History Anime / M78LoveAndPeace

''Ultraman M78 Theater Love and Peace'' (more commonly referred to as ''M78 Love and Peace'') is a 1999 ShortFilm anime released under the Tsuburaya banner, as part of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', featured as a double bill for ''Film/UltramanGaiaTheBattleInHyperspace''.

Set in an alternate chibi-fied version Nebula M78, where Ultramen, kaijus, chojus, aliens and robots co-exists peacefully, the entire movie consists mostly of short gags and animated clips, although there are 3 segments which somewhat had a plot:

Set in an alternate chibi-fied version Nebula M78, where Ultramen, kaijus, chojus, aliens and robots co-exists peacefully, the entire OVA consists mostly of short gags and animated clips, although there are 3 segments which somewhat had a plot:

** Baltan shows off his musical talents by tapping stalactites on a cavern. Ultraman tries to immitate Baltan, with hillarious results.

** A meteorite containing [[Series/{{Ultraman}} Seabozu]] crashes on Nebula M78, near Ultraman, Ultraseven, Yulian and Ultraman Zearth. The Ultras prepare to defend themselves, but it turns out Seabozu is merely homesick and lost, whereupon the kaiju starts crying. The Ultras decide to get all the residents of M78 to throw an orchestra for Seabozu, but after a musical number a UFO arrives to bring Seabozu back home. However, after making so many friends with the M78 residents, Seabozu chose to stay, at which point the UFO shrinks Seabozu down into chibi-form and leaves.

* ArtImitatesLife: In the domino race, a series of collapsed domino tiles forms an image of Gavadon, which comes to life and moves along towards the finishing line. It then re-transforms back into domino forms, which collapses into a portrait of Ultraman.

* ConcertClimax: The movie's last segment, a massive musical number performed by hundreds of Ultramen, kaiju, aliens, robots and assorted characters in the franchise to cheer up Seabozu. With the original Ultraman as their conductor, of course.

* GhostsAbhorAVacuum: One of the short gags sees Ultraman working as a janitor in the Monster Graveyard, where he proceeds to suck up a whole ton of ghosts using a vacuum cleaner. He then noticed one last lonely ghost still around, which he quickly sucked up, only to result in said vacuum overloading and exploding, where all the ghosts in the vacuum merges into a giant-sized super-ghost and proceeds to chase Ultraman off-screen.

* RenaissanceMan: Alien Baltan is characterised as one. He works as a hairdresser using his pincers, is talented at fishing to the point of amassing a pile of them in a short time, and can even play music using a row of stalactites in a cavern.

* ShowWithinAShow: This very OVA implies that the entire Ultra Series, is simply staged, and the Ultras and monsters are just actors. Which means every fight in the series are AllPartOfTheShow.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Whilst most of the kaiju are simplified in a way that makes them still recognisable, some of them have altered colour palettes or overly-simplified designs that make them look nothing like their normal appearance. Compare [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/9d/30/7e9d30f79e3f5c0dbe37ff9ab4c8e057.jpg Dodongo]] as he appears in the original ''Ultraman'' to how he looks [[https://trynext.com/review/images/b00005edt6.jpg here]].

* ConcertClimax: The OVA's last segment, a massive musical number performed by hundreds of Ultramen, kaiju, aliens, robots and assorted characters in the franchise to cheer up Seabozu. With the original Ultraman as their conductor, of course.

* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Years after the short's production, [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiMaGN7UwAEM4Zb.jpg plushies based on the anime's art style]] were released as official merchandise.

You can watch the show in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nttwvBPKK7Q two]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrZHqzxxhxo parts]] on youtube. Its one of the ''most adorable things'' ever to come from the Ultra Series. The only voice actors in this animated special were Creator/IkueOtani, Creator/KiyoyukiYanada and Creator/YujiUeda.

* BigEater: Ultraman is depicted as such in the ''Magic Show'' gag, making fruits "dissappear" by eating them. He gets a BalloonBelly at the end though.

''Ultraman M78 Theater Love and Peace'' (more commonly referred to as ''M78 Love and Peace'') is a 1999 anime OVA released under the Tsuburaya banner, as part of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', featured as a double bill for ''Film/UltramanGaiaTheBattleInHyperspace''.

* GoKartingWithBowser: The Ultramen and kaiju are no longer enemies in this episode, and are able to co-exist without killing each other. In fact the Ultras and monsters are shown playing football, tug-of-war, baseball, hanging out at the beach, having snowball fights, and generally just hanging out like chums.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Seabozu in the Finale is depicted as a massive kaiju, although he turns into chibi-form after choosing to stay in M78.

* VisualPun: Eleking, a kaiju known for its electric powers, is seen playing an electric guitar in the opening.

** Alien Baltan apparently works as a hairdresser, at one point he's seen using his pincers to give Woo a haircut.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters The residents of chibi-M78... well, roughly half of them]], maybe]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The ''Ultra Series'' is 33 years old at the time of the OVA's release, and practically ''every'' single Ultra, kaiju, and alien which existed at that point made an appearance.

* SuperDeformed

* HookHandedPianist: Bemstar, a kaiju with hook for hands (yes, ''hands''. As in, ''both of them''), can play the piano. Just... don't think too hard about it.

You can watch the show in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nttwvBPKK7Q two]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrZHqzxxhxo parts]] on youtube. Its one of the ''most adorable things'' ever to come from the Ultra Series.

''Ultraman M78 Theater Love and Peace'' (more commonly referred to as ''M78 Love and Peace'') is a 1999 anime OVA released under the Tsuburaya banner, as part of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', featured as a double bill for Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace.

* HookHandedPianist: Bemstar, a kaiju with hook for hands, can play the piano. Just... don't think too hard about it.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Bemstar, a kaiju with hook for hands, can play the piano. Just... don't think too hard about it.

** Its the Annual Domino Race on Nebula M78, and the contestants - Ultraseven, Ultraman Zearth, Gandar, Alien Baltan and Gavadon - have to complete a domino obstacle course within 3 minutes. The race is made complicated though, when Gomora - trying to sneak in a closer look - accidentally screws up the course, but the participants manage to set the track straight before the time limit.

* ArtImitatesLife: In the domino race, a series of collapsed domino tiles forms an image of Gavadon, which comes to life and moves along towards the finishing line.

* GoKartingWithBowser: The Ultramen and kaiju are no longer enemies in this episode, and are able to co-exist without killing each other. In fact the Ultras and monsters are shown playing football, tug-of-war, baseball, snowball fights, and generally just hanging out like chums.

Ultraman M78 Theater Love and Peace (more commonly referred to as M78 Love and Peace) is a 1999 anime OVA released under the Tsuburaya banner, as part of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', featured as a double bill for Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, & Ultraman Gaia: The Decisive Battle in Hyperspace.

** Its the Annual Domino Race on Nebula M78, and the contestants - Ultraseven, Ultraman Zearth, Gandar, Alien Baltan and Gavadon - have to complete a domino obstacle course within 3 minutes.

* Bubbles
** Ultraman and Dodongo, while blowing bubbles in a field, accidentally gets swallowed by an oversized bubble and ends up in an underwater kingdom.

* ArtImitatesLife:

* NonStandardCharacterDesign