On an Earth with no kaiju, and no heroes, an amnesiac alien arrives, bearing a red boomerang. Disguising himself as a human being named Sorato, he’ll soon realize his giant-sized destiny as ULTRAMAN OMEGA! The long rumored new tokusatsu drama from the venerable Tsuburaya Productions will soon begin, and with a newly expanded list of dubs for fans all over the world. Ultraman is back!
MoreTsuburaya recently shared a lengthy press release, detailing a story synopsis, lead actor, and heads of production, as well as information about availability in new languages versus previous series ULTRAMAN ARC. Beginning it’s run in July on TV Tokyo’s Network Six, the show will also launch with dubs in English and, a notable first, a Korean dub running alongside the Japanese airing. Ten total dubs, and fourteen subtitled versions, will be available at “almost the same time”.
On an Earth where neither heroes nor kaiju exist, an alien suddenly falls from the sky. This Ultra’s symbol is the red space boomerang he holds, the Omega Slugger, and his name means “ultimate.”
“Omega” is an alien who has lost his memories. Taking human form and adopting the name “Sorato”, he becomes interested in the life forms called “Earthlings” that he is encountering for the first time and attempts to understand them.
When a giant life form appears, amnesiac Sorato recalls a word—“kaiju”. As these kaiju continue to appear before him, a sense of duty awakens in Sorato’s subconscious. He transforms into “Ultraman Omega” and an intense, fast-paced fight unfolds.
The Earthlings, in turn, are grappling with encountering these gigantic life forms and the alien that fights with a red slugger for the first time, watching from various places and trying to understand what they are. Before long, Sorato and an ordinary young man—an alien and an Earthling, become friends. This ambitious work poses a question through these friends’ resonating hearts; “Why does Ultraman protect the Earth?”
Now, is when they awaken. Please tune in to our latest TV series, Ultraman Omega.
-official series synopsis
Our hero’s human form, Sorato Okida, will be portrayed by Shori Kondo. Primarily known for stage plays and TV dramas, this will be be his first role as a tokusatsu actor.
I wish I could tell my younger self that when he grows up, he gets to be Ultraman! Starting in July, I will save the Earth as Sorato Okida and Ultraman Omega.
I think we have created a charming character. This is a series that both kids and adults can enjoy. Please tune in!
– Shori Kondo
Sorato and Ultraman Omega will be voiced in English by Khoi Dao (Godzilla Minus One, Mission: Yozakura Family, My Hero Academia), marking his second tokusatsu role – Khoi provided the English dub voice for Yusuke in the Netflix YuYu Hakusho live action.
Be sure to check out the full press release, and the first trailer for ULTRAMAN OMEGA below!
