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Ultraman (2019)

Ultraman poster
Original title
ULTRAMAN
Directed by
Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki
Genre
drama anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
3 seasons, 31 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 153 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series is a sequel to the original 1966 show. It follows a new generation of characters who inherit the power of Ultraman to defend Earth from alien threats. The story combines family legacy with modern superhero action.

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What happens

Ultraman (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Eiichi Shimizu and drawn by Tomohiro Shimoguchi of Linebarrels of Iron fame. It was published in Hero's Inc.'s Monthly Hero's magazine from October 2011 to October 2020, and was later transferred to the Comiplex website in November 2020. It is part of the Ultraman franchise and a manga sequel of the 1966 television series. The series has been collected in 22 tankōbon volumes as of November 2025. A 3DCG original net animation (ONA) adaptation co-produced by Production I.G and Sola Digital Arts was released on Netflix in April 2019. A second season was released in April 2022. A third and final season was released in May 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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