Ai Ota is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. She has served as a writer for the Ultraman Series during the Heisei era.
Career
Ota originally worked as a screenwriter in a small theater company. Since she wanted to participate in video works, she submitted a script to Masato Oida, the producer of Tsuburaya Productions, on the recommendation of Akio Jissoji, a senior at Chikuma Shobō. In 1997, she participated in Ultraman Tiga and debuted as a screenwriter.[1]
From 1997 to 2007, she worked as a screenwriter for several Ultraman series. Notably, in 2005, she was responsible for the main script of the third season of Ultraman Nexus.
Since 2009, she has been active primarily in the field of Japanese television dramas. In 2012, she debuted as a novelist with the publication of her book, Criminal.
Works
- Ultraman Tiga (1996-1997) - Writer, 4 episodes
- Episode 21 "Deban's Turn"
- Episode 27 "I Saw Obiko!"
- Episode 32 "Zelda Point's Defenses"
- Episode 41 "Friend from Space"
- Ultraman Dyna (1997-1998) - Writer, 6 episodes (one unmade)
- Episode 8 "Bao-on from Afar"
- Episode 12 "Mysterious Thief Himala"
- Episode 20 "Alien Boy"
- Episode 22 "Soldier of Tsukuyo"
- Unproduced Episode 39 "The Musician's Forest" (scheduled writer)[2]
- Episode 42 "I Want to See Our Earth"
- Ultraman Gaia (1998-1999) - Writer, 5 episodes
- Episode 8 "Seagull Takes Off"
- Episode 22 "The Stone Wing"
- Episode 29 "The Distant City: Uqbar"[3]
- Episode 35 "Ransom for a Monster"
- Episode 43 "The Silver Eyes of Izac"
- Ultraseven: The Final Chapters (1999) - Writer, 1 episode
- Episode 4 "The End of the Contract"
- Booska! Booska!! (1999-2000) - Writer, 6 episodes
- Episode 3 "The Boy Who Gave UFOs"
- Episode 4 "Arsed Enemy!? Matsudo Saien Appears"
- Episode 12 "The Tale of Winter Country"
- Episode 13 "The Return of the Adventurous Dad!"
- Episode 21 "The Secret of Hina Dolls"
- Episode 36 "Puck of Kagero Valley"
- Ultraman Cosmos (2001-2002) - Writer, 3 episodes
- Episode 13 "Daughter of Time: Part 1"
- Episode 14 "Daughter of Time: Part 2"
- Episode 57 "Door of Snow"[3]
- Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy (2004) - Writer, 4 episodes
- Episode 10 "Ceremonial Bonfire"
- Episode 12 "The Dream Stone"
- Episode 13 "The Invader Of Shadows"
- Episode 14 "The Shining Ship"[3]
- Ultraman Nexus (2005) - Writer, 7 episodes
- Episode 26 "Ren - The Third -"
- Episode 27 "Prayer"
- Episode 28 "Reunion"
- Episode 30 "Guardian - Watcher -"
- Episode 31 "Bird"
- Episode 35 "Revolt"
- Episode 36 "Decisive Battle - Farewell -"
- Ultraman Max (2005) - Writer, 3 episodes
- Episode 20 "Drifting Monster"
- Episode 25 "A Distant Friend"[3]
- Episode 26 "Elly of Christmas"
- Ultraman Mebius - Writer, 5 episodes
- Episode 14 "One Path"
- Episode 19 "The Isolated Grandstand"
- Episode 23 "Ocean Waves of Time"
- Episode 38 "Isana of the Ocean"
- Episode 45 "Deathrem's Plot"
- Ultraseven X (2007) - Writer, 3 episodes
- Episode 2 "CODE NAME "R""[3]
- Episode 4 "DIAMOND "S""
- Episode 9 "RED MOON"
Other Works
- Turn A Gundam (1999)
- TRICK2 (2002)
- Astro Boy (2003)
- AIBOU Season 8 (2009)
- Criminal (2012)
- Phantom Summer(2013)
- Heavenly Reeds (2017)[4]
- They Stand Separately in the World (2020)
- Fortress of Dawn (2023)[5]
References