For 55 years, “Ultraman” has been one of Japan’s A-list superheroes — defending the planet from alien kaiju and inspiring all manner of global pop culture, from the “Power Rangers” to Paul Rudd’s “Ant ...

“Ultraman” is one of the most iconic and popular characters in Japanese history, running since 1966 with countless reboots and sequels across different mediums. Though it hasn’t really broken out in ...

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Ultraman has been fighting monsters for longer than many of our readers have been alive. First arriving in 1966, the larger-than-life figure has appeared in countless films, television projects, and ...