Ultraman
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Ultraman, also known as the Ultra Series (Japanese: ウルトラシリーズ, Hepburn: Urutora Shiriizu), is a Japanese science fiction media franchise owned by Tsuburaya Productions, which began with the television series Ultra Q in 1966 and became an international pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into many television shows, films, comic books, and other media publications, becoming one of the most prominent productions in the Japanese tokusatsu and kaiju genres and pioneering the Kyodai Hero subgenre. The Ultraman series is centered on a fictional alien race of superheroes who often combat kaiju or other aliens.
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Original work | Ultra Q (1966)[4] |
Owner | Tsuburaya Productions[5] |
Years | 1966–present |
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Book(s) | List of books |
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Film(s) | List of films |
Television series | List of television series |
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Video game(s) | List of video games |
In Japan, the Ultraman brand generated US$ 7.4 billion in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987.[6][7] Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia.[8] References to Ultraman are abundant in Japanese popular culture.[6]