Ultraman (character)

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Ultraman (ウルトラマン, Urutoraman) is a Japanese superhero introduced in the eponymous 1966 TV series. He is the first tokusatsu hero launched by the Ultra Series and by Tsuburaya Productions. The character produced the Kyodai Hero genre with shows such as Godman and Iron King. Following Ultraman's success, Tsuburaya created another Kyodai hero series still as part of their Ultra Series project, Ultraseven. While both series shared the same genre with very similar heroes, there was originally no relationship between the two. It was not until Return of Ultraman was created four years later in 1971 that both Ultraman and Ultra Seven came together into the same story. This event cemented Tsuburaya Productions' decision to have the Ultra Series continue to follow the trend of focusing on an Ultraman with each new entry. The original red-and-silver giant hero himself enjoyed a long series of popularity and has continued to appear in various works in the Ultra Series. Apart from that, he also has...

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