Ultraman Decker

is a Japanese tokusatsu drama produced by Tsuburaya Productions, as well as the 34th entry to the Ultraman Series and the fourth in the Reiwa era. ''Decker'' serves as the sequel to '' Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga'' and celebrating the 25th anniversary of ''Ultraman Dyna''. The series aired on TV Tokyo on July 9, 2022.

Synopsis

''Ultraman Decker'' takes place years after the end of '' Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga'', where Earth has entered a period of peace once again. When humanity begins their outer space exploration program and their monster attack countermeasures diminish at the same time, the Spheres launch their attacks, causing Earth to be desolated and become a lone star. A civilian named Kanata Asumi bonds with the titular Ultraman Decker and joins the newly reformed GUTS-Select in addition to his fellow rookie members in their fight against the Spheres.

Production

''Ultraman Decker'' and the titular Ultra were first announced by Tsuburaya Productions at the end of '' Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z'' as a post-credit scene. The show was later officially announced on March 31, 2022. As with ''Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga'', Decker continues to celebrate the TDG Heisei Trilogy series that consists of ''Ultraman Tiga'', ''Dyna'' and '' Gaia'', hence ''Decker'' itself representing ''Dyna'' as its modern-day retelling of the series. In addition, Hironobu Kageyama sings the ending theme, Kanata Tōku, returning exactly 25 years after performing for the second ending theme of ''Dyna''.

According to director Takesue, while ''Decker'' inherited many aspects from ''Dyna'', he aims to take the show's direction to a different approach from its source of inspiration. As such, the titular Ultra has his Color Timer's positioning at the left side of his pectoral and his chest bearing the image of the universe, but his overall design and silhouette is an attempt at returning to the image of Heisei era Ultras as a whole. In addition, the theme of the series is "future", as ''Decker'' focuses on what lies ahead in contrast of ''Trigger''s themes of ancient era. ''Ultraman Decker'' is considered as the tenth entry to the series lineup that was introduced since ''Ultraman Ginga''. In addition, the series' charm is to "make new ones", hence the show will be expected to introduce more new monsters in its run.

According to Hiroki Matsumoto, filming of ''Ultraman Decker'' started in December 2021.

Episodes

At the end of each episode, a minisode called aired and featuring Kanata Asumi describing the Dimension Cards of said episode. HANE2 joined Kanata starting from episode 2 onwards.

Spin-off program

is a Tsuburaya Imagination-exclusive spin-off program released on October 1, 2022. In addition to Masamichi Hotta and Marluru reappearing, each episode also features one of the members of the reformed GUTS-Select.

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''Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond''

is an upcoming film exclusively for pay per view content in Tsuburaya Imagination, set to air on February 23, 2023. The movie takes place after the end of ''Ultraman Decker'' and features former AKB48 member as a guest actress.

Cast

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*Ultra D Flasher announcement, Narrator (SPs):

Guest cast

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Songs

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*"Wake up Decker!"
**Lyrics:
**Composition & Arrangement:
**Artist: SCREEN mode
**Episodes: 1-13 (Verse 1), 14-24 (Verse 2)
*:In episode 25, this song is used as an insert song.

;Ending themes
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**Lyrics, Composition, & Artist:
**Episodes: 1-13
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**Lyrics, Composition, & Artist: Hironobu Kageyama
**Episodes: 14-25

International broadcast

In Hong Kong, this series aired on ViuTV on October 8, 2022.

In Malaysia, this series aired on Astro Ceria on November 8, 2022, with Malay dubbed.

See also

*Ultra Series – Complete list of official Ultraman-related shows

References

External links

''Ultraman Decker''
at Tsuburaya Productions
''Ultraman Decker''
at TV Tokyo

{{Ultra Series

2022 Japanese television series debuts
Ultra television series
TV Tokyo original programming