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4 unusual facts about Ultra Series


Takeshi Yagi

In the mid-1990s, he joined Tsuburaya Productions, the creators of the popular Ultra Series, working as an Assistant Director on TV series such as Ultraman Tiga.

Ultra Series

Chaiyo also created a TV series he called "Project Ultraman," un-aired as of late March 2008, a joint project in China featuring his own Ultraman and attaching Hong Kong star, Ekin Cheng to the project.

Wonder Momo

Wonder Momo is a loose parody of a typical Ultraman-style superhero series, utilizing a then-rare female protagonist.

Z Densetsu: Owarinaki Kakumei

The sentai genre (the word sentai means literally "squadron") evolves around a team of costumed superheroes fighting villains and includes such popular television shows and franchises as Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (remade into Power Rangers for the US), Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Metal Hero.



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Eiji Tsuburaya

In 1966 alone, this company aired the first 'Ultra' series for television, Ultra Q beginning in January, followed it with the highly popular Ultraman in July, and premiered a comedy-monster series, Booska, the Friendly Beast in November.

Hoshi no Yō ni...

Misia's involvement with the Ultra Series came about in September 2009, when the main character Ultraman became a sponsor for Misia's charity organization, Child Africa.