Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001)
Article 6085 by Dave Sindelar
Directed by Toshihiro Lijima
Featuring Hidekazu Akai, Konosuke Takai, Taro Kawano
Country: Japan
What it is: Ultraman origin story

Ultraman Cosmos comes to earth do defeat Alien Baltan, and his life is saved by a young boy named Musashi.

Being a prequel to the ULTRAMAN COSMOS series, it makes sense that only a small handful of characters from the series itself appear; namely, Musashi (as a much younger boy and so played by a child actor), Ultraman Cosmos, and Clevergon, the toy robot Musashi recovers in the series. It does seem to maintain some of the philosophical concerns of the series; namely, there is reason to believe Alien Baltan actually has some honorable intentions and is not just an evil adversary. Much of it is played for comedy; the funniest moment is discovering what weapon our heroic team of monster fighters chooses to use on the first monster that appears. All in all, this is an enjoyable entry in the series.

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