Ultraman 80

Ultraman 80 (ウルトラマン80, Urutoraman Eiti, Ultraman Eighty) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show produced by Tsuburaya Productions which aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System channel from April 2, 1980, to March 25, 1981, lasting a total of 50 episodes. After going off the air in 1981, the network still aired weekly reruns of the show.[1] It was the ninth TV show in the Ultra Series and began a week after the conclusion of the anime series The Ultraman, bringing the franchise back to its live-action roots. It would be the last Ultraman TV series for Japanese audiences during the following 16 years until the production of Ultraman Tiga.

Ultraman 80
Title card
Genre
Created byTsuburaya Productions
Developed by
  • Shosuke Ai (eps 1-33)
  • Toshiro Ishido (eps 34-50)
Directed byNoriaki Yuasa
Starring
ComposerTōru Fuyuki
Country of originJapan
No. of episodes50
Production
Running time24 minutes (per episode)
Release
Original network
Original releaseApril 2, 1980 (1980-04-02) –
March 25, 1981 (1981-03-25)
Related

Plot
Main article: List of Ultraman 80 characters

Following the end of the 1979-80 anime The Ultraman, Ultraman 80 returns to the setting of the main Showa continuity, taking place after 5 years of peace since the end of Ultraman Leo. A new middle school teacher Takeshi Yamato is actually the disguised Ultra from the Land of Light, Ultraman 80, whose mission is to fight a new wave of monsters resulted from Minus Energy while stabilizing his life as a teacher and UGM member. Although the initial episodes focuses on Takeshi trying to solve the daily problems of his students, starting from episode 13 onward he left the school to join UGM as a full time officer as more members keep appearing one after another in the series progress. Episode 31 returned to the setting of Takeshi interacting with the guest characters of children every week while dealing with appearing monsters and their relation to it. When the princess from the Land of Light Yullian went to Earth as a result of King Galtan's attack, she joined UGM to replace the deceased member Emi Jōno while operating with fellow Ultra Takeshi/80 in dealing against monster attacks. In the season finale, their identities were exposed by Captain Ōyama, who prevented them from participating in the fight against Margodon to prove humankind's reliability in defending the Earth. With their true nature exposed, 80 and Yullian spent their final days on Earth before departing toward the Land of Light, leaving Earth in a 25-year period of peace.

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Teacher Ultraman"
Transcription: "Urutoraman Sensei" (Japanese: ウルトラマン先生)		Noriaki YuasaShosuke AiApril 2, 1980 (1980-04-02)
2"The Teacher’s Secret"
Transcription: "Sensei no Himitsu" (Japanese: 先生の秘密)		Noriaki YuasaShosuke AiApril 9, 1980 (1980-04-09)
3"Don’t Cry, First Love Monster"
Transcription: "Naku na Hatsukoi Kaijū" (Japanese: 泣くな初恋怪獣)		Kiyosumi FukazawaShosuke AiApril 16, 1980 (1980-04-16)
4"From the Sky with Love"
Transcription: "Ōzora yori Ai o Komete" (Japanese: 大空より愛をこめて)		Kiyosumi FukazawaShosuke AiApril 23, 1980 (1980-04-23)
5"The City of Illusion"
Transcription: "Maboroshi no Machi" (Japanese: まぼろしの街)		Noriaki YuasaHiroyasu YamauraApril 30, 1980 (1980-04-30)
6"The Boy from the Stars"
Transcription: "Hoshi kara Kita Shōnen" (Japanese: 星から来た少年)		Noriaki YuasaJō HiroseMay 7, 1980 (1980-05-07)
7"The Tokyo Silent Operation"
Transcription: "Tōkyō Sairento Sakusen" (Japanese: 東京サイレント作戦)		Kiyosumi FukazawaShigemitsu TaguchiMay 14, 1980 (1980-05-14)
8"The Revived Legend"
Transcription: "Yomigaetta Densetsu" (Japanese: よみがえった伝説)		Kiyosumi FukazawaYasushi HiranoMay 21, 1980 (1980-05-21)
9"The Airport Is in Danger!"
Transcription: "Eapōto Kikiippatsu!" (Japanese: エアポート危機一髪！)		Noriaki YuasaShosuke AiMay 28, 1980 (1980-05-28)
10"The Visitor from Space"
Transcription: "Uchū kara no Hōmonsha" (Japanese: 宇宙からの訪問者)		Noriaki YuasaTsutomu TsukushiJune 4, 1980 (1980-06-04)
11"The Dreadful Gas Panic"
Transcription: "Kyōfu no Gasu Panikku" (Japanese: 恐怖のガスパニック)		Kiyosumi FukazawaYasushi HiranoJune 11, 1980 (1980-06-11)
12"The Beautiful Transfer Student"
Transcription: "Utsukushii Tenkōsei" (Japanese: 美しい転校生)		Kiyosumi FukazawaJō HiroseJune 18, 1980 (1980-06-18)
13"Attack! Formation Yamato"
Transcription: "Hissatsu! Fōmēshon Yamato" (Japanese: 必殺！ フォーメーション・ヤマト)		Noriaki YuasaShosuke AiJune 25, 1980 (1980-06-25)
14"Teleportation! The Man from Paris"
Transcription: "Terepōtēshon! Pari kara Kita Otoko" (Japanese: テレポーテーション！ パリから来た男)		Noriaki YuasaShosuke AiJuly 2, 1980 (1980-07-02)
15"The Devil Doctor’s Laboratory"
Transcription: "Akuma Hakase no Jikkenshitsu" (Japanese: 悪魔博士の実験室)		Jō HiroseShosuke AiJuly 9, 1980 (1980-07-09)
16"The Mysterious Space Substance Snow Art"
Transcription: "Nazo no Uchū Buttai Sunō Āto" (Japanese: 謎の宇宙物体スノーアート)		Jō HiroseYasushi HiranoJuly 16, 1980 (1980-07-16)
17"Fly to the Sinister Monster Island!!: Part 1"
Transcription: "Ma no Kaijū-jima e Tobe!! (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 魔の怪獣島へ飛べ!! 前編)		Noriaki YuasaShosuke AiJuly 23, 1980 (1980-07-23)
18"Fly to the Sinister Monster Island!!: Part 2"
Transcription: "Ma no Kaijū-jima e Tobe!! (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 魔の怪獣島へ飛べ!! 後編)		Noriaki YuasaShosuke AiJuly 30, 1980 (1980-07-30)
19"The Order to Destroy the Stray Star"
Transcription: "Hagure-boshi Bakuha Meirei" (Japanese: はぐれ星爆破命令)		Samaji NonagaseBunzo WakatsukiAugust 6, 1980 (1980-08-06)
20"Invasion!! The Army of Vampire Balls"
Transcription: "Shūrai!! Kyūketsu Bōru Gundan" (Japanese: 襲来!! 吸血ボール軍団)		Samaji NonagaseTsutomu TsukushiAugust 13, 1980 (1980-08-13)
21"Shine into Eternity!! Space G-Men 85"
Transcription: "Towa ni Kagayake!! Uchū Jīmen Hachijū-go" (Japanese: 永遠とわに輝け！！ 宇宙Gメン85)		Noriaki YuasaHiroyasu YamauraAugust 20, 1980 (1980-08-20)
22"When the Planets Align, Something Will Happen"
Transcription: "Wakusei ga Narabu Hi Nani ga Okoru" (Japanese: 惑星が並ぶ日 なにかが起こる)		Noriaki YuasaShosuke AiAugust 27, 1980 (1980-08-27)
23"SOS! The Invasion of the Space Amoebas"
Transcription: "Esu Ō Esu!! Uchū Amēba no Dai Shinryaku" (Japanese: SOS!! 宇宙アメーバの大侵略)		Tōru ToyamaHiroyasu YamauraSeptember 3, 1980 (1980-09-03)
24"The Star of Traitorous Androids"
Transcription: "Uragitta Andoroido no Hoshi" (Japanese: 裏切ったアンドロイドの星)		Tōru ToyamaYasushi HiranoSeptember 10, 1980 (1980-09-10)
25"The Beautiful Challenger"
Transcription: "Utsukushiki Charenjā" (Japanese: 美しきチャレンジャー)		Noriaki YuasaShosuke AiSeptember 17, 1980 (1980-09-17)
26"Shadow Samurais in the Time Tunnel"
Transcription: "Taimu Ton'neru no Kagemusha-tachi" (Japanese: タイムトンネルの影武者たち)		Noriaki YuasaYasushi HiranoSeptember 24, 1980 (1980-09-24)
27"Terror of the White Devil"
Transcription: "Shiroi Akuma no Kyōfu" (Japanese: 白い悪魔の恐怖)		Tōru ToyamaRyū MinamikawaOctober 1, 1980 (1980-10-01)
28"Lullaby of the Migrant Bird Monster"
Transcription: "Wataridori Kaijū no Komoriuta" (Japanese: 渡り鳥怪獣の子守歌)		Tōru ToyamaShosuke AiOctober 8, 1980 (1980-10-08)
29"Rage of the Monster Emperor"
Transcription: "Kaijū Teiō no Ikari" (Japanese: 怪獣帝王の怒り)		Noriaki YuasaBunzo WakatsukiOctober 15, 1980 (1980-10-15)
30"The Friend Who Disappeared in the Desert"
Transcription: "Sabaku ni Kieta Yūjin" (Japanese: 砂漠に消えた友人)		Noriaki YuasaBunzo WakatsukiOctober 23, 1980 (1980-10-23)
31"The Monster Seeds Has Flown"
Transcription: "Kaijū no Tane Tonda" (Japanese: 怪獣の種飛んだ)		Tōru ToyamaShosuke AiOctober 30, 1980 (1980-10-30)
32"The Monster Ship in the Dark Ocean"
Transcription: "Ankoku no Umi no Monsutā Shippu" (Japanese: 暗黒の海のモンスターシップ)		Tōru ToyamaYasushi HiranoNovember 5, 1980 (1980-11-05)
33"The Monster Made by a Boy"
Transcription: "Shōnen ga Tsukutteshimatta Kaijū" (Japanese: 少年が作ってしまった怪獣)		Noriaki YuasaShosuke AiNovember 12, 1980 (1980-11-12)
34"I Caught a Weird Fish!"
Transcription: "Hentekorin na Sakana o Tsutta zo!" (Japanese: ヘンテコリンな魚を釣ったぞ！)		Noriaki YuasaToshirō IshidōNovember 19, 1980 (1980-11-19)
35"The 99-Year Dragon God Festival"
Transcription: "Kyūjū-kyū-nen-me no Ryūjin-sai" (Japanese: 99年目の竜神祭)		Isamu AizukiBunzo WakatsukiDecember 3, 1980 (1980-12-03)
36"Hang in There! Stag Beetle Wintering Team"
Transcription: "Ganbare! Kuwagata Ettō-tai" (Japanese: がんばれ！ クワガタ越冬隊)		Isamu AizukiToshirō IshidōDecember 10, 1980 (1980-12-10)
37"Alien Baltan’s Dreadful Zoo Scheme"
Transcription: "Osoreteita Barutan Seijin no Dōbutsuen Sakusen" (Japanese: 怖れていたバルタン星人の動物園作戦)		Tōru ToyamaToshirō IshidōDecember 17, 1980 (1980-12-17)
38"Echo Through the Sky, Ultra Father’s Voice"
Transcription: "Ōzora ni Hibike Urutora no Chichi no Koe" (Japanese: 大空にひびけ ウルトラの父の声)		Tōru ToyamaBunzo WakatsukiDecember 24, 1980 (1980-12-24)
39"I’m a Monster"
Transcription: "Boku wa Kaijū da~i" (Japanese: ボクは怪獣だ～い)		Noriaki YuasaYasushi HiranoJanuary 7, 1981 (1981-01-07)
40"The Sumo Boy from the Mountains"
Transcription: "Yama kara Sumō Kozō ga Yattekita" (Japanese: 山からすもう小僧がやって来た)		Noriaki YuasaMatasaburō MizusawaJanuary 14, 1981 (1981-01-14)
41"Don't You Want to See the Zero Fighter Bird Monster?"
Transcription: "Kimi wa Zerosen Kaichō o Mitakunai kai?" (Japanese: 君はゼロ戦怪鳥を見たくないかい？)		Shōhei TōjōToshirō IshidōJanuary 21, 1981 (1981-01-21)
42"That’s Great! Guanyin Was Strong!"
Transcription: "Sasuga! Kan'non-sama wa Tsuyokatta!" (Japanese: さすが！ 観音さまは強かった！)		Shōhei TōjōToshirō IshidōJanuary 28, 1981 (1981-01-28)
43"The Female Warrior from the Star of Ultra"
Transcription: "Urutora no Hoshi kara Tondekita On'na Senshi" (Japanese: ウルトラの星から飛んで来た女戦士)		Noriaki YuasaMatasaburō MizusawaFebruary 4, 1981 (1981-02-04)
44"Fierce Fight! 80 vs. Ultraseven"
Transcription: "Geki Faito! Eiti Tai Urutorasebun" (Japanese: 激ファイト！ 80vsウルトラセブン)		Noriaki YuasaKōsuke YoshidaFebruary 11, 1981 (1981-02-11)
45"Alien Baltan’s Endless Challenger Spirit"
Transcription: "Barutan Seijin no Kagiri Naki Charenji Damashī" (Japanese: バルタン星人の限りなきチャレンジ魂)		Samaji NonagaseToshirō IshidōFebruary 18, 1981 (1981-02-18)
46"The Feared Red King’s Revival"
Transcription: "Osoreteita Reddo Kingu no Fukkatsu Sengen" (Japanese: 恐れていたレッドキングの復活宣言)		Shōhei TōjōYasushi HiranoFebruary 25, 1981 (1981-02-25)
47"The Evil Glove, Be Careful What You Throw Out!!"
Transcription: "Ma no Gurōbu Otoshimono ni Goyōjin!!" (Japanese: 魔のグローブ 落し物にご用心!!)		Shōhei TōjōToshirō IshidōMarch 4, 1981 (1981-03-04)
48"The Speed Runner from Death Mountain"
Transcription: "Shinigami-yama no Supīdo Ran'nā" (Japanese: 死神山のスピードランナー)		Kiyohiko MiyasakaMatasaburō MizusawaMarch 11, 1981 (1981-03-11)
49"80’s Greatest Peril! Transform! Female Ultraman"
Transcription: "Eiti Saidai no Pinchi! Henshin! On'na Urutoraman" (Japanese: 80最大のピンチ！ 変身！ 女ウルトラマン)		Kiyohiko MiyasakaHiroyasu YamauraMarch 18, 1981 (1981-03-18)
50"Ah! The Giraffes and Elephants Turned into Ice!!"
Transcription: "A! Kirin mo Zō mo Kōri ni Natta!!" (Japanese: あっ！ キリンも象も氷になった!!)		Kazuho MitsutaToshirō IshidōMarch 25, 1981 (1981-03-25)

Cast
  • Takeshi Yamato (矢的 猛, Yamato Takeshi), Ultraman 80 (Voice): Hatsunori Hasegawa (長谷川初範, Hasegawa Hatsunori)
  • Kazuki Ōyama (オオヤマ 一樹, Ōyama Kazuki): Jin Nakayama (中山 仁, Nakayama Jin)
  • Junkichi Itō (イトウ 順吉, Itō Junkichi): Masaaki Daimon (大門 正明, Daimon Masaaki)
  • Tokihiko Harada (ハラダ 時彦, Harada Tokihiko): Daisuke Musō (無双 大介, Musō Daisuke)
  • Hiroshi Tajima (タジマ 浩, Tajima Hiroshi): Shūhei Nitta (新田 修平, Nitta Shūhei)
  • Emi Jōno (城野 エミ, Jō'no Emi), Maihime (舞姫), Android Emi (アンドロイド・エミ, Andoroido Emi): Eri Ishida (石田 えり, Ishida Eri)
  • Shinhachirō Fujimori (フジモリ 新八郎, Fujimori Shinhachirō): Masashi Furuta (古田 正志, Furuta Masashi)
  • Noboru Ikeda (イケダ 登, Ikeda Noboru): Tatsuya Okamoto (岡本 達哉, Okamoto Tatsuya)
  • Ryōko Hoshi (星 涼子, Hoshi Ryōko), Yullian (ユリアン, Yurian, Voice): Sayoko Hagiwara (萩原 佐代子, Hagiwara Sayoko)
  • Teruo Sera (セラ 照夫, Sera Teruo): Akihiko Sugisaki (杉崎 昭彦, Sugisaki Akihiko)
  • Non-chan (ノンちゃん), Yuriko Kosaka (小坂 ユリ子, Kosaka Yuriko): Noriko Shirasaka (白坂 紀子, Shirasaka Noriko)
  • Kennosuke Hayashi (林 憲之助, Hayashi Ken'nosuke): Saburō Bōya (坊屋 三郎, Bōya Saburō)
  • Kumi Nozaki (野崎 クミ, Nozaki Kumi): Ikuko Wada (和田 幾子, Wada Ikuko)
  • Kyōko Aihara (相原 京子, Aihara Kyōko): Mayumi Asano (浅野 真弓, Asano Mayumi)
  • Super (スーパー, Sūpā): Hirotomo Shimizu (清水 浩智, Shimizu Hirotomo)
  • Fashion (ファッション, Fasshon): Midori Kuno (久野 みどり, Kuno Midori)
  • Rakugo (落語): Junichi Kitai (鍛代 順一, Kitai Jun'ichi)
  • Professor (ハカセ, Hakase): Ikumi Ueno (上野 郁巳, Ueno Ikumi)
  • Narrator: Yūsaku Yara (屋良 有作, Yara Yūsaku), Shiro Suzuki (鈴木 史朗, Suzuki Shirō, 1-13)

Songs
Opening themes
  • "Ultraman 80" (ウルトラマン80, Urutoraman Eiti)
    • Lyrics: Michio Yamagami (山上 路夫, Yamagami Michio)
    • Composition & Arrangement: Noboru Kimura (木村 昇, Kimura Noboru)
    • Artist: TALIZMAN
    • Episodes: 1-39
  • Ganbare Ultraman 80 (がんばれウルトラマン80, Ganbare Urutoraman Eiti, lit. "Hang in There, Ultraman 80")
    • Lyrics: Michio Yamagami
    • Composition & Arrangement: Noboru Kimura
    • Artist: TALIZMAN, Columbia Yurikago Kai (コロムビアゆりかご会, Koromubia Yurikago Kai)
    • Episodes: 40-50
Ending themes
  • "Let's Go UGM" (レッツ・ゴー・UGM, Rettsu Gō Yū Jī Emu)
    • Lyrics: Michio Yamagami
    • Composition & Arrangement: Noboru Kimura
    • Artist: TALIZMAN
    • Episodes: 1-39
  • "Chikyūjin da yo" (地球人だよ, lit. "You Are Earthlings")
    • Lyrics: Michio Yamagami
    • Composition & Arrangement: Noboru Kimura
    • Artist: TALIZMAN, Columbia Yurikago Kai
    • Episodes: 40-49
Insert theme
  • "Kokoro o Moyasu Aitsu -Yamato Takeshi no Uta-" (心を燃やすあいつ -矢的猛の歌-, lit. "That Guy Burning the Heart -Song of Takeshi Yamato-")
    • Lyrics: Kazuho Mitsuta (満田 かずほ, Mitsuta Kazuho)
    • Composition: Tōru Fuyuki (冬木 透, Fuyuki Tōru)
    • Arrangement: Masahisa Takeichi (武市 昌久, Takeichi Masahisa)
    • Artist: Kōji Numata (ぬまた こうじ, Numata Kōji)
    • Episodes: 50

Home media

In 2014, the series was released on Crunchyroll,[2] and later released on the streaming service Toku in 2017.[3]

In July 2020, Shout! Factory announced to have struck a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek Entertainment, 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 80, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.[4]

It was released in the United States on DVD September 14, 2021 by Mill Creek Entertainment.

Other appearances

References
  1. Talmadge, Eric (July 25, 1989). "Ultraman! Japan's top superhero to take on U.S." Lancaster New Era. p. 15. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "New Fall Catalog: Ultraman 80, Last Cinderella, Always the Two of Us, Locodol OVA". Crunchyroll. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  3. "TOKU to Air Ultraman 80 With English Subtitles". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. Patrick Frater (July 10, 2020). "Shout! Factory Strikes 'Ultraman' Digital Distribution Deal With Mill Creek". Variety. Archived from the original on December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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