The Recap page for Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga, the 31st main entry in the Ultra Series commemorating the 55th anniversary of the franchise and Ultraman Tiga's 25th anniversary. The series tells of the adventures of Kengo Manaka, a botanist living in a Mars colony who finds himself becoming the ancient hero, Ultraman Trigger, and having to fight off the threat of the Dark Giants and hostile Kaiju, all while uncovering the mysteries surrounding Trigger and his foes.
Episodes
- Episode 1: Connection of Light: Young Kengo Manaka lives on Mars. As he lives out his peaceful, day-to-day life, the monster Golba suddenly appears, throwing the town into chaos! Meanwhile, Kengo has a fateful meeting with a giant stone statue sleeping deep beneath the ground on Mars. When Kengo becomes one with an Ultra-Ancient light, his destiny is forcefully thrown into motion!
- Episode 2: Leap to the Future: After Kengo comes to Earth to become a member of the defense team GUTS-Select and protect people from monsters, the Vampire Monster Gymaira appears! To make matters worse, the second Giant of Darkness, Darrgon, has been resurrected! In the face of such overwhelming strength, Trigger has no choice but to increase his own strength too – and that’s when a new power awakens!!
- Episode 3: The Ultra-Ancient Light and Darkness!: A man named Ignis, who calls himself the No.1 treasure hunter in the universe, is going after Yuna! What on Earth could he possibly want with her!? At the same time, Gazort appears cloaked in dark clouds and engages GUTS-Select in a fierce battle! If this continues, they’ll all be taken out in one fell swoop! Kengo!!
- Episode 4: For Smiles: A mysterious artifact is excavated from the Ultra-Ancient ruins. As GUTS-Select investigates, the treasure Ignis had been hunting awakens Oka-Gubla! With the town in danger, Kengo must transform into Trigger to make everyone smile!
- Special Episode: The Power to Protect Peace: Today, the team of monster experts GUTS-Select continues to protect peace. Let’s take a look at their efforts so far! Surely you all know that there were other organizations like them that protected peace on Earth using cutting-edge scientific equipment, right? Let’s give those defense teams a proper introduction! Our navigator today will be… the monster Deban?!
- Special Episode: Heroes Who Soar Through Space: This time, our navigator Deban will be giving us a thorough analysis of Ultraman Trigger and the generations of Ultra Heroes! Let’s take a look at Trigger’s epic battles up until now, along with all the succession of Ultra Heroes who have protected the peace from powerful enemies. Come! You’re up, Deban!
- Episode 5: Akito's Promise: A massive monster with huge horns has suddenly appeared. That monster is Deathdrago, the first monster that appeared before humanity six years ago. Faced with Deathdrago’s return, Akito seems to have gone a little strange. What connection could there be between Akito and the monster that begins it all!? And will Kengo be able to make Akito smile!?
- Episode 6: The One Hour Demon: The mysterious robot Satandelos only moves for one hour each day. None of Trigger’s attacks can get through its super strong barrier. After a series of defeats, Trigger and GUTS-Select search desperately for a way to take down the barrier, but they don’t even know where to begin… That is, until an unexpected figure appears before them!
- Episode 7: Inter Universe: Suddenly, a unidentified robot fell from the sky! Following that event, visitors appear one by one. An eccentric alien with a bird on his shoulder. A defense force member that's not from GUTS-Select. And finally... another Ultraman!? A new battle for Trigger and GUTS-Select now begins (crossover with Ultraman Z).
- Episode 8: The Propagating Invasion: A mysterious phenomenon causes electronics to malfunction all over the city! It's influence spreads, intruding into important facilities all over the world before stealing the system of the Nursedessei! To reclaim their battleship, Kengo, Haruki, and the members of GUTS-Select stand together to confront this powerful enemy!
- Episode 9: The Wings of that Day: It's Yuna's 18th birthday! But there's no time to celebrate, as Gargorgon, the Petrification Dark Evil Monster, is resurrected from the depths of antiquity. As the monster closes in, a mysterious yellow fighter jet appears. And at long last, President Shizuma's past, and the hidden secret behind Yuna's birth are finally revealed!
- Episode 10: Wavering Heart: The discovery of a stone tablet reveals new long hidden information. But meanwhile, the evil clutches of Darrgon close in around Yuna! Kengo and Akito rush in to save the day, but Darrgon is not quite his usual self... You can't be serious! Darrgon has fallen in love with Yuna!?
- Episode 11: The Encounter of Light and Darkness: The Giants of Darkness begin their fierce attack! Calmaerra drives Trigger into a corner and uses a spell to engulf him in darkness. Kengo resists with all his might, but then! A rift in space-time appears, and Kengo is flung back to the past. Now he finds himself 30 billion years prior in an ultra-ancient era?!
- Episode 12: The 30-Million-Year Miracle: A shocking truth is revealed to Kengo as he faces the dark Trigger. It comes in the form of fateful memories of the Ultra-Ancient past. Spanning the vastness of 30 million years, Yuzare’s wish creates a miracle of light in the present! Trigger strongest form awakens!
- Episode 13: The Marked Captain: Detective Marluru's Case File: Captain Tatsumi is missing?! Mysterious clues are found left in the Nursedessei... and there is a suspicious shadow. It smells like a mystery - so thinks Marluru, while the crew is left baffled. Maruluru shows off his detective skills! "In the name of Alien Metron"!!
- Episode 14: The Golden Threat: A new threat comes from space. It's a mysterious golden giant! If you can't master the power of Glitter Trigger, you won't win... However, Kengo, who doesn't know how to do it, suffers a defeat. When a further crisis was about to come, what appeared was a new Ultraman!
- Episode 15: Operation Dragon: To defeat the powerful Absolute Diavolo, Kengo learns how to master Glitter Trigger's power from Ribut. Elsewhere, Akito and the members of GUTS-Select do all they can to release Nursedessei's true power. While the crew is busy, Kengo receives special training...But why is he dancing?!
- Episode 16: Sneering Destruction: Ignis transformed into Trigger Dark?! In the middle of the confusion, Hudram appears, followed by the appearance of the mythical magic beast Metsu-Orga, that devours everything in its path!! Things happen one after another in this frantic situation, what will Kengo and the team do?!
- Episode 17: Raging Feast: A new monster, Metsu-Orochi, comes out of the body of Metsu-Orga and absorbs energy of all kinds! To defeat this huge monster even more powerful than Metsu-Orga, GUTS-Select put their plans to action. Right in the thick of things, Trigger Dark appears again! Kengo and the team do all they can to survive this crisis!
- Episode 18: Smile Operation No. 1: Captain Tatsumi is promoted to Lead Commander of GUTS-Select Asia! While Kengo and crew plan a surprise celebration, the other members all experience incredibly good luck as well?! What a perfect day... or so they think until the monster Golba appears. Can the team safely pull off their surprise celebration?
- Episode 19: What Makes a Savior: An unidentified cosmic wave known as “Morpheus D” reacts to minds filled with desire. It causes the Dark Giants to begin fighting among themselves! As they lay waste to the city, a mysterious man is following Yuna… When the dark being tests Yuna’s resolve, a miraculous Light descends!
- Special Episode: Blooming Flowers of Evil: We heard your wishes and so once again, Deban the Little Mascot Monster returns! On his well-known show Deban Channel, Deban is going to introduce all kinds of bad figures! It might sound scary, but let’s prepare for the worst and learn all about them!
- Episode 20: The Blue One Comes With the Lightning: The blue beast-man Barriguiler came from space seeking Yuna, who has awakened the power of Yuzare. Apparently it has some connection with Yuzare, but what is it after? Will Kengo and Akito be able to save Yuna?
- Episode 21: Demons Rampage Again: Two capsules from 350 million years ago appear; they’re even older than the 30 million Ultra-Ancient civilization?! Barriguiler’s lightning attack hits them, and causes the red and blue devils sealed within to be revived! Kengo and Ignis join together to defeat the two giant monsters!
- Episode 22: Last Game: Suddenly Ignis grabs Yuna and leaves… for some great plan, he opens the door to the Eternity Core. Despite the many obstacles appearing in front of them, Kengo and his friends trust in Ignis’ plan and wait for the pair to return. Can Ignis and Yuna get back to the others?! And what trials await to test the trust between them?!
- Episode 23: My Friend: Darrgon is finally able to understand the true strength of humanity. Yet even with his new understanding, Carmeara’s darkness continues to eat away at him. Darrgon! Stop!! Despite how special she is to him; he even tries to hurt Yuna. Do Kengo and Akito stand a chance to stop him now?!
- Episode 24: The Ruler of Shadows: Carmeara finally gets a hold of the Eternity Core and is transformed into the repulsive form of the Evil God, Megalothor! Then, the dark energy she emits begins to engulf the world… at this rate the Earth is doomed! To save the world from imminent darkness, Kengo and the crew’s decisive battle begins!
- Episode 25: To the One Who Believes in Smiles!/Pull the Trigger!: The Eternity Core is out of control. Moment by moment the Earth nears annihilation, and the most sinister evil enemy Megalothor stands in the way of its salvation. But no matter the cost… faced with impossible odds, Kengo and the crew will never give up! To make everyone smile. For a future where that becomes reality!
