Ultraman Mebius

Plot

Before leaving for the Earth, Ultraman Mebius was granted the Mebius Brace by the Father of Ultra and told of the importance of the name "Ultraman", a legacy he would have to live up to when he reached Earth. On his way there, Mebius saw a transport ship being sucked into the Ultra Zone. The crew was saved by the sacrifice of the Captain's son, Hiroto Ban.

Seeing his selflessness, Mebius tried to save the young man but was a minute too late. He created his human form after the young man, Hiroto Ban, in his honor. And he joined GUYS (Guards for Utility Situation) under the alias of Mirai Hibino.

Characters

GUYS (Guards for UtilitY Situation) is an attack team formed at some point of time after UGM's disbandment. As no monster attacks were recorded since the last 25 years, Dinozaur had killed a majority of the original team members, save for the cadet named Ryu Aihara. Field members include: Mirai Hibino; Ryu Aihara, the 20-year-old sole survivor of his original Crew GUYS team during Dinozaur's attack, who becomes field commander; Marina Kazama, a 19-year-old motorcycle racer with enhanced sense of hearing; George Ikaruga, a 20-year-old professional soccer player with enhanced sense of sight and reflexes; Konomi Amagai, an 18-year-old aspiring nursery school teacher working part time at a nursery school, who can also join the battle and guide the Maquette Monsters; Teppei Kuze, an 18-year-old team member knowledgeable in the Ultra Brothers' exploits and a medical student; Shingo Sakomizu, the commander of the new Crew GUYS, who appears 40 but is actually 70 years old and was once an SSSP member whose encounter with Zoffy led to the foundation of GUYS; and Kazuya Serizawa, the 30-year-old original commander of the previous Crew GUYS, who becomes a permanent host of Hikari.

Side stories

Ultraman Mebius had three side stories. Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga (2006) was separated into three parts and launched as FLET's internet television service, before being released on DVD in 2007, featuring Ultraman Hikari as the main viewpoint character. Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness (2008) was sold on DVD in two parts and takes place after the final episode. Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Reverse (2009) was sold on DVD in two parts and serves as a prologue to the 2009 movie Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy.

Did You Know?

• The series premiered on the Tokyo Broadcasting System on April 8, 2006, and was moved from Saturday mornings to Saturday evenings at 05:30.
• On October 22, 2014, Crunchyroll announced the entire series would be available that day on their streaming service for the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
• On February 26, 2018, Toku announced they would broadcast the series in the United States on their television channel, starting on March 19, 2018.
• The series is set 40 years after the shows of Ultraman (1966), and makes many references from Ultra Q (1966) through to Ultraman 80 (1980).