Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga

Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga
Information
Number	33
Number of episodes	25
First episode	Connection of Light
Last episode	To the Ones Who Believe in Smiles / Pull the Trigger
Opening Theme	Trigger
Ending Theme	Nanairo no Tane Asu Miru Monotachi
Original airing	July 10, 2021 - January 22, 2022
Staff
Director	Koichi Sakamoto (Main Director) Masayoshi Takesue, Kiyotaka Taguchi, Takanori Tsujimoto, Tomonobu Koshi, Naoyuki Uchida
Screen Writer	Toshizo Nemoto, Keigo Koyanagi, Sotaro Hayashi, Sumio Uetake, Jun Tsugita
Composer	Go Sakabe
Producer	Tsuburaya Productions
Production Order
Previous	Ultraman Z
Next	Ultraman Decker

Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (ウルトラマントリガー NEW GENERATION TIGA, Urutoraman Torigā Nyū Jenerēshon Tiga), or simply Ultraman Trigger, is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra Series. It is the 33rd series overall. The series premieres July 10, 2021 on TV Tokyo.

Production

The show's name was trademarked in China on December 28, 2020, and later in Japan on January 19, 2021. This series commemorates the 55th anniversary of the Ultraman series and the 25th anniversary of Ultraman Tiga. Emulating the core "Tiga" story elements, Ultraman Trigger can be considered a new generation Tiga with a brand-new story.

Synopsis

30 million years ago, the world was engulfed in terrifying darkness. But that darkness was sealed deep in space by the Giant of Light. His power spent, the Giant of Light sleeps in the red star, and is forgotten to time…

The Terrestrial Peaceable Union hurries to gather the expert team GUTS-Select, while Kengo Manaka lives peacefully on now-colonized Mars as a botanist. However, his peaceful life suddenly comes to an end one fateful day. The darkness that the ancient civilization sealed away breathes once more! As a monster bears down on the Martian settlement, Kengo's fate leads him to a chance encounter.

A chance encounter with none-other than the sleeping Giant of Light. How will Kengo’s meeting with the Giant of Light influence his destiny and the destiny of Earth? The Giant of Light is reborn after an eternity. His name: Ultraman Trigger!

Characters

Ultras

Ultraman Trigger

Kengo Manaka

Allies

GUTS-Select

• Seiya Tatsumi
• Yuna Shizuma
• Akito Hijiri
• Tesshin Sakuma
• Himari Nanase
• Alien Metron Marluru

Sizuma Foundation

• Mitsukuni Shizuma

Terrestrial Peaceable Union (TPU)

• Masamichi Hotta

Supporting Characters

• Ignis
• Yuzare
• Reina Manaka
• Yurika Shizuma

Ultras

Ultraman Tiga
Ultraman Z	Haruki Natsukawa
Ultraman Ribut

Villains

Giants of Darkness

Carmeara
Darrgon
Hudram
Trigger Dark	Trigger ► Ignis

Absolutians

Absolute Diavolo

Absolute Tartarus

Monsters and Aliens

• Golba (1)
  • Golba Ⅱ
• Gymaira (2)
• Gazort (3)
• Oka-Gubila (4)
• Deathdrago (5)
• Satandelos (6)
• Alien Barossa IV (7)
• Space Sevenger
• Bullton
• King Joe STORAGE Custom
• Baby Zandrias Kedamya
• Dada (PDO-3A/B/C)
• Gargorgon
• Zaragas
• Darebolic
• Metsu-Orga
• Metsu-Orochi
• Segmeger
• Kyrieloid
  • Kyriel
• Barriguiler
• Aboras
• Banila
• Mecha Musashin
• Megalothor
• Gomora
• Pagos
• Telesdon
• Arstron

Episodes

1. Connection of Light (光を繋ぐもの, Hikari o tsunagu mono)
2. Leap to the Future (未来への飛翔, Mirai e no hishō)
3. The Ultra-Ancient Light and Darkness (超古代の光と闇, Chō kodai no hikari to yami)
4. For Smiles (笑顔のために, Egao no tame ni)
5. Akito's Promise (アキトの約束, Akito no yakusoku)
6. The One Hour Demon (一時間の悪魔, Ichijikan no akuma)
7. Inter Universe (インター・ユニバース, Intā Yunibāsu)
8. The Propagating Invasion (繁殖する侵略, Hanshoku suru shinryaku)
9. The Wings of That Day (あの日の翼, Ano hi no tsubasa)
10. Wavering Heart (揺れるココロ, Yureru Kokoro)
11. The Encounter of Light and Darkness (光と闇の邂逅, Hikari to yami no kaikō)
12. The 30-Million-Year Miracle (三千万年の奇跡, San sen man-nen no kiseki)
13. The Marked Captain: Detective Marluru's Case File (狙われた隊長～マルゥル探偵の事件簿～, Nerawa reta taichō ~ maruuru tantei no jiken-bo ~)
14. The Golden Threat (黄金の脅威, Ōgon no kyōi)
15. Operation Dragon (オペレーション・ドラゴン, Operēshon Doragon)
16. Sneering Destruction (嗤う滅亡, Warau Metsubō)
17. Raging Feast (怒る饗宴, Okoru Kyōen)
18. Smile Operation No.1 (スマイル作戦第一号, Sumairu Sakusen Daiichigō)
19. What Makes a Savior (救世主の資格, Kyūseishu no shikaku)
20. The Blue One Comes With the Lightning (青いアイツは電撃と共に, Aoi aitsu wa dengeki to tomoni)
21. Demons Rampage Again (悪魔がふたたび, Akuma ga futatabi)
22. Last Game (ラストゲーム, Rasuto Gēmu)
23. My Friend (マイフレンド, Mai Furendo)
24. The Ruler of Shadows (闇の支配者, Yami no Shihaisha)
25. To the Ones Who Believe in Smiles / Pull the Trigger (笑顔を信じるものたちへ〜PULL THE TRIGGER〜, Egao o Shinjiru Mono-tachi e ~Puru za Torigā~)

Movies

1. Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z (ウルトラマントリガー エピソードZ, Urutoraman Torigā Episōdo Zetto)

Specials

1. Protect the Smiles, the Light of Hope (直前スペシャル ～笑顔を守る、希望の光～ , Chokuzen Supesharu ~ Egao o mamoru, Kibō no hikari ~)
2. The Power to Protect Peace (平和を守る力, Heiwa o mamoru chikara)
3. Heroes Who Soar Through Space (宇宙を翔る英雄, Sora o kakeru eiyū)
4. Blooming Flowers of Evil (咲き乱れるの悪の華, Sakimidareru no aku no hana)

Spin-offs

1. Marlu-Dex (マルっとナビ, Marutto Nabi)
2. Secret Origins of the Nursedessei – The Struggle of Special Section 3 (ナースデッセイ開発秘話～特務3課奮闘記～, Nāsudessei Kaihatsu Hiwa Tokumu San-ka Funtō-ki)

Cast

• Kengo Manaka (マナカ ケンゴ, Manaka Kengo): Raiga Terasaka (寺坂 頼我, Terasaka Raiga)
• Yuna Shizuma (シズマ ユナ, Shizuma Yuna): Runa Toyoda (豊田 ルナ, Toyoda Runa)
• Akito Hijiri (ヒジリ アキト, Hijiri Akito): Shunya Kaneko (金子隼也, Kaneko Shunya)
• Tesshin Sakuma (サクマ テッシン, Sakuma Tesshin): Tadashi Mizuno (水野 直, Mizuno Tadashi)
• Himari Nanase (ナナセ ヒマリ, Nanase himari): Meiku Harukawa (春川芽生, Harukawa Meiku)
• Seiya Tatsumi (タツミ セイヤ, Tatsumi Seiya): Katsuya Takagi (高木 勝也, Takagi Katsuya)
• Ignis (イグニス, Igunisu): Kei Hosogai (細貝 圭, Hosogai Kei)
• Mitsukuni Shizuma (シズマ ミツクニ, Shizuma Mitsukuni): Shin Takuma (宅麻 伸, Takuma Shin)
• Marluru (マルゥル, Maruuru, Voice): M・A・O
• Carmeara (カルミラ, Karumira, Voice) : Sumire Uesaka (上坂すみれ, Uesaka Sumire)
• Darrgon (ダーゴン, Dāgon, Voice): Shunichi Maki (真木 駿一, Maki Shun'ichi)
• Hudram (ヒュドラム, Hyudoramu, Voice): Ryosuke Takahashi (高橋 良輔, Takahashi Ryōsuke)
• Haruki Natsukawa (夏川遥輝, Natsukawa Haruki): Kohshu Hirano (平野宏周, Hirano Kohshu)
• Ultraman Z (ウルトラマンゼット, Urutoraman Zetto, Voice): Tasuku Hatanaka (畠中祐, Hatanaka Tasuku)
• Narration: Maxwell Powers (マックスウェル・パワーズ, Makkusū~eru pawāzu)

Suit Actors

• Ultraman Trigger (ウルトラマントリガー, Urutoraman Torigā): Hideyoshi Iwata (岩田 栄慶, Iwata Hideyoshi)
• Carmeara: Momoka Yasukawa (安川 桃香, Yasukawa Momoka)
• Darrgon: Yoshiki Kuwabara (桑原 義樹, Kuwabara Yoshiki)

Music

Opening theme

• "Trigger"
  • Artist: Takao Sakuma (佐久間 貴生, Sakuma Takao)
  • Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement: R・O・N

Ending themes

• "Nanairo no Tane"
  • Lyrics, Composition, Artist: ChouCho
  • Arrangement: Jun Murayama (村山☆潤, Murayama Jun)
• "Asu Miru Monotachi"
  • Artist: Raiga Terasaka (寺坂 頼我, Terasaka Raiga), Runa Toyoda (豊田 ルナ, Toyoda Runa), Shunya Kaneko (金子隼也, Kaneko Shunya)
  • Lyrics: Shio Watanabe (渡部 紫緒, Watanabe Shio)
  • Composition, Arrangement: Go Sakabe (坂部 剛, Sakabe Gou)

Posters

Ultraman Trigger Teaser Visual

Ultraman Trigger Key Visual

Notes

• Whilst based on Ultraman Tiga, the series draws most of it story and setting elements from Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey, with the Giants of Darkness becoming the main antagonists.
• The series was broadcasted by Tsuburaya Productions through their official YouTube Channel with official English subtitles. The episodes would be re-released again a few weeks after their initial run on YouTube, with multi-language subtitle options for international viewers.
• The special cameo episodes with Haruki and Z are directed by Kiyotaka Taguchi, the Main Director of Ultraman Z.
• This series does not have its own Voice Drama spin-off like previous Reiwa installments, but is instead followed up by Galaxy Rescue Force Voice Drama.

External links

• Official Website
• Official Teaser