Series synopsis
ULTRAMAN is a Japanese animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy kids television series that premiered on Netflix on April 1, 2019. It ended on May 11, 2023. It stars Kaiji Soze, Hideyuki Tanaka, Ryohei Kimura and Sumire Morohoshi.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: Protector of the Universe.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kaiji Soze as Bemular / Narrator (voice)
- Hideyuki Tanaka as Shin Hayata (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as Shinjiro Hayata / Ultraman (voice)
- Sumire Morohoshi as Rena Sayama (voice)
- Uoken as Mitsuhiro Ide (voice)
- Shigeru Ushiyama as Edo (voice)
- Megumi Han as Seiji Hokuto / Ultraman (voice)
- Ryota Takeuchi as Jack (voice)
Supporting cast
- Eiji Hanawa as Yosuke Endo (voice)
- Hirokazu Sekido as Kurata (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Adad (voice)
- Takuya Eguchi as Dan Moroboshi / Seven (voice)
- Minoru Shiraishi as Shiraishi (voice)
- Hiroaki Hirata as Ace Killer (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 35 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | July 10, 1966 | December 22, 2005 |
| Season 1 | 13 | April 1, 2019 | April 1, 2019 |
| Season 2 | 6 | April 14, 2022 | April 14, 2022 |
| Season 3 | 12 | May 11, 2023 | May 11, 2023 |
| Season 4 | 0 | April 2, 1971 | March 31, 1972 |
| Season 5 | 0 | April 7, 1972 | March 30, 1973 |
| Season 6 | 0 | April 6, 1973 | April 5, 1974 |
| Season 7 | 0 | April 12, 1974 | March 28, 1975 |
| Season 8 | 0 | April 4, 1979 | March 12, 1980 |
| Season 9 | 0 | April 2, 1980 | March 25, 1981 |
| Season 10 | 0 | January 4, 1992 | March 28, 1992 |
| Season 11 | 0 | April 8, 1995 | July 1, 1995 |
| Season 12 | 0 | September 7, 1996 | August 30, 1997 |
| Season 13 | 0 | September 6, 1997 | August 22, 1998 |
| Season 14 | 0 | September 5, 1998 | August 28, 1999 |
| Season 15 | 0 | November 22, 2000 | February 7, 2001 |
| Season 16 | 0 | July 7, 2001 | September 28, 2002 |
| Season 17 | 0 | April 7, 2004 | September 29, 2004 |
| Season 18 | 0 | October 2, 2004 | June 11, 2005 |
| Season 19 | 0 | July 2, 2005 | March 25, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Birth of Ultraman ULTRAMAN Pre-Premiere Special. Airing in Japan on July 10, 1966, one week before the series premiere, this stage show was filmed before a live studio audience and introduced viewers to the story, cast and characters of ULTRAMAN. |
July 10, 1966 |
| 2 | Voice Actor Interview | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 9, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Power That Does Not Belong On Earth Decades since he last merged with Ultraman, Shin Hayata learns of a new threat to Earth. His son, Shinjiro, also shows signs of superhuman strength. |
April 1, 2019 |
| 2 |
An Inevitable Fate Wearing a protosuit, Shin is critically injured while saving Shinjiro from Bemular's attack. In desperation, Shinjiro returns to rescue his father. |
April 1, 2019 |
| 3 |
Being Ultraman Isn't So Bad With Bemular paving the way for other alien species to attack Earth, SSSP's Edo asks Shinjiro to take on the mantle of Ultraman. |
April 1, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Man from NY While meeting with Rena, Shinjiro suddenly gets a call to stop a rampaging alien. Journalist Kotaro Higashi witnesses the whole incident. |
April 14, 2022 |
| 2 | Flames of Fury | April 14, 2022 |
| 3 | The Man without the Light | April 14, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Sign of a New Awakening Shinjiro agrees to help test out and develop a new suit better adapted to his changing powers — and he finds himself using it much sooner than planned. |
May 11, 2023 |
| 2 |
The Curse of Ultraman He can't remember what he did, but Shinjiro's forbidden from wearing his suit for a while. His father can't help but feel that there's an Ultraman curse. |
May 11, 2023 |
| 3 |
The Choice of a Hero Determined to do something, Shinjiro heads out to get his revenge. But then once again, he wakes up with no memory of what happened. |
May 11, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Monsters Attack | April 2, 1971 |
| 2 | Takkong's Big Counterattack | April 9, 1971 |
| 3 | Evil Monster Realm of Terror | April 16, 1971 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers | April 7, 1972 |
| 2 | Surpass the Chouju | April 14, 1972 |
| 3 | Burn! Chouju Hell | April 21, 1972 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra | April 6, 1973 |
| 2 | The Mother of Ultra Always | April 13, 1973 |
| 3 | Mother of Ultra Forever | April 20, 1973 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Death of Seven! Tokyo is Sinking! Ultraseven is defeated by Magma's pet monsters, the Giras brothers. A new Ultraman arrives, one with a dark past.... |
April 12, 1974 |
| 2 |
The Great Sinking! Twilight of the Japanese Archipelago Leo is nearly overwhelmed by the Giras Brothers and Alien Magma, but is saved by Dan. The city is not so lucky. |
April 19, 1974 |
| 3 |
Farewell to Tears... A mysterious alien begins attacking a brutally killing MAC members. Leo must stop it. |
April 26, 1974 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birth of a New Hero | April 4, 1979 |
| 2 | The Secret of the Shining Pendant | April 11, 1979 |
| 3 | When the Weed Whistle Blows in the Evening | April 18, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Teacher Ultraman A new teacher named Yamato Takeshi joins the staff of Sakuragaoka Middle School. But secretly, he's also Ultraman 80. |
April 2, 1980 |
| 2 | The Teacher's Secret | April 9, 1980 |
| 3 | First-Love Monster | April 16, 1980 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Signs of Life A giant humanoid proves to be an ally of Earth. |
January 4, 1992 |
| 2 |
The Hibernator Mutant bacteria melt polar icecaps, setting free a dinosaur. |
January 11, 1992 |
| 3 |
The Child's Dream A prehistoric monster, controlled by a child, is destroying the city. |
January 18, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | On a Mission from M78 | April 8, 1995 |
| 2 | Attack Kemular from Behind | April 15, 1995 |
| 3 | A Quartet of Creatures | April 22, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The One Who Inherits the Light | September 7, 1996 |
| 2 | Stone of Legends | September 14, 1996 |
| 3 | The Devil's Prophecy | September 21, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A New Light - Part 1 In the 21st century, humanity's technology had advanced considerably, entering an time known as the Neo Frontier era. Expert trainee pilot Shin Asuka joined the elite team Super GUTS to defend humanity from invaders and deal with supernatural threats all while seeing visions of a mysterious light. |
September 6, 1997 |
| 2 |
A New Light - Part 2 Shin ponders his role as Ultraman Dyna and a member of Super GUTS, while the enemy Spheres prepare and launch a second attack on humanity. |
September 13, 1997 |
| 3 |
Awaken Asuka An asteroid lands on Earth, containing monsters that could explode if attacked carelessly, proving to be a major obstacle for Shin's recklessness. |
September 20, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seize the Light! | September 5, 1998 |
| 2 | A Hero Appears | September 12, 1998 |
| 3 | His Name is Gaia | September 19, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enter Neos | November 22, 2000 |
| 2 | The Dark Matter Mystery | November 29, 2000 |
| 3 | S.O.S from the Sea | December 6, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reunion with Light A mysterious Light Virus wipes out a city and infects Musashi's pet monster, Lidorias. How can Musashi save it from destruction by the military forces? |
July 7, 2001 |
| 2 | Chaos Header's Shadow | July 14, 2001 |
| 3 | Fly! Musashi | July 21, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dancing Garagon | April 7, 2004 |
| 2 | Graffiti | April 14, 2004 |
| 3 | Who Are You | April 21, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night Raid | October 2, 2004 |
| 2 | Space Beast | October 9, 2004 |
| 3 | Ultraman | October 16, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ultraman Max Arrives! | July 2, 2005 |
| 2 | The Girl Who Keeps a Monster | July 9, 2005 |
| 3 | Mark of a Hero | July 16, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Netflix |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 2019 |
| Last aired | May 11, 2023 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |