Ultraman Commentaries

My collection of commentaries, some short, some long, about the Ultraman TV series.

Ultra Q (1966)

Ultra Q is a show where just about anything can happen. When you start an episode there’s no telling what kind of story might be coming, other that it will probably involve a giant monster of some sort. These are quick thoughts about each episode.

• Episodes 1, 2, 3
  • Defeat Gomess!
  • Goro and Goroh
  • Gift From Space
• Episodes 4, 5, 6, 7
  • Mammoth Flower
  • Peguila Is Here!
  • Grow Up Little Turtle!
  • S.O.S. Mount Fuji
• Episodes 8, 9, 10, 11
  • Terror of the Sweet Honey
  • Baron Spider
  • The Underground Super Express Goes West
  • Balloonga
• Episodes 12, 13, 14, 15
  • I Saw a Bird
  • Garadama
  • Tokyo Ice Age
  • Kanegon’s Cocoon
• Episodes 16, 17, 18, 19
  • Garamon Strikes Back
  • The 1/8 Project
  • The Rainbow’s Egg
  • Challenge from the Year 2020
• Episodes 20, 21, 22, 23
  • The Undersea Humanoid Ragon
  • Space Directive M774
  • Metamorphosis
  • Fury of the South Sea
• Episodes 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
  • The Idol of Goga
  • The Devil Child
  • Blazing Glory
  • The Disappearance of Flight 206
  • Open Up!
• Final Thoughts

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Ultraman (1966-67)

With new, high quality Blu-ray releases in the United States, this classic “tokusatsu” — special effects — series, a show much stranger and more experimental that you might expect, is finally getting the attention it deserves.

• Introduction
• Episode 1 Ultra Operation No. 1
• Episode 2 Shoot the Invaders
• Episode 3 Science Patrol, Move Out
• Episode 4 Five Seconds Before The Explosion
• Episode 5 The Secret of the Miroganda
• Episode 6 The Coast Guard Command
• Episodes 7, 8
  • The Blue Stone of Baradhi
  • The Monster Anarchy Zone
• Episodes 9, 10, 11, 12
  • Lightning Operation
  • The Mysterious Dinosaur Base
  • The Rascal from Outer Space
  • Cry of the Mummy
• Episodes 13, 14
  • Oil S.O.S.
  • The Pearl Defense Directive
• Episode 15 Terrifying Cosmic Rays
• Episode 16 Science Patrol Into Space
• Episodes 17, 18, 19
  • Passport to Infinity
  • Brother from Another Planet
  • Demons Rise Again
• Episodes 20, 21
  • Breach the Wall of Smoke
  • Terror on Route 87
• Episodes 22, 23
  • Overthrow the Surface
  • My Home is the Earth
• Episodes 24, 25, 26, 27
  • The Undersea Science Center
  • The Mysterious Comet Tsuifon
  • The Monster Highness: Part 1 & 2
• Episodes 28, 29, 30, 31
  • Human Specimens 5 & 6
  • Challenge to the Underground
  • Phantom of the Snow Mountains
  • Who Goes There?
• Episodes 32, 33, 34, 35
  • Endless Counterattack
  • The Forbidden Words
  • A Gift from the Sky
  • The Monster Graveyard
• Episodes 36, 37, 38, 39
  • Don’t Shoot! Arashi
  • A Little Hero
  • Spaceship Rescue Command
  • Farewell, Ultraman
• Final Thoughts

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Ultraseven (1967-1968)

• Quick Thought on Ultraseven

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The Return of Ultraman (1971-1972)

• Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4
  • All Monsters Attack
  • Takkagong’s Great Counterattack
  • The Monster Realm of Terror
  • Super Attack! Meteor Kick
• Episodes 5, 6, 7, 8
  • Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo
  • Showdown! Monster vs MAT
  • Operation Monster Rainbow
  • Monster Time Bomb
• Episodes 9, 10, 11, 12
  • Monster Island S.O.S
  • Dinosaur Detonation Order
  • Poison Gas Monster Appears
  • Monster Shugaron’s Revenge
• Episodes 13, 14
  • Terror of the Tsunami Monster: Tokyo in Peril
  • Terror of the Two Giant Monsters: The Great Tokyo Tornado