He joins a wing of SRC known as Team EYES.
The TV series takes place eight years after the events in the movie, when monsters are once again plaguing humanity. This series is preceded by the feature film Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact. The series was extended to 65 episodes, which makes it the longest-running in the franchise to date, although it was briefly canceled due to the arrest of the main actor for a crime he did not commit. Later in the series, Cosmos also develops the "courageous" Eclipse mode, with a symmetrical blue, red, and gold design. The modes represent a "gentle" side and a "strong" side, respectively. Following recent trends, Cosmos is another type-changing Ultraman, with the all-blue Luna and asymmetrical red and blue Corona modes.
#ULTRAMAN COSMOS VS ULTRAMAN JUSTICE MOVIE#
The launch of the TV show is quickly followed by a feature film prequel, and is the first time for an Ultra movie and TV series to be so closely linked. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Cosmos was aired between Jto July 20, 2002, with a total of 65 episodes, which currently makes it the longest running Ultra Show to date.Ī kinder, gentler Ultra hero released in the summer of 2001 to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the original Ultraman. Ultraman Cosmos (ウルトラマンコスモス, Urutoraman Kosumosu?) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show being the 18th show in the Ultra Series.