Ultraman Neos


Ultraman Neos is a Japanese tokusatsu series, being the eleventh entry in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Neos was initially intended as a TV series but the project was shelved. Years later, Tsuburaya turned the concept into a 12-episode direct-to-video series. In spite of the appearance of similar designs and a cameo by Zoffy, the series is set in an alternate universe.
Toku premiered the series in the United States with English subtitles on May 1, 2017. On Friday, September 29 the entire series was made available for viewing on Verizon's go90.

Plot

In the first decade of the 21st century, Earth has crossed over the Unbalance Zone once in every 3 million years, which caused various unnatural phenomenon on Earth to occur. Having survived the destruction of a space satellite, Genki Kagura was bonded to Ultraman Neos as they fight against the monster brought to life by the Dark Matter mutations with the assistance of HEART and a fellow Ultra veteran, Ultraseven 21. During that time, Kagura crosses paths with Alien Zamu, a race of extraterrestrial aliens who took refuge on Earth when their planet was ravaged by the effects of Dark Matter. In the final episodes, Mensch Heit tries to exterminate this alien race by sending Grall and threatening the Japanese defense forces for cooperation. With Neos and Seven 21 nearly dying from exhaustion, Esura, the last surviving Alien Zamu sacrificed his life to replenish both Ultras as they defeated the demonic ruler and avenge the extinct alien race. Neos and Seven 21 returned to their home planet as the former separated from Kagura and HEART vowing to restore the Zamu race.

Episodes

  1. Neos Is Born
  2. The Mysterious Dark Matter
  3. SOS from the Sea
  4. The Red Giant! Seven 21
  5. The Invisible Bond
  6. Revenge of Alien Zamu
  7. King of the Ecosystem
  8. Revive Earth - HEART to the South
  9. Our Dino-Coaster
  10. Decide! SX Rescue Operation
  11. The Assassin from Space
  12. The Warriors of Light Forever

    Cast

  • Genki Kagura: Jun Takatsuki
  • Gonpachi Minato: Kyusaku Shimada
  • Hironobu Uematsu: Shigeki Kagemaru
  • Takayoshi Hino: Taketora Morita
  • Nana Hayami: Atsuko Rukawa
  • Ayumi Kitabayashi: Mika Sakamoto
  • Yōko Fujiwara: Satomi Murakami
  • Kisaragi: Sakae Kimura
  • Katagiri: Wataru Shihōdō
  • Ultraseven 21: Isshin Chiba
  • Zoffy, Skinhead leader : Akitoshi Ōtaki
  • Narrator: Ikuya Sawaki
;Guest Cast
  • Shinya Kenmochi: Kunio Masaoka
  • Erika Shibata: Kaoru Ukawa
  • Sean Uncle: Earl Scott
  • Jō Naruse: Hiroshi Miyasaka
  • Masato Usami: Uketa Take
  • Mensch Heit: Mister Chin

    Songs

;Opening song
  • "Ultraman Neos"
  • *Lyrics: Gorō Matsui
  • *Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
  • *Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano, Kazuya Daimon
  • *Artist: Tatsuya Maeda, Project DMM
  • *The original version appeared as an insert song in the 1995 short pilot. For the opening of the 12 episode series, it was labelled as "TYPE 2001" during its marketing in said year.
;Ending song
  • "IN YOUR HEART"
  • *Lyrics: Goro Matsui
  • *Composition/Arrangement: Kazuya Daimon
  • *Artist: Rica Matsumoto and Project DMM
  • *Usually the first verse is played in the entire season, but the second and third is combined and played for the final episode.
;Insert song
  • "Ultraseven 21"
  • *Lyrics: Gorō Matsui
  • *Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
  • *Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano, Kazuya Daimon
  • *Artist: Tatsuya Maeda, Project DMM
  • *The original version appeared as an insert song in the 1995 short pilot. For the same purpose in episode 4 of the series, it was labelled as "TYPE 2001" due to its marketing in said year.

    Other appearances

  • Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy : Neos and Ultraseven 21 fight alongside other residents of the Land of Light against the evil Ultraman Belial.
  • State Farm commercial : Neos appeared in a commercial to promote the foreign insurance company.
  • Tokyo Brand : Neos made his cameo appearance in a video which promoted tourism to Tokyo, Japan.
  • Life of Planet : In a music video performed by Taiwanese band Mayday from their 9th studio album History of Tomorrow, directed by Muh Chen. Neos was seen fighting against Dark Baltan while dealing with humanity's distrust towards him, save for a young boy.
  • Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspriacy : Neos and Ultraseven 21 fight alongside other Ultramen of the Land of Light against the evil Absolute Tartarus.

    Home media

The series was released in the United States on DVD October 11, 2022 by Mill Creek Entertainment.