Ultraman

:This article is about Ultraman, the Japanese super-hero. There is also an article on the DC Comics super-villain named Ultraman.

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Ultraman (ウルトラマン - Urutoraman) is a fictional superhero featured in tokusatsu programs.

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Superhero - Tokusatsu

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Ultraman made his debut in the tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series, Ultraman, or Ultraman - A Special Effects Fantasy Series (ウルトラマン - 空想特撮シルーズ - Urutoraman - Kûsô Tokusatsu Shirîzu), a follow-up to the TV series Ultra Q.

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Tokusatsu - SF - Kaiju - Superhero - Ultra Q

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The show was produced by Tsuburaya Productions, and was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from July 17, 1966 to April 9, 1967, with a total of 39 episodes (40, counting the pre-premiere special that aired on July 10, 1966).

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Tsuburaya Productions - Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) - 1966 - 1967

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Although Ultraman is the first series to feature an Ultra-being, this is actually the second Ultra Series. Ultra Q was the first. Regardless, the Ultra Series is one of the prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan, along with Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and Metal Heroes.

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Ultra Series - Ultra Q - Tokusatsu - Kamen Rider - Super Sentai - Metal Heroes

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