Ultraman Max

infobox television
show_name = Ultraman Max


caption = Promotional Flyer
format = Tokusatsu
picture_format =
runtime = Approx. 24 mins per episode
creator = Tsuburaya Productions
starring = Sota Aoyama
Hitomi Hasebe
Kai Shishido
Hikari Mitsushima
director = Shusuke Kaneko
Hirochika Muraishi
Kengo Kaji
Futoshi Sato
Takeshi Yagi
Takashi Miike
Hideaki Murakami
Akio Jissoji
Hiroaki Tochihara
Toshiyuki Takano
Toshihiro Iijima
Kenji Suzuki
writer =
producer = Takeshi Yagi
country = Japan
language = Japanese/Cantonese
music = Kuniaki Haishima
imdb_id = 0493197
preceded_by = "Ultraman Nexus"
followed_by = "Ultraman Mebius"
network = flagicon|Japan Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. , flagicon|Hong Kong TVB
first_aired = July 2, 2005
last_aired = March 25, 2006
num_episodes = 40
website = http://hicbc.com/tv/max

nihongo|"Ultraman Max"|ウルトラマンマックス|Urutoraman Makkusu was a new "Ultraman" show which started airing on 7 July 2005, and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd..
The show tried to return to the true formula of new monsters every week and being a fast paced show like previous series with the exception of Ultraman Nexus.
The show is full of homages to past series by having three of the original cast members from the first Ultraman series (and one original cast member from the second Ultraman series "Ultraseven" being featured in an episode), updated versions of classic monsters like Red King, Eleking and Pigmon among others.

Although certain monsters from the previous Ultra Series appear here in this series,
the characters do not actually recognize them.
This series does not have any direct continuity to any of the other Ultra Series.

Just like his predecessors, Ultraman Max is from Nebula M78 and is supported by DASH (Defense Action Squad Heroes), a branch of the UDF (United Defense Federation).
His human host name is Touma Kaito.
Ultraman Max is based on Ultraseven and has two main weapons at his disposal, the Maxium Cannon fired from his left hand and the Maxium Sword which is a hand held boomerang cutter.

Another Ultraman known as Ultraman Xenon, or Janos, appears for the first time in episode 13, and again briefly in episode 39.
While Ultraman Xenon is summoning a new weapon from the sky to use against Zetton,
he is attacked by Zetton and the weapon attaches itself to Max's right wrist.
Ultraman Max then uses the new weapon known as the Max Galaxy to destroy Zetton.

Team DASH is stationed in a harbor and their base is called the Base Titan.
They have a main airplane called the Dash Mother which releases two other small planes known as Dash Bird 1 and 2.
A third plane called the Dash Bird 3 appears in episode 23.

Team DASH also has a robot operator, who learns a bit about human behavior in some episodes.
Her name is Elly and she has a small ball shaped robot called
Koko which makes a high pitched sound to respond to queries.

This series was also unique as it was the first time a GAIJIN (foreigner) was an official member of the Ultraman team.
The character’s name is Sean White (played by actor Sean Nichols who is famous in Japan for being on the popular children's program EIGO DE ASOBO --
Let's Have Fun with English).

It was broadcast in Hong Kong by TVB in 2008.

The characters

Defense Action Squad Heroes (DASH)

*Captain Shigeru Hijikata
The team leader of DASH.
**Actor
Kai Shishido

*Kenjiro Koba
The marksman and sharpshooter of DASH.
**Actor
Nobuyuki Ogawa

*Mizuki Koishikawa
The ace pilot and token female member.
She is Kaito / Ultraman Max's love interest.
**Actor
Hitomi Hasebe

*Sean White
The team inventor / scientist / joker.
He was transported from DASH North America branch.
**Actor
Sean Nichols

*Elly
The robot operator (android) of DASH.
She learns human behavior and once wished to become a human.
She even cried in Episode 16 and in the final episode.
**Actor
Hikari Mitsushima

*Kaito Touma / Ultraman Max
The team's latest recruit.
He failed during DASH test before eventually joining DASH.
He was saved by Ultraman Max from a certain death and was given the Max Spark,
so that he could transform whenever needs arose.
**Actor
Sota Aoyama

upporting characters

*Chief Kenzo Tomioka
A UDF general, the supervisor of DASH.
**Actor
Susumu Kurobe
**Trivia
Actor Kurobe played Hayata from the original Ultraman series.

*Professor Yukari Yoshinaga.
**Actor
Hiroko Sakurai
**Trivia
Actress Sakurai played Fuji from the original Ultraman series.

*nihongo|Ultraman Xenon|ウルトラマンゼノン|Urutoraman Xenon
He appears once to help Ultraman Max when he is in danger and is also the one that gives Ultraman Max the Max Galaxy.
*Natsumi Oda
**Actor
Nao Nagasawa
**Appeared in Episodes 13 and 14

Ultraman Max's Powers and Techniques

Icing Wave
An ability to extinguish large fires.

Max Spark
A defensive attack used as a force field.
It is also his transforming device.

Maxium Sword
A cutting blade which appears from the top of his head.
It is computer graphically generated until it "appears" when it then becomes a physical object which
Ultraman Max uses to slice up enemies.
It has the ability to be split into many other similar sized blades to cause multiple damage to the enemy.
It is similar to Seven's Eye Slugger.

Maxium Cannon
Ultraman Max's L shaped "Specium Beam" finisher - the trademark of most Ultras.
His L style is left handed.

Max Galaxy
A weapon introduced in episode 13 which Ultraman Xenon summons from the sky.
He is push away by the opponent and it attaches to Ultraman Max's right wrist.
Ultraman Max can then use a short beam like blade which shoots a powerful beam to destroy an opponent's shield.
It also extends outside of the Earth's atmosphere in the last episode so that Ultraman Max can use it to slice through Giga Berserk.

Ultraman Xenon's Powers and Techniques

Xenon Ray
Ultraman Max's L shaped finisher.
His L style is left handed.

Max Galaxy
Xenon summoned this weapon in the sky while in combat, but he gave this weapon to Ultraman Max.

Monsters

*Grangon (1)
*Ragoras (1)
*Eleking (2) , (27)
*Regilla (3)
*Alien Sran (4)
*Red King (5-6) , (36)
*Salamadon (5 - 6)
*Paragura (5 - 6)
*Pigmon (5 - 6) , (36)
*Kesam (7)
*Bugdalas (8)
*Natsunome Dragon (9)
*Metashisas (10)
*Antlar (11)
*Heiren (12)
*Zetton (13)
*Alien Zetton (13 - 14)
*King Joe (14)
*Ifu (15)
This is a strange monster. It is able to absorb anything and once hit by it, gains the ability.
*Tama, Mike, and Kuro (16)
*Eraga (17)
*Alien Shama (18) , (36)
*Tala Seijin (19)
*Gilfas (19)
*Cloudos (20)
*Gomora (21)
*Madeus (22)
*Flygler (23)
*Alien Metron (24)
*Neril Alien Kiif (25)
*Alien Godley (25)
*Yunijin (26)
*Alien Pitt (27)
*Ruganoga (28)
*Geronga (29)
*Ragoras Evo (30)
*Moetaranga (31)
*Keros (32)
*Tiny Alien Baltan (33 - 34)
*Dark Alien Baltan (33 - 34)
*Adam and Eve (35)
*Hop Hop (35)
*Kepulse (37)
*Automaton (38 - 39)
*Satellite Berserk (38 - 39)
*Scout Berserk (38)
*Giga Berserk (39)

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