The 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. 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. with multiple origins given for them. The warriors of these continuities gather at a planet within the , (not to be confused with the real Messier 78)—also 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 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. 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. In 2013, the Ultra Series was cited in the Guinness Book of World Records as the record-holder for the most spin-off shows. 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 anime adaptation of the manga was planned for release in 2019. It was released by Netflix. 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 manga author Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump, cited Ultraman as a formative influence on his work. 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. 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.

It was announced in November 2019 that Marvel Comics has partnered with Tsuburaya Productions to publish Ultraman comic books in 2020. , Bandai Namco has sold Ultraman soft figures (heroes and monsters) since 1983, while Bandai Namco Arts (including Bandai Visual) has sold Ultraman home video units between January 1988 and March 2021.

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. 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,

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. Despite UM Corporation and Chaiyo filing a counter-dispute, 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. 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 are likely to come to an end, as Sompote Saengduenchai died on 26 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 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". 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.

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<br>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

| 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<br>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,<br>Australia

|-

! 1993

| Ultraman Powered

| Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero

| 13

| California,<br>United States

|-

|}

Other series

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| No. of<br>episodes

! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Notes

|-

! 1966

| Ultra Q

| 28

| style="text-align:left"|

|-

! 1979

| The Ultraman

| 50

| style="text-align:left"|

|-

! 1991

| Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother

| 26

| style="text-align:left"|

|-

! 2004

| '

| 26

| style="text-align:left"|

|-

! 2007

| Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle

| 13

| style="text-align:left"|

|-

! 2008

| Never Ending Odyssey

| 13

| style="text-align:left"|

|-

! 2013

| Neo Ultra Q

| 12

| style="text-align:left"|

|-

! 2019

| Ultraman

| 31

| style="text-align:left"|

|-

|}

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

| 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

| 75 minutes

| bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation

|-

! 1988

| bgcolor=#FFFFE0| Space Warriors 2000

| 92 minutes

| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature

|-

! 1990

| Ultra Q: Legend of the Stars

| 106 minutes

| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature

|-

! 1996

|

| 103 minutes

| bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology

|-

! 1997

|

| 96 minutes

| bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology

|-

! 1998

|

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 117 minutes

| bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation

|-

! 2025

| Ultraman Arc the Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil

| 75 minutes

| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature

|-

|colspan="4"| <br>

|}

;Short films

  • 1969: Ultraman & Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight — 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<br>episodes

! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Release<br>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

  • 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)
  • 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 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)

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.

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.

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 Anime Expo 2022, Groom teased a crossover event between the current Ultraman comics with the Marvel Universe for 2023. In May 2024, Marvel and Tsubaraya officially announced the Ultraman x Avengers limited series to debut for release on August 14, 2024.

Manga

Notes

References

Bibliography

  • Official website of Tsuburaya Productions
  • Ultraman Connection — Official website
  • Official Ultraman channel at YouTube