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Ultraman Cosmos
GenreTokusatsu
Kaiju
Superhero
Adventure
Science fiction
Kyodai Hero
Created byTsuburaya Productions
Developed byNaoyuki Edo
Directed byTsugumi Kitaura
StarringTaiyo Sugiura
Daisuke Shima
Kaori Sakagami
Hidekazu Ichinose
Koichi Sudo
Mayuka Suzuki
Opening themeSpirit by Project DMM
Ending themeUltraman Cosmos~Kimi ni Dekiru Nani Ka by Project DMM
Kokoro no Kizuna by Project DMM
ComposerTōru Fuyuki
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes65
Production
Running time24 minutes
Original release
NetworkTokyo Broadcasting System
ReleaseJuly 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) –
September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27)
Related

Ultraman Cosmos (ウルトラマンコスモス, Urutoraman Kosumosu) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show being the 16th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Cosmos aired from July 6, 2001 to September 27, 2002, with a total of 65 episodes, which currently makes it the longest running Ultra show to date. It was also released to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Ultraman series.

In June 2002, Cosmos was taken off of television for several weeks (following the broadcast of the 49th episode) when lead actor Taiyou Sugiura was questioned in an assault and extortion case. When the case against Sugiura was dropped for lack of evidence, Cosmos was put back on the air.[1] TBS and Tsuburaya ultimately pulled five episodes (50, 52, 54, 56, and 58) from broadcast to make up for time lost, and these episodes were later released on DVD.

In April 2017, the television channel TOKU announced that they would release the series in the United States in the near future.[2] A year later, the series was released by the channel on April 23, 2018.[3]

Story concepts

Observing the increasing trend of violence that occurred in the younger generation of Japan, Tsuburaya made an Ultraman character that has a gentler nature than its predecessors. With a dominantly blue look, Tsuburaya wanted to elevate Ultraman's image as a figure of love for the environment and peace. Thus, the concept of the story is the theme of pacifism, meaning an idea which considers war to be morally unjustifiable, and all disputes or disagreements must be resolved by the way of peace. So Ultraman Cosmos is a gentle Ultraman, engaging in nonviolent fights.

Plot

Main article: List of Ultraman Cosmos characters

The series featured many firsts for the franchise, including the start of the story in a movie rather than the series proper. Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact was the prequel to the series and took place eight years before episode 1. In it, 11-year-old Musashi Haruno encounters the being of light, Ultraman Cosmos (ウルトラマンコスモス, Urutoraman Kosumosu), and befriends him as the two confront a threat to Earth.

Ten years later, Musashi, now 19 and a member of Team EYES, once again encounters the being of light from his childhood. The dark being Chaos Header has appeared and is corrupting the monsters of Earth, making them become ravenous and violent creatures that threaten humanity. Through Musashi's will to see the beasts and humans live in peace, Cosmos grants him a new power that will allow him to heal the corrupted creatures.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Reunion With Light"
Transliteration: "Hikari to no Saikai" (Japanese: 光との再会)		Tsugumi KitauraShinsuke OnishiJuly 7, 2001 (2001-07-07)
2"Shadow of the Chaos Header"
Transliteration: "Kaosu Heddā no Kage" (Japanese: カオスヘッダーの影)		Tsugumi KitauraShinsuke OnishiJuly 14, 2001 (2001-07-14)
3"Fly! Musashi"
Transliteration: "Tobe! Musashi" (Japanese: 飛べ! ムサシ)		Miki NemotoKeiichi HasegawaJuly 21, 2001 (2001-07-21)
4"The Fallen Robot"
Transliteration: "Ochitekita Robotto" (Japanese: 落ちてきたロボット)		Masaki HaradaHideyuki KawakamiJuly 28, 2001 (2001-07-28)
5"Revenge of the Fireflies"
Transliteration: "Hotaru no Fukushū" (Japanese: 蛍の復讐)		Ryuichi IchinoHideyuki KawakamiAugust 4, 2001 (2001-08-04)
6"Monster Fishing"
Transliteration: "Kaijū Ipponzuri" (Japanese: 怪獣一本釣り)		Ryuichi IchinoTakahiko MasudaAugust 11, 2001 (2001-08-11)
7"Present from the Sky"
Transliteration: "Sora kara no Purezento" (Japanese: 空からのプレゼント)		Kazuya KonakaJunki TakegamiAugust 18, 2001 (2001-08-18)
8"Sleeping Maiden"
Transliteration: "Otome no Nemuri" (Japanese: 乙女の眠り)		Kazuya KonakaHideyuki KawakamiAugust 25, 2001 (2001-08-25)
9"Friend in the Forest"
Transliteration: "Mori no Tomodachi" (Japanese: 森の友だち)		Masaki HaradaJunki TakegamiSeptember 1, 2001 (2001-09-01)
10"The Bronze Devil"
Transliteration: "Seidō no Majin" (Japanese: 青銅の魔神)		Miki NemotoShinsuke OnishiSeptember 8, 2001 (2001-09-08)
11"Move! Monster"
Transliteration: "Ugoke! Kaijū" (Japanese: 動け! 怪獣)		Tsugumi KitauraSatoru NishizonoSeptember 15, 2001 (2001-09-15)
12"The Organism of Light"
Transliteration: "Inochi no Kagayaki" (Japanese: 生命の輝き)		Tsugumi KitauraJunki TakegamiSeptember 22, 2001 (2001-09-22)
13"Daughter of Time: Part 1"
Transliteration: "Toki no Musume (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 時の娘 前編)		Masaki HaradaAi ŌtaSeptember 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)
14"Daughter of Time: Part 2"
Transliteration: "Toki no Musume (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 時の娘 後編)		Masaki HaradaAi ŌtaOctober 6, 2001 (2001-10-06)
15"Deep Sea Fight"
Transliteration: "Shinkai no Shitō" (Japanese: 深海の死闘)		Ryuichi IchinoShinsuke OnishiOctober 13, 2001 (2001-10-13)
16"The Flying Whale"
Transliteration: "Tobu Kujira" (Japanese: 飛ぶクジラ)		Ryuichi IchinoKeiichi HasegawaOctober 20, 2001 (2001-10-20)
17"The Different Dimensional Trap"
Transliteration: "Ijigen no Wana" (Japanese: 異次元の罠)		Hirochika MuraishiJunki TakegamiOctober 27, 2001 (2001-10-27)
18"The Legend of Mt. Nibito"
Transliteration: "Nibitoyama Densetsu" (Japanese: 二人山伝説)		Hirochika MuraishiHideyuki KawakamiNovember 3, 2001 (2001-11-03)
19"Star Lover"
Transliteration: "Hoshi no Koibito" (Japanese: 星の恋人)		Takeshi YagiKengo KajiNovember 10, 2001 (2001-11-10)
20"Musashi’s Sky"
Transliteration: "Musashi no Sora" (Japanese: ムサシの空)		Takeshi YagiSotaro HayashiNovember 17, 2001 (2001-11-17)
21"The Battle With the Tech Booster: Part 1"
Transliteration: "Tekku Būsutā Shutsudō seyo (Zenpen)" (Japanese: テックブースター出動せよ 前編)		Miki NemotoKengo Kaji & Sotaro HayashiNovember 24, 2001 (2001-11-24)
22"The Battle With the Tech Booster: Part 2"
Transliteration: "Tekku Būsutā Shutsudō seyo (Kōhen)" (Japanese: テックブースター出動せよ 後編)		Miki NemotoKengo Kaji & Sotaro HayashiDecember 1, 2001 (2001-12-01)
23"Luna vs. Luna"
Transliteration: "Runa Tai Runa" (Japanese: ルナ対ルナ)		Tsugumi KitauraKenichi ArakiDecember 8, 2001 (2001-12-08)
24"Warm Memories"
Transliteration: "Nukumori no Kioku" (Japanese: ぬくもりの記憶)		Masaki HaradaMasakazu MigitaDecember 15, 2001 (2001-12-15)
25"Alien Girl"
Transliteration: "Isei no Hito" (Japanese: 異星の少女)		Masaki HaradaTakahiko MasudaDecember 22, 2001 (2001-12-22)
26"The Power to Defeat the Chaos"
Transliteration: "Kaosu o Taosu Chikara" (Japanese: カオスを倒す力)		Tsugumi KitauraShinsuke OnishiDecember 29, 2001 (2001-12-29)
27"A Space Monster Is Born on Earth"
Transliteration: "Chikyū Umare no Uchū Kaijū" (Japanese: 地球生まれの宇宙怪獣)		Ryuichi IchinoAtsushi MaekawaJanuary 5, 2002 (2002-01-05)
28"Strength and Power"
Transliteration: "Tsuyosa to Chikara" (Japanese: 強さと力)		Ryuichi IchinoShinsuke OnishiJanuary 12, 2002 (2002-01-12)
29"Dreaming Courage"
Transliteration: "Yumemiru Yūki" (Japanese: 夢みる勇気)		Miki NemotoShinsuke OnishiJanuary 19, 2002 (2002-01-19)
30"Eclipse"
Transliteration: "Ekuripusu" (Japanese: エクリプス)		Miki NemotoShinsuke OnishiJanuary 26, 2002 (2002-01-26)
31"Rescue Gon"
Transliteration: "Gon o Sukue" (Japanese: ゴンを救え)		Hirochika MuraishiJunki TakegamiFebruary 2, 2002 (2002-02-02)
32"The Nightmare Experiment"
Transliteration: "Akumu no Jikken" (Japanese: 悪夢の実験)		Hirochika MuraishiYū YamamotoFebruary 9, 2002 (2002-02-09)
33"Monster Hunter"
Transliteration: "Kaijū Hantā" (Japanese: 怪獣狙撃手)		Takeshi YagiKengo Kaji & Sotaro HayashiFebruary 16, 2002 (2002-02-16)
34"Wrath of the Sea God"
Transliteration: "Kaijin no Ikari" (Japanese: 海神の怒り)		Takeshi YagiSotaro HayashiFebruary 23, 2002 (2002-02-23)
35"The Magic Stone"
Transliteration: "Mahō no Ishii" (Japanese: 魔法の石)		Masaki HaradaHideyuki KawakamiMarch 2, 2002 (2002-03-02)
36"The Mountain of Yōkai"
Transliteration: "Yōkai no Yama" (Japanese: 妖怪の山)		Masaki HaradaJunki TakegamiMarch 9, 2002 (2002-03-09)
37"Fubuki Retires?!"
Transliteration: "Fubuki Tainin?!" (Japanese: フブキ退任?!)		Ryuichi IchinoAtsushi MaekawaMarch 16, 2002 (2002-03-16)
38"Alien Old Man"
Transliteration: "Oyaji Seijin" (Japanese: オヤジ星人)		Ryuichi IchinoTakahiko MasudaMarch 23, 2002 (2002-03-23)
39"Light of Evil"
Transliteration: "Jaaku no Hikari" (Japanese: 邪悪の光)		Miki NemotoShinsuke OnishiMarch 30, 2002 (2002-03-30)
40"Giant of Evil"
Transliteration: "Jaaku no Kyojin" (Japanese: 邪悪の巨人)		Miki NemotoHideyuki KawakamiApril 6, 2002 (2002-04-06)
41"The Green Fugitive"
Transliteration: "Midori no Tōbōsha" (Japanese: 緑の逃亡者)		Teruyoshi IshiiKenichi ArakiApril 13, 2002 (2002-04-13)
42"Friend"
Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: ともだち)		Teruyoshi IshiiShinsuke OnishiApril 20, 2002 (2002-04-20)
43"Puppet Monster"
Transliteration: "Ayatsuri Kaijū" (Japanese: 操り怪獣)		Hirochika MuraishiHideyuki KawakamiApril 27, 2002 (2002-04-27)
44"Ghighi vs. Gon"
Transliteration: "Gigi Tai Gon" (Japanese: ギギVSゴン)		Hirochika MuraishiJunki TakegamiMay 4, 2002 (2002-05-04)
45"The Amusement Park Legend"
Transliteration: "Yūenchi Densetsu" (Japanese: 遊園地伝説)		Takeshi YagiMasakazu MigitaMay 11, 2002 (2002-05-11)
46"The Miraculous Flower"
Transliteration: "Kiseki no Hana" (Japanese: 奇跡の花)		Takeshi YagiSotaro HayashiMay 18, 2002 (2002-05-18)
47"Sorceress of the Sky"
Transliteration: "Sora no Majo" (Japanese: 空の魔女)		Masaki HaradaSatoshi SuzukiMay 25, 2002 (2002-05-25)
48"Waroga Counterattack"
Transliteration: "Waroga Gyakushū" (Japanese: ワロガ逆襲)		Masaki HaradaMasakazu MigitaJune 1, 2002 (2002-06-01)
49"Snow of Space"
Transliteration: "Uchū no Yuki" (Japanese: 宇宙の雪)		Ryuichi IchinoShinsuke OnishiJune 8, 2002 (2002-06-08)
50"Monster Smuggling!?"
Transliteration: "Kaijū Mitsuyu!?" (Japanese: 怪獣密輸!?)		Ryuichi IchinoHideyuki Kawakamiunaired (unaired)[1]
51"Enemy of Chaos"
Transliteration: "Kaosu no Teki" (Japanese: カオスの敵)		Miki NemotoKengo KajiJuly 20, 2002 (2002-07-20)
52"Transformation Impossible!?"
Transliteration: "Henshin Funō!?" (Japanese: 変身不能!?)		Miki NemotoSotaro Hayashiunaired (unaired)[1]
53"Future Monster"
Transliteration: "Mirai Kaijū" (Japanese: 未来怪獣)		Teruyoshi IshiiKenichi ArakiJuly 27, 2002 (2002-07-27)
54"Human Transporter"
Transliteration: "Ningen Tensōki" (Japanese: 人間転送機)		Teruyoshi IshiiShinsuke Onishiunaired (unaired)[1]
55"Final Test"
Transliteration: "Saishū Tesuto" (Japanese: 最終テスト)		Hirochika MuraishiJunki TakegamiAugust 3, 2002 (2002-08-03)
56"Kappa Village"
Transliteration: "Kappa no Sato" (Japanese: かっぱの里)		Hirochika MuraishiHideyuki Kawakamiunaired (unaired)[1]
57"Door of Snow"
Transliteration: "Yuki no Tobira" (Japanese: 雪の扉)		Masaki HaradaAi ŌtaAugust 10, 2002 (2002-08-10)
58"The Sky of Revenge"
Transliteration: "Fukushū no Sora" (Japanese: 復讐の空)		Masaki HaradaMasakazu Migitaunaired (unaired)[1]
59"Maximum Invasions"
Transliteration: "Saidai no Shinryaku" (Japanese: 最大の侵略)		Takeshi YagiKengo KajiAugust 17, 2002 (2002-08-17)
60"Chaos War"
Transliteration: "Kaosu Taisen" (Japanese: カオス大戦)		Takeshi YagiKengo KajiAugust 24, 2002 (2002-08-24)
61"Forbidden Weapon"
Transliteration: "Kindan no Heiki" (Japanese: 禁断の兵器)		Ryuichi IchinoTakahiko MasudaAugust 31, 2002 (2002-08-31)
62"Cry of the Earth"
Transliteration: "Chikyū no Himei" (Japanese: 地球の悲鳴)		Ryuichi IchinoTakahiko MasudaSeptember 7, 2002 (2002-09-07)
63"Chaos’s Violent Attack"
Transliteration: "Kaosu Gekishū" (Japanese: カオス激襲)		Miki NemotoShinsuke OnishiSeptember 14, 2002 (2002-09-14)
64"Deathmatch on the Moon"
Transliteration: "Getsumen no Kessen" (Japanese: 月面の決戦)		Miki NemotoShinsuke OnishiSeptember 21, 2002 (2002-09-21)
65"True Hero"
Transliteration: "Shin no Yūsha" (Japanese: 真の勇者)		Miki NemotoShinsuke OnishiSeptember 28, 2002 (2002-09-28)

Cast

Guest cast

Songs

Opening theme
Ending themes

Media

Feature films

Other appearances

Home media

In July 2020, Shout! Factory announced to have struck a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek, with the blessings of Tsuburaya and Indigo, that granted them the exclusive SVOD and AVOD digital rights to the Ultra series and films (1,100 TV episodes and 20 films) acquired by Mill Creek the previous year. Ultraman Cosmos, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.[11]

The series is scheduled to be released in the United States on DVD November 1, 2022 by Mill Creek Entertainment.

References

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  3. ^ "TOKU to Air Ultraman Cosmos Series on April 23". Anime News Network. 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ^ a b "『ウルトラマンコスモス』の変身アイテム「コスモプラック」がウルトラレプリカシリーズに登場！！" (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "TVシリーズ ウルトラマンコスモス vol.1" (in Japanese). Bandai Visual. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. ^ 3/18(土)～26(日)のウルトライベント情報！ (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  7. ^ "佐藤 佑暉" (in Japanese). Aoni Production. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  8. ^ "服巻 浩司" (in Japanese). Aoni Production. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  9. ^ "オフィス佐々木プロフィール「須藤 正裕」" (in Japanese). office-sasaki.com. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  10. ^ "高橋一生" (in Japanese). My Promortion. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  11. ^ Patrick Frater (July 10, 2020). "Shout! Factory Strikes 'Ultraman' Digital Distribution Deal With Mill Creek". Variety. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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