Ultraman Ace


Ultraman Ace is the 5th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 8, 1972 to March 31, 1973, with a total of 52 episodes.
Starting with this show, the Ultra Series heads in a notably different direction, slowly shifting from a sci-fi/mystery adventure to a full-blown superhero fantasy fare. All previous Ultramen make regular appearances in this series, whereas they only made guest appearances in the previous show The Return of Ultraman.

Plot

From another dimension, Yapool orchestrated attacks on Earth using biological weapons called that surpassed ordinary monsters. The first Terrible-Monster Verokron managed to destroy a city and the that was dispatched to fight it. A pair of youths Seiji Hokuto and Yuko Minami lost their lives in protecting nearby civilians as the fifth Ultra from M78, Ultraman Ace fused with them. The pair were given each per person and transforms into Ace whenever they perform the. Ever since Ultraman Ace fought on Earth, Seiji and Yuko were enlisted into TAC with the Ultra Brothers and Father of Ultra occasionally appeared to help them. Yapool on the other hand would send more Terrible-Monsters, including external help from various forces and occasionally went face-to-face with TAC and Ace themselves.
In the middle of the series, Yuko was revealed to be one of the last natives from the moon and gave her Ultra Ring to Hokuto, leaving the Earth in episode 28 as Hokuto was on his own in succeeding episodes. In the final episode, Yapool masqueraded as the child of Alien Simon and combined his past Terrible-Monsters into Jumbo King. When Yapool allowed himself to be killed as the children lost their faith in Seiji, the latter exposed his identity to them and fought the combined Terrible-Monsters. Ace departed from Earth afterwards, but not before giving a handful of advise to the children.

Cast

  1. Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers
  2. Surpass the Chouju
  3. Burn! Chouju Hell
  4. 30,000 Year Chouju Appears
  5. Giant Ant Chouju vs. Ultra Brothers
  6. Pursue The Mystery of The Transformation Chouju
  7. Kaiju vs. Chouju vs. Seijin
  8. Life of the Sun, Life of Ace
  9. 10,000 Chouju! Surprise Attack Plan
  10. Battle! Ace vs. Goh Hideki
  11. The Chouju is Ten Women?
  12. The Red Flower Of Cactus Hell
  13. Execution! The Five Ultra Brothers.
  14. The Five Stars that Scattered Throughout the Galaxy
  15. Curse of The Black Crab
  16. Monster Story: Cow God Man
  17. Monster Story: The She-Devil of Firefly Field
  18. Lend Me The Pigeon
  19. Mystery of The Kappa's Residence
  20. The Star of Youth - The Star of a Couple
  21. I Saw The Phantom of a Heavenly Woman
  22. Yapool, Demon of Revenge
  23. Comeback! Zoffy Now Arrives
  24. Look! A Giant Transformation in The Middle of The Night
  25. The Pyramid is a Chouju's Nest!
  26. Total Annihilation! The Five Ultra Brothers
  27. Miracle! The Ultra Father
  28. Farewell Yoko, Sister Of The Moon
  29. The Sixth Ultra Brother
  30. The Ultra Star That Even You Can See
  31. From Seven To The Hand of Ace
  32. With A Prayer Upon The Ultra Star
  33. Shoot That Hot-Air Balloon
  34. A Chouju Dances on an Open Rainbow
  35. A Gift From Zoffy
  36. This Chouju's 10,000 Phones
  37. The Star of Friendship Forever
  38. Resurrection! The Ultra Father
  39. The Life of Seven! The Life of Ace!
  40. Give Back the Panda!
  41. Ghost Story! Lion Drum
  42. Mystery! The Resurrection of The Monster Woo
  43. Ghost Story! Cry of The Yeti
  44. Setsubun Ghost Story! The Shining Bean
  45. Big Pinch! Save Ace!
  46. Ride Beyond The Time Machine
  47. Curse of The Salamander
  48. Revenge Of Velokron
  49. The Flying Jellyfish
  50. Mass Chaos in Tokyo! Traffic Signals Gone Haywire
  51. Life-Sucking Sound
  52. Tomorrow's Ace To You!

    Songs

Opening Theme

The series was released on Blu-ray in the United States by Mill Creek Entertainment. It was originally scheduled to come out on April 21, but then got delayed to May 12 and it was finally released on May 26, 2020