Ultraman Ace
Two youths become one Ultra to fight Yapool's Terrible-Monsters.
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Ultraman Ace is the fourth entry (fifth overall) in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 7, 1972, to March 30, 1973, with a total of 52 episodes. Starting from this show, the Ultra Series begins to shift from a sci-fi/mystery adventure to superhero fantasy fare. All previous Ultramen (Ultraman, Ultraseven, Ultraman Jack, and Zoffy) make regular appearances in this series, whereas they only made guest appearances in the previous show Return of Ultraman.
Plot
From another dimension, Yapool attacked Earth using biological weapons called Terrible-Monsters. The first, Verokron, destroyed a city and the Earth Defense Force. They received Ultra Rings and transform via the Ultra Touch. They joined TAC (Terrible-monster Attacking Crew), with the Ultra Brothers and Father of Ultra occasionally helping.
Yapool sent more Terrible-Monsters, sometimes with external help, and faced TAC and Ace directly. Mid-series, Yuko, revealed as a last native of the Moon, gave her ring to Seiji and left Earth in episode 28. In the finale, Yapool masqueraded as a child of Alien Simon and combined past Terrible-Monsters into Jumbo King.
International Broadcasts & Home media
In 1993, ABS-CBN in the Philippines broadcast Ultraman Ace. The series was part of a large Ultraman library, including 1,100 TV episodes and 20 films, that Mill Creek Entertainment acquired from Tsuburaya Productions via Indigo Entertainment in July 2019. Mill Creek released the series on Blu-ray and digitally on May 12, 2020, in standard and steelbook editions. The following July, Shout!
Factory secured exclusive SVOD and AVOD digital rights to those same titles through a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek, with Tsuburaya and Indigo’s approval. Ultraman Ace now streams in the United States and Canada on Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Ultraman Ace (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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