Ultraman Z

"'I ask that you chant my name! Ultraman Z!"

Ultraman Z is the 32nd entry of the Ultra Series, created by Tsuburaya Productions, set to premier in the year 2020 as the second entry of the Reiwa era, succeeding Ultraman Taiga.

In the past, a devil’s splinters were scattered across space. Today, the splinters is still causing chaos throughout the universe. While the Ultra Heroes fight to restore peace to the galaxy, a mysterious being uses these items in its despicable schemes to destroy planets one by one. And now, that evil being approaches the “Land of Light.” In its way stands the gallant Ultraman Zero and his disciple, Ultraman Zett. At the end of a fierce battle, Zett chases a monster alone, making his way towards Earth. Meanwhile on Earth, a defense force to combat routine monster appearances, the anti-monster robot force STORAGE, is formed and joined by the hot-blooded youth Haruki Natsukawa. When a monster from space invades Earth, Zett and Haruki have their fateful encounter.

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Ultraman Z provides examples of the following tropes:

• Adaptational Badass: Seven's Capsule Kaijus Windom and Sevengar have been redesigned as STORAGE's Humongous Mechas, even Haruki is piloting Sevengar, with Windom and Zett appearing together as seen on the trailer.
• Arrogant Kung Fu Guy: Captain Shota Hebikura, full stop. The guy is able to make short work of Haruki during their sparring all while being confidently unfazed at everything Haruki threw at him.
• Badass Cape: Zero's Ultra Zero Mantle, in the same way as the Ultra Brothers. It was given to him by Leo and served its purpose in protection.
• Badass Crew: Anti-Monster Robot Force STORAGE, which Haruki Natsukawa (Zett's host) is part of.
• Badass Finger-Snap: Zett Gamma Future does one during the series' trailer.
• Badass Teacher: Zero becomes one in this series, mentoring Zett.
• Batman Cold Open: Episode 3 scores a victory for Sevenger, using its new rocket punch attack against Gigass. Though it wasn't exactly a moral victory since Haruki knocks Gigass through the observatory they were supposed to protect.
• Demoted to Extra: Riku Asakura returns to this series with a new form for Geed, Galaxy Rising, but he is reduced to more of a side character and/or The Lancer for Zett.
• Kung Fu Wizard: Zett's Gamma Future qualifies due to usage of Psychic Powers.
• Large Ham: Director Kuriyama. Also, Haruki.
• Lightning Bruiser: Zett's Alpha Edge. The fact that the components that make up the Ultra Fusion are hand-to-hand combat experts.
• Multiform Balance: Z inherited the fusion gimmick used by Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Geed. Unlike the two however, he has access to his non-fusion original form since the start of the series and on top of it, he has a finisher (Zestium Ray) which can be used in all forms altogether.
  • Related to Demoted to Extra above, Geed now obtains Galaxy Rising as his new form.
• Mythology Gag:
  • From both Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Geed
    • This is not the first time a fusion form has used the powers of Ultraseven, Ultraman Leo, and Ultraman Zero with either one of them. Seven and Zero's powers grants Orb the Emerium Slugger form, while Seven and Leo's powers gives Geed his Solid Burning form.
    • Geed Galaxy Rising's components consist of Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman X, and Ultraman Orb brings to mind to the three being used as three of the four components for Zero's Super Mode, Ultraman Zero Beyond.
  • Zett's Gamma Future using Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, and Ultraman Gaia as its components makes a lot of sense since they are the first three Heisei Ultras in that they popularized the concept of the human hosts are in control of their Ultraman alter-egos.
• Recurring Character: Riku Asakura/Ultraman Geed returns in this series in a guest appearance capacity, matters also help that he acquires his own form: Galaxy Rising.
• Spiritual Antithesis: To Ultraman Leo and more surprisingly Ultraman Geed, on top of being featured Ultraseven-type Ultras serving as The Mentor to the main hero, and a Downer Beginning. Both even featured a robot-like Kaiju in the form of Sevenger. Unlike his role in Geed, Zero ends up being Put on a Bus in another world for the remainder of the show, and instead Zero's other apprentice, Geed, takes over as Z's companion. Whereas in Leo, Sevenger was more of Seven's personal Mons and can last only for one minute and can be only used after 50 hours, the Sevenger in Z serves as the Humongous Mecha for the heroes and has a time limit of 3 minutes.