Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002)
Article 6086 by Dave Sindelar
Directed by Tsugumi Kitaura
Featuring Taiyo Sugiura, Daisuke Shima, Kaori Sakagami
Country: Japan
What it is: Ultraman sequel

Musashi discovers the existence of a deadly outer-space monster who lays entire planets to waste. When it arrives, will he be able to call on the resources of Ultraman Cosmos?

The second of the Ultraman Cosmos movies has a whole series before it; it takes place after the series has ended.  Our Musashi this time is the one from the series, and his cohorts pop in, although fairly late in the proceedings.  The mood is much more serious this time, and the final monster is one of the most destructive I’ve seen for this series; he lays waste to a fairly sizable area, but if I read what I’ve seen correctly, apparently Ultraman Cosmos can heal architecture, which should make the destruction a little less painful to those who want to rebuild.  And the movie gives us a mystery as well; who is the strange version of Ultraman who appears at the climax, and can he be trusted.  However, since the three Ultraman Cosmos movies are a trilogy of sorts, the answer should be coming in the next entry. 

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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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Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hypserspace (1998)
Article # 6083 by Dave Sindelar
Date: 6-15-2023
Directed by Kazuya Konaka
Featuring Takeshi Yoshioka, Gaku Hamada, Mai Saito
Country; Japan
What it is: Getting real

When a young Ultraman fanatic discovers a red ball that grants wishes, he brings Gamu to this .world. However, an enemy steals the ball and makes monsters appear, forcing Gamu to fight them as Ultraman Gaia!

It’s very generous for Ultraman Gaia to give his two Ultra predecessors higher billing, especially seeing as to how their appearances amount to cameos whereas Gamu/Gaia does most of the heavy lifting. Still, I have to admit that the premise is a hoot in that Ultraman Gaia appears in the real world where everyone knows his name and secret identity. The concept works very well during the first half, but then reverts to formula; once you have Gaia fighting three monsters, you know they found the opening they need for the cameos. Yes, the movies are kind of fun, but I think the series are superior at this point.

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