SeriesMonster & Creature Sci-Fi Horror

Ultraman Orb2016

Name: Ultraman Orb
Genre: Monster & Creature, Sci-Fi Horror
Released: 2016-07-09
Rating: 7.1

“Let me borrow the power of your lights!”

7.1

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 8.2TMDB 7.7

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Year

2016

Seasons

Network

TV Tokyo

Status

Ended

The premise

A young man becomes the giant hero Ultraman Orb, a warrior of light, to battle monsters and aliens threatening Earth using the powers of his many predecessor guardians.

Horror Vault's take

Ultraman Orb is a tokusatsu superhero series following a mysterious young warrior who transforms into a colossal hero to defend Earth from a relentless parade of giant monsters and alien threats. Drawing on the powers of legendary Ultraman heroes who came before him, Orb must master inherited strengths while carving out his own heroic identity. The series blends explosive kaiju battles with an ongoing mythology that rewards longtime fans of the Ultraman franchise. Lighter comedic moments balance the high-stakes monster-fighting action throughout the season.

Content: Mild Fantasy Violence, Monster Destruction Sequences

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E9 · The Impostor Blues

8.0

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E9 · The Impostor Blues

8.0

★ 6.8 avg· 9h 35m total· Jul 2016 → Dec 2016

S1.E1 · The Sunset WandererPremiere
6.0
Jul 9, 2016 · 23 min · Dir: Kiyotaka Taguchi
The Something Search People are a group of paranormal investigators always on the hunt for the latest scoop. When a series of deadly tornado begin to ravage Tokyo, eyewitness reports of a giant flying creature become the target of their lat
S1.E2 · The King Demon Beast of Earth
6.0
Jul 16, 2016 · 23 min · Dir: Kiyotaka Taguchi
Buildings are sinking into the ground, and the Something Search People are trying to figure out what's going on. Meanwhile, Gai runs into an old enemy underground.
S1.E3 · Monstrous Waters
6.0
Jul 23, 2016 · 23 min · Dir: Kiyotaka Taguchi
What do you do when water from every imaginable source begins to smell rancid? The Something Search People start looking for answers, while Gai wrestles with the cause.
S1.E4 · Beware the Fire of the Midsummer Sky
6.0
Jul 30, 2016 · 23 min · Dir: Yūichi Abe
A strange gigantic fireball mysteriously appeared on the sky and emits an intense heatwave to the city. Gai transforms into Orb and tries to relocate the fireball out from the Earth's atmosphere but the heatwave is more than Orb can handle.
S1.E5 · A Heart that Won't Flee
6.0
Aug 6, 2016 · 23 min · Dir: Yūichi Abe
Naomi gets a call from a civilian who claims to be chasing an alien. After following her, it turns out be a trap and the civilian was an Alien Zetton in disguise, who calls himself Maddock.