Drama Digest
Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga is a Tokusatsu genre drama, which is the third entry in the Reiwa era, and 33rd to the Ultra Series. The drama retells the Ultraman Tiga in the modern generation. The show coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Ultraman Tiga. The plotline of the drama revolves around the character of Kengo Manaka, residing on Mars, whose peaceful life comes to an end when ancient darkness which was sealed 30 million years ago gets unleashed in the world.
The Feel-Good Part
The cast of the drama has done a pretty good job of portraying their characters. The fighting sequences are well choreographed, which will excite the viewers.
The Disappointing Factor
The plotline and the characters of the series are a little lacking.
In-Depth Analysis
Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga starts off with a young botanist Kengo Manaka living a peaceful life on Mars. His peaceful life comes to an end when a monster, Golba is unleashed into the world, who turns everything chaotic. Kengo Manaka is forcefully entwined in destiny to save the universe as he becomes one with an Ultra-Ancient light. The plotline is very poorly-written with poor execution, which cannot be termed bad but it’s not good either. The VFX and production of the series are praiseworthy and top-notch, which can take the viewers on a visually pleasing ride.
Star Power
Terasaka Raiga plays the role of Kengo Manaka and Ultraman Trigger, Toyoda Runa plays the role of Shizuma Yuna and Yuzare, and Kaneko Shunya plays the role of Hijiri Akito. The supporting cast of the drama series includes Mizuno Tadashi as Sakuma Tesshin, Harukawa Meiku as Nanase Himari, Takagi Katsuya as Tatsumi Seiya, Hosogai Kei as Ignis or Trigger Dark, Yokoyama Megumi as Manaka Reina, and Takuma Shin as Shizuma Mitsukuni. Ichimichi Mao voiced for t Marluru, Uesaka Sumire voiced the character of Carmeara, Maki Shunichi voiced the character of Darrgon, Takahashi Ryosuke voiced for the character of Hudram, and Maxwell Powers is the narrator of the series. The guest actors of the series are Hirano Koshu, Matsuda Rima, Ono Yuki, Aizawa Rina, Ogawa Teruaki, Suwabe Junichi, and Tsuchiya Shimba.
Overall Opinion
Many fans of the Ultraman series might opine that this version lacks storytelling and execution and there is also less romance in the series, unlike the older Ultraman series. Overall, if you are a fan of the Ultraman series, you should give this modern series a watch mostly because of its high-level VFX and production standard. These shows are mostly made to cater to teens and young adults. The action and fighting sequences are presented on the screen perfectly, which will be liked by the action genre fans.
