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The operations to terminate Bogalmons is in progress.

A trap has been set to ensnare Bogal into the kill-zone. The plan is to contain Bogal with a force barrier before blowing it up. And there is a possibility that Ultraman Mebius and Tsurugi might be sacrificed in the operations.

CREW GUYS came up with a solution that will save both Mebius and Tsurugi. Before Bogal explodes, the GUYS will open up a gap in the barrier so that the giant heroes can escape.

Ryu finally awaken Sarizawa within Tsurugi, and the former team captain was touched.

And so begins the operation “Pride of GUYS".

GUYS only have 1 minute of METEOR time limit to do their job. Are they able to save Mebius and Tsurugi?

Tsurugi vanished soon after Ultraman Mebius destroyed Bogal.

Both giants reverted back to their human form - Mirai and Sarizawa. Sarizawa related the origins of Tsurugi.

Back at the base, the realisation that Bogal had survived the attack created a stir among the team members. Whenever Bogal consumed Earth’s monsters, it increases in power. If that power explodes, it will destroy the whole of Tokyo. If Tsurugi destroys Bogal, that will be the end of the city.

As Ryu wanted to cover up Sarizawa’s real identity, his former team captain appeared and told him something that he could not believe.

Suddenly, monsters appeared.

The supposedly dead Gudon and Twin Tail are fighting!

And at this moment, Bogal appeared…

The project to power-up Mikulas is in progress. The weakness of the terrible predator Bogal has been identified. Mikulas needs to be enhanced with electrical attack powers so that it can defeat Bogal. Eleking was chosen as the cadidate for the cross-gene modification. However, Mikulas rejected the genetic information from the Eleking sample, as Eleking was still traumatised having being defeated by Mikulas before. The escaped genetic information created a baby Lim-Eleking that wrecked havoc within the base.

Ryu is agonised by that encounter with the supposedly dead team captain Sarizawa. Ryu has the utmost respect for Sarizawa.

Mirai detected Sarizawa’s presence, and found that he has Ultraman’s energies. However, Mirai cannot understand why Sarizawa is hunting Bogal. While Sarizawa is considering his differences with Mirai and Ryu, Bogal appeared.

And Electi-Mikulas made its debut. Konomi’s cheer managed to bring out the best in Mikulas!

An intergalactic spacecraft docked just outside of Earth’s atmosphere. The passenger from the spacecraft is Fanton seijin.

According to Teppei’s translation, Planet Fanton was experiencing a shortage of food, and Fanton seijin was searching the galaxies for the materials order to create the hyper-food “Shipin 929″. However, on his return journey, the important ingredient fell to Earth.

CREW GUYS assisted the alien to locate his missing item, and soon found it at an abandoned factory.

After collecting their quarry in the utility case, they spotted the creepy tongue-flicking woman outside the window!

The woman destroyed the case containing “Shipin". The object began to swell and grow in size! As a result of Earth’s humidity and temperature the object began expanding, and Earth’s atmosphere only allowed the thing to grow up to an infinite size. The object would soon engulf the Earth!

What’s making matter worse, is that Fanton seijin is fast asleep. And facing his helpless team members, the team leader…

There were in total four Sandoras that appeared some days before. All have been identified. Marina was able to distinguish the cries of Sadora before it died. It’s the sound of suffering and the Sadora died a bitter death.

Mari felt that her talent was her curse, as she wasn’t able to become a rider because of that. That’s because her ears are able to pick out the sound of those who are suffering.

There are further findings on Sadora - the creatures had been preyed upon by an evil entity. The team members were shocked by the revelation. And this entity is …?

There are strange occurances on the seabed, and the team set off to investigate. Inside the submarine, Ryu and Marina received signals from the bottom of the sea. It’s the laughter of that creepy tongue-licking woman! The woman flashed a beam of light, and Twin Tail emerged from the underwater cliff!!

CREW GUYS’s activities have been noticed by the world. The team cannot hide their joy given the positive coverage in the mass media. However, George is unhappy with one of the articles that criticised his past, and that upset the team spirit.

Mirai empathised with George’s feelings, and challenged George to a penalty shoot-out, pitting his goalkeeping skills to his “Meteor Shot". However, George withdrew into his own world.

At this moment, the monster Sadora appeared. The creature emerged from the fog, and the creepy tongue-licking woman also manifested her presence.

According to Teppei ’s analysis, the creature’s weakness lies in the horns on the head.

George thought about his “Meteor Shot", and used his incredible piloting skills to attack Sadora on its horns which eventually defeated the creature.

Suddenly, two Sadoras appeared! Mebius is caught in a fix. A blue armoured giant descended from the sky. The giant shot deadly beams at the Sadoras and destroyed both creatures. Who could this giant be?

The prohibition to use Maquette Monsters has been abolished. Maquette Monsters are domesticated creatures that are based on monsters that had appeared on Earth before. Mukulas has been chosen as the first Maquette Monster.

During the first trial, it appears that Mikulas is useless - and the creature had no records of defeating any other monsters before. While CREW GUYS gave up on the monster, only Konomi managed to get the creature to respond. The team members look forward to the day when Mikulas would be of use.

At that moment, the galactic monster Kelbeam appeared. The long-tailed creature spat flameballs and destroyed buildings.

While the team members battled the creature, Konomi ordered Mikulas to the battlefield. However, Konomi fled when she came under the terrible gaze of Kelbeam!

The vegetation near the mouth of the volcano has withered lately.

The thing that emerged from the dust storm is Birdon!

Teppei, who is a specialist in kaiju zoology, explained that Birdon was a kaiju that had ever killed a Ultraman.

When GUYS scrambled. Ultraman Mebius appeared!

Mebius when attacking the creature, bound its beak.

As Mebius colour timer started blinking, Birdon injected toxins into Ultraman’s body!

Mebius was fallen by the kaiju…GUYS picked up the slack and continued fighting Birdon.

Mebius stood up again, but the colour timer is still blinking.

With less than 3 minutes left to battle, Ryu made his decision…

The hot blooded members of CREW GUYS Ryu and Mirai went about to look for new recruits to join the Earth’s defence team. Mirai approached a female motor-racer Marina, a former soccer star George, Teppei the medical student, and Konomi the teacher to join their team. However, they were hesitant to commit.

At that time, the subterranean monster Gudon appeared!

Mirai and Ryu scrambled.

Under the command of Captain Sakomizu, Marina and George also decided to move out for action. Teppei and Konomi stayed behind at the base to observe the battle.

And thus, all the members of CREW GUYS are assembled!

“From now on, You are Ultraman”

M78, the Land of Light. The Commissioner of the Space Garrison, Father of Ultra gathers all the young garrison members and orders them to head to Earth. They’re on an important mission to establish contact with mankind and protect them. And thus, Ultraman Mebius was born.

Ultraman Mebius descend upon Earth, taking on the human guise of Hibino Mirai.

Earth faces the threat of reawakening monsters and alien invasions.

‘CREW GUYS’ battled the monster Dino Zaur that had suddenly appear. While Earth faced its testing moment, Mirai transformed into Ultraman Mebius and challenged the rampaging monster!

He’s the Ultraman that hadn’t appeared in a quarter of a century.

Mebius used his finishing move ‘Mebius Shoot’ to decisively end the tough battle.

And Ultraman Mebius won his first battle, however…

The official site of the next Ultra hero from M-78m, ULTRAMAN MOEBIUS is UP!!

ULTRAMAN MOEBIUS OFFICIAL WEB

Check out the website for the latest news, kaiju line up (a lot of old school kaijus such as Gudon, Miklas..) Ultra Father and Mother will also be making an appearance in this new series!

The 40th Anniversary series will begin broadcast on 8 April 2006 (Saturday) at 1730hrs (good time spot!) on Tokyo Broadcasting Station (TBS).
According to the news from SANSPO.com, the human host of Moebius is called Hibino Mirai. The actor is one of the members from the J-idol group D-Boys.

Is this the new Ultraman, Ultraman Moebius?

According to Shochiku (松竹), the Japanese movie production house that brought you the Ultraman Cosmos movies, there will be a “Ultraman Moebius and Ultra Brothers (ウルトラマンメビウス＆ウルトラ兄弟 - 新ヒーローとウルトラ6兄弟が夢の共演)” roadshow this year. Konaka Kazuya (小中和哉) is slated to be the director of this show. Kazuya’s Ultraman movie credits include Ultraman Zearth 2, Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna - The Warriors of Light, Ultraman Tiga, Dyna and Gaia - The Hyper Dimensional Ultimate Battle, and finally ULTRAMAN - The Movie. He also had a hand in the TV series Gridman, Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, Ultraman Cosmos and Ultraman Nexus. Other noteworthy CV: Astroboy - Testuwan Atom, direct-to-video drama - Black Jack (based on the manga series by Tezuka Osamu)

Keep an eye out on this thread as we bring you more scoop!

The newest Ultraman movie had begun filming on location in Kobe city. On 7 Dec 05, 20 Ultraman from the past and present appeared at the city. They posed for photos with the iconic Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in the background.

TPC is collaborating with Kobe Film Office. The city wants the whole of Japan to know that Kobe is all well and good 10 years after the Great Hanshin Earthquake.

The film will be shot on location at the new Kobe Airport and the Rokkasan Pasture (Ranch). There will also be Kaiju battle scenes where Ultraman will defend the streets of Kobe.

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