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Ultraman (franchise)

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Ultraman (ウルトラマン,   Urutoraman), commonly called the Ultra Series (ウルトラシリーズ,   Urutora Shirīzu), is an on-going franchise by Tsuburaya Productions that features the character Ultraman and is the most popular creation of the company to date.

After Tsuburaya Production's foundation in 1963, the company's founder, Eiji Tsuburaya had envisioned to create his own work of tokusatsu after working on many films for Toho. Ultra Q, the first production of his company in 1966, featured an eerie theming, mysteries and strange monsters, was a great success in Japan.

Later that year, a more colorful series aired, titled Ultraman, which went on to surpass the previous series in popularity, receiving its highest viewer rating at 42.8% and gave birth to the Kyodai Hero genre.

With over thirty television series, over thirty films and countless merchandise, Ultraman still receives installments to this day.

Series History[]

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Main Series[]

1960s[]

1970s[]

1980s[]

1990s[]

2000s[]

2010s[]

2020s[]

Films[]

1960s[]

1970s[]

  • Return of Ultraman (1971) [compilation film]
  • Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Tornado Monster (1971) [compilation film]
  • Return of Ultraman: Jiro Rides a Monster (1972) [compilation film]
  • Ultraman Taro (1973) [compilation film]
  • Ultraman Taro: Burn On! The 6 Ultra Brothers (1973) [compilation film]
  • Ultraman Taro: The Blood-Sucking Flower Is a Young Girl's Spirit (1974) [compilation film]
  • Akio Jissoji's Ultraman (1979) [compilation film]
  • The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (1979)
  • Ultraman Leo: The Leo Brothers vs. The Monster Brothers (1979) [compilation film]
  • Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle (1979) [compilation film]
  • Ultraman Leo: The Wandering Monster of Sorrow (1979) [compilation film]

1980s[]

1990s[]

2000s[]

2010s[]

2020s[]

Mini-Series[]

Side Stories and OVAs[]

  • Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (1993)
  • Heisei Ultraseven (1994-1999)
  • Ultraman Graffiti (1990)
  • Ultraman: Super Warrior Legends (1996)
  • Ultra Nyan (1997)
  • Ultra Nyan 2 (1998)
  • Ultraman Tiga Side Story: Revival of the Ancient Giant (2001)
  • Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga (2006)
  • Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness (2008)
  • Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth (2009)
  • Ultra Galaxy Legends Side Story: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero (2010)
  • Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar (2011)
  • The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman (2015)

Rebroadcast Series[]

Other[]

  • Space Warriors 2000 (1985)
  • Ultraman Kids Proverb Stories (1986)
  • Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light Years Looking for Mama (1991–1992)
  • Project Ultraman (2007)
  • Ultraman Kids: The Series (2013-present)
  • Kaiju Girls (2016-2018)
  • Dragon Force: So Long Ultraman (2017)
  • ULTRAMAN (2019)
  • Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman (2019)

Other Media[]

Books[]

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Comics[]

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Music[]

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Video Games[]

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Cultural Impact[]

Main article: Ultraman in Popular Culture

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Anniversary Projects[]

45th Anniversary[]

Ultraman 45th Anniversary Logo

45th anniversary logo

To be added.

50th Anniversary[]

Ultraman 50th Anniversary Logo

50th anniversary logo

From 2015 to 2016, the 50th anniversary of the Ultraman Series was celebrated with Tsuburaya Productions releasing Ultraman X, Ultraman X the Movie, Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga. There were many merchandise and events to celebrate, with S.H. Figuarts releasing Ultraman Series figures and Ultraman Festival 2016 being held from July 22 to August 28.

55th Anniversary[]

Ultraman 55th Anniversary Logo

55th anniversary logo

On November 12, 2020, it was revealed that Tsuburaya Productions would release new series, films, events and merchandise to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Ultraman Series in 2021.[1] The first of which being Shin Ultraman, a successor to Toho's Shin Godzilla.[2] Sevenger Fight, a throwback to 1970's Ultra Fight began streaming through Tsuburaya Imagination and Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga, a spiritual successor to 1996's Ultraman Tiga, began airing on July 10, Ultraman Day. Ultraman Café-GO BEYOND 55th Anniversary, a restaurant dedicated to the Ultraman 55th Anniversary project was open on the 1st floor of Tokyo Solamachi for a limited time from July 16th to August 29th, 2021.[3]

Gallery[]

Anniversary Projects[]

References[]

This is a list of references for Ultraman (franchise). These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

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