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Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966)

Action · Adventure · Comedy

Hayata is a member of the Science Patrol, an organization tasked with investigating bizarre anomalies. He is mortally wounded when accidently encountering an alien being from Land of Light, who grants Hayata new life as the two are merged into one. Now, whenever a threat arises that is too great for the Science Patrol to handle, Hayata activates the beta capsule and becomes the hero known as Ultraman.

IMDb rating
7.9 (1,331 votes)
Episode average
7.8 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
JA
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1966)

7.79 avg 40 episodes 7.7 → 8.8 25 min avg

Ep 0: 7.7 · 34 votesEp 1: 7.3 · 149 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 118 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 104 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 93 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 93 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 88 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 92 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 94 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 86 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 94 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 86 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 84 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 82 votesEp 14: 6.7 · 85 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 84 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 76 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 71 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 74 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 70 votesEp 20: 7.1 · 69 votesEp 21: 7.6 · 66 votesEp 22: 8.0 · 76 votesEp 23: 8.8 · 87 votesEp 24: 7.6 · 66 votesEp 25: 8.2 · 71 votesEp 26: 7.8 · 71 votesEp 27: 8.1 · 69 votesEp 28: 8.2 · 67 votesEp 29: 7.5 · 61 votesEp 30: 7.7 · 61 votesEp 31: 7.8 · 63 votesEp 32: 7.2 · 61 votesEp 33: 8.2 · 73 votesEp 34: 8.1 · 74 votesEp 35: 8.1 · 73 votesEp 36: 8.1 · 60 votesEp 37: 8.8 · 72 votesEp 38: 8.2 · 63 votesEp 39: 8.8 · 85 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
0Urutoraman tanjô7.734
1Urutora sakusen dai ichi gô7.3149
2Shinryakusha o ute7.6118
3Katokutai shutsugeki seyo7.3104
4Dai bakuhatsu go-byô mae7.293
5Miroganda no himitsu7.293
6Engan keibi meirei7.388
7Barâji no aoi ishi7.792
8Kaijû muhô chitai8.394
9Denkô sekka sakusen7.486
10Nazo no kyôryû kichi8.194
11Uchû kara kita abarenbô7.286
12Miira no sakebî7.784
13Oiru SOS7.482
14Shinjugai bôei shirei6.785
15Kyôfu no uchûsen7.484
16Katokutai uchû e8.276
17Mugen e no pasupôto7.871
18Yûsei kara kita kyôdai8.374
19Akuma wa futatabi7.870
20Kyôfu no rûto 877.169
21Fun'en toppa seyo7.666
22Chijô hakai kôsaku8.076
23Kokyô wa chikyû8.887
24Kaitei kagaku kichi7.666
25Kaisuisei Tsuifon8.271
26Kaijû denka - Zenpen7.871
27Kaijû denka - Kouhen8.169
28Ningen hyôhon 5 - 68.267
29Chitei e no chôsen7.561
30Maboroshi no yukiyama7.761
31Kita no wa dare da7.863
32Hateshinaki gyakushû7.261
33Kinjirareta kotoba8.273
34Sora no okurimono8.174
35Kaijû bochi8.173
36Utsu na! Arashi8.160
37Chîsana eiyû8.872
38Uchûsen kyûjo meirei8.263
39Saraba Urutoraman8.885

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