Ultraseven (series)

Ultraseven
"Seven, Seven, Seven!"
Genre: Tokusatsu Running Time: 25 Minute Release Date: October 1, 1967 – September 8, 1968 Network(s): Tokyo Broadcasting System Created by: Eiji Tsuburaya Distributed by: Tsuburaya Productions Episodes: 49

Ultraseven (ウルトラセブン, Urutorasebun) is the third entry of the Ultraman Series, created by Tsuburaya Productions. Contrasting Ultraman before it with its various monsters, Ultraseven expands much more on the concepts of alien invasions and militarism. Ultraseven was originally conceived to be a separate entry to Ultraman until Return of Ultraman later retconned the two continuities into one.

This is the last Eiji Tsuburaya works for Ultra series before he died in the 1970.

Synopsis

In the not-too-distant future, the Earth finds itself constantly under attack from extraterrestrial threats. To combat them, the Terrestrial Defense Force establishes the Ultra Guard, a team of six elite members who utilize high-tech vehicles and weaponry. Joining their fight is the mysterious Dan Moroboshi who is secretly an alien from the Land of Light in Nebula M78, Ultraseven.

Why it Still Ultra

1. Unlike the first series, this series focusing to the Aliens, Either Invading or Manipulate to the people and Earth, but it still has Kaiju on this series.
2. Unlike the previous ones, this one has more darker tone story. The audience is slightly increased from Kids to more older audiences. Some of them Aliens has An Tragic Backstory and some scene can be brutal to watch that kids didn't watch.
   • Some episode are good for Kids audience, making thing less scary.
3. Ultraseven doesn't has a human host, instead it's disguised as humans, disguising as Dan Moboroshi.
   • This Dan Moboroshi actor is so iconic as also appears in the Numerous Ultra series, including the Ultraman Leo are disguised as Captain.
   • Dan has a companion Kaiju, Argiras, Miclas, and Windom. This kaiju are good guys to take Kaiju/Aliens for sometimes.
4. The Ultra Garison Member is now more seriously than SSSP, it's still investigate certain places, whether there's Alien has been manipulated you, or invaded you.
5. The special effects is vastly improvements, it's still has error here and there, but mostly, there's not a Single error whatsoever.
6. The design of the Ultraseven is great and unique, unlike all of Ultraman, this Ultraseven doesn't has Color Timer, instead the green things as replacement.
   • This the green things as a energy, and when Ultraseven needed battle, he need battling between to the sun, he get better perform. Some battle from the episode are blocked either by stormy weather or night. It difficult to defeat the Kaiju/Aliens, but Ultraseven still has finisher as fast he can.
7. Ultraseven has more abilities than other Ultras. The biggest difference is Ultraseven can change the size, either Human, Micro, or Giant size.
   • It's still has ray technique. But the most important technique are Eye Slugger; This thing act like a weapon, whether to kill certain Kaiju/Alien to the pieces or as a knife.
   • Like Ultraman Zero, Ultraseven transformation are different to the many Ultra series, and it's memorable; You put the glasses to the eye, but it will become either Giant size first or Human size first.
8. Like the previous series, this Kaiju/Aliens is great design and memorable, such as Eleking, Metron, Dino Tank, and Paragon.
9. The yelling of Ultraseven is memorable, like say "Dwaaah".
10. The fight choreography is still good even if there's a little bit downgraded.
11. The theme song is very catchy, Toru Furyuki is making theme song are excellent job to make things more memorable than any series, even kids like this song.
12. Unlike the previous series, this one is vastly improved. The final episode is split into two parts; the two parts are fight numerous alien invader and there's the final monster called Paragon, the two headed monster that's little weaker than Zetton, but, it is still the Final Episode in the high note. Dan Moboroshi tells to the Ultra Garison Members that Dan is actually the Ultraseven in disguise. And has good fight scene ever seen.
13. In 1994, There's the sequel of Ultraseven called Heisei Ultraseven with more expanding story, better effects, the actor of Dan Moboroshi is return and Several Kaiju/Aliens has been return in this series, including a new ones.

Bad Qualities

1. While the series are focusing more Aliens than Kaiju, some fans dislike this due to minimum of Kaiju.
2. While yelling is iconic, it's still mispronounced like the previous series, like "Dwaah" was mispronounced "Daaah".
3. While the music can be catchy, the yelling "Seven, Seven, Seven" can be repetitive and annoying, but still iconic.
4. Some episode are banned for the certain reason:
   1. From Another Planet with Love is banned due to resemble to the WW2 Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing, as this episode making things disturbing, the Alien Spell is resembles to the Hibakusha, making things even disturbing. This episode are forbidden to rerun, but there's some footage are appears online, but not so high quality.
   2. Super Weapon R-1 is banned due to resemble to Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in 2011, a between of days with 2011 Japan Tsunami Disaster. As such, this episode is forbidden to rerun and only appears online.

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