The first iteration of Ultraman was named 'Bemler'. The studio was desirous to monetize these miniatures, and was looking for a project that could repurpose the sets and costumes from the Godzilla franchise. Tsuburaya had spent significant amounts of studio money to build his miniatures for the Godzilla films. Tsuburaya and Kinjo decided to add unused ideas from Ultra Q and the rejected outline Woo. The group was tentatively named the 'Scientific Investigation Agency' (SIA). Eiji Tsuburaya and writer Tetsuo Kinjo chose to take the barebones idea of Ultra Q about civilians and scientists dealing with monsters and have a group specifically created to deal with monsters and supernatural phenomena as the focus of the new show. TBS hoped to create a continuing series with Tsuburaya Productions. Production Development ĭue to the success of Ultra Q, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) wanted a new monster-themed show from Tokyo Broadcasting System, this time filmed in color. When the Science Patrol's weaponry is ineffective and all hope is lost, one of their members, Shin Hayata, transforms into a giant alien called Ultraman to defeat the monstrous menace threatening the Earth, unbeknownst to the other Science Patrol members, who are unaware of his secret identity. When the Earth is threatened by alien invaders and giant monsters, the world relies on the Science Patrol, a special anti-monster defense agency armed with high-tech weaponry and vehicles to combat these threats from the unknown. Ultraman went on to generate $7.4 billion in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987 (equivalent to more than $17 billion adjusted for inflation) and become the world's third top-selling licensed character by the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia.

Ultraman and its titular hero became a major pop culture phenomenon in Japan, generating dozens of sequels, spin-offs, imitations, parodies and tributes. This is signified in the Japanese show opening by the Ultra Q logo exploding into the Ultraman logo. Īlthough Ultraman is the first series to feature an Ultraman character, it is the second installment in the Ultra Series, following Ultra Q. Its premiere topped the average rating set by Ultra Q and kept climbing each week, marking the show as a success.

Tsuburaya Productions produced 39 episodes (40, counting the pre-premiere special) that aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from Jto April 9, 1967. It is a follow-up to Ultra Q, though not technically a sequel or spin-off. Ultraman ( Japanese: ウルトラマン, Hepburn: Urutoraman) is a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction television series created by Eiji Tsuburaya. United Artists Television (United States) Ultraman Theme by the Misuzu Children's Choir

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