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Ultraman
Ultraman Japanese TV Series Title Card.jpg
Japanese title card reading, "Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series"
Genre
Created by Eiji Tsuburaya
Written by
Starring
Opening theme "Song of Ultraman" (ウルトラマンの歌, Urutoraman no Uta) by the Misuzu Children's Choir
Composer(s) Kunio Miyauchi
Country of origin Japan
Original language(s) Japanese
No. of episodes 39
Production
Running time 24 minutes
Release
Original network TBS
Original release July 17, 1966 (1966-07-17) – April 9, 1967 (1967-04-09)
Chronology
Preceded by Ultra Q
Followed by Ultra Seven

Ultraman (ウルトラマン, Urutoraman) is a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction television series created by Eiji Tsuburaya. Ultraman is a follow-up to Ultra Q, though not technically a sequel or spin-off. 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).

Although Ultraman is the first series to feature an Ultra-Crusader, it is actually the second show in the Ultra Series. Ultra Q was the first. In fact, Ultraman opens with the Ultra Q logo exploding into the Ultraman logo. Ultraman, and its titular hero, became a major pop culture phenomenon in Japan, spawning dozens of sequels, spin-offs, imitators, parodies and remakes.

Ultraman's central characters were created by Eiji Tsuburaya from Tsuburaya Productions, a pioneer in special effects who was responsible for bringing Godzilla to life in 1954. The show's predecessor was a series called Ultra Q, a black-and-white 28-episode series very much like the original Outer Limits.

The Ultraman project had the following working titles/plots:

Both Bemular and Redman were designed by Toru Narita, who also came up with the final design for Ultraman based on his Redman design, now resembling a less-scary Buck Rogers-style alien being, mixed with a bit of the iconic "Roswell Alien." The characteristic "Color Timer," more familiar to American audiences as the "warning light" on Ultraman's chest, was added at the eleventh hour.


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