Tatara Island Again: Ultra Monster Anthology (多々良島ふたたび ウルトラ怪獣アンソロジー, Tatarajima futatabi urutora kaijū ansorojī)[1] is an anthology novel in the Ultra Series. Featuring seven short stories from different authors, the anthology was published as the first volume of the TSUBURAYA×HAYAKAWA UNIVERSE novel series. In 2016, two of the short stories, "Tatara Island Again" and "The Man Who Took The Footprints of Kaiju Rukusubigura", jointly won the 47th Seiun Award for Best Japanese Short Story.[2][3]
Synopsis[]
Tatara Island Again[]
By Hiroshi Yamamoto. Years later, he truth behind the mysterious "Tatara Island" [The Lawless Monster Zone] is revealed.
Gifts From Outer Space[]
By Yusaku Kitano. A young man is forced by his landlord to exterminate an unidentifiable giant slug while his mind wanders between fiction and reality.
Mountain Peanuts[]
By Yasumi Kobayashi. Set in the world of Ultraman Ginga, where anyone can transform using a Spark Doll, a young woman struggles on the path of justice.
The Encroaching Shadow[]
By Shinzo MItsuda. An inexplicable incident causes young Daily News photographer Yuriko Edogawa to question whether she's real or an imposter.
The Man Who Took The Footprints of Kaiju Rukusubigura[]
By Hirofumi Tanaka. A story about a passionate man who works to collect the footprints of a monster for inclusion in his "Full-Color Complete Monster Encyclopedia."
Ritual of Wounds[]
By Dempow Torishima. A story about the pride of the special cleaners who take care of monster parts strewn about the city in the aftermath of battles between giants.
Transformation Trouble[]
By Shingo Fujisaki. A man unable to transform into Ultraseven (character) seeks help at a local mental health clinic.
Characters[]
Allies[]
- Yuriko Edogawa
Monsters[]
- Rukusubiruga
Notes[]
The short stories in this collection were originally serialized beginning in the January 2015 issue of SF Magazine.[1]