Series synopsis
Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga, also known as ウルトラマントリガー NEW GENERATION TIGA is a Japanese action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on July 10, 2021. It ended on January 22, 2022. It stars Raiga Terasaka, Runa Toyoda, Shunya Kaneko and Kei Hosogai.
Young Kengo Manaka lives on Mars. As he lives out his peaceful, day-to-day life, the monster Golba suddenly appears, throwing the town into chaos! Meanwhile, Kengo has a fateful meeting with a giant stone statue sleeping deep beneath the ground on Mars. When Kengo becomes one with an Ultra-Ancient light, his destiny is forcefully thrown into motion!
Premise
Young Kengo Manaka lives on Mars. As he lives out his peaceful, day-to-day life, the monster Golba suddenly appears, throwing the town into chaos! Meanwhile, Kengo has a fateful meeting with a giant stone statue sleeping deep beneath the ground on Mars. When Kengo becomes one with an Ultra-Ancient light, his destiny is forcefully thrown into motion!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Raiga Terasaka as Kengo Manaka
- Runa Toyoda as Yuna Shizuma/Yuzare
- Shunya Kaneko as Akito Hijiri
- Kei Hosogai as Ignis
- Tadashi Mizuno as Sakuma Tesshin
- Meiku Harukawa as Nanase Himari
- Katsuya Takagi as Tatsumi Seiya
- Mao Ichimichi as Marulu (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shin Takuma as Mitsukuni Shizuma
- Sumire Uesaka as Carmeara (voice)
- Shunichi Maki as Darrgon (voice)
- Ryosuke Takahashi as Hudram (voice)
Guest cast
- Kohshu Hirano as Haruki Natsukawa
- Rina Aizawa as Yurika Shizuma
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Ribut
- Megumi Yokoyama as Reina Manaka
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Ultraman Z (voice)
- Wataru Komada as Ultraman Ribut (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Absolute Tartarus (voice)
- Teruaki Ogawa as Absolute Diavolo (voice)
- Makoto Takahashi as Kyriel
- Kentarō Shimazu as Barriguiler (voice)
- Tomonobu Koshi as Mecha Musashin (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | July 3, 2021 | December 4, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 25 | July 10, 2021 | January 22, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ULTRAMAN TRIGGER Preview Special "Protect the Smiles, the Light of Hope" ULTRAMAN TRIGGER is about to begin! Kengo, who wants to protect everyone’s smiles, joins his comrades from the defense team GUTS-Select and fights monsters! At the same time, we’re introducing Ultraman Trigger, the Light of Hope who faces off against the threats sent to Earth by the Giants of Darkness! Everyone, get ready for the show to begin!! |
July 3, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Power to Protect Peace Today, the team of monster experts GUTS-Select continues to protect the peace. Let’s take a look at their efforts so far! Surely you all know that there were other organizations like them that protected peace on Earth using cutting-edge scientific equipment? Let’s give those defense teams a proper introduction! Our navigator today will be… the monster Deban?! |
August 7, 2021 |
| 3 |
Heroes Who Soar Through Space This time, our navigator Deban will be giving us a thorough analysis of Ultraman Trigger and the generations of Ultra Heroes! Let’s take a look at Trigger’s epic battles up until now, along with all the succession of Ultra Heroes who have protected the peace from powerful enemies. Come! You’re up, Deban! |
August 14, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Connection of Light Young Kengo Manaka lives on Mars. As he lives out his peaceful, day-to-day life, the monster Golba suddenly appears, throwing the town into chaos! Meanwhile, Kengo has a fateful meeting with a giant stone statue sleeping deep beneath the ground on Mars. When Kengo becomes one with an Ultra-Ancient light, his destiny is forcefully thrown into motion! |
July 10, 2021 |
| 2 |
Leap to the Future After Kengo comes to Earth to become a member of the defense team GUTS-Select and protect people from monsters, the Vampire Monster Gymaira appears! To make matters worse, the second Giant of Darkness, Darrgon, has been resurrected! In the face of such overwhelming strength, Trigger has no choice but to increase his own strength too – and that's when a new power awakens !! |
July 17, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Ultra-Ancient Light and Darkness A man named Ignis, who calls himself the No.1 treasure hunter in the universe, is going after Yuna! What on Earth could he possibly want with her!? At the same time, Gazort appears cloaked in dark clouds and engages GUTS-Select in a fierce battle! If this continues, they’ll all be taken out in one fell swoop! Kengo!! |
July 24, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 10, 2021 |
| Last aired | January 22, 2022 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |