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The Ultraman

The Ultraman

19797.91 Season50 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Joneus (Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in the first animated Ultra Series entry.

Created by Soji Yoshikawa
Written by Soji Yoshikawa, Keiichi Abe
NetworksTBS

Top Cast

Kei Tomiyama

Kei Tomiyama

Chôichirô Hikari (voice)

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Ultraman Joneus (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

Mutsumi Hoshikawa (voice)

Hidekatsu Shibata

Hidekatsu Shibata

Commander Daisuke Gondô (voice)

Masaya Nihei

Masaya Nihei

Hiroaki Tobe (voice)

K

Kinya Morikawa

Commander Tetsuo Akiyama (voice)

S

Shingo Kanemoto

Takeshi Marume (voice)

Junpei Takiguchi

Junpei Takiguchi

Pigu (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

Monki (voice)

Kazuo Kumakura

Kazuo Kumakura

Professor Henry Nishiki (voice)

Themes & Keywords

monsterherovillainsuperherogiant monsterkaijusupervillainanimekyodai heroultramanhenshin heroesanimationtokusatsu

About The Ultraman

The Ultraman is a animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1979 exploring themes of monster, hero, villain, superhero, giant monster, kaiju. Created by Soji Yoshikawa, it stars Kei Tomiyama, Masatô Ibu, Sumi Shimamoto. Joneus (Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in the first animated Ultra Series entry.

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