Ultraman Mebius


Ultraman Mebius is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. It is the 20th TV series and 40th anniversary production in the Ultra Series, which first began in 1966. It premiered on the Tokyo Broadcasting System on April 8, 2006. Unlike the two prior entries, Ultraman Nexus and Ultraman Max, Mebius was moved from Saturday mornings to Saturday evenings at 05:30 and the show went on to air in Korea in April 2012,.
On October 22, 2014, Crunchyroll announced that the entire series would be available that day on their streaming service for the US, Canada, Latin America, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. On February 26, 2018, Toku announced that they would broadcast the series in the United States on their television channel, starting on March 19, 2018.
The series opens with the introduction of the rookie Ultraman Mebius, who is sent to Earth by the Father of Ultra. The series is set 40 years after the shows of Ultraman, and makes many references from Ultra Q through to Ultraman 80. "Mebius" is the Japanese approximation of Möbius; the Möbius strip is a recurring motif in the series.

Story

Mebius is a young but powerful rookie Ultra Warrior and has a lot to look forward to. He is chosen as the new protector of the earth. This series is set in the same universe as the original timeline; when Mebius first appears to fight a monster, it is mentioned that this is the first time an Ultraman has appeared on earth in 25 years. Under the disguise of Mirai Hibino, Mebius joins CREW GUYS, the monster attack force of this series.
At the start of the first episode, all of the original team members of GUYS, except Ryu, are killed off in their first monster battle. Mirai gathers a group of people he meets in an evacuation to join the new GUYS because he feels they have the right heart to be on GUYS.

Characters

Crew GUYS

GUYS is an attack team formed at some point of time after UGM's disbandment. As no monster attacks were recorded since the last 25 years, Dinozaur had killed a majority of the original team members, save for the cadet named Ryu Aihara. Once Mirai and Sakomizu joined GUYS, the former recruited several civilians he encountered prior due to their commitment at the height of monster attacks.
;Field members
;Staff members
  1. A Fateful Encounter
  2. Our Wings
  3. Only One Life
  4. Broken Bonds
  5. Reverse Shot
  6. Two From the Deep Sea
  7. Fanton's Lost Item
  8. Terrible Predator
  9. Armour of Vengeance
  10. Pride of GUYS
  11. Mother's Miracle
  12. The First Errand
  13. Marina of the Wind
  14. One Path
  15. Phoenix Nest
  16. A Strong Man from Space
  17. Formation of Our Vow
  18. Pressure on Ultraman
  19. The Isolated Grandstand
  20. Connecting Message
  21. Cry From Space
  22. Daily Future
  23. Ocean Waves of Time
  24. Yapool's Rebirth
  25. The Program of the Poisonous Moth
  26. Flying to Tomorrow
  27. Champion of the Fierce Fight
  28. Konomi's Treasure
  29. Day of Separation
  30. The Flame of Promise
  31. Thoughts Of Friends
  32. The Monster Master's Legacy
  33. Lady of the Blue Fire
  34. A Man Without a Home
  35. An Azurite Light and a Shadow
  36. Mirai's Younger Sister
  37. Father Returns
  38. Isana of the Ocean
  39. An Invincible Mother
  40. Lonely Paradise
  41. Teacher of Memories
  42. An Old Friend's Visit
  43. Threatening Mebius-Killer
  44. Ace's Wish
  45. Deathrem's Plan
  46. Immortal Glozam
  47. Mephilas's Game
  48. Advent of the Emperor -Final Trilogy I-
  49. Dark Clouds of Despair -Final Trilogy II-
  50. Words from the Heart -Final Trilogy III-

    Side stories

Ultraman Mebius had three side stories in accordance to the series.
The first side story, separated into three parts and launched as FLET's internet television service, before being released on DVD in 2007. The story took place during the series' run, featuring Ultraman Hikari as the main viewpoint character, ranging from his past to his membership in Space Garrison.
 The second side story, separated into two parts and sold on DVD. The story took place after the final episode of the series.
The third and final side story, separated into two parts and sold on DVD. The story serves as a prologue to the 2009 Ultra Series movie, '.

Cast

;Opening theme
;Insert songs
A theatrical film, entitled Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers, was released in Japan on September 16, 2006. It takes place sometime after the end of episode 15, and is referenced in episode 24.

Other appearances