Ultraman Blazar (series)

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 is the 33rd entry of the Ultraman Series, created by Tsuburaya Productions.https://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/6028https://m-78.jp/news/post-6706 It is the first in the franchise for each episode to be released with English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Taiwanese Mandarin, Thai, Indonesian, Malay and Hindi dubs within a week of their original airing in Japan.
==Synopsis==
Established in 1966 by nations all around the world in response to the worldwide outbreak of Kaiju disasters, the Global Guardian Force (GGF) deals with Kaiju and extraterrestrial life forms’ attacks on Earth.
Today, Earth sees continued destruction of nature and rapid rise in global warming. One night, a space crustacean Kaiju Bazanga appears. The GGF's cleanup operation is unsuccessful, and the special forces led by Gento Hiruma find themselves in a desperate situation. This is when a mysterious giant emerges from light. It is the unidentified humanoid alien that has been rumored among astronauts for decades, code-named "Ultraman".
Later, Gento is summoned to the command center, where he is officially appointed as the commander of SKaRD, short for Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment, a team that had been secretly formed. Leading a special unit that pilots a giant Kaiju-type robot artillery, Earth Garon, to respond with Kaiju disasters. While Gento is ordered to investigate the Ultraman from the Battle of Bazanga, to determine whether it is a threat that needs to be eliminated or not, he has a flashback of a faraway galaxy—a shred of memory of a blazar.
"I'll go."
Captain Gento, shrouded by Ultraman Blazar's light, with the unique members of the newly organized SKaRD, throws themselves into battles against the Kaiju with dauntless courage and an unwavering sense of justice!
==Characters==
===Protagonist===
*Gento Hiruma
===GGF===
*Retsu Harunohttps://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/6124https://m-78.jp/news/post-6747
*Isozaki
*Hirano
*Minoru Genkawa
*Yu Dobashi
====SKaRD====
*Emi Aobehttps://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/6083https://m-78.jp/news/post-6717
*Yasunobu Bandohttps://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/6090https://m-78.jp/news/post-6718
*Anri Minamihttps://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/6104https://m-78.jp/news/post-6719
*Teruaki Nagurahttps://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/6114https://m-78.jp/news/post-6739
===TKB===
*Reiko Kiyoshimadaira
*Saburota Terashimazu
*Takuma Nihonmatsu
*Kanamori
*Takeshi Okamura
===Japan Kaiju Damage Insurance Company===
*Tetsuo Suzuki
*Ryuji Aikawa
===Others===
*Satoko Hiruma
*Jun Hiruma
*Shotaro Okawa
*Hiroshi Sonezaki
*Mizuho
*Kazunori Yokomine
*Hige
*Arata
*Tsumugi
*Takashi Uchino
*Tsutomu Nishizaki
*Tatsuki Aobe
*Shogo Nagura
*Masaaki Nagura
*Michiko Tanaka
*Michihiro Oikawa
===Ultras===
*Ultraman Blazar
===Kaiju===
*Bazanga
*Gedos
*Earth Garon
*Taganular
*Leviera
*Man-made sea angels
*Extraterrestrial amorphous organism
*Dorgo
*Alien Cannan
*Nijikagachi
*Garamon
*Cicada Human
*Baby Demaaga
*Demaaga
*Gebalga
*Deltandal
*Gavadon
*Mogusion
*Pag
*Zangill
*Zamsher
*Irugo
*Brood Gebalga
*Firdran
*Zugugan
*Deltandal B
*Red King II
*Guigass
*CM Kaiju
*Varallon
*Alien Ghose
*Alien Bado
*Alien Pitt
*Eleking
*Pandon
*Dada
*V99
==Cast==
Character	Japanese	English Dub
 	 	Johnny Yong Boschhttps://news.ultramanconnection.com/johnny-yong-bosch-joins-ultraman-blazar-english-dub-as-captain-gento-hiruma/
 	 	Madeline Dorrohhttps://news.ultramanconnection.com/madeline-dorroh-joins-ultraman-blazar-english-dub-as-emi-aobe/
 	 	Ricco Fajardohttps://news.ultramanconnection.com/ricco-fajardo-joins-ultraman-blazar-english-dub-as-yasunobu-bando/
 	 	Madeleine Morrishttps://news.ultramanconnection.com/madeleine-morris-joins-ultraman-blazar-english-dub-as-anri-minami-and-the-adr-script-adaptor/
 	 	Nicholas Andrew Louiehttps://news.ultramanconnection.com/nicholas-andrew-louie-joins-ultraman-blazar-english-dub-as-teruaki-nagura/
 	 	Keith Silversteinhttps://news.ultramanconnection.com/keith-silverstein-joins-ultraman-blazar-english-dub-as-retsu-haruno/
 	 	Clifford Chapinhttps://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/6862
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===Voice Actors===
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===Suit Actors===
*Ultraman Blazar: 
*Bazanga, Dorgo, Gavadon, Mogusion, Zugugan, Red King II: 
*Gedos, Leviera, Nijikagachi, Demaaga, Baby Demaaga, Guigass: 
*Earth Garon: 
*Taganular, Gebalga, Irugo, Brood Gebalga: 
*Alien Cannan Herbie, Zangill: 
*Alien Cannan Robbie, Deltandal: 
*Garamon: 
*CM Kaiju: 
*Varallon: 
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==Staff==
*Directors: Kiyotaka Taguchi (main director), Takanori Tsujimoto, Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Tomonobu Koshi, Masayoshi Takesue, Ryuta Miyazakihttps://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/6151https://m-78.jp/news/post-6763
*Series compositors: Kiyotaka Tagachi, Keigo Koyanagi
*Screenwriters: Keigo Koyanagi, Jun Tsugita, Taiki Yamazaki, Sumio Uetake, Junichiro Ashiki, Takao Nakano, Toshizo Nemoto
*Music composer: TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND
==Music==
:;Opening Themehttps://tsuburaya-prod.com/news/6132https://m-78.jp/news/post-6754
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**Artist: Hiroshi Kitadani
:;Ending Themes
*BLACK STAR
**Artist: MindaRyn
*Brave Blazar
**Artist: TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND feat. MindaRyn
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*IGNITION
**Artist: Hiroshi Kitadani (ep. 19)
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*Ultraman Blazar Original Sound Track
==Home Media==
Ultraman Blazar was released across two Blu-ray sets, both containing bonus content such as behind the scenes footage and trailers.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6808https://m-78.jp/news/post-6967 The first was released on December 22, 2023 and the second was released on February 28, 2024.
Ultraman Blazar Blu-ray Box I 1.jpg|Blu-ray BOX I
Ultraman Blazar Blu-ray Box I 2.jpg
Ultraman Blazar Blu-ray Box II.jpg|Blu-ray BOX II
Ultraman Blazar Blu-ray Box II 2.jpg
==Spin-offs==
*: A series of short videos that explain elements of the show, such as its kaiju or Ultraman Blazar himself, as well as kaiju and Ultras from previous series. Each episode was released weekly on YouTube Shorts with English subtitles on the same day as the series' episodes.
**: Shorts where Gento Hiruma describes SKaRD and their past battles. It was released on YouTube Shorts with English subtitles.
*: Videos released on YouTube where the members of SKaRD, as well as Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Z, perform exercises to the rhythm of the show's opening song. A contest was also held that tasked people with recording themselves performing the exercises, with 100 winners receiving prizes.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6828
*Manga: A manga adaptation created by Shigekatsu Ihara was serialized in Televi-Kun's Super Hero Comics from September 2, 2023.https://twitter.com/Televi_Kun/status/1680011797032583168https://twitter.com/Televi_Kun/status/1695002034951594296https://televikun-super-hero-comics.com/rensai/ultramanblazar/ A preview was featured in Televi-Kun's September 2023 issue, which released on July 28.https://twitter.com/Televi_Kun/status/1677475082409742336 It was originally going to be released in August,https://twitter.com/ultraman_series/status/1685100363698024448 but was delayed.
*: A weekly series that was released on YouTube from November 5, 2023, where Professor Teruaki Nagura introduces the kaiju from Ultraman Blazar in a format that even children can understand.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6908 Each episode was released with English subtitles. A contest was also held that tasked people with recording themselves imitating select kaiju, with 30 winners receiving prizes.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6975
*: A 5-episode slice-of-life miniseries bundled with the Ultraman Blazar Blu-ray BOX II, which takes place in the break room of SKaRD and features Yasunobu Bando, Anri Minami, and Teruaki Nagura in comical situations.https://m-78.jp/news/post-6919https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0140002https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/323880
==Gallery==
===Images===
BlazarLogoJpn.png
BlazarLogoEng.png
BlazarKVJP1.png|Japanese poster
BlazarKVEng1.jpg|English poster
File:353635674 3061815484127964 4506989193848056820 n.jpg|2nd Japanese poster
===Videos===
CODE NAME：ULTRAMAN
【特報】新テレビシリーズ『ウルトラマンブレーザー』テレビ東京系 2023年7月8日(土)あさ9時放送スタート！
新TVシリーズ『ウルトラマンブレーザー』主演・蕨野友也さん、田口清隆メイン監督 製作発表スペシャルインタビュー映像《YouTube版》
新番組『ウルトラマンブレーザー』本篇映像先行ダイジェストPV《2023年7月8日(土)放送スタート！》
【メインキャスト集結!!】新番組『ウルトラマンブレーザー』プレミア発表会
-English Dubbed Version- ULTRAMAN BLAZAR - Official Trailer - Available from July 8th 2023
最新作『ウルトラマンブレーザー』Blu-ray BOX 発売決定！
ウルトラマンブレーザー「SKaRD体操」トレーニング動画《ヤスノブ隊員とアンリ隊員がレクチャー！》
『ウルトラマンブレーザー』今からでも間に合う！13分で前半丸分かりダイジェスト動画！
==Trivia==
*Like the previous series, Ultraman Blazar was first announced in a post-credits teaser at the end of Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond.
**The same teaser was eventually uploaded to YouTube on March 25, 2023 at 4:21 am (JST), referencing the titular character's home world.
*This series opts to use "kaiju" in its English subtitles and promotion instead of translating it to "monster".
*Unlike the upload on YouTube, the English dub on Ultraman Connection replaces on-screen Japanese text with English text, such as the main cast and characters in the opening, the eyecatches, title cards, and SKaRD's acronym in episode 2.
*In a TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION interview, main director Kiyotaka Taguchi sees Ultraman Blazar as ideologically similar to Ultraman Gaia, in the sense that both shows break away from the world view of the previous two works and aim to portray "hard science fiction".https://imagination.m-78.jp/contents/d2ViL1lvbWlfMDEzMDA%3D
*This is the first series in many years to feature mostly new Kaiju, with Blazar only having one form being a deliberate exchange for more kaiju suits.
==External Links==
*Official website
*TV Tokyo website
==References==
Category:Productions
Category:Series
Category:Reiwa Series
Category:Ultraman Blazar
Category:New Generation Series
Category:Shows Dubbed in English