Ultraman Dyna: The Return of Hanejiro

is a 2001 direct-to-video special set during the events of Ultraman Dyna.
==Synopsis==
Since Hanejiro departed for space, one day... a monster named Arwon, capable of absorbing all attacks, appeared, plunging the town into chaos. Amidst the fleeing crowds, the figure of Alien Miji emerged! Super GUTS pursued them relentlessly. However, a mysterious email was delivered to them, revealing Alien Miji's whereabouts. It was none other than Hanejiro, who had returned to Earth to warn of the planet's peril.
The mastermind behind the events, Alien Dehadoh, dispatched the combined invasion weapon beast, One-Z, which finally captured Ultraman Dyna. Dyna's execution loomed the next morning! In a desperate situation, Super GUTS devised an unprecedented plan. They would team up with Alien Miji to defeat One-Z. To rescue Dyna, Hanejiro also takes flight with Alien Miji's trump card!
==Appearances==
===Ultras===
*Ultraman Dyna
===Kaiju===
*Alien Miji
*Pochi Garaon
*Booska
*Kamosuke
*Casa Madara
*Arwon
*Alien Dehadoh (Mentioned)
*Hanejiro
*Alien Fabiras (Hologram)
*One-Z
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==Home Media==
The Return of Hanejiro was released on VHS, DVD, and Blu-rays, with an exception of the Memorial Box DVD Set.
*The VHS was released on February 25, 2001.
*The DVD is released on June 25, 2001.
*The "Complete Edition" of the DTV, with additional behind-the-scenes and never-before-seen footage, was released on November 26, 2004.
*The "Tiga/Dyna/Gaia Memorial Box The Final" Box Set released on November 26, 2007 comes with the Complete Edition version of the DTV.
*The "Ultraman Dyna Complete Blu-ray BOX" set released on September 25, 2015 comes with the Complete Edition version of the DTV.
UD-The-Return-of-Hanejiro-VHS.jpg|Original VHS release
UD-The-Return-of-Hanejiro-DVD.jpg|Original DVD release
UD-The-Return-of-Hanejiro-VHS-(Complete-Edition).jpg|Complete Edition release (VHS)
UD-The-Return-of-Hanejiro-DVD-(Complete-Edition).jpg|Complete Edition release (DVD)
Ultraman-Tiga-Dyna-Gaia-Memorial-Box-The-Final.jpg|Ultraman Tiga/Dyna/Gaia Memorial Box The Final DVD Set
Ultraman-Dyna-Blu-Ray-Box.jpg|Complete Blu-ray Box
*The movie was also released in Malaysia by Speedy Video, under the "The Return of Hanejiro" title. This release also comes with two additional Malay and Malaysian-English dubbed languages. This release uses the original 2001 version.
UD-The-Return-of-Hanejiro-DVD-(Speedy).jpeg
==Trivia==
*The prop Lieflasher that was used for the shooting of this spin-off was actually the Bandai DX Lieflasher toy product.
*The special was added to TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION on September 6, 2022,https://m-78.jp/news/post-6466 and was exclusive to premium users until November 1.https://twitter.com/m78_imagination/status/1587368994486394881
==Errors==
*While the special took place between "Farewell Hanejiro" and "Ndamoshite X", Mai's hair is shown to be longer. This is a result of the filming took place 3 years after the original series had been wrapped up, with Mariya Yamada's hair having grown longer at the time of this Gaiden.
==References==
Category:Ultraman Dyna
Category:Productions
Category:Spin-Offs
Category:Gaidens