Ultra Zero Fight
Ultra Zero Fight | |
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Cover of the DVD release. | |
Created by | Tsuburaya Productions |
Written by |
Yuji Kobayashi Junichiro Ashiki |
Directed by |
Hideki Oka Yuichi Abe |
Starring | |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes |
8 (Part 1) 15 (Part 2) |
Production | |
Running time | 3 mins |
Release | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | August 1, 2012 – March 27, 2013 |
Chronology | |
Followed by | Ultraman Ginga |
External links | |
Website |
Ultra Zero Fight (ウルトラゼロファイト Urutora Zero Faito) is a Japanese television miniseries produced by Tsuburaya Productions, aired during the ending segment of Ultraman Retsuden programming block on TV Tokyo.[1] The series was made and released following the success of the 2012 Ultra Series movie, Ultraman Saga and is a tribute to the low-budget series, Ultra Fight. The miniseries is divided into two segments, A New Power (新たなる力 Aratanaru Chikara), which consist of 8 episodes from August 1 to September 9, 2012 and Shining Zero (輝きのゼロ Kagayaki no Zero) which consist of 15 episodes from December 12, 2012 to March 27, 2013. A DVD release of this miniseries was sold online in June 21, 2013 under the label Ultra Zero Fight Perfect Collection (ウルトラゼロファイト パーフェクトコレクション Urutora Zero Faito Pāfekuto Korekushon).[2]
Story
A New Power
Four monsters, Bemular, Telesdon, Sadola and Gudon were mysteriously revived at the Monster Graveyard. After eliminating them, Ultraman Zero met their masters, Alien Bat Glacier, whom introduced his monster army, the Four Beast Warriors of Hell. As Zero tried to attack, Glacier quickly trapped him inside the Techtor Gear Hatred, an armor which created by grudges from deceased monsters and gave Zero a one-sided defeat when facing against EX Red King. Pigmon, a small monster which Glacier revived by mistake, watched the battle from a safe distance but once discovered, EX Red King tried to eliminate it until Zero took the blow and used StrongCorona Zero to escape before killing the monster.
Later, Zero and Pigmon found themselves trapped in a pocket dimension. While trying to find a way out, he recalled his reason for arriving at the Monster Graveyard: long after his last battle alongside Ultraman Dyna and Cosmos, their power remained in Zero. Until now, he still tried to find its purpose, with Glacier appeared out of nowhere and brings Zero his next opponent: two clones of his alternate forms. He quickly realized that his opponents were the images of his own fear (his own powers) and faces against them, allowing him to defeat the true enemy, Galberos and escaped from the pocket dimension. Glacier released two monsters, Gan Q and Bemstar as they fought Zero through the use of wormhole connection until Zero assumed his second alternate form, LunaMiracle Zero and killed them in one swoop.
Out of monsters left, Glacier revealed that the Four Beast Warriors of Hell had completed their purpose and absorbed them in his final fight against Zero, having used them simply to absord their resentments. In the middle of the fight, he exploited Pigmon by revealing that their life force were connected and thus, should Glacier died, Pigmon would be the same. As Zero forced to submit to Glacier's torture, Pigmon reassured him, which allowed Zero to fight back by splitting into his alternate forms. LunaMiracle Zero firstly separated Glacier from the restless monster spirits and saved Pigmon's life before StrongCorona Zero used Garnate Buster to defeat Glacier. In aftermath of the battle, Zero finally found the purpose of his new powers and reunited with his comrades.
Shining Zero
Five group of aliens, known as the Darkness Five now knows of Zero's capabilities thanks to Glacier. Meanwhile, at a distant planet, King Silvergon wreak havoc in a distant planet belonged to Fanegon People until Ultraman Zero interfered and tamed it via LunaMiracle Zero. The Mother of Ultra appeared and told Zero of what happened to the Ultimate Force Zero, whom turned into bronze statues. While trying to investigate, Zero unmasked the "Mother of Ultra" as Alien Hipporito Jathar but was too late as he was about to be turned into a bronze statue like his comrades. Still, he used this opportunity and finished Jathar, saving him and presumably his other victims from petrifaction. His victory was short-lived when another enemy appeared in the form of Alien Temperor Villainous and his pet monster Tyrant. Alien Mefilas Sly interfered the battle and tried to lure Zero to the Monster Graveyard with Pigmon as his hostage. Before Zero could continue the fight, Alien Groza Glocken and Alien Deathre Deathlog joined in and weakened Zero until reinforcements came in the form of Ultimate Force Zero, allowing Zero to race to the Monster Graveyard. Zero quickly defeated Sly and freed Pigmon but the true enemy appeared to be Kaiser Darkness, who was none other than Ultraman Belial.
During the fight, Kaiser Darkness was revealed to be an empty shell, which houses Belial's restless spirit and eventually possessed Zero. As Zero Darkness, Belial massacred the members of the Ultimate Force Zero one by one tragically. The real Ultraman Zero was left powerless, leaving Belial in his body to lead the Darkness Five in their conquest. Pigmon tried to stop them despite its size but before Belial could kill it, his attacked mysteriously stopped. It was revealed that Zero's life halted Belial from attacking and progress further, bringing forth his strongest form, Shining Zero. With Belial expelled, Shining Zero regained control over his body and reverse the time flow to undone the damages done by Belial and revive the Ultimate Force Zero. The event greatly exhaust him and was unable to recall earlier incidents but in the end joins his comrades in returning home as they tried to pick a new name for Pigmon.
After the ending credits, it was revealed that Shining Zero's time reversal technique not only undone the damages made by Belial, but also revived Belial by mistake. Now knowing that Zero's strength lies within protecting dear ones, Belial resorted to make himself stronger while maintaining his leadership in the Darkness Five. Meanwhile, Jathar was revealed to have actually survived his apparent death as the screen zoomed out and ended.
Casts
- Ultraman Zero (ウルトラマンゼロ Urutoraman Zero): Mamoru Miyano (宮野 真守 Miyano Mamoru)[3]
- Glen Fire (グレンファイヤー Guren Faiyā): Tomokazu Seki (関 智一 Seki Tomokazu)[3]
- Mirror Knight (ミラーナイト Mirā Naito): Hikaru Midorikawa (緑川 光 Midorikawa Hikaru)[3]
- Jean-bot (ジャンボット Jan Botto): Hiroshi Kamiya (神谷 浩史 Kamiya Hiroshi)[3]
- Jean-nine (ジャンナイン Jan Nain): Miyu Irino (入野 自由 Irino Miyu)[3]
- Alien Bat "Glacier" (バット星人グラシエ Batto Seijin Gurashie): Shintarō Asanuma (浅沼 晋太郎 Asanuma Shintarō)[4]
- Sly of the Dark Magic (魔導のスライ Madō no Surai): Hiroki Yasumoto (安元 洋貴 Yasumoto Hiroki)[5][3]
- Villainous of the Villainy (極悪のヴィラニアス Gokuaku no Viraniasu): Holly Kaneko (金子 はりい Kaneko Harii)[3]
- Glocken of the Freezing (氷結のグロッケン Hyōketsu no Gurokken): Kōichi Toshima (外島 孝一 Toshima Kōichi)[3]
- Jathar of the Hell (地獄のジャタール Jigoku no Jatāru): Tetsuo Kishi (岸 哲生 Kishi Tetsuo)[3]
- Fake Mother of Ultra (にせウルトラの母 Nise Urutora no Haha): Miki Ōtani (大谷 美紀 Ōtani Miki)
- Fanegon People (ファネゴン人 Fanegon Jin): Akira Matsuki (松木朗 Matsuki Akira)
- Ultraman Belial (ウルトラマンベリアル Urutoraman Beriaru): Yūki Ono (小野 友樹 Ono Yūki)[6][3]
Songs
- Insert Themes
- "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 (小西 貴雄 Konishi Takao)
- Artist: Voyager
- Played in the first part of Ultra Zero Fight.
- "ULTRA FLY"
- Composition: Hisashi Koyama
- Arrangement: Koichiro Takahashi
- Lyrics & Artist: Mamoru Miyano
- Played in the second part of Ultra Zero Fight.
- Ending Theme
- "Yatsura ga Ultimate Force Zero! (奴らがウルティメイトフォースゼロ! Yatsura ga Urutimeito Fōsu Zero!, "They are Ultimate Force Zero!")
- Lyrics: Kiyoshi Okazaki (岡崎 聖 Okazaki Kiyoshi)
- Composition & Arrangement: Takao Konishi
- Artist: Voyager
- Played after the end of the second part of Ultra Zero Fight.
See also
- Ultra Series - Complete list of official Ultraman-related shows.
- Ultra Monsters - A list of Ultraman Foes.
References
- ↑ "ウルトラマンとALFEE高見沢で夢のコラボが実現!『ウルトラマン列伝』記者会見開催!" (in Japanese). news.mynavi.jp. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ↑ "DVD「ウルトラゼロファイト」が本日よりレンタル開始!" (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "グランドフィナーレ!「新ウルトラマン列伝」最終回放送記念?歴代列伝ナビゲーターをふりかえってみた!" (in Japanese). blog.m-78.jp. 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- ↑ "「ゼロファイト」バット星人の声:浅沼晋太郎さん!". 2012-07-25.
- ↑ "メフィラス星人・魔導のスライとダークネスの面々". 2012-03-09.
- ↑ "ゼロの声:宮野真守さん&ベリアルの声:小野友樹さん". 2009-10-08.
External links
- Ultra Zero Fight at Tsuburaya Productions (Japanese)