The Ultraman
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The Ultraman (ザ☆ウルトラマン Za Urutoraman?) is an anime superhero series, and the first-ever animated version of the famous superhero Ultraman. The Ultraman featured in this animated 8th entry in the Ultra Series is "Ultraman Jonias" (AKA: "Ultraman Joe"), and he hails from the Planet U40 (as opposed to the Land of Light in Nebula M78, where Ultra-beings usually came from).
The series, produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Sunrise (which released the now-famous Mobile Suit Gundam the same year), aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 4, 1979 to March 26, 1980, with a total of 50 episodes.
In the United States, there have been two feature-length movie compilations:
- Ultraman II: The Further Adventures of Ultraman (1982), the first four episodes.
- The Adventures of Ultraman (1981), the final story arc of the series.
| Showa era series: | Ultraman • Seven • Return of/Jack • Ace • Taro • Leo • 80 |
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| Heisei era series: | Tiga • Dyna • Gaia • Cosmos • Nexus • Max • Mebius |
| Ultra Q: | Ultra Q • Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy |
| Specials: | The Ultraman/Jonias (anime) • Ultraman Neos (Direct-to-DVD) |
| Movies: | Zearth • Ultraman • Mebius and the Ultraman Brothers |
| Co-productions: | The Adventure Begins  • Towards the Future  • Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider (with Toei) • The Ultimate Hero |
| Related: | Redman • Bio Planet WoO |
