Ultraman Leo Explained

Creator:Tsuburaya Productions
Runtime:24 minutes (per episode)
Country:Japan
Network:JNN (TBS)
Num Episodes:51
Company:Tsuburaya Productions
TBS
Developer:Shigemitsu Taguchi
Director:Tadashi Mafune
Composer:Tōru Fuyuki

is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 7th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Steve Krantz Productions, Ultraman Leo was aired between April 12, 1974, and March 28, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes. Tatsumi Nikamoto was the in-suit actor of Ultraman Leo.

Plot

See main article: List of Ultraman Leo characters. Ultraman Leo comes from Nebula L77 (Leo constellation), and takes the human form of Gen Ootori. Ultraseven appears to fight a new foe, Alien Magma and his two "pets", the Red and Black Giras. Ultimately, Ultraseven is greatly overpowered and his leg is graphically broken by Black Giras. Ultraman Leo drives off the foes, but Ultraseven is confined to his human form because of his injuries and due to the Ultra Eye being damaged when he attempted to transform. Dan then maintains his role as Captain of MAC (Monster Attack Crew). Gen is a gymnastics teacher on the side and joins MAC to defend the Earth. Gen and Dan regularly train together, allowing Ultraman Leo to learn many moves in human form. In episode 34, Dan asks Ultraman Jack to take the Ultra Eye back to M78 to be restored while he heals on Earth. However, in episode 40 MAC is destroyed by Silver Bloome, a saucer monster that belongs to Commander Black. During the attack Dan asks Leo to keep defending the Earth and disappears in the conflagration. It is later shown that he was taken back to M78 to be fully healed and restored as Ultraseven. Gen is now unemployed and spends most of his time training the kids to defend themselves as well as defending the Earth as Ultraman Leo. Commander Black and Alien Bunyo capture Gen when he cannot transform completely. Gen as Leo is then dismembered, only to be brought back to life by Ultraman King. Leo would then face Commander Black's final monster, Black End, with the kids he trained, the latter of whom kill Black, and hand the sphere used to control Black End to Leo. Finishing his mission, Gen removes his Leo Ring and sets off to tour Earth, his "second home".

Episodes

  1. When Seven Dies! Tokyo Submerges!
  2. The Big Sink! The Last Day of the Japanese Archipelago
  3. Goodbye Tears...
  4. A Vow Between Men
  5. Don't Cry! You Are a Man
  6. You're a Man! Burn On!
  7. A Beautiful Man's Disposition
  8. Certain Kill! Monster Challenger
  9. Bridge of Friendship That Spans Space
  10. The Wandering Monster of Sorrow
  11. One Man Covered with Mud
  12. The Travellin' Dude Has Come!
  13. Huge Explosion! A Desperate Couple of Aliens
  14. Certain-Kill Fists! A Young Boy Who Calls Up a Tempest
  15. The Way to Kill in Darkness! The One Strike with Fighting Spirit
  16. The Woman Who Disappeared in the Middle of the Night
  17. Bride of the Wolfman
  18. Vampire! The Bat Girl
  19. The Revival of the Half-Fish Man
  20. The Strange Lad of Ursa Minor
  21. I Saw a Goddess in the Far North!
  22. The Leo Brothers vs. The Monster Brothers
  23. The Mischievous Alien Who Fell Out of Bed
  24. The Beautiful Woman of Virgo
  25. The Rhinoceros Beetle is a Space Invader!
  26. Ultraman King vs. the Magician
  27. You're Strong! Momotaroh!
  28. Return of the Bearded Captain!
  29. Reunion of Fate! Dan and Anne
  30. The Returning of a Monster's Favor
  31. The White Flower that Protects Earth
  32. Farewell, Princess Kaguya
  33. The Leo Brothers vs. the Evil Space Spirit Alien
  34. Ultra Brothers, Eternal Vows
  35. I'm a Monster General!
  36. Fly! Leo Brothers, Save the Space Base!
  37. Mystery! The Mirror in Which a Devil Lives
  38. Battle! The Leo Brothers vs. The Ultra Brothers
  39. The Leo Brothers and the Ultra Brothers, Time of Victory
  40. MAC Annihilated! The Flying Saucer was a Living Creature!
  41. A Flying Saucer Beast Came from an Evil Planet!
  42. Leo is in Danger! The Assassin is a Flying Saucer Beast
  43. Challenge! The Terror of the Vampire Saucer
  44. The Shooting Star from Hell!
  45. The Phantom Girl
  46. The Fighting Leo Brothers! The End of the Flying Saucer Beast!
  47. The Evil Stardust-Collecting Girl
  48. The Giant Monster Bird Saucer Attacks the Japanese Archipelago!
  49. The Red Assassin Who Beckons Death!
  50. The Life of Leo! The Miracle of King!
  51. Goodbye, Leo! Take off Toward the Sun

Cast

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Voice actors

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Guest actors

Songs

Opening themes
Insert themes

Other appearances

Besides the Shōwa period, Ultraman Leo's popularity and fighting ability enabled him to make guest appearances in the following Ultra Series after the end of the original TV series.

International broadcast

In Thailand, Ultraman Leo first aired in 1995 on IBC7 (now called TrueVisions).

Home media

Japan

In December 2018, Tsuburaya Productions and Bandai Namco Entertainment released the series on Blu-ray.[5]

North America

In November 2014, the series, along with Ultraman Max and Ultraman Mebius, began streaming on Crunchyroll.[6] In December 2017, the series was released on the streaming service Toku.[7] [8] In April 2018, Shout! Factory hosted a marathon event of the series on their streaming service Shout! Factory TV.[9]

In July 2020, Shout! Factory announced to have struck a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek, with the blessings of Tsuburaya and Indigo, that granted them the exclusive SVOD and AVOD digital rights to the Ultra series and films (1,100 TV episodes and 20 films) acquired by Mill Creek the previous year. Ultraman Leo, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.[10]

It was released on Blu-ray in the United States on May 25, 2021 by Mill Creek.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 充実の特典映像は必見！「ウルトラマンレオ Blu-ray BOX」発売！ . m-78.jp . 2019-04-12 . ja . 2018-12-21.
  2. Web site: 1/20(土)～28(日)のウルトライベント情報！ . m-78.jp . 14 April 2019 . ja . 2018-01-19.
  3. Book: 円谷プロ画報 . 竹書房 . 第1巻. 2013 . 231 . 978-4-8124-9491-2 .
  4. Web site: ウルトラマンメビウス Ｍ７８星雲「光の国」. hicbc.com. 13 November 2013.
  5. Web site: Ultraman Leo Blu-ray Box Set Japanese Release This December. Keith Aiken. SciFi Japan. June 28, 2018. December 14, 2020. live. December 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214101445/https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2018/06/28/ultraman-leo-blu-ray-box-set-japanese-release-this-december/.
  6. Web site: "Ultraman Leo" Begins Streaming on Crunchyroll . crunchyroll.com. Patrick Macias. November 12, 2014. November 12, 2014. live. December 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214102240/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/11/12/ultraman-leo-begins-streaming-on-crunchyroll.
  7. Web site: TOKU to Air Ultraman Leo TV Series . Anime News Network. 2 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Ultrama Leo Now Airing On Toku. SciFi Japan. December 1, 2017. December 14, 2020. live. December 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214100803/https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2017/12/01/ultraman-leo-now-airing-on-toku/.
  9. Web site: Shout! Factory TV to Host Ultraman Leo: The Complete Series Marathon on Twitch April 18. SciFi Japan. April 7, 2018. December 14, 2020. live. December 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214101115/https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2018/04/07/shout-factory-tv-to-host-ultraman-leo-the-complete-series-marathon-on-twitch-april-18/.
  10. Web site: Shout! Factory Strikes 'Ultraman' Digital Distribution Deal With Mill Creek. Patrick Frater. Variety. July 10, 2020. December 13, 2020. live. December 14, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214043858/https://variety.com/2020/digital/asia/ultraman-shout-factory-digital-distribution-deal-mill-creek-1234702280/.

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