Ultraman Dyna


Ultraman Dyna is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show which aired from 5 September 1997 until 28 August 1998. It is a direct sequel to the previous Ultraman series, Ultraman Tiga and the ninth entry to the Ultra Series.

Plot

In the year 2017, TPC has advanced beyond earth, and has created a new team, "Super GUTS". Humans have begun terraforming Mars and other planets in what is known as the "Age of the Neo Frontier". One day, the Neo Frontier is attacked by an alien race known as the Spheres. Shin Asuka has just joined Super GUTS and is in the middle of training maneuvers above Earth's atmosphere when he and his comrades are attacked. He proves himself in battle and can hold his own against ace pilot Ryo Yukimura. However, his ship is damaged and he ejects, after which he encounters a shining light. It is then that a new giant of light merges with the bewildered Shin, saving his life. When the Spheres enter Mars' atmosphere and merge with the Martian rocks to form monsters, Shin again participates in the battle, now equipped with a mysterious device known as the "Lieflasher". Upon the Sphere's new attack, Shin suddenly transforms into a colossal giant and manages to protect Mars from a group of monsters sent by the Spheres. The members of Super GUTS quickly catch on that this giant being is not Ultraman Tiga, but a new giant of light, "Ultraman Dyna".
The final story arc is rather somber, in contrast to the rest of the series. Dyna/Shin sacrifices themselves to save the Earth from Gransphia, the planet-sized mother form of the Spheres. He was last seen reuniting with his disappeared father and the two decided to continue traveling in-between dimensions. Eleven years after the end of the television series, the movie Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy establishes Shin's survival, and the Ultraman Saga had him briefly reunited with the rest of the Super GUTS before vanishing.

Films

Other appearances

Cast

  • Shin Asuka: Takeshi Tsuruno
  • Gousuke Hibiki: Ryo Kinomoto
  • Toshiyuki Kouda: Toshikazu Fukawa
  • Ryo Yumimura: Risa Saito
  • Kouhei Kariya: Takao Kase
  • Tsutomu Nakajima: Joe Onodera
  • Mai Midorikawa: Mariya Yamada
  • Kouki Fukami: Toshiaki Amada
  • Seiji Miyata: Hiroshi Tsuburaya
  • Kihachi Gondou: Shinobu Kameyama
  • Saeko Shiina: Yasumi Maezawa
  • Kazuma Asuka: Daisuke Ryu
  • Masami Mishina: Edo Yamaguchi
  • Narrator: Yūji Machi

Guest cast

Songs

;Opening theme
;Ending themes
  • "Kimi dake o Mamoritai"
  • *Lyrics & Composition: Toshihiko Takamizawa
  • *Arrangement: Akira Inoue
  • *Artist: Fumiaki Nakajima
  • *Episodes: 1-26, 35, 50
  • "ULTRA HIGH"
  • *Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement, & Artist: Lazy
  • *Episodes: 27–34, 37–49, 51
  • "Brave Love, TIGA "
  • *Composition: BarbeQ Wasada
  • *Arrangement: Yasuhiko Fukuda
  • *Episodes: 36
;Insert & image themes
  • "Take off!! Super GUTS"
  • *Lyrics: Kumiko Aoki
  • *Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
  • *Artist: Night Scats
  • :First used in episode 1.
  • "LOVE & PEACE"
  • *Lyrics & Composition: Fumiaki Nakajima
  • *Arrangement: Fumiaki Nakajima, Youtenji hiromi
  • *Artist: Fumiaki Nakajima with Sara & Rei
  • :Unused in the series.
  • "EVERYBODY WANTS LOVE"
  • *Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement, & Artist: Lazy
  • :Unused in the series.
  • "Miracle no Kaze ni Nare"
  • *Lyrics: Gorō Matsui
  • *Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
  • *Arrangement: Mitsuhiro Tada
  • *Artist: Fumikazu Miyashita
  • *Episodes: 9
  • "Dyna no Akai Kagayaki ni"
  • *Lyrics: Gorō Matsui
  • *Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
  • *Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
  • *Artist: Shinichi Ishihara
  • *Episodes: 24
  • "Ima koso Flash"
  • *Lyrics: Gorō Matsui
  • *Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
  • *Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
  • *Artist: Tatsuya Maeda
  • *Episodes: 35

Ultraman Decker

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series, Tsuburaya released the sequel of Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga titled Ultraman Decker, serving as a modern reimagining of the original series.

Home media

In July 2020, Shout! Factory announced to have struck a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek Entertainment, with the blessings of Tsuburaya and Indigo, that granted them the exclusive SVOD and AVOD digital rights to the Ultra series and films acquired by Mill Creek the previous year. Ultraman Dyna, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.