Jumborg Ace (series)

is the title of a tokusatsu/science fiction/kaiju/superhero TV series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the show was broadcast on Mainichi Broadcasting System from January 17 to December 29, 1973, with a total of 50 episodes. This was also one of several shows Tsuburaya did to celebrate the company's 10th anniversary, the other two being Ultraman Taro and Fireman.
==Synopsis==
Young air delivery boy Naoki Tachibana is out to deliver a package for his grumpy boss Daisaku Banno, when his older brother Shin'ya, who commanded the defense force, PAT (Protective Attacking Team), was killed in an attack by a giant monster called King Jaigras (which was sent by the evil alien Anti Go-Ne of the planet Gross). 
When PAT retaliates against a second attack by the monster, Naoki, in retaliation for his brother's death, suicidally tries to ram his air delivery plane into the monster, to their shock. When the monster downs the plane, Naoki and his plane are teleported into an energy dimension by an Ultraman-like alien from Planet Emerald. 
The Alien Emerald has instantly used his technology to completely modify the plane, as well as Naoki's wristwatch. He suddenly finds himself back in his cessna's cockpit in the real world, but he hears the Emerald Alien's voice, telling him to activate his wristwatch, and upon shouting the command "Jum-Fight!!!", his jet transforms into the giant cyborg, Jumborg Ace, with Naoki, in a virtual reality movement-control suit, piloting the robot from inside the head with his own physical movements! 
He fights with King Jaigras, eventually destroying the monster. But his battle against the Gross Aliens has only just begun...
==Characters==
===Protagonist===
*Naoki Tachibana
===PAT===
*Shinya Tachibana
*Ryuzo Kishi
*Mamoru Hamada
*Goro Kumai
*Setsuko Nomura
*Ippei Kazama
*Kenji Oba
*Hiroshi Murakami
*Hidehiko Yasuda
*Yuki Nomura
*Kyoichiro Kishi
===Others===
*Shigeko Tachibana
*Kazuya Tachibana
*Daisaku Tomono
===Heroes===
*Jumborg Ace
*Jumborg 9
===Kaiju===
*Alien Gross
*Anti Go-Ne
*Alien Emerald
*King Jaigras
*Rubangar King
*Chitangar
*Giant Robot Zero
*Death Kong King
*Mons Robo
*King Tedgon
*Glass King
*King Ginger
*Flight King
*Remodeled Flight King
*Dokuros King
*Golden Arm
*Dead Fire
*Mad Go-Ne
*Mad Saturn
*Mighty Gross
*Demon Star
*Freeze Killer
*Alien Emerald II
*Antron
*Valentine
*Dump Kong
*Wutan
*Ghost King Jaigras
*Ghost Demon Star
*Ghost Antron
*Ghost Dokuros King
*TerroKing
*Stone King
*Chameleon King
*Gaiagnes
*Nonbirigon
*Jum Killer
*Airdolmen
*Imitation Jumborg Ace
*Killer α
*Killer β
*Arumazigon
*Satan Go-Ne
*Butterfly King
*Gold Dragon
*Orolonger
*Electric Bird
*Kendaurus
*Death Moon
*Skeleton
*Babaras
*Honest King
*Jum Killer Jr.
*MirrorKing
*King Beetle
*Remodeled Satan Go-Ne
*Demon Go-Ne
*Alien Emerald III
*Gross Go-Ne
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===Voice Actors===
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==Music==
:;Opening Theme
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**Lyrics: Kazuho Mitsuta
**Composition, Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
**Artist: Masato Shimon, Arakawa boys and girls choir
:;Insert Songs
* (episodes 13, 14, 39)
**Lyrics: Noboru Tani 
**Composition, Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
**Artists: Masato Shimon, Circle Ballets
* (episodes 27-34, 43)
**Lyrics: Kazuho Mitsuta
**Composition, Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
**Artist: Masato Shimon
* (episodes 43 & 47)
**Lyrics: Hiroyasu Yamaura, Toyoaki Dan
**Composition, Arrangement: Shunsuke Kikuchi
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==Home Media==
Some episodes of the show were first released on CD in 1987. In the 1990s, Beam Entertainment released the series across two LaserDisc sets, with the second also containing Jumborg Ace & Giant. Avex released two DVD box sets in March and June 2004.
From May to September 2012, Toei Video rereleased the series across 10 DVDs, each with 5 episodes,https://m-78.jp/news/n-1141https://m-78.jp/heroseries/jumborga/dvd.htmlhttps://www.toei-video.co.jp/special/tsuburaya/ with the tenth additionally containing episode 26 with an uncensored title card and recordings of two events.https://m-78.jp/news/n-1482 Toei Video later released a 10-disc box set on March 9, 2016 alongside box sets of Mirrorman and Fireman.https://m-78.jp/news/n-3471https://www.toei-video.co.jp/catalog/dszs10005/
Jumborg Ace 2004.png|Both 2004 DVD-BOX sets
ja01.jpg|2012 volume 1 (episodes 1-5)
ja02.jpg|2012 volume 2 (episodes 6-10)
ja03.jpg|2012 volume 3 (episodes 11-15)
ja04.jpg|2012 volume 4 (episodes 16-20)
ja05.jpg|2012 volume 5 (episodes 21-25)
ja06.jpg|2012 volume 6 (episodes 26-30)
ja07.jpg|2012 volume 7 (episodes 31-35)
ja08.jpg|2012 volume 8 (episodes 36-40)
ja09.jpg|2012 volume 6 (episodes 41-45)
ja10.jpg|2012 volume 10 (episodes 46-50)
Jumborg Ace 2016.png|2016 DVD-BOX (episodes 1-50)
A Malaysian company known as VBG released a Jumborg Ace DVD with English subtitles, which is mistitled as "Ultraman Jumborg Ace".
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==Gallery==
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Jumborg Ace 001.webp
Jumborg Ace 002.webp
Jumborg Ace 003.jpg|https://dkm.shogakukan.co.jp/shops/jumborg-ace
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==Trivia==
*Jumborg Ace's special effects and sounds are reused in Ultraman Leo.
**Both series have a similar tone, being extremely dark with many deaths.
==External Links==
*Jumborg Ace at Tsuburaya Productions' official website
*Tsuburaya Tokusatsu Hero Series page
==References==
id:Jumborg Ace (seri)
Category:Series
Category:Jumborg Ace
Category:Showa Series
Category:Productions
Category:Non-Ultraman Series