Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy (ウルトラQ dark fantasy, Urutora Kyū: dāku fantajī) is a 2004 production, and the 17th installment in the Ultra Series that was broadcast in Japan in 2004. It is a remake of Ultra Q, the first installment of the Ultra Series. It retains the same swirling effect for the title card, but with the words "Dark Fantasy" added underneath, the title also remains black and white. The final episode confirmed this is not a sequel; rather, it is another timeline in which the original series is portrayed as a television show.
| Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Tokusatsu Dark Fantasy Kaiju |
| Created by | Tsuburaya Productions |
| Developed by | Shozo Uehara |
| Directed by | Takeshi Yagi |
| Starring | Yoshihiko Hakamada, Kumiko Endo, Masao Kusakari, Shiro Sano |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company | Tsuburaya Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| Release | April 7 – September 29, 2004 |
| Related | |
Characters
edit- Goichi Sakamoto (Yoshihiko Hakamada): A journalist for Global Magazine's subdivision, MIND Magazine. It covers everything, including the paranormal. Though he is considered eccentric, he is an expert journalist and is good with computers. Ever since he first joined, the magazine's sales have increased at an astronomical level. He was formerly a student of Watarai, and still retains contact.
- Ryo Kusunoki (Kumiko Endo): A 25-year-old freelance photographer who also works for MIND. Though she appears to hate Goichi, she actually respects him a great deal.
- Kakunoshin Watarai (Masao Kusakari): A 54-year-old inventor, and a professor of science at Teito University. He spent some years in Britain, where he found his craving for biscuits and tea. He is knowledgeable in many topics, especially science, history, mythology, and folklore.
| # | Japanese Title | English Title | Air Date | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 踊るガラゴン (Odoru garagon) | Dancing Garagon | 7-Apr-04 | Takeshi Yagi | Shozo Uehara |
| 2 | らくがき (Raku ga ki) | Graffiti | 14-Apr-04 | Mitsunori Hattori | Aya Takei |
| 3 | あなた誰ですか? (Anata daredesuka?) | Who Are You? | 21-Apr-04 | Shusuke Kaneko | Tamio Hayashi |
| 4 | パズルの女 (Pazuru no on'na) | The Puzzle Woman | 28-Apr-04 | Tsugumi Kitaura | Mitsutaka Hirota |
| 5 | ヒエロニムスの下僕 (Hieronimusu no geboku) | The Slave of Hieronymus | 5-May-04 | Takeshi Yagi | Hiroshi Takashi |
| 6 | 楽園行き (Rakuen iki) | Bound for Paradise | 12-May-04 | Mitsunori Hattori | Sadayuki Murai |
| 7 | 綺亞羅 (Kiara) | Kiara | 19-May-04 | Shusuke Kaneko | Chiaki Konaka |
| 8 | ウニトローダの恩返し (Unitoroda no ongaeshi) | Unitoroda's repayment | 26-May-04 | Tsugumi Kitaura | Shozo Uehara |
| 9 | 午前2時の誘惑 (Gozen 2-ji no yuwaku) | Temptation at 2AM | 2-Jun-04 | Masaki Harada | Takashi Shinohara |
| 10 | 送り火 (Okuribi) | Ceremonial Bonfire | 9-Jun-04 | Masaki Harada | Ai Ota |
| 11 | トーテムの眼 (Totemu no me) | The Eyes of the Totem | 16-Jun-04 | Tsugumi Kitaura | Nobuyoshi Shimizu and Masakazu Migita |
| 12 | 夢見る石 (Yumemiru ishi) | The Dream Stone | 23-Jun-04 | Norio Tsuruta | Ai Ota |
| 13 | 影の侵略者 (Kage no shinryaku-sha) | The Invader of Shadows | 30-Jun-04 | Masaki Harada | Ai Ota |
| 14 | 李里依とリリー (Ri Rie to riri) | Lily and Lili | 7-Jul-04 | Norio Tsuruta | Noboru Takagi |
| 15 | 光る舟 (Hikaru fune) | The Shining Ship | 14-Jul-04 | Masaki Harada | Ai Ota |
| 16 | ガラQの大逆襲 (Gara Q no dai gyakushu) | Gara Q's Revenge | 21-Jul-04 | Mitsunori Hattori | Shozo Uehara |
| 17 | 小町 (Komachi) | The Town Beauty | 28-Jul-04 | Takeshi Yagi | Shozo Uehara |
| 18 | 後ろの正面 (Ushiro no shomen) | The Front of the Behind | 4-Aug-04 | Mitsunori Hattori | Aya Takei |
| 19 | レンズ越しの恋 (Renzu-goshi no koi) | Love Through a Lens | 11-Aug-04 | Mitsunori Hattori | Yuji Kobayashi |
| 20 | 密やかな終幕 (Hisoyakana shumaku) | The Quiet End | 18-Aug-04 | Iwao Takahashi | Yuuki Okano |
| 21 | 夜霧よ、今夜も... (Yogiri yo, kon'ya mo...) | The Night Fog, This Evening | 25-Aug-04 | Takeshi Yagi | Keisuke Fujikawa |
| 22 | カネゴンヌの光る径（みち） (Kanegon'nu no hikaru Wataru (michi)) | Kanegoneh's Shining Road | 1-Sep-04 | Atsushi Shimizu | Masahiro Yamada |
| 23 | 右365度の世界 (Migi 365-do no sekai) | Alice in the 365 Degree World | 8-Sep-04 | Takeshi Yagi | Sadayuki Murai |
| 24 | ヒトガタ (Hitogata) | Hitogata | 8-Sep-04 | Akio Jissoji | Chiaki Konaka |
| 25 | 闇 (Yami) | Darkness | 15-Sep-04 | Akio Jissoji | Chiaki Konaka |
| 26 | 虚無の扉 (Kyomu no tobira) | The Door to Nothingness | 29-Sep-04 | Iwao Takahashi | Yuji Kobayashi |
References
edit- ^ "ULTRA Q: DARK FANTASY Official Episode Guide". www.scifijapan.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
External links
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