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Going Ultra! Ultraman Blazar Series Overview: Moving Toward The Future

By MJ Muñoz – Author, Artist, Analyzer – MJMunoz.com and GroBugs.com

Introduction: Revisiting Blazar

I wanted to revisit Ultraman Blazar with a comprehensive overview of the series. While I discussed aspects of it in my Episode 25 review, enough time has passed to warrant a deeper look. The Ultraman Blazar Blu-ray is now available from Mill Creek, and it apparently includes the movie, which I find quite interesting.

My renewed interest also stems from the recent Blazar crossover in Ultraman Arc. Due to some medical and family issues, I had to pause my Arc viewing around the third of the four Blazar crossover episodes. The crossover, while enjoyable, features the Infernal Dark Shogun threatening Arc’s world, which exists in a different dimension from Blazar’s – essentially establishing a multiverse.

The Incredible Theme Song: Black Star

One element that keeps drawing me back to Blazar is its incredible opening theme, “Black Star.” I don’t recall if there was a second song that eventually replaced it (I’m pretty sure the ED changed), but Black Star is truly an amazing piece of music. The vocal performance is fantastic, and I want to give credit where it’s due.

According to the Ultraman Wiki, the lyrics are by Sachigo, the composition and arrangement by Hisashi Kiyama, and the artist is Minda Rin. Her vocal performance is absolutely fabulous, giving the song tremendous energy.

What fascinates me about Black Star isn’t just its musical quality (it’s a genuine “banger,” as they say), but how the lyrics encapsulate the central themes of the show. When I analyzed the lyrics, I found recurring motifs about duality, protection, piercing through darkness, breaking through barriers, and embracing the future.

Theme Analysis: Facing the Future Without Fear

These themes directly connect to the show’s conclusion, where the V99 invasion is stopped when the human characters communicate a simple message: “future.” This moment reveals that the entire show has been about moving toward the future, not hiding from truth, being open to learning about the world, and refusing to delude yourself.

This becomes a major theme of Blazar and arguably Ultraman as a whole – refusing to be controlled by fear, avoiding violent or irrational actions born from that fear, and finding better solutions through understanding.

The “black star” itself – the blazar that opens up Gento Hiruma to new possibilities – represents a future he couldn’t have seen otherwise. Without merging with Ultraman, his life would have ended prematurely, preventing him from fulfilling his destiny as partner to this “great Ooga Booga man from the sky” who helps him fight for the future.

The Story and Conflict

Looking at the broader story, we have Skard, formed in response to Earth’s encounters with alien visitors. The V99 initially came to Earth, running from a world-destroying threat (whose name starts with Vallaron).

Humanity’s fear of the V99 led to conflict, but we later discover that special space kaiju like Bazanga were actually genetically engineered by the V99 to protect themselves from this cosmic threat. The Earth kaiju that appear to be hostile are actually part of a defense force gathering energy to stop this destroyer from reaching Earth.

This perfectly illustrates the show’s theme: humans misunderstand the kaiju’s actions because they lack context and are focused on short-term problems. What seems harmful in the immediate moment (kaiju absorbing energy) is actually beneficial in the long run (saving the planet from destruction).

Character Journeys

Each character in the cast embodies this theme of moving toward the future:

• Gento, the family man
• Emi Aobe, he spy lady
• Anri Minami, the martial arts lady
• Yasunobu Bando, the tech hunk
• Teruaki Nagura, the farmer Vice-Captain

Each character’s story shows them learning to move toward their own future, overcoming personal challenges and fears. This is why they succeed as part of Skard – because they’re all striving toward something meaningful.

The show is ultimately about embracing life’s hardships and challenges without fear (or despite fear), so you can have a future. Even the antagonists, like Kazunori Yokomine the doctor from the Rainbow Snake episodes who believes kaiju are innocent and humans are the true villains, eventually recognizes that he “can’t fight the future” and must embrace it instead.

Gento embodies this most clearly – though he can’t ultimately stop his death, he’s willing to face it and nearly sacrifice himself to secure a future for his son, wife, and others.

Closing Thoughts and Connections to My Work

I really love Blazar. The suit is beautiful, the cast is excellent, and I have a strong attachment to Gento’s character. I wish there was more. I am excited to get to reviewing the movie at some point in the future. I want to see where the characters are from the end of the show.

As I move toward my own future and face my own darkness (including some recent personal challenges), I’m eager to get back to Arc and finish reviewing that series.

My middle-grade book series features magical bugs battling monsters, and there’s definitely some Ultraman influence in there. One of these magical bugs partners with a girl to help save someone she cares about, and when the girl is brave enough, they unite to become a “giant of light” to destroy the darkness. Beyond that Ultraman-inspired element, these are entertaining stories for kids with real stakes.

If you enjoy Ultraman and tokusatsu in general, I think you’ll enjoy my work as well. You can find out more at Grobugs.com.

Until next time, take care!