(#オメガホーン) What is the story behind this trend in Social Media today?
06-09-2026
The hashtag refers to the tokusatsu television series Kakusei Hunter Omega Horn, the second entry in Toei’s PROJECT R.E.D. lineup. It premiered in late July 2026 and airs every Sunday morning in the long-running Super Hero Time slot. The premise follows treasure hunter Shout, who discovers an ancient megaphone-shaped awakening device. When he inserts a sealed crystal called an Egolgia, he summons the horned-beast king Enkaku and transforms into the red hero Captain Omega Horn. Together they enter “hunter battles” against other humans who likewise awaken giant horned beasts. The series mixes buddy-action, monster-hunter-style combat, and a running mystery about the ancient “Omega era” when these beasts once ruled the earth. Because the show occupies the same Sunday-morning time slot that generations of Japanese children have grown up with, each new episode generates immediate online conversation. On 6 September 2026 the seventh episode aired, centering on the first direct confrontation between Enkaku and the rival beast Zetsuenkaku and revealing a previously hidden connection between the two kings. That plot development, combined with newly released toys, a children’s picture-book encyclopedia that went on sale two days earlier, and ongoing spin-off web shorts, is what pushed the hashtag into trending conversation today.