He’s always a pleasure and a joy to watch and has completely dashed all my reservations about the character and the show’s premise itself. The diminutive Taro truly is one of the highlights of GINGA so far.
This leads to a really funny little sight gag in which Taro is recovering in a wee tiny bed that’s just adorable. As Tiga fires at the group, Taro uses his Ultra Psychokinesis to transport them to safety, depleting his energy and exhausting him in the process. The sixth episode picks up immediately where the fifth left off, with Hikaru, Ichijōji, and Taro being confronted with Dark Tiga, the evil incarnation of the legendary Ultra warrior. Combined with some surprisingly excellent character development and performances, some very funny humour, and a brilliant climatic four-way fight, “The Battle for Our Dreams” is a winner across almost all fronts. The sixth episode addresses (but doesn’t answer) a lot of the questions raised in this first run of episodes, and sets up future episodes in an exciting and tantalising way. ULTRAMAN GINGA’s first run of episodes concludes with “The Battle for Our Dreams”, a micro series finale, and thankfully it goes out on a high. WARNING! This review contains in-depth spoilers for a new TV series! You have been warned!