The author never thought of a sequel when he published it, so he named it Ultraman. Later, Ultraman became popular, and the sequel had a name. In order to commemorate the first generation and respect the original work (the original work had no name), people called him the first generation Ultraman.
The Ultraman series (Japanese: ウルトラマンシリーズ) is the "Tsubaraya Production Company" founded by director Eiji Tsuburaya, the "God of Special Photography" in Japan (Japanese: Tsuburaya Production Company), formerly known as Tsuburaya Co., Ltd. ) is a fantasy tokusatsu series of TV series, movies, comics, stage plays and other works launched since the 1960s.
Beginning with "Ultra Q" in 1966, and starting from "The First Ultraman" which was just aired in the same year, the mode of "giant heroes fighting monsters" was established. In the early days of Taiwan, China, there were translated names such as "Flying Skyman", "Superman", "Galaxy Flying Superman" and "Superman Warrior". Later, influenced by Hong Kong, China, "Salted Egg Superman" was also used for a time. Extended information
2001 "Ultraman Gauss" is currently the longest Ultraman film. It mainly talks about love, so there are fewer fights. It was once suspended due to the scandal of the leading actor hitting someone, but The show resumed after the lead actor was released on bail.
In 2004, "Ultraman Nexus" could change human bodies (4 appeared in the TV version, and 1 appeared in the theatrical version). Because the ratings were really low, Tsuburaya changed the originally planned 52 episodes to 38 episodes to save money, so as not to repeat the tragedy of 1974 when the company was on the verge of bankruptcy after Leo aired, thus ruining the entire drama. of coherence.
In 2005, "Ultraman Max" returned to the original setting of "Warrior of Light". It comes from the same M78 Nebula as the previous Ultra Warriors. The plot is restored to an independent story for each episode. The production lineup of Ultraman Max brings together many creators from the Showa era such as Akio Mizōji, Toshihiro Iijima, and Shozo Uehara. A tribute to Ultra Q, the first generation and Severn.
In 2006, "Ultraman Membius" was created to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Tsuburaya's founding. The plot used the Showa world view, and all Ultraman in the Showa series had guest appearances.
In the 2006 Ultraman 40th anniversary theatrical version of "Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers", Mebius and the six Ultra brothers appeared one by one.
The 2007 “Ultraman Seven
2008 "The Final Battle!" Super Ultra 8 Brothers! 》 Tsuburaya Company's breakthrough film combines the three Ultra Brothers and Heisei brothers (Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia).
In 2009, "Big Monster Fighting Super Galaxy Legend THE MOVIE" was funded and cooperated by the American Warner Company. In addition to some well-known Ultraman from M78 Nebula, there are also many new Ultraman, and Dyna also traveled through time. Time and space appear. More than a hundred monsters, the evil Ultraman Belial, and Ultraman Zero, the son of Seven, will appear in this theatrical version.
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