| Ultraseven X | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Tokusatsu Superhero Science fiction Cyberpunk Horror Fiction |
| Created by | Tsuburaya Productions |
| Developed by | Yūji Kobayashi |
| Directed by | Takeshi Yagi |
| Starring | Eriku Yoza Saki Kagami Tomohito Wakizaki Anri Ban |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kazuo Tsuburaya |
| Production companies | Tsuburaya Productions Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC,TBS |
| Release | October 5 (2007-10-5) – December 21, 2007 (2007-12-21) |
| Related | |
Ultraseven X (ウルトラセブン エックス,Urutorasebun Ekkusu, stylized asU7X) is the 16th entry (22nd overall) in theTsuburaya's long-runningUltra Series. It is a darker and edgier revival of the 1967 seriesUltraseven, and is the second in Tsuburaya Productions'Ultra hero series to be exclusively for an adult audience afterUltraman Nexus and the first to be in awide screenhigh-definition format. The show first aired on October 5, 2007 at 2:15 am on CBC and 2:25 am onTBS.[1][2]
On May 11, 2017,Toku announced that the series would air in the United States on its channel with English subtitles beginning June 5 until June 12, 2017.[3] On Friday, September 29 the entire series was made available for viewing on Verizon'sgo90.
The series took place in a world where all forms of war and terrorism had long ended, bringing forth a dystopian future. An amnesiac man named Jin awakened and was entrusted with missions given by DEUS to fight against aliens that had slipped into the human society, joining forces with agents K and S. During that moment, he was given a pair of glasses by Elea Saeki to transform into the red giant. While fighting to preserve the safety of the city, Jin becomes closer to discovering his memories.
Near the end of the series, Jin, K, and S discover that their world is silently ruled by an alien race through subjugating mankind into a state of utopia. While on the run from DEUS agents, Jin discovered that he was bonded to Ultraseven, the red giant from another world to stop the aliens from invading his home dimension. When Seven reawakened, he quickly destroyed the entire alien race and saved Jin's comrades from a suicide bombing attack. Jin was separated from Seven as the latter returned to his world as Dan Moroboshi, reuniting with his lover Anne.
DEUS (ＤＥＵＳ（デウス）,Deusu) is the special investigative team organized in order to defend the Earth against alien invaders. Although they live as normal people, members of DEUS can be called into action at any given time. Agents call each other by code name rather than their actual names. Led by the Commander of DEUS (ＤＥＵＳ（デウス）司令,Deusu Shirei), he informs agents of their missions through the VC. It is revealed to be anA.I. that controls all of the world's information on behalf of the shadow rulers. The known agents of DEUS are:
The Aqua Project is a top secret project conducted by the government. It is supposed to convert energy in water into atomic energy. When it was found to open a portal into a parallel universe, the project was halted. However, it was restarted by the shadow rulers in an attempt to invade the parallel universe. Members of the project then found out about the shadow rulers, and were all killed, except for one:
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Aliens | Original airdate | English airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "DREAM" | Takeshi Yagi | Yūji Kobayashi | Galkimes, the Space-Time Life Form (時空生命体 ガルキメス,Jikū Seimeitai Garukimesu) | October 5, 2007 (2007-10-5) | June 5, 2017 |
| 2 | "CODE NAME“R”" | Takeshi Yagi | Ai Ōta | N/A | October 12, 2007 (2007-10-12) | June 5, 2017 |
| 3 | "HOPELESS" | Kenji Suzuki | Takuro Fukuda | Alien Markind (マーキンド星人,Mākindo Seijin) | October 19, 2007 (2007-10-19) | June 6, 2017 |
| 4 | "DIAMOND“S”" | Kenji Suzuki | Ai Ōta | Peginera, the Exobiological Parasite (パラサイト宇宙生物 ペジネラ,Parasaito Uchū Seibutsu Pejinera) | October 26, 2007 (2007-10-26) | June 6, 2017 |
| 5 | "PEACE MAKER" | Kenji Suzuki | Jiro Kaneko | Vo-Da, the Violent Alien (凶暴エイリアン ボーダ星人,Kyōbō Eirian Bōda Seijin) Alien Chamuda (チャムダ星人,Chamuda Seijin) | November 2, 2007 (2007-11-2) | June 7, 2017 |
| 6 | "TRAVELER" | Kengo Kaji | Yūji Kobayashi | N/A | November 9, 2007 (2007-11-9) | June 7, 2017 |
| 7 | "YOUR SONG" | Kengo Kaji | Sotaro Hayashi | Alien Vairo (ヴァイロ星人,Vairo Seijin) Vadoryudo, the Mechanical Biological Weapon (生物機械兵器 バドリュード,Seibutsu Kikai Heiki Badoryūdo) | November 16, 2007 (2007-11-16) | June 8, 2017 |
| 8 | "BLOOD MESSAGE" | Kazuya Konaka | Keiichi Hasegawa | Hupnath, the Carnage Spaceman (殺戮宇宙人 ヒュプナス,Satsuriku Uchūjin Hyupunasu) | November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23) | June 8, 2017 |
| 9 | "RED MOON" | Takeshi Yagi | Ai Ōta | Jyuujin (獣人,Jūjin) | November 30, 2007 (2007-11-30) | June 9, 2017 |
| 10 | "MEMORIES" | Kazuya Konaka | Yūji Kobayashi | N/A | December 7, 2007 (2007-12-7) | June 9, 2017 |
| 11 | "AQUA PROJECT" | Takeshi Yagi | Yūji Kobayashi | N/A | December 14, 2007 (2007-12-14) | June 12, 2017 |
| 12 | "NEW WORLD" | Takeshi Yagi | Yūji Kobayashi | Mecha-Graykess, the Giant Mechanical Life Form (巨大機械生命体 メカ・グラキエス,Kyodai Kikai Seimeitai Meka Gurakiesu) | December 21, 2007 (2007-12-21) | June 12, 2017 |
A novel series ofUltraseven X was released and published inHobby Japan.
In July 2020,Shout! Factory announced to have struck a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek, with the blessings of Tsuburaya and Indigo, that granted them the exclusive SVOD and AVOD digital rights to theUltra series and films (1,100 TV episodes and 20 films) acquired by Mill Creek the previous year.Ultraseven X, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.[4]