Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy

is a 2004 production based on Ultra Q, the first of the Ultraman Series. It retains the same swirling effect for the title card, but with the words "Dark Fantasy" added underneath, the title also remains black and white. It was a late night show, airing at 1 am.
==Synopsis==
Resurrected after 38 years, Ultra Q, a timeless masterpiece in Japanese special effects history, has been airing on television since April 2004. With the latest special effects technology and a stellar cast, it features plenty of highlights and, of course, many nostalgic monsters.
As indicated by the subtitle "dark fantasy," this series emphasizes horror themes, focusing more on depicting people unexpectedly caught up in supernatural phenomena rather than the situation of giant monsters destroying cities. Additionally, there are many episodes set in downtown areas featuring comedy, love stories, and heartwarming moments, making the series truly diverse and deserving of the descriptor "rich in variety".
==Characters==
===Protagonists===
*Goichi Sakamoto
*Ryo Kusunoki
*Kakunoshin Watarai
===Kaiju===
*Gara Q
*Garagon
*Alien Giraff
*Living Brain
*Puzzle Woman
*Hieronymus machine
*Fake Policemen D1 & D2
*"Paradise" courier
*Mouse Catchers
*TGS-55
*Kiara
*Ghoulish Beings
*Unitoroda
*Sabikong
*Alien Cosmonet Yamada
*Ceremonial Bonfire
*The 3-eyed Totem Pole
*Alien Utsugi
*Varno
*Mirror World Duplicates
*Lily
*Old Gentleman
*The Shining Ship
*Cicada Woman
*Garagon II
*Komachi
*Blonde Juvenile
*Space-Time Camera
*Advance Human Genome
*Hecate
*The First, Second, Fourth ~ Tenth Planet People
*Kanegoneh
*The Doll
*Foreign Body
*Lecuum
==Cast==
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==Staff==
*Planning: Masahiro Tsuburaya
*Executive producer: Takayuki Nagasawa
*Production supervisor: Akira Tsuburaya
*Producers: Masao Takiyama, Masafumi Fukui
*Series composition: Shozo Uehara
*Directors: Takeshi Yagi, Mitsunori Hattori, Shusuke Kaneko, Tsugumi Kitaura, Masaki Harada, Norio Tsuruta, Iwao Takahashi, Atsushi Shimizu, Akio Jissoji
*Screenplay: Shozo Uehara, Aya Takei, Tamio Hayashi, Mitsuki Hirota, Hiroshi Takahashi, Sadayuki Murai, Chiaki J. Konaka, Takashi Shinohara, Ai Ota, Nobuyoshi Shimizu, Masakazu Migita, Noboru Takagi, Yuji Kobayashi, Yuki Okano, Fujikawa Keisuke, Masahiro Yamada
*Art: Tetsuya Uchida
*Theme music: Kunio Miyauchi
*Music: Akifumi Tada
*Production: Tsuburaya Productions
==Music==
:;Ending Themes
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**Artist: kayoko
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**Artist: BREATH
==Home Media==
From August to December 2004, the series was released across 13 DVD volumes, each labeled as a "case", containing 2 episodes.
Ultra q dark fantasy dvd1.jpg|Volume 1 (episodes 1-2)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 2.png|Volume 2 (episodes 3-4)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 3.png|Volume 3 (episodes 5-6)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 4.png|Volume 4 (episodes 7-8)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 5.png|Volume 5 (episodes 9-10)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 6.png|Volume 6 (episodes 11-12)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 7.png|Volume 7 (episodes 13-14)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 8.png|Volume 8 (episodes 15-16)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 9.png|Volume 9 (episodes 17-18)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 10.png|Volume 10 (episodes 19-20)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 11.png|Volume 11 (episodes 21-22)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 12.png|Volume 12 (episodes 23-24)
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy13.png|Volume 13 (episodes 25-26)
==Spin-offs==
*Manga: A manga adaptation created by Kozo Omori was serialized in Tokusatsu Ace magazines from May 2004 to April 2005. 
*Novel: A novel published by Kadokawa adapated four episodes of the series.
==Gallery==
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy logo.png
Ultra Q Dark Fantasy 01.png
==Trivia==
*According to Chiaki J. Konaka, this series initially entered the planning stage in 2002, with the provisional title Ultra Q: The Midnight. The original concept was to produce a series with a strong horror theme similar to the 1998 film Ring, as requested by the investors. After some discussion, the provisional title was changed to Ultra Q: Horror Fantasy, before ultimately settling on the current title.http://www.konaka.com/alice6/ultraQ/preproduction.html
==External Links==
*Official Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy Episode Guide
==References==
Category:Series
Category:Productions
Category:Heisei Series
Category:Ultra Q
Category:Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy