Ultraman Ace.

Urutoraman Esu (Ultraman Ace)

Urutoraman Esu (Ultraman Ace) ran from April 8, 1972 through March 31, 1973 (52 episodes)

Opening Theme

Character Actor/Actress

Hokuto, Seiji Takamine, Keiji

Minami, Yuko Hoshi, Mitsuko

Ryu, Goro Sagawa, Tetsuro

Yamanaka, Ichiro Okita, Shun'ichi

Kon'no, Tsutomu Yamamoto, Masaaki

Mikawa, Noriko Nishi, Keiko

Yoshimura, Kozo Sano, Mitsuhiro

Kaji, Yoichi Nakayama, Katsumi

Umezu, Dan Umezu, Akinori

Umezu, Kayoko Miyano, Rie

Ultraman Ace (voice) Naya, Goro

Narrator Kishida, Shin

Counting Zoffy (but not Ultra Seven's unnamed superior, no one counts him) Ultraman Ace is the fifth Ultraman to defend the Earth. Whether the series is the fourth or fifth Ultra series depends on whether you treat Ultra Q and Ultraman as seperate series or count Ultraman as the second season of Ultra Q, as Tsuburaya Productions originally did (its why a color version of the Ultra Q logo appears in the opening credits of Ultraman).

Yapool beings Hokuto, Seiji & Minami, Yuko

The inhabitants of the Land of Light in Nebula M78 have learned that the Alternate Dimension Being Yapool is planning to attack Earth. As their newest warrior, Ultraman Ace, is on the way to Earth the Terrible-Monster Verokron attacks. The Terrestrial Defense Force (TDF) is wiped out. Hokuto, Seiji (male) and Minami, Yuko (female) die trying to safe lives. Ultraman Ace witnessing their sacrifice merges himself not with one of them but with both. restoring their lives. He gives each an Ultra Ring which when touched together transform the two of them into Ultraman Ace. Giving Ultraman Ace two hosts was supposed to grant him the courage of a man and the compassion of a woman. Given how he tends to rip enemies apart I don't think the compassion part worked out. Hokuto, Seiji and Minami, Yuko both join the newly formed Terrible-Monster Attacking Crew (TAC) which replaced the Terrestrial Defense Force (TDF). Ultraman Ace is the first (and to date last) Ultraman to have two human hosts. However, half way through the series (episode 28) Minami, Yuko is revealed not to be from Earth but from the Moon. And returning home she gives her Ultra Ring to Hokuto, Seiji so that he alone becomes Ultraman. Despite her saything they will never meet again she makes a brief appearance one Christmas Eve (episode 38), she does not actually speak to Hokuto however. Her next appearance is in Ultraman Taro (episode 39), alongside Father of Ultra. Hokuto, Seiji and Minami, Yuko will meet again and speak to each other 34 years after their last conversation in Ultraman Mebius (2006) [episode 44]. At which time she acknowledges that had she stayed on Earth they may have become a romantic couple.

Terrible-Monster Attacking Crew (TAC)

Ryu, Goro Mikawa, Noriko

Captain Ryu, Goro: thirty-five years old tends to take things comely and believes in solving problems scientifically
Mikawa, Noriko: acts as communications officer when not on missions, carries exploding jewerly

Hokuto, Seiji Minami, Yuko

Hokuto, Seiji: former bakery truck driver, male human host of Ultraman Ace, shares a birthday July 7th with and trusts Minami, Yuko more than any member of the team
Minami, Yuko: former nurse, female human host of Ultraman Ace (episodes 1-29), trusts Hokuto, Seiji more than any other member of the team, but still keeps a secret, that she is from the Moon not Earth, from him. No other member of TAC seems to notice that Hokuto has added a white scarf to his uniform and Minami a yellow scarf to her uniform [so the audience will always recognize them even with their helmets on]

Yamanaka, Ichiro Kono, Tsutomu

Yamanaka, Ichiro: team sharpshooter, armed with two TAC guns while all others only carry one, engaged to Takashina ,Maya (episodes 7 & 8), who is murdered by Alien Metron Jr. (I cannot stand him. he's arrogant and loud mouthed and always wrong when he chews out Hokuto who is always right about the Terrible-Monster)
Konno, Tsutomu:former police offficer, team engineer, goes on vacation to see his niece (episode 15) and King Crab attacks

Yoshimura, Kozo Kaji,Yoichi

Yoshimura, Kozo: walking encyclopedia on aliens, goes on vacation (episode 16) to visit a friend, the friend is turned into a Cowra by Yapool
Kaji,Yoichi: scienist, weapons designer (episodes 1 - 3, 5 - 14, 16 - 27, 31))

Like the previous teams TAC has their own car, TAC Panther,

and several aircrat, TAC Arrow, a single pilot fighter jer, TAC Space a two pilot fighter jet,

and TAC Falcon a larger jet which carries at least two Falcon Arrows which can be launched form inside even when Falcon is in flight.

Umezu, Dan Umezu, Kayoko

Apart from the TAC members there are no regular appearing characters until episode 29 "The 6th Ultraman Brother" introduces the boy Umezu, Dan and his older sister Umezu, Kayoko. Dan can see the Star of Ultra, which normally humans who are not hosts of an Ultraman cannot see. This leads him to proclaim himself "The 6th Ultraman Brother". In episode 30 "You Can See the Star of Ultra", Hokuto discovers Dan and Kayoko have moved into the same apartment building he lives in. Dan becomes like a younger brother to Hokuto. Dan and Kayoko last appear in episode 43 on a ski vaction with Hokuto.

Guest appearances are made by Zoffy, Ultraman, Ultra Seven, and Ultraman Jack. This series also introduces a new character, Father of Ultra:

Zoffy

Zoffy - Captain of the Inter Galactic Defense Force (episodes 1, 5, 13, 14, 23, 26, 27, 35)
Ultraman - warrior of Inter Galactic Defense Force (episodes 1, 13, 14, 26, 27)

Ultra Seven Ultraman Jack

Ultra Seven - warrior of the Inter Galactic Defense Force (episodes 1, 13, 14, 26, 27, 31, 39, 44)
Ultraman Jack - warrior of the Inter Galactic Defense Force (episodes 1, 13, 14, 26, 27)

Father of Ultra

and introducing Father of Ultra - Supreme Commander of the Inter Galactic Defense Force (episodes 27 and 38), married to Mother of Ultra (introduced in episode 1 of Ultraman Taro)

At the time this series was produced the "Ultra Brothers" were considered to actually be biological brothers and Father of Ultra their actual father. This has since been retroconed to mean "Brothers in arms" as they are all soldiers in the Inter Galactic Defense Force, and have fought for the humans of Earth. Father of Ultra is their commander-in-chief, one of the oldest living Ultras he's Father of Ultra in the same sense that George Washington was called the "Father of the USA" because he fought in the American revolution and was the first president of the USA. Now of these five "Ultra Brothers" only Ultraman and Ultraman Jack are actually brothers. Ace is the son of two Ultras who were killed and Father of Ultra and Mother of Ultra (introduced in next series) adopted him. Ultraman Taro is their biological son and a cousin to Ultra Seven. Ultraman Leo and Astra will also be biological brothers..

Ultraman Ace

The Episodes

Episodes	Terrible-Monster(s)
01. 04/07/1972 Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers	Missile Terrible-Monster Verokron
02. 04/14/1972 Surpass The Giant Terrible-Monster	Ancient Terrible-Monster Chameleking
03. 04/21/1972 Go Up In Flames! Terrible-Monster Hell	One-Horned Terrible-Monster Vakishim
04. 04/28/1972 A 300-Million-Year-Old Terrible-Monster Appears	Strange-Fish Terrible-Monster Garan
05. 05/05/1972 The Giant and Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers	Great Ant Terrible-Monster Aribunta
06. 05/12/1972 Solve the Mystery of the Transforming Terrible-Monster	Transforming Terrible-Monster Brocken
07. 05/19/1972 Monster vs. Terrible Monster vs. Alien	Terrible-Monster Doragory, Alien Metron Jr, Monster Muruchi
08. 05/26/1972 The Life of the Sun Is the Life of Ace	Terrible-Monster Doragory, Alien Metron Jr, Monster Muruchi
09. 06/02/1972 100,000 Terrible-Monsters! Surprise Attack Plan	Ninja Terrible-Monster Gamas
10. 06/09/1972 Duel! Ultraman Ace vs. Goh, Hideki	Rhino Terrible-Monster Zaigon & Alien Antira
11. 06/16/1972 Terrible-Monster Is Ten Women?	Kunoichi Terrible-Monster Unitang
12. 06/23/1972 The Red Flower of a Vicious Cactus	Cactus Terrible-Monster Sabotendar
13. 06/30/1972 Death Penalty! 5 Ultra Brothers	Assassin Terrible Monster Varava
14. 07/07/1972 5 Stars Scattered In the Galaxy	Assassin Terrible Monster Varava
15. 07/14/1972 Summer Horror Series - Curse of the Black Crab	Giant Crab Terrible-Monster King Crab
16. 07/21/1972 Summer Horror Series - Scary Story of the Cattle God-Man	Cattle God Terrible-Monster Cowra
17. 07/28/1972 Summer Horror Series - The Demon Woman of Hotarugawara	Giant-Firefly Terrible-Monster Hotarunga
18. 08/04/1972 Give the Pigeon Back!	Giant-Pigeon Terrible-Monster Black Pigeon
19. 08/11/1972 The Mystery of the Haunted Kappa Mansion	Kappa Terrible-Monster King Kappa
20. 08/18/1972 Stars of Youth is The Stars of Two	Giant-Cicada Terrible-Monster Zemistlar
21. 08/25/1972 I Saw a Vision of the Celestial Maiden!	Celestial Maiden Terrible-Monster Aprasari
22. 09/01/1972 Vengence Demon Yapool	Vicious Terrible-Monster Black Satan
23. 09/08/1972 A Game Changer! Here Comes Zoffy	Alternate-Dimension Terrible-Being Yapool
24. 09/15/1972 Behold! Midnight Transformation	Alternate-Dimension Being Mazaron
25. 09/22/1972 Pyramid is a Terrible-Monster's Nest!	Ancient Terrible-Monster Sphinx
26. 09/29/1972 Total Defeat! The 5 Ultra Brothers	Inferno Alien Hipporit
27. 10/06/1972 Miracle! Father of Ultra	Inferno Alien Hipporit
28. 10/13/1972 Goodbye Yuko, Sister of the Moon	Full-Moon Terrible-Monster Lunaticks
29. 10/20/1972 The 6th Ultraman Brother	Underground Terrible-Monster Gitagitanga & Terrible-Being Ungramon
30. 10/27/1972 You Can See the Star of Ultra	Black-Cloud Terrible-Monster Red Jack
31. 11/03/1972 From Ultraseven to Ultraman Ace	Tapir Terrible-Monster Bakutari
32. 11/10/1972 With Hopes in the Star of Ultra	Terrible-Monster Human Cokes
33. 11/17/1972 Shoot That Airship!	Airship Terrible-Monster Bad Baron
34. 11/24/1972 A Terrible-Monster Dances on a Rainbow Over the Sea	Rainbow Terrible-Monster Kaiteigagan
35. 12/01/1972 A Gift from Zoffy	Dream Terrible-Monster Dreamgiras
36. 12/08/1972 A Terrible-Monster Registering 10,000 Phons?	Noise Terrible-Monster Soundgiller/font>
37. 12/15/1972 Star of Friendship Forever	Slow Feet Terrible-Monster Machles
38. 12/22/1972 Resurrection! Father of Ultra	Namahage & Snow Terrible-Monster Snowgiran
39. 12/29/1972 Seven''s Life! Ace's Life!	Flame Terrible-Monster Firemons and Flame-Being Alien Fire
40. 01/05/1973 Return the Panda!	Space Terrible-Being Alien Steal
41. 01/12/1973 Winter Horror Series - Scary Story! Lion Drum	Lion Terrible-Monster Sisigoran and Evil God Terrible-Monster Kaimanda
42. 01/19/1973 Winter Horror Series - Mystery! Monster Woo Rises Again	Ice Terrible-Monster Iceron and Monster Woo
43. 01/26/1973 Winter Horror Series - Scary Story! Yeti's Cry	Blizzard Terrible-Monster Fubugirara
44. 02/02/1973 Setsubun Scary Story! Sparkling Beans	Demon Terrible-Monster Onidevil
45. 02/09/1973 A Desperate Situation! Save Ace!	Gas Terrible-Monster Gasgegon
46. 02/16/1973 Ride Over the Time Machine!	Time Terrible-Monster Daidarahoosi
47. 02/23/1973 Salamander's Curse!	Fluid Terrible-Monster Hanzagiran
48. 03/02/1973 Revenge of Verokron!	Missible Terrible-Monster Verokron II
49. 03/09/1973 The Flying Jellyfish	Aquarius Terrible-Monster Aquarius and Alien Univerlages
50. 03/16/1973 Tokyo Great Panic! The Mad Traffic Signals	Signal Terrible-Monster Signalion and Alien Lebori
51. 03/23/1973 The Life Sucking Sound	Violin Terrible-Monster Geegon
52. 03/30/1973 You Are the Ace of Tomorrow!	Ultimate Terrible-Monster Jumboking and Alien Simon

Ultraman Ace episodes end with a trailer for the next episode, except for the final episode which ends with a review of the main characters (no trailer for next series).

On May 26, 2020 Ultraman Ace was released on Blu-ray, in Japanese with English subtites, by Mill Creek Entertainment

Ultraman Ac was proceeded by Return of Ultraman and was followed by Ultraman Taro