Series synopsis
Ultraman Blazar, also known as ウルトラマンブレーザー is a Japanese action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on July 8, 2023. It ended on January 20, 2024. It stars Tomoya Warabino, Hideyoshi Iwata, Yuki Ito and Yamada Himena.
Ultraman Blazar is a hero with a great sense of justice hailing from “M421,” an extragalactic astronomical object far from Earth. The main protagonist, Gento Hiruma, is the captain of the Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment (SKaRD), established by the Global Guardian Force (GGF) in a world where kaiju disasters are a common practice. When their strong desire for the power to save human lives resonates, the two unite.
Premise
Ultraman Blazar is a hero with a great sense of justice hailing from “M421,” an extragalactic astronomical object far from Earth. The main protagonist, Gento Hiruma, is the captain of the Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment (SKaRD), established by the Global Guardian Force (GGF) in a world where kaiju disasters are a common practice. When their strong desire for the power to save human lives resonates, the two unite.
Premise: I'll go.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tomoya Warabino as Gento Hiruma
- Hideyoshi Iwata as Ultraman Blazar
- Yuki Ito as Teruaki Nagura
- Yamada Himena as Emi Aobe
- Konomi Naito as Anri Minami
- Hayate Kajihara as Yasunobu Bando
- Masaya Katō as Retsu Haruno
- Genki Yoshimoto as Narration (voice)
Supporting cast
- Akira Ishida as Earthy
Guest cast
- Tomokazu Seki as Shotaro Okawa
- Takashi Nishina as Isozaki
- Kenji Shio as Komatsubara
- Shuuki Kitano as Moriguchi
- Kazuhiro Yoda as Murota
- Taihei Nishi as Kisaragi
- Hirotaka Akatsuma as Special Mobile Brigade #1
- Tomohiro Ikeda as Special Mobile Brigade #2
- Makino Takeru as Special Mobile Brigade #3
- Osako Kazubuki as Special Mobile Brigade #4
- Takumi Naruse as Special Mobile Brigade #5
- Sei Watanabe as Special Mobile Brigade #6
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | July 1, 2023 | January 6, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 25 | July 8, 2023 | January 20, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ultraman Blazar Pre-Release Special Ultraman Blazar's premiere is coming up! This series features Ultraman Blazar, an ultra hero from a farwaway galaxy. This special episode will introduce everything from members of the Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment, a.k.a. SKaRD, main weapons, to Gento Hiruma! It's time to review the series before the premiere! |
July 1, 2023 |
| 2 |
Special EP1: Uncover the True Identity of the Giant Creatures Ultraman Blazar has fought many kaiju over the days. How do citizens view him? Reiko, Saburota and Takuma examine Blazar from a new perspective. |
August 12, 2023 |
| 3 |
Special EP2: Blazar Digital Picture Scroll What is the true identity and purpose of the thing that is keeping track of of Ultraman Blazar's battles...? The special episode this time is...Anime?! Let's review Blazar and also the new kaiju! |
November 4, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The First Wave There has been a worldwide outbreak of kaiju disasters, and now a 50-meter-class space kaiju has appeared. Gento Hiruma leads a special unit to stop the advance of the kaiju, but they get stuck in a desperate situation. Gento rushes to save his men, but that's when the Blazar Brace appears on his left arm. Led by the light, Gento transforms into Ultraman! |
July 8, 2023 |
| 2 |
The Man who Created SKaRD Gento, with Bazanga's defeat under his belt, is appointed by GGF Command's Chief of Staff Retsu as the captain of the newly established SKaRD (Special Kaiju Reaction Detachment). Gento goes to meet the members of his team. The members he meet, Emi, Teruaki, Anri, are all one of a kind... That's when news about the emergence of Gedos comes in. They don't have all the members assembled, nor do they have all their equipment yet, but SKaRD's first mission is beginning! |
July 15, 2023 |
| 3 |
The Name is Earth Garon SKaRD finally welcomes the last member, Yasunobu, who had been involved with the development of the new weapon, Earth Garon. Now with the whole team gathered, they begin to train against kaiju. In the midst of this, they are informed of a mysterious phenomenon occuring around the world. Storage tanks with new energy sources are being emptied over night... SKaRD believes that this is caused by a kaiju and deploys Earth Garon to the field for the first time. |
July 22, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 8, 2023 |
| Last aired | January 20, 2024 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |