[Frontier]

Kaiju research is a very valuable field in the world of any Ultraman, and one personal for Gento. Teruaki acting like a fanboy is pretty funny though.

It's cute how Gento kind of falls back into being a student again when he and Kazunori reunite. Though for a second there I genuinely thought he'd made him eat Kaiju meat during research/fishing trips together...

Nijikagachi! The Armored Snake Colossus! Another ancient Kaiju worshipped as a deity, though when you see the control Nijikagachi holds over the weather, you can kind of see why. Though there is a human hand in these events.

Ah, so Kazunori is one of those...people who feel the Earth belonged to the Kaiju and it's humans' fault for breaking the bond they had and upsetting nature, to the point of being willing to upend everything to set the world back to square one as the right course of action. What a nutjob. I wasn't expecting the arm blast though.

It's interesting seeing a battle with more personal stakes for Gento. You can tell he's taking it even more serious than usual, which says a lot.

A rainbow ray beam!? Someone call Ace!

Is Nijikagachi basically New Gen Gomora? Kind of from a design perspective they're similar, introduced in a two-parter, has a beam coming out of his forehead, hits Ultraman with his tail, and is the first opponent Ultraman has to basically retreat from.

Next week: Earth Garon Mk 2! And possibly an upgrade for Blazar?