Ultraman Ginga Plot Revealed

With all those promotional images that got published on various Japanese magazines, we finally got our plot for Tsuburaya's new Ultraman hero, ULTRAMAN GINGA. The show will be led by stars D2 member Takuya Negishi as Hikaru Reidō.

Thousands of years ago, a mysterious someone had turned all Ultra beings, aliens, and monsters into "Spark Dolls" using a device called Darkness Spark.

Back to the present, high school student Hikaru came back to his hometown and found out his grandpa's shrine was destroyed by a sudden fire. However, the Shintai was saved and moved to an abandoned school. Hikaru decided to squat in the school to continue take care of it for his grandpa.

One day, Hikaru meets a talking doll named Ultraman Taro. Taro, the only Spark Doll that has self-conscious, told Hikaru that he is the "selected one." There were countless Spark Doll hidden in the village and they're now being awaken by the Galaxy Spark, which was previously worshiped as the shrine's Shintai. To help him, Taro acts as his mentor.

Playing an important role in the series is Alien Baruki. He acts as an agent of that mysterious someone, as he hands the Darkness Dummy Spark and Spark Dolls to individuals who have a corrupted mind. It's possible that one of them is Tomoya Ichijōji, a mysterious transfer student that will become Hikaru's rival.

To protect the people, by using the Ginga "Spark," Hikaru will fight to save us! He is now considered as the youngest Ultraman host at the age of 17.

Ultraman Ginga have a total of 11 episodes and two specials. The first six episodes will run from July to August, and another five will run from November to December, while the remaining two will air during events this September and spring of 2014. The show will be a part of the “New Ultraman Retsuden” programming block, and will premiere on July 10th.

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