The , also known as ''Ultraman'', is a Japanese

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owned and produced by

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, which began with the television series '' Ultra Q'' in 1966. The franchise has expanded into many television shows, films, comic books, and other media publications, becoming one of the most prominent productions in the Japanese ''

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'' and ''

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'' genres and pioneering the ''Kyodai'' Hero subgenre. The ''Ultraman'' series is centered on a fictional alien race of

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es who often combat ''kaiju'' or other aliens. In Japan, the Ultraman brand generated $7.4 billion US dollars in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987. This makes it one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia. References to Ultraman are abundant in

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, much like references to

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in Western culture.

The Ultras

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)—colloquially called the . Of the 18 billion populating it, 1 million are part of the who maintain peace in the universe from alien invaders and monsters. The Ultras that are sent to other worlds are given Color Timers, or "warning lights", which blink with increasing frequency if an Ultra's energy dwindles. They can thus remain active for only a limited span of minutes before its energy is depleted, although it can be replenished afterwards. The main protagonists of each instalment end up on

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and merge with

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, their hosts using devices to summon their Ultra’s unique power.

The Ultraman phenomenon

The show '' Ultraman'' was followed by many other series. Successors during the

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are: '' Ultraseven'' (1967), ''

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'' (1971), '' Ultraman Ace'' (1972), '' Ultraman Taro'' (1973), ''

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'' (1974) and '' Ultraman 80'' (1980). A second generation began during the Heisei era in 1996 with '' Ultraman Tiga'', and the franchise continued, on and off, until its current (third) generation. This began with '' Ultraman Ginga'' in 2013. English-language productions include the 1987 animated movie '' Ultraman: The Adventure Begins'' (known as ''Ultraman USA'' in Japan) which was produced by

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; 1990 TV series '' Ultraman: Towards the Future'' (''Ultraman Great'' in Japan) which was filmed in Australia; 1993 TV series '' Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero'' (''Ultraman Powered'' in Japan) which was filmed in the

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; and 2024 animated film '' Ultraman: Rising'' which was produced by

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. In 1993, Tsuburaya Productions and

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co-produced '' Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider,'' a crossover with the original Ultraman and Toei's ''

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''. This direct-to-video feature is co-copyrighted by both Toei (and its subordinates, Toei Video and Ishinomori Productions) and Tsuburaya Productions. , Tsuburaya Productions accepts 51 Ultras as official. In 2013, the Ultra Series was cited in the

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as the record-holder for the most spin-off shows. The Ultraman brand generated $7.4 billion in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987, equivalent to more than adjusted for inflation. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia. The ''Ultraman'' manga, which began in 2011, has sold more than 2.8million copies as of 2018. At the Tokyo Comic Con on 7 December 2017, Tsuburaya Productions revealed that an

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adaptation of the

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was planned for release in 2019. It was released by

. Ultraman content, products and services have been distributed in more than 100 countries worldwide,. Tsuburaya has officially made their Ultraman and non-Ultraman content widely available on their

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channel, even simulcasting several of their series with English subtitles, the channel has reached over 2 million subscribers. In China, an ''Ultraman'' television series received views on over-the-top media services between July 2017 and March 2018. The

author

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, creator of ''

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'' and '' Dr. Slump'', cited ''Ultraman'' as a formative influence on his work.

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, the director of the '' Ant-Man'' films in the

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, said that Ant-Man's costume design was influenced by Ultraman along with Inframan, another

superhero from China. Video game designer Hideki Kamiya (known for games such as '' Resident Evil 2'', ''

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'', '' Viewtiful Joe'', '' Ōkami'', ''

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'' and '' The Wonderful 101'') said he loved ''

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'' and ''Ultraman'' as a child. It was announced in November 2019 that

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has partnered with Tsuburaya Productions to publish Ultraman comic books in 2020. ,

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has sold ''Ultraman'' soft figures (heroes and monsters) since 1983, while Bandai Namco Arts (including

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) has sold ''Ultraman''

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units between January 1988 and March 2021.

Controversies

Licensing rights dispute

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rights outside

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have been the subject of a prolonged legal dispute between Tsuburaya Productions and Chaiyo Productions based in

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. Tsuburaya had previously collaborated with Chaiyo on the production of two movies, '' The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army'' and ''Jumborg Ace & Giant''—the latter of which featured another Tsuburaya superhero, Jumborg Ace—in 1974. Sompote Saengduenchai, founder/president of Chaiyo Productions, claimed and maintained that in 1976, Noboru Tsuburaya, the son of the late Eiji Tsuburaya, had given him and his company a contract which had given him rights to everything Ultraman outside Japanese territories. In spite of the fact that the document failed to state clearly and specifically exactly ''what'' had been given to Tsuburaya in exchange for these rights, Japanese and Thai courts accepted this contract as real and binding because of the supposed hanko of the late Noboru Tsuburaya, who had died in 1995, in the document. Tsuburaya Productions insisted and maintained that the contract was a forgery and repeatedly contested the issue. After an eight-year battle in the courts of both countries, Sompote Saengduenchai was awarded a favorable decision in 2004. Though the Supreme Court of Japan ruled that he owned the international rights to the first six instalments, he would later create three new Ultras: Ultraman Millennium, Dark Ultraman and Ultraman Elite. On 23 August 2006, Tsuburaya Productions filed a new lawsuit against Chaiyo for copyright infringement and plagiarism (concerning the characters), and the court case was taken to

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. The Chinese courts in Beijing opened "The Ultraman Copyright Study Group" in response to the lawsuit. In April 2007, the Thailand Intellectual Property Court ruled in favor of Tsuburaya Productions, ordering Chaiyo to cease and desist making commercial profits from them. The defendants were also fined THB 15,000,000 (approx. JPY 50,904,959 or US$428,673.50 c. April 2007) plus interest and attorneys' fees. On 5 February 2008, Thailand's Supreme Court ruled in favor of Tsuburaya Productions of Japan after they made an appeal to the initial ruling. The ruling ended the long legal battle by finding Sompote Saengduenchai was ''not'' a co-creator of Ultraman. The decision ended Sompote's bid to continue his enterprise, and the court gave Sompote 30 days to stop profiteering from Ultraman. The final ruling saw Tsuburaya Productions as the sole copyright owner. Sompote was also required to pay THB 10,700,000 plus interest at the rate of 7.5 percent a year starting from 16 December 1997, when the original lawsuit was filed. In 2009, the Thai Intellectual Property Court and the Tokyo District Court both ruled in favour of the Thai company. This led to the Tokyo District Court on 30 September 2010, ordering Tsuburaya Productions Co. of Japan to pay damages of 16.36 million yen (Bt5.9 million) to Sompote Saengduenchai of Thailand for violating his overseas copyrights on the Ultraman characters. After the announcement of the film '' Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman'' in July 2017, the dispute on the ownership of the franchise has escalated. But on 20 November 2017, through a Los Angeles court ruling by Judge Andre Birotte Jr, Tsuburaya won the lawsuit against Chaiyo and affiliate groups on the rights of the series after the jury concluded that the supposed agreement between Noboru Tsuburaya and Chaiyo was "not authentic". Despite UM Corporation and Chaiyo filing a counter-dispute, inApril 2018, the legal court came to a definite close where a final judgement states that the dispute and the document was deemed invalid, forbidding UMC to use the Ultra Series and all its related characters and forced them to pay Tsubaraya damages for its infringement of its rights. With the release of the sequel film ' (), issues between UMC, Bluearc and Tsubaraya had reignited and the company took legal actions against the two companies again. On 10 December 2019, it was confirmed by Tsuburaya that the court has rejected UMC and Bluearc's appeal for a retrial, stating the court's first verdict of regarding the rights and ownership of Ultraman to Tsuburaya is still legitimate and final, and that any future appeals by UMC and Bluearc will likely be rejected. As UMC and Bluearc failed to file a further appeal by 4 March 2020, they were to pay US$4,000,000 (approx. 400,000,000 Japanese yen) in compensatory damages, as well as other various court fees. The resulting victory has reached Thailand as well and the Thai Supreme Court ordered a ruling in favor Tsuburaya Productions as the legitimate copyright owner of the shows listed in the License Granting Agreement alongside ownership over ''Hanuman vs. 7 Ultraman'' (and its remake, ''Hanuman vs. 11 Ultraman'') and ''Jumborg Ace & Giant''. Sompote had made an appeal to the court over the decision, but was dismissed. Sompote believes the decision would affect the former two movies' status as national heritage items, and has appealed to both the Supreme Court and Ministry of Culture on that front. The legal battles with Chaiyo will likely now come to an end as Sompote Saengduenchai died on the 26th of August 2021.

Malaysian book ban

On 6 March 2014, the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs announced that it had banned the publication of an ''Ultraman'' comic book ''Ultraman: The Ultra Power'' "due to contents that were detrimental to public order". Social media users later noticed that a page in the book described the character of Ultraman King (from the film '' Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy'') as a god, which in the Malaysian language is the Arabic word ''

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''. The Home Ministry later confirmed that the use of ''Allah'' was indeed the reason for the ban, claiming that the comparison may "confuse Muslim children and damage their faith". This highlighted the larger ban to prevent non-Muslims in Malaysia from using the word ''Allah'', despite its common usage in Bahasa Melayu to refer to any god, as well as a suit from the Catholic Church of Malaysia over its usage.

Television series

Main series

Other series

Miniseries

* '' Andro Melos'' (1983) * ''Ultraman Kids Proverb Stories'' (1986, anime) * ''Ultraman Graffiti'' (1990, anime) * '' Ultraman Nice'' (1999) * '' Ultra Zero Fight'' (2012) * '' Ultra Fight Victory'' (2015) * '' Ultra Fight Orb'' (2017) * '' Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes'' (2019) * '' Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy'' (2020) *'' Sevenger Fight'' (2021) * '' Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad'' (2022)

Films

;Short films * 1969: ''Ultraman & Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight'' (live-action) — 15 minutes * 1971: ''Return of Ultraman'' (live action, compilation) — 45 minutes * 1971: ''Return of Ultraman: Fear of the Tornado Monsters'' (live action, compilation) — 45 minutes * 1984: ''Ultraman Kids: The Pleasant Friends of Planet M7.8'' (anime) — 24 minutes * 1996: '' Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter'' (live-action) — 18 minutes * 1996: ''Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend'' (anime) — 39 minutes * 2005: ''Ultraman Nexus: Lost Memories'' — 45 minutes * 2013: '' Ultraman Ginga Theater Special'' (live-action) — 45 minutes * 2014: '' Ultraman Ginga: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal'' (live-action) — 45 minutes

Original Video Tokusatsu (OVT)

Biography series and variety shows

* ''Ultra Fight'' (1970) * ''Ultra Super Fight'' (1994) * ''Ultraman Boy's Ultra Coliseum'' (2003) * ''Ultra Zone'' (2011) * '' Ultraman Retsuden'' (2011) * '' Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle'' (2017) * '' Ultraman: The Prime'' (2017) * '' Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle'' (2018) * '' New Generation Chronicle'' (2019) * '' Ultraman Chronicle Zero & Geed'' (2020) * '' Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey'' (2021) * '' Ultraman Chronicle D'' (2022) * '' New Generation Stars'' (2023)

Video games

* ''Ultraman'' MSX (1984) * ''Ultraman: Kaijuu Teikoku no Gyakushuu'' Famicom Disk System (1987) * ''Ultraman 2'' Famicom Disk System (1987) * ''Ultraman Club: Chikyuu Dakkan Sakusen'' Famicom Disk System (1988) * ''Ultraman Club 2: Kaette Kita Ultraman Club'' Famicom (1990) * ''Ultraman Club: Teki Kaijuu o Hakken Seyo'' Game Boy (1990) * ''SD Battle Ozumo: Heisei Hero Basho'' Famicom (1990) * ''SD Hero Soukessen: Taose! Aku no Gundan'' Famicom (1990) * '' SD the Great Battle'' Super Famicom (1990) * ''Battle Dodge Ball'' Super Famicom (1991) * ''Ultraman Club 3: Mata Mata Shutsugeki!! Ultra Kyōdai'' Famicom (1991) * ''Ultraman'' Game Boy (1991) * ''Ultraman'' Super Famicom (1991) * ''Ultraman'' Arcade (1991) * '' Ultraman: Towards the Future'' SNES (1991) * ''Ultraman Club: Kaijuu Dai Kessen!!'' Famicom (1992) * ''The Great Battle II: Last Fighter Twin'' Super Famicom (1992) * ''Versus Hero: Road to the King Fight'' Game Boy (1992) * ''Battle Dodge Ball'' Game Boy (1992) * ''Hero Senki: Project Olympus'' Super Famicom (1992) * '' Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha'' Super Famicom (1992) * ''Great Battle Cyber'' Famicom (1992) * ''Ultraman Club: Tatakae! Ultraman Kyoudai!!'' Arcade (1992) * ''Battle Baseball'' Famicom (1993) * ''The Great Battle III'' Super Famicom (1993) * ''Battle Dodge Ball II'' Super Famicom (1993) * ''Tekkyu Fight! The Great Battle Gaiden'' Game Boy (1993) * ''Ultra Toukon Densetsu'' Arcade (1993) * ''Cult Master: Ultraman ni Miserarete'' Game Boy (1993) * ''Ultraman'' Sega Mega Drive (1993) * ''Ultraman Club: Supokon Fight!'' Famicom (1993) * ''Ultraseven'' Super Famicom (1993) * '' Ultraman Powered'' Panasonic 3DO (1994) * ''Ultraman Chou Toushi Gekiden'' Game Boy (1994) * ''The Great Battle Gaiden 2: Matsuri da Wasshoi'' Super Famicom (1994) * ''Gaia Saver'' Super Famicom (1994) * ''Battle Soccer 2'' Super Famicom (1994) * '' The Great Battle IV'' Super Famicom (1994) * ''Ultraman Powered: Kaijuu Gekimetsu Sakusen'' Playdia (1994) * ''Ultraseven: Chikyu Boei Sakusen'' Playdia (1994) * ''Ultraman Ball'' Game Boy (1994) * '' Ultra League'' Super Famicom (1995) * ''The Great Battle V'' Super Famicom (1995) * ''Battle Crusher'' Game Boy (1995) * ''Battle Pinball'' Super Famicom (1995) * '' Battle Racers'' Super Famicom (1995) * ''Super Pachinko Taisen'' Super Famicom (1995) * ''Super Pachinko Taisen'' Game Boy (1995) * ''Super Tekkyu Fight!'' Super Famicom (1995) * ''Ultra X Weapons/Ultra Keibitai'' Arcade (1995) * ''Ultraman Hiragana Daisakusen'' Playdia (1995) * ''Ultraman Alphabet TV e Yokoso'' Playdia (1995) * ''PD Ultraman Invader'' PS1 (1995) * ''PD Ultraman Link'' Sega Saturn (1996) * ''Ultraman: Ultra Land Suuji de Asobou'' Playdia (1996) * ''Ultraman: Chinou Up Daisakusen'' Playdia (1996) * ''SD Ultra Battle: Ultraman Densetsu'' Super Famicom (1996) * ''Ultraman Zukan'' Sega Saturn (1996) * ''Ultraman Zearth'' PS1 (1996) * ''Ultraman: Hikari no Kyojin Densetsu'' Sega Saturn (1996) * ''Ultraman Zukan 2'' Sega Saturn (1997) * ''The Great Battle VI'' PS1 (1997) * ''Battle Formation'' PS1 (1997) * ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution'' (1998) * ''Ultraman Zukan 3'' Sega Saturn (1998) * '' Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: New Generations'' PS1 (1998) * ''PD Ultraman Battle Collection 64'' Nintendo 64 (1999) * '' Super Hero Operations'' PS1 (1999) * ''Great Battle Pocket'' Game Boy Color (1999) * ''Super Hero Operations: Diedal's Ambition'' PS1 (2000) * ''Kids Station: Bokurato Asobou! Ultraman TV'' PS1 (2000) * ''Kids Station: Ultraman Cosmos'' PS1 (2001) * ''Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001'' PS1 (2001) * ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution 2'' PS2 (2002) * '' Charinko Hero'' Nintendo GameCube (2003) * ''Ultraman'' PS2 (2004) * ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3'' PS2 (2004) * ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution Rebirth'' PS2 (2005) * ''Ultraman Nexus (video game), Ultraman Nexus'' PS2 (2005) * ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution (series), Ultraman Fighting Evolution 0'' PSP (2006) * ''Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Ultraman Club ST'' PS2 (2006) * ''Pachitte Chonmage Tatsujin 12: Pachinko Ultraman'' PS2 (2007) * ''Daikaiju Battle: Ultra Coliseum'' Nintendo Wii (2008) * ''Kaiju Busters'' Nintendo DS (2009) * ''Ultra Coliseum DX: Ultra Senshi Daishuketsu'' Nintendo Wii (2010) * ''Kaiju Busters POWERED'' Nintendo DS (2011) * ''The Great Battle Full Blast'' PSP (2012) * ''Battle Dodge Ball III'' PSP (2012) * ''Lost Heroes'' Nintendo 3DS, PSP (2012) * ''Heroes' VS'' PSP (2013) * ''Ultraman All-Star Chronicle'' PSP (2013) * '' Super Hero Generation'' PS3, PS Vita (2014) * ''Lost Heroes 2'' Nintendo 3DS (2015) * ''Ultraman Fusion Fight!'' Arcade (2016) * ''

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'' PS4, PS Vita (2017) * '' Ultraman R/B'' Nintendo Switch (2018) * '' Super Robot Wars 30'' Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Steam (2021) * ''Godzilla Battle Line'' Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows (2022) * ''Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher'' Nintendo Switch (2022) * '' GigaBash'' Microsoft Windows, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S (2023)

Books

Comics

Harvey Comics series

Between 1993 and 1994, Harvey Comics published two comic book series based on the 1966 ''Ultraman'' television series.

Dark Horse Comics series

In 2003,

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published a comic book based on '' Ultraman Tiga''.

Marvel Comics series

started publishing an initial ''Ultraman'' comic book limited series titled ''The Rise of Ultraman'', written by Kyle Higgins & Matt Groom with art by Francesco Manna. It debuted in September 2020 and concluded in January 2021. A second series titled ''The Trials of Ultraman'' premiered in March 2021, with Higgins, Groom and Manna returning and concluded in August of the same year. A third series titled ''The Mystery of Ultraseven'', once again written by Higgins and Groom, and drawn by Davide Tinto, David Lopez, and Gurihiru, was released on August 17, 2022. During

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2022, Groom teased a crossover event between the current ''Ultraman'' comics with the

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for 2023. In May 2024, Marvel and Tsubaraya officially announced the ''Ultraman x Avengers'' limited series to debut for release in August 14, 2024.

Manga

Notes

References

Bibliography

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External links

Official website
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