The Ultraman
The Ultraman

The Ultraman (1979)

7.9 (7 votes)
1 Season
April 4, 1979
Japanese
Animation Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Synopsis

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.

Network

TBS

Episodes

Birth of a New Hero
E1

Birth of a New Hero

Apr 4, 1979
24 min
10.0

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

The Secret of the Shining Pendant
E2

The Secret of the Shining Pendant

Apr 11, 1979
24 min

The first and only appearance of Spiral the Tornado Monster

When the Weed Whistle Blows in the Evening
E3

When the Weed Whistle Blows in the Evening

Apr 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.

Chase of the Mysterious Red Cloud
E4

Chase of the Mysterious Red Cloud

Apr 25, 1979
24 min

Red Smogy the Cloud Monster Attacks!

The Passenger! Break through the Underground
E5

The Passenger! Break through the Underground

May 2, 1979
24 min

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

Challenge to the Burning Deep Sea
E6

Challenge to the Burning Deep Sea

May 9, 1979
24 min

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

Order to Attack! The Objective Is Pig!
E7

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.

Officer Hikari's Secret Has Been Stolen!?
E8

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.

Terror of the Awakened Ancient Creature
E9

Terror of the Awakened Ancient Creature

May 30, 1979
24 min

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

I Saw It! The Illusion of a Monster...
E10

I Saw It! The Illusion of a Monster...

Jun 6, 1979
24 min

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

The Science Garrison's Challenge!
E11

The Science Garrison's Challenge!

Jun 13, 1979
24 min

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

The Curious Conversation Between a Monster and Pig
E12

The Curious Conversation Between a Monster and Pig

Jun 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.

The Sad Legend of the Revived Lake
E13

The Sad Legend of the Revived Lake

Jun 27, 1979
24 min

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

The Star's Devil Has Come!
E14

The Star's Devil Has Come!

Jul 4, 1979
24 min

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

You Are Ultraman
E15

You Are Ultraman

Jul 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.

The Living Phantom Bird
E16

The Living Phantom Bird

Jul 18, 1979
24 min

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

Beetamii Has Disappeared!
E17

Beetamii Has Disappeared!

Jul 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.

The Mysterious Monster Island
E18

The Mysterious Monster Island

Aug 1, 1979
24 min

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

This is the Ultra Star! Part 1
E19

This is the Ultra Star! Part 1

Aug 8, 1979
24 min

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

This is the Ultra Star! Part 2
E20

This is the Ultra Star! Part 2

Aug 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.

This is the Ultra Star! Part 3
E21

This is the Ultra Star! Part 3

Aug 22, 1979
24 min

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

The South Sea's Suspicious Space
E22

The South Sea's Suspicious Space

Aug 29, 1979
24 min

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

The Supersonic Confrontation
E23

The Supersonic Confrontation

Sep 5, 1979
24 min

Mysterious flying objects are attacking passenger planes and industrial complexes.

Two Officer Mutsumi's
E24

Two Officer Mutsumi's

Sep 12, 1979
24 min

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

The Devil's Garden
E25

The Devil's Garden

Sep 19, 1979
24 min

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

Earth's Greatest Crisis!
E26

Earth's Greatest Crisis!

Sep 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.

The Flying Monster Island!
E27

The Flying Monster Island!

Oct 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.

The New Cap Has Arrived!
E28

The New Cap Has Arrived!

Oct 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.

The Devil's UFO's Large Invasion
E29

The Devil's UFO's Large Invasion

Oct 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.

The Enormous Fossil has Come To Life
E30

The Enormous Fossil has Come To Life

Oct 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.

The Female Ultra Warrior
E31

The Female Ultra Warrior

Oct 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.

Object X From Space
E32

Object X From Space

Nov 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.

Go! Magma's Desperate Sphere
E33

Go! Magma's Desperate Sphere

Nov 14, 1979
24 min

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

The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Prequel)
E34

The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Prequel)

Nov 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.

The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Sequel)
E35

The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Sequel)

Nov 28, 1979
24 min

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

The Snow Woman Has Come From Space
E36

The Snow Woman Has Come From Space

Dec 5, 1979
24 min

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

Ultra Star U40's Crisis! Ultria's Mystery?
E37

Ultra Star U40's Crisis! Ultria's Mystery?

Dec 12, 1979
24 min

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

Giant Ultra War! Huge Warship Ultria's Sortie
E38

Giant Ultra War! Huge Warship Ultria's Sortie

Dec 19, 1979
24 min

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

Aim at Huge Warship Ultria
E39

Aim at Huge Warship Ultria

Dec 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.

The Boy Who Took a Monster
E40

The Boy Who Took a Monster

Jan 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.

Clash! Ultraman vs. Ultraman
E41

Clash! Ultraman vs. Ultraman

Jan 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.

Ultraman's Strategy to Living
E42

Ultraman's Strategy to Living

Jan 16, 1980
24 min

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

The Monkey That Became a Monster?!
E43

The Monkey That Became a Monster?!

Jan 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.

Ultria Was Broken In Two?!
E44

Ultria Was Broken In Two?!

Jan 30, 1980
24 min

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

Pig Was Holding a Bomb
E45

Pig Was Holding a Bomb

Feb 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.

Revive Mutsumi
E46

Revive Mutsumi

Feb 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.

To The Ultra Star! Part 1: The Female Warrior's Information
E47

To The Ultra Star! Part 1: The Female Warrior's Information

Feb 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.

To The Ultra Star! Part 2: The Frontline Base's Destruction
E48

To The Ultra Star! Part 2: The Frontline Base's Destruction

Feb 27, 1980
24 min

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

To The Ultra Star! Part 3: U (Ultra) Fleet's Large Fierce Battle
E49

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

Mar 5, 1980
24 min

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

To The Ultra Star! Conclusion: Towards Peace and Victory
E50

To The Ultra Star! Conclusion: Towards Peace and Victory

Mar 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.

Cast

Details

Original Title

ザ☆ウルトラマン

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

50

Production

Tsuburaya Productions, SUNRISE