Ultraman Gaia
| Ultraman Gaia | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Chiaki J. Konaka |
| Starring |
Takeshi Yoshioka Hassei Takano |
| Opening theme | Ultraman Gaia! by Masayuki Tanaka & Kazuya Daimon |
| Ending theme | Lovin' You Lovin' Me by B.B.WAVES Beat on Dream on by Tomohiko Kikuda |
| Composer(s) | Toshihiko Sahashi |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes (per episode) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
TBS MBS ABS-CBN |
| Original release | September 5, 1998 – August 28, 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Ultraman Dyna |
| Followed by | Ultraman Nice |
Ultraman Gaia (ウルトラマンガイア Urutoraman Gaia?) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 13th show in the Ultra Series. Featuring Chiaki J. Konaka as series composer and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS TV), Ultraman Gaia was aired on JNN TV stations (TBS, CBC, MBS, etc.) from September 5, 1998 until August 28, 1999, with a total of 51 episodes.
Ultraman Gaia takes place in yet another universe, one that is totally different from the world of the Shōwa era Ultramen (Ultraman to Ultraman 80), as well as the world of Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna. In a departure from most of the other series, there are two Ultramen as the main characters. They have conflicting philosophies in regards to defending the Earth from a mysterious, malevolent and extremely intelligent cosmic entity.
The first half of the series explores the growing tension between them, and their eventual clash. The second half has them reconcile their differences so they can defeat their common enemy.
The show is also different from past Ultra Series in that the support team, XIG, has more personnel than the defence teams in previous series.
In this series, Ultraman Gaia (ウルトラマンガイア Urutoraman Gaia?) is the lead, but Ultraman Agul (ウルトラマンアグル Urutoraman Aguru?) is prominently focused on as well. They are often at odds with each other in the beginning of the series. Their philosophies are as different as their skin colors. Unlike Gaia, Agul is completely blue. Gamu Takayama, the human host of Ultraman Gaia, believes that Gaia is here to save Earth and humanity. On the other hand, Fujimiya Hiroya, the human host of Ultraman Agul, believes Agul to be Earth's natural defence mechanism. He is at first more interested in protecting just the planet itself, even at the expense of humanity (hence the occasional clashes with Gaia). But this was discontinued after Gaia and Agul would work together as one to face more powerful monsters.
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