Ultraman Card Game BP09 · BP09-007 UR & SSSP
Ultraman Across Japan’s Eras
The original Ultraman debuted in 1966 and has come back again and again, often as one of the Ultra Brothers. These are his verified appearances, grouped by Japanese era.
Showa era (to 1989)
- Ultraman (TV, 1966–1967): the title hero of all 39 episodes
- The Return of Ultraman (TV, 1971): episode 38
- Ultraman Ace (TV, 1972): several episodes
- Ultraman Taro (TV, 1973): several episodes
- Ultraman Leo (TV, 1974): episodes 38–39
- The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (film, 1974 in Thailand, 1979 in Japan)
- Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (film, 1984)
- Ultraman Story (film, 1984)
Heisei era (1989–2019)
- Ultraman Tiga (TV, 1996): episode 49
- Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers (film, 2006)
- Ultraman Mebius (TV, 2006): episodes 47 and 50
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle (2007)
- Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (film, 2008): an alternate-universe Ultraman
- Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey (2008): final episode
- Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy (film, 2009)
- Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (film, 2010)
- Ultraman Saga (film, 2012)
- Ultraman Ginga (TV, 2013): in a flashback to the Dark Spark War
- Ultraman X The Movie (film, 2016)
- Ultraman Orb (TV, 2016)
Reiwa era (2019–)
- Ultraman Z (TV, 2020): his power lives on in the Ultraman Medal rather than as an on-screen role
- Shin Ultraman (film, 2022): a reimagined Ultraman is the hero of this new take on the story