First ULTRAMAN YouTube Exclusive Series To Be Released Globally in Japanese, English and Chinese Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/galaxy-fight

A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE

Tsuburaya Productions has provided SciFi Japan with information and photos for ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES (?????????????? ????????????????, Urutora Gyarakush? Faito Ny? Jener?shon H?r?zu), the first completely new Ultraman series to be produced exclusively for internet distribution. Similar to the previous series ULTRA FIGHT VICTORY (?????????????, Urutora Faito Bikutor?, 2015) and ULTRA FIGHT ORB (??????????? ????????????, Urutora Faito ?bu Oyako no Chikara, Okari Shimasu!, 2017), ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES will be made up of mini-episodes, each running only a few minutes. ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES will premiere worldwide on the ULTRAMAN Official YouTube Channel starting September 29 at 10:00am (JST), with new episodes released each Sunday. In addition to the original Japanese audio, the new show will be available with an English dub track and subtitles. The “New Generation Heroes” introduced by Tsuburaya Productions since 2013 have proven particularly popular in China, so Chinese subtitled and dubbed versions of the series will be simulcast alongside the YouTube streaming editions. Subscribe to the ULTRAMAN Official YouTube Channel for further updates.

? The Story Before ULTRAMAN TAIGA Will Be Revealed! The story of ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT: NEW GENERATION HEROES takes place between the events of the most recent feature film, ULTRAMAN R/B THE MOVIE ? SELECT! THE CRYSTAL OF BOND (?????????????????????????, Gekij?-ban Urutoraman R/B Serekuto! Kizuna no Kurisutaru), and the latest television series, ULTRAMAN TAIGA (?????????, Urutoraman Taiga), which is currently being broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo. Ultraman Zero, a character who is very popular overseas, will team up with Ultraman Taro and all of the New Generation Heroes; Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman Victory, Ultraman X, Ultraman Orb, Ultraman Geed, Ultraman Rosso, Ultraman Blu and Ultrawoman Grigio. They will be joined by Ultraman Ribut, the hero created in 2014 to promote the franchise in Malaysia, who will appear in a live-action production for the very first time. The heroes will have exciting battles every week with the mysterious "Dark Ultramen" named Ultraman X Darkness and Ultraman Geed Darkness, who are led by Ultra Dark Killer. These new villains will join forces with Dark Lugiel, Etelgar and other established enemies to form the League of Darkness. ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT will also reveal the events leading up to the fight between the New Generation Heroes and the evil Ultraman Tregear, as seen at the beginning of ULTRAMAN TAIGA Episode 1. This will give fans an opportunity to view ULTRAMAN TAIGA from a fresh perspective.

? Synopsis On a planet far beyond the galaxy, Ultraman X and Ultraman Geed are attacked by dark Ultramen who resemble them! At the same time, Ultraman Zero and Ultrawoman Grigio are captured by Ultra Dark Killer. The villain was once defeated by Ultraman Taro, but has returned to create dark versions of the Ultramen that have powers and abilities equal to the originals. To stop these foes, Ultraman Taro convenes a team of of Ultraman New Generation Heroes! ? The ULTRA FIGHT Creative Team Returns

Director Koichi Sakamoto and screenwriter Junichiro Ashiki -- the creative team behind ULTRA FIGHT VICTORY and ULTRA FIGHT ORB -- have reunited for the new show. Tsuburaya Productions has stated that they will pack ULTRA GALAXY FIGHT with stunning action sequences. That statement is fitting as Koichi Sakamoto was a former action director and executive producer on the American POWER RANGERS series. He made his directing debut in Japan with MEGA MONSTER BATTLE ULTRA GALAXY: THE MOVIE (?????? ???????? THE MOVIE, Daikaij? Batoru Urutora Ginga Densetsu THE MOVIE, 2009), the film that introduced Ultraman Zero. He has gone on to direct for the Ultraman, Kamen Rider and Super Sentai television franchises plus the feature films ZYUDEN SENTAI KYORYUGER THE MOVIE: GABURINCHO OF MUSIC (??? ????????????? ????????????????, Gekij?-ban J?-den Sentai Kyouryuuj? Gaburincho Obu My?jikku, 2013), 009-1 THE END OF THE BEGINNING (009?1(????????) THE END OF THE BEGINNING, Zero Zero Nain Wan the End of the Beginning, 2013), KYORYUGER VS GO-BUSTERS (??????????????????????????????????????, J?-den Sentai Kyouryuuj? Tai G?basut?zu Ky?ry? Daikessen! Saraba Eien no Tomo yo, 2014), ULTRAMAN GINGA S THE MOVIE (??? ?????????? ??! ????10??!!, Gekij?-ban Urutoraman Ginga S Kessen! Urutora 10 Y?shi!!, 2015) and KAMEN RIDER EX-AID & GHOST WITH LEGEND RIDERS (??????????????????Dr.???????????&?????with ?????????, Kamen Raid? Heisei Jener?shonzu Dr. Pakkuman Tai Eguzeido & G?suto Uizu Rejendo Raid?, 2016). In addition to the two ULTRA FIGHT series, Junichiro Ashiki has written for ULTRAMAN GINGA (?????????, Urutoraman Ginga, 2013) and ULTRAMAN ORB (?????????, Urutoraman ?bu, 2016).

? Details

Platform: ULTRAMAN Official YouTube Channel Premiere Date: Sunday, September 29 2019 Release Time: Every Sunday at 10:00am (JST) Number of Episodes: 13 Episode Runtime: 5 Minutes Languages: Japanese Audio Version (YouTube), English Dubbed Version (YouTube), Chinese Dubbed Version (Simultaneous Distribution) Subtitles: English (YouTube), Chinese (YouTube) Voice Cast Ultraman Ginga: Takuya Negishi Ultraman Victory: Kiyotaka Uji Ultraman X: Kensuke Takahashi Ultraman Orb: Hideo Ishiguro Ultraman Geed: Tatsuomi Hamada Ultraman Rosso: Yuya Hirata Ultraman Blu: Ryosuke Koike Ultrawoman Grigio: Arisa Sonohara Ultraman Zero: Mamoru Miyano Ultraman Taro: Hiroya Ishimaru Ultraman Ribut: Wataru Komada Ultra Dark Killer: Kokichi Tonoshima Staff Director: Koichi Sakamoto Screenplay: Junichiro Ashiki Theme Song: "Ultra Spiral" by Voyager Production: Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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About Tsuburaya Productions

Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has created dozens of heroes and other characters, including Ultraman, who have been loved from generation to generation. The base for the company was Tsuburaya Visual Effects Research, which was launched by the Japanese “Father of Special Effects” Eiji Tsuburaya. After showing his skill and making a name for himself working on many monster movies and special effects laden fantasy science films, in 1963 Tsuburaya incorporated Tsuburaya Visual Effects Research and established Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. in order to advance further research and development of special effects technologies and release visual works that could be enjoyed by a wider audience. The company has continued to maintain Eiji Tsuburaya’s policies even after his death. 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding, and it continues its work to this day. Currently, the company carries out activities including production of works for television, original video works, and films for theatrical release; licensing of owned characters’ content; development of various products; event planning and live staged events that bring out the maximum appeal of its owned characters, and development of facilities that handle related items.