History Series / UltramanZ

''Ultraman Z'' is a {{Tokusatsu}} show in the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' that premiered June 20, 2020 on Creator/TVTokyo. It is currently being simulcast on [[https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya Tsuburaya Production's official Youtube channel]] with English subtitles. The series is also the eighth and last entry to the New Generation Hero trend that started from ''Series/UltramanGinga'', meant [[MilestoneCelebration to celebrate the 10th anniversary]] of ''Franchise/UltramanZero''.

** Another underlying theme which takes a cue from ''Series/UltramanCosmos'' and takes this a step further; just because the monsters rampaging one episode after another doesn't necessarily mean they are attacking innocent people for no apparent reason at all, it's because some of them [[NonMaliciousMonster have no intention of inflicting harm]] and their rampage is the result of [[HumansAreBastards humans unwittingly angering these monsters]]. [[spoiler:Both Z and Haruki are unaware of what caused the monsters they destroyed to go amok after a battle, that is until [[WhamEpisode episode 11]] when they accidentally killed [[MonsterIsAMommy one of the two Red King protecting their unborn child]], as Haruki found out too late.]]

* ThemeTuneCameo: The first episode of the series is also the title of the series' opening theme (Chant My Name!/''Goshowa Kudasai ware no Na wo!'').

''Ultraman Z'' is a {{Tokusatsu}} show in the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' that premiered June 20, 2020 on Creator/TVTokyo. It is currently being simulcast on [[https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya Tsuburaya Production's official Youtube channel]] with English subtitles. The series is also the eighth entry to the New Generation Hero trend that started from ''Series/UltramanGinga'', meant [[MilestoneCelebration to celebrate the 10th anniversary]] of ''Franchise/UltramanZero''.

A manga adaptation, ''Fight! Sevengar'' is in the works focusing on the exploits of STORAGE and Sevengar before Ultraman Z arrived on Earth.

A spin-off mini-series ''Sevengar Fight!'' was announced in March 17th, 2021 consisting entirely of mini-episodes depicting Sevengar and Ultraman Z facing off against many ''Ultra Series'' monsters and aliens (in the style of the old ''Ultra Fight'' shows). It will debut in Tsuburaya's new streaming service "Tsuburaya Imagination".

* HumongousMecha: STORAGE's modus operandi in against {{Kaiju}} usually involves unleashing past robot Kaiju against them. [[Series/UltramanLeo Sevenger]] and [[Series/{{Ultraseven}} Windam]] are constructed by STORAGE themselves, whereas King Joe ends up being rebuilt into King Joe STORAGE Custom.

* RealityEnsues:
** STORAGE's arsenal consists mostly of giant robots designed to kill monsters that appear from nowhere. As such, very few backers are willing to fund them for further robots.
** The minute Celebro-as-Kaburagi is sighted exacerbating a monster incident, the military police waste no time in giving chase to him.
** After Storage is disbanded, their resources are handed over to the regular military. Unfortunately for the regular military, their best pilot has no training when it comes to giant robots. As such, his superiors are forced to bring in Yoko, STORAGE's best pilot, in order to ensure their own robot can be used effectively.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome/UltramanZ Has its own page]].

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:The AccidentalMurder of one of the two Red Kings in episode 11; just as Haruki and Z regroup with Yoko while fighting the other Red King, Haruki stumbles at its egg hidden from the cavern. Only to find out that the said Red King from earlier was actually the ''[[MonsterIsAMommy father]]''. As soon as Haruki [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone finds that out]], he goes into a ThousandYardStare-induced HeroicBSOD, which serves as a painful reminder of what it's like to lose a parent like he did when Haruki's dad died while [[PapaWolf protecting him and his mother]] from a rampaging [[Series/UltramanTaiga Giestron]].]]

A manga adaptation is in the works.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Haruki has this moment when he realizes that the Red Kings [[spoiler: were trying to [[PapaWolf protect]] [[MamaBear their egg]], and recalling how his DisappearedDad [[DeathByFlashback died to protect him as a child]] realizes that they are [[NonMaliciousMonster non-malicious]] after he had just [[TheseHandsHaveKilled killed one of them]].]]

* MentorOccupationalHazard: Zero's fate in this series was to be banished to another world, courtesy of Bullton. [[spoiler: He later escapes it using [[TimeTravel Shining Star Drive]], but still leaves Earth in Z's hands.]]

''Ultraman Z'' is a {{Tokusatsu}} show in the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' that premiered June 20, 2020 on Creator/TVTokyo. It is currently being simulcast on [[https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya Tsuburaya Production's official Youtube channel]] with English subtitles. The series is also the last entry to the New Generation Hero trend that started from ''Series/UltramanGinga'', meant [[MilestoneCelebration to celebrate the 10th anniversary]] of ''Franchise/UltramanZero''.

* BookEnds: The first episode ends with Celebro having possessed a kaiju himself with the battle concluding with a beam of war with Z's Alpha Edge. The final episode concludes the battle with [[spoiler: Celebro possessing Destrudos himself once Yoko is freed from his influence and ends with a big beam war with Z. Except this time he's in his base form than a Z Riser fusion.]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/UltramanMax''. On top of having their respective titular Ultras being based on the design of Series/{{Ultraseven}}, both series have broke a trend from a previous season. ''Max'' served as the Ultra Series's RevisitingTheRoots following the [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty and mature]] elements of ''Series/UltramanNexus''. While ''Z'' for now is currently not categorized as part of the New Generation Heroes, despite the trend continuing on from the [[Series/UltramanTaiga previous series]]. Both series featured the use of BossSubtitles to introduce the MonsterOfTheWeek. Both shows are also set on different universes separate from the main Showa continuity, but nonetheless have a SequelEpisode to a Showa entry (''Max'' has "The Untargeted Town" and ''Z'' has "Do-Over in the Year 2020", both of which are continuations of storylines started in ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}'' and ''Series/UltraQ''). Matters also help that ''Max'' is currently streaming on Website/YouTube as ''Z'' is concurrently airing.

* CanonCharacterAllAlong: The Captain played by [[Series/UltramanOrb Takuya Aoyagi]] appears to be a typical TheComicallySerious character. But [[spoiler: episode 5 reveals him to be [[TheBusCameBack Jugglus Juggler]].]]

* ContinuityNod: To show that Z and Haruki do try to remember important basic tricks he focuses and senses Zeppandon in episode 5 with the same trick he used to detect Neronga in episode two.
* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding: The battle between Z and Genegard in the pilot episode has Genegarg pushing Z through a tall office building, followed by a shot of an empty conference room which both combatants crashed through. A shot that was added by the directors to assure audiences that, yes, the destroyed building is empty and there are no casualties.

* DemotedToExtra: [[Series/UltramanGeed Riku Asakura]] returns to this series in episode 5, with a new form for Geed known as Galaxy Rising, but he is reduced to more of a side character and/or TheLancer for Z.

* GreenAndMean: Not Celebro in general, his human host of possession Shinya is shown wearing a dark green hazmat suit and is in possession of a green-colored Ultra Access Card with a green background.

** Just as in ''Series/UltramanTheUltimateHero'', a mated pair of Red Kings appear, and [[spoiler: one is spared after the other is slain]]. The differences being that neither one is colored red, and [[spoiler:they have laid an egg together]].

** While there is a looming alien big bad and the aggressive Genegarg the bulk of Z's early episodes are strongly avoiding random aggressive alien conquerors along with Orb and Geed's 'summon a kaiju' gimmick but playing up that the Earth kaiju are animals and are disturbed. Neronga was hungry for the new power plant, Gomora was being re-located so construction could continue, Telsdon was driven angry by the noise of an underground city being built and Peguila was woken up by Global Warming. Z is empathizing that humans and kaiju living together is tricky.

* TransformationTrinket: The Ultra Z Riser allows its user to transform into Ultraman by inserting the Ultra Access Card (which have identification to their user). By inserting Ultra Medals on the other hand allows the Ultra to use fusion forms at their disposal. The main user is Haruki as means of transforming into Z, but Riku would use his own too after his Geed Riser was damaged.

''Ultraman Z'' is a {{Tokusatsu}} show in the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' that premiered June 20, 2020 on Creator/TVTokyo. It is currently being simulcast on [[https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya Tsuburaya Production's official Youtube channel]] with English subtitles. The series is also the first entry to the post-New Generation Hero lineup, meant [[MilestoneCelebration to celebrate the 10th anniversary]] of ''Franchise/UltramanZero''.

* DontThinkFeel: To defeat Neronga's invisibility power Haruki has himself and Z close their eyes and sense the kaiju's presence. He also remembers this trick when fighting Zeppandon thought it isn't quite as effective.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/UltramanMax''. On top of having their respective titular Ultras being based on the design of Series/{{Ultraseven}}, both series have broke a trend from a previous season. ''Max'' served as the Ultra Series's RevisitingTheRoots following the [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty and mature]] elements of ''Series/UltramanNexus''. While ''Z'' for now is currently not categorized as part of the New Generation Heroes, despite the trend continuing on from the [[Series/UltramanTaiga previous series]]. Both series featured the use of BossSubtitles to introduce the MonsterOfTheWeek. Both shows are also set on different universes separate from the main Showa continuity, but nonetheless have a SequelEpisode to a Showa entry (''Max'' has "The Untargeted Town" and ''Z'' has "Do-Over in the year 2020", both of which are continuations of storylines started in ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}'' and ''Series/UltraQ''). Matters also help that ''Max'' is currently streaming on Website/YouTube as ''Z'' is concurrently airing.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/UltramanMax''. On top of having their respective titular Ultras being based on the design of Series/{{Ultraseven}}, both series have broke a trend from a previous season. ''Max'' served as the Ultra Series's RevisitingTheRoots following the [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty and mature]] elements of ''Series/UltramanNexus''. While ''Z'' for now is currently not categorized as part of the New Generation Heroes, despite the trend continuing on from the [[Series/UltramanTaiga previous series]]. Both series featured the use of BossSubtitles to introduce the MonsterOfTheWeek. Both shows are also set on different universes separate from the main Showa continuity, but nonetheless have a SequelEpisode to a Showa entry (''Max'' has "The Untargeted Town" and ''Z'' has "Re-challenge from the year 2020", both of which are continuations of storylines started in ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}'' and ''Series/UltraQ''). Matters also help that ''Max'' is currently streaming on Website/YouTube as ''Z'' is concurrently airing.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/UltramanMax''. On top of having their respective titular Ultras being based on the design of Series/{{Ultraseven}}, both series have broke a trend from a previous season. ''Max'' served as the Ultra Series's RevisitingTheRoots following the [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty and mature]] elements of ''Series/UltramanNexus''. While ''Z'' for now is currently not categorized as part of the New Generation Heroes, despite the trend continuing on from the [[Series/UltramanTaiga previous series]]. Both series featured the use of BossSubtitles to introduce the {{Kaiju}} [[MonsterOfTheWeek Of The Week]]. Both shows are also set on different universes separate from the main Showa continuity, but nonetheless have a SequelEpisode to a Showa entry (''Max'' has "The Untargeted Town" and ''Z'' has "Re-challenge from the year 2020", both of which are continuations of storylines started in ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}'' and ''Series/UltraQ''). Matters also help that ''Max'' is currently streaming on Website/YouTube as ''Z'' is concurrently airing.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/UltramanMax''. On top of having their respective titular Ultras being based on the design of Series/{{Ultraseven}}, both series have broke a trend from a previous season. ''Max'' served as the Ultra Series's RevisitingTheRoots following the [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty and mature]] elements of ''Series/UltramanNexus''. While ''Z'' for now is currently not categorized as part of the New Generation Heroes, despite the trend continuing on from the [[Series/UltramanTaiga previous series]]. Both series featured the use of BossSubtitles to introduce the {{Kaiju}} [[MonsterOfTheWeek Of The Week]]. Both shows are also set on different universes separate from the main Showa continuity, but nonetheless have a SequelEpisode to a Showa entry (''Max'' has "The Untargeted Town" and ''Z'' has "Re-challenge from the year 2020", both of which are continuations of storylines started in ''Series/{{Ultraseven}}'' and ''Series/UltraQ''. Matters also help that ''Max'' is currently streaming on Website/YouTube as ''Z'' is concurrently airing.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Series/UltramanMax''. On top of having their respective titular Ultras being based on the design of Series/{{Ultraseven}}, both series have broke a trend from a previous season. ''Max'' served as the Ultra Series's RevisitingTheRoots following the [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty and mature]] elements of ''Series/UltramanNexus''. While ''Z'' for now is currently not categorized as part of the New Generation Heroes, despite the trend continuing on from the [[Series/UltramanTaiga previous series]]. Both series featured the use of BossSubtitles to introduce the {{Kaiju}} [[MonsterOfTheWeek Of The Week]]. Matters also help that ''Max'' is currently streaming on Website/YouTube as ''Z'' is concurrently airing.

* DemonicPossession: [[BigBad Celebro]] possessed a youth from the Monster Research Center named Shinya Kaburagi as a means to operate in a corporeal form.