Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle
Runtime24–25 mins. (per episode)
GenreSuperhero
Tokusatsu
Sci-Fi
Kaiju
Kyodai Hero
CreatorTsuburaya Productions
StarringMamoru Miyano
CountryJapan
NetworkTV Tokyo
BS Japan
First airedJanuary 7, 2017
Last airedJune 24, 2017
Num episodes25
Related

is a biography series produced by Tsuburaya Productions created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ultra Seven. This show follows a format similar to Ultraman Retsuden, and continues to feature Ultraman Zero as the show's main navigator, bringing the viewers to movies and miniseries that featured his major involvement. Before its official airing in 2017 in Japan, it was shown in Malaysian television channel Astro Ceria starting from April 10, 2015 in Malay.[1]

The show was broadcast starting January 7, 2017 on two Japanese television networks, TV Tokyo and BS Japan at the time of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm respectively. The official website also announced the launch of Ultra Fight Orb, a spinoff of Ultraman Orb which was released in spring 2017.[2][3][4][5]

On July 25, 2017, Toku announced that the series would air in the United States on its channel with English subtitles beginning August 31, 2017.[6][7]

The show's main catchphrase is .

Characters

  • The series' main navigator.

Devices

  • Ultraman Orb's transformation device, which made a cameo appearance in the first episode, triggering the announcement "special!" when scanning a peculiar card featuring both Zero and Orb Origin himself.
    A tablet-like device that featured each character's viewpoint, foreshadowing the next episode itself.

Ultra Heroes Chronicle

As a countdown to the film Ultraman Orb The Movie, aired during the ending segment of episodes 7-11 of the show. Ultraman Zero navigates the viewers to the four Ultra Warriors who are featured in the film.

  1. during episode 7.
    during episode 8.
    during episode 9.
    during episodes 10 and 11.

Ultra Fight Orb

Main article: Ultra Fight Orb

aired during the ending segment of episodes 15-22 of the show and features two new forms of Ultraman Orb.

Cast

  • Ultraman Zero (Voice):
  • Orb Ring Voice (1): [8]
  • Narration: ,

Song

  • [9]
    • Lyrics:
    • Composition & Arrangement:
    • Artist: with

References

  1. ^ "Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle (Trailer)" (in Malay). Astro Ceria's official YouTube channel. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  2. ^ "ウルトラマンゼロの雄姿再び！『ウルトラマンゼロ THE CHRONICLE』2017年1月7日(土)9:00～ テレビ東京系にて放送開始！" (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  3. ^ "「ウルトラマンゼロ THE CHRONICLE」1月7日放送開始 春には「ウルトラファイトオーブ」もスタート" (in Japanese). animeanime.jp. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  4. ^ "『ウルトラマンゼロ THE CHRONICLE』1・7放送開始" (in Japanese). www.excite.co.jp. 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-29.[dead link]
  5. ^ "『ウルトラマンゼロ THE CHRONICLE』1・7放送開始" (in Japanese). www.oricon.jp. 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  6. ^ "TOKU Announces U.S. Premieres of Three New Ultra Series Titles". SciFi Japan. 2017-07-15. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  7. ^ "TOKU Premieres 3 Ultra Tokusatsu Series in August". Anime News Network. 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  8. ^ "櫻井孝宏 出演情報 - INTENTION" (in Japanese). INTENTION. 2016-07-12. Archived from the original on 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  9. ^ "新番組『ウルトラマンゼロ THE CHRONICLE』主題歌発表！水木一郎 with ボイジャー「GO AHEAD～すすめ！ウルトラマンゼロ～」12/29(土) CDアルバム発売＆iTunes Storeにて配信開始！" (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2016-12-15.