Ultraman Dyna

Ultraman Dyna (ウルトラマンダイナ) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show which aired from 5 September 1997 until 28 August 1998. It is a direct sequel to the previous Ultraman series, Ultraman Tiga and the 13th entry to the Ultra Series.

Plot
In the year 2017 (seven years after the final episode of Ultraman Tiga), TPC has advanced beyond earth, and has created a new team, "Super GUTS". Humans have begun terraforming Mars and other planets in what is known as the "Age of the Neo Frontier". One day, the Neo Frontier is attacked by an alien race known as the Spheres. Shin Asuka has just joined Super GUTS and is in the middle of training maneuvers above Earth's atmosphere when he and his comrades are attacked. He proves himself in battle and can hold his own against ace pilot Ryo Yukimura. However, his ship is damaged and he ejects, after which he encounters a shining light. It is then that a new giant of light merges with the bewildered Shin, saving his life. When the Spheres enter Mars' atmosphere and merge with the Martian rocks to form monsters, Shin again participates in the battle, now equipped with a mysterious device known as the "Lieflasher". Upon the Sphere's new attack, Shin suddenly transforms into a colossal giant and manages to protect Mars from a group of monsters sent by the Spheres. The members of Super GUTS quickly catch on that this giant being is not Ultraman Tiga, but a new giant of light, "Ultraman Dyna".

The final story arc is rather somber, in contrast to the rest of the series. Dyna/Shin sacrifices themselves to save the Earth from Gransphia, the planet-sized mother form of the Spheres. He was last seen reuniting with his disappeared father and the two decided to continue traveling in-between dimensions. Eleven years after the end of the television series, the movie Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy establishes Shin's survival, and the Ultraman Saga had him briefly reunited with the rest of the Super GUTS before vanishing.

Films

 * Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light (1998): Ultraman Dyna was one of the main Ultramen to appear in this movie (as events of the movie are set during times of the Dyna series). Ultraman Tiga also makes an important appearance.
 * Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: Battle in Hyperspace (1999)
 * Ultraman Dyna: Return of Hanejiro (2001): An original video release that serves as a sequel to episode 47 of the series.
 * Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy (2009): Ultraman Dyna appears in this movie alongside the Showa-Era Ultramen, Ultraman Mebius, and the ZAP SPACY crew from Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle. His storyline follows on directly from the finale of his series.
 * Ultraman Saga (2012): Ultraman Dyna is the main Ultraman in the movie (set after the events of Ultra Galaxy Legend and Dyna has travelled to another universe), joined Ultraman Zero and Ultraman Cosmos in this movie, and merges with Zero and Cosmos to become Ultraman Saga.

Other appearances

 * Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (2008): Ultraman Dyna joined Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Gaia and Ultraman Mebius in this movie, alongside Showa-era Ultra Heroes.
 * Ultraman Ginga S: Showdown! Ultra 10 Warriors!! (2015): Ultraman Dyna is one of the Heisei-era Ultra Heroes to fight along with other 9 Heisei-era Ultra Heroes.
 * Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga (2016-2017): Ultraman Dyna joined Ultraman Orb, Ultraman Cosmos, Ultraman Gaia and Ultraman Agul.
 * Ultraman Decker (2022): Ultraman Dyna first appeared as a flashback and later joined Ultraman Decker.
 * Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond (2023): Ultraman Dyna arrived on Planet Lavie at some point during his travels, as it was being ravaged by aliens sent by Gibellus. After dealing with the immediate threats, Dyna turned to the planet native, Dinas, to give her some of his light. This caused a reaction with her will that created Ultraman Dinas. The two liberated the planet from the rest of the invaders together before Dyna left to continue travelling and protect more civilizations.

Cast

 * Shin Asuka (アスカ・シン): Takeshi Tsuruno (つるの 剛士)
 * Gousuke Hibiki (ヒビキ・ゴウスケ): Ryo Kinomoto (木之元 亮)
 * Toshiyuki Kouda (コウダ・トシユキ): Toshikazu Fukawa (布川 敏和)
 * Ryo Yumimura (ユミムラ・リョウ): Risa Saito (斉藤 りさ)
 * Kouhei Kariya (カリヤ・コウヘイ): Takao Kase (加瀬 尊朗)
 * Tsutomu Nakajima (ナカジマ・ツトム): Joe Onodera (小野寺 丈)
 * Mai Midorikawa (ミドリカワ・マイ): Mariya Yamada (山田 まりや)
 * Kouki Fukami (フカミ・コウキ): Toshiaki Amada (天田 俊明)
 * Seiji Miyata (ミヤタ・セイジ): Hiroshi Tsuburaya (円谷 浩)
 * Kihachi Gondou (ゴンドウ・キハチ): Shinobu Kameyama (亀山 忍)
 * Saeko Shiina (シイナ・サエコ): Yasumi Maezawa (前沢 保美)
 * Kazuma Asuka (アスカ・カズマ): Daisuke Ryu (隆 大介)
 * Masami Mishina (ミシナ・マサミ): Edo Yamaguchi (エド山口)
 * Narrator: Yūji Machi (真地 勇志)

Guest cast

 * Kurea Nebula Alien "Shion" (クレア星雲人 シオン): Masaru Shishido (宍戸 マサル)
 * Takuma (拓磨): Takuma Aoki (青木 拓磨)
 * Mayumi Shinjoh (シンジョウ・マユミ): Kei Ishibashi (石橋 けい)
 * Satoru Kishi (岸悟 役): Hiromi Sakimoto (崎本大海)
 * Toko Ayano (綾野塔子博士 役): Hairi Katagiri (片桐 はいり)
 * Officer Fujikura (フジクラ隊員): Keiichi Wada (和田 圭市)
 * Chief Komatsu (チーフ・コマツ): Shun Ueda (うえだ 峻)
 * Taichi (太一少年 役): Yuta Kanai (金井勇太)
 * Masaki Akechi (明智 正輝), Gōda (豪田): Hiroshi Watari (渡 洋史)
 * Sōichiro Sawai (サワイ・ソウイチロウ): Tamio Kawachi (川地 民夫)
 * Tetsuji Yoshioka (ヨシオカ・テツジ): Ken Okabe (岡部 健)
 * Helio Power Plant engineer (34): Daisuke Ban (伴 大介)
 * Director Hinoda (35, 36) : Jinya Sato (佐藤仁哉)
 * Seiichi Munakata (ムナカタ・セイイチ): Akitoshi Ohtaki (大滝 明利)
 * Tetsuo Shinjoh (シンジョウ・テツオ): Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹)
 * Masami Horii (ホリイ・マサミ): Yukio Masuda (増田 由紀夫)
 * Megumi Iruma (イルマ・メグミ): Mio Takaki (高樹 澪)
 * Masayuki Nahara (ナハラ・マサユキ): Uketa Take (タケ・ウケタ)
 * Hiroya Narumi (鳴海浩也): Koji Shimizu (清水弘治)
 * Rena Yanase (ヤナセ・レナ): Takami Yoshimoto (吉本 多香美)
 * Chief Mukai (ムカイ班長): Eiichi Kikuchi (きくち 英一)
 * Shin Hayate (ハヤテ・シン): Masaki Kyomoto (京本 政樹)
 * Daigo Madoka (マドカ・ダイゴ): Hiroshi Nagano (長野 博)
 * Jun Yazumi (ヤズミ・ジュン): Yoichi Furuya (古屋 暢一)
 * Rui Kisaragi (キサラギ・ルイ): Aya Sugimoto (杉本 彩)

Songs

 * Opening theme
 * "Ultraman Dyna" (ウルトラマンダイナ)
 * Lyrics: Gorō Matsui (松井 五郎)
 * Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki (鈴木 キサブロー)
 * Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano (矢野 立美)
 * Artist: Tatsuya Maeda (前田 達也)


 * Ending themes
 * "Kimi dake o Mamoritai" (君だけを守りたい)
 * Lyrics & Composition: Toshihiko Takamizawa (高見沢 俊彦)
 * Arrangement: Akira Inoue (井上 鑑)
 * Artist: Fumiaki Nakajima (中島 文明)
 * Episodes: 1-26, 35, 50
 * "ULTRA HIGH"
 * Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement, & Artist: Lazy
 * Episodes: 27–34, 37–49, 51
 * "Brave Love, TIGA (Instrumental Version)"
 * Composition: BarbeQ Wasada (バーベQ和佐田)
 * Arrangement: Yasuhiko Fukuda (福田 裕彦)
 * Episodes: 36


 * Insert & image themes
 * "Take off!! Super GUTS" (Take off!! スーパーGUTS)
 * Lyrics: Kumiko Aoki (青木 久美子)
 * Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi (佐橋 俊彦)
 * Artist: Night Scats (ナイトスキャッツ) (Peeka-Boo (ピーカブー), Etsurō Wakakonai (若子内 悦郎), MoJo)
 * First used in episode 1.
 * "LOVE & PEACE"
 * Lyrics & Composition: Fumiaki Nakajima
 * Arrangement: Fumiaki Nakajima, Youtenji hiromi (祐天寺 浩美)
 * Artist: Fumiaki Nakajima with Sara & Rei
 * Unused in the series.
 * "EVERYBODY WANTS LOVE"
 * Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement, & Artist: Lazy
 * Unused in the series.
 * "Miracle no Kaze ni Nare" (ミラクルの風になれ)
 * Lyrics: Gorō Matsui
 * Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
 * Arrangement: Mitsuhiro Tada (タダ ミツヒロ)
 * Artist: Fumikazu Miyashita (宮下 文一)
 * Episodes: 9
 * "Dyna no Akai Kagayaki ni" (ダイナの赤い輝きに)
 * Lyrics: Gorō Matsui
 * Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
 * Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
 * Artist: Shinichi Ishihara (石原 慎一)
 * Episodes: 24
 * "Ima koso Flash" (いまこそフラッシュ)
 * Lyrics: Gorō Matsui
 * Composition: Kisaburō Suzuki
 * Arrangement: Tatsumi Yano
 * Artist: Tatsuya Maeda
 * Episodes: 35

Ultraman Decker
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series, Tsuburaya released the sequel of Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga titled Ultraman Decker (ウルトラマンデッカー), serving as a modern reimagining of the original series.

Home media
In July 2020, Shout! Factory announced to have struck a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek Entertainment, with the blessings of Tsuburaya and Indigo, that granted them the exclusive SVOD and AVOD digital rights to the Ultra series and films (1,100 TV episodes and 20 films) acquired by Mill Creek the previous year. Ultraman Dyna, amongst other titles, will stream in the United States and Canada through Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu.