Ultraman
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![Ultraman fighting the monster Gyango from episode 11,](/Images/godic/202502/09/Ultraman_gyango_ruffian_from_outerspace_196609255724.JPG")
![English title card for the US-produced English dub.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Ultraman_English_Language_Title_Card5724.jpg")
![Ultraman faces the Space Dinosaur Zetton in the finale, Farewell, Ultraman.](/Images/godic/202502/09/Ultraman_and_Zetton_episode_315724.png")
Ultraman(ウルトラマンUrutoraman) is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series that first aired in 1966. Ultraman is a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q, though not technically a sequel or spin-off. The show was produced by the Tsuburaya Productions, and was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from July 17, 1966 to April 9, 1967, with a total of 39 episodes (40, counting the pre-premiere special that aired on July 10, 1966).