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Ultraman Nexus2004

Name: Ultraman Nexus
Genre: Monster & Creature, Sci-Fi Horror, Survival, Psychological
Released: 2004-10-02
Rating: 7.5

Created by Kazuya Konaka

7.5

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IMDb 8.5TMDB 8.0

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Year

2004

Seasons

Network

CBC

Status

Ended

The premise

The TLT is a covert international anti-monster unit established secretly to combat Space Beasts, mysterious monsters that are out to attack humans in the year 2009. One of the TLT's new recruits, Kazuki Komon, is attacked by one of them prior to reporting for duty. However, he is saved by a silver giant that he names "Ultraman". What no one knows is that the silver giant is an Ultraman — to be precise, Ultraman Nexus, ready to fight the Space Beasts to save the planet Earth.

Horror Vault's take

In a near-future Japan shrouded in official secrecy, a covert international task force wages a desperate shadow war against terrifying alien creatures known as Space Beasts — monsters the public is never meant to know exist. A young new recruit is thrown into this hidden conflict firsthand before he even sets foot on base, saved from the darkness by a mysterious silver giant. Ultraman Nexus distinguishes itself from typical tokusatsu fare with a serialized, brooding narrative and a surprisingly mature tone that leans into dread and psychological weight. Fans of dark, story-driven science fiction horror will find this series far closer to a monster thriller than a children's superhero show.

Content: Monster Violence, Dark And Disturbing Imagery, Themes Of Psychological Trauma