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Ultraman Leo (ウルトラマンレオ, Urutoraman Reo) is the seventh entry in the Ultraman Series, airing from 1974 to 1975. It had a much darker theme than the preceding Ultraman Taro.

This series can be watched on Tubi, Pluto, and Roku.

Synopsis[]

The Alien Magma, who had destroyed numerous planets, attacked Earth with twin Kaiju. Dan Moroboshi, the captain of the Space Patrol Team MAC and also known as Ultraseven, confronted them.

However, he found himself in a dire situation due to the terrifying power of the monsters. In Ultraseven's moment of crisis, a new hero resembling a lion emerged – Ultraman Leo. He was a survivor from the planet L77 of the Leo constellation, which had been destroyed by the Alien Magma.[1]

Characters[]

Protagonist[]

MAC[]

Jonan Sports Center[]

Miyama Family[]

Ultras[]

Kaiju[]

Cast[]

Voice Actors[]

  • Astra (アストラ, Asutora): Jun Maruyama (丸山 純, Maruyama Jun)
  • Ultraman King (ウルトラマンキング, Urutoraman Kingu, Voice): Motomu Kiyokawa (清川 元夢, Kiyokawa Motomu, 39) & Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡 弘, Masuoka Hiroshi, 50)
  • Zoffy (ゾフィー, Zofī): Satohiro Sakai (酒井 郷博, Sakai Satohiro)
  • Ultraman (ウルトラマン, Urutoraman): Shinya Nazuka (名塚 新也, Nazuka Shinya)
  • Returning Ultraman (帰ってきたウルトラマン, Kaettekita Urutoraman): Takashi Takeuchi (竹内 喬, Takeuchi Takashi)
  • Ultraman Ace (ウルトラマンA, Urutoraman Ēsu): Shingo Toyokawa (豊川 晋吾, Toyokawa Shingo)
  • Ultraseven (ウルトラセブン, Urutorasebun): Kenji Nakagawa (中川 謙二, Nakagawa Kenji)

Suit Actors[]

  • Ultraman Leo (ウルトラマンレオ, Urutoraman Reo): Tatsumi Nikamoto (二家本辰巳, Nikamoto Tatsumi) & Kazunori Kawaguchi (川口和則, Kawaguchi Kazunori)
  • Astra (アストラ, Asutora): Mamoru Kusumi (久須美護, Kusumi Mamoru)
  • Ultraman King (ウルトラマンキング, Urutoraman Kingu): Toshiya Oaku (大阿久俊也, Ōaku Toshiya)

Staff[]

  • Producer: Ken Tsuburaya, Takeshi Kumagai, Yoji Hashimoto (TBS), Kunio Kumagai Kunio (TBS Movie Division)
  • Screenplay: Shigemitsu Taguchi, Ai bun bin, Tetsuro Domon, Bunzo Wakatsuki, Okutsu Akirajiro, Ishido Yoshiakira
  • Director: Tadashi Mabune, Kiyosumi Fukasawa, Shohei Tojo, Toru Toyama, Masanori Kakei, Isao Maeda, Tadashitakashi Yamamoto, Junkichi Oki, Nobuo Nakagawa, Tadashi Okamura, Hisashisan Yamagiwa
  • Special effects director: Koichi Takano, Nobuo Yajima, Shohei Tojo, Junkichi Oki, Yoshiyuki Yoshimura
  • Music: Toru Fuyuki
  • Shooting (Main): Kiyoshi Suzuki, Goro Uchiyama
  • Shooting (Special Effects): Kimikatsu Kunihiko

Theme Songs[]

  • Ultraman Leo (ウルトラマンレオ, Urutoraman Reo) (episodes 1 - 13)
    • Lyrics: Yu Aku
    • Composition & Arrangement: Makoto Kawaguchi
    • Artist(s): Ryu Manatsu, Lake Boys and Girls Choir (Tokyo records)
  • Tatakae! Ultraman Leo (戦え! ウルトラマンレオ, Tatakae! Urutoraman Reo) (episodes 14 - 51)
    • Lyrics: Yu Aku
    • Composition & Arrangement: Kawaguchi Makoto
    • Artist(s): Yuki Hide (credited as Hideyuki), Lake Boys and Girls Choir (Tokyo records)

US Television Premiere[]

  • Honolulu, Hawaii-based on-air broadcaster of Japanese programming, KIKU-TV, the home of the tokusatsu or Kikaida craze of the 1970s, began airing all 51 episodes of the series on Friday, January 3, 2014 at 6:30 PM (Hawaiian Standard Time) in Japanese with English Subtitles.[2] In 1975, an English-dubbed version of Ultraseven was broadcast on Honolulu's NBC affiliate KHON-TV.
    • The series is available for streaming on Crunchyroll, VRV, and Shout! Factory TV.
  • TOKU premiered the series with English subtitles in the United States on November 29, 2017.

Home Media[]

Complete DVD Set[]

2006 release[]

2011 release[]

Gallery[]

Images[]

Videos[]

Trivia[]

  • Ultraman Leo was noted as the last of the golden age of the Ultraman Series. During the 'Oil Shock' which hit world economy in the 1970s, the production of monster-based series became less popular, in addition to more animated series being produced.
  • Ultraman Leo got off on a bad start. The previous series (Ultraman Taro) was extended from 49 to 53 episodes because pre-production of Leo was running behind schedule.
  • The series was written for more of an adult audience (more darker theme) than Ultraman Taro, because Tsuburaya was losing positive ratings from adults due to the child-oriented nature of Ultraman Taro. However, such a move had caused the loss of younger fans and leading to the lowest ratings the franchise had yet seen.
  • The MAC song sings about the MAC Mole and the MAC Shark, but these machines were never used in battle on the series. However the MAC Shark makes an appearance in the opening credits after episode 28.
  • Ultraman Leo's first theme was chosen as Tatakae! Ultraman Leo was not ready at that time.
  • The demo singer of Tatakae! Ultraman Leo was actually Masato Shimon as a note to Yuki Hide on how to sing it.
  • The series used new special effects for the Ultraman Series. They were mostly reused from Jumborg Ace.
  • The Ultra Brothers make fewer appearances than they did in the previous two series and Taro is not even mentioned or acknowledged at all in this series.
  • Ultraman Leo marks one of the few times Kamen Rider airs on the shows' same network (TBS) at all. The Kamen Rider show Kamen Rider Stronger aired on TBS a week after Ultraman Leo concluded.

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Productions
Showa Series Ultra Q | Ultraman | Ultraseven | Return of Ultraman | Ultraman Ace | Ultraman Taro | Ultraman Leo | Ultraman 80
Heisei Series Ultraman Tiga | Ultraman Dyna | Ultraman Gaia | Ultraman Cosmos | Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy | Ultraman Nexus | Ultraman Max | Ultraman Mebius | Ultraseven X | Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle | Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey | Neo Ultra Q | Ultraman Ginga | Ultraman Ginga S | Ultraman X | Ultraman Orb | Ultraman Geed | Ultraman R/B
Reiwa Series Ultraman Taiga | Ultraman Z | Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga | Ultraman Decker | Ultraman Blazar
Outside of Japan Ultraman: The Adventure Begins | Ultraman: Towards the Future | Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero | Ultraman: Rising
Original Video and TV Special Ultra Fight | Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider | Ultra Super Fight | Ultraman Nice | Heisei Ultraseven | Ultraman Neos | Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend | Ultra Idemitsujin | Ultra Zone
Showa Movies Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature | Ultraman, Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight | The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army | Ultraman (1979) | Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle | Ultraman ZOFFY: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army | Ultraman Story
Heisei Movies Ultra Q The Movie | Revive! Ultraman | Ultraman Zearth | Ultraman Zearth 2 | Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna | Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia | Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey | Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact | Ultraman Cosmos 2 | New Century Ultraman Legend | Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice | New Century 2003 Ultraman Legend | ULTRAMAN (2004) | Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers | Super 8 Ultra Brothers | Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie | Ultraman Zero The Movie | Ultraman Saga | Ultraman Ginga Theater Special | Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Battle Royale | Ultraman Ginga S The Movie | Ultraman X The Movie | Ultraman Orb The Movie | Ultraman Geed The Movie | Ultraman R/B The Movie
Reiwa Movies Ultraman Taiga The Movie | Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z | Shin Ultraman | Ultraman Decker Finale | Ultraman Blazar The Movie
Spin-Offs Andro Melos | Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter | Revival of the Ancient Giant | The Return of Hanejiro | Gaia Again | Ultra Q Kaiju Legend | Ultraman Kaiju Legend | Hikari Saga | Armored Darkness | Ghost Rebirth | Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero | Q - Door to Another Dimension | Killer the Beatstar | Ultra Zero Fight | Ultra Fight Victory | Ultraman Orb THE ORIGIN SAGA | Ultra Fight Orb | New Generation Heroes | The Absolute Conspiracy | Sevenger Fight | The Struggle of Special Section 3 | The Destined Crossroad | Continued Ultra Fight | Shin Ultra Fight | Return of Special Section 3 | Ultraman Regulos | Ultraman Regulos: First Mission | Ultraseven IF Story | SKaRD Break Room
Rebroadcast Shows Ultraman Retsuden | New Ultraman Retsuden | Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle | Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle | Ultraman New Generation Chronicle | Ultraman Chronicle: ZERO & GEED | Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey | Ultraman Chronicle D | Ultraman New Generation Stars
Informational Ultraman The Prime | ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES | Ultra Science Fantasy Hour | Ultra Fight Club | UlSummer Information Station | Ultra Information Center | Professor Teruaki's "Blazar Kaiju Academy" | Super Power! Ultra Encyclopedia! | Ultra Construction Tour | THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN | Ultraman 4K Discovery
Docudramas Fly in the Sea Breeze! Ultraman | The Men Who Made Ultraman | My Beloved Ultraseven | The Man Who Wanted to be Ultraman | The Kaiju Club | The Two Ultramen
Other Series Kaiju Booska | Captain Ultra | Mighty Jack | Fight! Mighty Jack | Operation: Mystery | Chibira-kun | Mirrorman | Redman | Triple Fighter | Emergency Directive 10-4·10-10 | Iron King | Horror Theater Unbalance | Fireman | Jumborg Ace | Mirror Fight | Army of the Apes | Pro-Wres no Hoshi Azteckaiser | Dinosaur Expedition Born Free | Dinosaur Great War Izenborg | Star Wolf | Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon | Anime-chan | Gridman the Hyper Agent | Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad | Moon Spiral | Cyber Girl Telomere | Booska! Booska!! | Otasuke Girl | Mirrorman REFLEX | Bio Planet WoO | Mirror Fight 2012 | Gridknight Fight
Anime The☆Ultraman | Ultraman Kids | Ultraman Graffiti: Wild! Ultra Country | Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend | Ultra Nyan | Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation | Ultraman M78 Theater Love & Peace | Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero | The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman | Kaiju Sakaba Kanpai! | Kaiju Girls | SSSS.GRIDMAN | ULTRAMAN (2019) | Kaiju Step Wandabada | SSSS.DYNAZENON | KAIJU DECODE | GRIDMAN UNIVERSE
Outlaw Content Space Warriors 2000 | Project Ultraman | Ultraman The Animation | Ultraman: A Little Journey on Earth | Fun... English with Ultraman | Young Ultraman | Ultraman Big Transformation | Sinic Q | Red Jade | Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman | Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman
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