Ultraman

{{Short description|Japanese media franchise}} {{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox media franchise | image = Ultraman English logo.png | caption = Official logo | title = ''Ultra Series'' | creator = {{Plainlist| * Eiji Tsuburaya{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=114}} * Tetsuo Kinjo{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=114}} * Tohl Narita{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=117}} * Kazuho Mitsuta<ref>{{cite web|last=Kawaguchi|first=Judit|date=May 13, 2008|title=Ultraman creator Kazuho Mitsuta|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2008/05/13/people/ultraman-creator-kazuho-mitsuta/|access-date=October 15, 2021|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}}</ref> }} | origin = ''Ultra Q'' <ref name="THR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/japanese-superhero-ultraman-reboot-works-1168258/|title=Japanese Superhero 'Ultraman' Reboot in the Works (Exclusive)|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=May 6, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=May 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506190733/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/japanese-superhero-ultraman-reboot-works-1168258/}}</ref> | owner = Tsuburaya Productions<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/tsuburaya-productions-is-teaming-with-marvel-to-produce-1840014835|title=Tsuburaya Productions Is Teaming With Marvel to Produce New Ultraman Comics|first=Julie|last=Muncy|work=Gizmodo|date=November 23, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref> | years = 1966–present | films = See below | tv = See below | plays = | musicals = | games = | rpgs = | vgs = Ultraman Fusion Fight! | books = | novels = | comics = | magazines = | strips = | radio = | soundtracks = | music = Voyager | toys = | otherlabel1 = | otherdata1 = | otherlabel2 = | otherdata2 = | otherlabel3 = | otherdata3 = | website = {{URL|https://m-78.jp/}} }}

The {{nihongo|'''''Ultra Series'''''|ウルトラシリーズ|Urutora Shirīzu}} is a Japanese science fiction media franchise owned and produced by Tsuburaya Productions, 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 ''tokusatsu'' and ''kaiju'' genres and pioneering the ''Kyodai'' Hero subgenre. The ''Ultraman'' series is centered on a fictional alien race of superheroes 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.<ref name="4kids"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/docs/Retail_Letter.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030408132444/http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/docs/Retail_Letter.pdf|title=Brand News|website=4kidsentertainment.com|page=4|archive-date=8 April 2003|date=2003|access-date=March 26, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Warner"/> References to Ultraman are abundant in Japanese popular culture, much like references to Superman in Western culture.<ref name="4kids"/>

==The Ultras== {{Multiple image | direction = horizontal | footer = | total_width = 500 | image1 = | image2 = | image3 = }}

The franchise is centered on the {{Nihongo|"Ultras"|ウルトラ一族|Urutora Ichizoku|lead=yes}}, a collective term for the fictional extraterrestrial races spread across its multiverse,<ref name="who">{{cite web|title=Who is Ultraman?|url=https://www.ultramanconnection.com/pages/who-is-ultraman/|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=Ultraman Connection}}</ref> with multiple origins given for them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ultraman Dyna profile|url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/heroes/ultraman-dyna|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=Tsuburaya Productions Global Website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ultraman Gaia profile|url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/heroes/ultraman-gaia|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=Tsuburaya Productions Global Website}}</ref> The warriors of these continuities gather<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Sakamoto, Koichi (director)|date=12 December 2009|title=Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy|type=motion picture|publisher=Tsuburaya Productions}}</ref> at a planet within the {{nihongo|M78 nebula|M78星雲|Emu-Nanajūhachi seiun}},{{efn|During the pre-production of the original ''Ultraman'' series, the nebula was originally intended to be called the ''M87 nebula'', a direct reference to the origin galaxy of the titular spacecraft in the 1956 film ''Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ultraman's hometown|url=https://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/dspace/column/cw40.html|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=Mitsubishi Electric}}</ref>}} (not to be confused with the real Messier 78)—also called the {{nihongo|Land of Light|光の国|Hikari no Kuni}}. Of the 18 billion populating it, 1 million are part of the {{nihongo|Inter Galactic Defence Force|宇宙警備隊|Uchū Keibitai}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Citizens of the Land of Light|journal=Ultra Galaxy Super Complete Works|pages=45|publisher=Shogakukan|date=23 December 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ultraman Super Secret 100|pages=22|publisher=Shogakukan|date=1 June 1993}}</ref> They can thus remain active for only a limited span of minutes before its energy is depleted, although it can be replenished afterwards.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ultraman Dictionary|pages=93|date=1 June 1993}}</ref> The main protagonists of each installment end up on Earth and bond with humans or have a human incarnation, their hosts using devices to summon their Ultra's unique power.<ref name="who" />

==The Ultraman phenomenon== The show ''Ultraman'' was followed by many other series. Successors during the Shōwa era are: ''Ultraseven'' (1967), ''Return of Ultraman'' (1971), ''Ultraman Ace'' (1972), ''Ultraman Taro'' (1973), ''Ultraman Leo'' (1974) and ''Ultraman 80'' (1980).<ref name="record">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/pressrelease/130912-guinness/ |title="最も派生テレビシリーズが作られたテレビ番組"として『ウルトラマン』が世界記録に認定 {{pipe}} 株式会社円谷プロダクション |publisher=Tsuburaya-prod.co.jp |date=10 July 2013 |access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="who" />

English-language productions include the 1987 animated movie ''Ultraman: The Adventure Begins'' (known as ''Ultraman USA'' in Japan) which was produced by Hanna-Barbera; 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 United States; and 2024 animated film ''Ultraman: Rising'' which was produced by Netflix.

In 1993, Tsuburaya Productions and Toei Company co-produced ''Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider,'' a crossover with the original Ultraman and Toei's ''Kamen Rider''. This direct-to-video feature is co-copyrighted by both Toei (and its subordinates, Toei Video and Ishinomori Productions) and Tsuburaya Productions.

{{As of|2025}}, Tsuburaya Productions accepts 51 Ultras as official.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/heroeslist|title=Ultra Heroes|publisher=Tsuburaya-prod.co.jp|access-date=18 April 2025}}</ref> In 2013, the Ultra Series was cited in the Guinness Book of World Records as the record-holder for the most spin-off shows.<ref name="record" /> The Ultraman brand generated $7.4 billion in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987,<ref name="4kids">{{cite web|url=http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/properties/ultraman.html|title=Properties-Ultraman |website=4kidsentertainment.com|access-date=1 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050228095359/http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/properties/ultraman.html|archive-date=28 February 2005}}</ref> equivalent to more than {{US$|{{Inflation|US|7.4|1987}} billion|long=no}} adjusted for inflation. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia.<ref name="Warner">{{cite book |last1=Warner |first1=Brad |title=Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality |date=2005 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0-86171-989-1 |page=44 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CHhyAI6BN4AC&pg=PA44}}</ref>

The ''Ultraman'' manga, which began in 2011, has sold more than 2.8{{nbsp}}million copies as of 2018.<ref name="manga">{{cite news |title=A comic that sold 2.8 million copies comes back as an animation! Anime "ULTRAMAN" to be Released Worldwide on Netflix from Spring 2019! Announcement made at the Anime Expo 2018 as one of the featured animation |url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/523 |work=Tsuburaya Productions |date=6 July 2018}}</ref> At the Tokyo Comic Con on 7 December 2017, Tsuburaya Productions revealed that an anime adaptation of the manga was planned for release in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Foywonder|title=Teaser Trailer for Ultraman CGI Anime Movie Coming in 2019|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/261737/teaser-trailer-ultraman-cgi-anime-movie-coming-2019/|website=Dread Central|access-date=7 December 2017|date=7 December 2017}}</ref> It was released by Netflix.<ref name="manga"/>

Ultraman content, products and services have been distributed in more than 100 countries worldwide,{{as of|2018|3|lc=y}}. Tsuburaya has officially made their Ultraman and non-Ultraman content widely available on their YouTube channel, even simulcasting several of their series with English subtitles,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya|title = ウルトラマン公式 ULTRAMAN OFFICIAL by TSUBURAYA PROD. - YouTube|website = YouTube}}</ref> the channel has reached over 2 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRLUjS947Uo|title = 【チャンネル登録200万人達成御礼！】ウルトラヒーローからのスペシャルメッセージ「進もう、共に！」|website = YouTube| date=12 December 2021 }}</ref> In China, an ''Ultraman'' television series received {{nowrap|1.8 billion}} views on over-the-top media services between July 2017 and March 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=News: 'Ultraman' Soars to New Heights |url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/sites/licenseglobal.com/files/liclej0218_preview.pdf#page=4 |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=License Global |date=March 2018 |page=4 |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130215849/https://www.licenseglobal.com/sites/licenseglobal.com/files/liclej0218_preview.pdf#page=4 }}</ref>

The manga author Akira Toriyama, creator of ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dr. Slump'', cited ''Ultraman'' as a formative influence on his work.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Akira Toriyama Interview |magazine=Monthly Starlog |date=1980 |issue=11 |url=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/monthly-starlog-1980-11-akira-toriyama-interview/ |access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref> Peyton Reed, the director of the ''Ant-Man'' films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, said that Ant-Man's costume design was influenced by Ultraman along with Inframan, another tokusatsu superhero from China.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelley |first1=Shamus |title=The Surprising Tokusatsu Influences of Ant-Man |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-surprising-tokusatsu-influences-of-ant-man/ |access-date=16 November 2019 |work=Den of Geek |date=2 October 2018}}</ref> Video game designer Hideki Kamiya (known for games such as ''Resident Evil 2'', ''Devil May Cry'', ''Viewtiful Joe'', ''Ōkami'', ''Bayonetta'' and ''The Wonderful 101'') said he loved ''Godzilla'' and ''Ultraman'' as a child.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leone |first1=Matt |title=Hideki Kamiya: Making Scalebound with a Western publisher |url=https://www.polygon.com/a/life-in-japan/Hideki-Kamiya-Scalebound |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Polygon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122151305/http://www.polygon.com/a/life-in-japan/Hideki-Kamiya-Scalebound |archive-date=2015-01-22}}</ref>

It was announced in November 2019 that Marvel Comics has partnered with Tsuburaya Productions to publish Ultraman comic books in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 November 2020 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/all-new-ultraman-stories-to-arrive-in-2020 |title=All-New Ultraman Stories to Arrive in 2020 |publisher=Marvel.com |access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Valdez|first=Nick|date=23 November 2020 |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/11/23/tsuburaya-productions-ultraman-marvel-comics/ |title=Marvel and Tsuburaya Productions are Teaming Up for New Ultraman Comics |publisher=ComicBook.com|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> {{As of|2021|3}}, Bandai Namco has sold {{nowrap|101.87 million}} ''Ultraman'' soft figures (heroes and monsters) since 1983, while Bandai Namco Arts (including Bandai Visual) has sold {{nowrap|8.48 million}} ''Ultraman'' home video units between January 1988 and March 2021.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fact Book 2021 |date=2021 |publisher=Bandai Namco Group |pages=3–6 |url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/10492?entry_id=7280 |access-date=2 October 2021 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019230136/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/10492?entry_id=7280 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Controversies== ===Licensing rights dispute=== Ultraman's licensing rights outside Japan have been the subject of a prolonged legal dispute between Tsuburaya Productions and Chaiyo Productions based in Thailand.<ref name="toyokeizai">{{cite web|url=https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/218151?|title=Tsuburaya Production's ''Ultraman'': the inside story of the complete victory|website=Toyo Keizai|author=Masaichi Honda|date=24 April 2018|accessdate=27 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="scifi">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Bob|title=Ultraman in Dispute!|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2006/10/05/ultraman-in-dispute/|website=SciFi Japan|access-date=18 August 2015|date=23 August 2006|archive-date=6 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106024302/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2006/10/05/ultraman-in-dispute/}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e13xfZVGin4 |title=Line Kanok 8 November 2015 Ultraman Tape 1 Full - YouTube |access-date=2023-06-10}}</ref> 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.<ref name="zakzak">{{cite web|url=https://www.zakzak.co.jp/smp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20101001/enn1010011631017-s.htm|title=Mudfights in each country? What is the truth about the loss of Tsuburaya Productions?|website=Zakzak|date=1 October 2010|accessdate=27 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="sankei">{{cite web|url=http://www.sankeibiz.jp/compliance/news/110502/cpd1105021027006-n1.htm|title=Ultraman overseas rights dispute becomes a quagmire|website=Sankei Shimbun|date=5 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822093533/http://www.sankeibiz.jp/compliance/news/110502/cpd1105021027006-n1.htm|archive-date=22 August 2011|accessdate=27 April 2025}}</ref>

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,<ref name="toyokeizai" /> 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.<ref name="toyokeizai" /> 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.<ref name="zakzak" /><ref name="sankei" /> 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.<ref name="millenium">{{cite web|title=Thailand: Court orders Tsuburaya Chaiyo and Chaiyo Productions to stop making a commercial profit from new Ultraman characters|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/04/06/2467559.htm|website=TMCnet.com|access-date=18 August 2015|date=7 April 2007}}</ref><ref name="zakzak" /><ref name="scifi" /> 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 China. The Chinese courts in Beijing opened "The Ultraman Copyright Study Group" in response to the lawsuit.<ref name="scifi" /> 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.<ref name="millenium" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/04/05/pda/business_30031118.html |title=Bangkok's Independent Newspaper |publisher=Nationmultimedia.com |date=5 April 2007 |access-date=18 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104172131/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/04/05/pda/business_30031118.html |archive-date=4 January 2016 }}</ref>

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.<ref name="ruling">{{cite web|title=Final ruling in Ultraman case|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.news.php?clid=6&id=30064541|website=The Nation|access-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215145850/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.news.php?clid=6&id=30064541|archive-date=15 February 2008|date=6 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" /> 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.<ref name="ruling" />

In 2009, the Thai Intellectual Property Court and the Tokyo District Court both ruled in favour of the Thai company.<ref name="nation">{{cite web |author=THE NATION Published on |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/10/07/business/Thai-wins-Ultraman-copyright-case-in-Tokyo-30139555.html |title=Thai wins Ultraman copyright case in Tokyo |publisher=Nationmultimedia.com |date=7 October 2010 |access-date=15 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104171724/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/10/07/business/Thai-wins-Ultraman-copyright-case-in-Tokyo-30139555.html |archive-date=4 January 2016 }}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" /> 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.<ref name="nation" />

After the announcement of the film ''Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman'' in July 2017, the dispute on the ownership of the franchise has escalated.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aiken|first1=Keith|title=Chinese Ultraman Movie Latest Chapter in Ongoing Rights Dispute|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2017/07/28/chinese-ultraman-movie-latest-chapter-in-ongoing-rights-dispute/|website=SciFi Japan|access-date=2 October 2017|date=28 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" /> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://henshinjustice.com/blog/2017/11/22/the-fate-of-ultraman-rights-tsuburaya-defeats-chaiyo-in-latest-court-battle/|title=The Fate of Ultraman Rights:Tsuburaya Defeats UM Corp in Latest Court Battle|date=22 November 2017|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304161402/http://henshinjustice.com/blog/2017/11/22/the-fate-of-ultraman-rights-tsuburaya-defeats-chaiyo-in-latest-court-battle/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-26/tsuburaya-productions-wins-case-for-ultraman-international-licensing-rights/.124333|title=Tsuburaya Productions Wins Case for Ultraman's International Licensing Rights|date=26 November 2017|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> Despite UM Corporation and Chaiyo filing a counter-dispute,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://henshinjustice.com/blog/2018/03/14/ultraman-rights-challenged-once-again-tsuburaya-productions-back-in-court/|title=Ultraman Rights Challenged Once Again Tsuburaya Productions Back in Court|date=14 March 2018|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422021654/https://henshinjustice.com/blog/2018/03/14/ultraman-rights-challenged-once-again-tsuburaya-productions-back-in-court/}}</ref> in April 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/395|title = Notice of Winning Judgment in U.S. Lawsuit Regarding "Ultraman" Rights | Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd}}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" />

With the release of the sequel film ''Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman'' ({{lang-zh|s=钢铁飞龙之奥特曼崛起|p=Gāngtiě fēilóng zhī àotèmàn juéqǐ}}), issues between UMC, Bluearc and Tsubaraya had reignited and the company took legal actions against the two companies again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/939|title = Notice on unauthorized use of ULTRAMAN character in Chinese film | Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1607|title=Notice of Winning Appeal Court Judgment In U.S. Lawsuit Regarding "Ultraman" Rights|date=10 December 2019|website=Tsuburaya Productions|access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notice of Winning Final Court Judgment in U.S. Lawsuit Regarding "Ultraman" Rights|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1772}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thaipbsworld.com/supreme-court-dismisses-thai-firms-copyright-claim-over-ultraman/|title = Supreme Court dismisses Thai firm's copyright claim over "Ultraman"| date=24 September 2020 }}</ref> Sompote had made an appeal to the court over the decision, but was dismissed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thaich.net/news/20200924fh.htm |title = タイ最高裁が「ウルトラマン」に判決、タイ企業の著作権を認めず {{!}} タイランドハイパーリンクス：Thai Hyper| date=24 September 2020 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.isranews.org/isranews-news/84934-ultraman00.html|title=หวั่นไทยเสียมรดกชาติ! บ.ไชโยฯ ร้อง 2 กระทรวงช่วย หลังแพ้คดีลิขสิทธิ์อุลตร้าแมน|date=27 January 2020}}</ref>

The legal battles with Chaiyo are likely to come to an end, as Sompote Saengduenchai died on 26 August 2021.<ref name="naa">{{cite news|url=https://www.tnnthailand.com/news/trueinside/89178/|title=สิ้นตำนาน "สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย" ผู้สร้าง "หนุมานพบ 7 ยอดมนุษย์" เสียชีวิตจากโรคมะเร็ง|date=26 August 2021|website=TNN Online|language=th}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.matichon.co.th/entertainment/news_2907349|title=สิ้นผู้กำกับดัง 'สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย' มะเร็งพรากไปในวัย 80 ปี|trans-title=Famous director Sompote Saengduenchai has passed away from cancer at the age of 80|date=26 August 2021|website=Matichon Online|language=th|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>

===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".<ref>{{cite web |date=6 March 2014 |title='Allah' behind Ultraman book ban? {{pipe}} Malaysia |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2014/03/06/allah-behind-ultraman-book-ban/630353 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812082135/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2014/03/06/allah-behind-ultraman-book-ban/630353 |archive-date=12 August 2024 |access-date=27 July 2014 |publisher=The Malay Mail Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=10 March 2014 |title=Ultraman comic falls to Home Ministry ban {{pipe}} Malaysia |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2014/03/06/ultraman-comic-falls-to-home-ministry-ban/630287 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921075141/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2014/03/06/ultraman-comic-falls-to-home-ministry-ban/630287 |archive-date=21 September 2021 |access-date=29 March 2014 |publisher=The Malay Mail Online}}</ref> 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 ''Allah''. 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".<ref>{{cite web |date=7 March 2014 |title=Ultraman book ban: Phantom publisher forced our hand, claims ministry {{pipe}} Malaysia |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2014/03/08/ultraman-book-ban-phantom-publisher-forced-our-hand-claims-ministry/631015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927110002/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2014/03/08/ultraman-book-ban-phantom-publisher-forced-our-hand-claims-ministry/631015 |archive-date=27 September 2021 |access-date=27 July 2014 |publisher=The Malay Mail Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=18 March 2014 |title=Putrajaya confirms axing Ultraman book over 'Allah' reference {{pipe}} Malaysia |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2014/03/18/putrajaya-confirms-axing-ultraman-book-over-allah-reference/637303 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927093435/https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2014/03/18/putrajaya-confirms-axing-ultraman-book-over-allah-reference/637303 |archive-date=27 September 2021 |access-date=27 July 2014 |publisher=The Malay Mail Online}}</ref> This highlighted the larger ban to prevent non-Muslims in Malaysia from using the word ''Allah'', as well as a suit from the Catholic Church of Malaysia over its usage.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Stout |url=https://time.com/15265/ultraman-banned-malaysia-allah/ |title=Malaysia Bans Ultraman Comic Book Over the Use of Word 'Allah' |publisher=TIME |date=7 March 2014 |access-date=1 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=바카라사이트 |url=https://ssgblog.com/ |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>

==Television series== ===Main series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| # ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| No. of episodes ! colspan="2" class="unsortable"| Generation |- ! scope="col"| Period ! scope="col"| Line-Up |- | bgcolor=#C51E3A rowspan="7"| ! 1 ! 1966 | ''Ultraman'' | 39 | rowspan="7"| Shōwa | rowspan="7"| Classical |- ! 2 ! 1967 | ''Ultraseven'' | 49 |- ! 3 ! 1971 | ''Return of Ultraman''{{efn|Also known as '''''Ultraman Jack'''''}} | 51 |- ! 4 ! 1972 | ''Ultraman Ace'' | 52 |- ! 5 ! 1973 | ''Ultraman Taro'' | 53 |- ! 6 ! 1974 | ''Ultraman Leo'' | 51 |- ! 7 ! 1980 | ''Ultraman 80'' | 50 |- | bgcolor=#0044FF rowspan="9"| ! 8 ! 1996 | ''Ultraman Tiga'' | 52 | rowspan="16"| Heisei | rowspan="9"| Revival |- ! 9 ! 1997 | ''Ultraman Dyna'' | 51 |- ! 10 ! 1998 | ''Ultraman Gaia'' | 51 |- ! 11 ! 2000 | ''Ultraman Neos'' | 12 |- ! 12 ! 2001 | ''Ultraman Cosmos'' | 65 |- ! 13 ! 2004 | ''Ultraman Nexus'' | 37 |- ! 14 ! 2005 | ''Ultraman Max'' | 39 |- ! 15 ! 2006 | ''Ultraman Mebius'' | 50 |- ! 16 ! 2007 | ''Ultraseven X'' | 12 |- | bgcolor=#FFD700 rowspan="15"| ! 17 ! 2013 | ''Ultraman Ginga'' | 11 | rowspan="15"| New Generation |- ! 18 ! 2014 | ''Ultraman Ginga S'' | 16 |- ! 19 ! 2015 | ''Ultraman X'' | 22 |- ! 20 ! 2016 | ''Ultraman Orb'' | 25 |- ! 21 ! 2016 | ''Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga'' | 12 |- ! 22 ! 2017 | ''Ultraman Geed'' | 25 |- ! 23 ! 2018 | ''Ultraman R/B'' | 25 |- ! 24 ! 2019 | ''Ultraman Taiga'' | 26 | rowspan="8"| Reiwa |- ! 25 ! 2020 | ''Ultraman Z'' | 25 |- ! 26 ! 2021 | ''Ultraman Trigger'' | 25 |- ! 27 ! 2022 | ''Ultraman Decker'' | 25 |- ! 28 ! 2023 | ''Ultraman Blazar'' | 25 |- ! 29 ! 2024 | ''Ultraman Arc'' | 25 |- ! 30 ! 2025 | ''Ultraman Omega'' | 25 |- ! 31 ! 2026 | ''Ultraman Teo'' | TBD |- |}

;English-language series {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col"| Year ! colspan="2" class="unsortable"| Title ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col"| No. of episodes ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col"| Filming location |- ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Japanese ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| International |- | bgcolor=#000000 rowspan="14"| ! 1990 | ''Ultraman Great'' | ''Ultraman: Towards the Future'' | 13 | South Australia, Australia |- ! 1993 | ''Ultraman Powered'' | ''Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero'' | 13 | California, United States |- |}

===Other series=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| No. of episodes ! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Notes |- ! 1966 | ''Ultra Q'' | 28 | style="text-align:left"|{{small|First entry in the ''Ultra Q'' subseries and the first series ever of the ''Ultra Series''.}} |- ! 1979 | ''The Ultraman''{{efn|Also known as '''''Ultraman Joneus'''''}} | 50 | style="text-align:left"|{{small|First ''Ultraman'' anime series. Animation services was provided by Nippon Sunrise.}} |- ! 1991 | ''Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother'' | 26 | style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second ''Ultraman'' anime series. Animation services was provided by Trans Arts and Studio Sign.}} |- ! 2004 | ''{{nowrap|Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy}}'' | 26 | style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second entry in the ''Ultra Q'' subseries.}} |- ! 2007 | ''Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle'' | 13 | style="text-align:left"|{{small|First entry in the ''Ultra Galaxy'' subseries.}} |- ! 2008 | ''Never Ending Odyssey'' | 13 | style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second entry in the ''Ultra Galaxy'' subseries.}} |- ! 2013 | ''Neo Ultra Q'' | 12 | style="text-align:left"|{{small|Third entry in the ''Ultra Q'' subseries.}} |- ! 2019 | ''Ultraman'' | 31 | style="text-align:left"|{{small|Third ''Ultraman'' anime series. Based on 2011 ''Ultraman'' manga by Eiichi Shimizu (story) and Tomohiro Shimoguchi (art). Animation services was provided by Production I.G and Sola Digital Arts.}} |- |}

===Miniseries=== * ''Andro Melos'' (1983) * ''Ultraman Kids Proverb Stories'' (1986, anime) * ''Ultraman Graffiti'' (1990, anime) * ''Ultraman Nice'' (1999) * ''Ultraman Gaia Again'' (2001) * ''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== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Runtime ! scope="col"| Film format |- ! 1967 | ''Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature'' | 79 minutes | bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation |- ! 1974 | ''The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army'' {{flagicon|Thailand}} | 103 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 1979 | ''Ultraman'' | 102 minutes | bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation |- ! 1979 | ''Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle'' | 100 minutes | bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation |- ! 1984 | ''Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army'' | 85 minutes | bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation |- ! 1984 | ''Ultraman Story'' | 93 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 1987 | ''Ultraman: The Adventure Begins'' {{flagicon|USA}} | 75 minutes | bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation |- ! 1988 | bgcolor=#FFFFE0| ''Space Warriors 2000'' {{flagicon|UK}} | 92 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 1990 | ''Ultra Q: Legend of the Stars'' | 106 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 1996 | {{collapsible list|title=''Ultraman Wonderful World''|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center| * ''Revive Ultraman'' — 23 minutes * ''Ultraman Company''{{efn|name=Anime|Animated segment}} — 29 minutes * ''Ultraman Zearth'' — 51 minutes }} | 103 minutes | bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology |- ! 1997 | {{collapsible list|title=''Ultraman Zearth''|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center| * ''Ultra Nyan: The Mysterious Cat Who Fell from the Starry Sky''{{efn|name=Anime}} — 30 minutes * ''Ultraman Zearth 2: Supermen Big Battle – Light and Shadow'' — 66 minutes }} | 96 minutes | bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology |- ! 1998 | {{collapsible list|title=''Ultramen Tiga & Dyna''|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center| * ''Ultra Nyan: The Great Happy Operation''{{efn|name=Anime}} — 30 minutes * ''Ultramen Tiga & Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light'' — 68 minutes }} | 98 minutes | bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology |- ! 1999 | ''Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace'' | 74 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2000 | ''Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey'' | 85 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2001 | ''Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact'' | 89 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2002 | ''Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet'' | 76 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2003 | ''Ultramen Cosmos vs. Justice: The Final Battle'' | 77 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2004 | ''Ultraman: The Next'' | 97 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2006 | ''Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers'' | 93 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2008 | ''Superior 8 Ultra Brothers'' | 97 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2009 | ''Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends'' | 96 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2010 | ''Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial'' | 100 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2012 | ''Ultraman Saga'' | 90 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2015 | ''Ultraman Ginga S: The Movie'' | 65 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2016 | ''Ultraman X: The Movie'' | 73 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2017 | bgcolor=#FFFFE0| ''Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman'' {{flagicon|China}} | 88 minutes | bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation |- ! 2017 | ''Ultraman Orb: The Movie'' | 72 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2018 | ''Ultraman Geed: The Movie'' | 72 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2019 | bgcolor=#FFFFE0| ''Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman'' {{flagicon|China}} | 90 minutes | bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation |- ! 2019 | ''Ultraman R/B: The Movie'' | 72 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2020 | ''Ultraman Taiga: The Movie'' | 72 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2022 | ''Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z'' | 74 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2022 | ''Shin Ultraman'' | 112 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2023 | ''Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond'' | 75 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2024 | ''Ultraman Blazar the Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown'' | 76 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- ! 2024 | ''Ultraman: Rising'' {{flagicon|USA}} | 117 minutes | bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation |- ! 2025 | ''Ultraman Arc the Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil'' | 75 minutes | bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature |- |colspan="4"| {{small|‡ The flags indicate that the films are foreign (co-)productions.}} {{small|{{color box|#FFFFE0| }} indicates unauthorized/unlicensed productions.}} |}

;Short films * 1969: ''Ultraman & Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight''<ref>{{cite web|title=Multiple-Image LIST 1960-1969|url=http://www.tcat.ne.jp/~oguchi/Multiple-Image%20LIST%201960-1969.htm|access-date=9 August 2017|date=26 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225427/http://www.tcat.ne.jp/~oguchi/Multiple-Image%20LIST%201960-1969.htm|archive-date=26 September 2007}}</ref> — 15 minutes * 1971: ''Return of Ultraman'' (compilation) — 45 minutes * 1971: ''Return of Ultraman: Fear of the Tornado Monsters'' (compilation) — 45 minutes * 1984: ''Ultraman Kids: The Pleasant Friends of Planet M7.8'' (anime) — 24 minutes * 1996: ''Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter'' — 18 minutes * 1996: ''Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend'' (anime) — 39 minutes * 2005: ''Ultraman Nexus: Lost Memories'' — 45 minutes * 2013: ''Ultraman Ginga Theater Special'' — 45 minutes * 2014: ''Ultraman Ginga: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal'' — 45 minutes

==Original Video Tokusatsu (OVT)== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! scope="col" colspan="2" class="unsortable"| Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| No. of episodes ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Release date |- | bgcolor=#BE0032| | style="text-align:left"| ''Heisei Ultraseven'' | 16 | 1994–2002 |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"| * ''Special Duology'' — 2 episodes * ''30th Anniversary Specials'' — 3 episodes * ''The Final Chapters'' — 6 episodes * ''Evolution'' — 5 episodes |- | bgcolor=#9966CC| | style="text-align:left"| ''Heisei Ultraman Side Stories'' | 3 | 2001–2002 |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"| * ''Ultraman Tiga: The Giant Resurrected in the Ancient Past'' * ''Ultraman Dyna: Return of Hanejiro'' * ''Ultraman Gaia: Gaia Again'' |- | bgcolor=#FDCC01| | style="text-align:left"| ''Ultraman Mebius Side Stories'' | 7 | 2006–2009 |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"| * ''Hikari Saga'' — 3 episodes * ''Armored Darkness'' — 2 episodes * ''Ghost Reverse'' — 2 episodes |- | bgcolor=#00A86B| | style="text-align:left"| ''Ultraman Zero Side Stories'' | 4 | 2010–2011 |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"| * ''Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero'' (2010) — 2 episodes * ''Killer the Beatstar'' (2011) — 2 episodes |- |}

==Biography series and variety shows== * ''Ultra Fight'' (1970) * ''Ultra Super Fight'' (1994) * ''Ultraman Boy's Ultra Coliseum'' (2003) * ''Ultra Zone'' (2011) * ''Ultraman Retsuden'' (2011–2013) * ''New Ultraman Retsuden'' (2013–2016) * ''Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle'' (2017) * ''Ultraman: The Prime'' (2017) * ''Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle'' (2018) * ''Ultraman New Generation Chronicle'' (2019) * ''Ultraman Chronicle Zero & Geed'' (2020) * ''Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey'' (2021) * ''Ultraman Chronicle D'' (2022) * ''Ultraman New Generation Stars'' (2023)

==Video games== {{div col}} * ''Ultraman'' (1984) MSX * ''Ultraman: Kaijuu Teikoku no Gyakushuu'' (1987) Famicom Disk System * ''Ultraman 2'' (1987) Famicom Disk System * ''Ultraman Club: Chikyuu Dakkan Sakusen'' (1988) Famicom Disk System * ''Ultraman Club 2: Kaette Kita Ultraman Club'' (1990) Famicom * ''Ultraman Club: Teki Kaijuu o Hakken Seyo'' (1990) Game Boy * ''SD Battle Ozumo: Heisei Hero Basho'' (1990) Famicom * ''SD Hero Soukessen: Taose! Aku no Gundan'' (1990) Famicom * ''SD the Great Battle'' (1990) Super Famicom * ''Battle Dodge Ball'' (1991) Super Famicom * ''Ultraman Club 3: Mata Mata Shutsugeki!! Ultra Kyōdai'' (1991) Famicom * ''Ultraman'' (1991) Game Boy * ''Ultraman'' (1991) Super Famicom * ''Ultraman'' (1991) Arcade * ''Ultraman: Towards the Future'' (1991) SNES * ''Ultraman Club: Kaijuu Dai Kessen!!'' (1992) Famicom * ''The Great Battle II: Last Fighter Twin'' (1992) Super Famicom * ''Versus Hero: Road to the King Fight'' (1992) Game Boy * ''Battle Dodge Ball'' Game Boy (1992) * ''Hero Senki: Project Olympus'' (1992) Super Famicom * ''Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha'' (1992) Super Famicom * ''Great Battle Cyber'' (1992) Famicom * ''Ultraman Club: Tatakae! Ultraman Kyoudai!!'' (1992) Arcade * ''Battle Baseball'' (1993) Famicom * ''The Great Battle III'' (1993) Super Famicom * ''Battle Dodge Ball II'' (1993) Super Famicom * ''Tekkyu Fight! The Great Battle Gaiden'' (1993) Game Boy * ''Ultra Toukon Densetsu'' (1993) Arcade * ''Cult Master: Ultraman ni Miserarete'' (1993) Game Boy * ''Ultraman'' (1993) Sega Mega Drive * ''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)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slps00652.html |script-title=ja:ウルトラマンゼアス |website=Playstation |date=20 December 1996 |access-date=2 October 2015 |archive-date=3 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003232108/http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slps00652.html }}</ref> * ''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)<ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Kasavin|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/06_ultra/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001007085541/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/06_ultra/index.html|title=Ultraman Keeps on Evolving|website=GameSpot|archive-date=October 7, 2000|date=March 6, 1998|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref> * ''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'' PS2 (2005) * ''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) * ''City Shrouded in Shadow'' 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'' (2022) Nintendo Switch * ''GigaBash'' Microsoft Windows, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S (2023) {{div col end}}

==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, Dark Horse Comics published a comic book based on ''Ultraman Tiga''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

==== Marvel Comics series ==== Marvel Comics 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.<ref>{{Cite web|author=George Marston |title=Marvel Comics' Ultraman: The Rise of Ultraman coming in September|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/marvel-comics-ultraman-the-rise-of-ultraman-coming-in-september/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Newsarama|date=16 June 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prepare to Witness 'The Rise of Ultraman'|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/prepare-to-witness-the-rise-of-ultraman|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Marvel Entertainment|language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|author=George Marston |title=Ultraman returns to Marvel with 2021 sequel|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/ultraman-returns-to-marvel-with-2021-sequel/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Newsarama|date=21 December 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ultraman Faces His Greatest Challenge Yet in a New Series|url=http://previewsworld.com/Article/248227-Ultraman-Faces-His-Greatest-Challenge-Yet-in-a-New-Series|access-date=2020-12-21|website=previewsworld.com}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Samantha Puc |date=2022-05-17 |title=Ultraman's not done fighting giant Kaiju for Marvel yet |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/ultramans-not-done-fighting-giant-kaiju-for-marvel-yet/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ultraman: The Mystery of Ultraseven (2022) #1 {{!}} Comic Issues {{!}} Marvel |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/97151/ultraman_the_mystery_of_ultraseven_2022_1 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Marvel Entertainment}}</ref>

During Anime Expo 2022, Groom teased a crossover event between the current ''Ultraman'' comics with the Marvel Universe for 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-04 |title=Marvel Superheroes To Join Ultraman Universe In First-Ever Comic Book Crossover Miniseries |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/marvel-superheroes-join-ultraman-universe-first-ever-comic-book-crossover-miniseries |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}}</ref> In May 2024, Marvel and Tsubaraya officially announced the ''Ultraman x Avengers'' limited series to debut for release on August 14, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marston |first=George |date=2024-05-22 |title=After 60 years, Ultraman x Avengers brings comic and kaiju icons together for a four-issue run following Spider-Man's disappearance |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/marvel-comics/ultraman-avengers-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref>

===Manga=== {{Main|Ultraman (manga)}}

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Bibliography== * {{cite book|editor=Tsuburaya Productions|date=1982|title=不滅のヒーローウルトラマン白書|series=ファンタスティック・コレクション・スペシャル|publisher=Asahi Sonorama|edition=First|id=Magazine Code：6789780|ref={{SfnRef|白書|1982}}}} * {{cite book|last=Ragone|first=August|year=2007|title=Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters|publisher=Chronicle Books|isbn=9780811860789}}

==External links== * [https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/ Official website] of Tsuburaya Productions {{in lang|en}} * [https://www.ultramanconnection.com/ Ultraman Connection — Official website] {{in lang|en}} * [https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya/ Official ''Ultraman'' channel] at YouTube

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