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Joneus (Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in the first animated Ultra Series entry.
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- 01
Birth of a New HeroShortly after the Scientific Defense Guard had been assembled, ice burgs from the Antarctic region began to melt with one of them containing ancient monsters known as the Seagras
Castfull cast & details
Kei TomiyamaChôichirô Hikari (voice)
Masatô IbuUltraman Joneus (voice)
Sumi ShimamotoMutsumi Hoshikawa (voice)
Hidekatsu ShibataCommander Daisuke Gondô (voice)
Masaya NiheiHiroaki Tobe (voice)Kinya Morikawa
Kinya MorikawaCommander Tetsuo Akiyama (voice)Shingo Kanemoto
Shingo KanemotoTakeshi Marume (voice)
Junpei TakiguchiPigu (voice)Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Birth of a New HeroApril 4, 1979Shortly after the Scientific Defense Guard had been assembled, ice burgs from the Antarctic region began to melt with one of them containing - S01E02
The Secret of the Shining PendantApril 11, 1979—The first and only appearance of Spiral the Tornado Monster - S01E03
When the Weed Whistle Blows in the EveningApril 18, 1979—One day in Japan a city was suddenly attacked by a monster from the Tōgō Mountain called a Wanigodon that appeared seemingly from nowhere. - S01E04
Chase of the Mysterious Red CloudApril 25, 1979—Red Smogy the Cloud Monster Attacks! - S01E05
The Passenger! Break through the UndergroundMay 2, 1979—Several thousand trees disappear from the forest in a single night. In an underground cave they find Toughgilas. - S01E06
Challenge to the Burning Deep SeaMay 9, 1979—A people evacuate from a tsunami, a mysterious flying object appears and rains down fire. - S01E07
Order to Attack! The Objective Is Pig!May 16, 1979—A robot named Pig, picks up a danger signal of unclear origins. When Hikari and Mutsumi chase after him, they find Electronic Monster Combu - S01E08
Officer Hikari's Secret Has Been Stolen!?May 23, 1979—Hikari encounters monster Mikonos while investigating and unidentified flying object, but it turns out to be a trap set by Space Ninja Alien - S01E09
Terror of the Awakened Ancient CreatureMay 30, 1979—Investigators visit ancient ruins on Tamara Island, and spot Monster Dolfiego in an underground cavern. - S01E10
I Saw It! The Illusion of a Monster...June 6, 1979—A famous magician, George Satake, tries to teleport himself from the Xalome Desert to Japan. - S01E11
The Science Garrison's Challenge!June 13, 1979—Ogawara uses the giant Bulldozer Weapon Hectole he developed to dig into the earth in the Himalayas, and exterminate monsters. - S01E12
The Curious Conversation Between a Monster and PigJune 20, 1979—Two tankers are caught in a storm and disappear. The Science Guard Party takes the case, and discover three monsters attacking the tankers. - S01E13
The Sad Legend of the Revived LakeJune 27, 1979—At Lake Ryujin in Tohoku, an incident breaks out where people and fish are being turned into stone. - S01E14
The Star's Devil Has Come!July 4, 1979—An unidentified celestial body approaches Earth, and emits radiation that makes reptiles violent. - S01E15
You Are UltramanJuly 11, 1979—Monster Goglan comes out of an egg that was brought into the plant research institute. Hikari chooses to fight it with his own abilities. - S01E16
The Living Phantom BirdJuly 18, 1979—The Science Guard Party gets a report that an island has sunk. - S01E17
Beetamii Has Disappeared!July 25, 1979—Tobe, who had been observing a strange typhoon using Beatamy, discovers Prof. Nishiki's helicopter which has crashed in the desert. - S01E18
The Mysterious Monster IslandAugust 1, 1979—A sea serpent emerges at a South Uki Island, the hometown of Yuriko. - S01E19
This is the Ultra Star! Part 1August 8, 1979—Joneus struggles with monsters popping up in countries around the world. - S01E20
This is the Ultra Star! Part 2August 15, 1979—Hikari is brought to Ultra Planet U40 where he is resuscitated back to life. Hikari meets Joneus' sister Amia as well as Elek, Loto and oth - S01E21
This is the Ultra Star! Part 3August 22, 1979—The Badel Tribe manipulates the legendary Monster Bagon from the Dark Nebula and attacks U40. - S01E22
The South Sea's Suspicious SpaceAugust 29, 1979—The Science Guard Party are spending their vacation in Marume's hometown. There are frequent occurrences of ships sinking. - S01E23
The Supersonic ConfrontationSeptember 5, 1979—Mysterious flying objects are attacking passenger planes and industrial complexes. - S01E24
Two Officer Mutsumi'sSeptember 12, 1979—The Princess of Alpha Centuri's first planet copies Mutsumi and infiltrates the Science Guard Party. - S01E25
The Devil's GardenSeptember 19, 1979—Incidents begin to happen where men go missing whenever a yellow wind blows through the African desert. - S01E26
Earth's Greatest Crisis!September 26, 1979—A strange phenomenon of water spraying of the sea is happening around the world as a message from Earth itself to humanity, asking it to lea - S01E27
The Flying Monster Island!October 3, 1979—The Ultra Planet U40 detects the approach of the Space Demon alien Baladon. The Great Sage dispatches Elek, Loto, and five Ultra Warriors. - S01E28
The New Cap Has Arrived!October 10, 1979—The Science Guard Party captures a monster in a coastal industrial area just as the newly assigned Captain Gondow arrives in front of them. - S01E29
The Devil's UFO's Large InvasionOctober 17, 1979—Invading Alien Jadan sends out of countless UFOs. The Space Self-Defense Unit goes out to fight them off, but the alien succeeds in invadin - S01E30
The Enormous Fossil has Come To LifeOctober 24, 1979—The bones of the giant creature are excavated from ruins in Okutama, Tokyo. However, the bones turn into Monster Skeledon, who destroys the - S01E31
The Female Ultra WarriorOctober 31, 1979—Joneus' sister Amia heads toward Earth to meet Hikari. IN order to get close to Kikari, who has no memory of U40, she borrows the body of a - S01E32
Object X From SpaceNovember 7, 1979—Alien Babilar sends Robot Monster Megasaura, to Earth as part of his invasion plan. Megasaura breaks apart when it enters Earth's atmospher - S01E33
Go! Magma's Desperate SphereNovember 14, 1979—Underwater volcanoes explode in the Pacific Ocean, followed by changes in the Earth's crust in various locations. - S01E34
The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Prequel)November 21, 1979—The Space Pirate Imbedians pillage the Monster Containment Planet Prison created buy the Ultrapeople of U40, and attempt to invade the Earth - S01E35
The Monster Accommodation Star Has Been Stolen (Sequel)November 28, 1979—Joneus users up all his energy fighting the monster sent by the Imbedians, and Hikari also gets injured. - S01E36
The Snow Woman Has Come From SpaceDecember 5, 1979—Hikari and Mutsumi go to the investigate the cause of an abnormal cold front in the Southern Alps. - S01E37
Ultra Star U40's Crisis! Ultria's Mystery?December 12, 1979—U40 is occupied bu the Heller Army. Amia escapes to Earth, but an army battleship flies to Earth as well. - S01E38
Giant Ultra War! Huge Warship Ultria's SortieDecember 19, 1979—Amia goes onboard the Ultria, which has emerged from beneath the ice at the South Pole. - S01E39
Aim at Huge Warship UltriaDecember 26, 1979—Royger of the Heller Army sends the Terrible Space Creature Hellcat, which sucks energy from humans and mummifies them, to the Space Station - S01E40
The Boy Who Took a MonsterJanuary 2, 1980—The boy from Planet Opernicus, Fedelcio, was taught by Royger that Earthlings are evil, and takes his pet Monster Orolaan to destroy cities - S01E41
Clash! Ultraman vs. UltramanJanuary 9, 1980—Rotating Monster Giros appears and the Science Guard Party is dispatched, but Hikari crashes due to a tornado caused by the monster. - S01E42
Ultraman's Strategy to LivingJanuary 16, 1980—A moving island is Hatari's giant spacecraft, and he has come to Earth to capture Ultraman. - S01E43
The Monkey That Became a Monster?!January 23, 1980—A mysterious unmanned spaceship recovered in outer space is determined to be a receiver for an electron transmitter developed bu the Heller - S01E44
Ultria Was Broken In Two?!January 30, 1980—Multiple rockets are shot at Earth from the Alien Sien spaceship, and a violent monster emerges. - S01E45
Pig Was Holding a BombFebruary 6, 1980—An airplane carrying Terrestrial Defense Force Unit 201 returns from the northern base, but there is something wrong with the captain and th - S01E46
Revive MutsumiFebruary 13, 1980—Tobe and Marume create a device that emits a radio wave only Ultraman can perceive. It seems as though this will cause Hikari's secret to b - S01E47
To The Ultra Star! Part 1: The Female Warrior's InformationFebruary 20, 1980—Cities around the world suffer attacks from the Heller Army. The final battle of Earth and U40 vs the Heller Army is finally upon us. - S01E48
To The Ultra Star! Part 2: The Frontline Base's DestructionFebruary 27, 1980—The Science Guard Party locates Titan, and begins its attack. - S01E49
To The Ultra Star! Part 3: U (Ultra) Fleet's Large Fierce BattleMarch 5, 1980—The Science Guard Party joins the U40 Ultra Fleet and they infiltrate Heller City but are captured. - S01E50
To The Ultra Star! Conclusion: Towards Peace and VictoryMarch 12, 1980—The Great Sage had been reduced to atoms bu Heller, but in space, Joneus separated from Hikari can be seen fighting the Heller fleet.
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