. . . . . . "Ultraman (series)"@en . . . . . . . . "Ultraman (\u30A6\u30EB\u30C8\u30E9\u30DE\u30F3 Urutoraman?) is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series that first aired in 1966. The title card of the show was titled Ultraman: A Special-Effects Fantasy Series (\u30A6\u30EB\u30C8\u30E9\u30DE\u30F3 \u7A7A\u60F3\u7279\u64AE\u30B7\u30EA\u30FC\u30BA Urutoraman K\u016Bs\u014D Tokusatsu Shir\u012Bzu?). Ultraman is a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q, though not technically a sequel or spin-off. The show was produced by the Tsuburaya Productions, and was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from July 17, 1966 to April 9, 1967, with a total of 39 episodes (40, counting the pre-premiere special that aired on July 10, 1966). Although Ultraman is the first series to feature an , it is actually the second show in the Ultra Series. Ultra Q was the first. In fact, Ultraman opens with the Ultra Q logo exploding into the Ultraman logo. Ultraman ultimately became a major pop culture phenomenon in Japan. The show's success spawned dozens of sequels, spin-offs, imitators, parodies and remakes. To distinguish him from subsequent Ultra-Crusaders, Ultraman is referred to as the Original Ultraman (\u521D\u4EE3\u30A6\u30EB\u30C8\u30E9\u30DE\u30F3 Shodai Urutoraman?), The First Ultraman, or Ultraman Hayata; this last is a reference to his host's surname. This series is said to take place at some point in the 1990's; This was retconned once The Return of Ultraman was released in 1971, placing the events of the series in the year of its production, 1966."@en . . . "Ultraman (\u30A6\u30EB\u30C8\u30E9\u30DE\u30F3 Urutoraman?) is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series that first aired in 1966. The title card of the show was titled Ultraman: A Special-Effects Fantasy Series (\u30A6\u30EB\u30C8\u30E9\u30DE\u30F3 \u7A7A\u60F3\u7279\u64AE\u30B7\u30EA\u30FC\u30BA Urutoraman K\u016Bs\u014D Tokusatsu Shir\u012Bzu?). Ultraman is a follow-up to the television series Ultra Q, though not technically a sequel or spin-off. The show was produced by the Tsuburaya Productions, and was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from July 17, 1966 to April 9, 1967, with a total of 39 episodes (40, counting the pre-premiere special that aired on July 10, 1966)."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .