikiru" (Japanese: 共に生きる)	Uiko Miura	December 1, 2015 (2015-12-01)
20	"Bond -Unite-" Transliteration: "Kizuna -Yunaito-" (Japanese: 絆 -Unite-)	Hirotoshi Kobayashi	December 8, 2015 (2015-12-08)
21	"A Beautiful End" Transliteration: "Utsukushiki Shūen" (Japanese: 美しき終焉)	Hirotoshi Kobayashi	December 15, 2015 (2015-12-15)
22	"The Rainbow Land" Transliteration: "Niji no Daichi" (Japanese: 虹の大地)	Yūji Kobayashi	December 22, 2015 (2015-12-22)
R3	"A World United as One" Transliteration: "Kizuna de Hitotsu ni Naru Sekai" (Japanese: 絆でひとつになる世界)	Junichiro Ashiki	January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)

Other media

Films and team-up

Ultraman X The Movie had premiered on March 12, 2016, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Ultraman and the Ultra Series. The project was announced by Tsuburaya Productions on July 23, 2015 and in Ultraman Festival 2015.^[5] On November 28, 2015, the title and the film poster were announced in Tsuburaya Productions' blog.^[6]
Ultraman Orb The Movie (2017), X with his human host Daichi Ozora teams up with Ultraseven, Zero, Ginga, Victory and Orb in this movie. This film is a prequel to the Ultraman Orb Chronicle Chapter 8 "Super Sky Great Evil Beast Desastro" story arc.
Ultra Galaxy Fight (2019, 2022):
Ultraman Taiga The Movie (2020): See here

Cast

Daichi Ozora (大空大地, Ōzora Daichi): Kensuke Takahashi (高橋健介, Takahashi Kensuke)
Asuna Yamase (山瀬アスナ, Yamase Asuna): Akane Sakanoue (坂ノ上茜, Sakanoue Akane)
Wataru Kazama (風間ワタル, Kazama Wataru): Yoshihiko Hosoda (細田よしひこ, Hosoda Yoshihiko)
Hayato Kishima (貴島ハヤト, Kishima Hayato): Ukyo Matsumoto (松本享恭, Matsumoto Ukyō)
Mamoru Mikazuki (三日月マモル, Mikazuki Mamoru): Hayato Harada (原田隼人, Harada Hayato)
Rui Takada (高田ルイ, Takada Rui): Haruka Momokawa (百川晴香, Momokawa Haruka)
Takeru Yamagishi (山岸タケル, Yamagishi Takeru): TAKERU
Chiaki Matsudo (松戸チアキ, Matsudo Chiaki): Chiaki Seshimo (瀬下千晶, Seshimo Chiaki)
Sayuri Tachibana (橘さゆり, Tachibana Sayuri): Sarara Tsukifune (月船さらら, Tsukifune Sarara)
Shotaro Kamiki (神木正太郎, Kamiki Shōtarō): Yuu Kamio (神尾佑, Kamio Yū)
Ultraman X (ウルトラマンエックス, Urutoraman Ekkusu, Voice): Yuichi Nakamura (中村悠一, Nakamura Yuichi)
Alien Fanton "Gourman" (ファントン星人グルマン, Fanton Seijin Guruman, Voice), Narration: Yasunori Matsumoto (松本保典, Matsumoto Yasunori)
Navigation Voice, Announcement: Hibiku Yamamura (山村響, Yamamura Hibiku)

Guest cast

Takashi Ozora (大空鷹志, Ōzora Takashi, 1, 2): Yūrei Yanagi (柳憂怜, Yanagi Yūrei)
Underground Woman (地底女, Chitei Onna, 3): Hinako Saeki (佐伯日菜子, Saeki Hinako)
Alien Gold "tE-rU" (ゴールド星人tE・rU, Gōrudo Seijin Teru, 6, 7): Masaya Kikawada (黄川田将也, Kikawada Masaya)
Daisuke Minamikawa (南川大輔, Minamikawa Daisuke, 6, 7): Kouichi Miura (三浦浩一, Miura Kōichi)
Kaito Touma (トウマ・カイト, Tōma Kaito, 8)/Ultraman Max (ウルトラマンマックス, Urutoraman Makkusu, Voice): Sota Aoyama (青山草太, Aoyama Sōta)
Yamato Suda (須田大和, Suda Yamato, 10): Yu Tokui (徳井優, Tokui Yū)
Chizuru Ueki (植木千鶴, Ueki Chizuru, 10): Misato Hirata (平田弥里, Hirata Misato)
Phantom Space Queen Gina Spectre (幻影宇宙女王ギナ・スペクター, Gen'ei Uchū Joō Gina Supekutā, 12-14): Minami Tsukui (佃井皆美, Tsukui Minami)
Hikaru Raido (礼堂ヒカル, Raidō Hikaru, 13, 14)/Ultraman Ginga (ウルトラマンギンガ, Urutoraman Ginga, Voice): Takuya Negishi (根岸拓哉, Negishi Takuya)
Sho (ショウ, Shō, 13, 14)/Ultraman Victory (ウルトラマンビクトリー, Urutoraman Bikutorī, Voice): Kiyotaka Uji (宇治清高, Uji Kiyotaka)
Arisa Sugita (杉田アリサ, Sugita Arisa, 13, 14): Yukari Taki (滝裕可里, Taki Yukari)
Hiromi Kamiki (神木裕美, Kamiki Hiromi, 15): Kaoru Hirata (平田薫, Hirata Kaoru)
Kaori Aizawa (相沢かおり, Aizawa Kaori, 17): Kumiko Endo (遠藤久美子, Endō Kumiko)
Nanako (菜々子, 18): Chihiro Otsuka (大塚千弘, Ōtsuka Chihiro)
Shogo Tachibana (橘祥吾, Tachibana Shōgo, 20): Takuji Kawakubo (川久保拓司, Kawakubo Takuji)

Songs

Opening theme

"Ultraman X" (ウルトラマンX, Urutoraman Ekkusu)
- Lyrics: Masato Ochi (おちまさと, Ochi Masato)
- Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi (小西貴雄, Konishi Takao)
- Artist: Voyager feat. Daichi Ozora (Kensuke Takahashi)

Ending theme

Unite ~Kimi to Tsunagaru Tame ni~ (Unite ～君とつながるために～, "Unite ~To Unite With You~")
- Lyrics: TAKERU, Chiaki Seshimo
- Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi
- Artist: Voyager

Insert theme

"Susume! Ultraman Zero" (すすめ! ウルトラマンゼロ, Susume! Urutoraman Zero, "Let's Go! Ultraman Zero")
- Lyrics: Hideki Tama (田靡秀樹, Tama Hideki), Tomohiro Yamaguchi (山口智大, Yamaguchi Tomohiro)
- Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi
- Artist: Voyager
- Episodes: 5
"Ultraman Victory no Uta" (ウルトラマンビクトリーの歌, Urutoraman Bikutorī no Uta, "The Song of Ultraman Victory")
- Lyrics: Sei Okazaki (岡崎聖, Okazaki Sei)
- Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi
- Artist: Voyager
- Episodes: 13
"Ultraman Ginga no Uta" (ウルトラマンギンガの歌, Urutoraman Giga no Uta, "The Song of Ultraman Ginga")
- Lyrics: Hideki Tama, Sei Okazaki
- Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi
- Artist: Voyager with Chisa (千紗) (Girl Next Door), Maria Haruna (マリア春菜), Hiroaki Takeuchi (竹内浩明, Takeuchi Hiroaki), Hikaru (Takuya Negishi), Misuzu (Mio Miyatake), Kenta (Mizuki Ohno), Chigusa (Kirara), Tomoya (Takuya Kusakawa)
- Episodes: 13, 14, Recap 2
"Ultraman Max" (ウルトラマンマックス, Urutoraman Makkusu)
- Lyrics: Neko Oikawa (及川眠子, Oikawa Neko)
- Composition & Arrangement: Yasuharu Takanashi (高梨康治, Takanashi Yasuharu)
- Artist: TEAM DASH with Project DMM
- Episodes: Recap 2
"NO LIMITED"
- Lyrics, Composition, & Arrangement: Kazuya Daimon (大門一也, Daimon Kazuya)
- Artist: Project DMM
- Episodes: Recap 2
"Eiyū no Uta" (英雄の詩, "The Song of Hero")
- Lyrics & Composition: Toshihiko Takamizawa (高見沢俊彦, Takamizawa Toshihiko)
- Arrangement: Toshihiko Takamizawa with Yuichiro Honda (本田優一郎, Honda Yūichirō)
- Artist: The Alfee
- Episodes: Recap 2

Notes

References

^ "「新ウルトラマン列伝」7月より、新たなヒーロー・「ウルトラマンX（エックス）」登場！" (in Japanese). blog.m-78.jp. 2015-05-01. Archived from the original on 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
^ "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Ultraman X Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
^ サイバー感に満ちた全く新しいウルトラマン誕生！ (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
^ "Ultraman X". Amazon. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
^ "2016年春『ウルトラマンＸ』劇場版公開決定!!". Tsuburaya Productions. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
^ "【発表!!】『劇場版ウルトラマンＸきたぞ!われらのウルトラマン』2016年3月12日(土)全国ロードショー!!". Tsuburaya Productions. 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-29.

External links

Ultraman X at Tsuburaya Productions (in Japanese)

[1] "「新ウルトラマン列伝」7月より、新たなヒーロー・「ウルトラマンX（エックス）」登場！" (in Japanese). blog.m-78.jp. 2015-05-01. Archived from the original on 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

[2] "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Ultraman X Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.

[3] サイバー感に満ちた全く新しいウルトラマン誕生！ (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

[4] "Ultraman X". Amazon. Retrieved 2020-08-14.

[5] "2016年春『ウルトラマンＸ』劇場版公開決定!!". Tsuburaya Productions. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-10-28.

[6] "【発表!!】『劇場版ウルトラマンＸきたぞ!われらのウルトラマン』2016年3月12日(土)全国ロードショー!!". Tsuburaya Productions. 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-29.

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