Jirahs
Ultra Series character
Jirahs as featured in Ultraman (1966)
First appearanceUltraman (1966)
Created by
Designed byTohl Narita
Portrayed byHaruo Nakajima[2]
In-universe information
Alias
  • Frilled Monster[3]
  • Ruffed Dinosaur[4]
  • Kira[5]
SpeciesPrehistoric monster[5]
OriginLake Kitayama[6]

Jirahs[4][7][8] (Japanese: ジラース, Hepburn: Jirāsu) is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that first appeared in episode 10 of Tsuburaya Productions' 1966 series Ultraman, where it fought the titular hero and was killed in a duel with him.[2] It has made a few limited appearances since its debut.

Overview

Name

Jirahs' name likely comes from Godzilla's Japanese name Gojira (ゴジラ). Jirahs is also known by the English names Jirass[3][5] and Giras.[2]

Development

During the production of the first Ultraman series, Eiji Tsuburaya considered Ultraman to face off against an original monster for episode 10; however, due to the show's minimal budget, Tsuburaya and his company decided to create an entirely new monster instead. Jirahs' head was the reused Godzilla head from Invasion of Astro-Monster,[3] and Jirahs' body was a diversion of the Godzilla suit used in Mothra vs. Godzilla,[9] with Toho's approval.[3][10][11] The dorsal fins and parts of the suit were sprayed yellow, and a large yellow frill was added to disguise the connection of the head with the body.[12]

Appearances

Film

Television

Stage shows

  • Ultraman Festival 97 (1997)

Video games

References

  1. ↑ Kodansha"テレビマガジンヒーローグラフィックライブラリー/ウルトラマン" p. 83
  2. 1 2 3 ウルトラマン ベストブック. Takeshobo. September 5, 1993. p. 88. ISBN 4-88475-211-2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 不滅のヒーローウルトラマン白書 [Immortal Hero Ultraman White Paper] (in Japanese). Asahi Sonorama. 1982. ISBN 4257033223.
  4. 1 2 Major Kaiju Ultraman Galaxy
  5. 1 2 3 Ryfle 1998, p. 190.
  6. ↑ Ryfle 1998, p. 191.
  7. ↑ ウルトラマン画報 光の戦士三十五年の歩み. Burein Nabi. Takeshobo. October 4, 2002. p. 38. ISBN 4-8124-0888-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ↑ Keith. "New "Ultraman Vinyl Odyssey" Toy Line From Seismic Launches With Fan Favorite Jirahs". SciFi Japan. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ ウルトラマン 全調査報告. Tokyo: Kodansha. December 20, 2012. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-4-06-218128-0.
  10. ↑ ウルトラ怪獣列伝 ウルトラマン・ウルトラセブン編. Burein Nabi. Tōkyō: PHP Institute. August 18, 2008. pp. 50–51. ISBN 978-4-569-67071-3. OCLC 244297851.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ↑ 別冊映画秘宝ウルトラマン研究読本. Tokyo: Yosensha. January 2, 2014. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-4-8003-0262-5.
  12. ↑ Ragone 2007, p. 119.
  13. ↑ Chōjin gahō : kokusan kakū hīrō 40-nen no ayumi = The super heroes chronicles. Kabushiki Kaisha Ion, イオン株式会社. Tōkyō: Take Shobō. 1995. ISBN 4-88475-874-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  14. ↑ 講談社 (May 2021). Urutora tokusatsu magajin. 2. ISBN 978-4-06-523014-5.
  15. ↑ "対怪獣ロボット". ウルトラマンＺ(ゼット) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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