TV series

Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy

2004 · 1 season

An eerie, slow-burning anthology of strange encounters that lingers in the mind like a half-remembered nightmare.

Created by: Akira Tsuburaya
Genres: Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Yoshihiko Hakamada, Kumiko Endo, Masao Kusakari

Overview: Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy is a 2004 production, and the 19th installment in the Ultra Series that was broadcast in Japan in 2004. It is a sequel to Ultra Q, the first of the Ultra Series. It retains the same swirling effect for the titlecard, but with the words "Dark Fantasy" added underneath, the title also remains black and white.

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Created by: Akira Tsuburaya
Genres: Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Yoshihiko Hakamada, Kumiko Endo, Masao Kusakari

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
identity
isolation
fate
madness
Places: big city
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: sci-fi & fantasy
Created by: Akira Tsuburaya
Written by: Noboru Takagi, Yûki Okano, Keisuke Fujikawa, Masahiro Yamada
Starring: Yoshihiko Hakamada, Kumiko Endo, Masao Kusakari, Shiro Sano, Masato Sakai
Music: Akifumi Tada
Length: 1 seasons, 26 episodes, 24 min each
Network: TBS
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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