Ultraman Tiga
{{short description|Japanese TV drama}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Tiga logo.jpg
| caption = Original Japanese title card
| creator = Tsuburaya Productions
| genre = Superhero
Tokusatsu
Kaiju
Sci-Fi
Kyodai Hero
| runtime = 30 minutes
| country = Japan
| num_episodes = 52
| company = Tsuburaya Productions
Mainichi Broadcasting System
| developer = Masakazu Migita
| director = Shingo Matsubara
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Hiroshi Nagano
- Takami Yoshimoto
- Akitoshi Ohtaki
- Shigeki Kagemaru
- Yukio Masuda
- Yoichi Furuya
- Mio Takaki
}}
| narrated = Issei Futamata
| composer = Tatsumi Yano
| language = Japanese
| first_aired = {{start date|1996|9|7}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1997|8|30}}
| related = {{Plainlist|
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|opentheme=Take Me Higher by V6
Larger Than Life
|endtheme=Brave Love, Tiga by 地球防衛団 (the Earth Defense Force)
}}
{{nihongo|Ultraman Tiga|ウルトラマンティガ|Urutoraman Tiga}} is a Japanese tokusatsu TV drama and the eighth entry (twelfth overall) in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System, Ultraman Tiga had aired at 6:00 pm and aired between September 7, 1996, to August 30, 1997, with a total of 52 episodes with five movies (three being crossovers, two being direct sequels to the series as well as a comic book series).
It was broadcast after a franchise hiatus of over 15 years, set in a universe different from all previous series and updated with a new look and feel. Tiga is the first Ultraman with multiple combat modes and non-red colors. It is one of the most popular entries in the Ultra Series. Because of Tiga's popularity, he had more exposure on TV and movies than any other Heisei Ultraman. Ultraman Tiga was also dubbed in English by 4Kids Entertainment and broadcast in the United States as part of the FoxBox programming block on Fox Broadcasting Company affiliates, making it the fourth Ultra Series to air in the United States after Ultraman, Ultra Seven and Ultraman: Towards the Future. A modern retelling of the drama titled Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga was released on July 10, 2021, as a commemoration for the drama's 25th anniversary.
Production
Konaka brothers (Chiaki and Kazuya (jp)) and Yoshikazu Okada (jp) prepared the original scripts of the 1995 film Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, which was partially inspired by the 1972 film Daigoro vs. Goliath by Tsuburaya Productions and Toho Studios. Their scripts were later redeveloped into Gamera the Brave, Ultraman Tiga, and Digimon Tamers.ASCII Media Works, 2014, Heisei Gamera Perfection, p.237, Kadokawa Shoten
Plot
File:Ultraman Tiga vs Gatanothor.jpg
{{main|List of Ultraman Tiga characters}}
Set in an alternate universe in the year 2007-2010 (2049 in the U.S. dub), giant monsters and conquering aliens start to appear, as was foretold by an apocalyptic prophecy about uncontrollable chaos over the Earth. Facing the threat, the TPC (Terrestrial Peaceable Consortium) is created along with its branch, GUTS (Global Unlimited Task Squad). Through a holographic message in a capsule found by researchers, the GUTS gets knowledge about a golden pyramid built by an ancient civilization. At the site, three statues of a race of giants who defended early human civilization on Earth about 30,000,000 years ago have been unearthed. GUTS finds the three ancient statues, but two of them are destroyed by the monsters Golza and Melba. The third one gains life from the spiritual energy of officer Daigo, a descendant of the ancient race. Daigo and the remaining statue merge into a single being, made of light. Shortly after defeating the two monsters, Daigo is revealed by the hologram of the prophecy that 30 million years in the past, a great evil that not even the giants could stop, destroyed the ancient civilization. Ultraman Tiga is a hero who protects the Earth. He accompanied the children throughout their childhood.
The same evil reappears in the finale of the series, the Ruler of Darkness Gatanothor, and his servants, Gijera and Zeiger. Gatanothor defeats Ultraman Tiga with ease, withstanding the Delcalium Light Stream and a modified version of the Zeperion Ray, finishes Tiga and turns him back into a stone statue, but the light of humanity turns him into Glitter Tiga, giving him the power to defeat Gatanothor and save the Earth. However, Tiga's victory came at a cost. Daigo was no longer able to become Tiga after the Sparklence disintegrated into dust after his final battle. It is revealed that Tiga, although no longer bound to Daigo, and its energy now remains in the hearts of all those who believe in Tiga, inner strength, and justice. Given the right conditions such as times of despair, the sparks will gather and the Tiga statue will be revitalized.
Episodes
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Inheritance of Light
| TranslitTitle = Hikari o Tsugu Mono
| NativeTitle = 光を継ぐもの
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("The Prophecy")
| DirectedBy = Shingo Matsubara
| WrittenBy = Masakazu Migita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|7}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Legend of the Stone
| TranslitTitle = Ishii no Shinwa
| NativeTitle = 石の神話
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Monster in the Mine")
| DirectedBy = Shingo Matsubara
| WrittenBy = Masakazu Migita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|14}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Devil’s Prophecy
| TranslitTitle = Akuma no Yogen
| NativeTitle = 悪魔の預言
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("The False Prophet")
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|21}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Goodbye, Planet Earth
| TranslitTitle = Sa.Yo.Na.Ra Chikyū
| NativeTitle = サ・ヨ・ナ・ラ地球
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Spark of Evil")
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Hidenori Miyazawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|28}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = The Day When the Monster Appeared
| TranslitTitle = Kaijū ga Detekita Hi
| NativeTitle = 怪獣が出てきた日
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Munakata’s Monster")
| DirectedBy = Kyōta Kawasaki
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|5}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Second Contact
| TranslitTitle = Sekando Kontakuto
| NativeTitle = セカンド・コンタクト
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("The Dark Cloud")
| DirectedBy = Kyōta Kawasaki
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|12}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = The Man Who Came Down to Earth
| TranslitTitle = Chikyū ni Oritekita Otoko
| NativeTitle = 地球に降りてきた男
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Alien Invasion")
| DirectedBy = Yasushi Okada
| WrittenBy = Hidenori Miyazawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|19}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = On the Night of Halloween
| TranslitTitle = Harowin no Yoru ni
| NativeTitle = ハロウィンの夜に
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("All Hallows Eve")
| DirectedBy = Yasushi Okada
| WrittenBy = Masakazu Migita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|26}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = The Girl Who Waits for the Monster
| TranslitTitle = Kaijū o Matsu Shōjo
| NativeTitle = 怪獣を待つ少女
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Stranded")
| DirectedBy = Shingo Matsubara
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|2}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = The Abandoned Amusement Park
| TranslitTitle = Tozasareta Yūenchi
| NativeTitle = 閉ざされた遊園地
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Afraid of the Park")
| DirectedBy = Shingo Matsubara
| WrittenBy = Hideyuki Kawakami
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|9}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Requiem to the Darkness
| TranslitTitle = Yami e no Rekuiemu
| NativeTitle = 闇へのレクイエム
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Friend or Foe?")
| DirectedBy = Shinichi Kamisawa
| WrittenBy = Junki Takegami
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|16}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = S.O.S from the Bottom of the Sea
| TranslitTitle = Shinkai kara no SOS
| NativeTitle = 深海からのSOS
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Mutant from the Sea")
| DirectedBy = Shinichi Kamisawa
| WrittenBy = Nobuhisa Kodama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|23}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Human Collection
| TranslitTitle = Ningen Saishū
| NativeTitle = 人間採集
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Attack of the Crow-Men")
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Minoru Kawasaki & Hirochika Muraishi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|30}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = The Unleashed Target
| TranslitTitle = Hanatareta Hyōteki
| NativeTitle = 放たれた標的
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Nowhere to Hide")
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Kazuyoshi Nakazaki & Hirochika Muraishi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|12|7}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = Phantom Dash
| TranslitTitle = Maboroshi no Shissō
| NativeTitle = 幻の疾走
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Revenge of Gazoto")
| DirectedBy = Kyōta Kawasaki
| WrittenBy = Junki Takegami
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|12|14}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = The Revived Demon
| TranslitTitle = Yomigaeru Kishin
| NativeTitle = よみがえる鬼神
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("The Monster Slayer Returns")
| DirectedBy = Kyōta Kawasaki
| WrittenBy = Hideyuki Kawakami
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|12|21}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = The Battle Between Red and Blue
| TranslitTitle = Aka to Ao no Tatakai
| NativeTitle = 赤と青の戦い
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Dark vs Light")
| DirectedBy = Tōdō Fuyuki
| WrittenBy = Hidenori Miyazawa & Shinichi Kamisawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|12|28}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = Golza Strikes Back!
| TranslitTitle = Goruza no Gyakushū
| NativeTitle = ゴルザの逆襲
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Golza is Back!")
| DirectedBy = Tōdō Fuyuki
| WrittenBy = Masakazu Migita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|4}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title = GUTS Into Space (Part 1)
| TranslitTitle = Gattsu yo Sora e (Zenpen)
| NativeTitle = GUTSよ宙（そら）へ 前編
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("The Power of Light (Part 1)")
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|11}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title = GUTS Into Space (Part 2)
| TranslitTitle = Gattsu yo Sora e (Kōhen)
| NativeTitle = GUTSよ宙（そら）へ 後編
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("The Power of Light (Part 2)")
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|18}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title = Deban’s Turn!
| TranslitTitle = Deban da Deban
| NativeTitle = 出番だデバン!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("The Show Must Go On!")
| DirectedBy = Tsugumi Kitaura
| WrittenBy = Ai Ōta
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|25}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| Title = The Fog is Coming
| TranslitTitle = Kiri ga Kuru
| NativeTitle = 霧が来る
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("The Fog")
| DirectedBy = Tsugumi Kitaura
| WrittenBy = Keiichi Hasegawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|1}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| Title = Planet of the Dinosaurs
| TranslitTitle = Kyoryū-tachi no Hoshi
| NativeTitle = 恐竜たちの星
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Prehistoric Danger")
| DirectedBy = Yasushi Okada
| WrittenBy = Junki Takegami
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|8}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| Title = Go! Monster Expedition Squad
| TranslitTitle = Ike! Kaijyū Tankentai
| NativeTitle = 行け! 怪獣探検隊
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| RTitle = ("Toxic Terror")
| DirectedBy = Yasushi Okada
| WrittenBy = Yasushi Hirano
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|15}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| Title = The Devil’s Judgement
| TranslitTitle = Akuma no Shinpan
| NativeTitle = 悪魔の審判
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|22}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| Title = The Mysterical Monsterland
| TranslitTitle = Niji no Kaijū Makyō
| NativeTitle = 虹の怪獣魔境
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Masakazu Migita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|3|1}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| Title = I Saw Obiko!
| TranslitTitle = Obiko o Mita!
| NativeTitle = オビコを見た!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kyōta Kawasaki
| WrittenBy = Ai Ōta
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|3|8}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| Title = One Vanishing Moment
| TranslitTitle = Utakata no...
| NativeTitle = うたかたの…
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kyōta Kawasaki
| WrittenBy = Kyōta Kawasaki
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|3|15}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| Title = A Whiter Shade of Pale
| TranslitTitle = Aoi Yoru no Kioku
| NativeTitle = 青い夜の記憶
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Masaki Harada
| WrittenBy = Keiichi Hasegawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|3|22}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| Title = The Monster Zoo
| TranslitTitle = Kaijū Doōbutsuen
| NativeTitle = 怪獣動物園
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Masaki Harada
| WrittenBy = Kazunori Saito
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|3|29}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| Title = GUTS Base Under Attack
| TranslitTitle = Osowareta Gattsu Kichi
| NativeTitle = 襲われたGUTS基地
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Tsugumi Kitaura
| WrittenBy = Hideyuki Kawakami
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|5}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| Title = The Battle of Zelda Point
| TranslitTitle = Zeruda Pointo no Kōbō
| NativeTitle = ゼルダポイントの攻防
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Tsugumi Kitaura
| WrittenBy = Ai Ōta
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|12}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 33
| Title = Vampire City
| TranslitTitle = Kyūketsu Toshi
| NativeTitle = 吸血都市
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Keiichi Hasegawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|19}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 34
| Title = To The Farthest South
| TranslitTitle = Minami no Hate Made
| NativeTitle = 南の涯てまで
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|26}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 35
| Title = Sleeping Beauty
| TranslitTitle = Nemuri no Otome
| NativeTitle = 眠りの乙女
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Teruyoshi Ishii
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|3}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| Title = The Smile Across Space and Time
| TranslitTitle = Toki o Koeta Hohoemi
| NativeTitle = 時空をこえた微笑
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Teruyoshi Ishii
| WrittenBy = Masakazu Migita & Keiichi Hasegawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|10}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 37
| Title = Flower
| TranslitTitle = Hana
| NativeTitle = 花
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Akio Jissoji
| WrittenBy = Akio Satsukawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|17}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 38
| Title = The Mirage Monster
| TranslitTitle = Shinkirō no Kaijū
| NativeTitle = 蜃気楼の怪獣
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kyōta Kawasaki
| WrittenBy = Shinsuke Onishi
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|24}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 39
| Title = Dear Mr. Ultraman
| TranslitTitle = Haikei Urutoraman-sama
| NativeTitle = 拝啓ウルトラマン様
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Kyōta Kawasaki
| WrittenBy = Keiichi Hasegawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|31}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 40
| Title = Dream
| TranslitTitle = Yume
| NativeTitle = 夢
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Akio Jissoji
| WrittenBy = Akio Satsukawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|6|7}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 41
| Title = A Friend from Space
| TranslitTitle = Uchū kara no Tomo
| NativeTitle = 宇宙からの友
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Tsugumi Kitaura
| WrittenBy = Ai Ōta
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|6|14}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 42
| Title = The City Where the Girl Disappeared
| TranslitTitle = Shōjo ga Kieta Machi
| NativeTitle = 少女が消えた街
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Tsugumi Kitaura
| WrittenBy = Keiichi Hasegawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|6|21}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 43
| Title = The Land Shark
| TranslitTitle = Chi no Same
| NativeTitle = 地の鮫
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|6|28}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 44
| Title = Inheritance of Shadow
| TranslitTitle = Kage o Tsugu Mono
| NativeTitle = 影を継ぐもの
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|7|5}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 45
| Title = Eternal Life
| TranslitTitle = Eien no Inochi
| NativeTitle = 永遠の命
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shingo Matsubara
| WrittenBy = Masakazu Migita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|7|12}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 46
| Title = Let’s Go to Kamakura
| TranslitTitle = Iza Kamakura!
| NativeTitle = いざ鎌倉!
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Shingo Matsubara
| WrittenBy = Masakazu Migita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|7|19}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 47
| Title = Goodbye to Darkness
| TranslitTitle = Yami ni Sayōnara
| NativeTitle = 闇にさようなら
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Teruyoshi Ishii
| WrittenBy = Keiichi Hasegawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|7|26}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 48
| Title = Fugitive from the Moon
| TranslitTitle = Tsuki kara no Tōbōsha
| NativeTitle = 月からの逃亡者
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Teruyoshi Ishii
| WrittenBy = Masakazu Migita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|2}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 49
| Title = Star of Ultra
| TranslitTitle = Urutora no Hoshi
| NativeTitle = ウルトラの星
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Masaki Harada & Kazuho Mitsuta
| WrittenBy = Shōzō Uehara
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|9}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 50
| Title = Take Me Higher!
| TranslitTitle = Motto Takaku!~Teiku Mī Haiyā~
| NativeTitle = もっと高く!～Take Me Higher!～
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Masaki Harada
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|16}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 51
| Title = Ruler of Darkness
| TranslitTitle = Ankoku no Shihaisha
| NativeTitle = 暗黒の支配者
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka, Keiichi Hasegawa & Masakazu Migita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|23}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 52
| Title = To The Shining Ones
| TranslitTitle = Kagayakeru Mono-tachi e
| NativeTitle = 輝けるものたちへ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy = Hirochika Muraishi
| WrittenBy = Chiaki J. Konaka, Keiichi Hasegawa & Masakazu Migita
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|30}}
| LineColor = 4428B6
}}
}}
Films
- Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light
- Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace
- Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey (2000): The story is set two years after the final episode.
- Ultraman Tiga Gaiden: Revival of the Ancient Giant (2001): A direct-to-video special set at prequel to TV series and set many years after the end of the series (Year 2038, 21 years after the events of Ultraman Dyna) In it, Daigo and Rena also have a son who is named Tsubasa.
- Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers
- Ultraman X The Movie: Here It Comes! Our Ultraman
=Other appearances=
{{Main|Ultraman Tiga (character)#History}}
Cast
- {{nihongo|Daigo Madoka|マドカ・ダイゴ|Madoka Daigo}}/{{nihongo|Nagano|長野||49}}: {{nihongo|Hiroshi Nagano (V6)|長野 博 (V6)|Nagano Hiroshi (Bui Shikkusu)}}
- {{nihongo|Rena Yanase|ヤナセ・レナ|Yanase Rena}}: {{nihongo|Takami Yoshimoto|吉本 多香美|Yoshimoto Takami}}
- {{nihongo|Megumi Iruma|イルマ・メグミ|Iruma Megumi}}/{{nihongo|Yuzare|ユザレ|Yuzare|50}}: {{nihongo|Mio Takaki|高樹 澪|Takaki Mio}}
- {{nihongo|Seiichi Munakata|ムナカタ・セイイチ|Munakata Seiichi}}: {{nihongo|Akitoshi Ohtaki|大滝 明利|Ōtaki Akitoshi}}
- {{nihongo|Masami Horii|ホリイ・マサミ|Horii Masami}}: {{nihongo|Yukio Masuda|増田 由紀夫|Masuda Yukio}}
- {{nihongo|Tetsuo Shinjoh|シンジョウ・テツオ|Shinjō Tetsuo}}: {{nihongo|Shigeki Kagemaru|影丸 茂樹|Kagemaru Shigeki}}
- {{nihongo|Jun Yazumi|ヤズミ・ジュン|Yazumi Jun}}: {{nihongo|Yoichi Furuya|古屋 暢一|Furuya Yōichi}}
- {{nihongo|Souichiro Sawai|サワイ・ソウイチロウ|Sawai Sōichirō}}: {{nihongo|Tamio Kawachi|川地 民夫|Kawachi Tamio}}
- {{nihongo|Masayuki Nahara|ナハラ・マサユキ|Nahara Masayuki}}: {{nihongo|Uketa Take|タケ・ウケタ|Take Uketa}}
- {{nihongo|Tetsuji Yoshioka|ヨシオカ・テツジ|Yoshioka Tetsuji}}: {{nihongo|Ken Okabe|岡部 健|Okabe Ken}}
- {{nihongo|Mayumi Shinjoh|シンジョウ・マユミ|Shinjō Mayumi}}: {{nihongo|Kei Ishibashi|石橋 けい|Ishibashi Kei}}
- {{nihongo|Naban Yao|ヤオ・ナバン|Yao Naban}}: {{nihongo|Ichirō Ogura|小倉 一郎|Ogura Ichirō}}
- {{nihongo|Reiko Kashimura|カシムラ・レイコ|Kashimura Reiko}}: {{nihongo|Takako Kitagawa|北川 たか子|Kitagawa Takako}}
- {{nihongo|Yūji Tango|タンゴ・ユウジ|Tango Yūji}}: {{nihongo|Yoichi Okamura|岡村 洋一|Okamura Yōichi}}
- Ultraman Tiga (Voice): {{nihongo|Yūji Machi|真地 勇志|Machi Yuji}}
- Narrator, {{nihongo|Ultraman|ウルトラマン|Urutoraman|Voice; 49}}: {{nihongo|Issei Futamata|二又 一成|Futamata Issei}}
=Guest cast=
- {{nihongo|Omi Yanase|ヤナセ・オミ|Yanase Omi|7}}: {{nihongo|Shigeru Araki|荒木 しげる|Araki Shigeru}}
- {{nihongo|Ryosuke Sanada|サナダ・リョウスケ|Sanada Ryōsuke|11, 47}}: {{nihongo|Jun Yuzuhara|柚原 旬|Yuzuhara Jun}}
- {{nihongo|Sayaka Ijuin|イジュウイン・サヤカ|Ijūin Sayaka|11, 47}}: {{nihongo|Michiko Shimazaki|島崎 路子|Shimazaki Michiko}}
- {{nihongo|Zara|ザラ||14}}: {{nihongo|Shogo Shiotani|塩谷 庄吾|Shiotani Shōgo}}
- {{nihongo|Lucia|ルシア|Rushia|14}}: {{nihongo|Motoko Nagino|梛野 素子|Nagino Motoko}}
- {{nihongo|Takuma|拓磨||15}}: {{nihongo|Takuma Aoki|青木 拓磨|Aoki Takuma}}
- {{nihongo|Noodle Shop Vendor|夜鳴きそば屋|Yonaki Soba-ya|27}}: {{nihongo|Shoichiro Akaboshi|赤星 昇一郎|Akaboshi Shōichirō}}
- {{nihongo|Kiyoto Inui|イヌイ・キヨト|Inui Kiyoto|41}}: {{nihongo|Tom Saeba|冴場 都夢|Saeba Tomu}}
- {{nihongo|Keigo Masaki|マサキ・ケイゴ|Masaki Keigo|43, 44, 52}}: {{nihongo|Takashi Kora|高良 隆志|Kōra Takashi}}
- {{nihongo|Shin Hayate|ハヤテ・シン|Hayate Shin|48, 52}}: {{nihongo|Masaki Kyomoto|京本 政樹|Kyōmoto Masaki}}
English dub
An English dub of the series was produced by 4Kids Entertainment and recorded by their in-house dubbing studio, 4Kids Productions. The dub aired on the Fox Box, which was formerly the Fox Kids Children's block on Fox in the United States. The first episode premiered on September 14, 2002.
4Kids' adaptation served as a parody of the original Ultraman series' English adaptation produced by Peter Fernandez and, as such, made some significant changes. Such changes include producing a new theme song and soundtrack that replaced the originals. Storylines were altered to comply with Fox's Standards and Practices division and accommodate commercial breaks and broadcasting scheduling. Each episode was one or two minutes shorter than its Japanese counterpart. The dub included tongue-in-cheek dialogue, which changed the personalities for some characters such as Captain Iruma, who was changed from a smart, level-headed individual to an airhead. Additionally, Captain Iruma was referred to as a "sir" instead of a "ma'am".
Some monsters were given new sound effects, and the transformation sequence was altered altogether, showcasing all of Tiga's forms and emphasizing the change from Daigo to Tiga. Tiga's "Multi, Power, and Sky Types" are changed into "Omni, Power, and Speed Modes," respectively. The Sparklence was renamed the "Torch of Tiga", although the Region 1 DVD Release refers to it as the "Spark Lance" for the first DVD but afterwards, the translation becomes "Sparklence. His light techniques were called "Luminizers", and the Color Timer is referred to as the "Biotic Sensor."
Ultraman Tiga was removed from the FoxBox lineup on March 15, 2003, due to low ratings, with only 24 episodes of the 52-episode series having aired. 4Kids initially planned to relaunch the show in September, but decided to release the Japanese episodes on DVD instead. As a result, their dub is only viewable through recordings of the original broadcasts. Erica Schroeder (who voiced Rena) claimed that part of the reason for Ultraman Tiga's limited success in the U.S. was due to 4Kids' indecision whether to satirize the show or make it serious.
=English voice cast=
- Wayne Grayson as Daigo Madoka
- Erica Schroeder as Rena Yanase
- Megan Hollingshead as Megumi Iruma
- Jimmy Zoppi as Masami Horii
- Andrew Paull as Tetsuo Shinjoh
- Sebastian Arcelus as Jun Yazumi
- David Moo
- Dan Green
- Mike Pollock
- Corinne Orr
- Michael Rosenbaum
- Jason Samuels
- Eric Stuart
Remake
{{Main|Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga}}
A modern retelling of the series titled {{Nihongo|Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga|ウルトラマントリガー NEW GENERATION TIGA|Urutoraman Torigā Nyū Jenerēshon Tiga}} was released in TV Tokyo from July 10, 2021, to January 22, 2022, as a commemoration for the 25th anniversary of the series.{{Cite web |title=New TV Series "ULTRAMAN TRIGGER: NEW GENERATION TIGA" Starts Broadcasting in Japan Every Saturday 9 AM, from July 10th, 2021! {{!}} Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd |url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/2583 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd - ULTRAMAN Series |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Co |date=2021-04-15 |title=新テレビシリーズ『ウルトラマントリガー NEW GENERATION TIGA』テレビ東京系 2021年7月10日(土)あさ9時放送スタート！ |url=https://m-78.jp/news/post-5839 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=円谷ステーション – ウルトラマン、円谷プロ公式サイト |language=ja}} Actors Raiga Terasaka, Yuna Toyoda, Shunya Kaneko, Meiku Harakawa, Katsuya Takagi, Kei Hosogai and Shin Takuma portrayed as Kengo Manaka (Ultraman Trigger), Yuna Shizuma, Akito Hijiri, Tesshin Sakuma, Himari Nanase, Seiya Tatsumi, Ignis (Trigger Dark) and Mitsukuni Shizuma respectively, while M・A・O and Sumire Uesaka voiced Marluru and Carmeara respectively.{{Cite web |title=ULTRAMAN TRIGGER New Poster Revealed! M・A・O, Sumire Uesaka & More to Voice New Characters Premieres on July 10, 2021 {{!}} Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd |url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/2694 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd - ULTRAMAN Series |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Co |date=2021-06-10 |title=新TVシリーズ『ウルトラマントリガー』 オンライン発表会にキャスト集結！ 新キャラやM・A・Oさん、上坂すみれさんほか声優陣も発表！ |url=https://m-78.jp/news/post-5895 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=円谷ステーション – ウルトラマン、円谷プロ公式サイト |language=ja}} The series was directed by Koichi Sakamoto as a main director, and was followed by Ultraman Decker on July 9, 2022.
Songs
;Opening theme
- "TAKE ME HIGHER"
- Lyrics and Composition: Jennifer Batten, Alberto Emilio Contini, Giancarlo Pasquini
- Japanese Lyrics: {{nihongo|Kazumi Suzuki|鈴木 計美|Suzuki Kazumi}}
- Arrangement: {{nihongo|Yasuhiko Hoshino|星野 靖彦|Hoshino Yasuhiko}}
- String Arrangement: {{nihongo|Mitsuo Hagida|萩田 光雄|Hagida Mitsuo}}
- Choral Arrangement: {{nihongo|Hiroaki Suzuki|鈴木 弘明|Suzuki Hiroaki}}
- Artist: V6
- : "TAKE ME HIGHER" reached #1 of the Oricon Weekly Rankings Charts for the week of September 30, 1996, and became a Platinum Record. For Mill Creek Entertainment's DVD release of the series, the song is replaced with "Mezameyo, Ultraman Tiga," except for episodes 3 and 4, which retain TAKE ME HIGHER.
;Ending Theme
- "Brave Love, TIGA"
- Producer: {{nihongo|Gorō Kishitani|岸谷 五朗|Kishitani Gorō}}
- Lyrics: Sunplaza Nakano
- Composition: {{nihongo|Barbe-Q Wasada|バーベQ和佐田|Bābe Kyū Wasada}}
- Arrangement: {{nihongo|Yasuhiko Fukuda|福田裕彦|Fukuda Yasuhiko}}
- Artist: {{nihongo|Earth Protection Force|地球防衛団|Chikyū Bōei-dan}}
- Leader: Gorō Kishitani
- Members: {{nihongo|Takashi Utsunomiya|宇都宮 隆|Utsunomiya Takashi}}, Toshiaki Karasawa, {{nihongo|Naoto Kine|木根 尚登|Kine Naoto}}, Sunplaza Nakano, {{nihongo|Yasafumi Terawaki|寺脇 康文|Terawaki Yasufumi}}, Masahiko Nishimura, Barbe-Q Wasada, {{nihongo|Papala Kawai|パッパラー河合|Papparā Kawai}}, {{nihongo|Patrick Bommarito|パトリック・ボンマリート|Patorikku Bonmarīto}}, {{nihongo|Funky Sueyoshi|ファンキー末吉|Fankī Sueyoshi}}, {{nihongo|Yasuhiko Fukuda|福田 裕彦|Fukuda Yasuhiko}}, {{nihongo|Honjamaka|ホンジャマカ||{{nihongo|Hidehiko Ishizuka|石塚 英彦|Ishizuka Hidehiko}}, {{nihongo|Toshiaki Megumi|恵 俊彰|Megumi Toshiaki}}}}
;Insert song
- "The memory of the blue night"
- Lyrics and composition: G.BROOKER.K.RED
- Artist: Hitomi Sudo ( Japanese Columbia )
- "ULTRAMAN LOVE FOR CHILDREN (Big band version instrumental)"
- Composition: Hino Yasumasa
- "TAKE ME HIGHER (NEW ALBUM MIX)"
- Lyrics and composition: Jennifer Batten, Alberto Emilio Contini, Giancarlo Pasquini
- Japanese lyrics: Suzuki Tadashi
- Arrangement: Hoshino Akihiko
- Artist: V6
Post–release
=Adaptations=
Dark Horse Comics published a manga-style series based on Ultraman Tiga in 2003–2004.[https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/2788/dark-horse-launches-ultraman-tiga-comic Dark Horse Launches Ultraman Tiga Comic]
=China ban=
In September 2021, the series was removed from online streaming platforms in China. The removal triggered outcry from Chinese fans, trended on Sina Weibo, and began a hashtag which was viewed 84 million times. Global Times deduced that the series was banned due to "violent plots" that featured fight scenes and explosions.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/media/china-cartoon-ban-ultraman-tiga-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Cartoons and children's shows are next on the chopping block in China's entertainment crackdown|first=Jessie|last=Yeung|work=CNN|date=September 28, 2021|access-date=September 29, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=September 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930064555/https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/media/china-cartoon-ban-ultraman-tiga-intl-hnk/index.html}} However, the show returned to all major Chinese streaming video websites on September 27 of that same year but in an edited version.
Home media
In July 2020, Shout! Factory announced to have struck a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek Entertainment, 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 Tiga, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/asia/ultraman-shout-factory-digital-distribution-deal-mill-creek-1234702280/|title=Shout! Factory Strikes 'Ultraman' Digital Distribution Deal With Mill Creek|author=Patrick Frater|work=Variety|date=July 10, 2020|access-date=December 13, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214043858/https://variety.com/2020/digital/asia/ultraman-shout-factory-digital-distribution-deal-mill-creek-1234702280/}} Mill Creek's DVD release of Ultraman Tiga is set for October 19, 2021.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0182647}}
- {{IMDb title|0228982|Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey}}
- {{IMDb title|tt4147340|Ultraman Tiga Gaiden: Revival of the Ancient Giant}}
- [https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/ Official website] of Tsuburaya Productions {{in lang|en}}
- [https://www.ultramanconnection.com/ Ultraman Connection — Official website] {{in lang|en}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya/ Official Ultraman channel] at YouTube
{{Ultra Series}}
{{Seiun Award - Best Media}}
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Category:1997 Japanese television series endings
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