00:00Ultraman Ace
00:07Hello. Thank you for watching today.
00:18Today's topic is Ultraman Ace.
00:21This popular giant hero series is notable for its groundbreaking transformation method, in which the male and female protagonists combine to transform, resulting in the appearance of Ultraman Ace.
00:40Another hot topic was the change from the previous enemies, which were malfunctioning monsters, to super beasts.
00:47Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:54Ultraman Ace was produced by TBS and Tsuburaya Productions, and aired for a total of 52 episodes from 1972 to 1973.
01:07The story begins when Yapool, who reigns over another dimension, begins an invasion of Earth with super beasts that are stronger than monsters and act as biological weapons.
01:20And the super beast, Belokron, continues to destroy the city even after annihilating the Earth Defense Force that fought back.
01:28The bakery's delivery boy, Hokuto Seiji, and the nurse, Minami Yuko, are killed in the attack.
01:37Ultraman Ace appeared alongside the Ultra Brothers of the past.
01:42In return for their dedicated spirit of justice, they are awarded Ultra Rings, which give them life and power.
01:50After the Earth Defense Force is wiped out, the two join the newly formed Super Beast Attack Force, Tack.
02:01Then the Ultra Beasts reappear and begin destroying the city, so they head out.
02:07However, the counterattack was in vain, and the Tac fighter planes were shot down one after another.
02:13At that moment, the two Ultra Rings light up and transform into Ultraman Ace.
02:20Defeat the Ultra Beast.
02:22From this moment on, Ultraman Ace's long and painful battle with the monsters begins.
02:33Now, let me explain about the main characters, Seiji Hokuto and Yuko Minami.
02:39First of all, Hokuto Seiji was working as a bread delivery truck driver.
02:46When the monster appeared, he lost his life in a suicide attack on the monster in a tanker truck to protect Minami Yuko and the children.
02:56Although he has a strong sense of justice and is brave, he also has a short temper and often gets out of control.
03:04There were many conflicts with other members of the team.
03:07He lost his father at an early age of 20.
03:14And then there's Minami Yuko, a former nurse who lost her life while trying to save the children of patients.
03:23He has a serious personality and is calm and collected, which has saved Hokuto from acting impulsively on many occasions.
03:30She was 19 years old and was in a romantic relationship with Hokuto, who was older than her.
03:37After Hokuto and Minami are killed in an attack by a monster, they are given life again by Ultraman Ace in recognition of their bravery.
03:47However, Minami Yuko is actually a resident of the moon, and after defeating Lunatics, who destroyed her homeland, the Moon Kingdom, she entrusts the Ultra Ring to Hokuto and leaves for Pluto, where her friends are, in order to rebuild the moon.
04:06From now on, transformations will be performed solely by Hokuto.
04:11The two become members of Tack, whose headquarters is in New York and whose official name is Terrible Monster Attacking Crew, which stands for Super Beast Attack Force, was founded in the first episode after the Earth Defense Force was destroyed.
04:32Japan belongs to the Far East branch and its base is located on the shore of Mount Fuji.
04:38The base is equipped with a command center, various laboratories, a reference room, a shooting range, a development factory, and a mecha hangar, and is staffed by seven members, including Hokuto and Minami.
04:54First, there is Captain Rugorou, who makes calm decisions from a scientific point of view; Vice Captain Tsunoda, who is also an expert marksman, Officer Yamanaka Ichiro; Officer Konno Tsutomu, who is a mood maker and has great strength; Officer Yoshimura Kozo, who is knowledgeable about space biology and space science;
05:16And there's also Mikawa Noriko, a communications officer who is also skilled at handling bombs.
05:22In addition, there was Yoshishi Kaji, who was in charge of weapons development and developed various weapons and arms.
05:35The weapons and equipment supplied to the tack include tack helmets with communication functions, and orange and gray uniforms that are durable, heat-resistant, cold-resistant, and fire-resistant.
05:51Also appearing are the tack gun, which can be transformed into a laser gun with the addition of a special adapter, and the tack bazooka, which boasts powerful firepower.
06:01In addition, the aircraft equipment includes the Tack Falcon, a super-large airborne carrier with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, which can store fighter jets such as the Tack Arrow and launch them even while in flight.
06:16Its specifications are a total length of 210m, a wingspan of 104m, a weight of 55,000t, and a maximum speed of Mach 6.6.
06:29The aircraft will be equipped with the Tuck Arrow, a short-seat fighter-attack aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities, and its main armament includes a rocket launcher and a laser cannon.
06:43The specifications are: total length 18m, total width 14.5m, weight 20t, and top speed Mach 7.7.
06:57In addition, the Tacspace, a super-fast space fighter-attack aircraft, is capable of flying outside the atmosphere, as its name suggests, and can intercept super-heavy targets from space.
07:09The specifications are: total length 15m, total width 14.5m, weight 15t, and top speed Mach 8.8.
07:21The Tax Panther, which is equipped with large underwater bombs and a full set of diving equipment, is deployed as a ground-based vehicle, and its base vehicle is the Toyota Mark II.
07:35For off-roading, a tuck jeep was also available.
07:41In addition, the Duckbill underground exploration tank was developed to counter super-heavy enemies attacking from underground, and is equipped with missiles and laser cannons and is also capable of flight.
07:54Its specifications are a total length of 25m, a total width of 16m, a weight of 80t, and a maximum speed of 960km in the air, 90km on the ground, and 30km underground.
08:12Ultraman Ace appears after a combined transformation by Hokuto and Officer Minami. He is 40 meters tall, weighs 4,000-5,000 tons, and can fly at a maximum speed of Mach 20.
08:32Ultraman Ace is 1 and 5 years old when his parents are killed by the monster army, but he is later raised by the Ultra Father and Mother along with Ultraman Taro.
08:46He is a member of the Space Guard, and on Earth he appears as a combined transformation by Hokuto and Minami using the Ultra Ring.
08:56In addition, because it has two energy sources - a Color Timer in its chest and an Ultra Star in its body - it can use twice as much energy as previous Ultra Warriors.
09:08His special moves include beam attacks such as the Metalium Ray, as well as guillotine-cutting techniques such as the Ultra Guillotine.
09:19Other techniques used included a space-class spherical beam technique that utilized the powers of the Ultra Brothers.
09:26The enemies that appear in the show, birds and beasts, are originally intelligent life forms that live in another dimension and are plotting to invade Earth.
09:40It is a synthetic biological weapon created by Yapool by fusing Earth creatures with space monsters using the Bird and Beast Manufacturing Machine.
09:49Yapool has a very high IQ, but is also extremely despicable and sinister.
09:58The leaders have decorations on their abdomens and hats, the shapes of which vary from one to another.
10:05In the middle of the show, Yapool unites all of his Yapools to become a giant Yapool and challenge Ace, but is easily defeated and wiped out.
10:17However, even after that, birds and animals have appeared spontaneously and also as subordinates of other aliens.
10:27In fact, many of the birds and beasts that had already been created before Yapool's complete annihilation remained, and these remnants continued to appear intermittently until the final episode.
10:40Now, finally, it's the final episode.
10:43One day, while investigating a crashed flying saucer, Tuck protects an alien child who is being bullied by other children.
10:55The alien child was from Simon, an alien who had become a nomadic space alien after being invaded by Yapool.
11:04Then, Yapool's voice is heard, and Jumbo King appears, having gathered the ghosts of birds and beasts that were defeated in the past.
11:13Hokuto's car escapes the scene with the Simon aliens, but during the escape, the children who were bullying the Simon aliens tell them about their secret base, and they take refuge there.
11:27Meanwhile, a communication device from the secret base informs them that the Simon aliens are demanding their handover, and that if they do not, they will attack the city.
11:39Tack sends out fighter jets to protect the city and the Simon aliens, but they are shot down on the way back.Yapool then tells them that if they want to protect the city, they must hand over the Simon aliens by the next morning.
11:56Hokuto returns to Tack Base, where he is offered to hand over the Simon aliens.
12:03However, when Hokuto strongly opposes this, Captain Ryu uses a cell-degrading missile, but it is ineffective and is destroyed.
12:16That night, Hokuto looks up at the night sky, and along with the aurora, Minami Yuko appears.
12:22Then, when Ultraman Ace's true identity is revealed, he disappears after explaining that he can never return to human form.
12:34The next morning, the children gather to protect the Simon aliens, but just as predicted, Jumbo King appears and begins destroying the city.
12:44Meanwhile, Simon Alien uses telepathy to speak to Hokuto and confesses that he is actually a remnant of Yapool.
12:55Then, in front of the children, the fake Simon alien provokes him to shoot him, so Hokuto shoots him dead.
13:06The children who witnessed the shooting flee to Hokuto, who shot and killed the Simon alien they were meant to protect.
13:13Hokuto explains why he shot him, but the children continue to flee, so as a last resort, he transforms into Ace in front of the children to teach them a lesson.
13:27After transforming, the children finally understand and cheer on Ace as they watch him fight.
13:35And with those cheers behind him, he defeats Jumbo King after a fierce battle.
13:41The show then ends with Ace standing in the sunset, telling the children to never forget kindness, before flying off into space.
13:55Now, let's take a look at Ultraman Ace in action.
14:11When the sound of the sky reaches the stars in the sky, it will come from far beyond the Galactic Federation, bringing with it light.
14:26Now!
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14:57Kick off the ground and jump quickly
15:06Find a truly courageous enemy
15:10The eyes of the Yakulians are widening
15:14The next great longevity
15:18Now it's time to transform
15:23Calling the Storm
15:28Pichayufe Pichayufe
15:34Unicorn Man Resh
15:38Our Ace
15:41See you again
15:44Unicorn Man Resh
15:48Our ace
15:53It's still good
15:55That's good too
15:56Unicorn Man Mesh
15:59Unicorn Man Resh
16:02Arrangement
16:04Unicorn Man Resh
16:10Unicorn Man Resh
16:13Thank you for watching
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17:13Thank you for watching
17:43What did you think?
17:49I remember that when it was aired, you couldn't play Ultraman Ace without Minami Yuko or a girl.
17:58Later, I found out that this was one of the reasons why Minami Yuko had disappeared, and I had mixed feelings.
18:05What do you all think?
18:09Well, that's all for now.
18:12See you again soon
18:14Goodbye
18:28Thank you for watching
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