The Ultraman (ザ☆ウルトラマン Za Urutoraman?) is an anime superhero series, and the first-ever animated version of the famous superhero Ultraman. The Ultraman featured in this animation is "Ultraman Jo neus" (ウルトラマンジョーニアス Urutoraman Jōniasu?) (AKA: "Ultraman J(Joe)" (ウルトラマンJ(ジョー) Urutoraman Jō?)), and he hails from the Planet U40 (as opposed to the Land of Light in Nebula M78, where Ultra-beings usually came from).
The series, produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Sunrise (which released the now-famous Mobile Suit Gundam the same year), aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 4, 1979 to March 26, 1980, with a total of 50 episodes.
