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ザ☆ウルトラマン

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Joneus (Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in this, the first-ever animated Ultra Series. The show was the first animated incarnation of Tsuburaya's iconic superhero Ultraman.

AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

4.0 / 5

4th April 1979 - 12th March 1980
Director
Hisayuki Toriumi
Writer
Keiichi Abe
Top Cast
Kei TomiyamaMasatô IbuSumi Shimamoto
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Birth of a New Hero Still
Birth of a New Hero
4th April 1979

Episode 1

Shortly after the Scientific Defense Guard had been assembled, ice burgs from the Antarctic region began to melt with one of them containing ancient monsters known as the Seagras

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The Secret of the Shining Pendant
11th April 1979

Episode 2

The first and only appearance of Spiral the Tornado Monster

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When the Weed Whistle Blows in the Evening
18th April 1979

Episode 3

One day in Japan a city was suddenly attacked by a monster from the Tōgō Mountain called a Wanigodon that appeared seemingly from nowhere.

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Chase of the Mysterious Red Cloud
25th April 1979

Episode 4

Red Smogy the Cloud Monster Attacks!

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The Passenger! Break through the Underground
2nd May 1979

Episode 5

Several thousand trees disappear from the forest in a single night. In an underground cave they find Toughgilas.

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Challenge to the Burning Deep Sea
9th May 1979

Episode 6

A people evacuate from a tsunami, a mysterious flying object appears and rains down fire.

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Order to Attack! The Objective Is Pig!
16th May 1979

Episode 7

A robot named Pig, picks up a danger signal of unclear origins. When Hikari and Mutsumi chase after him, they find Electronic Monster Combugon.

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Officer Hikari's Secret Has Been Stolen!?
23rd May 1979

Episode 8

Hikari encounters monster Mikonos while investigating and unidentified flying object, but it turns out to be a trap set by Space Ninja Alien Baltan.

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Terror of the Awakened Ancient Creature
30th May 1979

Episode 9

Investigators visit ancient ruins on Tamara Island, and spot Monster Dolfiego in an underground cavern.

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I Saw It! The Illusion of a Monster...
6th June 1979

Episode 10

A famous magician, George Satake, tries to teleport himself from the Xalome Desert to Japan.

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The Science Garrison's Challenge!
13th June 1979

Episode 11

Ogawara uses the giant Bulldozer Weapon Hectole he developed to dig into the earth in the Himalayas, and exterminate monsters.

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The Curious Conversation Between a Monster and Pig
20th June 1979

Episode 12

Two tankers are caught in a storm and disappear. The Science Guard Party takes the case, and discover three monsters attacking the tankers.

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The Sad Legend of the Revived Lake
27th June 1979

Episode 13

At Lake Ryujin in Tohoku, an incident breaks out where people and fish are being turned into stone.

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The Star's Devil Has Come!
4th July 1979

Episode 14

An unidentified celestial body approaches Earth, and emits radiation that makes reptiles violent.

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You Are Ultraman
11th July 1979

Episode 15

Monster Goglan comes out of an egg that was brought into the plant research institute. Hikari chooses to fight it with his own abilities.

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The Living Phantom Bird
18th July 1979

Episode 16

The Science Guard Party gets a report that an island has sunk.

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Beetamii Has Disappeared!
25th July 1979

Episode 17

Tobe, who had been observing a strange typhoon using Beatamy, discovers Prof. Nishiki's helicopter which has crashed in the desert.

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The Mysterious Monster Island
1st August 1979

Episode 18

A sea serpent emerges at a South Uki Island, the hometown of Yuriko.

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This is the Ultra Star! Part 1
8th August 1979

Episode 19

Joneus struggles with monsters popping up in countries around the world.

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This is the Ultra Star! Part 2
15th August 1979

Episode 20

Hikari is brought to Ultra Planet U40 where he is resuscitated back to life. Hikari meets Joneus' sister Amia as well as Elek, Loto and other Ultra people.

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This is the Ultra Star! Part 3
22nd August 1979

Episode 21

The Badel Tribe manipulates the legendary Monster Bagon from the Dark Nebula and attacks U40.

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The South Sea's Suspicious Space
29th August 1979

Episode 22

The Science Guard Party are spending their vacation in Marume's hometown. There are frequent occurrences of ships sinking.

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The Supersonic Confrontation
5th September 1979

Episode 23

Mysterious flying objects are attacking passenger planes and industrial complexes.

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Two Officer Mutsumi's
12th September 1979

Episode 24

The Princess of Alpha Centuri's first planet copies Mutsumi and infiltrates the Science Guard Party.

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The Devil's Garden
19th September 1979

Episode 25

Incidents begin to happen where men go missing whenever a yellow wind blows through the African desert.

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Earth's Greatest Crisis!
26th September 1979

Episode 26

A strange phenomenon of water spraying of the sea is happening around the world as a message from Earth itself to humanity, asking it to leave.

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The Flying Monster Island!
3rd October 1979

Episode 27

The Ultra Planet U40 detects the approach of the Space Demon alien Baladon. The Great Sage dispatches Elek, Loto, and five Ultra Warriors.

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The New Cap Has Arrived!
10th October 1979

Episode 28

The Science Guard Party captures a monster in a coastal industrial area just as the newly assigned Captain Gondow arrives in front of them.

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The Devil's UFO's Large Invasion
17th October 1979

Episode 29

Invading Alien Jadan sends out of countless UFOs. The Space Self-Defense Unit goes out to fight them off, but the alien succeeds in invading Earth.

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The Enormous Fossil has Come To Life
24th October 1979

Episode 30

The bones of the giant creature are excavated from ruins in Okutama, Tokyo. However, the bones turn into Monster Skeledon, who destroys the museum.

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The Female Ultra Warrior
31st October 1979

Episode 31

Joneus' sister Amia heads toward Earth to meet Hikari. IN order to get close to Kikari, who has no memory of U40, she borrows the body of a woman.

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Object X From Space
7th November 1979

Episode 32

Alien Babilar sends Robot Monster Megasaura, to Earth as part of his invasion plan. Megasaura breaks apart when it enters Earth's atmosphere.

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Go! Magma's Desperate Sphere
14th November 1979

Episode 33

Underwater volcanoes explode in the Pacific Ocean, followed by changes in the Earth's crust in various locations.

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The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Prequel)
21st November 1979

Episode 34

The Space Pirate Imbedians pillage the Monster Containment Planet Prison created buy the Ultrapeople of U40, and attempt to invade the Earth.

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The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Sequel)
28th November 1979

Episode 35

Joneus users up all his energy fighting the monster sent by the Imbedians, and Hikari also gets injured.

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The Snow Woman Has Come From Space
5th December 1979

Episode 36

Hikari and Mutsumi go to the investigate the cause of an abnormal cold front in the Southern Alps.

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Ultra Star U40's Crisis! Ultria's Mystery?
12th December 1979

Episode 37

U40 is occupied bu the Heller Army. Amia escapes to Earth, but an army battleship flies to Earth as well.

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Giant Ultra War! Huge Warship Ultria's Sortie
19th December 1979

Episode 38

Amia goes onboard the Ultria, which has emerged from beneath the ice at the South Pole.

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Aim at Huge Warship Ultria
26th December 1979

Episode 39

Royger of the Heller Army sends the Terrible Space Creature Hellcat, which sucks energy from humans and mummifies them, to the Space Station EGG 3.

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The Boy Who Took a Monster
2nd January 1980

Episode 40

The boy from Planet Opernicus, Fedelcio, was taught by Royger that Earthlings are evil, and takes his pet Monster Orolaan to destroy cities on Earth.

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Clash! Ultraman vs. Ultraman
9th January 1980

Episode 41

Rotating Monster Giros appears and the Science Guard Party is dispatched, but Hikari crashes due to a tornado caused by the monster.

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Ultraman's Strategy to Living
16th January 1980

Episode 42

A moving island is Hatari's giant spacecraft, and he has come to Earth to capture Ultraman.

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The Monkey That Became a Monster?!
23rd January 1980

Episode 43

A mysterious unmanned spaceship recovered in outer space is determined to be a receiver for an electron transmitter developed bu the Heller Army.

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Ultria Was Broken In Two?!
30th January 1980

Episode 44

Multiple rockets are shot at Earth from the Alien Sien spaceship, and a violent monster emerges.

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Pig Was Holding a Bomb
6th February 1980

Episode 45

An airplane carrying Terrestrial Defense Force Unit 201 returns from the northern base, but there is something wrong with the captain and the 51 soldiers.

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Revive Mutsumi
13th February 1980

Episode 46

Tobe and Marume create a device that emits a radio wave only Ultraman can perceive. It seems as though this will cause Hikari's secret to be exposed.

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To The Ultra Star! Part 1: The Female Warrior's Information
20th February 1980

Episode 47

Cities around the world suffer attacks from the Heller Army. The final battle of Earth and U40 vs the Heller Army is finally upon us.

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To The Ultra Star! Part 2: The Frontline Base's Destruction
27th February 1980

Episode 48

The Science Guard Party locates Titan, and begins its attack.

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To The Ultra Star! Part 3: U (Ultra) Fleet's Large Fierce Battle
5th March 1980

Episode 49

The Science Guard Party joins the U40 Ultra Fleet and they infiltrate Heller City but are captured.

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To The Ultra Star! Conclusion: Towards Peace and Victory
12th March 1980

Episode 50

The Great Sage had been reduced to atoms bu Heller, but in space, Joneus separated from Hikari can be seen fighting the Heller fleet.