Ultraman Cosmos

Ultraman Cosmos (ウルトラマンコスモス, Urutoraman Kosumosu) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series being the twelfth entry (seventeenth overall) show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Cosmos aired from July 7, 2001 to September 28, 2002, with a total of 65 episodes, which currently makes it the longest running Ultra show to date. It was also released to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Ultraman series.

Ultraman Cosmos
Genre	Tokusatsu Kaiju Superhero Adventure Science fiction Kyodai Hero
Created by	Tsuburaya Productions
Developed by	Naoyuki Edo
Directed by	Tsugumi Kitaura
Starring	Taiyo Sugiura Daisuke Shima Kaori Sakagami Hidekazu Ichinose Koichi Sudo Mayuka Suzuki
Opening theme	Spirit by Project DMM
Ending theme	Ultraman Cosmos~Kimi ni Dekiru Nani Ka by Project DMM Kokoro no Kizuna by Project DMM
Composer	Tōru Fuyuki
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	65
Production
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Tsuburaya Productions Mainichi Broadcasting System
Original release
Network	JNN (MBS, TBS)
Release	July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) – September 28, 2002 (2002-09-28)
Related
Ultraman Neos Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy

In June 2002, Cosmos was taken off of television for several weeks (following the broadcast of the 49th episode) when lead actor Taiyou Sugiura was questioned in an assault and extortion case. When the case against Sugiura was dropped for lack of evidence, Cosmos was put back on the air.^[1] MBS, TBS and Tsuburaya ultimately pulled five episodes (50, 52, 54, 56, and 58) from broadcast to make up for time lost, and these episodes were later released on DVD.

In April 2017, the television channel TOKU announced that they would release the series in the United States in the near future.^[2] A year later, the series was released by the channel on April 23, 2018.^[3]

Story concepts

Observing the increasing trend of violence that occurred in the younger generation of Japan, Tsuburaya made an Ultraman character that has a gentler nature than its predecessors. With a dominantly blue look, Tsuburaya wanted to elevate Ultraman's image as a figure of love for the environment and peace. Thus, the concept of the story is the theme of pacifism, meaning an idea which considers war to be morally unjustifiable, and all disputes or disagreements must be resolved by the way of peace. So Ultraman Cosmos is a gentle Ultraman, engaging in nonviolent fights.

Plot

Main article: List of Ultraman Cosmos characters

The series featured many firsts for the franchise, including the start of the story in a movie rather than the series proper. Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact was the prequel to the series and took place eight years before episode 1. In it, 11-year-old Musashi Haruno encounters the being of light, Ultraman Cosmos (ウルトラマンコスモス, Urutoraman Kosumosu), and befriends him as the two confront a threat to Earth.

Ten years later, Musashi, now 19 and a member of Team EYES, once again encounters the being of light from his childhood. The dark being Chaos Header has appeared and is corrupting the monsters of Earth, making them become ravenous and violent creatures that threaten humanity. Through Musashi's will to see the beasts and humans live in peace, Cosmos grants him a new power that will allow him to heal the corrupted creatures.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Reunion With Light" Transliteration: "Hikari to no Saikai" (Japanese: 光との再会)	Tsugumi Kitaura	Shinsuke Onishi	July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07)
2	"Shadow of the Chaos Header" Transliteration: "Kaosu Heddā no Kage" (Japanese: カオスヘッダーの影)	Tsugumi Kitaura	Shinsuke Onishi	July 14, 2001 (2001-07-14)
3	"Fly! Musashi" Transliteration: "Tobe! Musashi" (Japanese: 飛べ! ムサシ)	Miki Nemoto	Keiichi Hasegawa	July 21, 2001 (2001-07-21)
4	"The Fallen Robot" Transliteration: "Ochitekita Robotto" (Japanese: 落ちてきたロボット)	Masaki Harada	Hideyuki Kawakami	July 28, 2001 (2001-07-28)
5	"Revenge of the Fireflies" Transliteration: "Hotaru no Fukushū" (Japanese: 蛍の復讐)	Ryuichi Ichino	Hideyuki Kawakami	August 4, 2001 (2001-08-04)
6	"Monster Fishing" Transliteration: "Kaijū Ipponzuri" (Japanese: 怪獣一本釣り)	Ryuichi Ichino	Takahiko Masuda	August 11, 2001 (2001-08-11)
7	"Present from the Sky" Transliteration: "Sora kara no Purezento" (Japanese: 空からのプレゼント)	Kazuya Konaka	Junki Takegami	August 18, 2001 (2001-08-18)
8	"Sleeping Maiden" Transliteration: "Otome no Nemuri" (Japanese: 乙女の眠り)	Kazuya Konaka	Hideyuki Kawakami	August 25, 2001 (2001-08-25)
9	"Friend in the Forest" Transliteration: "Mori no Tomodachi" (Japanese: 森の友だち)	Masaki Harada	Junki Takegami	September 1, 2001 (2001-09-01)
10	"The Bronze Devil" Transliteration: "Seidō no Majin" (Japanese: 青銅の魔神)	Miki Nemoto	Shinsuke Onishi	September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08)
11	"Move! Monster" Transliteration: "Ugoke! Kaijū" (Japanese: 動け! 怪獣)	Tsugumi Kitaura	Satoru Nishizono	September 15, 2001 (2001-09-15)
12	"The Organism of Light" Transliteration: "Inochi no Kagayaki" (Japanese: 生命の輝き)	Tsugumi Kitaura	Junki Takegami	September 22, 2001 (2001-09-22)
13	"Daughter of Time: Part 1" Transliteration: "Toki no Musume (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 時の娘 前編)	Masaki Harada	Ai Ōta	September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)
14	"Daughter of Time: Part 2" Transliteration: "Toki no Musume (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 時の娘 後編)	Masaki Harada	Ai Ōta	October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06)
15	"Deep Sea Fight" Transliteration: "Shinkai no Shitō" (Japanese: 深海の死闘)	Ryuichi Ichino	Shinsuke Onishi	October 13, 2001 (2001-10-13)
16	"The Flying Whale" Transliteration: "Tobu Kujira" (Japanese: 飛ぶクジラ)	Ryuichi Ichino	Keiichi Hasegawa	October 20, 2001 (2001-10-20)
17	"The Different Dimensional Trap" Transliteration: "Ijigen no Wana" (Japanese: 異次元の罠)	Hirochika Muraishi	Junki Takegami	October 27, 2001 (2001-10-27)
18	"The Legend of Mt. Nibito" Transliteration: "Nibitoyama Densetsu" (Japanese: 二人山伝説)	Hirochika Muraishi	Hideyuki Kawakami	November 3, 2001 (2001-11-03)
19	"Star Lover" Transliteration: "Hoshi no Koibito" (Japanese: 星の恋人)	Takeshi Yagi	Kengo Kaji	November 10, 2001 (2001-11-10)
20	"Musashi’s Sky" Transliteration: "Musashi no Sora" (Japanese: ムサシの空)	Takeshi Yagi	Sotaro Hayashi	November 17, 2001 (2001-11-17)
21	"The Battle With the Tech Booster: Part 1" Transliteration: "Tekku Būsutā Shutsudō seyo (Zenpen)" (Japanese: テックブースター出動せよ 前編)	Miki Nemoto	Kengo Kaji & Sotaro Hayashi	November 24, 2001 (2001-11-24)
22	"The Battle With the Tech Booster: Part 2" Transliteration: "Tekku Būsutā Shutsudō seyo (Kōhen)" (Japanese: テックブースター出動せよ 後編)	Miki Nemoto	Kengo Kaji & Sotaro Hayashi	December 1, 2001 (2001-12-01)
23	"Luna vs. Luna" Transliteration: "Runa Tai Runa" (Japanese: ルナ対ルナ)	Tsugumi Kitaura	Kenichi Araki	December 8, 2001 (2001-12-08)
24	"Warm Memories" Transliteration: "Nukumori no Kioku" (Japanese: ぬくもりの記憶)	Masaki Harada	Masakazu Migita	December 15, 2001 (2001-12-15)
25	"Alien Girl" Transliteration: "Isei no Hito" (Japanese: 異星の少女)	Masaki Harada	Takahiko Masuda	December 22, 2001 (2001-12-22)
26	"The Power to Defeat the Chaos" Transliteration: "Kaosu o Taosu Chikara" (Japanese: カオスを倒す力)	Tsugumi Kitaura	Shinsuke Onishi	December 29, 2001 (2001-12-29)
27	"A Space Monster Is Born on Earth" Transliteration: "Chikyū Umare no Uchū Kaijū" (Japanese: 地球生まれの宇宙怪獣)	Ryuichi Ichino	Atsushi Maekawa	January 5, 2002 (2002-01-05)
28	"Strength and Power" Transliteration: "Tsuyosa to Chikara" (Japanese: 強さと力)	Ryuichi Ichino	Shinsuke Onishi	January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12)
29	"Dreaming Courage" Transliteration: "Yumemiru Yūki" (Japanese: 夢みる勇気)	Miki Nemoto	Shinsuke Onishi	January 19, 2002 (2002-01-19)
30	"Eclipse" Transliteration: "Ekuripusu" (Japanese: エクリプス)	Miki Nemoto	Shinsuke Onishi	January 26, 2002 (2002-01-26)
31	"Rescue Gon" Transliteration: "Gon o Sukue" (Japanese: ゴンを救え)	Hirochika Muraishi	Junki Takegami	February 2, 2002 (2002-02-02)
32	"The Nightmare Experiment" Transliteration: "Akumu no Jikken" (Japanese: 悪夢の実験)	Hirochika Muraishi	Yū Yamamoto	February 9, 2002 (2002-02-09)
33	"Monster Hunter" Transliteration: "Kaijū Hantā" (Japanese: 怪獣狙撃手)	Takeshi Yagi	Kengo Kaji & Sotaro Hayashi	February 16, 2002 (2002-02-16)
34	"Wrath of the Sea God" Transliteration: "Kaijin no Ikari" (Japanese: 海神の怒り)	Takeshi Yagi	Sotaro Hayashi	February 23, 2002 (2002-02-23)
35	"The Magic Stone" Transliteration: "Mahō no Ishii" (Japanese: 魔法の石)	Masaki Harada	Hideyuki Kawakami	March 2, 2002 (2002-03-02)
36	"The Mountain of Yōkai" Transliteration: "Yōkai no Yama" (Japanese: 妖怪の山)	Masaki Harada	Junki Takegami	March 9, 2002 (2002-03-09)
37	"Fubuki Retires?!" Transliteration: "Fubuki Tainin?!" (Japanese: フブキ退任?!)	Ryuichi Ichino	Atsushi Maekawa	March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16)
38	"Alien Old Man" Transliteration: "Oyaji Seijin" (Japanese: オヤジ星人)	Ryuichi Ichino	Takahiko Masuda	March 23, 2002 (2002-03-23)
39	"Light of Evil" Transliteration: "Jaaku no Hikari" (Japanese: 邪悪の光)	Miki Nemoto	Shinsuke Onishi	March 30, 2002 (2002-03-30)
40	"Giant of Evil" Transliteration: "Jaaku no Kyojin" (Japanese: 邪悪の巨人)	Miki Nemoto	Hideyuki Kawakami	April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06)
41	"The Green Fugitive" Transliteration: "Midori no Tōbōsha" (Japanese: 緑の逃亡者)	Teruyoshi Ishii	Kenichi Araki	April 13, 2002 (2002-04-13)
42	"Friend" Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: ともだち)	Teruyoshi Ishii	Shinsuke Onishi	April 20, 2002 (2002-04-20)
43	"Puppet Monster" Transliteration: "Ayatsuri Kaijū" (Japanese: 操り怪獣)	Hirochika Muraishi	Hideyuki Kawakami	April 27, 2002 (2002-04-27)
44	"Ghighi vs. Gon" Transliteration: "Gigi Tai Gon" (Japanese: ギギVSゴン)	Hirochika Muraishi	Junki Takegami	May 4, 2002 (2002-05-04)
45	"The Amusement Park Legend" Transliteration: "Yūenchi Densetsu" (Japanese: 遊園地伝説)	Takeshi Yagi	Masakazu Migita	May 11, 2002 (2002-05-11)
46	"The Miraculous Flower" Transliteration: "Kiseki no Hana" (Japanese: 奇跡の花)	Takeshi Yagi	Sotaro Hayashi	May 18, 2002 (2002-05-18)
47	"Sorceress of the Sky" Transliteration: "Sora no Majo" (Japanese: 空の魔女)	Masaki Harada	Satoshi Suzuki	May 25, 2002 (2002-05-25)
48	"Waroga Counterattack" Transliteration: "Waroga Gyakushū" (Japanese: ワロガ逆襲)	Masaki Harada	Masakazu Migita	June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01)
49	"Snow of Space" Transliteration: "Uchū no Yuki" (Japanese: 宇宙の雪)	Ryuichi Ichino	Shinsuke Onishi	June 8, 2002 (2002-06-08)
50	"Monster Smuggling!?" Transliteration: "Kaijū Mitsuyu!?" (Japanese: 怪獣密輸!?)	Ryuichi Ichino	Hideyuki Kawakami	June 15, 2002 (2002-06-15)[1]
51	"Enemy of Chaos" Transliteration: "Kaosu no Teki" (Japanese: カオスの敵)	Miki Nemoto	Kengo Kaji	July 20, 2002 (2002-07-20)
52	"Transformation Impossible!?" Transliteration: "Henshin Funō!?" (Japanese: 変身不能!?)	Miki Nemoto	Sotaro Hayashi	July 20, 2002 (2002-07-20)[1]
53	"Future Monster" Transliteration: "Mirai Kaijū" (Japanese: 未来怪獣)	Teruyoshi Ishii	Kenichi Araki	July 27, 2002 (2002-07-27)
54	"Human Transporter" Transliteration: "Ningen Tensōki" (Japanese: 人間転送機)	Teruyoshi Ishii	Shinsuke Onishi	August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03)[1]
55	"Final Test" Transliteration: "Saishū Tesuto" (Japanese: 最終テスト)	Hirochika Muraishi	Junki Takegami	August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03)
56	"Kappa Village" Transliteration: "Kappa no Sato" (Japanese: かっぱの里)	Hirochika Muraishi	Hideyuki Kawakami	August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03)[1]
57	"Door of Snow" Transliteration: "Yuki no Tobira" (Japanese: 雪の扉)	Masaki Harada	Ai Ōta	August 10, 2002 (2002-08-10)
58	"The Sky of Revenge" Transliteration: "Fukushū no Sora" (Japanese: 復讐の空)	Masaki Harada	Masakazu Migita	August 10, 2002 (2002-08-10)[1]
59	"Maximum Invasions" Transliteration: "Saidai no Shinryaku" (Japanese: 最大の侵略)	Takeshi Yagi	Kengo Kaji	August 17, 2002 (2002-08-17)
60	"Chaos War" Transliteration: "Kaosu Taisen" (Japanese: カオス大戦)	Takeshi Yagi	Kengo Kaji	August 24, 2002 (2002-08-24)
61	"Forbidden Weapon" Transliteration: "Kindan no Heiki" (Japanese: 禁断の兵器)	Ryuichi Ichino	Takahiko Masuda	August 31, 2002 (2002-08-31)
62	"Cry of the Earth" Transliteration: "Chikyū no Himei" (Japanese: 地球の悲鳴)	Ryuichi Ichino	Takahiko Masuda	September 7, 2002 (2002-09-07)
63	"Chaos’s Violent Attack" Transliteration: "Kaosu Gekishū" (Japanese: カオス激襲)	Miki Nemoto	Shinsuke Onishi	September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14)
64	"Deathmatch on the Moon" Transliteration: "Getsumen no Kessen" (Japanese: 月面の決戦)	Miki Nemoto	Shinsuke Onishi	September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21)
65	"True Hero" Transliteration: "Shin no Yūsha" (Japanese: 真の勇者)	Miki Nemoto	Shinsuke Onishi	September 28, 2002 (2002-09-28)

Cast

• Musashi Haruno (春野 ムサシ, Haruno Musashi): Taiyo Sugiura (杉浦 太陽, Sugiura Taiyō),^[4][5] Kounosuke Tokai (東海 孝之助, Tōkai Kōnosuke, Childhood)
• Harumitsu Hiura (ヒウラ ハルミツ, Hiura Harumitsu): Daisuke Shima (嶋 大輔, Shima Daisuke)^[5]
• Shinobu Mizuki (ミズキ シノブ, Mizuki Shinobu): Kaori Sakagami (坂上 香織, Sakagami Kaori)^[5]
• Keisuke Fubuki (フブキ ケイスケ, Fubuki Keisuke): Hidekazu Ichinose (市瀬 秀和, Ichinose Hidekazu)^[5][6]
• Koji Doigaki (ドイガキ コウジ, Doigaki Kōji): Koichi Sudo (須藤 公一, Sudō Kōichi)^[5]
• Ayano Morimoto (モリモト アヤノ, Morimoto Ayano): Mayuka Suzuki (鈴木 繭菓, Suzuki Mayuka)^[5]
• Ultraman Cosmos (ウルトラマンコスモス, Urutoraman Kosumosu, Voice): Hiroyuki Sato (佐藤 浩之, Satō Hiroyuki)^[4][7]
• Chaos Header (カオスヘッダー, Kaosu Heddā)/Chaos Ultraman (カオスウルトラマン, Chaos Ultraman) (Voice): Koji Haramaki (服巻 浩司, Haramaki Koji)^[8]
• Commander Sahara (佐原司令官, Sahara-shirei-kan): Masahiro Sudō (須藤 正裕, Sudō Masahiro)^[9]
• Vice Commander Shishikura (宍倉副司令官, Shishikura-fuku-shirei-kan): Eiji Ōki (大城 英司, Ōki Eiji)
• Naval Officer Saijō (西条武官, Saijō-bukan): Atsushi Narasaka (奈良 坂篤, Narasaka Atsushi)
• Director Ikeyama (イケヤマ管理官, Ikeyama-kanri-kan): Hyōe Ichikawa (市川 兵衛, Ichikawa Hyōe)
• Azusa Niimi (新見 あづさ, Niimi Azusa, 8, 13, 14, 20): Kayano Komaki (小牧 かやの, Kayano Komaki)
• Mitsuya (ミツヤ, 21, 22, 63): Issey Takahashi (高橋 一生, Takahashi Issei)^[10]
• Noboru Kawaya (カワヤ ノボル, Kawaya Noboru, 25, 31, 35, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 57, 65): Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹, Kagemaru Shigeki)
• Yukari Yoshii (吉井 ユカリ, Yoshii Yukari): Nana Horie (堀江 奈々, Horie Nana)
• Science Director Hazumi (ハズミ科学主任, Hazumi-kagaku-shunin): Takumi Tsutsui (筒井 巧, Tsutsui Takumi)
• Bengals Captain Oka (ベンガルズ隊長・岡, Bengaruzu taichō Oka), Evacuees (1): Hideki Oka (岡 秀樹, Oka Hideki)
• Ishii (石井, 14, 25, 48, 58), Igomas (イゴマス, Igomasu, Voice; 4): Hiroshi Ishii (石井 浩, Ishii Hiroshi)
• Narrator, TV announcer (Voice; 6): Hiroshi Isobe (磯部 弘, Isobe Hiroshi)

Guest cast

• Sosuke Nagano's father (7): Yoichi Okamura (岡村 洋一, Okamura Yoichi)
• Yasuhiro Iwata (岩田 康祐, Iwata Yasuhiro, 9): Tamotsu Ishibashi (石橋 保, Ishibashi Tamotsu)
• Shinichi Takekoshi (竹越 真一, Takekoshi Shin'ichi, 18): Arthur Kuroda (黒田 アーサー, Kuroda Āsā)
• Kensaku Kimoto (木本 研作, Kimoto Kensaku, 20): Shunji Fujimura (藤村 俊二, Fujimura Shunji)
• Jun Takasugi (高杉 純, Takasugi Jun, 24): Makoto Kamijo (上條 誠, Kamijō Makoto)
• Alien Sreiyu "Lamia" (スレイユ星人 ラミア, Sureiyu Seijin Ramia, 25): Becky (ベッキー, Bekkī)
• Clevergon (クレバーゴン, Kurebāgon, Voice; 29, 31, 44): Hiroko Sakurai (桜井 浩子, Sakurai Hiroko)
• Tadao Kusano (草野 忠雄, Kusano Tadao, 38): Shoichiro Akaboshi (赤星 昇一郎, Akaboshi Shōichirō)
• Yamano/Alien Curia (山野/キュリア星人, Yamano/Kyuria Seijin, 46): Eisuke Tsunoda (角田 英介, Tsunoda Eisuke)
• Keizō (敬造, 56): Ken Okabe (岡部 健, Okabe Ken)
• Shōichi (正一, 56): Eiichi Kikuchi (きくち 英一, Kikuchi Eiichi)
• Old Man Tomano (戸間乃老人, Tomano-rōjin, 57): Hideyo Amamoto (天本 英世, Amamoto Hideyo)

Songs

Opening theme

• "Spirit"
  • Lyrics: Goro Matsui
  • Composition: KATSUMI
  • Arrangement: Takao Konishi
  • Artist: Project DMM

Ending themes

• "Ultraman Cosmos ~ Kimi ni Dekiru Nanika" (ウルトラマンコスモス～君にできるなにか, Urutoraman Kosumosu ~ Kimi ni Dekiru Nanika, lit. "You Can Be Something")
  • Lyrics: Goro Matsui
  • Composition: Kisaburo Suzuki
  • Arrangement: Seiichi Kyoda
  • Artist: Project DMM
• "Kokoro no Kizuna" (心の絆, lit. "Bonds of the Heart")
  • Lyrics, Composition: KATSUMI
  • Arrangement: Kazuya Daimon
  • Artist: Project DMM

Media

Feature films

• Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)
• Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002)
• Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle (2003)

Other appearances

• Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy (2009), an alternate iteration of Musashi makes a cameo appearance as a ZAP Spacy member.
• Ultraman Saga (2012), Cosmos joins Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Dyna and five Showa-era Ultra Heroes.
• Ultraman Ginga S: Showdown! Ultra 10 Warriors!! (2015), Cosmos joins Ultraman Ginga, and eight Heisei-era Ultra Heroes.
• Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga (2016-2017), Musashi joins Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Dyna.
• Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy (2020), Cosmos along with Justice joins Ultraman 80, Ultraman Neos and Ultraseven 21 at Planet Feed to fight against Leugocyte.

Home media

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 Cosmos, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.^[11]

The series is scheduled to be released in the United States on DVD November 1, 2022 by Mill Creek Entertainment.