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One thing that makes this episode? The fact that after 30-something years of the titular Ultra almost always finishing the monster off (barring one or two hiccups) either solo or with the help of someone else, here we have a second Ultraman appear to kill the monster himself.



We also get introduced to this creepy guy.



And for casting trivia, this guy is Hassei Takano, probably better known in the west as Tezuka from Kamen Rider Ryuki. He was also Ichimonji in Kamen Rider The First and Kamen Rider The Next, and had a guest role in Heisei Ultraseven (the continuation of the 60s show that ignores all other Ultra series) as an alien who’s brother mutates into the Kaiju of the week after several years in hibernation.

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Hell yeah Agul is awesome I was just waiting until his first henshin the show to go more in depth into the guy but he is awesome rest assured.

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Episode 4 "Gamu Of The Sky"

Our first episode was not written by Konaka! Instead, episode 4 is written by Keiichi Hasegawa a name that a lot of you may recognize right now, with a strong background in both toku and anime.But at the time of writing this, he hadn't yet entered the anime world; his big break, Devil Lady, wouldn’t be released until a month after this episode would air.


But regardless, he’s become a rising star, and this wouldn’t be the last time he worked with Konaka, as he also was a writer on The Big O. His style emphasizes the drama of the characters, that the heroes should be tortured by the drama of fighting to become a tokusatsu pillager rather than just the action.His works include writing for Tiga, being the main writer of Dyna, and being a writer for every mainline Ultra except for Max and Ginga. and worked with Riku Sanjo on both W (which folded him into working on Toei Toku) and Drive. And alongside Nobuhiro Mouri, they acted as pillars for Takuro Fukuda's Ghost and Saber.

This episode is simple but to the point: Gamu gets to fly. And, to emphasize that these fighters are tools designed by Gamu, he wishes to use them to help protect the world.Gamu has been vocal in the past, but this is his shining moment within XIG, gaining the respect of Team Lightning Leader Kajio once he was on the battlefield. Gamu is the team strategist, analyzing and coming up with plans, but now he is also an active fighter, not just as Ultraman Gaia but as a member of XIG.

Monster of the week here is Mezard. and I quite like the design there. There's something gross about it that really feels like it doesn't belong in our dimension; it's distorted in a way. And while they didn’t blow up the suit, they did set it on fire, and I think that's cool

The track for this week is "Fierce Battle" the track that plays when Gamu takes off in the fighter. Since this entire episode is all about this hence the title this tracks gets special mentions for the freedom it inspires and the wonder of flying.