Ultra Q
"Ultraman Nexus" was part of Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra N Project, an experiment in 2004 to re-invent Ultraman for a new generation of fans. Prior to this, however, Tsuburaya had begun a project called Ultra Collaboration 2 at the end of 2003, which involved a brand-new radio adaptation of Ultra Q called "The Ultra Q Club". The project was also due to include a new TV series called "Ultraman Noa" in early 2004, which is presumably what "Ultraman Nexus" evolved into. Following the success of the new radio show, Tsuburaya forged a brand-new season, on April 6, 2004, a show which attracted top-rung directors such as Shusuke Kaneko (popular with fans for his work on the "Gamera" series and "").