Rock Fight is the tenth episode of Ultraman Gaia.
Synopsis
XIG's all-women fighter group, Team Crow, gets a chance to prove to their commanders what they're capable of when a new threat emerges from the wormhole.
Cast
- Gamu Takayama : Takeshi Yoshioka
- Akio Ishimuro : Hiroyuki Watanabe
- Tatsumi Chiba : Sei Hiraizumi
- Seiichiro Tsutsumi : Takashi Ukaji
- Miho Inagi : Tomoko Kawashima
- Juri Mishima : Izumiko Matsuda
- Kei Tadano : Kei Ishibashi
- Atsuko Sasaki : Ai Hashimoto
- Georgie Leland : Maria Theresa Gow
- Katsumi Kajio : Masami Nakagami
- Yasushi Kitada : Katsuhiko Hasegawa
- Satoshi Ogawara : Yusuke Sawaki
- Tatsuhiko Yoneda : Kuronosuke Kagawa
- Koichi Hayashi : Shogo Shiotani
- Toru Tsukamori : Shin Ishikawa
Guest Actors
- GUARD America Executive : Jack Woodyard
Voice Actors
- Narration : Hiroshi Isobe
Suit Actors
- Ultraman Gaia : Kazuhiro Shimizu
- C.O.V. II : Toshio Miyake
- Baby C.O.V. : Kazuo Goto
Appearances
Ultras
Kaiju
- C.O.V. II
- Baby C.O.V.
Mecha
- Government/Military
- XIG Fighters
- Exciter (x3)
- Two in Container Mode only
- Sky Surfer (x4)
- One in Container Mode only
- Sky Gainer (x7)
- One in Container Mode only
- Exciter (x3)
- Seagull-Floater (x3; in Container Mode only)
- MLRS-Bison (x4; in Container Mode only)
- XIG Fighters
- Supernatural/Extraterrestrial
Home Media
- Ultraman Gaia Volume 3 features episodes 9-12.
Trivia
- This episode marks the first time an episode has its own theme song, which is LOVE IS ALIVE, which plays when Team Crow appears. The song is performed by Hitomi Sudo.
- The writer of this episode, Chiaki J. Konaka, once revealed that he originally wrote the script with "Rock music" as the central theme—more specifically, "L.A Metal." However, the song specially created for this purpose ended up being drastically different from what he had envisioned. Instead of embodying the intensity of hard rock, it turned into a pop song, leaving him quite disappointed.[1]
- This episode marks the debut of the Team Crow. Although their mechas appeared in episode 6, this is the first time all three members of the squad make an appearance in the series.[2]
- As for the initial design concept of the Team Crow, it envisioned strong, muscular women with a tomboyish image. However, due to the challenge of finding actresses capable of embodying this image while delivering strong performances, adjustments had to be made. With Kei Ishibashi's casting already confirmed, the final lineup was completed after considering the overall balance of the Team.
- Given the high difficulty of filming aerial combat scenes, which might be reduced in future episodes, the production team decided to include an air battle early in the series. As a result, this episode highlights both the dynamics of aerial combat and the unique characteristics of the combat team. The reappearance of the C.O.V. stems from the production philosophy of no longer treating monsters as expendable elements but instead organically integrating them into the overarching narrative.
- Director Hirochika Muraishi revealed that Baby C.O.V.'s presence was initially intended to allow for a smaller egg model. Unexpectedly, Baby C.O.V.’s movements turned out to be incredibly endearing, delivering a surprisingly effective result.
- In this episode, there was a close-up shot of Miho Inagi inside the cockpit of the XIG Fighters, where what appeared to be a white-faced image was briefly reflected beside her. This phenomenon was initially circulated widely as a "Paranormal events." However, in reality, the image was a metallic object inside the cockpit, formed by reflection from a light source.
- This is the first episode that Gaia fights in a different country, which was Alaska.
Errors
- A scene of C.O.V. II's rough landing had the prop slightly bouncing up when it hits the ground.
References
- ↑ http://www.konaka.com/alice6/ultra/gaia_ps.html
- ↑ TV Magazine Special Issue: Ultraman Gaia, pg 82