Ultraman Cosmos


Ultraman Cosmos is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show being the 16th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Cosmos aired from July 6, 2001 to September 27, 2002, with a total of 65 episodes, which currently makes it the longest running Ultra show to date. Ultraman Cosmos was also released to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Ultraman series.
In June 2002, Cosmos was taken off of television for several weeks when lead actor Taiyou Sugiura was questioned in an assault and extortion case. When the case against Sugiura was dropped for lack of evidence, Cosmos was put back on the air. TBS and Tsuburaya ultimately pulled five episodes from broadcast to make up for time lost, and these episodes were later released on DVD.
In April 2017, the television channel TOKU announced that they would release the series in the United States in the near future. A year later, the series was released by the channel on April 23, 2018.

Story concepts

Observing the increasing trend of violence that occurred in the younger generation of Japan, Tsuburaya made an Ultraman character that has a gentler nature than its predecessors. With a dominantly blue look, Tsuburaya wanted to elevate Ultraman's image as a figure of love for the environment and peace. Thus, the concept of the story is the theme of pacifism, meaning an idea which considers war to be morally unjustifiable, and all disputes or disagreements must be resolved by the way of peace. So Ultraman Cosmos is a gentle ultraman, engaging in nonviolent fights.

Plot

The series featured many firsts for the franchise, including the start of the story in a movie rather than the series proper. was the prequel to the series and took place eight years before episode 1. In it, 11-year-old Musashi Haruno encounters the being of light, Ultraman Cosmos, and befriends him as the two confront a threat to Earth.
Ten years later, Musashi, now 19 and a member of Team EYES, once again encounters the being of light from his childhood. The dark being Chaos Header has appeared and is corrupting the monsters of Earth, making them become ravenous and violent creatures that threaten humanity. Through Musashi's will to see the beasts and humans live in peace, Cosmos grants him a new power that will allow him to heal the corrupted creatures.

Episodes

  1. Reunion With Light
  2. Shadow of the Chaos Header
  3. Fly! Musashi
  4. The Fallen Robot
  5. Revenge of the Fireflies
  6. Monster Fishing
  7. Present from the Sky
  8. Sleeping Maiden
  9. Friends of the Forest
  10. The Bronze Devil
  11. Move! Monster
  12. The Organism of Light
  13. Daughter of Time: Part 1
  14. Daughter of Time: Part 2
  15. Deep Sea Fight
  16. The Flying Whale
  17. The Different Dimensional Trap
  18. The Legend of Mt. Nibito
  19. Star Lover
  20. Musashi's Sky
  21. The Battle with the Tech Booster: Part 1
  22. The Battle with the Tech Booster: Part 2
  23. Luna v.s. Luna
  24. Warm Memories
  25. Alien Girl
  26. The Power to Defeat the Chaos
  27. A Space Monster is Born on Earth
  28. Strength and Power
  29. Dreaming Courage
  30. Eclipse
  31. Rescue Gon
  32. The Nightmare Experiment
  33. Monster Hunter
  34. Wrath of the Sea God
  35. The Magic Stone
  36. The Mountain of Yōkai
  37. Fubuki Retires?!
  38. Alien Old Man
  39. Light of Evil
  40. Giant of Evil
  41. The Green Fugitive
  42. Friend
  43. Puppet Monster
  44. Ghighi vs Gon
  45. The Amusement Park Legend
  46. The Miraculous Flower
  47. Sorceress of the Sky
  48. Waroga Counterattack
  49. Snow of Space
  50. Monster Smuggling!?
  51. Enemy of Chaos
  52. Transformation Impossible!?
  53. Future Monster
  54. Human Transporter
  55. Final Test
  56. Kappa Village
  57. Door of Snow
  58. The Sky of Revenge
  59. Maximum Invasions
  60. Chaos War
  61. Forbidden Weapon
  62. Cry of the Earth
  63. Chaos's Violent Attack
  64. Deathmatch on the Moon
  65. True Hero

    Summary episodes

  66. Special Summary 1: Cosmos's Greatest Crisis
  67. Special Summary 2: Cosmos's Last Fight

    Cast

;Opening theme
;Ending themes

Feature films