Channel 5 is a space broadcasting channel in the Space Channel 5 series. As its name implies, it is the fifth Channel in the galaxy. Channel 5 is one of the seven known Channels in the era of Space Channel 5, and is famous for being the main protagonist's channel.
Said to be a channel that’s leading the rest when it comes to special news programs.[1] The emergency live broadcasts of the Morolian Invasion and Blank Incident, “appearing on the scene with a special news program to solve the case,” appealed to people from all over the galaxies with the same charm the channel originally had, contributing the return of the special report boom. Prior the Morolian Invasion, the ratings were low and was considered to be nothing special, but thanks to Ulala, the channel has become very popular around the universe, with a huge amount of ratings.
Channel 5 logo consists of a blue "5", within a blue satellite-monitor-like shape.
The channel's signature move is a "5" done with the right hand, as Ulala frequently does at reports' end.
About[]
Employees[]
- Ulala: Channel 5's leading reporter and part of Special Report Team. Currently 25, works for the station although how long in unknown. Is a huge hit with the galaxy's audience. Excellent dancer. She is now a mentor to Roo & Kie.
- Space Michael: Star News Station reporter. Became the new station chief in Part 2.
- Fuse: Channel 5's director and part of Special Report Team. He directs Ulala and her co-worker. Currently 46 years-old, it is unknown for how long he has been working at Channel 5. Briefly "murdered" in Part 2, he was replaced by Noize. Driver of the Astrobeat. As of Kinda Funky News Flash he is currently on a long-term business trip to another galaxy.
- Noize: The teenage Operator for Channel 5 and part of Special Report Team. Ulala's co-worker and Fuse's assistant. He is a skilled engineer and is the driver of the Astrobeat Jr. since Part 2. He and Fuse are currently on a long-term business trip to another galaxy but treating it like a long-term vacation.
- Brent Suzuki: Channel 5 main newscaster on Star News Station, usually seen with his co-host, Valala.
- Valala Petrie: Channel 5 newscaster, with her co-host, Brent.
- Lucy LeBeaux: Channel 5 Information.
- Lance Sterling: Channel 5 staff, seen during the technical difficulties display.
- Xiao Xing Lum: former martial artist, currently hosts a a cooking show, "Honest Home Fishing," on Channel 5.
- Cecil Aroma: Though not listed as an employee, he does co-host a program, "Oh! Good Morning," that is broadcasted on the channel.
- Brandy Smith: Though not listed as an employee, she does co-host a program, "Oh! Good Morning," that is broadcasted on the channel.
- Space Cheerleaders
- Space Cheerleading Captain, leading the cheerleaders on the “Go! Go! Channel 5!” show. Support for Ulala and other Channel staff members.
- Hitomi
- Futaba
- Mimi
- Yoshiko
- Satsuki
- Moonie
- Channel 5 Policebot: Channel 5 Security Robot, still working even though a new version has been created since the Morolian Incident.
- Evila Upgraded: new version of the Channel 5 Security Bot, copy of the former Evila.
- Mr. Gentle: The nickname for the advanced AI system installed in the new Channel 5 offices. Mr. Gentle serves a variety of roles, from security to reporting assistance.
- Roo & Kie: These two are rookie reporters and they are twins. They are currently being mentored by the senior reporter Ulala.
Former Employees[]
- Blank: former Channel 5 CEO. Was the station's chief for a long time, but was replaced after the Morolian Incident.
- Jaguar: Used to work for Channel 5 as a reporter in 2489, prior the events of the first game. Jaguar saved Ulala's life when she was 12.
Series and Shows[]
- Ulala's Swingin' Report Show: A special report show hosted by Ulala. It is the show that is transmitted during gameplay in all of the games. No one really expected that the first broadcast would be such a big memorable event, and people thought that the content at first wouldn’t be that great. But once Ulala started reporting the rating lit right on up, with the energy building to the maximum at the end. [2]
- Star News Station: A news and report show. Valala and Suzuki work as general news castors and Space Michael works as a reporter. This is likely the show shown when Ulala goes to the studio when looking for Blank.
- Oh! Good Morning: A program that is very popular with space elementary school students. If they don’t watch it every morning sometimes the space teachers will be made fun of by the kids. Before the channel was popular and when the ratings were nearly inactive, the audience rating for this always stayed at a constant 40%. This program is hosted by both Cecil Aroma and Brandy Smith.[2]
- Space Michael’s Space English: An extremely popular educational program for learning English, a common language in the galaxy, that is broadcasted everywhere. It is hosted by Space Michael, who has been a native speaker for over 500 years so he knows a lot of phrases. Learning and singing along with him makes you feel like you’re on a dance floor! [2]
- Honest Home Fishing: Broadcasts every Tuesday at 7:30 pm. It’s a very popular program hosted by Xiao Xing Lum, who cooks the ingredients he catches in the first half of the program. His cooking talent can also be seen in “Space Cooking - Teppanyaki” between a section of space wide broadcasts.[2]
- Channel 5 Kid’s News: Channel 5 Kid’s News focuses on popular topics for kids on the weekends, and is broadcasted every Friday at 4:30 pm with an air time of 90 minutes. The topics chosen and information presented are all in a cheerful and easy to understand fashion. A recent hit with kids is, “The Energetic Battle of Scholars: The Challenging Revival of the Naumann’s Elephant Through Genetic Reconstruction!”[2]
- Tasty Cookin': A drama that is mentioned at the beginning of Space Channel 5: Part 2's Report 2.[3] When President Peace was kidnapped, a rerun of the Tasty Cookin' was cancelled and replaced with the Ulala's Swingin' Report Show.
- Quiz Show: In the Extra Mode version of the Report 4 from the first game, it is revealed that Channel 5 has a Quiz Show that Ulala goes to when looking for Blank. It is currently unknown who hosts this show. In the Gyun Gyun Book, it is called "Quiz Show: What's the Difference!?"[2]
- Go! Go! Channel 5!: Also known as "Go Go Cheergirls." A show mentioned in Space Channel 5: Part 2, on the Space Cheerleader 1: Hitomi's in-game profile. The show is stated as a "Channel 5's hit morning show", which is hosted by the Space Cheerleaders, to give support to Ulala and other staff members. There are morning, afternoon, and late nights airings.[4]
The Gyun Gyun Book reveals the following shows and series as an example for their programing on a Monday.
- Good Morning from Space Channel 5:
- Music Tangerine:
- Super Urgent On-looking:
- Moonwalker: An anime. It is title is based off of the Moonwalker movie.
- Radita Beads:
- 'Exploring Time and Space' With the Missus!:
- Beat it: A drama. It's title is based off the song of the same name.
- SEGA Rally Championship ~Japanese Round~: It's title is based off a game of the same name.
- 11:30 Daily Report:
- Perfect Daily Routine Forecasts:
- Thorn Road: A serial drama.
- Space Soap Show: A serial drama.
- 'Good Afternoon Space' With the Missus!:
- 15:00 News Report:
- Dynamite Police: A drama.
- Gussun Robomaru: An anime
- Mischievous King: An anime.
- Vostok Cinema: A movie. It's title is likely a reference to the Vostok 1, the first instance of human spaceflight.
- Short News:
- Modern History Documents :
- Window out into the Universe :
- 23:25 Sport News:
- Wonderful:
- Charisma League's Galactic Championship:
- Fashionable Communication:
- Space Game:
- Miniskirt Nurse: An anime that airs late into the night.
- Space Soccer League "Psychedelics x Morons":
- Mail Order Shopping:
Additionally the Sugoku Sugoi Guide Book reveals the following shows and series in a sample of their daily programing.[4]
- Good Morning Ulala: Ulala's first broadcast of the day airing at 5:45 a.m. Standard Time. The sample mentions it was broadcasted from the Space Symphony Main Floor and finished only a short time before the Rhythm Rogues' attack on the ship.
- The Yajiuma Super Electromagnetic Bullet Trains:
- Space News:
- Walker On The New Moon Anime:
- 8 Million Lightyears Broadcast:
- MoroMoro TV:
- Daily Life Consultation:
- Space Weather Forecast:
- Ding Ding! Good Morning!:
- How To Do It Right:
- Lunch With Miss Melody “Ideas For New Wives”:
- Romance Drama “Delectable Rice”: Rerun.
- Heaven’s Paradise Variety (Political Edition)!:
- Jungle Man: Rerun.
- News Missile
- Ulala’s Report Show: Likely the report show Ulala normally does in non-emergency situations. It airs at 6:30 p.m.
- Super Electromagnetic Train Race: The only known broadcast is " Sandos VS Geiros (Presented at the Space Lookout Dome)."
- My Coubertin Medal: A medical drama with at least four episodes.
- Amazing Lovers (Shocking Love) : A mini series
- News Broadcast & Sports:
- Nananako Club: The only known broadcast feature a special guest: 13th Generation Konekichi.
- Director Space Michael Super Beat Dance Night!:
Vehicles[]
- Astrobeat: A spaceships which is commonly used to transport by Ulala, Fuse and Noize to locations under attack. According to its description in the Space Channel 5 VR's official website, the Astrobeat is exclusive to special reporters and its antenna is capable of broadcasting shows from various places of the Galaxy.
- Astrobeat Jr.: The Astrobeat has a smaller spaceship stored inside of it called the Astrobeat Jr., which can be detached and is mainly used by Ulala and Noize.
- Michael's Ship: A spaceship that only appeared in the second game. The Michael's Ship first makes a brief appearance at the end of the Report 4. When the Channel 5 Headquarters self destructs, it is possible to see the Michael's Ship flying away from the station, presumably with all of the Channel 5's staff inside. The Michael's Ship can later be briefly seen during the intro of Report 5: The Spies Get Revenge, sneaking into the Mystery Zone.
Microphones[]
All of the microphones shown thus far were blue colored, with the Channel 5 logo painted on it. In Space Channel 5: Part 2, the Ulala Mic item information in the changing room states that Ulala painted her Channel 5 microphone blue without asking for permission first. However, all of the other Channel 5 Reporters have blue microphones, oddly enough. It is possible that this was a design choice seemingly reflected by the rest of Channel 5's staff soon after.
Ulala's microphone has the ability to transform into various things including: another Tension Blaster; a guitar; some drums; and a keyboard.
Camera[]
The camera used by the Special Report Team is implied to be operated automatically.[5] It's presences is rarely acknowledged, though, it can be seen hitting the shutter at Channel 5's Headquarters if Ulala fails to slide under it with proper timing.
Antenna[]
The Channel 5's antenna has appeared in the first two games. In the first game, the Channel 5's antenna was powered by dance energy and used to launch Chief Blank into space at the end of the game.
In the second game, the Channel 5's antenna was the last antenna stolen by Purge, to be used in the Ballistic Groove Gun. In the sixth report of the second game, the Channel 5's Antenna can be seen along with all other stolen antennas in the Ballistic Groove Gun.
The Channel 5's antenna is blue, white and yellow.
Headquarters[]
Main article: Channel 5 Headquarters
The Channel 5's Headquarters is a recurring location which has appeared in every game. It is a TV Station that is floating around Planet Earth which resembles the Channel 5's logo.
History[]
Space Channel 5[]
In the first game, it is revealed at the end of the first game that the brainwashing signal that hypnotized the Morolians was coming from the Channel 5 Headquarters. Ulala, Pudding and Jaguar all go there to investigate the case and discover that Chief Blank was behind all this.
Space Channel 5: Part 2[]
At the end of the Report 3, the Channel 5's studio is attacked by the Rhythm Rogues. Ulala, Fuse and Noize all go to the headquarters to stop the invasion. But, the Rhythm Rogues manage to steal the Channel's antenna and shortly after, the headquarters start collapsing itself. Ulala, Space Michael and the other Channel 5 employees then, run for their lives and are able to escape in time before the studio self-destructs.
Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash![]
The Channel 5's headquarters make an appearance during the game's tutorial.
Trivia[]
- Metallic grey suits seem to be one of the official Channel 5 outfits, as important employees wear it, such as Brent Suzuki, Ms. Valala Petrie and Space Michael.
- The Space Channel 5 Part 2 Sugoku Sugoi Guide Book reveals that:
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Space Channel 5 Gyun Gyun Book p. 28
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Space Channel 5 Gyun Gyun Book p. 30
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20030105124753/http://www.sega.co.jp:80/gamejam2/stage_uga.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Space Channel 5 Part 2 Sugoku Sugoi Guide Book p.18
- ↑ Space Channel 5 Gyun Gyun Book p.3
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 [1]Space Channel 5 Part 2 Sugoku Sugoi Guide Book p.10