Ultraman Max
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| Genre | Tokusatsu |
| Creator(s) | Tsuburaya Productions |
| Starring | Sota Aoyama Hitomi Hasebe Kai Shishido Hikari Mitsushima |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
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| Producer(s) | Takeshi Yagi |
| Running time | Approx. 24 mins per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
| Original run | July 2, 2005 – March 25, 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Ultraman Nexus |
| Followed by | Ultraman Mebius |
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| IMDb profile | |
Ultraman Max (ウルトラマンマックス Urutoraman Makkusu?) was a new Ultraman show which started airing on 7 July 2005, and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.. Back to the tried and true formula of new monsters every week and being fast paced like previous series with the exception of Ultraman Nexus. Full of homages to past series by having two of the original cast members from the first Ultraman series, updated versions of classic monsters like Red King, Eleking and Pigmon among others.
Ultraman Max is from Nebula M78 just like his predecessors were and is supported by DASH (Defense Action Squad Heroes), a branch of the UDF (United Defense Federation). His human host name is Touma Kaito. Ultraman Max is based on Ultraseven and has two main weapons at his disposal, the Maxium Cannon fired from his left hand and the Maxium Sword which is a handheld boomerang cutter.
Another Ultraman known as Ultraman Xenon appears for the first time in episode 13. While he is summoning a new weapon from the sky to use against Zetton, he is attacked by Zetton and the weapon attaches itself to Max's right wrist. Max then uses the new weapon known as the Max Galaxy to destroy Zetton.
Team DASH is stationed in a harbour and their base is called the Base Titan. They have a main airplane called the Dash Mother which releases two other small planes known as Dash Bird 1 and 2. A third plane called the Dash Bird 3 appears in episode 23.
Team DASH also has a robot operator, who learns a bit about human behaviour in some episodes. Her name is Elly and she has a small ball shaped robot called Koko which makes a high pitched sound to respond to queries.
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[edit] The characters
[edit] Defense Action Squad Heroes (DASH)
- Captain Shigeru Hijikata. Team DASH leader.
- Played by Kai Shishido
- Kenjiro Koba. DASH's marksman and sharpshooter.
- Played by Nobuyuki Ogawa
- Mizuki Koishikawa. Team DASH ace pilot and token female member. Kaito/Max's love interest.
- Played by Hitomi Hasebe
- Sean White. Team inventor/scientist/joker. Transported from DASH North America branch.
- Played by Sean Nichols
- Elly. Team DASH's robot operator (android). Learns human behaviour and once wished to become a human (she even cries in Max's finale).
- Played by Hikari Mitsushima
- KaitoTouma/Ultraman Max. Team DASH's latest recruit. Failed during DASH test before eventually joining DASH. He was saved by Ultraman Max from a certain death and given Max Spark, so that he could transform whenever needs arose.
- Played by Sota Aoyama
[edit] Supporting characters
- Chief Kenzo Tomioka. A UDF general, the supervisor of DASH.
- Played by Susumu Kurobe
- Actor Kurobe played Hayata from the original Ultraman series.
- Professor Yukari Yoshinaga.
- Played by Hiroko Sakurai
- Actress Sakurai played Fuji from the original Ultraman series.
[edit] Max's Powers and Techniques
Icing Wave - An ability to extinguish large fires.
Max Spark - A defensive attack used as a force field.
Maxium Sword - A cutting blade which appears from the top of his head. CG generated until it "appears" which it then is a physical object which Ultraman Max uses to slice up enemies. Has the ability to be split into many other similar sized ones to cause damage to enemy
Maxium Cannon - Max's L shaped "Specium Beam" finisher which is the trademark of most Ultras
Max Galaxy - Weapon introduced in episode 13 which Max summons from the sky and it attaches to his right wrist. Can then have a short beam like blade which shoots a powerful beam to destroy an opponent's shield. Extends to outside the earth's atmosphere in the last episode so that Ultraman Max can use it to slice through Mega Berserk.
[edit] Monsters
- Grangon (Episode 1)
- Ragoras (Episode 1)
- Eleking (Episodes 2, 27)
- Regilla (Episode 3)
- Alien Sran (Episode 4)
- Red King (Episodes 5, 6, 36)
- Salamadon (Episodes 5, 6)
- Paragura (Episodes 5, 6)
- Pygmon (Episodes 5, 6, 36)
- Kesam (Episode 7)
- Bugdalas (Episode 8)
- Natsunome Dragon (Episode 9)
- Metashisas (Episode 10)
- Antlar (Episode 11)
- Heiren (Episode 12)
- Z-Ton (Episode 13)
- Alien Z-Ton (Episodes 13, 14)
- King Joe (Episode 14)
- Ifu (Episode 15)
- Tama, Mike, and Kuro (Episode 16)
- Eraga (Episode 17)
- Alien Shama (Episodes 18, 36)
- Tala Seijin (Episode 19)
- Gilfas (Episode 19)
- Cloudos (Episode 20)
- Gomora (Episode 21)
- Madeus (Episode 22)
- Flygler (Episode 23)
- Alien Metron (Episode 24)
- Neril Alien Kiif (Episode 25)
- Alien Godley (Episode 25)
- Yunijin (Episode 26)
- Alien Pitt (Episode 27)
- Ruganoga (Episode 28)
- Geronga (Episode 29)
- Ragoras Evo (Episode 30)
- Moetaranga (Episode 31)
- Kels (Episode 32)
- Tiny Baltan (Episodes 33, 34)
- Dark Baltan (Episodes 33, 34)
- Adam and Eve (Episode 35)
- Hop Hop (Episode 35)
- Kepulse (Episode 37)
- Automaton (Episode 38, 39)
- Satellite Basak (Episode 38, 39)
- Scout Basak (Episode 38)
- Gigabasak (Episode 39)
| Showa era series: | Ultraman • Seven • Return of/Jack • Ace • Taro • Leo • 80 |
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| Heisei era series: | Tiga • Dyna • Gaia • Cosmos • Nexus • Max • Mebius |
| Ultra Q: | Ultra Q • Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy |
| Specials: | The Ultraman/Jonias (anime) • Ultraman Neos (Direct-to-DVD) |
| Movies: | Zearth • Ultraman • Mebius and the Ultraman Brothers |
| Co-productions: | The Adventure Begins  • Towards the Future  • Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (with Toei) • The Ultimate Hero |
| Related: | Redman • Bio Planet WoO |
