The☆Ultraman

24min

Animation

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Joneus (Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in this, the first-ever animated Ultra Series. The show was the first animated incarnation of Tsuburaya's iconic superhero Ultraman.

Production Companies

Tsuburaya Productions

SUNRISE

Episodes

Cast

Birth of a New Hero

1. Birth of a New Hero

24min

4th Apr 1979

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

2. The Secret of the Shining Pendant

24min

11th Apr 1979

The first and only appearance of Spiral the Tornado Monster

When the Weed Whistle Blows in the Evening

3. When the Weed Whistle Blows in the Evening

24min

18th Apr 1979

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

4. Chase of the Mysterious Red Cloud

24min

25th Apr 1979

Red Smogy the Cloud Monster Attacks!

The Passenger! Break through the Underground

5. The Passenger! Break through the Underground

24min

2nd May 1979

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

Challenge to the Burning Deep Sea

6. Challenge to the Burning Deep Sea

24min

9th May 1979

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

Order to Attack! The Objective Is Pig!

7. Order to Attack! The Objective Is Pig!

24min

16th May 1979

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!?

8. Officer Hikari's Secret Has Been Stolen!?

24min

23rd May 1979

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

9. Terror of the Awakened Ancient Creature

24min

30th May 1979

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

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

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

24min

6th Jun 1979

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

The Science Garrison's Challenge!

11. The Science Garrison's Challenge!

24min

13th Jun 1979

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

12. The Curious Conversation Between a Monster and Pig

24min

20th Jun 1979

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

13. The Sad Legend of the Revived Lake

24min

27th Jun 1979

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

The Star's Devil Has Come!

14. The Star's Devil Has Come!

24min

4th Jul 1979

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

You Are Ultraman

15. You Are Ultraman

24min

11th Jul 1979

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

16. The Living Phantom Bird

24min

18th Jul 1979

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

Beetamii Has Disappeared!

17. Beetamii Has Disappeared!

24min

25th Jul 1979

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

18. The Mysterious Monster Island

24min

1st Aug 1979

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

This is the Ultra Star! Part 1

19. This is the Ultra Star! Part 1

24min

8th Aug 1979

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

This is the Ultra Star! Part 2

20. This is the Ultra Star! Part 2

24min

15th Aug 1979

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

21. This is the Ultra Star! Part 3

24min

22nd Aug 1979

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

The South Sea's Suspicious Space

22. The South Sea's Suspicious Space

24min

29th Aug 1979

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

The Supersonic Confrontation

23. The Supersonic Confrontation

24min

5th Sep 1979

Mysterious flying objects are attacking passenger planes and industrial complexes.

Two Officer Mutsumi's

24. Two Officer Mutsumi's

24min

12th Sep 1979

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

The Devil's Garden

25. The Devil's Garden

24min

19th Sep 1979

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

Earth's Greatest Crisis!

26. Earth's Greatest Crisis!

24min

26th Sep 1979

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!

27. The Flying Monster Island!

24min

3rd Oct 1979

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!

28. The New Cap Has Arrived!

24min

10th Oct 1979

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

29. The Devil's UFO's Large Invasion

24min

17th Oct 1979

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

30. The Enormous Fossil has Come To Life

24min

24th Oct 1979

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

31. The Female Ultra Warrior

24min

31st Oct 1979

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

32. Object X From Space

24min

7th Nov 1979

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

33. Go! Magma's Desperate Sphere

24min

14th Nov 1979

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)

34. The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Prequel)

24min

21st Nov 1979

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)

35. The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Sequel)

24min

28th Nov 1979

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

36. The Snow Woman Has Come From Space

24min

5th Dec 1979

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?

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

24min

12th Dec 1979

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

38. Giant Ultra War! Huge Warship Ultria's Sortie

24min

19th Dec 1979

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

Aim at Huge Warship Ultria

39. Aim at Huge Warship Ultria

24min

26th Dec 1979

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

40. The Boy Who Took a Monster

24min

2nd Jan 1980

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

41. Clash! Ultraman vs. Ultraman

24min

9th Jan 1980

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

42. Ultraman's Strategy to Living

24min

16th Jan 1980

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

The Monkey That Became a Monster?!

43. The Monkey That Became a Monster?!

24min

23rd Jan 1980

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?!

44. Ultria Was Broken In Two?!

24min

30th Jan 1980

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

Pig Was Holding a Bomb

45. Pig Was Holding a Bomb

24min

6th Feb 1980

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

46. Revive Mutsumi

24min

13th Feb 1980

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

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

24min

20th Feb 1980

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

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

24min

27th Feb 1980

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

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

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

24min

5th Mar 1980

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

50. To The Ultra Star! Conclusion: Towards Peace and Victory

24min

12th Mar 1980

The Great Sage had been reduced to atoms bu Heller, but in space, Joneus separated from Hikari can be seen fighting the Heller fleet.

First air date

4th Apr 1979

Last air date

12th Mar 1980

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks