Super Weapon R-1

is the twenty-sixth episode of Ultraseven.
==Synopsis==
R1, a weapon made for attacking other planets to protect Earth, was fired. The target was Planet Gyeron, a planet observed to have no form of life. The experiment was successful, but Dan was not happy for excessive strategic development of weapons by human being. Before long, there was a shadow flying to Earth from Planet Gyeron. It was Star Bem Gyeron, mutated from the radiation of R1!
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==Appearances==
===Ultras===
*Ultraseven
===Kaiju===
*Star Bem Gyeron
==Home Media==
*Ultraseven Volume 7 features episodes 26-29.
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==Trivia==
*In this episode, the small-scale architectural model scene used was designed to resemble the Urakami Cathedral, which was destroyed during the Atomic bombings of Nagasaki. The ruins of Urakami Cathedral were demolished and rebuilt in 1958, so it no longer existed by the time this episode aired. This is considered to be a deliberate incorporation of the image of the cathedral by the production team to convey the main message of this episode.https://magmix.jp/post/129401/2
*As of March 2011, this episode has been banned from television in Japan due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. This is due to a scene where Gyeron wipes out a power plant with a giant wave after he lands in the sea. This makes Gyeron the second of two characters from Ultraseven to have a banned episode, with the other one being Alien Spell. However, Gyeron has appeared again, unlike Spell, who only appeared in their debut episode. The episode is also readily available online, and appears to still be popular among both American and Japanese viewers.
*This episode is a satire on the Nuclear Defense Strategy during the Cold War.
*The figurative statement quoted by Dan, "a lonely marathon you continue spitting out blood", was later used in the Heisei Ultraseven 1999 episode, "Legends and Glory", to cite the TDF's ongoing implementation of the Friendship Plan aggression plot following Furuhashi's demise at the hands of Alien Valkyrie.
*In 2023, in commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the Ultraseven series and to attract a broader audience to appreciate the charm of this classic series, TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION selected this episode and created a trailer named the "55th Anniversary Edition".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rXoOJffmKA
==References==
Category:Ultraseven Episodes
Category:Episodes
Category:Banned Episodes
Category:Ultraseven