The Ultraman

ザ☆ウルトラマン

1979–1980 · Ended · 1 season · 50 episodes · Animation, Action & Adventure · Japan

Channel TBS · Starring Kei Tomiyama, Masatô Ibu, Sumi Shimamoto

Joneus (Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in the first animated Ultra Series entry.
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Episodes

50 episodes · April 1979 – March 1980
  1. Episode 1: 1. Birth of a New HeroApril 4, 1979 · 24 min
    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
  2. Episode 2: 2. The Secret of the Shining PendantApril 11, 1979 · 24 min
    The first and only appearance of Spiral the Tornado Monster
  3. Episode 3: 3. When the Weed Whistle Blows in the EveningApril 18, 1979 · 24 min
    One day in Japan a city was suddenly attacked by a monster from the Tōgō Mountain called a Wanigodon that appeared seemingly from nowhere.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Chase of the Mysterious Red CloudApril 25, 1979 · 24 min
    Red Smogy the Cloud Monster Attacks!
  5. Episode 5: 5. The Passenger! Break through the UndergroundMay 2, 1979 · 24 min
    Several thousand trees disappear from the forest in a single night. In an underground cave they find Toughgilas.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Challenge to the Burning Deep SeaMay 9, 1979 · 24 min
    A people evacuate from a tsunami, a mysterious flying object appears and rains down fire.
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  1. Episode 7: 7. Order to Attack! The Objective Is Pig!May 16, 1979 · 24 min
    A robot named Pig, picks up a danger signal of unclear origins. When Hikari and Mutsumi chase after him, they find Electronic Monster Combugon.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Officer Hikari's Secret Has Been Stolen!?May 23, 1979 · 24 min
    Hikari encounters monster Mikonos while investigating and unidentified flying object, but it turns out to be a trap set by Space Ninja Alien Baltan.
  3. Episode 9: 9. Terror of the Awakened Ancient CreatureMay 30, 1979 · 24 min
    Investigators visit ancient ruins on Tamara Island, and spot Monster Dolfiego in an underground cavern.
  4. Episode 10: 10. I Saw It! The Illusion of a Monster...June 6, 1979 · 24 min
    A famous magician, George Satake, tries to teleport himself from the Xalome Desert to Japan.
  5. Episode 11: 11. The Science Garrison's Challenge!June 13, 1979 · 24 min
    Ogawara uses the giant Bulldozer Weapon Hectole he developed to dig into the earth in the Himalayas, and exterminate monsters.
  6. Episode 12: 12. The Curious Conversation Between a Monster and PigJune 20, 1979 · 24 min
    Two tankers are caught in a storm and disappear. The Science Guard Party takes the case, and discover three monsters attacking the tankers.
  7. Episode 13: 13. The Sad Legend of the Revived LakeJune 27, 1979 · 24 min
    At Lake Ryujin in Tohoku, an incident breaks out where people and fish are being turned into stone.
  8. Episode 14: 14. The Star's Devil Has Come!July 4, 1979 · 24 min
    An unidentified celestial body approaches Earth, and emits radiation that makes reptiles violent.
  9. Episode 15: 15. You Are UltramanJuly 11, 1979 · 24 min
    Monster Goglan comes out of an egg that was brought into the plant research institute. Hikari chooses to fight it with his own abilities.
  10. Episode 16: 16. The Living Phantom BirdJuly 18, 1979 · 24 min
    The Science Guard Party gets a report that an island has sunk.
  11. Episode 17: 17. Beetamii Has Disappeared!July 25, 1979 · 24 min
    Tobe, who had been observing a strange typhoon using Beatamy, discovers Prof. Nishiki's helicopter which has crashed in the desert.
  12. Episode 18: 18. The Mysterious Monster IslandAugust 1, 1979 · 24 min
    A sea serpent emerges at a South Uki Island, the hometown of Yuriko.
  13. Episode 19: 19. This is the Ultra Star! Part 1August 8, 1979 · 24 min
    Joneus struggles with monsters popping up in countries around the world.
  14. Episode 20: 20. This is the Ultra Star! Part 2August 15, 1979 · 24 min
    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.
  15. Episode 21: 21. This is the Ultra Star! Part 3August 22, 1979 · 24 min
    The Badel Tribe manipulates the legendary Monster Bagon from the Dark Nebula and attacks U40.
  16. Episode 22: 22. The South Sea's Suspicious SpaceAugust 29, 1979 · 24 min
    The Science Guard Party are spending their vacation in Marume's hometown. There are frequent occurrences of ships sinking.
  17. Episode 23: 23. The Supersonic ConfrontationSeptember 5, 1979 · 24 min
    Mysterious flying objects are attacking passenger planes and industrial complexes.
  18. Episode 24: 24. Two Officer Mutsumi'sSeptember 12, 1979 · 24 min
    The Princess of Alpha Centuri's first planet copies Mutsumi and infiltrates the Science Guard Party.
  19. Episode 25: 25. The Devil's GardenSeptember 19, 1979 · 24 min
    Incidents begin to happen where men go missing whenever a yellow wind blows through the African desert.
  20. Episode 26: 26. Earth's Greatest Crisis!September 26, 1979 · 24 min
    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.
  21. Episode 27: 27. The Flying Monster Island!October 3, 1979 · 24 min
    The Ultra Planet U40 detects the approach of the Space Demon alien Baladon. The Great Sage dispatches Elek, Loto, and five Ultra Warriors.
  22. Episode 28: 28. The New Cap Has Arrived!October 10, 1979 · 24 min
    The Science Guard Party captures a monster in a coastal industrial area just as the newly assigned Captain Gondow arrives in front of them.
  23. Episode 29: 29. The Devil's UFO's Large InvasionOctober 17, 1979 · 24 min
    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.
  24. Episode 30: 30. The Enormous Fossil has Come To LifeOctober 24, 1979 · 24 min
    The bones of the giant creature are excavated from ruins in Okutama, Tokyo. However, the bones turn into Monster Skeledon, who destroys the museum.
  25. Episode 31: 31. The Female Ultra WarriorOctober 31, 1979 · 24 min
    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.
  26. Episode 32: 32. Object X From SpaceNovember 7, 1979 · 24 min
    Alien Babilar sends Robot Monster Megasaura, to Earth as part of his invasion plan. Megasaura breaks apart when it enters Earth's atmosphere.
  27. Episode 33: 33. Go! Magma's Desperate SphereNovember 14, 1979 · 24 min
    Underwater volcanoes explode in the Pacific Ocean, followed by changes in the Earth's crust in various locations.
  28. Episode 34: 34. The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Prequel)November 21, 1979 · 24 min
    The Space Pirate Imbedians pillage the Monster Containment Planet Prison created buy the Ultrapeople of U40, and attempt to invade the Earth.
  29. Episode 35: 35. The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Sequel)November 28, 1979 · 24 min
    Joneus users up all his energy fighting the monster sent by the Imbedians, and Hikari also gets injured.
  30. Episode 36: 36. The Snow Woman Has Come From SpaceDecember 5, 1979 · 24 min
    Hikari and Mutsumi go to the investigate the cause of an abnormal cold front in the Southern Alps.
  31. Episode 37: 37. Ultra Star U40's Crisis! Ultria's Mystery?December 12, 1979 · 24 min
    U40 is occupied bu the Heller Army. Amia escapes to Earth, but an army battleship flies to Earth as well.
  32. Episode 38: 38. Giant Ultra War! Huge Warship Ultria's SortieDecember 19, 1979 · 24 min
    Amia goes onboard the Ultria, which has emerged from beneath the ice at the South Pole.
  33. Episode 39: 39. Aim at Huge Warship UltriaDecember 26, 1979 · 24 min
    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.
  34. Episode 40: 40. The Boy Who Took a MonsterJanuary 2, 1980 · 24 min
    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.
  35. Episode 41: 41. Clash! Ultraman vs. UltramanJanuary 9, 1980 · 24 min
    Rotating Monster Giros appears and the Science Guard Party is dispatched, but Hikari crashes due to a tornado caused by the monster.
  36. Episode 42: 42. Ultraman's Strategy to LivingJanuary 16, 1980 · 24 min
    A moving island is Hatari's giant spacecraft, and he has come to Earth to capture Ultraman.
  37. Episode 43: 43. The Monkey That Became a Monster?!January 23, 1980 · 24 min
    A mysterious unmanned spaceship recovered in outer space is determined to be a receiver for an electron transmitter developed bu the Heller Army.
  38. Episode 44: 44. Ultria Was Broken In Two?!January 30, 1980 · 24 min
    Multiple rockets are shot at Earth from the Alien Sien spaceship, and a violent monster emerges.
  39. Episode 45: 45. Pig Was Holding a BombFebruary 6, 1980 · 24 min
    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.
  40. Episode 46: 46. Revive MutsumiFebruary 13, 1980 · 24 min
    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.
  41. Episode 47: 47. To The Ultra Star! Part 1: The Female Warrior's InformationFebruary 20, 1980 · 24 min
    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.
  42. Episode 48: 48. To The Ultra Star! Part 2: The Frontline Base's DestructionFebruary 27, 1980 · 24 min
    The Science Guard Party locates Titan, and begins its attack.
  43. Episode 49: 49. To The Ultra Star! Part 3: U (Ultra) Fleet's Large Fierce BattleMarch 5, 1980 · 24 min
    The Science Guard Party joins the U40 Ultra Fleet and they infiltrate Heller City but are captured.
  44. Episode 50: 50. To The Ultra Star! Conclusion: Towards Peace and VictoryMarch 12, 1980 · 24 min
    The Great Sage had been reduced to atoms bu Heller, but in space, Joneus separated from Hikari can be seen fighting the Heller fleet.

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Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
24 minutes
FIRST AIRED
April 4, 1979
LAST AIRED
March 12, 1980
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Tsuburaya Productions, SUNRISE

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