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Ultraman Tiga

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Ultraman Tiga (ウルトラマンティガ Urutoraman Tiga) is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series and is the 12th show in the Ultra Series. The first series after a franchise hiatus of over 15 years, the series is set in a universe different from all previous series and updated with a new look and feel.

Dubbing History[]

An English dub of the series was produced by 4Kids Entertainment and recorded by their in-house dubbing studio, 4Kids Productions. The dub aired on the Fox Box, which was formerly the Fox Kids Children's block on Fox in the United States. The first episode premiered on September 14, 2002.

4Kids made some significant changes, such as producing a new theme song and soundtrack that replaced the originals. Storylines were altered to comply with Fox's Standards and Practices division and accommodate commercial breaks and broadcasting scheduling. Each episode was one or two minutes shorter than its Japanese counterpart. The dub included tongue-in-cheek dialogue, which changed the personalities for some characters such as Captain Iruma, who was changed from a smart, level-headed individual to an airhead. Additionally, Captain Iruma was referred to as a "sir" instead of a "ma'am".

Some monsters were given new sound effects, and the transformation sequence was altered altogether, showcasing all of Tiga's forms and emphasizing the change from Daigo to Tiga. Tiga's "Multi, Power, and Sky Types" are changed into "Omni, Power, and Speed Modes," respectively. The Sparklence was renamed the "Torch of Tiga". His light techniques were called "Luminizers", and the Color Timer is referred to as the "Biotic Sensor."

Ultraman Tiga was removed from the FoxBox lineup on March 15, 2003, due to low ratings, with only 23 episodes of the 52-episode series having aired. 4Kids initially planned to relaunch the show in September, but decided to release the Japanese episodes on DVD instead. As a result, their dub is only viewable through recordings of the original broadcasts. Erica Schroeder (who voiced Rena) claimed that part of the reason for Ultraman Tiga's limited success in the U.S. was due to 4Kids' indecision whether to satirize the show or make it serious. It was recently confirmed in an interview with the co-producer of the dub, Mike Pecoriello, that the series was fully dubbed.[1][2][3] The English dub never aired its 2nd half which is now considered lost media. The completely produced dub aired on TV channel POGO in India. One surviving episode title, which is called "Dark Warrior Part 1" which adapts Japanese episode 43, can be found in the link below. Footage from "Dark Warrior Part 2" of Ultraman Tiga battling Evil Tiga can be found in the "Enemy Database: Monster Files" segment for Evil Tiga below as well as Japanese Text is edited off the signs in the background. On March 5, 2024, dub episode 48(Japanese original 52) was found.

Cast[]

Character Original Actor Dub Actor
Daigo Madoka / Ultraman Hiroshi Nagano Wayne Grayson
Captain Megumi Iruma Mio Takagi Megan Hollingshead
Masami Horii Yukio Masuda James Carter Cathcart
Tetsuo Shinjoh Shigeki Kagemaru Christopher Collet
Rena Yanase Takami Yosimoto Erica Schroeder
Seiichi Munakata Akitoshi Otaki David Moo
Jun Yazumi Yoichi Furuya Sebastian Arcelus

Additional Voices[]

Transmission[]

Date(s) Channel Country
2002-2003 FOX
(Fox Box) 		United States United States

See Also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ https://youtu.be/c4zvkLuotj4?si=fo2dSKWIq5NaHASh
  2. ↑ https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxZwIwDBbCVIH2w41cxXhEfjrEkBag71EK?si=6LD83j7uLN4zPMM8
  3. ↑ https://youtu.be/uXAGWibqFSY?si=mAI-RTdcdzTznoFv

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