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Kazuya Nakai

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{{short description|Japanese voice actor and narrator (born 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kazuya Nakai
| native_name = 中井和哉
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|11|25}}
| birth_place = [[Kobe]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture]], Japan<ref name="resume"/>
| occupation = {{flatlist|
*[[Voice acting in Japan|Voice actor]]
*narrator
}}
| years_active = 1995–present
| agent = [[Aoni Production]]
| credits = ''[[One Piece]]'' as ''[[Roronoa Zoro]]'' ''[[Gintama]]'' as ''Toshirō Hijikata'' ''[[Fire Force]]'' as ''Akitaru Ōbi''
 ''[[xxxHolic]]'' as ''Shizuka Dōmeki'' ''[[Persona 3]]'' as ''Shinjiro Aragaki'' ''[[Danganronpa]]'' as ''Mondo Owada'' ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' as ''[[List of Samurai Champloo characters#Mugen|Mugen]]'' ''[[Ultraman Max]]'' as ''Ultraman Max'' ''[[Ghost of Tsushima]]'' as ''Jin Sakai'' (Japanese VA) ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' as ''[[Date Masamune (Sengoku Basara)|Date Masamune]]'' ''[[Digimon Savers]]'' as ''Gaomon'' ''[[Digimon Ghost Game]]'' as ''Angoramon''
| children = 2
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Kazuya Nakai'''|中井和哉|Nakai Kazuya|born November 25, 1967}} is a Japanese [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actor]] and narrator who was born in [[Kobe]], Japan. He plays [[Roronoa Zoro]] in ''[[One Piece]]'', [[List of Gin Tama characters#Shinsengumi|Toshiro Hijikata]] from ''[[Gintama]]'', [[Date Masamune (Sengoku Basara)|Date Masamune]] from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'', Xiahou Dun and Dian Wei from ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' and ''[[Warriors Orochi]]'' series, Shinjiro Aragaki from the ''[[Persona (series)|Persona]]'' series, [[List of Samurai Champloo characters#Mugen|Mugen]] from ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'', Mondo Owada from the ''[[Danganronpa]]'' series, Ultraman Max in ''[[Ultraman Max]]'' and Jin Sakai in the Japanese dub of the video game ''[[Ghost of Tsushima]]''.

He won a Best Supporting Actor award at the [[5th Seiyu Awards]] in 2011 for his roles in ''One Piece'' and ''Gin Tama''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-05/5th-annual-seiyu-award-winners-announced|title=5th Annual Seiyū Award Winners Announced|date=March 5, 2011|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Anime===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in anime
! Year
! Series
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
| {{dts|1996|04|05|format=y}} || ''[[After War Gundam X]]'' || [[List of After War Gundam X characters#Witz Sou|Witz Sou]] || Debut role || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|1996|04|13|format=y}} || ''[[Sailor Moon (anime)|Sailor Moon Sailor Stars]]'' || Ittou Asanuma|| || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|1996|04|13|format=y}} || ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'' || Villager / Heishi B|| || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|1998|10|25|format=y}} || ''[[Blue Submarine No. 6]]'' || Captain of the Shang || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|1999|04|07|format=y}} || ''[[Angel Links]]'' || Sergei || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|1999|10|20|format=y}}–present || ''[[One Piece]]'' || [[Roronoa Zoro]], Pierre, Charlotte Nusstorte || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2001|10|10|format=y}} || ''[[Hellsing]]'' || [[List of Hellsing characters#The Valentine Brothers|Jan Valentine]] || TV series || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2002|01|09|format=y}} || ''[[Ultimate Muscle]]'' || Hanzou || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2002|04|11|format=y}} || ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' || [[List of Ai Yori Aoshi characters#Suzuki|Suzuki]] || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Detective Conan]]''|| Takashi Kotegawa || ||
|-
| {{dts|2003|04|08|format=y}} || ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'' || [[List of Scrapped Princess characters#Galil|Galil]], [[List of Scrapped Princess characters#Socom|Socom]] || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2003|10|04|format=y}} || ''[[Battle Programmer Shirase]]'' || Akira Shirase || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2004|01|12|format=y}} || ''[[Inuyasha]]'' || Hoshiyomi || ||
|-
| {{dts|2004|04|06|format=y}} || ''[[Ragnarok the Animation]]'' || [[Ragnarok the Animation#Iruga|Iruga]] || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2004|05|09|format=y}} || ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' || [[List of Samurai Champloo characters#Mugen|Mugen]] || ||
|-
| {{dts|2004|10|04|format=y}} || ''[[Samurai Gun]]'' || Matsuzaki Shunkai || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2004|10|14|format=y}} || ''[[Grenadier (manga)|Grenadier]]'' || [[List of Grenadier – The Senshi of Smiles characters#Yajiro Kojima|Yajiro Kojima]] || ||
|-
| {{dts|2005|04|28|format=y}} || ''[[Trinity Blood]]'' || [[List of Trinity Blood characters#Tres Iqus|Tres Iqus]] || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2005|10|12|format=y}} || ''[[Noein]]'' || [[List of Noein: To Your Other Self characters#Dragon Knights|Karasu]], [[List of Noein: To Your Other Self characters#Shangri'La|Noein]] || ||
|-
| {{dts|2006|04|04|format=y}}–21 || ''[[Gintama]]'' series || [[List of Gin Tama characters#Toshiro Hijikata|Toshiro Hijikata]] || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2006|04|06|format=y}}–10 || ''[[xxxHolic]]'' series || [[Shizuka Dômeki]]  || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-15/xxxholic-manga-to-have-2-dvd-anime-in-japan-next-year|title=XXXHOLiC Manga to Have 2-DVD Anime in Japan Next Year (Update 3)|date=July 15, 2008|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2006|04|13|format=y}} || ''[[Jyu Oh Sei]]'' || Zagi || ||
|-
| {{dts|2006|10|03|format=y}} || ''[[Death Note]]'' || [[List of Death Note characters#Kanzo Mogi|Kanzo Mogi]] || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2006|9|12|format=y}} || ''[[Digimon Savers]]'' || Gaomon || ||
|-
| {{dts|2006|10|12|format=y}} || ''[[Hataraki Man]]'' || Fumiya Sugawara || ||
|-
| {{dts|2007|01|12|format=y}} || ''[[Nodame Cantabile]]'' || [[List of Nodame Cantabile characters#In Japan|Kozou Etou]] || ||
|-
| {{dts|2008|07|14|format=y}} || ''[[Blade of the Immortal]]'' || Taito Magatsu || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-23/blade-of-the-immortal-tv-anime-confirmed-for-summer|title=Blade of the Immortal TV Anime Confirmed for Summer (Updated)|date=March 23, 2008|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2008|05|29|format=y}} || ''[[Naruto Shippuden]]'' || Kazuma || ||
|-
| {{dts|2009|01|08|format=y}} || ''[[Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi]]'' || Ryo Washizu || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|04|02|format=y}} || ''[[Asura Cryin']]'' || Takaya Kagakagari || Also 2nd series || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/asura/staff.html|title=StarChild:アスラクライン|language=ja|work=starchild.co.jp|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2009|04|02|format=y}}–10 || ''[[Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings]]'' series || [[Date Masamune (Sengoku Basara)|Date Masamune]] || Also ''Sengoku Basara II'' || <ref name="doi2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-09/anime-for-sengoku-basara-action-games-confirmed-for-2009|title=Anime for Sengoku Basara Action Games Confirmed for 2009|date=October 9, 2008|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2009|04|11|format=y}} || ''[[First Love Limited]]'' || Gengorou Takei || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|10|15|format=y}}–10 || ''[[Kiddy Girl-and]]'' || Torch || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2009|format=y}} || ''[[Dogs (manga)|Dogs: Bullets & Carnage]]'' || Melvin Scrooge || || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-19/miwa-dogs-action-manga-to-be-animated|title=Miwa's Dogs Action Manga to Be Animated (Updated)|date=November 19, 2008|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2009|11|22|format=y}} || ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' || [[List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters#Major Miles|Major Miles]] || || <ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.hagaren.jp/fa/about/staffcast.html| title = STAFF&CAST| publisher = 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 公式ホームページ| access-date = 2016-06-04}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|[[Nichijou]]
|Three of Spades (card)
|Episode 17
|
|-
| {{dts|2011|04|17|format=y}} || ''[[Blue Exorcist]]'' || [[List of Blue Exorcist characters#Ryuji Suguro|Ryuji Suguro]] || || <ref name="doi2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-18/blue-exorcist-tv-anime-1st-promo-video-streamed|title=Blue Exorcist TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed|date=December 18, 2010|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2011|12|31|format=y}} || ''[[Fate/Prototype]]'' || Lancer/[[Cú Chulainn]] || OVA || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2012|01|08|format=y}} || ''[[Brave 10]]'' || Nezu Jinpachi || || <ref name="Anime News Network">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-20/brave10-historical-adventure-tv-anime-slated-for-january|title=Brave10 Historical Adventure TV Anime Slated for January|date=October 20, 2011|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2012|11|09|format=y}} || ''[[Initial D|Initial D Fifth Stage]]'' || Ryuji Ikeda || || <ref name="Anime News Network"/>
|-
| {{dts|2012|04|07|format=y}}–15 || ''[[Kuroko's Basketball]]'' || Shōichi Imayoshi || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurobas.com/news/2012/06/entry_556/ |title=桐皇学園キャスト情報到着 |date=June 4, 2012 |work=黒子のバスケアニメ公式サイト |access-date=2012-06-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610052353/http://www.kurobas.com/news/2012/06/entry_556/ |archive-date=June 10, 2012 }}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2012|10|06|format=y}} || ''[[Ixion Saga DT]]'' || Sainglain || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-30/crunchyroll-to-stream-ixion-saga-dt-fantasy-anime|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Ixion Saga DT Fantasy Anime (Updated)|date=September 30, 2012|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2013|01|07|format=y}} || ''[[Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman]]'' || Roman || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-29/monkey-punch-phantom-thief-anime-roman-shown-in-promo|title=Monkey Punch's Phantom Thief Anime Roman Shown in Promo|date=December 29, 2012|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|''[[Danganronpa: The Animation]]''
|Mondo Owada
|
|
|-
| {{dts|2013|04|07|format=y}} || ''[[Toriko]]'' || Roronoa Zoro || Ep. 99{{efn|''Toriko'' episode 99, "[[List of Toriko episodes#ep99|Run, Strongest Army! Toriko, Luffy, Goku!]]", was a cross-over episode with ''[[One Piece]]'' and ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''}} || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2013|06|format=y}} || ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Arise]]'' || [[List of Ghost in the Shell characters#Borma|Borma]] || OVA || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-23/ghost-in-the-shell-arise-and-blu-ray-kill-la-kill-released-monday/.81351|title=Ghost in the Shell Arise and Blu-ray Kill la Kill Released Monday|date=November 23, 2014|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2014|01|04|format=y}} || ''[[Space Dandy]]'' || Dolph || Ep. 10 || <ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-05/space-dandy-anime-2nd-season-promo-previews-new-characters/.75230|title=Space Dandy Anime's 2nd Season's Promo Previews New Characters|date=June 5, 2014|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2014|01|06|format=y}} || ''[[Nobunaga The Fool]]'' || [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]] || || <ref name="animenewsnetwork.com"/>
|-
| {{dts|2014|01|09|format=y}} || ''[[Magical Warfare]]'' || Kippei Washizu || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-30/magical-warfare-anime-1-minute-promo-streamed|title=Magical Warfare Anime's 1-Minute Promo Streamed|date=December 30, 2013|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2014|04|06|format=y}} || ''[[Broken Blade]]'' || General Borcuse || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-02/broken-blade-films-updated-for-tv-with-spinoff-ova-in-the-works|title=Broken Blade Films Updated for TV With Spinoff OVA in the Works|date=February 2, 2014|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2014|04|07|format=y}} || ''[[Hero Bank]]'' || Fukuta Kanemaru || || <ref name="hero bank">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-10/hero-bank-3ds-game-promo-announces-tv-anime-adaptation|title=Hero Bank 3DS Game's Promo Announces TV Anime Adaptation|date=January 10, 2014|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2014|07|05|format=y}} || ''[[Aldnoah.Zero]]'' || Koichirō Marito || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-31/sachika-misawa-mikako-komatsu-taishi-murata-join-aldnoah.zero-cast/.75077|title=Sachika Misawa, Mikako Komatsu, Taishi Murata Join Aldnoah.Zero Cast|date=May 31, 2014|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2014|07|06|format=y}} || ''[[Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement]]'' || [[Date Masamune (Sengoku Basara)|Date Masamune]] || ||
|-
| {{dts|2015|01|09|format=y}} || ''[[Death Parade]]'' || Takashi || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-12/death-billiards-death-parade-show-previewed-in-2nd-video/.82081|title=Death Billiards' Death Parade Show Previewed in 2nd Video|date=December 12, 2014|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2015|04|04|format=y}} || ''[[Blood Blockade Battlefront]]'' || Zapp Renfro || 2nd Season in 2017 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-29/blood-blockade-battlefront-casts-yuma-uchida-sets-april-debut/.81576|title=Blood Blockade Battlefront Casts Yūma Uchida, Sets April Debut|publisher=Anime News Network|date=November 11, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2015|04|05|format=y}} || ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Arise|Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture]]'' || [[List of Ghost in the Shell characters#Borma|Borma]] || TV series ||
|-
| {{dts|2015|07|12|format=y}} || ''[[Gods Eater Burst|God Eater]]'' || Soma Schicksal || || <ref name="god eater">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-17/god-eater-anime-tv-ad-previews-oldcodex-song/.89378|title=God Eater Anime's TV Ad Previews Oldcodex Song|date=June 17, 2015|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2016|04|format=y}} || ''[[Joker Game]]'' || Fukumoto || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-24/kenyuu-horiuchi-more-star-in-joker-game-anime-cast/.96911|title=Kenyuu Horiuchi, More Star in Joker Game Anime's Cast|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=December 24, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2016|format=y}} || ''[[Girlish Number]]'' || Kuzu-P || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-07/girlish-number-anime-casts-kazuya-nakai-yuichiro-umehara/.102943|title=Girlish Number Anime Casts Kazuya Nakai, Yuichiro Umehara|access-date=June 7, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2016|format=y}} || ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' || Tagoma || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-24/kazuya-nakai-shiro-saito-shokotan-join-2015-dragon-ball-z-film-cast/.85321|title=Kazuya Nakai, Shiro Saito, Shokotan Join 2015 Dragon Ball Z Film's Cast|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 24, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2017|format=y}} || ''[[All Out!!]]'' || Renpei Sakura || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-27/all-out-anime-casts-natsuki-hanae-kazuya-nakai-tomohisa-hashizume-jun-fukushima/.111552|title=All Out!! Anime Casts Natsuki Hanae, Kazuya Nakai, Tomohisa Hashizume, Jun Fukushima|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2017|05|20|format=y}} || ''[[Rin-ne]]'' || Wandering Power Stone || Ep. 57 ||
|-
| {{dts|2017|07|07|format=y}} || ''[[Altair: A Record of Battles]]'' || Balaban || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-05/altair-a-record-of-battles-anime-casts-kazuya-nakai-kouki-uchiyama/.117024|title=Altair: A Record of Battles Anime Casts Kazuya Nakai, Kouki Uchiyama|website=Anime News Network|date=June 5, 2017|access-date=June 5, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2017|format=y}} || ''[[Elegant Yokai Apartment Life]]'' || Akira Fukase || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Staff, July 3 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-08/yokai-apato-no-yuga-na-nichijo-anime-reveals-additional-cast-staff-july-3-premiere/.117170|website=Anime News Network|access-date=11 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2018|format=y}} || ''[[Boruto: Naruto Next Generations]]'' || Urashiki Ōtsutsuki || ||
|-
| {{dts|2018|10|02|format=y}} || ''[[That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime]]'' || Laplace || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-26/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-anime-adds-4-cast-members/.138660|title=That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Anime Adds 4 Cast Members|author=Rafael Antonio Pineda|date=October 26, 2018|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 17, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2018|10|04|format=y}} || ''[[Gakuen Basara]]'' || [[Date Masamune (Sengoku Basara)|Date Masamune]] || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-09/gakuen-basara-tv-anime-reveals-6-more-cast-members-character-designs/.134032|title=Gakuen Basara TV Anime Reveals 6 More Cast Members, Character Designs|author=Crystalyn Hodgkins|date=July 9, 2018|work=Anime News Network|access-date=October 16, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2019|04|08|format=y}} || ''[[RobiHachi]]'' || Robby Yarge || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-03-07/original-tv-anime-series-robihachi-reveals-1st-promo-video-theme-songs-april-8-premiere/.144285|title= Original TV Anime Series RobiHachi Reveals 1st Promo Video, Theme Songs, April 8 Premiere (Update)|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2019|07|05|format=y}} || ''[[Fire Force]]'' || Akitaru Ōbi || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Fire Force TV Anime Casts Kazuya Nakai as Akitaru Ōbi|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-05/fire-force-tv-anime-casts-kazuya-nakai-as-akitaru-obi/.143020|website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=February 5, 2019 |date=February 5, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2019|10|format=y}} || ''[[Ahiru no Sora]]'' || Shinichi Chiba || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Kazuya Nakai, Sōma Saitō Join Cast of Ahiru no Sora Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-14/kazuya-nakai-soma-saito-join-cast-of-ahiru-no-sora-anime/.147861|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 14, 2019|date=June 14, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2019|10|format=y}} || ''[[Stars Align]]'' || Kenji Kyōbate || ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-07/stars-align-anime-reveals-12-more-cast-members/.148720 |title=Stars Align Anime Reveals 12 More Cast Members |date=July 7, 2019 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=July 7, 2019 }}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2019|10|format=y}} || ''[[Ace of Diamond|Ace of Diamond: Act II]]'' || Seiya Akashi || ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://diaace.com/news/arrivals/5401/ |title=西邦高校・明石聖也役が中井和哉さんに決定！ |date=November 20, 2019 |website=diaace.com |access-date=January 16, 2020 }}</ref>
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| {{dts|2021|07|format=y}} || ''[[Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan]]'' || Furitsuke Capellini || ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Life Lessons of Uramichi-Oniisan TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Opening Theme Artists |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-19/life-lessons-of-uramichi-oniisan-tv-anime-reveals-more-cast-opening-theme-artists/.170827 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=March 19, 2021 |date=March 19, 2021}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2021|07|format=y}} || ''[[Battle Game in 5 Seconds]]'' || Madoka Kirisaki || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle Game in 5 Seconds Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, July 12 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-05/battle-game-in-5-seconds-anime-teaser-unveils-cast-staff-july-12-debut/.172458|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 5, 2021|date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2021|10|format=y}} || ''[[Digimon Ghost Game]]'' || Angoramon || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Digimon Ghost Game TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, October 3 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-10/digimon-ghost-game-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-october-3-debut/.177206|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 10, 2021|date=September 10, 2021}}</ref>
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| {{dts|2021|10|format=y}} || ''[[Tesla Note]]'' || Kyōhei Himi || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Tesla Note Anime Reveals More Cast, Visual, October Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-03/tesla-note-anime-reveals-more-cast-visual-october-debut/.175857|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 3, 2021|date=August 3, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2022|04|format=y}} || ''[[Love All Play (novel series)|Love All Play]]'' || Hitoshi Ebihara || ||<ref>{{cite web|title='Love All Play' Badminton TV Anime Reveals Cast, Visual, April 2 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-08/love-all-play-badminton-tv-anime-reveals-cast-visual-april-2-premiere/.182402|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 8, 2022|date=February 8, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2022|format=y}} || ''[[The Tatami Galaxy|Tatami Time Machine Blues]]'' || Seitarō Higuchi || Replaced [[Keiji Fujiwara]] ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Tatami Time Machine Blues Anime Reveals Returning Cast, 2022 Disney+ Streaming in Japan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-14/tatami-time-machine-blues-anime-reveals-returning-cast-2022-disney-streaming-in-japan/.178443|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 14, 2021|date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2022|format=y}} || ''[[Skeleton Knight in Another World]]'' || Fumba Soodu Rozombanya || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Skeleton Knight in Another World (TV)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24313|website=Anime News Network}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2022|format=y}} || ''[[Parallel World Pharmacy]]'' || Camus de Sade || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Parallel World Pharmacy (TV)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24536|website=Anime News Network}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2023|format=y}} || ''[[Gamera Rebirth]]'' || Raymond Osborn || ||<ref>GAMERA -Rebirth- Production committee, January 29th, 2024, ''GAMERA -Rebirth- Official Artbook'', p.90, KADOKAWA, ISBN：9784041138410</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2023|format=y}} || ''[[Heavenly Delusion]]'' || Robin Inazaki || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Heavenly Delusion Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals April 1 Premiere, More Cast, Theme Song Artists|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-27/heavenly-delusion-anime-main-promo-video-reveals-april-1-premiere-more-cast-theme-song-artists/.195365|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 27, 2023|date=February 27, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2023|format=y}} || ''Tōsōchū: The Great Mission'' || Sigma Red Wing || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Kazuya Nakai Joins Cast of Tōsōchū: The Great Mission Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-27/kazuya-nakai-joins-cast-of-tosochu-the-great-mission-anime/.198506|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 27, 2023|date=May 27, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2023|format=y}} || ''[[Pokémon Horizons: The Series]]'' || Brassius || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Pokémon Horizons Anime Casts Eri Kitamura, Kazuya Nakai|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-02/pokemon-horizons-anime-casts-eri-kitamura-kazuya-nakai/.198736|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 2, 2023|date=June 2, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2023|format=y}} || ''[[Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon]]'' || Kerioil || ||<ref>{{cite web|title='Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon' Anime's Full Promo Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Opening Song, July 5 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-24/reborn-as-a-vending-machine-i-now-wander-the-dungeon-anime-full-promo-video-reveals-more-cast-and-/.198391|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 24, 2023|date=May 24, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2024|format=y}} || ''[[Dandadan]]'' || Alien Serpo || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Dandadan TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, October 2024 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-15/dandadan-tv-anime-reveals-main-cast-october-2024-debut/.205565|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 15, 2023|date=December 15, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2024|format=y}} || ''[[Yakuza Fiancé|Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii]]'' || Gaku Miyama || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Yōji Ueda, Kazuya Nakai Join Cast of Yakuza Fiancé TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-26/yoji-ueda-kazuya-nakai-join-cast-of-yakuza-fiance-tv-anime/.214767|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 26, 2024|date=August 26, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2024|format=y}} || ''[[Puniru Is a Cute Slime]]'' || Hiroshi Mado || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Anime Casts Kazuya Nakai|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-10/puniru-is-a-kawaii-slime-anime-casts-kazuya-nakai/.216576|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 10, 2024|date=October 10, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2024|format=y}} || ''[[Rurouni Kenshin (2023 TV series)|Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance]]'' || Shakku Arai || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance Anime Casts Kazuya Nakai|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-02/rurouni-kenshin-kyoto-disturbance-anime-casts-kazuya-nakai/.218485|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 2, 2024|date=December 2, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}


===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in feature films
! Year
! Series
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
| {{dts|1995|12|23|format=y}} || ''[[Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie]]'' || Oranja || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2000|03|04|format=y}}-22 || ''[[List of One Piece films|One Piece]]'' films || [[Roronoa Zoro]] || ||
|-
| {{dts|2005|08|20|format=y}} || ''[[xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' || [[Shizuka Dômeki]] || ||
|-
| {{dts|2010|12|04|format=y}} || ''[[Bleach: Hell Verse]]'' || Kokuto || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/bleach/staffcast.html|title=Bleach Movie - Staff and Cast|language=ja|access-date=October 11, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2006|format=y}} || ''Keep it up!! Gametarō'' || Kokuto || A spinoff story of ''[[Gamera the Brave]]'', and Gametarō is one of siblings of Toto ([[Gamera]]). || <ref>{{cite web |title= がんばれ!! ガメ太郎『小さき勇者たち～ガメラ～』公式ブログ |url=https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/totogametarou/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304154027/https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/totogametarou/ |website= Gamera the Brave Official Blog |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2024-12-23}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2006|12|09|format=y}} || ''[[Digimon Savers]] Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!'' || Gaomon ||
|-
| {{dts|2010|04|24|format=y}} || ''[[Gintama: The Movie]]'' || Hijikata Toshirou || ||
|-
| {{dts|2010|05|29|format=y}} || ''[[Broken Blade]]'' || General Borcuse || ||
|-
| {{dts|2010|12|04|format=y}} || ''[[Bleach: Hell Verse]]'' || Kokutō || ||
|-
| {{dts|2011|06|04|format=y}} ||''[[Sengoku Basara: The Last Party]]'' || [[Date Masamune]] || ||
|-
| {{dts|2012|05|19|format=y}} || ''[[Rainbow Fireflies]]'' || Kenzo (adult) || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/movie/2012_nijiiro_hotaru/staff/index.html|script-title=ja:虹色ほたる～永遠の夏休み～公式サイト東映アニメーション｜スタッフキャスト|language=ja|work=虹色ほたる―永遠の夏休み|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2013|07|06|format=y}} || ''[[Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya]]'' || Toshiro Hijikata || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-30/final-gintama-film-full-trailer-streamed|title='Final' Gintama Film's Full Trailer Streamed|date=May 30, 2013|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2013|11|23|format=y}} || ''[[Persona 3 The Movie: No. 1, Spring of Birth]]'' || Shinjiro Aragaki || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-17/persona-3-the-movie-no.1-new-promo-streamed|title=Persona 3 The Movie #1's New Promo Streamed|date=November 17, 2013|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2014|06|07|format=y}} || ''[[Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream]]'' || Shinjiro Aragaki || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-14/2nd-persona-3-film-1st-trailer-cast-and-staff-unveiled|title=2nd Persona 3 Film's 1st Trailer, Cast, & Staff Unveiled|date=February 14, 2014|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2015|04|18|format=y}} || ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F']]'' || Tagoma || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-24/kazuya-nakai-shiro-saito-shokotan-join-2015-dragon-ball-z-film-cast/.85321|title=Kazuya Nakai, Shiro Saito, Shokotan Join 2015 Dragon Ball Z Film's Cast|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 24, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2015|06|20|format=y}} || ''[[Ghost in the Shell: The Movie]]'' || Borma || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Movie "Ghost in the Shell Evangelion" STAFF & CAST|url=http://www.kokaku-a.jp/movie/staffcast.html|website=Kokaku-A Blog|access-date=May 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-08/2015-ghost-in-the-shell-film-1st-teaser-previews-animation/.83036|title=2015 Ghost in the Shell Film's 1st Teaser Previews Animation|date=January 8, 2015|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2017|format=y}} || ''[[The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl]]'' || Seitarō Higuchi || || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-25/masaaki-yuasa-yoru-wa-mijikashi-arukeyo-otome-film-adds-12-more-cast-members/.111484|title= Masaaki Yuasa's Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome Film Adds 12 More Cast Members|access-date= February 14, 2017|work= Anime News Network}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2017|format=y}} || ''[[Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern (film)|Haikara-san ga Tōru]]'' || Shingo Onijima || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-24/haikara-san-ga-toru-anime-films-reveal-4-more-cast-members/.117947|title=Haikara-san ga Tōru Anime Films Reveal 4 More Cast Members|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=June 24, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2017|10|21|format=y}} || ''DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon'' || [[Aquaman]] || || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://dc-taka.com/character/アクアマン/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925121756/http://dc-taka.com/character/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2020|script-title=ja:サイト名|website=dc-taka.com|language=ja|access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2017|11|17|format=y}} || ''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters]]'' || Halu-Elu Dolu-do || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-14/godzilla-anime-films-cast-daisuke-ono-kenta-miyake-kenyuu-horiuchi-kazuya-nakai-kazuhiro-yamaji/.120098|title=Godzilla Anime Films Cast Daisuke Ono, Kenta Miyake, Kenyuu Horiuchi, Kazuya Nakai, Kazuhiro Yamaji|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2018|03|03|format=y}} || ''[[Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple]]'' || Tatsuhiko Shibusawa || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-02/bungo-stray-dogs-dead-apple-film-trailer-reveals-march-3-premiere/.123520|title=Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple Film's Trailer Reveals March 3 Premiere|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2018|05|18|format=y}} || ''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' || Halu-Elu Dolu-do || ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative]]'' || Iago Haakana || || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://mantan-web.jp/article/20181016dog00m200029000c.html|title= 機動戦士ガンダムNT：梅原裕一郎がシャアの再来の一人に古川慎、中井和哉も出演|access-date= October 16, 2018|work= Mantan-web|date= October 16, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2018|11|09|format=y}} || ''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater]]'' || Halu-Elu Dolu-do || ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Gintama: The Very Final]]'' || Toshiro Hijikata || || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/91638/|title= 銀魂 THE FINAL|access-date= 18 July 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''[[My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission]]'' || Flect Turn || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-14/my-hero-academia-world-heroes-mission-film-casts-kazuya-nakai-as-new-villain/.173956|title=My Hero Academia World Heroes' Mission Film Casts Kazuya Nakai as New Villain|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''The Journey'' || Musab || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-01/saudi-arabia-manga-productions-toei-preview-the-journey-film-japanese-cast-in-trailer/.170120|title=Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei Preview The Journey Film's Japanese Cast in Trailer|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 1, 2021|access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe]]'' || Kōzō Ryūga || ||<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.crank-in.net/news/133333/1|title= 関俊彦がかつての目玉おやじ、木内秀信が水木役！映画『鬼太郎誕生ゲゲゲの謎』声優陣14名＆予告編解禁|access-date= September 15, 2023|work= Crank-in!|date= September 6, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in video games
! Year
! Series
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
| {{dts|1996|03|22|format=y}} || ''Meltylancer: Ginga Shoujo Keisatu 2086'' || Brass, Grianos || Sega Saturn || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|02|28|format=y}} || ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' series || [[Xiahou Dun]], [[Dian Wei]] || ||
|-
| {{dts|1997|04|25|format=y}} || ''Sparkling Feather'' || Garnet || PC FX || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|08|01|format=y}} || ''[[Langrisser IV]]'' || Cleones, Bruno, Rivers || Sega Saturn || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|1997|12|11|format=y}} || ''[[Saturn Bomberman Fight!!]]'' || Denta || Sega Saturn || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2001|07|19|format=y}} || ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' || [[Characters of Final Fantasy X and X-2#Wakka|Wakka]] || PS2 || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| {{dts|2002|03|28|format=y}} || ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' || Wakka || PS2 || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| {{dts|2003|03|13|format=y}} || ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]'' || [[Characters of Final Fantasy X and X-2#Wakka|Wakka]] || PS2 || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| {{dts|2004|10|07|format=y}} || ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow'' || Barry Ho || PS2 || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| {{dts|2005|07|21|format=y}} || ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' series || [[Date Masamune]] || || <ref name="doi2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-03/sengoku-basara-film-dated-june-4-with-psp-game-in-summer|title=Sengoku Basara Film Dated June 4 with PSP Game in Summer (Updated)|date=January 3, 2011|work=Anime News Network|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2006|07|13|format=y}} || ''[[Persona 3]]'' || [[list of Persona 3 characters#Shinjiro Aragaki|Shinjiro Aragaki]] || PS2 ||
|-
| {{dts|2006|08|03|format=y}}–2008 || ''[[Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss]]'' || Katsumi Shiba || PS2, Also ''Second season'' for NDS || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2006|10|05|format=y}} || ''[[Gundam Battle (series)|Gundam Battle Royale]]'' || Eigar || PSP || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2006|10|26|format=y}} || ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood]]'' || [[Jonathan Joestar]] (child) || PS2 || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| {{dts|2007|05|17|format=y}} || ''[[Shining Wind]]'' || Hyoun || PS2 || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2007|12|06|format=y}}–2022 || ''[[No More Heroes (series)|No More Heroes]]'' series || [[Travis Touchdown]] || || <ref>{{Cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=June 21, 2022|title=No More Heroes III for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, and Xbox One launches October 6 in Japan|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/06/no-more-heroes-iii-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-and-xbox-one-launches-october-6-in-japan|website=Gematsu|access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|''[[Yakuza 3]]''
|Hasebe
|PS3, PS4
|
|-
| {{dts|2009|06|28|format=y}} || ''[[Crimson Gem Saga|Garnet Chronicle]]'' || Henson || PSP || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2010|02|11|format=y}} || ''[[Zangeki no Reginleiv]]'' || Sigmund || Wii || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rznj/chara/people.html|title=斬撃のREGINLEIV|language=ja|website=nintendo.co.jp|date=2010|access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|''[[Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]]''
|Mondo Owada
|PSP, iOS, Android, PSVita, PC, PS4
|
|-
| {{dts|2010|02|04|format=y}} || ''[[God Eater]]'' series || Soma Schicksal || || <ref name="god eater"/>
|-
| {{dts|2010|03|04|format=y}} || ''[[.hack//Link]]'' || Orgel || PSP ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hack.channel.or.jp/link/|title=.hack // Link|access-date=April 25, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725121822/http://www.hack.channel.or.jp/link/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2011|03|03|format=y}} || ''[[Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy]]'' || Gilgamesh || PSP || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| {{dts|2011|format=y}} || ''[[The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure]]'' || Alex Dudley || PSP ||
|-
| {{dts|2012|09|31|format=y}} || ''Fate Holy Grail Hot Springs War'' || Lancer || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| {{dts|2012|10|11|format=y}} || ''[[Project X Zone]]'' || Soma Schicksal || 3DS || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://s.famitsu.com/news/201204/27013678.html|title=『PROJECT X ZONE（プロジェクトクロスゾーン）』登場キャラクター続々！|language=ja|website=s.famitsu.com|date=April 27, 2012|access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2013|02|28|format=y}} || ''[[Shining Ark]]'' || Adam || PSP ||
|-
| {{dts|2014|03|20|format=y}} || ''[[Hero Bank]]'' || Fukuta Kanemaru || || <ref name="hero bank"/>
|-
| {{dts|2014|12|11|format=y}} || ''Shining Dragon Refrain'' || Joachim || Nintendo Switch, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC ||
|-
| {{dts|2015|03|12|format=y}} || ''[[Yakuza 0]]'' || Yamagata || PS4, PS3, PC || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| {{dts|2015|12|31|format=y}} || ''[[Granblue Fantasy]]'' || Eustace || iOS, Android, Browser ||
|-
| {{dts|2015|12|31|format=y}} || ''[[Fate/Grand Order]]'' || Cú Chulainn (Prototype) || iOS, Android ||
|-
| {{dts|2016|10|25|format=y}} || ''[[World of Final Fantasy]]'' || Gilgamesh || PS4, Vita, PC || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
|2016
|''Onmyōji''
|[[Heibai Wuchang|Kuromujō]]
|iOS, Android
|
|-
| {{dts|2017|02|01|format=y}} || ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia]]'' || Raijin, Wakka, Gilgamesh || iOS, Android ||
|-
|2017
|''Akane-sasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau''
|[[Oda Nobunaga]]
|iOS, Android
|
|-
| {{dts|2017|02|02|format=y}} || ''[[Fire Emblem Heroes]]'' || Astram, Helbindi || iOS, Android ||
|-
| {{dts|2017|10|19|format=y}} || ''Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary'' || Gilgamesh || PS Vita, PS4 || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| {{dts|2018|10|12|format=y}} || ''[[The King of Fighters All Star]]'' || Toshiro Hijikata || Android, iOS || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://kofallstar.netmarble.jp/event/gintama/|title=<nowiki>銀魂×KOF ALLSTAR コラボ特設サイト | THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR</nowiki>|website=kofallstar.netmarble.jp|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623161230/https://kofallstar.netmarble.jp/event/gintama/|archive-date=June 23, 2020|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2018|11|15|format=y}} || ''Graffiti Smash'' || Gatorium || iOS, Android ||
|-
| {{dts|2019|03|27|format=y}} || ''[[Another Eden]]'' || Jade || iOS, Android ||
|-
| {{dts|2020|02|format=y}} || ''The King of Fighters for Girls'' || Chang Koehan || Android, iOS || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://kofg.net/20200207-game-schedule0207/|title=【お知らせ】KOFGイベント・キャンペーンスケジュール公開（2020年2月中旬）|website=kofg.net|language=ja|date=February 7, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=February 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207102412/https://kofg.net/20200207-game-schedule0207/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2020|07|format=y}} || ''[[Ghost of Tsushima]]'' || Jin Sakai || PS4, PC || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ghost-of-tsushima-has-a-beloved-one-piece-actor-in/1100-6477300/|title=Ghost Of Tsushima Has A Beloved One Piece Actor In Its Japanese Voice Cast|website=gamespot.com|language=en|date=May 14, 2020|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2020|12|format=y}} || ''[[Arknights]]'' || Mountain || Android, iOS ||
|-
| {{dts|2021|09|format=y}} || ''[[Tales of Arise]]'' || Mahavar || PS5, Xbox X/S, PC ||
|-
| {{dts|2022|03|18|format=y}} || ''[[Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin]]'' || Gilgamesh || PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S, PC || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| {{dts|2023|02|24|format=y}} || ''[[Octopath Traveler II]]'' || Partitio Yellowil || PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, PC || <ref>{{Cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=November 2, 2022|title=Octopath Traveler II details Partitio the Merchant, Osvald the Scholar, and water travel|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/11/octopath-traveler-ii-details-partitio-the-merchant-osvald-the-scholar-and-water-travel|website=Gematsu|access-date=November 3, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2024|02|02|format=y}} || ''[[Persona 3 Reload]]'' || Shinjiro Aragaki || PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://p-ch.jp/news/11088/ |title=『ペルソナ３リロード』のパッケージ＆主人公新戦闘服アート＆新たに登場するキャラクターなど新情報を続々公開！ |language=ja |website=p-ch.jp |date=August 23, 2023 |access-date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2024|02|29|format=y}} || ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' || Gilgamesh || PS5, PC || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| {{dts|2025|06|05|format=y}} || ''[[Yakuza 0|Yakuza 0: Director's Cut]]'' || Yamagata || Nintendo Switch 2 || <ref name="btva"/>
|}





===Drama CDs===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in audio dramas
! Series
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
| ''Double Call'' || || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| ''D-Xhird'' || Schneider || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| ''[[Tokimeki Memorial|Gekkan Tokimeki Memorial 13]]'' || || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| ''[[Fate/Prototype]]: Christmas Murder Case'' || Lancer || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| ''[[Megami Ibunroku Persona]]'' || Kido Reiji || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| ''[[Persona 3|Persona 3 character drama CD vol 3]]'' || || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| ''[[Ragnarok the Animation]]'' || Iruga || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| ''[[Tokimeki Memorial|Tokimeki Memorial Love Song wo Kimi ni]]'' || Atsushi Kudou || || <ref name="doi2"/>
|-
| ''Maru Maru'' || Manun || || <ref>{{cite web| url= https://mobile.twitter.com/wagamaru_wb|title= Maru Maru|work= wagamaru_mb|access-date= December 17, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}


===Television drama===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Year
! Series
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Unbound (TV series)|Unbound]]'' || Iwatoya Genpachi || [[Taiga drama|''Taiga'' drama]] ||<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/comic/news/611926|title= 大河ドラマ「べらぼう」今夜の放送に中井和哉、関智一、高木渉、松田洋治が出演|access-date= 17 February 2025|date= 16 February 2025|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Tokusatsu===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of voice performances in tokusatsu
! Year
! Series
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
| {{dts|1996|format=y}} || ''Ultraman World UltraSuper Ranking'' || Ultraseven || ||
|-
| {{dts|2004|format=y}} || ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]'' || Igaroid, Gedoian Uniga || Eps. 7 - 8, 12, 25, 30, 34 (Igaroid), 49 - 50 (Gedonian Uniga) ||
|-
| {{dts|2004|format=y}} || ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action]]'' || Igaroid || Movie ||
|-
| {{dts|2005|format=y}} || ''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki]]'' || Narration || ||
|-
| {{dts|2005|format=y}} || ''[[Ultraman Max]]'' || Ultraman Max || || <ref>{{cite web |script-title=ja:中井和哉さんお誕生日記念！一番好きなキャラは？「ワンピース」ゾロを抑えたトップは...剣の使い手が集結 |url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2018/11/25/41658.html |publisher=AnimeAnime.jp |access-date=2019-05-01 |language=ja |date=2018-11-25}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2008|format=y}} || ''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger]]'' || Land Pollution Vice-Minister Hiramechimedes/Detaramedes/Urameshimedes || Eps. 15 - 23 (Hiramechimedes), 23 (Detaramedes), 24 (Urameshimedes) ||
|-
| {{dts|2008|format=y}} || ''Engine Sentai Go-onger It's a Seminar! Everyone GO-ON!!'' || Kokorootomedes || Original DVD ||
|-
| {{dts|2010|format=y}} || ''[[Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy]]'' || Piggies Imagin (Eldest Son) (Voiced by [[Kousuke Toriumi]] (Second Son), [[Tetsuya Kakihara]] (Third Son)) || Movie ||
|-
| {{dts|2015|format=y}} || ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 10 Years After'' || Igaroid || Movie ||
|-
| {{dts|2017|format=y}} || ''[[Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger]]'' || Garu/Ookami Blue || Eps. 1 - 6, 8 - 9, 12 - 14 16 - 18, 22 -,(Ookami Blue) || <ref>{{cite web|title=PRE03 キャラクター紹介第三弾！|url=http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/kyuranger/story/1209020_2686.html|publisher=[[Toei Company]]|access-date=2017-01-25|language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2017|03|25|format=y}} || ''[[Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Ultra Super Hero Taisen]]'' || Garu/Ookami Blue || Movie ||
|-
| {{dts|2017|08|05|format=y}} || ''Uchu Sentai Kyuranger the Movie: Gase Indaver Strikes Back'' || Garu/Ookami Blue || Movie ||
|-
| {{dts|2019|03|05|format=y}} || ''[[Lupinranger VS Patranger VS Kyuranger]]'' || Garu/Ookami Blue || V-Cinema ||
|}

===Dubbing===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of dub performances in overseas productions
! Series
! Role
! Voice dub for / Notes
! class="unsortable"| Source<ref name="resume"/>
|-
| ''[[2 Days in the Valley]]'' || Lee Woods || [[James Spader]] || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://jp.mercari.com/item/m150540998|title= 2days トゥー・デイズ|access-date= December 31, 2021|work= Mercari|archive-date= April 15, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220415082716/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m150540998|url-status= dead}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[2012 (film)|2012]]'' || Adrian Helmsley || [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=19475|title= 2012|access-date= March 17, 2019|work= Star Channel}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Amateur (2025 film)|The Amateur]]'' || Charles Heller || [[Rami Malek]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://theriver.jp/amateur-cv/|title= ラミ・マレック『アマチュア』中井和哉、坂本真綾、玄田哲章、恒松あゆみら声優決定 ─ 吹替版予告が公開|date= February 28, 2025|access-date= March 26, 2025|work= The River}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Annie (2014 film)|Annie]]'' || [[Daddy Warbucks|William "Will" Stacks]] || [[Jamie Foxx]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=23874|title= ＡＮＮＩＥ／アニー|access-date= May 6, 2019|work= Star Channel}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'' || [[List of Marvel Comics characters: W#W'Kabi|W'Kabi]] || [[Daniel Kaluuya]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/265485|title= マーベル「ブラックパンサー」吹替に田村真、津田健次郎、中井和哉、森川智之ら参加|access-date= January 19, 2018|work= natalie}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Cuphead Show]]'' || King Dice || [[Wayne Brady]] / Animation || <ref>{{cite tweet| number=1494584371369877506|user=NetflixJP_Anime |date=February 18, 2022|title= 世界中で人気のアクションゲーム「#Cuphead」題材🎮『ザ・カップヘッド・ショウ!』全世界独占配信スタート！}}</ref>
|-
| ''Emma's Chance'' || Kevin Chambers || [[Joey Lawrence]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.sonypictures.jp/he/2129316|title= 新しいワタシの見つけ方|access-date= May 24, 2019|work= Sony Pictures Japan}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Encanto]]'' || [[Bruno Madrigal]] || [[John Leguizamo]] / Animation || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=17170|title= ミラベルと魔法だらけの家－日本語吹き替え版|access-date= November 27, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore]]'' || Aberforth Dumbledore || [[Richard Coyle]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=17930|title= ファンタスティック・ビーストとダンブルドアの秘密－日本語吹き替え版|access-date= April 8, 2022|work= Fukikaeru}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Flight Attendant]]'' || Alex Sokolov || [[Michiel Huisman]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1621563008|title= HBO Maxオリジナル最新作『フライト・アテンダント』吹替版予告が初公開！声優・伊藤静さん、中井和哉さん、諏訪部順一さん、新祐樹さんら豪華声優陣よりコメント到着！|access-date= August 15, 2021|work= animate Times}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Gods of Egypt (film)|Gods of Egypt]]'' || [[Thoth]] || [[Chadwick Boseman]] || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eiga.com/news/20160623/5/|title=ルフィ×ゾロ×峰不二子「キング・オブ・エジプト」に超豪華声優陣が集結! |publisher=映画.com |access-date=2016-06-23}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]'' || [[High Evolutionary]] || [[Chukwudi Iwuji]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/520830|title= 中井和哉、武内駿輔が「ガーディアンズ・オブ・ギャラクシー」ヴィランの吹替版声優に|date= April 14, 2023|access-date= April 24, 2023|work= Natalie}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Judas and the Black Messiah]]'' || [[Fred Hampton]] || [[Daniel Kaluuya]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= http://db2.nbcuni.co.jp/contents/hp0002/list.php?CNo=2&AgentProCon=48578|title= ユダ&ブラック・メシア裏切りの代償|accessdate= June 18, 2021|work= NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'' || [[Rip Hunter]] || [[Arthur Darvill]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://warnerbros.co.jp/kaidora/detail.php?title_id=51672&c=3|title=【ワーナー公式】海外ドラマ｜レジェンド・オブ・トゥモロー <ファースト・シーズン>|work=warnerbros.co.jp|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[My Little Eye]]'' || Travis Patterson || [[Bradley Cooper]] || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fukikaemaniax.web.fc2.com/vhs-dvd/03-h.html#7x|title = アトリエうたまる日本語吹替版データベース}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[No Time to Die]]'' || Lyutsifer Safin || [[Rami Malek]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=16771|title= 007／ノー・タイム・トゥ・ダイ－日本語吹き替え版|access-date= October 2, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[One Piece (2023 TV series)|One Piece]]'' || [[Roronoa Zoro]] || [[Mackenyu]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/531258|title=実写「ONE PIECE」吹替版に田中真弓、中井和哉らオリジナルキャスト集結|access-date=July 3, 2023|work= Natalie}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'' || [[David L. Hill]] || [[Rami Malek]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaekingdom.com/post-26164/|title= オッペンハイマー　－日本語吹き替え版|access-date= September 3, 2024|work= Fukikae Kingdom}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Penguin (TV series)|The Penguin]]'' || [[Milos Grapa]] || [[James Madio]] || <ref>{{Cite news|publisher=|work=unext|url=https://www.unext.co.jp/ja/press-room/announce-penguin-2024-09-20|title=コリン・ファレル主演『THE PENGUIN－ザ・ペンギン－』U-NEXTにて字吹き同時で独占配信開始！金田明夫、白石涼子、新祐樹など豪華日本語キャスト発表＆吹替版予告も解禁|accessdate=2024-09-24}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil: Afterlife]]'' || Angel Ortiz || [[Sergio Peris-Mencheta]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nichiyo_youga/status/238542897845239808|title=日曜洋画劇場 on Twitter|work=twitter.com|access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'' || Turkish || [[Jason Statham]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.co.jp/スナッチ-デラックス・エディション-ダブル吹替2枚組-初回生産限定-Blu-ray/dp/B072K4RC3C|title= スナッチデラックス・エディションダブル吹替2枚組(初回生産限定) [Blu-ray]|access-date= March 28, 2020|work= Amazon|date= September 6, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Snow White (2025 film)|Snow White]]'' || Quigg || George Appleby || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.disney.co.jp/movie/snowwhite-movie/news/20250221_01|title= “7人のこびと”役ほか豪華声優一挙解禁！大塚明夫さん(先生役)、小島よしおさん(ごきげん役)、平川大輔さん(てれすけ役)、日野聡さん(くしゃみ役)、浪川大輔さん(ねぼすけ役)、井上和彦さん(良き王役)、中井和哉さん(クイッグ役)|access-date= March 19, 2025|work= Disney}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Thieves]]'' || Johnny || [[Derek Tsang]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=8213|title= １０人の泥棒たち|access-date= July 1, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist]]'' || Simon || [[John Clarence Stewart]] || <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.superdramatv.com/new/2021/01/-252200.html|title= 笑って泣ける新しいミュージカルコメディ「ゾーイの超イケてるプレイリスト」放送日時決定！日本語吹替版に花澤香菜＆福山潤！|access-date= January 23, 2021|work= SuperDramaTV|date= January 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}


==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="doi2">{{cite web
| url=http://www.usagi.org/doi-bin/seiyuu-lookup.pl?DB=ALL&value=Nakai+Kazuya
| title=Search results for "Nakai Kazuya" in ALL database
| work=Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
| last=Doi | first=Hitoshi | author-link=Hitoshi Doi}}
</ref>
<ref name="resume">{{cite web|url=http://www.aoni.co.jp/actor/na/nakai-kazuya.html|script-title=ja:青二プロダクション中井和哉|language=ja|work=aoni.co.jp|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="btva">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kazuya-Nakai/|title=Kazuya Nakai (visual voices guide)|website=behindthevoiceactors.com|access-date=June 2, 2021|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref>
}}

==Notes==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.aoni.co.jp/search/nakai-kazuya.html Official agency profile] {{in lang|ja}}
*{{anime News Network|people|id=551}}
* {{MusicBrainz artist|id=2610a04d-c775-4b52-9008-b8b409f55d89}}
*{{IMDb name|0620017}}
*{{jmdb name|0783790|Kazuya Nakai}}
*[http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/235048/ Kazuya Nakai] at [[Oricon]] {{in lang|ja}}

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Ultraman

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{{Short description|Japanese media franchise}}
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{{Infobox media franchise
| image = Ultraman English logo.png
| caption = Official logo
| title = ''Ultra Series''
| creator = {{Plainlist|
* [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=114}}
* Tetsuo Kinjo{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=114}}
* [[Tohl Narita]]{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=117}}
* [[Kazuho Mitsuta]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Kawaguchi|first=Judit|date=May 13, 2008|title=Ultraman creator Kazuho Mitsuta|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2008/05/13/people/ultraman-creator-kazuho-mitsuta/|access-date=October 15, 2021|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
}}
| origin = ''[[Ultra Q]]'' (1966)<ref name="THR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/japanese-superhero-ultraman-reboot-works-1168258/|title=Japanese Superhero 'Ultraman' Reboot in the Works (Exclusive)|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=May 6, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=May 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506190733/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/japanese-superhero-ultraman-reboot-works-1168258/}}</ref>
| owner = [[Tsuburaya Productions]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/tsuburaya-productions-is-teaming-with-marvel-to-produce-1840014835|title=Tsuburaya Productions Is Teaming With Marvel to Produce New Ultraman Comics|first=Julie|last=Muncy|work=[[Gizmodo]]|date=November 23, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref>
| years = 1966–present
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The {{nihongo|'''''Ultra Series'''''|ウルトラシリーズ|Urutora Shirīzu|lead=yes}}, also known as '''''Ultraman''''', is a Japanese [[science fiction]] [[media franchise]] owned and produced by [[Tsuburaya Productions]], which began with the television series ''[[Ultra Q]]'' in 1966. The franchise has expanded into many television shows, films, comic books, and other media publications, becoming one of the most prominent productions in the Japanese ''[[tokusatsu]]'' and ''[[kaiju]]'' genres and pioneering the [[Kyodai Hero|''Kyodai'' Hero]] subgenre. The ''Ultraman'' series is centered on a fictional alien race of [[superhero]]es who often combat ''kaiju'' or other aliens.

In Japan, the Ultraman brand generated $7.4 billion US dollars in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987.<ref name="4kids"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/docs/Retail_Letter.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030408132444/http://www.4kidsentertainment.com:80/docs/Retail_Letter.pdf|title=Brand News|website=4kidsentertainment.com|page=4|archive-date=April 8, 2003|date=2003|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref> This makes it one of the [[List of highest-grossing media franchises|highest-grossing media franchises]] of all time. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia.<ref name="Warner"/> References to Ultraman are abundant in [[Japanese popular culture]], much like references to [[Superman]] in Western culture.<ref name="4kids"/>

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The franchise is centered on the {{Nihongo|"Ultras"|ウルトラ一族|Urutora Ichizoku|lead=yes}}, a collective term for the fictional [[Extraterrestrials in fiction|extraterrestrial]] races spread across its [[Multiverse|mulitiverse]],<ref name="who">{{cite web|title=Who is Ultraman?|url=https://www.ultramanconnection.com/pages/who-is-ultraman/|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=Ultraman Connection}}</ref> with multiple origins given for them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ultraman Dyna profile|url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/heroes/ultraman-dyna|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=[[Tsuburaya Productions]] Global Website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ultraman Gaia profile|url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/heroes/ultraman-gaia|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=[[Tsuburaya Productions]] Global Website}}</ref> The warriors of these continuities gather<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Sakamoto, Koichi (director)|date=12 December 2009|title=[[Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy]]|type=motion picture|publisher=[[Tsuburaya Productions]]}}</ref> at a planet within the {{nihongo|M78 nebula|[[w:ja:M78星雲|M78星雲]]|Emu-Nanajūhachi seiun}},{{efn|During the pre-production of the original ''Ultraman'' series, the nebula was originally intended to be called the ''M87 nebula'', a direct reference to the [[Messier 87|origin galaxy]] of the titular spacecraft in the 1956 film ''[[Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ultraman’s hometown|url=https://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/dspace/column/cw40.html|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=[[Mitsubishi Electric]]}}</ref>}} (not to be confused with the real [[Messier 78]])—colloquially called the {{nihongo|Land of Light|光の国|Hikari no Kuni}}. Of the 18 billion populating it, 1 million are part of the {{nihongo|Inter Galactic Defence Force|宇宙警備隊|Uchū Keibitai}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Citizens of the Land of Light|journal=Ultra Galaxy Super Complete Works|pages=45|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=23 December 2009}}</ref> who maintain peace in the universe from alien invaders and monsters. The Ultras that are sent to other worlds are given Color Timers, or "warning lights", which blink with increasing frequency if an Ultra's energy dwindles.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ultraman Super Secret 100|pages=22|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1 June 1993}}</ref> They can thus remain active for only a limited span of minutes before its energy is depleted, although it can be replenished afterwards.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ultraman Dictionary|pages=93|date=1 June 1993}}</ref> The main protagonists of each instalment end up on [[Earth]] and merge with [[Human|humans]], their hosts using devices to summon their Ultra’s unique power.<ref name="who" />

==The Ultraman phenomenon==
The show ''[[Ultraman (1966 TV series)|Ultraman]]'' was followed by many other series. Successors during the [[Shōwa era]] are: ''[[Ultraseven]]'' (1967), ''[[Return of Ultraman]]'' (1971), ''[[Ultraman Ace]]'' (1972), ''[[Ultraman Taro]]'' (1973), ''[[Ultraman Leo]]'' (1974) and ''[[Ultraman 80]]'' (1980).<ref name="record">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/pressrelease/130912-guinness/ |title="最も派生テレビシリーズが作られたテレビ番組"として『ウルトラマン』が世界記録に認定 {{pipe}} 株式会社円谷プロダクション |publisher=Tsuburaya-prod.co.jp |date=10 July 2013 |access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref> A second generation began during the [[Heisei era]] in 1996 with ''[[Ultraman Tiga]]'', and the franchise continued, on and off, until its current (third) generation. This began with ''[[Ultraman Ginga]]'' in 2013.<ref name="who" />

English-language productions include the 1987 animated movie ''[[Ultraman: The Adventure Begins]]'' (known as ''Ultraman USA'' in Japan) which was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]]; 1990 TV series ''[[Ultraman: Towards the Future]]'' (''Ultraman Great'' in Japan) which was filmed in Australia; 1993 TV series ''Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero'' (''Ultraman Powered'' in Japan) which was filmed in the [[United States]]; and 2024 animated film ''[[Ultraman: Rising]]'' which was produced by [[Netflix Animation|Netflix]].

In 1993, Tsuburaya Productions and [[Toei Company]] co-produced ''[[Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider]],'' a crossover with the original Ultraman and Toei's ''[[Kamen Rider]]''. This direct-to-video feature is co-copyrighted by both Toei (and its subordinates, Toei Video and Ishinomori Productions) and Tsuburaya Productions.

{{As of|2025}}, Tsuburaya Productions accepts 51 Ultras as official.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/heroeslist|title=Ultra Heroes|publisher=Tsuburaya-prod.co.jp|access-date=18 April 2025}}</ref> In 2013, the Ultra Series was cited in the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] as the record-holder for the most spin-off shows.<ref name="record" /> The Ultraman brand generated $7.4 billion in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987,<ref name="4kids">{{cite web|url=http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/properties/ultraman.html|title=Properties-Ultraman |website=4kidsentertainment.com|access-date=1 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050228095359/http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/properties/ultraman.html|archive-date=28 February 2005}}</ref> equivalent to more than {{US$|{{Inflation|US|7.4|1987}} billion|long=no}} adjusted for inflation. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia.<ref name="Warner">{{cite book |last1=Warner |first1=Brad |title=Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality |date=2005 |publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]] |isbn=978-0-86171-989-1 |page=44 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CHhyAI6BN4AC&pg=PA44}}</ref>

The [[Ultraman (manga)|''Ultraman'' manga]], which began in 2011, has sold more than 2.8{{nbsp}}million copies as of 2018.<ref name="manga">{{cite news |title=A comic that sold 2.8 million copies comes back as an animation! Anime "ULTRAMAN" to be Released Worldwide on Netflix from Spring 2019! Announcement made at the Anime Expo 2018 as one of the featured animation |url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/523 |work=[[Tsuburaya Productions]] |date=6 July 2018}}</ref> At the Tokyo Comic Con on 7 December 2017, Tsuburaya Productions revealed that an [[anime]] adaptation of the [[manga]] was planned for release in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Foywonder|title=Teaser Trailer for Ultraman CGI Anime Movie Coming in 2019|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/261737/teaser-trailer-ultraman-cgi-anime-movie-coming-2019/|website=Dread Central|access-date=7 December 2017|date=7 December 2017}}</ref> It was released by [[Netflix]].<ref name="manga"/>

Ultraman content, products and services have been distributed in more than 100 countries worldwide,{{as of|2018|3|lc=y}}. Tsuburaya has officially made their Ultraman and non-Ultraman content widely available on their [[YouTube]] channel, even simulcasting several of their series with English subtitles,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya|title = ウルトラマン公式 ULTRAMAN OFFICIAL by TSUBURAYA PROD. - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> the channel has reached over 2 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRLUjS947Uo|title = 【チャンネル登録200万人達成御礼！】ウルトラヒーローからのスペシャルメッセージ「進もう、共に！」|website = [[YouTube]]| date=12 December 2021 }}</ref> In China, an ''Ultraman'' television series received {{nowrap|1.8 billion}} views on [[over-the-top media services]] between July 2017 and March 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=News: 'Ultraman' Soars to New Heights |url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/sites/licenseglobal.com/files/liclej0218_preview.pdf#page=4 |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=License Global |date=March 2018 |page=4 |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130215849/https://www.licenseglobal.com/sites/licenseglobal.com/files/liclej0218_preview.pdf#page=4 }}</ref>

The [[manga]] author [[Akira Toriyama]], creator of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' and ''[[Dr. Slump]]'', cited ''Ultraman'' as a formative influence on his work.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Akira Toriyama Interview |magazine=Monthly Starlog |date=1980 |issue=11 |url=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/monthly-starlog-1980-11-akira-toriyama-interview/ |access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref> [[Peyton Reed]], the director of the ''[[Ant-Man (film series)|Ant-Man]]'' films in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], said that [[Scott Lang (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Ant-Man]]'s costume design was influenced by Ultraman along with [[The Super Inframan|Inframan]], another [[tokusatsu]] superhero from China.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelley |first1=Shamus |title=The Surprising Tokusatsu Influences of Ant-Man |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/marvel/276699/the-surprising-tokusatsu-influences-of-ant-man |access-date=16 November 2019 |work=[[Den of Geek]] |date=2 October 2018}}</ref> Video game designer [[Hideki Kamiya]] (known for games such as ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'', ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'', ''[[Ōkami]]'', ''[[Bayonetta]]'' and ''[[The Wonderful 101]]'') said he loved ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' and ''Ultraman'' as a child.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leone |first1=Matt |title=Hideki Kamiya: Making Scalebound with a Western publisher |url=https://www.polygon.com/a/life-in-japan/Hideki-Kamiya-Scalebound |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122151305/http://www.polygon.com/a/life-in-japan/Hideki-Kamiya-Scalebound |archive-date=2015-01-22}}</ref>

It was announced in November 2019 that [[Marvel Comics]] has partnered with Tsuburaya Productions to publish Ultraman comic books in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 November 2020 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/all-new-ultraman-stories-to-arrive-in-2020 |title=All-New Ultraman Stories to Arrive in 2020 |publisher=Marvel.com |access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Valdez|first=Nick|date=23 November 2020 |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/11/23/tsuburaya-productions-ultraman-marvel-comics/ |title=Marvel and Tsuburaya Productions are Teaming Up for New Ultraman Comics |publisher=[[ComicBook.com]]|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> {{As of|2021|3}}, [[Bandai Namco]] has sold {{nowrap|101.87 million}} ''Ultraman'' soft figures (heroes and monsters) since 1983, while [[Bandai Namco Arts]] (including [[Bandai Visual]]) has sold {{nowrap|8.48 million}} ''Ultraman'' [[home video]] units between January 1988 and March 2021.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fact Book 2021 |date=2021 |publisher=[[Bandai Namco Group]] |pages=3–6 |url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/10492?entry_id=7280 |access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref>

==Controversies==
===Licensing rights dispute===
Ultraman's [[licensing]] rights outside [[Japan]] have been the subject of a prolonged legal dispute between Tsuburaya Productions and Chaiyo Productions based in [[Thailand]].<ref name="toyokeizai">{{cite web|url=https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/218151?|title=Tsuburaya Production’s ''Ultraman'': the inside story of the complete victory|website=[[Toyo Keizai]]|author=Masaichi Honda|date=24 April 2018|accessdate=27 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="scifi">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Bob|title=Ultraman in Dispute!|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2006/10/05/ultraman-in-dispute/|website=SciFi Japan|access-date=18 August 2015|date=23 August 2006|archive-date=6 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106024302/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2006/10/05/ultraman-in-dispute/}}</ref> Tsuburaya had previously collaborated with Chaiyo on the production of two movies, ''[[The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army]]'' and ''Jumborg Ace & Giant''—the latter of which featured another Tsuburaya superhero, [[Jumborg Ace]]—in 1974.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e13xfZVGin4
|title=Line Kanok 8 November 2015 Ultraman Tape 1 Full - YouTube
|access-date=2023-06-10}}</ref> [[Sompote Sands|Sompote Saengduenchai]], founder/president of Chaiyo Productions, claimed and maintained that in 1976, Noboru Tsuburaya, the son of the late Eiji Tsuburaya, had given him and his company a contract which had given him rights to everything Ultraman outside Japanese territories.<ref name="zakzak">{{cite web|url=https://www.zakzak.co.jp/smp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20101001/enn1010011631017-s.htm|title=Mudfights in each country? What is the truth about the loss of Tsuburaya Productions?|website=Zakzak|date=1 October 2010|accessdate=27 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="sankei">{{cite web|url=http://www.sankeibiz.jp/compliance/news/110502/cpd1105021027006-n1.htm|title=Ultraman overseas rights dispute becomes a quagmire|website=[[Sankei Shimbun]]|date=5 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822093533/http://www.sankeibiz.jp/compliance/news/110502/cpd1105021027006-n1.htm|archive-date=22 August 2011|accessdate=27 April 2025}}</ref>

In spite of the fact that the document failed to state clearly and specifically exactly ''what'' had been given to Tsuburaya in exchange for these rights,<ref name="toyokeizai" /> Japanese and Thai courts accepted this contract as real and binding because of the supposed [[Hanko (stamp)|hanko]] of the late Noboru Tsuburaya, who had died in 1995, in the document.<ref name="toyokeizai" /> Tsuburaya Productions insisted and maintained that the contract was a forgery and repeatedly contested the issue.

After an eight-year battle in the courts of both countries, Sompote Saengduenchai was awarded a favorable decision in 2004.<ref name="zakzak" /><ref name="sankei" /> Though the [[Supreme Court of Japan]] ruled that he owned the international rights to the first six instalments, he would later create three new Ultras: Ultraman Millennium, Dark Ultraman and Ultraman Elite.<ref name="millenium">{{cite web|title=Thailand: Court orders Tsuburaya Chaiyo and Chaiyo Productions to stop making a commercial profit from new Ultraman characters|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/04/06/2467559.htm|website=TMCnet.com|access-date=18 August 2015|date=7 April 2007}}</ref><ref name="zakzak" /><ref name="scifi" /> On 23 August 2006, Tsuburaya Productions filed a new lawsuit against Chaiyo for copyright infringement and plagiarism (concerning the characters), and the court case was taken to [[China]]. The Chinese courts in Beijing opened "The Ultraman Copyright Study Group" in response to the lawsuit.<ref name="scifi" /> In April 2007, the Thailand Intellectual Property Court ruled in favor of Tsuburaya Productions, ordering Chaiyo to cease and desist making commercial profits from them. The defendants were also fined [[Thai baht|THB]] 15,000,000 (approx. [[Japanese yen|JPY]] 50,904,959 or US$428,673.50 c. April 2007) plus interest and attorneys' fees.<ref name="millenium" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/04/05/pda/business_30031118.html |title=Bangkok's Independent Newspaper |publisher=Nationmultimedia.com |date=5 April 2007 |access-date=18 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104172131/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/04/05/pda/business_30031118.html |archive-date=4 January 2016 }}</ref>

On 5 February 2008, Thailand's Supreme Court ruled in favor of Tsuburaya Productions of Japan after they made an appeal to the initial ruling. The ruling ended the long legal battle by finding Sompote Saengduenchai was ''not'' a co-creator of Ultraman.<ref name="ruling">{{cite web|title=Final ruling in Ultraman case|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.news.php?clid=6&id=30064541|website=The Nation|access-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215145850/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.news.php?clid=6&id=30064541|archive-date=15 February 2008|date=6 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" /> The decision ended Sompote's bid to continue his enterprise, and the court gave Sompote 30 days to stop profiteering from Ultraman. The final ruling saw Tsuburaya Productions as the sole copyright owner. Sompote was also required to pay THB 10,700,000 plus interest at the rate of 7.5 percent a year starting from 16 December 1997, when the original lawsuit was filed.<ref name="ruling" />

In 2009, the Thai Intellectual Property Court and the Tokyo District Court both ruled in favour of the Thai company.<ref name="nation">{{cite web |author=THE NATION Published on |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/10/07/business/Thai-wins-Ultraman-copyright-case-in-Tokyo-30139555.html |title=Thai wins Ultraman copyright case in Tokyo |publisher=Nationmultimedia.com |date=7 October 2010 |access-date=15 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104171724/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/10/07/business/Thai-wins-Ultraman-copyright-case-in-Tokyo-30139555.html |archive-date=4 January 2016 }}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" /> This led to the Tokyo District Court on 30 September 2010, ordering Tsuburaya Productions Co. of Japan to pay damages of 16.36 million yen (Bt5.9 million) to Sompote Saengduenchai of Thailand for violating his overseas copyrights on the Ultraman characters.<ref name="nation" />

After the announcement of the film ''[[Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman]]'' in July 2017, the dispute on the ownership of the franchise has escalated.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aiken|first1=Keith|title=Chinese Ultraman Movie Latest Chapter in Ongoing Rights Dispute|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2017/07/28/chinese-ultraman-movie-latest-chapter-in-ongoing-rights-dispute/|website=SciFi Japan|access-date=2 October 2017|date=28 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" /> But on 20 November 2017, through a Los Angeles court ruling by Judge Andre Birotte Jr, Tsuburaya won the lawsuit against Chaiyo and affiliate groups on the rights of the series after the jury concluded that the supposed agreement between Noboru Tsuburaya and Chaiyo was "not authentic".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://henshinjustice.com/blog/2017/11/22/the-fate-of-ultraman-rights-tsuburaya-defeats-chaiyo-in-latest-court-battle/|title=The Fate of Ultraman Rights:Tsuburaya Defeats UM Corp in Latest Court Battle|date=22 November 2017|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304161402/http://henshinjustice.com/blog/2017/11/22/the-fate-of-ultraman-rights-tsuburaya-defeats-chaiyo-in-latest-court-battle/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-26/tsuburaya-productions-wins-case-for-ultraman-international-licensing-rights/.124333|title=Tsuburaya Productions Wins Case for Ultraman's International Licensing Rights|date=26 November 2017|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> Despite UM Corporation and Chaiyo filing a counter-dispute,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://henshinjustice.com/blog/2018/03/14/ultraman-rights-challenged-once-again-tsuburaya-productions-back-in-court/|title=Ultraman Rights Challenged Once Again Tsuburaya Productions Back in Court|date=14 March 2018|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422021654/https://henshinjustice.com/blog/2018/03/14/ultraman-rights-challenged-once-again-tsuburaya-productions-back-in-court/}}</ref> inApril 2018, the legal court came to a definite close where a final judgement states that the dispute and the document was deemed invalid, forbidding UMC to use the Ultra Series and all its related characters and forced them to pay Tsubaraya damages for its infringement of its rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/395|title = Notice of Winning Judgment in U.S. Lawsuit Regarding "Ultraman" Rights | Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd}}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" />

With the release of the sequel film ''{{ill|Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman|zh|钢铁飞龙之奥特曼崛起}}'' ({{zh|s=钢铁飞龙之奥特曼崛起|p=Gāngtiě fēilóng zhī àotèmàn juéqǐ}}), issues between UMC, Bluearc and Tsubaraya had reignited and the company took legal actions against the two companies again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/939|title = Notice on unauthorized use of ULTRAMAN character in Chinese film | Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd}}</ref> On 10 December 2019, it was confirmed by Tsuburaya that the court has rejected UMC and Bluearc's appeal for a retrial, stating the court's first verdict of regarding the rights and ownership of Ultraman to Tsuburaya is still legitimate and final, and that any future appeals by UMC and Bluearc will likely be rejected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1607|title=Notice of Winning Appeal Court Judgment In U.S. Lawsuit Regarding "Ultraman" Rights|date=10 December 2019|website=Tsuburaya Productions|access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> As UMC and Bluearc failed to file a further appeal by 4 March 2020, they were to pay US$4,000,000 (approx. 400,000,000 Japanese yen) in compensatory damages, as well as other various court fees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notice of Winning Final Court Judgment in U.S. Lawsuit Regarding "Ultraman" Rights|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1772}}</ref> The resulting victory has reached Thailand as well and the Thai Supreme Court ordered a ruling in favor Tsuburaya Productions as the legitimate copyright owner of the shows listed in the License Granting Agreement alongside ownership over ''Hanuman vs. 7 Ultraman'' (and its remake, ''Hanuman vs. 11 Ultraman'') and ''Jumborg Ace & Giant''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thaipbsworld.com/supreme-court-dismisses-thai-firms-copyright-claim-over-ultraman/|title = Supreme Court dismisses Thai firm's copyright claim over "Ultraman"| date=24 September 2020 }}</ref> Sompote had made an appeal to the court over the decision, but was dismissed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thaich.net/news/20200924fh.htm |title = タイ最高裁が「ウルトラマン」に判決、タイ企業の著作権を認めず {{!}} タイランドハイパーリンクス：Thai Hyper| date=24 September 2020 }}</ref> Sompote believes the decision would affect the former two movies' status as national heritage items, and has appealed to both the Supreme Court and Ministry of Culture on that front.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.isranews.org/isranews-news/84934-ultraman00.html|title=หวั่นไทยเสียมรดกชาติ! บ.ไชโยฯ ร้อง 2 กระทรวงช่วย หลังแพ้คดีลิขสิทธิ์อุลตร้าแมน|date=27 January 2020}}</ref>

The legal battles with Chaiyo will likely now come to an end as Sompote Saengduenchai died on the 26th of August 2021.<ref name="naa">{{cite news|url=https://www.tnnthailand.com/news/trueinside/89178/|title=สิ้นตำนาน "สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย" ผู้สร้าง "หนุมานพบ 7 ยอดมนุษย์" เสียชีวิตจากโรคมะเร็ง|date=26 August 2021|website=TNN Online|language=th}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.matichon.co.th/entertainment/news_2907349|title=สิ้นผู้กำกับดัง 'สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย' มะเร็งพรากไปในวัย 80 ปี|trans-title=Famous director Sompote Saengduenchai has passed away from cancer at the age of 80|date=26 August 2021|website=[[Matichon Online]]|language=th|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>

===Malaysian book ban===
On 6 March 2014, the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs]] announced that it had banned the publication of an ''Ultraman'' comic book ''Ultraman: The Ultra Power'' "due to contents that were detrimental to public order".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/allah-behind-ultraman-book-ban |title='Allah' behind Ultraman book ban? {{pipe}} Malaysia |publisher=[[The Malay Mail Online]] |date=6 March 2014 |access-date=27 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/ultraman-comic-falls-to-home-ministry-ban |title=Ultraman comic falls to Home Ministry ban {{pipe}} Malaysia |publisher=The Malay Mail Online |date=10 March 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref> Social media users later noticed that a page in the book described the character of Ultraman King (from the film ''[[Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy]]'') as a god, which in the Malaysian language is the Arabic word ''[[Allah]]''. The Home Ministry later confirmed that the use of ''Allah'' was indeed the reason for the ban, claiming that the comparison may "confuse Muslim children and damage their faith".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/ultraman-book-ban-phantom-publisher-forced-our-hand-claims-ministry |title=Ultraman book ban: Phantom publisher forced our hand, claims ministry {{pipe}} Malaysia |publisher=The Malay Mail Online |date=7 March 2014 |access-date=27 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/putrajaya-confirms-axing-ultraman-book-over-allah-reference |title=Putrajaya confirms axing Ultraman book over 'Allah' reference {{pipe}} Malaysia |publisher=The Malay Mail Online |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> This highlighted the larger ban to prevent non-Muslims in Malaysia from using the word ''Allah'', despite its common usage in [[Bahasa Melayu]] to refer to any god, as well as a suit from the [[Roman Catholicism in Malaysia|Catholic Church of Malaysia]] over its usage.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Stout |url=https://time.com/15265/ultraman-banned-malaysia-allah/ |title=Malaysia Bans Ultraman Comic Book Over the Use of Word 'Allah' |publisher=TIME |date=7 March 2014 |access-date=1 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=바카라사이트 |url=https://ssgblog.com/ |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>

==Television series==
===Main series===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| No. of episodes
! scope="col"| Line-Up
! scope="col"| Era/Period
|-
| bgcolor=#C51E3A rowspan="7"|
! 1
! 1966
| ''[[Ultraman (1966 TV series)|Ultraman]]''
| 39
| rowspan="7"|Classical
| rowspan="7"|[[Shōwa era|Shōwa]]
|-
! 2
! 1967
| ''[[Ultraseven]]''
| 49
|-
! 3
! 1971
| ''[[Return of Ultraman]]''{{efn|Also known as '''''Ultraman Jack'''''}}
| 51
|-
! 4
! 1972
| ''[[Ultraman Ace]]''
| 52
|-
! 5
! 1973
| ''[[Ultraman Taro]]''
| 53
|-
! 6
! 1974
| ''[[Ultraman Leo]]''
| 51
|-
! 7
! 1980
| ''[[Ultraman 80]]''
| 50
|-
| bgcolor=#0044FF rowspan="16"|
! 8
! 1996
| ''[[Ultraman Tiga]]''
| 52
| rowspan="9"|Revival
| rowspan="16"|[[Heisei era|Heisei]]
|-
! 9
! 1997
| ''[[Ultraman Dyna]]''
| 51
|-
! 10
! 1998
| ''[[Ultraman Gaia]]''
| 51
|-
! 11
! 2000
| ''[[Ultraman Neos]]''
| 12
|-
! 12
! 2001
| ''[[Ultraman Cosmos]]''
| 65
|-
! 13
! 2004
| ''[[Ultraman Nexus]]''
| 37
|-
! 14
! 2005
| ''[[Ultraman Max]]''
| 39
|-
! 15
! 2006
| ''[[Ultraman Mebius]]''
| 50
|-
! 16
! 2007
| ''[[Ultraseven X]]''
| 12
|-
! 17
! 2013
| ''[[Ultraman Ginga]]''
| 11
| rowspan="14"|New Generation{{efn|{{nihongo|'''New Generation Heroes'''|{{ruby-ja|新世代|ニュージェネレーション}}ヒーローズ|Nyū Jenerēshon Hīrōzu}}<ref>[https://toy.bandai.co.jp/series/ultraman/item/detail/11757/?wovn=en ''Ultraman'' — Bandai]</ref>}}
|-
! 18
! 2014
| ''[[Ultraman Ginga S]]''
| 16
|-
! 19
! 2015
| ''[[Ultraman X]]''
| 22
|-
! 20
! 2016
| ''[[Ultraman Orb]]''
| 25
|-
! 21
! 2016
| ''[[Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga]]''
| 12
|-
! 22
! 2017
| ''[[Ultraman Geed]]''
| 25
|-
! 23
! 2018
| ''[[Ultraman R/B]]''
| 25
|-
| bgcolor=#FFD700 rowspan="7"|
! 24
! 2019
| ''[[Ultraman Taiga]]''
| 26
| rowspan="7"|[[Reiwa era|Reiwa]]
|-
! 25
! 2020
| ''[[Ultraman Z]]''
| 25
|-
! 26
! 2021
| ''[[Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga|Ultraman Trigger]]''
| 25
|-
! 27
! 2022
| ''[[Ultraman Decker]]''
| 25
|-
! 28
! 2023
| ''[[Ultraman Blazar]]''
| 25
|-
! 29
! 2024
| ''[[Ultraman Arc]]''
| 25
|-
! 30
! 2025
| ''[[Ultraman Omega]]''
| 25
|-
|}

===Other series===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| No. of episodes
! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Notes
|-
! 1966
| ''[[Ultra Q]]''
| 28
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|First entry in the ''Ultra Q'' subseries and the first series ever of the ''Ultra Series''.}}
|-
! 1979
| ''[[The Ultraman]]''{{efn|Also known as '''''Ultraman Joneus'''''}}
| 50
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|First ''Ultraman'' [[anime]] series. Animation services was provided by [[Bandai Namco Filmworks|Nippon Sunrise]].}}
|-
! 1990
| ''[[Ultraman: Towards the Future]]''{{efn|Known as '''''Ultraman Great''''' in Japan}}
| 13
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|First English-language production of the ''Ultraman'' series. The series was produced by [[Tsuburaya Productions|Tsuburaya]] and filmed in Australia.}}
|-
! 1991
| ''Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother''
| 26
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second ''Ultraman'' [[anime]] series. Animation services was provided by Trans Arts and Studio Sign.}}
|-
! 1993
| ''Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero''{{efn|Known as '''''Ultraman Powered''''' in Japan}}
| 13
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second English-language production of the ''Ultraman'' series. The series was produced by Tsuburaya and filmed in the United States.}}
|-
! 2004
| ''{{nowrap|[[Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy]]}}''
| 26
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second entry in the ''Ultra Q'' subseries.}}
|-
! 2007
| ''[[Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle]]''
| 13
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|First entry in the ''Ultra Galaxy'' subseries.}}
|-
! 2008
| ''[[Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey|Never Ending Odyssey]]''
| 13
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second entry in the ''Ultra Galaxy'' subseries.}}
|-
! 2013
| ''[[Neo Ultra Q]]''
| 12
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Third entry in the ''Ultra Q'' subseries.}}
|-
! 2019
| ''[[Ultraman (manga)#Anime|Ultraman]]''
| 31
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Third ''Ultraman'' anime series. Based on 2011 ''[[Ultraman (manga)|Ultraman]]'' manga by Eiichi Shimizu (story) and Tomohiro Shimoguchi (art). Animation services was provided by [[Production I.G]] and [[Sola Digital Arts]].}}
|-
|}

===Miniseries===
* ''[[Andro Melos]]'' (1983)
* ''Ultraman Kids Proverb Stories'' (1986, anime)
* ''Ultraman Graffiti'' (1990, anime)
* ''[[Ultraman Nice]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Ultra Zero Fight]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Ultra Fight Victory]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ultra Fight Orb]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Fight|Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Fight|Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy]]'' (2020)
*''[[Sevenger Fight]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Fight|Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad]]'' (2022)

==Films==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Runtime
! scope="col"| Film format
|-
! 1967
| ''[[Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature]]''
| 79 minutes
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation
|-
! 1974
| ''[[The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army]]'' {{flagicon|Thailand}}
| 103 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 1979
| ''Ultraman''
| 102 minutes
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation
|-
! 1979
| ''Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle''
| 100 minutes
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation
|-
! 1984
| ''[[Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army]]''
| 85 minutes
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation
|-
! 1984
| ''Ultraman Story''
| 93 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 1987
| ''[[Ultraman: The Adventure Begins]]'' {{flagicon|USA}}
| 75 minutes
| bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation
|-
! 1988
| bgcolor=#FFFFE0| ''[[The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army#Hanuman vs. 11 Ultraman and Space Warriors 2000|Space Warriors 2000]]'' {{flagicon|UK}}
| 92 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 1990
| ''Ultra Q: Legend of the Stars''
| 106 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 1996
| {{collapsible list|title=''Ultraman Wonderful World''|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center|
* ''Revive Ultraman'' — 23 minutes
* ''Ultraman Company''{{efn|name=Anime|Animated segment}} — 29 minutes
* ''[[Ultraman Zearth]]'' — 51 minutes
}}
| 103 minutes
| bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology
|-
! 1997
| {{collapsible list|title=''Ultraman Zearth & Ultra Nyan''|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center|
* ''Ultra Nyan: The Mysterious Cat Who Fell from the Starry Sky''{{efn|name=Anime}} — 30 minutes
* ''[[Ultraman Zearth|Ultraman Zearth 2: Supermen Big Battle – Light and Shadow]]'' — 66 minutes
}}
| 96 minutes
| bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology
|-
! 1998
| {{collapsible list|title=''Ultramen Tiga & Dyna & Ultra Nyan''|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center|
* ''Ultra Nyan: The Great Happy Operation''{{efn|name=Anime}} — 30 minutes
* ''Ultramen Tiga & Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light'' — 68 minutes
}}
| 98 minutes
| bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology
|-
! 1999
| ''[[Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace]]''
| 74 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2000
| ''Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey''
| 85 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2001
| ''Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact''
| 89 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2002
| ''Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet''
| 76 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2003
| ''Ultramen Cosmos vs. Justice: The Final Battle''
| 77 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2004
| ''[[Ultraman: The Next]]''
| 97 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2006
| ''[[Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers|Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers]]''
| 93 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2008
| ''[[Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers|Superior 8 Ultra Brothers]]''
| 97 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2009
| ''[[Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy|Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends]]''
| 96 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2010
| ''[[Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial]]''
| 100 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2012
| ''[[Ultraman Saga]]''
| 90 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2015
| ''[[Ultraman Ginga S The Movie|Ultraman Ginga S: The Movie]]''
| 65 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2016
| ''[[Ultraman X The Movie|Ultraman X: The Movie]]''
| 73 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2017
| bgcolor=#FFFFE0| ''[[Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman]]'' {{flagicon|China}}
| 88 minutes
| bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation
|-
! 2017
| ''[[Ultraman Orb The Movie|Ultraman Orb: The Movie]]''
| 72 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2018
| ''[[Ultraman Geed The Movie|Ultraman Geed: The Movie]]''
| 72 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2019
| bgcolor=#FFFFE0| ''Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman'' {{flagicon|China}}
| 90 minutes
| bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation
|-
! 2019
| ''[[Ultraman R/B The Movie|Ultraman R/B: The Movie]]''
| 72 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2020
| ''[[Ultraman Taiga The Movie|Ultraman Taiga: The Movie]]''
| 72 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2022
| ''[[Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z]]''
| 74 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2022
| ''[[Shin Ultraman]]''
| 112 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2023
| ''[[Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond]]''
| 75 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2024
| ''Ultraman Blazar: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown''
| 76 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2024
| ''[[Ultraman: Rising]]'' {{flagicon|USA}}
| 117 minutes
| bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation
|-
! 2025
| ''Ultraman Arc: The Clash of Light and Evil''
| 75 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
|colspan="4"| {{small|‡ The flags indicate that the films are foreign (co-)productions.}} {{small|{{color box|#FFFFE0| }} indicates unauthorized/unlicensed productions.}}
|}

;Short films
* 1969: ''Ultraman & Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight''<ref>{{cite web|title=Multiple-Image LIST 1960-1969|url=http://www.tcat.ne.jp/~oguchi/Multiple-Image%20LIST%201960-1969.htm|access-date=9 August 2017|date=26 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225427/http://www.tcat.ne.jp/~oguchi/Multiple-Image%20LIST%201960-1969.htm|archive-date=26 September 2007}}</ref> (live-action) — 15 minutes
* 1971: ''Return of Ultraman'' (live action, compilation) — 45 minutes
* 1971: ''Return of Ultraman: Fear of the Tornado Monsters'' (live action, compilation) — 45 minutes
* 1984: ''Ultraman Kids: The Pleasant Friends of Planet M7.8'' (anime) — 24 minutes
* 1996: ''[[Ultraman Zearth|Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter]]'' (live-action) — 18 minutes
* 1996: ''Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend'' (anime) — 39 minutes
* 2005: ''Ultraman Nexus: Lost Memories'' — 45 minutes
* 2013: ''[[Ultraman Ginga Theater Special]]'' (live-action) — 45 minutes
* 2014: ''[[Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal!|Ultraman Ginga: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal]]'' (live-action) — 45 minutes

==Original Video Tokusatsu (OVT)==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" colspan="2" class="unsortable"| Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| No. of episodes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Release date
|-
| bgcolor=#BE0032|
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Heisei Ultraseven]]''
| 16
| 1994—2002
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"|
* ''Special Duology'' — 2 episodes
* ''30th Anniversary Specials'' — 3 episodes
* ''The Final Chapters'' — 6 episodes
* ''Evolution'' — 5 episodes
|-
| bgcolor=#9966CC|
| style="text-align:left"| ''Heisei Ultramen Side Stories''
| 3
| 2001—2002
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"|
* ''[[Ultraman Tiga]]: The Giant Resurrected in the Ancient Past''
* ''[[Ultraman Dyna]]: Return of Hanejiro''
* ''[[Ultraman Gaia]]: Gaia Again''
|-
| bgcolor=#FDCC01|
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Ultraman Mebius]] Side Stories''
| 7
| 2006—2009
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"|
* ''[[Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga|Hikari Saga]]'' — 3 episodes
* ''[[Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness|Armored Darkness]]'' — 2 episodes
* ''[[Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Reverse|Ghost Reverse]]'' — 2 episodes
|-
| bgcolor=#00A86B|
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Ultraman Zero]] Side Stories''
| 4
| 2010—2011
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"|
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Legend Side Story: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero|Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero]]'' (2010) — 2 episodes
* ''[[Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar|Killer the Beatstar]]'' (2011) — 2 episodes
|-
|}

==Biography series and variety shows==
* ''Ultra Fight'' (1970)
* ''Ultra Super Fight'' (1994)
* ''Ultraman Boy's Ultra Coliseum'' (2003)
* ''Ultra Zone'' (2011)
* ''[[Ultraman Retsuden]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ultraman The Prime|Ultraman: The Prime]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Ultraman New Generation Chronicle|New Generation Chronicle]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Ultraman Chronicle Zero & Geed]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Ultraman Chronicle D]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Ultraman New Generation Stars|New Generation Stars]]'' (2023)

==Video games==
{{div col}}
* ''Ultraman'' MSX (1984)
* ''Ultraman: Kaijuu Teikoku no Gyakushuu'' Famicom Disk System (1987)
* ''Ultraman 2'' Famicom Disk System (1987)
* ''Ultraman Club: Chikyuu Dakkan Sakusen'' Famicom Disk System (1988)
* ''Ultraman Club 2: Kaette Kita Ultraman Club'' Famicom (1990)
* ''Ultraman Club: Teki Kaijuu o Hakken Seyo'' Game Boy (1990)
* ''SD Battle Ozumo: Heisei Hero Basho'' Famicom (1990)
* ''SD Hero Soukessen: Taose! Aku no Gundan'' Famicom (1990)
* ''[[SD the Great Battle]]'' Super Famicom (1990)
* ''Battle Dodge Ball'' Super Famicom (1991)
* ''Ultraman Club 3: Mata Mata Shutsugeki!! Ultra Kyōdai'' Famicom (1991)
* ''Ultraman'' Game Boy (1991)
* ''Ultraman'' Super Famicom (1991)
* ''Ultraman'' Arcade (1991)
* ''[[Ultraman: Towards the Future (video game)|Ultraman: Towards the Future]]'' SNES (1991)
* ''Ultraman Club: Kaijuu Dai Kessen!!'' Famicom (1992)
* ''The Great Battle II: Last Fighter Twin'' Super Famicom (1992)
* ''Versus Hero: Road to the King Fight'' Game Boy (1992)
* ''Battle Dodge Ball'' Game Boy (1992)
* ''Hero Senki: Project Olympus'' Super Famicom (1992)
* ''[[Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha]]'' Super Famicom (1992)
* ''Great Battle Cyber'' Famicom (1992)
* ''Ultraman Club: Tatakae! Ultraman Kyoudai!!'' Arcade (1992)
* ''Battle Baseball'' Famicom (1993)
* ''The Great Battle III'' Super Famicom (1993)
* ''Battle Dodge Ball II'' Super Famicom (1993)
* ''Tekkyu Fight! The Great Battle Gaiden'' Game Boy (1993)
* ''Ultra Toukon Densetsu'' Arcade (1993)
* ''Cult Master: Ultraman ni Miserarete'' Game Boy (1993)
* ''Ultraman'' Sega Mega Drive (1993)
* ''Ultraman Club: Supokon Fight!'' Famicom (1993)
* ''Ultraseven'' Super Famicom (1993)
* ''[[Ultraman Powered (video game)|Ultraman Powered]]'' Panasonic 3DO (1994)
* ''Ultraman Chou Toushi Gekiden'' Game Boy (1994)
* ''The Great Battle Gaiden 2: Matsuri da Wasshoi'' Super Famicom (1994)
* ''Gaia Saver'' Super Famicom (1994)
* ''Battle Soccer 2'' Super Famicom (1994)
* ''[[The Great Battle IV]]'' Super Famicom (1994)
* ''Ultraman Powered: Kaijuu Gekimetsu Sakusen'' Playdia (1994)
* ''Ultraseven: Chikyu Boei Sakusen'' Playdia (1994)
* ''Ultraman Ball'' Game Boy (1994)
* ''[[Ultra League]]'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''The Great Battle V'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''Battle Crusher'' Game Boy (1995)
* ''Battle Pinball'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''[[Battle Racers]]'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''Super Pachinko Taisen'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''Super Pachinko Taisen'' Game Boy (1995)
* ''Super Tekkyu Fight!'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''Ultra X Weapons/Ultra Keibitai'' Arcade (1995)
* ''Ultraman Hiragana Daisakusen'' Playdia (1995)
* ''Ultraman Alphabet TV e Yokoso'' Playdia (1995)
* ''PD Ultraman Invader'' PS1 (1995)
* ''PD Ultraman Link'' Sega Saturn (1996)
* ''Ultraman: Ultra Land Suuji de Asobou'' Playdia (1996)
* ''Ultraman: Chinou Up Daisakusen'' Playdia (1996)
* ''SD Ultra Battle: Ultraman Densetsu'' Super Famicom (1996)
* ''Ultraman Zukan'' Sega Saturn (1996)
* ''Ultraman Zearth'' PS1 (1996)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slps00652.html |script-title=ja:ウルトラマンゼアス |website=Playstation |date=20 December 1996 |access-date=2 October 2015 |archive-date=3 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003232108/http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slps00652.html }}</ref>
* ''Ultraman: Hikari no Kyojin Densetsu'' Sega Saturn (1996)
* ''Ultraman Zukan 2'' Sega Saturn (1997)
* ''The Great Battle VI'' PS1 (1997)
* ''Battle Formation'' PS1 (1997)
* ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution'' (1998)<ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Kasavin|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/06_ultra/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001007085541/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/06_ultra/index.html|title=Ultraman Keeps on Evolving|website=[[GameSpot]]|archive-date=October 7, 2000|date=March 6, 1998|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Ultraman Zukan 3'' Sega Saturn (1998)
* ''[[Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: New Generations]]'' PS1 (1998)
* ''PD Ultraman Battle Collection 64'' Nintendo 64 (1999)
* ''[[Super Hero Operations]]'' PS1 (1999)
* ''Great Battle Pocket'' Game Boy Color (1999)
* ''Super Hero Operations: Diedal's Ambition'' PS1 (2000)
* ''Kids Station: Bokurato Asobou! Ultraman TV'' PS1 (2000)
* ''Kids Station: Ultraman Cosmos'' PS1 (2001)
* ''Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001'' PS1 (2001)
* ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution 2'' PS2 (2002)
* ''[[Charinko Hero]]'' Nintendo GameCube (2003)
* ''Ultraman'' PS2 (2004)
* ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3'' PS2 (2004)
* ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution Rebirth'' PS2 (2005)
* ''Ultraman Nexus (video game)|Ultraman Nexus'' PS2 (2005)
* ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution (series)|Ultraman Fighting Evolution 0'' PSP (2006)
* ''Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Ultraman Club ST'' PS2 (2006)
* ''Pachitte Chonmage Tatsujin 12: Pachinko Ultraman'' PS2 (2007)
* ''Daikaiju Battle: Ultra Coliseum'' Nintendo Wii (2008)
* ''Kaiju Busters'' Nintendo DS (2009)
* ''Ultra Coliseum DX: Ultra Senshi Daishuketsu'' Nintendo Wii (2010)
* ''Kaiju Busters POWERED'' Nintendo DS (2011)
* ''The Great Battle Full Blast'' PSP (2012)
* ''Battle Dodge Ball III'' PSP (2012)
* ''Lost Heroes'' Nintendo 3DS, PSP (2012)
* ''Heroes' VS'' PSP (2013)
* ''Ultraman All-Star Chronicle'' PSP (2013)
* ''[[Super Hero Generation]]'' PS3, PS Vita (2014)
* ''Lost Heroes 2'' Nintendo 3DS (2015)
* ''Ultraman Fusion Fight!'' Arcade (2016)
* ''[[City Shrouded in Shadow]]'' PS4, PS Vita (2017)
* ''[[Ultraman R/B]]'' Nintendo Switch (2018)
* ''[[Super Robot Wars 30]]'' Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Steam (2021)
* ''Godzilla Battle Line'' Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows (2022)
* ''Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher'' Nintendo Switch (2022)
* ''[[GigaBash]]'' Microsoft Windows, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S (2023)
{{div col end}}

==Books==
===Comics===

==== Harvey Comics series ====
Between 1993 and 1994, [[Harvey Comics]] published two comic book series based on the [[Ultraman (1966 TV series)|1966 ''Ultraman'' television series]].

==== Dark Horse Comics series ====
In 2003, [[Dark Horse Comics]] published a comic book based on ''[[Ultraman Tiga]]''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

==== Marvel Comics series ====
[[Marvel Comics]] started publishing an initial ''Ultraman'' comic book limited series titled ''The Rise of Ultraman'', written by [[Kyle Higgins]] & Matt Groom with art by Francesco Manna. It debuted in September 2020 and concluded in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|author=George Marston |title=Marvel Comics' Ultraman: The Rise of Ultraman coming in September|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/marvel-comics-ultraman-the-rise-of-ultraman-coming-in-september/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=[[Newsarama]]|date=16 June 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prepare to Witness 'The Rise of Ultraman'|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/prepare-to-witness-the-rise-of-ultraman|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Marvel Entertainment|language=en}}</ref>

A second series titled ''The Trials of Ultraman'' premiered in March 2021, with Higgins, Groom and Manna returning and concluded in August of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|author=George Marston |title=Ultraman returns to Marvel with 2021 sequel|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/ultraman-returns-to-marvel-with-2021-sequel/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=[[Newsarama]]|date=21 December 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ultraman Faces His Greatest Challenge Yet in a New Series|url=http://previewsworld.com/Article/248227-Ultraman-Faces-His-Greatest-Challenge-Yet-in-a-New-Series|access-date=2020-12-21|website=previewsworld.com}}</ref>

A third series titled ''The Mystery of Ultraseven'', once again written by Higgins and Groom, and drawn by Davide Tinto, David Lopez, and Gurihiru, was released on August 17, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Samantha Puc |date=2022-05-17 |title=Ultraman's not done fighting giant Kaiju for Marvel yet |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/ultramans-not-done-fighting-giant-kaiju-for-marvel-yet/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ultraman: The Mystery of Ultraseven (2022) #1 {{!}} Comic Issues {{!}} Marvel |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/97151/ultraman_the_mystery_of_ultraseven_2022_1 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Marvel Entertainment}}</ref>

During [[Anime Expo]] 2022, Groom teased a crossover event between the current ''Ultraman'' comics with the [[Marvel Universe]] for 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-04 |title=Marvel Superheroes To Join Ultraman Universe In First-Ever Comic Book Crossover Miniseries |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/marvel-superheroes-join-ultraman-universe-first-ever-comic-book-crossover-miniseries |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}}</ref> In May 2024, Marvel and Tsubaraya officially announced the ''Ultraman x Avengers'' limited series to debut for release in August 14, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marston |first=George |date=2024-05-22 |title=After 60 years, Ultraman x Avengers brings comic and kaiju icons together for a four-issue run following Spider-Man's disappearance |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/marvel-comics/ultraman-avengers-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref>

===Manga===
{{Main|Ultraman (manga)}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|editor=[[Tsuburaya Productions]]|date=1982|title=不滅のヒーローウルトラマン白書|series=ファンタスティック・コレクション・スペシャル|publisher=[[Asahi Sonorama]]|edition=First|id=Magazine Code：6789780|ref={{SfnRef|白書|1982}}}}
* {{cite book|last=Ragone|first=August|year=2007|title=Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters|publisher=Chronicle Books|isbn=9780811860789}}

==External links==
* [https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/ Official website] of [[Tsuburaya Productions]] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.ultramanconnection.com/ Ultraman Connection — Official website] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya/ Official ''Ultraman'' channel] at [[YouTube]]

{{Ultraman}}
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* ''[[Ultra Q]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Ultraman (1966 TV series)|Ultraman]]'' (1966–1967)
* ''[[Ultraseven]]'' (1967–1968)
* ''[[Return of Ultraman|Jack]]'' (1971–1972)
* ''[[Ultraman Ace|Ace]]'' (1972–1973)
* ''[[Ultraman Taro|Taro]]'' (1973–1974)
* ''[[Ultraman Leo|Leo]]'' (1974–1975)
* ''[[Ultraman 80|80]]'' (1980–1981)

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* ''Powered'' (1995)
* ''[[Ultraman Tiga|Tiga]]'' (1996–1997)
* ''[[Ultraman Dyna|Dyna]]'' (1997–1998)
* ''[[Ultraman Gaia|Gaia]]'' (1998–1999)
* ''[[Ultraman Neos|Neos]]'' (2000–2001)
* ''[[Ultraman Cosmos|Cosmos]]'' (2001–2002)
* ''[[Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Ultraman Nexus|Nexus]]'' (2004–2005)
* ''[[Ultraman Max|Max]]'' (2005–2006)
* ''[[Ultraman Mebius|Mebius]]'' (2006–2007)
* ''[[Ultraseven X]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle]]'' (2007–2008)
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey|Never Ending Odyssey]]'' (2008–2009)
* ''[[Neo Ultra Q]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Ultraman Ginga|Ginga]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Ultraman Ginga S|Ginga S]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Ultraman X|X]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ultraman Orb|Orb]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga|Orb: The Origin Saga]]'' (2016–2017)
* ''[[Ultraman Geed|Geed]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ultraman R/B|R/B]]'' (2018)

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* ''[[Ultraman Taiga|Taiga]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Ultraman Z|Z]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga|Trigger]]'' (2021–2022)
* ''[[Ultraman Decker|Decker]]'' (2022–2023)
* ''[[Ultraman Blazar|Blazar]]'' (2023–2024)
* ''[[Ultraman Arc|Arc]]'' (2024–2025)
* ''[[Ultraman Omega|Omega]]'' (2025)

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* ''[[Ultra Fight Victory]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ultra Fight Orb]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Fight]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Sevenger Fight]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Shin Ultraman#Shin Ultra Fight|Shin Ultra Fight]]'' (2022)

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* ''[[Ultraman (manga)|Ultraman]]'' (2019–2023)

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* ''[[Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle|Zero: The Chronicle]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ultraman The Prime|The Prime]]'' (2017)
** [[List of Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga episodes|episodes]]
* ''[[Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle|Orb: The Chronicle]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Ultraman New Generation Chronicle|New Generation Chronicle]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Ultraman Chronicle Zero & Geed|Chronicle Zero & Geed]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey|Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Ultraman Chronicle D|Chronicle D]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Ultraman New Generation Stars|New Generation Stars]]'' (2023-2025)

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* ''[[Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle|Great Monster Decisive Battle]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army|Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Ultraman Story|Story]]'' (1984)

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* ''[[Revive! Ultraman|Revive!]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Ultraman Zearth|Zearth]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Ultraman Zearth|Zearth 2: Superman Big Battle - Light & Shadow]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light|Tiga & Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace|Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey|Tiga: The Final Odyssey]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact|Cosmos: The First Contact]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet|Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle|Cosmos vs. Justice: The Final Battle]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Ultraman: The Next|The Next]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers|Mebius and Brothers]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers|Superior 8 Ultra Brothers]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy|Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial|Zero: The Revenge of Belial]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Ultraman Saga|Saga]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Ultraman Ginga Theater Special|Ginga]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal!|Ginga: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal!]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Ultraman Ginga S The Movie|Ginga S]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ultraman X The Movie|X]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Ultraman Orb The Movie|Orb]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ultraman Geed The Movie|Geed]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Ultraman R/B The Movie|R/B]]'' (2019)

| group3 = Reiwa era
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* ''[[Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z|Trigger: Episode Z]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Shin Ultraman]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond|Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Ultraman Blazar The Movie|Blazar]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Ultraman Arc The Movie|Arc]]'' (2025)

| group4 = Animation
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* ''[[Ultraman: Rising|Rising]]'' (2024)
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* ''[[Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga|Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness|Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Reverse|Mebius Side Story: Ghost Reverse]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Legend Side Story: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero]]'' (2010)
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** ''[[Battle Racers]]''
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** ''[[Charinko Hero]]''
** ''[[Great Battle Fullblast]]''
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* ''[[Kyoei Toshi]]''

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* [[Ultraman Taro (character)|Taro]]
* [[Ultraman Tiga (character)|Tiga]]
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* ''[[List of Ultraman Z characters|Z]]''
* ''[[List of Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga characters|Trigger: New Generation Tiga]]''
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* ''[[Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider]]''
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Walpole Park

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{{Short description|Park in Ealing, London, England}}
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}}'''Walpole Park''' is a {{convert|28|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[Listed building|Grade II]] [[Urban park|municipal park]], situated in [[Ealing]] (West London), England. Currently governed by [[Ealing Council]], it was initially the grounds of [[Pitzhanger Manor]], the early 19th-century country home of Sir [[John Soane]]. It was acquired by Ealing Council in 1899 and opened to the public for the first time on 1 May 1901.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Neaves
| first = Cyrill
| title = A history of Greater Ealing
| publisher = S. R. Publishers
| year = 1971
| location = United Kingdom
| pages = 65, 66
| isbn = 0-85409-679-5 }}</ref>

The park itself is listed at grade II on the [[National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens|Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000847 |title=Walpole Park |publisher=[[Historic England]] |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> Within its boundaries are additional statutory protected structures: Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery (listed [[Listed building|Grade I]]) and Lodge (listed Grade II).<ref name="lb">Ealing’s New Plan for the Environment, volume 2, Chapter 10.9 [http://www.ealing.gov.uk/ealing3/export/sites/ealingweb/services/environment/planning/planning_policy/new_plan_for_the_environment/_volume2/chapter10schedule1009.pdf Statutory Listed Buildings and Ancient Monuments]. The statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest prepared by the Department of the Environment. Accessed 2008-04-19</ref> Other attractions featured in its grounds include the late Victorian ornamental Serpentine Lake, bordering the House's rear lawn, and a pond further west with a pair of fountains – both of which attract waterfowl.

==History==
Pitzhanger Manor and its grounds (later Walpole Park) was once owned by the influential British architect, Sir John Soane, who bought it in 1800. During 1800 to 1803, Soane transformed Pitzhanger Manor's architecture and hired landscape gardener, [[John Haverfield]] to transform its grounds. Its ownership changed hands several times after Soane sold it in 1810. Eventually it was purchased for £40,000 in 1899 by the Urban District Council of Ealing from Sir [[Spencer Walpole]], having previously been bought by his father, the Rt. Hon. [[Spencer Horatio Walpole]]. The Borough surveyor [[Charles Jones (architect)|Charles Jones]] who negotiated the terms of the sale with his close friend Spencer Walpole also went on to set out the design of tree-lined avenues, paths and flower beds.<ref>{{cite book
| last = McEwan
| first = Kate
| title = Ealing Walkabout: Journeys into the history of a London borough.
| publisher =Nick Wheatly Associates
| year = 1983
| location = Cheshire, UK.
| pages = 45
| isbn = 0-9508895-0-4 }}
</ref> The outer path is nearly a mile in circumference. The sides of the pond nearest Pitzhanger Manor were planted with shrubs and other plants.

Soane's Manor then{{when|date=June 2021}} became Ealing Borough's central public lending library. The library vacated the site in 1984. Work then began on researching the building to discover the original décor and renovating it back to how it had been in Soane's day. A library extension that had been built on the north-side was converted into the present-day art gallery.

At the end of the 1980s some restoration work was done to recreate some of the original layout by Soane's and Haverfield's garden. In 1987 it was registered by [[English Heritage]] on the [[National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens|Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England]].<ref>English Heritage (2004-03-23). [http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/pdf/register_urban_publicparks.pdf Register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in England]. Urban Public Parks Reg. number 1843. Accessed 2008-04-22.</ref>

The park was extensively renovated from August 2013 on-wards and reopened fully in the summer of 2014. Two new ponds replaced the ornamental lake and the fishpond. Breeding wildfowl have returned to the park and the new flower beds are developing, with Regency planting. The bridge which was situated at one end of the sunken garden has been restored.

==Features==

=== Boundary Wall ===
Walpole Park's north boundary wall likely dates from the late-18th century and a Grade II listing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1358810|title=NORTH BOUNDARY WALL TO WALPOLE PARK FRONTING MATTOCK LANE FROM THE ENTRANCE ARCHWAY AT PITZHANGER MANOR TO THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCES, Ealing - 1358810 {{!}} Historic England|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> Facing Mattock Lane, the red-brick wall is 10 feet high and spans 50 yards of the park's northern perimeter, from Walpole's entrance arch to the public conveniences.

=== Gates ===
[[File:EntranceArchWalpole.jpg|thumb|Main entrance into Walpole Park. Image: Angelo Hornak. © Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust]]
Pitzhanger Manor's archway was originally produced by John Soane as his Manor's entrance, and is now in use as the park's main entryway. A Grade I listing, the arch is still made of the original brick and flint materials used by Soane. It is located horizontal to Pitzhanger's front-face at the north-east end of Walpole Park.

Metres away from the arch is the Ealing War Memorial. This [[Portland stone]] entry features as both a park gate and a commemoration of Ealing locals who loss their lives in [[World War I]] and [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1429155|title=Ealing War Memorial, Non Civil Parish - 1429155 {{!}} Historic England|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>

=== Buildings ===
The [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] [[Pitzhanger Manor]] & Gallery are located by the main entrance to Walpole Park. The Manor and Gallery's recent renovations from 2015 to 2019 have provided an insight to the intended designs of the Regency Manor in its Regency park - particularly, its reinstated conservatory.

Established in 2015, The Rickyard is a new learning center provided by [[Ealing Council]], located next to the park's playground. It facilities include classroom, park toilets, park staff office and additional support facilities for park maintenance staff. It features a kiosk cafe, Pitzhanger Pantry, as well as houses beehives.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk/about/the-rickyard/|title=Pitzhanger » The Rickyard|language=en|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref>

Acting as the official Pitzhanger cafe, Soane's Kitchen neighbours the Manor.{{Gallery| align = center
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|CafePitzhanger.jpg|Soane's Kitchen. Image: Angelo Hornak. © Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust|BenchWalpole.jpg|Soane's bench in Walpole Park. Image: Angelo Hornak. © Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust|24 WestFront PitzhangerCF021456.jpg |Pitzhanger Manor (West Face, with conservatory) Image: Angelo Hornak. © Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust|WalpoleBridge.jpg|Ornamental bridge designed and built by Sir John Soane. Image: Angelo Hornak © Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust|10=|11=|12=The Rickyard and Pitzhanger Pantry ©Andy Stagg.|}}

=== Parkland ===
Most of the park consists of open flat grassed areas bordered by tree lined avenues, which act as wind breaks.

Of the two ponds, the westernmost was the larger of the two and was more formal. It also featured a fountain. The pond nearest to Pitzhanger Manor on the eastward side of the park had sunken sides, which were planted with a mixture of ornamental shrubs and bushes. The pond itself was made to look as though it was a small gently flowing brook. A contemporary drawing of the manor house in the museum suggests that, at the time of Soane, this pond was much deeper. It was from its sides that John Soane and his friend [[J. M. W. Turner]] (the artist) would sit and fish. As the grounds to the west were pastoral it is quite possible that this pond was constructed as a [[ha-ha]] against cattle and sheep. The bridge at the north end, and the pond, were in existence before Soane bought the property but he had it decorated to give an appearance of great antiquity, no doubt to match his faux Roman ruins which he built just to the north of his house. It is a listed Grade II* structure.

Along the north perimeter wall is a large stone bench. This also has a statutory protection of Grade II listed. Next to the bench is a memorial plaque dedicated to [[Charles Jones (architect)|Charles Jones]], an architect who lived in Ealing, designed [[Ealing Town Hall]], and served as the town's mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/jonesc/index.html|title=Charles Jones (1830-1914)|publisher=Victorian Web|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref>

 
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|Lake at Walpole Park, Ealing.jpg|The Serpentine Lake.|Pond Walpole 734.JPG|Pond in sunken garden. |File:Heron_722.JPG|A [[grey heron]] (Ardea cinerea).|||10=|11=|12=|}}

==Visit==
=== Getting there ===
[[Ealing Broadway station|Ealing Broadway]] is the nearest National Rail, [[Crossrail]] and [[London Underground]] station to Walpole Park's main entrance, being an 8-minute walk from the site. It is connected by the [[Elizabeth line|Elizabeth]], [[District line|District]] and [[Central line (London Underground)|Central lines]], and 9-minute journey from [[London Paddington station|Paddington station]].

[[South Ealing tube station]] is the closest on the [[Piccadilly line]], with a 15-minute walk to Walpole's main entry or a 5-minute bus journey (via 65).

There are several London buses which stop within a short walk to Walpole: 65, 207, 427, 607, E1, E11, 112, E2, E7, E8, E9, E10, 483, 226, 297.

In particular, the 65 from Ealing Broadway Station to Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre provides a 2-minute walk to the park's entrance. Likewise, the E2, E7 and E8 from Ealing Broadway Station to Ealing Town Hall all offer a 5-minute walk.

===Events===
Ealing Summer Festivals host annual events in Walpole Park during the summer months. Its programme features:

*Ealing Beer Festival
* Ealing Comedy Festival<ref name="EC">Ealing Council. [http://www.ealing.gov.uk/ealingsummer]. Accessed 2011-07-04</ref>
* Ealing Opera in the Park<ref name="EC" />
*Ealing Blues Festival<ref name="EC" />
* Ealing Global Festival<ref name="EC" />
* [[Ealing Jazz Festival]]<ref name="EC" />

==References==
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== Further reading ==
* Leary, Emmeline. ''Pitshanger  Manor: An Introduction.'' New ed. [Ealing, London]: Ealing Community Services, [1990].Pages 18–27. {{ISBN|0-86192-090-2}}. The booklet now (early 2008) sold in the Manor as a guide and souvenir. Although the publication is not dated, the short introduction is dated January 1990 and is clearly written for publication.

== External links ==

*[https://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/201136/parks_in_the_borough/662/ealing_parks/3 Ealing Council | Walpole Park]
*[https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk/ Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust | Walpole Park]
*[https://www.jesticowhiles.com/projects/pitzhanger-manor-house/ Jestico + Whiles Restoration Project | Walpole Park & The Rickyard]

 
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Proteus (Marvel Comics)

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{{Short description|Marvel Comics fictional character}}
{{Infobox comics character 
|image=Proteus (Marvel Comics character).png
|caption= Artwork for the cover of ''X-Men Legacy'' #233 (February, 2010 Marvel Comics). Art by [[Adi Granov]]
|character_name=Proteus
|real_name=Kevin MacTaggert<ref name="classicx36"/>
|species=[[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|Human mutant]]
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|debut=''[[The Uncanny X-Men]]'' #125 (September 1979)
|creators=[[Chris Claremont]] [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]
|alliances=
|aliases=Mutant X
|powers=
*Reality warping
*Body possession
*[[Psionic]] energy composition
}}
'''Kevin MacTaggert''', best known as '''Proteus''' and also called '''Mutant X''', is a [[Character (arts)|character]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]] and is commonly associated with the [[X-Men]] as an antagonist.

Kevin was the [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] son of Scottish genetic researcher [[Moira MacTaggert]] and politician Joseph MacTaggert. Kevin had reality-warping and [[Spirit possession|possession]] powers and lived most of his life in forced seclusion at his mother's [[Muir Island]] research facility.

Kevin's attempt to escape Muir Island and find his father made up a 1979–80 ''Uncanny X-Men'' storyline that was adapted in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]''. In 2009, Proteus was ranked as [[IGN]]'s 77th-greatest villain of all time.<ref>[http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/77.html Proteus is number 77] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509080000/http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/77.html |date=2009-05-09 }} [[IGN]]. Retrieved 10-05-09</ref>

==Publication history==
Created by writer [[Chris Claremont]] and artist/co-writer [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]], Proteus first appeared in ''[[The Uncanny X-Men]]'' #125 (September 1979),<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=277}}</ref> though hints to his character appeared in earlier issues. He was referenced off-panel in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #104, and appeared already possessing a host in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #119.

==Fictional character biography==
Kevin MacTaggart was the son of Moira and Joseph MacTaggert<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=190}}</ref> and was conceived after Joseph severely beat and raped his wife.<ref name="classicx36">''Classic X-Men'' #36 (August 1989)</ref> Moira left Joseph without telling him she was pregnant and raised Kevin at her mutant research centre on [[Muir Island]], off the coast of [[Scotland]]. Kevin eventually began manifesting his mutant abilities, becoming a danger to everyone around him. To protect herself and others, Moira was forced to confine Kevin in a specialized cell and referred to him only as Mutant X''.''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

Kevin remained confined for several years until his cell was damaged in a fight between [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] and the X-Men, at which point Kevin escaped by possessing the body of multiple locals, <ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #119 (March 1979)</ref> including [[Jean Grey|Phoenix]], but was unable to overcome her psychic powers. Without the esoteric energy fields of his cell to sustain him, Kevin began to burn his body out, and so began to possess human host bodies, one after another. He went after [[Polaris (Marvel Comics)|Polaris]] next.<ref name=":0">''Uncanny X-Men'' #125 (September 1979)</ref>

The X-Men arrived to confront Kevin, so he fled to the Scottish mainland, but was caught by [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] and [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]]. In the ensuing fight, Kevin rejected the Mutant X label and named himself [[Proteus]] after the Greek god of myth and the cell in which he had been confined.<ref name=":1">''Uncanny X-Men'' #126 (October 1979)</ref> He attempted to possess [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]].<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #127 (November 1979)</ref>

Proteus fled to [[Edinburgh]], where he possessed his father, Joseph, and made a last stand against the X-Men. His host body was destroyed in the battle, but before Proteus could take another host, he was punched by [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]], disrupting his energy form and apparently killing him.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #128 (December 1979)</ref>

Several years later, [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]] attempted to recreate Proteus using a woman named Harness and her mutant son, Piecemeal, to absorb Proteus' dispersed energy form. As the boy went about absorbing the energy, his body grew too large for his system to handle.<ref>''New Warriors'' Annual #1 (August 1991)</ref> Eventually, what was left of Proteus's [[consciousness]] and Piecemeal merged as one being.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' Annual #15 (August 1991)</ref>

The combined efforts of the [[New Warriors]], the New Mutants, the [[List of X-Men members#Muir Island X-Men|Muir Islanders]], and the original [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]] team were not enough to defeat the resulting creature, but when the amalgamated being decided that it would not find happiness, it decided to disperse itself, effectively committing suicide.<ref>''X-Factor'' Annual #6 (August 1991)</ref>

Some time later, [[Mister Sinister]] and the [[Gamesmaster (comics)|Gamesmaster]] also attempted to recreate Proteus by stealing a disc containing his DNA matrix, but were prevented by Nightcrawler, [[Kitty Pryde|Shadowcat]], and [[Rachel Summers]].<ref>''Excalibur'' #74 (February 1994)</ref>

===House of M and Exiles===
Kevin encountered the [[Exiles (Marvel Comics)|Exiles]] and managed to escape the House of M reality by stealing data from the Panoptichron and possessing the bodies of various Exile members, though other reality manipulators such as [[Longshot (Marvel Comics)|Longshot]] seemed immune to his powers.<ref>''Exiles'' #74 (February 2006)</ref> Proteus finally possessed the body of Morph, which did not seem to deteriorate due to his possession.<ref>''Exiles'' #80 (July 2006)</ref>

Perhaps due to lingering memories from his time possessing Mimic, Proteus became obsessed with [[Blink (character)|Blink]],<ref>''Exiles'' #76 (March 2006)</ref> who tricked him into wearing a portable Behavior Modification System and brainwashed him into believing himself to actually be Morph. Unaware of his true identity, he joined the Exiles, much to the discomfort of the other Exiles.<ref>''Exiles'' #82 (August 2006)</ref> He required regular manipulation by the Behavior Modification System to maintain the brainwashing, but the device was destroyed by chance during a fight between Psylocke and [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth.]]<ref>''Exiles'' #91 (April 2007)</ref>

Morph's consciousness eventually reawakened and confronted Proteus, offering him chance to work together and share his body and powers in order to do good. Proteus accepted, and the two began to work in harmony, better than either could alone.<ref>''New Exiles'' Annual one-shot (February 2009)</ref> Some time later, Proteus and Morph were forcibly separated when the Exiles were absorbed into the Panoptichron; Proteus was absorbed into the walls, but Morph was left behind.<ref>''Exiles'' (vol. 2) #6 (November 2009)</ref>

===Necrosha===
Proteus was eventually restored as dispersed energy on [[Earth-616]] and began to try to recreate his physical form via the same process used by Harness and Piecemeal. When [[Selene (comics)|Selene]] began using the Technarch transmode virus to resurrect dead mutants, Proteus took advantage of her work by affixing a small portion of his energy signature, and therefore his consciousness, to [[Destiny (Irene Adler)|Destiny]] as she was resurrected. Although the amount of Proteus energy involved was not enough to truly possess Destiny as he had done in the past, Proteus was able to influence Destiny's perceptions and cause her to foresee a great threat on Muir Island.<ref>''X-Men Legacy'' #231 (February 2010)</ref>

When Destiny tried telepathically contacting her foster-daughter [[Rogue (Marvel Comics)|Rogue]], she instead found [[Blindfold (comics)|Blindfold]] and passed on her vision (and unwittingly a portion of Proteus' energy). Proteus manipulated Blindfold into confirming Destiny's vision and [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] dispatched Blindfold to investigate. Once they arrived, Proteus was able to use Blindfold like a "psychic magnet", soaking up Proteus' energy until enough energy was consolidated in one place to resurrect Kevin MacTaggert and allow him to fully possess Blindfold.<ref name="ReferenceA">''X-Men Legacy'' #232 (March 2010)</ref>

Proteus turned on the X-Men, particularly his murderer, Colossus. He demonstrated the ability to possess several X-Men simultaneously, but was ultimately defeated when Magneto disrupted his energy signature, killing him once more.<ref>''X-Men Legacy'' #233 (April 2010)</ref>

===Agent X===
Some of Proteus's energy was found drifting in the [[astral plane]] by the [[Shadow King]], who used it to as a source of power in the battle between him and Xavier. In the battle's final moments, Shadow King spread Proteus as a psychic infection in London. Xavier, now inhabiting [[Fantomex]]'s body and calling himself X, defeated the Shadow King, but accidentally reconstituted Proteus in the process.<ref>''Astonishing X-Men'' (vol. 4) #1–7 (September 2017 - March 2018)</ref> Proteus allowed X and Psylocke to enter his mind, where they were welcomed by a young Kevin McTaggert. Kevin expressed a wish to atonement and change, as he believed he was only ten years old at the time Colossus killed him. Following that, he had only a few brief times to see the world before he was dispersed, but he had spent ten thousand years on the astral plane reflecting on the harm he had caused others and now wished only to be left alone. X did not trust him and attacked instead.

In retaliation, Proteus temporarily merged the physical bodies of X and Psylocke and sent them back to London. He then attempted to bring the astral plane into the real world and traveled to the Scottish village of Fetters Hill, granting its citizens the ability to make whatever they wished real. As the X-Men confronted Proteus again, the village had already fallen into chaos, becoming a gestalt of the villagers' mindscapes, but the X-Men were eventually able to disperse Proteus and reverse the damage he had caused to reality.<ref>''Astonishing X-Men'' (vol. 4) #8 - 11 (April - July 2018)</ref>

===House of X===
Proteus was shown to be an inhabitant of [[Krakoa]], apparently inhabiting a Professor X husk. He joined forces with [[Elixir (character)|Elixir]], [[Hope Summers (character)|Hope Summers]], [[Fabio Medina|Egg]], and [[Tempus (comics)|Tempus]] as [[The Five (comics)|The Five]] and together they used their talents to resurrect dead mutants.<ref>''[[House of X and Powers of X|House of X]]'' #5 (November 2019)</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
Proteus is an [[Omega-level mutant]] who possesses a vast psionic ability to manipulate and alter reality. He exists in a state of pure psionic energy and can take [[body hopping|possession]] of human bodies; however, the bodies of most beings burn out within hours or a few days. Proteus can leave a body before it is destroyed, but he usually does not. No possessed person has been shown able to resist or break free of Proteus's domination. Proteus has access to all the memories of his host while he possesses them and after he has left the body. Proteus has occasionally exhibited some telepathy, perfect recall, and the ability to mentally download computer information.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=March 2018}}

Proteus' energy form is disrupted by metal, making living beings with metal in their bodies immune to the possession. If his form is disrupted enough, it can be dispersed, essentially killing him until it is reconstituted.

His reality manipulation powers allow him to transmute matter and bend the laws of physics according to his imagination within a certain range. Using this power he can transform objects into other objects or living creatures, transform energy into matter, manipulate weather, affect people's bodies, or strip a person of their powers. Proteus's reality warping ability is temporary and contingent upon line of sight: once out of his sight, any of his changes will be undone.

Because Proteus is a being made of energy, he is virtually immortal, as his consciousness can reform after being disrupted. Proteus has at times exhibited the ability to transport himself inter-dimensionally, though it is unknown if this is an innate power or if he needed to use a connection to the [[Exiles (Marvel Comics)|Panoptichron]] to accomplish this.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=March 2018}} After his revival through Destiny during the events of Necrosha, Proteus is shown to be able to possess multiple individuals simultaneously.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

==Other versions==
===''Star Trek/X-Men'' crossover===
Proteus' spirit appears in ''[[Star Trek/X-Men]]''. Due to a rift created by [[Gary Mitchell (Star Trek)|Gary Mitchell]], Proteus ends up in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe, where he reanimated and inhabits Mitchell's corpse, which does not deteriorate. While chasing [[Deathbird]], the X-Men team up with the crew of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] to stop Proteus and Deathbird.<ref name="X-Men One-shot 1996">''Star Trek/X-Men'' one-shot (1996)</ref>

===Ultimate Marvel===
An alternate universe variant of Proteus from Earth-1610 named '''David Xavier''' appears in ''[[Ultimate X-Men]]''. After escaping his mother Moira MacTaggert's keep on Muir Island, he seeks out his father Charles Xavier to kill him and kill thousands around the world to discredit the X-Men before David and Charles are eventually killed by [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]].<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #15–19 (April - August 2002)</ref>

==In other media==
[[Image:Proteus Part1.jpg|thumb|right|Proteus as depicted in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'']]
Proteus appears in a self-titled two-part episode of ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'', voiced by [[Stuart Stone]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} This version is able to assume human form at will and his possession abilities are not lethal.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Marvelwiki|proteus-kevin-mactaggert|Proteus (Kevin MacTaggert)}}
* {{Marvelwiki|proteus-ultimate|Proteus (Ultimate)}}

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Proteus (disambiguation)

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{{wiktionary|Proteus|protean}}

'''[[Proteus]]''' is an early Greek water god.

'''Proteus''' may also refer to:

{{TOC right}}
== People ==
* [[Charles Proteus Steinmetz]] (1865–1923), German-American mathematician and electrical engineer
* [[Peregrinus Proteus]] (died 165), Cynic philosopher, from Parium in Mysia
* [[Proteus (Greek myth)]], name of multiple mythical characters
* [[Proteus of Egypt]], an ancient Egyptian king who was associated with the island of Pharos

=== Characters ===
* [[Proteus (The Two Gentlemen of Verona)|Proteus (''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'')]], a character from William Shakespeare's play ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona''
* Dr. Paul Proteus, the main character in ''[[Player Piano (novel)|Player Piano]]'' by Kurt Vonnegut
* Prince Proteus of Syracuse, a character in the 2003 DreamWorks Animation film ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]''
* Proteus, the Prime Minister in ''[[The Apple Cart]]'' by George Bernard Shaw
* Proteus IV, a villainous supercomputer in the Dean Koontz novel and film ''[[Demon Seed]]''
* Proteus, the [[Frankenstein's monster|second monster]] created by Victor Frankenstein in the TV show Penny Dreadful

==== Characters in comics ====
* [[Proteus (Marvel Comics)]], a Marvel Comics mutant, enemy of the X-Men
* [[Proteus (DC Comics)]], a DC Comics super-villain, enemy of the superhero the Creeper

== Biology ==
* ''[[Amoeba proteus]]'', the most famous species of amoebae
* [[Proteus (amphibian)|''Proteus'' (amphibian)]], a small cave-dwelling amphibian genus, also known as the olm
* [[Proteus (bacterium)|''Proteus'' (bacterium)]], a genus of Proteobacteria responsible for many human urinary tract infections
* Proteus, a cultivar of ''[[Clematis]]'' introduced in 1876

== Medicine ==
* [[Proteus syndrome]], a very rare congenital disorder known mostly for its most famous sufferer Joseph Merrick (the Elephant Man)
* [[Proteus-like syndrome]], a condition similar to Proteus syndrome, but with an uncertain etiology

== Science ==
* [[Proteus (alchemy)]], a term for the "first matter" (''prima materia'')
* [[Proteus (moon)]], a natural satellite of Neptune
* [[Proteus (satellite)]], a French multimission satellite platform

== Software and hardware ==
* [[Proteus (programming language)]], a fully functional, procedural programming language created in 1998 by Simone Zanella
* [[Proteus (proteomics software)]], a software using Trans-Proteomic Pipeline technology
* [[Proteus (video game)|''Proteus'' (video game)]], an exploration video game created in 2013
* [[Proteus Design Suite]], a proprietary software tool suite used primarily for electronic design automation

== In media ==
* [[Proteus (play)|''Proteus'' (play)]], a satyr play by Aeschylus, part of the ''Oresteia''
* [[Proteus (X-Men episode)|"Proteus" (X-Men episode)]], an episode of the ''X-Men'' animated series
* [[Proteus (video game)|''Proteus'' (video game)]], a 2013 video game developed by Ed Key and David Kanaga
* "Proteus", an [[List of Person of Interest episodes|episode of the television series ''Person of Interest'']]

=== Films ===
* ''Proteus'', a 1995 film by director [[Bob Keen]]
* [[Proteus (2003 film)|''Proteus'' (2003 film)]], a film by Canadian director John Greyson
* [[Proteus (2004 film)|''Proteus'' (2004 film)]], an animated documentary by David Lebrun

=== Novels ===
* ''[[Proteus In The Underworld]]'', a science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield and published in 1995
* ''[[The Proteus Operation]]'', a science fiction novel written by James P. Hogan and published in 1985
* [[Proteus (Ulysses episode)|"Proteus" (''Ulysses'' episode)]], an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses''
* ''Proteus'', a novel by [[Morris West]] and published in 1979

== Vehicles ==
* [[Bluebird-Proteus CN7]], a wheel-driven land speed record-breaking car
* [[HMS Proteus (disambiguation)|HMS ''Proteus'' (disambiguation)]], several ships
* [[Proteus (watercraft)|''Proteus'' (watercraft)]], an experimental vessel developed by Marine Advanced Research
* [[Scaled Composites Proteus]], an experimental aircraft
* [[USS Proteus (disambiguation)|USS ''Proteus'' (disambiguation)]], several ships
* A type of [[Diver propulsion vehicle#Miscellaneous|diver propulsion vehicle]]; there are at least two makes called ''Proteus'':
** [[Protei-5 Russian diver propulsion vehicle]]
* Proteus replica [[Jaguar C-Type]] car, manufactured in the UK by Proteus sports and racing cars
* [[Saturn (Russian Navy)]], a class of Russian tugboats

=== Fictional vehicles ===
* [[Proteus (submarine)|''Proteus'' (submarine)]], the miniaturized submarine in the 1966 movie ''Fantastic Voyage''
* Proteus, a derelict spacecraft infested with alien spiders in the 1998 film ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]''
* Proteus, a Strategic Cruiser class ship from the MMORPG ''[[Eve Online]]''
* Proteus, a new US Navy warship in a season 2 episode of ''[[New Captain Scarlet]]'' entitled ''Proteus''
* [[List of Thomas & Friends characters|Proteus]], a legendary narrow gauge steam locomotive from Thomas & Friends

=== Engines ===
* [[Bristol Proteus]], a turboprop engine

== Organisations ==
* [[Proteus-eretes]], the largest student rowing club in Delft, Netherlands
* [[Proteus Gowanus]], an interdisciplinary gallery and reading room founded in 2005 in Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York, United States
* [[Krewe of Proteus]], the second oldest parade krewe at New Orleans Mardi Gras

=== Companies ===
* [[Proteus Airlines]], a French regional airline with its head offices in Saint-Apollinaire, Côte-d'Or, France, near Dijon, and in Saint-Étienne
* [[Studio Proteus]], a Japanese manga import, translation and lettering company

== Other ==
* [[E-mu Proteus]], a series of sample playback synthesizers
* Proteus, a board game by [[Steve Jackson Games]]
* [[Proteus effect]], an effect that appears when the behavior of an individual conforms to their digital self-representation
* [[Proteus phenomenon]], the tendency in science for early replications of a work to contradict the original findings, a consequence of publication bias

== See also ==
* [[Protea (disambiguation)]]
* [[A. proteus (disambiguation)|''A. proteus'' (disambiguation)]]
* [[Protei (disambiguation)]]
* [[Proetus]], name of multiple Greek mythical characters
* [[Proetus (trilobite)|''Proetus'' (trilobite)]], a genus of trilobite

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Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers

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{{Long plot|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Superior 8 Ultra Brothers
| image = Superior8ultra.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Takeshi Yagi]]
| producer = [[Kiyoshi Suzuki]]
| writer = [[Keiichi Hasegawa]]
| starring = [[Hiroshi Nagano]] [[Susumu Kurobe]] [[Kohji Moritsugu]] [[Jiro Dan]] Keiji Takamine [[Takeshi Tsuruno]] Takeshi Yoshioka [[Shunji Igarashi]]
| music = [[Toshihiko Sahashi]]
| cinematography = So Takahashi
| editing = Akira Matsuki
| studio = [[Tsuburaya Productions]]
| distributor = [[Shochiku]]
| released = {{Film date|2008|9|13}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/tochu/article/entertainment/news/CK2008011502079579.html|title=長野ティガにつるのダイナ＆吉岡ガイア＆五十嵐メビウス合体|access-date=2008-01-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080106115843/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/tochu/article/entertainment/news/|archive-date=2008-01-06}}</ref>
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = [[Japan]]
| language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| budget =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Superior 8 Ultra Brothers'''''|大決戦！超ウルトラ８兄弟|Daikessen! Chō Urutora Hachi Kyōdai|lit. "Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers"}} is a 2008 Japanese [[superhero film|superhero]] ''[[kaiju]]'' film directed by [[Takeshi Yagi]]. It unites the ''[[Shōwa period|Shōwa]]'' heroes [[Ultraman]], [[Ultra Seven|Seven]], [[The Return of Ultraman|Jack]] and [[Ultraman Ace|Ace]] together on screen with the ''[[Heisei period|Heisei]]'' heroes [[Ultraman Tiga|Tiga]], [[Ultraman Dyna|Dyna]], [[Ultraman Gaia|Gaia]] and [[Ultraman Mebius|Mebius]]. The catchphrase for the movie is {{nihongo|"I will protect the world."|この世界を、僕が守る|Kono sekai o, boku ga mamoru}}.

The movie was released theatrically nationwide in [[Japan]] on September 13, 2008. As of October 23, 2008, the movie had grossed over ¥800,000,000 (US$8,000,000) at the box office, becoming the most commercially successful movie in the history of the Ultraman franchise,<ref name="bandaivisual.co.jp">{{cite web|url=http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/pdf/2008/pr081023.pdf|title=ウルトラ映画史上最大のヒット作「大決戦！超ウルトラ８兄弟」Ｂｌｕ－ｒａｙＤｉｓｃ＆ＤＶＤ、２００９年１月２３日に発売決定|access-date=2008-11-03|date=2008-10-23|archive-date=2012-02-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229120843/http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/pdf/2008/pr081023.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> until it was surpassed by the 2022 film ''[[Shin Ultraman]]''.

== Plot ==
On July 17, 1966, best friends Daigo Madoka, Shin Asuka, and Gamu Takayama watch the first broadcast of ''[[Ultraman]]'' television series at Daigo's house, and are inspired to grow up and do great things. While playing softball, the boys meet a strange young girl whom they invite to join them. They begin discussing their dreams and aspirations; Asuka wishes to become a professional baseball player, Daigo wishes to be astronaut and pilot a spaceship to Ultraman's homeworld, and Gamu a scientist to build Daigo's ship. The strange girl never reveals her wish, instead bidding Daigo farewell and disappearing.

30 years later, the three have forgotten their child passion for Ultraman and dreams while continuing their lives as normal civilians. Daigo hurriedly cycles to work after awaken late. Daigo arrives late for work, only to see his workers stunned by a strange mirage over [[Yokohama]]. Daigo experiences a vision of a destroyed city, swarming with Kaiju, and a group of eight Ultramen fending them off. Alien Nackle, a villain from ''[[The Return of Ultraman]]'', announces that [[Ultraman Mebius]] has been captured and that he and the Alien Guts, an antagonistic race of aliens from ''[[Ultra Seven]]'', will destroy the Earth.

The vision concludes as elderly four men whom he'd passed on his commute; [[Ultraman (character)|Shin Hayata]], [[Ultraseven (character)|Dan Moroboshi]], [[Ultraman Jack (character)|Hideki Go]], and [[Ultraman Ace|Seiji Hokuto]], transform into Ultramen. After the mirage vanishes, Daigo is approached on the boardwalk by Hayata's daughter Rena, and they realize that the image in the mirage resembles the destroyed Yokohama from Daigo's vision. While talking with Shina and Gamu, Daigo realizes that the four men from his vision share their names with the characters of the original four Ultras (Ultraman, Ultraseven, Ultraman Jack, and Ultraman Ace) from their childhood. The next day, Daigo experiences another vision, this time of a battle between Mebius and U-Killersaurus Neo.

A strange man appears, claiming to know Daigo and be his supporter. Daigo proposes the possibility to his friends that he is catching glimpses of a parallel universe, one in which he and the people he knows are the Ultramen they knew and loved. They laugh him off, while Daigo sees the strange girl from his childhood briefly appear and then disappear. A man in dark robe suddenly appears and sends a truck careening toward a group of passing children. Hayata, Dan, Go, and Hokoto spring into action and stop the truck with amazing speed, while the man in the robe laughs and vanishes.

Working as a tour guide, Daigo leads a group to the [[Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse|Red Brick Warehouse]], but experiences another vision in which he sees King Guesra, a monster who appeared in the very first ''Ultraman'' episode, rise from the sea and destroy a building. Mebius intervenes however, but is quickly overpowered by Guesra. Remembering the battle from the original episode, Daigo shouts at Mebius to strike his weakpoint at the fins. Mebius finishes Guesra off with Daigo's advice. He reverts to his human form, Mirai Hibino, and approaches Daigo to thank him, but they suddenly revert to the real world, only now Mirai is among them. Both are shocked and confused, with Mirai unable to explain how he got there, and flabbergasted that Ultramen and kaijus are only fictional characters in this world. He tells Daigo that while on patrol in Yokohama, he encountered a girl with red shoes, who told him to awaken seven warriors and stop the destruction of a world in which Ultramen never existed.

Mirai tries to approach Hayata, Moroboshi, Go, and Hokuto, but they don't recognize him and report him for harassment. However, King Pandon arrives via a tornado and begins a rampage. Mirai surmises that someone is summoning monsters from his world to Daigo's. He transforms into Mebius and fights Pandon. The whole city falls into chaos as the fight goes on: Asuka and Ryo heads toward shelter from the baseball stadium and Gamu and Atsuko evacuate citizens from a museum. Within the city, Go's wife Aki, helps an elderly man amidst the chaos. However, one of Pandon's attacks blasts a building and sends debris to fall on the two of them. Enraged, Mebius thrown Pandon aside and finishes the beast via Lightning Thrasher and Mebius Shoot. As Mebius gives Daigo a thumb up, Mebius finds himself in a cylinder and frozen into a bronze statue by Alien Hipporit who also announces his intention to destroy humanity, before disappearing

At the hospital, Daigo finds Rena, who tell him that Go's wife remains critically injured and unconscious due to Pandon's attack. Blaming himself, Go falls into a depression. Daigo pleads with the frozen Mebius to help him summon the seven warriors, but to no avail. He then sees the mysterious girl, and realizes she's the same one who approached Mirai. The girl tells Daigo that without the hopes and dreams of his fans, Ultraman cannot exist. Daigo tries to convince Asuka and Gamu to believe remember their childhood dreams of becoming Ultramen, but to no success. Rena tells Daigo she believes in him, but he brushes her off, telling her that he stayed behind in Yokohama for her.

The next day, King Silvergon and King Goldras emerge and begin a rampage. Gamu and Asuka wander to an ocean liner and baseball stadium respectively and muse over their lost childhood dreams. Their respective co-workers try to comfort them, and Gamu that he couldn't accept the responsibilities of becoming a scientist, while Asuka remembers that his ambitions of becoming of baseball player where shattered when he missed a key play and lost his team their match. He was demoted to ball boy, but continued to persist in the hopes of getting another chance. Rena races to her boss at a radio station and begs him to let her make a special broadcast. The [[JSDF]] send out a squadron of F-22 Raptor fighter jets to combat the monsters, but they are easily fought off. Rena makes a broadcast over the radio that they should not give up and to believe in their dreams before it's too late.

All of the city hears the broadcast and Daigo, Asuka, and Gamu are inspired. They're approached by Hayata, Dan, and Hakuto. The three men remind Daigo a phrase that he once told them: "As long we don't give up, Ultraman will surely come". This triggers a vision which reveals the little girl's wish: For Daigo and his friends to become Ultramen and save the Earth. A light surrounds Daigo, giving him the Sparklence as he realizes that he is the seventh hero and transforms into [[Ultraman Tiga (character)|Ultraman Tiga]]. The crowd watches him as Tiga fights the monsters while Gamu and Asuka watch. Hipporit traps Tiga in his cylinder to turn him into a statue, but Asuka and Gamu in turn transform into [[Ultraman Dyna]] and [[Ultraman Gaia]]. With support from the cheering populace, they free Tiga from the cylinder and he destroys the monsters with his Zeperion Ray.

However, the same mysterious cloaked beings use their powers to resurrect the five monsters and forming the gigantic Giga Chimaira. Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia can barely hold them off, and Dan declares that anyone who believes in Ultraman can achieve victory. Dan and Hayata's wives Anne and Fuji appear, and remembering their other lives as Ultramen, transform and free Mebius. Giga Chimaira tries to flee Earth, but the Ultramen use their combined powers to destroy him once and for all. The cloaked beings declare their intention to destroy all Ultramen in all universes, but are defeated by the Ultras. As they revert to their human forms, Go is informed that his wife has recovered from her injuries. Mirai bids farewell and returns to his universe, vowing to see them again in another time and place.

Years later, Asuka has become a pro baseball player, commended by team captain Gosuke Hibiki as his finest player. Meanwhile, Gamu has become a popular and successful scientist, who has developed an anti-gravity mechanism. Daigo has finally achieved his lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut and has married Rena. While playing, their daughter Hikari meets the girl with the red shoes.

Sometime later, the 150-year-old ship monument had turned into a spaceship where everyone makes their way to M78. Daigo was commended by the Chief of United Nations, Sawai for a good job. As the ship blasts off, the crowd cheers as it were followed by four jets which aboarded by the elders. As they exiting the Earth atmosphere, Daigo commends that it's time to reach M78 and by doing so, all ships activates the hyperjump sequences.

== Cast ==
* {{nihongo|Daigo Madoka/Ultraman Tiga (Voice)|マドカ・ダイゴ／ウルトラマンティガ（声）|Madoka Daigo/Urutoraman Tiga (Koe)}}: {{nihongo|[[Hiroshi Nagano]] ([[V6 (band)|V6]])|長野博（Ｖ６）|Nagano Hiroshi (Bui Shikkusu)}}
* {{nihongo|Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna (Voice)|アスカ・シン／ウルトラマンダイナ（声）|Asuka Shin/Urutoraman Daina (Koe)}}: {{nihongo|[[Takeshi Tsuruno]]|つるの剛士|Tsuruno Takeshi}}
* {{nihongo|Gamu Takayama/Ultraman Gaia (V2) (Voice)|高山我夢／ウルトラマンガイア（声）|Takayama Gamu/Urutoraman Gaia (Koe)}}: {{nihongo|[[Takeshi Yoshioka]]|吉岡毅志|Yoshioka Takeshi}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.livedoor.jp/takeshi_yoshioka/archives/51872904.html|title=Takeshi Yoshioka's Blog|access-date=2008-01-11}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius (Voice)|ヒビノ・ミライ／ウルトラマンメビウス（声）|Hibino Mirai/Urutoraman Mebiusu (Koe)}}: {{nihongo|[[Shunji Igarashi]]|五十嵐隼士|Igarashi Shunji}}
* {{nihongo|Shin Hayata/Ultraman (Voice)|ハヤタ／ウルトラマン（声）|Hayata Shin/Urutoraman (Koe)}}: {{nihongo|[[Susumu Kurobe]]|黒部進|Kurobe Susumu}}
* {{nihongo|Dan Moroboshi/Ultra Seven (Voice)|モロボシ・ダン／ウルトラセブン（声）|Moroboshi Dan/Urutorasebun (Koe)}}: {{nihongo|[[Kohji Moritsugu]]|森次晃嗣|Moritsugu Kōji}}
* {{nihongo|Hideki Go/Ultraman Jack (Voice)|郷秀樹／ウルトラマンジャック（声）|Gō Hideki/Urutoraman Jakku (koe)}}: {{nihongo|[[Jiro Dan]]|団時郎|Dan Jirō}}
* {{nihongo|Seiji Hokuto/Ultraman Ace (Voice)|北斗星司／ウルトラマンエース（声）|Hokuto Seiji/Urutoraman Ēsu (Koe)}}: {{nihongo|Keiji Takamine|高峰圭二|Takamine Keiji}}
* {{nihongo|Rena|レナ}}: {{nihongo|[[Takami Yoshimoto]]|吉本多香美|Yoshimoto Takami}}
* {{nihongo|Hikari|ヒカリ|Hikari}}: {{nihongo|Kurumi Hashimoto|橋本くるみ|Hashimoto Kurumi}}
* {{nihongo|Ryo Yumimura|ユミムラ・リョウ|Yumimura Ryō}}: {{nihongo|Risa Saito|斉藤りさ|Saitō Risa}}
* {{nihongo|Atsuko Sasaki|佐々木敦子|Sasaki Atsuko}}: {{nihongo|Ai Hashimoto|橋本愛|Hashimoto Ai}}
* {{nihongo|Akiko|アキコ|Akiko}}/Akiko Fuji (flashback scenes): {{nihongo|[[Hiroko Sakurai]]|桜井浩子|Sakurai Hiroko}}
* {{nihongo|Anne|アンヌ|Annu|}}/Anne Yuri (flashback scenes): {{nihongo|[[Yuriko Hishimi]]|ひし美ゆり子|Hishimi Yuriko}}
* {{nihongo|Aki|アキ|Aki}}/Akiko "Aki" Sakata (flashback scenes): {{nihongo|Rumi Sakakibara|榊原るみ|Sakakibara Rumi}}
* {{nihongo|Megu|メグ|Megu}}: {{nihongo|Megumi Matsushita|松下恵|Matsushita Megumi}}
* {{nihongo|Yuko|夕子|Yūko}}/Yuko Minami (flashback scenes): {{nihongo|Mitsuko Hoshi|星光子|Hoshi Mitsuko}}
* {{nihongo|Nanami|七海|Nanami}}: {{nihongo|[[Shiko]]|紫子|Shiko}}
* {{nihongo|Hiroya Fujimiya|藤宮博也|Fujimiya Hiroya}}: {{nihongo|[[Hassei Takano]]|高野八誠|Takano Hassei}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~breath00/artist/m_hassei-takano.html|title=Hassei Takano's Profile|access-date=2007-11-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080807045834/http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~breath00/artist/m_hassei-takano.html|archive-date=2008-08-07}}</ref>
* {{nihongo|Reiko Fujimiya|藤宮玲子|Fujimiya Reiko}}: {{nihongo|Yukari Ishida|石田裕加里|Ishida Yukari}}
* {{nihongo|Fujimiya's Child|藤宮の子供|Fujimiya no Kodomo}}: {{nihongo|Hinaka|妃菜花|Hinaka}}
* {{nihongo|Girl with Red Shoes|赤い靴の少女|Akai Kutsu no Shōjo}}: {{nihongo|Momoka Iizuka|飯塚百花|Iizuka Momoka}}
* {{nihongo|Hanejiro (Voice)|ハネジロー（声）|Hanejirō (Koe)}}
* {{nihongo|Super Alien Hipporit (Voice)|スーパーヒッポリト星人（声）|Sūpā Hipporito Seijin (Koe)}}: {{nihongo|[[Ryūzaburō Ōtomo]]|大友龍三郎|Ōtomo Ryūzaburō}}
* {{nihongo|Black Kageboshi|黒い影法師|Kuroi Kagebōshi}}: {{nihongo|Shihei Saga|嵯峨周平|Saga Shūhei}}
* {{nihongo|Owner of Cheep Candy Shop|駄菓子屋の主人|Dagashiya no Shujin}}: {{nihongo|[[Masanari Nihei]]|二瓶正也|Nihei Masanari|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Daigo's Mother|ダイゴの母|Daigo no Haha}}: {{nihongo|[[Nao Nagasawa]]|長澤奈央|Nagasawa Nao|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Daigo's Father|ダイゴの父|Daigo no Chichi}}: {{nihongo|Kazuhiko Ando|安藤一人|Andō Kazuhito|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Head of Tourism Division Munakata|観光課長ムナカタ|Kankō Kachō Munakata}}: {{nihongo|Akitoshi Otaki|大滝明利|Ōtaki Akitoshi|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Director of FM Yokohama Shinjo|FMヨコハマディレクターシンジョウ|Efu Emu Yokohama Direkutā Shinjō}}: {{nihongo|Shigeki Kagemaru|影丸茂樹|Kagemaru Shigeki|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|TV M.C. Shinjo|テレビ司会者シンジョウ|Terebi Shikaisha Shinjō}}: {{nihongo|Kei Ishibashi|石橋けい|Ishibashi Kei|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|TV Caster|テレビキャスター|Terebi Casutā}}: {{nihongo|Yoko Azami|莇陽子|Azami Yōko|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Idol of Ceremonial First Pitch|始球式のアイドル|Shikyūshiki no Aidoru}}: {{nihongo|Anri Ban|伴杏里|Ban Anri|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Old Man in Shopping Mall|ショッピングモールの老人|Shoppingu Mōru no Rōjin}}: {{nihongo|Yasuhiko Saijo|西條康彦|Saijō Yasuhiko|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Citizens|市民|Shimin}}: {{nihongo|Jo Onodera|小野寺丈|Onodera Jō|Cameo}}, {{nihongo|Takao Kase|加瀬尊朗|Kase Takao|Cameo}}, {{nihongo|Shinobu Kameyama|亀山忍|Kameyama Shinobu|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Jun Manjome|万城目淳|Manjōme Jun}}: {{nihongo|[[Kenji Sahara]]|佐原健二|Sahara Kenji|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Manager Hibiki|ヒビキ監督|Hibiki Kantoku}}: {{nihongo|Ryo Kinomoto|木之元亮|Kinomoto Ryō|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Dr. Kido|キド医師|Kido Ishi}}: {{nihongo|Shingo Kazami|風見しんご|Kazami Shingo|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Secretary-General of the United Nations Sawai|サワイ国連事務総長|Sawai Kokuren Jimu Sōchō}}: {{nihongo|[[Tamio Kawachi]]|川地民夫|Kawachi Tamio|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|Narrator|ナレーター|Narētā}}: {{nihongo|[[Koji Ishizaka]]|石坂浩二|Ishizaka Kōji|Cameo}}
* {{nihongo|The Manager of the Baseball Club of Yokohama North High School|横浜北高校野球部監督|Yokohama Kita Kōkō Yakyūbu Kantoku}}: {{nihongo|Makoto Inagawa|稲川誠|Inagawa Makoto|Special Guest}}
* {{nihongo|The President of Yokohama BayStars|横浜ベイスターズ球団社長|Yokohama Beisutāzu Kyūdan Shachō}}: {{nihongo|Kuniaki Sasaki|佐々木邦昭|Sasaki Kuniaki|Special Guest}}
* {{nihongo|The Mayor of Yokohama|横浜市長|Yokohama Shichō}}: {{nihongo|[[Hiroshi Nakada]]|中田宏|Nakada Hiroshi|Special Guest}}

=== Suit actors ===
*Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Mebius: {{nihongo|Hideyoshi Iwata|岩田栄慶|Iwata Hideyoshi}}
*Ultraman Dyna: {{nihongo|Daisuke Fukuda|福田大助|Fukuda Daisuke}}
*Ultraman Gaia: {{nihongo|Tatsunari Fukushima|福島龍成|Fukushima Tatsunari}}, {{nihongo|Daisuke Terai|寺井大介|Terai Daisuke}}
*Ultraman Mebius: {{nihongo|Sanshiro Wada|和田三四郎|Wada Sanshirō}}
*Ultraman: {{nihongo|Kenya Soma|相馬絢也|Sōma Kenya}}
*Ultra Seven, King Silvergon: {{nihongo|[[Satoshi Yamamoto]]|山本諭|Yamamoto Satoshi}}
*Ultraman Jack, King Pandon: {{nihongo|Shinya Iwasaki|岩崎晋弥|Iwasaki Shinya}}
*Ultraman Ace: {{nihongo|Koji Maruyama|丸山貢治|Maruyama Kōji}}
*King Gesura: {{nihongo|[[Kazunori Yokoo]]|横尾和則|Yokoo Kazunori}}
*King Goldras: {{nihongo|Ryo Nishimura|西村郎|Nishimura Ryō}}
*Super Alien Hipporit: {{nihongo|Hiroshi Suenaga|末永博志|Suenaga Hiroshi}}

== Staff ==

* Director / Director of Special FX: [[Takeshi Yagi]]
* Producer: [[Kiyoshi Suzuki]]
* Writer: [[Keiichi Hasegawa]]

== Songs ==

; Theme song
* "LIGHT IN YOUR HEART"
** Lyrics: KOMU
** Composition: Yusuke Kato
** Artist: [[V6 (band)|V6]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.goo.ne.jp/contents/news/NMS120080519006/index.html|title=トニセン、歌に踊りに大ハッスル！Ｖ６ツアー開催も発表 - goo 音楽|access-date=2008-05-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615130349/http://music.goo.ne.jp/contents/news/NMS120080519006/index.html|archive-date=2008-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avexnet.or.jp/v6/news.html#080519|title=News&Information｜V6 Official Website|access-date=2008-05-20}}</ref>

==Public service announcement==
A short PSA about Ultraman sees the 8 Ultra Brothers alerting Super Alien Hipporit to turn his phone off. This indicates that people must not operate phones in cinemas.

==Home media==
The movie was released on both [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] on January 23, 2009. It was the first production in the Ultraman series to be released on the Blu-ray format. The standard DVD and Blu-ray releases carried the same content and features. A limited edition 2-disc "Memorial Box" DVD collection also included extra bonus features, 3D glasses for a special 3D featurette and replica copies of the storyboards and director Yagi's screenplay.,<ref name="bandaivisual.co.jp"/> Mill Creek Entertainment released the movie on Blu-ray, with English subtitles, in the USA on April 5, 2022.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://ultra2008.jp/ Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers Official Website (Japanese)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060118035030/http://m-78.jp/ Tsuburaya Productions Official Website (Japanese)]
* {{IMDb title|1291119}}

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* [[Eiji Tsuburaya]]{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=114}}
* Tetsuo Kinjo{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=114}}
* [[Tohl Narita]]{{sfn|Ragone|2007|p=117}}
* [[Kazuho Mitsuta]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Kawaguchi|first=Judit|date=May 13, 2008|title=Ultraman creator Kazuho Mitsuta|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2008/05/13/people/ultraman-creator-kazuho-mitsuta/|access-date=October 15, 2021|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| origin = ''[[Ultra Q]]'' (1966)<ref name="THR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/japanese-superhero-ultraman-reboot-works-1168258/|title=Japanese Superhero 'Ultraman' Reboot in the Works (Exclusive)|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=May 6, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date=May 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506190733/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/japanese-superhero-ultraman-reboot-works-1168258/}}</ref>
| owner = [[Tsuburaya Productions]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/tsuburaya-productions-is-teaming-with-marvel-to-produce-1840014835|title=Tsuburaya Productions Is Teaming With Marvel to Produce New Ultraman Comics|first=Julie|last=Muncy|work=[[Gizmodo]]|date=November 23, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref>
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The {{nihongo|'''''Ultra Series'''''|ウルトラシリーズ|Urutora Shirīzu|lead=yes}}, also known as '''''Ultraman''''', is a Japanese [[science fiction]] [[media franchise]] owned and produced by [[Tsuburaya Productions]], which began with the television series ''[[Ultra Q]]'' in 1966. The franchise has expanded into many television shows, films, comic books, and other media publications, becoming one of the most prominent productions in the Japanese ''[[tokusatsu]]'' and ''[[kaiju]]'' genres and pioneering the [[Kyodai Hero|''Kyodai'' Hero]] subgenre. The ''Ultraman'' series is centered on a fictional alien race of [[superhero]]es who often combat ''kaiju'' or other aliens.

In Japan, the Ultraman brand generated $7.4 billion US dollars in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987.<ref name="4kids"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/docs/Retail_Letter.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030408132444/http://www.4kidsentertainment.com:80/docs/Retail_Letter.pdf|title=Brand News|website=4kidsentertainment.com|page=4|archive-date=April 8, 2003|date=2003|access-date=March 26, 2022}}</ref> This makes it one of the [[List of highest-grossing media franchises|highest-grossing media franchises]] of all time. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia.<ref name="Warner"/> References to Ultraman are abundant in [[Japanese popular culture]], much like references to [[Superman]] in Western culture.<ref name="4kids"/>

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==The Ultras==
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The franchise is centered on the {{Nihongo|"Ultras"|ウルトラ一族|Urutora Ichizoku|lead=yes}}, a collective term for the fictional [[Extraterrestrials in fiction|extraterrestrial]] races spread across its [[Multiverse|mulitiverse]],<ref name="who">{{cite web|title=Who is Ultraman?|url=https://www.ultramanconnection.com/pages/who-is-ultraman/|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=Ultraman Connection}}</ref> with multiple origins given for them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ultraman Dyna profile|url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/heroes/ultraman-dyna|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=[[Tsuburaya Productions]] Global Website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ultraman Gaia profile|url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/heroes/ultraman-gaia|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=[[Tsuburaya Productions]] Global Website}}</ref> The warriors of these continuities gather<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Sakamoto, Koichi (director)|date=12 December 2009|title=[[Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy]]|type=motion picture|publisher=[[Tsuburaya Productions]]}}</ref> at a planet within the {{nihongo|M78 nebula|[[w:ja:M78星雲|M78星雲]]|Emu-Nanajūhachi seiun}},{{efn|During the pre-production of the original ''Ultraman'' series, the nebula was originally intended to be called the ''M87 nebula'', a direct reference to the [[Messier 87|origin galaxy]] of the titular spacecraft in the 1956 film ''[[Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ultraman’s hometown|url=https://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/dspace/column/cw40.html|access-date=January 28, 2025|website=[[Mitsubishi Electric]]}}</ref>}} (not to be confused with the real [[Messier 78]])—colloquially called the {{nihongo|Land of Light|光の国|Hikari no Kuni}}. Of the 18 billion populating it, 1 million are part of the {{nihongo|Inter Galactic Defence Force|宇宙警備隊|Uchū Keibitai}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Citizens of the Land of Light|journal=Ultra Galaxy Super Complete Works|pages=45|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=23 December 2009}}</ref> who maintain peace in the universe from alien invaders and monsters. The Ultras that are sent to other worlds are given Color Timers, or "warning lights", which blink with increasing frequency if an Ultra's energy dwindles.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ultraman Super Secret 100|pages=22|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=1 June 1993}}</ref> They can thus remain active for only a limited span of minutes before its energy is depleted, although it can be replenished afterwards.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ultraman Dictionary|pages=93|date=1 June 1993}}</ref> The main protagonists of each instalment end up on [[Earth]] and merge with [[Human|humans]], their hosts using devices to summon their Ultra’s unique power.<ref name="who" />

==The Ultraman phenomenon==
The show ''[[Ultraman (1966 TV series)|Ultraman]]'' was followed by many other series. Successors during the [[Shōwa era]] are: ''[[Ultraseven]]'' (1967), ''[[Return of Ultraman]]'' (1971), ''[[Ultraman Ace]]'' (1972), ''[[Ultraman Taro]]'' (1973), ''[[Ultraman Leo]]'' (1974) and ''[[Ultraman 80]]'' (1980).<ref name="record">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/pressrelease/130912-guinness/ |title="最も派生テレビシリーズが作られたテレビ番組"として『ウルトラマン』が世界記録に認定 {{pipe}} 株式会社円谷プロダクション |publisher=Tsuburaya-prod.co.jp |date=10 July 2013 |access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref> A second generation began during the [[Heisei era]] in 1996 with ''[[Ultraman Tiga]]'', and the franchise continued, on and off, until its current (third) generation. This began with ''[[Ultraman Ginga]]'' in 2013.<ref name="who" />

English-language productions include the 1987 animated movie ''[[Ultraman: The Adventure Begins]]'' (known as ''Ultraman USA'' in Japan) which was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]]; 1990 TV series ''[[Ultraman: Towards the Future]]'' (''Ultraman Great'' in Japan) which was filmed in Australia; 1993 TV series ''Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero'' (''Ultraman Powered'' in Japan) which was filmed in the [[United States]]; and 2024 animated film ''[[Ultraman: Rising]]'' which was produced by [[Netflix Animation|Netflix]].

In 1993, Tsuburaya Productions and [[Toei Company]] co-produced ''[[Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider]],'' a crossover with the original Ultraman and Toei's ''[[Kamen Rider]]''. This direct-to-video feature is co-copyrighted by both Toei (and its subordinates, Toei Video and Ishinomori Productions) and Tsuburaya Productions.

{{As of|2025}}, Tsuburaya Productions accepts 51 Ultras as official.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tsuburaya-prod.com/heroeslist|title=Ultra Heroes|publisher=Tsuburaya-prod.co.jp|access-date=18 April 2025}}</ref> In 2013, the Ultra Series was cited in the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] as the record-holder for the most spin-off shows.<ref name="record" /> The Ultraman brand generated $7.4 billion in merchandising revenue from 1966 to 1987,<ref name="4kids">{{cite web|url=http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/properties/ultraman.html|title=Properties-Ultraman |website=4kidsentertainment.com|access-date=1 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050228095359/http://www.4kidsentertainment.com/properties/ultraman.html|archive-date=28 February 2005}}</ref> equivalent to more than {{US$|{{Inflation|US|7.4|1987}} billion|long=no}} adjusted for inflation. Ultraman was the world's third top-selling licensed character in the 1980s, largely due to his popularity in Asia.<ref name="Warner">{{cite book |last1=Warner |first1=Brad |title=Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality |date=2005 |publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]] |isbn=978-0-86171-989-1 |page=44 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CHhyAI6BN4AC&pg=PA44}}</ref>

The [[Ultraman (manga)|''Ultraman'' manga]], which began in 2011, has sold more than 2.8{{nbsp}}million copies as of 2018.<ref name="manga">{{cite news |title=A comic that sold 2.8 million copies comes back as an animation! Anime "ULTRAMAN" to be Released Worldwide on Netflix from Spring 2019! Announcement made at the Anime Expo 2018 as one of the featured animation |url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/523 |work=[[Tsuburaya Productions]] |date=6 July 2018}}</ref> At the Tokyo Comic Con on 7 December 2017, Tsuburaya Productions revealed that an [[anime]] adaptation of the [[manga]] was planned for release in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Foywonder|title=Teaser Trailer for Ultraman CGI Anime Movie Coming in 2019|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/261737/teaser-trailer-ultraman-cgi-anime-movie-coming-2019/|website=Dread Central|access-date=7 December 2017|date=7 December 2017}}</ref> It was released by [[Netflix]].<ref name="manga"/>

Ultraman content, products and services have been distributed in more than 100 countries worldwide,{{as of|2018|3|lc=y}}. Tsuburaya has officially made their Ultraman and non-Ultraman content widely available on their [[YouTube]] channel, even simulcasting several of their series with English subtitles,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya|title = ウルトラマン公式 ULTRAMAN OFFICIAL by TSUBURAYA PROD. - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> the channel has reached over 2 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRLUjS947Uo|title = 【チャンネル登録200万人達成御礼！】ウルトラヒーローからのスペシャルメッセージ「進もう、共に！」|website = [[YouTube]]| date=12 December 2021 }}</ref> In China, an ''Ultraman'' television series received {{nowrap|1.8 billion}} views on [[over-the-top media services]] between July 2017 and March 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=News: 'Ultraman' Soars to New Heights |url=https://www.licenseglobal.com/sites/licenseglobal.com/files/liclej0218_preview.pdf#page=4 |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=License Global |date=March 2018 |page=4 |archive-date=30 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130215849/https://www.licenseglobal.com/sites/licenseglobal.com/files/liclej0218_preview.pdf#page=4 }}</ref>

The [[manga]] author [[Akira Toriyama]], creator of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' and ''[[Dr. Slump]]'', cited ''Ultraman'' as a formative influence on his work.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Akira Toriyama Interview |magazine=Monthly Starlog |date=1980 |issue=11 |url=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/monthly-starlog-1980-11-akira-toriyama-interview/ |access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref> [[Peyton Reed]], the director of the ''[[Ant-Man (film series)|Ant-Man]]'' films in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], said that [[Scott Lang (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Ant-Man]]'s costume design was influenced by Ultraman along with [[The Super Inframan|Inframan]], another [[tokusatsu]] superhero from China.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelley |first1=Shamus |title=The Surprising Tokusatsu Influences of Ant-Man |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/marvel/276699/the-surprising-tokusatsu-influences-of-ant-man |access-date=16 November 2019 |work=[[Den of Geek]] |date=2 October 2018}}</ref> Video game designer [[Hideki Kamiya]] (known for games such as ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'', ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'', ''[[Ōkami]]'', ''[[Bayonetta]]'' and ''[[The Wonderful 101]]'') said he loved ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' and ''Ultraman'' as a child.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leone |first1=Matt |title=Hideki Kamiya: Making Scalebound with a Western publisher |url=https://www.polygon.com/a/life-in-japan/Hideki-Kamiya-Scalebound |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122151305/http://www.polygon.com/a/life-in-japan/Hideki-Kamiya-Scalebound |archive-date=2015-01-22}}</ref>

It was announced in November 2019 that [[Marvel Comics]] has partnered with Tsuburaya Productions to publish Ultraman comic books in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 November 2020 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/all-new-ultraman-stories-to-arrive-in-2020 |title=All-New Ultraman Stories to Arrive in 2020 |publisher=Marvel.com |access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Valdez|first=Nick|date=23 November 2020 |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/11/23/tsuburaya-productions-ultraman-marvel-comics/ |title=Marvel and Tsuburaya Productions are Teaming Up for New Ultraman Comics |publisher=[[ComicBook.com]]|access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> {{As of|2021|3}}, [[Bandai Namco]] has sold {{nowrap|101.87 million}} ''Ultraman'' soft figures (heroes and monsters) since 1983, while [[Bandai Namco Arts]] (including [[Bandai Visual]]) has sold {{nowrap|8.48 million}} ''Ultraman'' [[home video]] units between January 1988 and March 2021.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fact Book 2021 |date=2021 |publisher=[[Bandai Namco Group]] |pages=3–6 |url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/file/view/10492?entry_id=7280 |access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref>

==Controversies==
===Licensing rights dispute===
Ultraman's [[licensing]] rights outside [[Japan]] have been the subject of a prolonged legal dispute between Tsuburaya Productions and Chaiyo Productions based in [[Thailand]].<ref name="toyokeizai">{{cite web|url=https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/218151?|title=Tsuburaya Production’s ''Ultraman'': the inside story of the complete victory|website=[[Toyo Keizai]]|author=Masaichi Honda|date=24 April 2018|accessdate=27 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="scifi">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Bob|title=Ultraman in Dispute!|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2006/10/05/ultraman-in-dispute/|website=SciFi Japan|access-date=18 August 2015|date=23 August 2006|archive-date=6 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106024302/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2006/10/05/ultraman-in-dispute/}}</ref> Tsuburaya had previously collaborated with Chaiyo on the production of two movies, ''[[The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army]]'' and ''Jumborg Ace & Giant''—the latter of which featured another Tsuburaya superhero, [[Jumborg Ace]]—in 1974.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e13xfZVGin4
|title=Line Kanok 8 November 2015 Ultraman Tape 1 Full - YouTube
|access-date=2023-06-10}}</ref> [[Sompote Sands|Sompote Saengduenchai]], founder/president of Chaiyo Productions, claimed and maintained that in 1976, Noboru Tsuburaya, the son of the late Eiji Tsuburaya, had given him and his company a contract which had given him rights to everything Ultraman outside Japanese territories.<ref name="zakzak">{{cite web|url=https://www.zakzak.co.jp/smp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20101001/enn1010011631017-s.htm|title=Mudfights in each country? What is the truth about the loss of Tsuburaya Productions?|website=Zakzak|date=1 October 2010|accessdate=27 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="sankei">{{cite web|url=http://www.sankeibiz.jp/compliance/news/110502/cpd1105021027006-n1.htm|title=Ultraman overseas rights dispute becomes a quagmire|website=[[Sankei Shimbun]]|date=5 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822093533/http://www.sankeibiz.jp/compliance/news/110502/cpd1105021027006-n1.htm|archive-date=22 August 2011|accessdate=27 April 2025}}</ref>

In spite of the fact that the document failed to state clearly and specifically exactly ''what'' had been given to Tsuburaya in exchange for these rights,<ref name="toyokeizai" /> Japanese and Thai courts accepted this contract as real and binding because of the supposed [[Hanko (stamp)|hanko]] of the late Noboru Tsuburaya, who had died in 1995, in the document.<ref name="toyokeizai" /> Tsuburaya Productions insisted and maintained that the contract was a forgery and repeatedly contested the issue.

After an eight-year battle in the courts of both countries, Sompote Saengduenchai was awarded a favorable decision in 2004.<ref name="zakzak" /><ref name="sankei" /> Though the [[Supreme Court of Japan]] ruled that he owned the international rights to the first six instalments, he would later create three new Ultras: Ultraman Millennium, Dark Ultraman and Ultraman Elite.<ref name="millenium">{{cite web|title=Thailand: Court orders Tsuburaya Chaiyo and Chaiyo Productions to stop making a commercial profit from new Ultraman characters|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/04/06/2467559.htm|website=TMCnet.com|access-date=18 August 2015|date=7 April 2007}}</ref><ref name="zakzak" /><ref name="scifi" /> On 23 August 2006, Tsuburaya Productions filed a new lawsuit against Chaiyo for copyright infringement and plagiarism (concerning the characters), and the court case was taken to [[China]]. The Chinese courts in Beijing opened "The Ultraman Copyright Study Group" in response to the lawsuit.<ref name="scifi" /> In April 2007, the Thailand Intellectual Property Court ruled in favor of Tsuburaya Productions, ordering Chaiyo to cease and desist making commercial profits from them. The defendants were also fined [[Thai baht|THB]] 15,000,000 (approx. [[Japanese yen|JPY]] 50,904,959 or US$428,673.50 c. April 2007) plus interest and attorneys' fees.<ref name="millenium" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/04/05/pda/business_30031118.html |title=Bangkok's Independent Newspaper |publisher=Nationmultimedia.com |date=5 April 2007 |access-date=18 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104172131/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/04/05/pda/business_30031118.html |archive-date=4 January 2016 }}</ref>

On 5 February 2008, Thailand's Supreme Court ruled in favor of Tsuburaya Productions of Japan after they made an appeal to the initial ruling. The ruling ended the long legal battle by finding Sompote Saengduenchai was ''not'' a co-creator of Ultraman.<ref name="ruling">{{cite web|title=Final ruling in Ultraman case|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.news.php?clid=6&id=30064541|website=The Nation|access-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215145850/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.news.php?clid=6&id=30064541|archive-date=15 February 2008|date=6 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" /> The decision ended Sompote's bid to continue his enterprise, and the court gave Sompote 30 days to stop profiteering from Ultraman. The final ruling saw Tsuburaya Productions as the sole copyright owner. Sompote was also required to pay THB 10,700,000 plus interest at the rate of 7.5 percent a year starting from 16 December 1997, when the original lawsuit was filed.<ref name="ruling" />

In 2009, the Thai Intellectual Property Court and the Tokyo District Court both ruled in favour of the Thai company.<ref name="nation">{{cite web |author=THE NATION Published on |url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/10/07/business/Thai-wins-Ultraman-copyright-case-in-Tokyo-30139555.html |title=Thai wins Ultraman copyright case in Tokyo |publisher=Nationmultimedia.com |date=7 October 2010 |access-date=15 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104171724/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/10/07/business/Thai-wins-Ultraman-copyright-case-in-Tokyo-30139555.html |archive-date=4 January 2016 }}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" /> This led to the Tokyo District Court on 30 September 2010, ordering Tsuburaya Productions Co. of Japan to pay damages of 16.36 million yen (Bt5.9 million) to Sompote Saengduenchai of Thailand for violating his overseas copyrights on the Ultraman characters.<ref name="nation" />

After the announcement of the film ''[[Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman]]'' in July 2017, the dispute on the ownership of the franchise has escalated.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aiken|first1=Keith|title=Chinese Ultraman Movie Latest Chapter in Ongoing Rights Dispute|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2017/07/28/chinese-ultraman-movie-latest-chapter-in-ongoing-rights-dispute/|website=SciFi Japan|access-date=2 October 2017|date=28 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" /> But on 20 November 2017, through a Los Angeles court ruling by Judge Andre Birotte Jr, Tsuburaya won the lawsuit against Chaiyo and affiliate groups on the rights of the series after the jury concluded that the supposed agreement between Noboru Tsuburaya and Chaiyo was "not authentic".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://henshinjustice.com/blog/2017/11/22/the-fate-of-ultraman-rights-tsuburaya-defeats-chaiyo-in-latest-court-battle/|title=The Fate of Ultraman Rights:Tsuburaya Defeats UM Corp in Latest Court Battle|date=22 November 2017|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304161402/http://henshinjustice.com/blog/2017/11/22/the-fate-of-ultraman-rights-tsuburaya-defeats-chaiyo-in-latest-court-battle/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-26/tsuburaya-productions-wins-case-for-ultraman-international-licensing-rights/.124333|title=Tsuburaya Productions Wins Case for Ultraman's International Licensing Rights|date=26 November 2017|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref> Despite UM Corporation and Chaiyo filing a counter-dispute,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://henshinjustice.com/blog/2018/03/14/ultraman-rights-challenged-once-again-tsuburaya-productions-back-in-court/|title=Ultraman Rights Challenged Once Again Tsuburaya Productions Back in Court|date=14 March 2018|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422021654/https://henshinjustice.com/blog/2018/03/14/ultraman-rights-challenged-once-again-tsuburaya-productions-back-in-court/}}</ref> inApril 2018, the legal court came to a definite close where a final judgement states that the dispute and the document was deemed invalid, forbidding UMC to use the Ultra Series and all its related characters and forced them to pay Tsubaraya damages for its infringement of its rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/395|title = Notice of Winning Judgment in U.S. Lawsuit Regarding "Ultraman" Rights | Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd}}</ref><ref name="toyokeizai" />

With the release of the sequel film ''{{ill|Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman|zh|钢铁飞龙之奥特曼崛起}}'' ({{zh|s=钢铁飞龙之奥特曼崛起|p=Gāngtiě fēilóng zhī àotèmàn juéqǐ}}), issues between UMC, Bluearc and Tsubaraya had reignited and the company took legal actions against the two companies again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/939|title = Notice on unauthorized use of ULTRAMAN character in Chinese film | Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd}}</ref> On 10 December 2019, it was confirmed by Tsuburaya that the court has rejected UMC and Bluearc's appeal for a retrial, stating the court's first verdict of regarding the rights and ownership of Ultraman to Tsuburaya is still legitimate and final, and that any future appeals by UMC and Bluearc will likely be rejected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1607|title=Notice of Winning Appeal Court Judgment In U.S. Lawsuit Regarding "Ultraman" Rights|date=10 December 2019|website=Tsuburaya Productions|access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> As UMC and Bluearc failed to file a further appeal by 4 March 2020, they were to pay US$4,000,000 (approx. 400,000,000 Japanese yen) in compensatory damages, as well as other various court fees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notice of Winning Final Court Judgment in U.S. Lawsuit Regarding "Ultraman" Rights|url=https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1772}}</ref> The resulting victory has reached Thailand as well and the Thai Supreme Court ordered a ruling in favor Tsuburaya Productions as the legitimate copyright owner of the shows listed in the License Granting Agreement alongside ownership over ''Hanuman vs. 7 Ultraman'' (and its remake, ''Hanuman vs. 11 Ultraman'') and ''Jumborg Ace & Giant''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thaipbsworld.com/supreme-court-dismisses-thai-firms-copyright-claim-over-ultraman/|title = Supreme Court dismisses Thai firm's copyright claim over "Ultraman"| date=24 September 2020 }}</ref> Sompote had made an appeal to the court over the decision, but was dismissed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thaich.net/news/20200924fh.htm |title = タイ最高裁が「ウルトラマン」に判決、タイ企業の著作権を認めず {{!}} タイランドハイパーリンクス：Thai Hyper| date=24 September 2020 }}</ref> Sompote believes the decision would affect the former two movies' status as national heritage items, and has appealed to both the Supreme Court and Ministry of Culture on that front.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.isranews.org/isranews-news/84934-ultraman00.html|title=หวั่นไทยเสียมรดกชาติ! บ.ไชโยฯ ร้อง 2 กระทรวงช่วย หลังแพ้คดีลิขสิทธิ์อุลตร้าแมน|date=27 January 2020}}</ref>

The legal battles with Chaiyo will likely now come to an end as Sompote Saengduenchai died on the 26th of August 2021.<ref name="naa">{{cite news|url=https://www.tnnthailand.com/news/trueinside/89178/|title=สิ้นตำนาน "สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย" ผู้สร้าง "หนุมานพบ 7 ยอดมนุษย์" เสียชีวิตจากโรคมะเร็ง|date=26 August 2021|website=TNN Online|language=th}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.matichon.co.th/entertainment/news_2907349|title=สิ้นผู้กำกับดัง 'สมโพธิ แสงเดือนฉาย' มะเร็งพรากไปในวัย 80 ปี|trans-title=Famous director Sompote Saengduenchai has passed away from cancer at the age of 80|date=26 August 2021|website=[[Matichon Online]]|language=th|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>

===Malaysian book ban===
On 6 March 2014, the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs]] announced that it had banned the publication of an ''Ultraman'' comic book ''Ultraman: The Ultra Power'' "due to contents that were detrimental to public order".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/allah-behind-ultraman-book-ban |title='Allah' behind Ultraman book ban? {{pipe}} Malaysia |publisher=[[The Malay Mail Online]] |date=6 March 2014 |access-date=27 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/ultraman-comic-falls-to-home-ministry-ban |title=Ultraman comic falls to Home Ministry ban {{pipe}} Malaysia |publisher=The Malay Mail Online |date=10 March 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref> Social media users later noticed that a page in the book described the character of Ultraman King (from the film ''[[Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy]]'') as a god, which in the Malaysian language is the Arabic word ''[[Allah]]''. The Home Ministry later confirmed that the use of ''Allah'' was indeed the reason for the ban, claiming that the comparison may "confuse Muslim children and damage their faith".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/ultraman-book-ban-phantom-publisher-forced-our-hand-claims-ministry |title=Ultraman book ban: Phantom publisher forced our hand, claims ministry {{pipe}} Malaysia |publisher=The Malay Mail Online |date=7 March 2014 |access-date=27 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/putrajaya-confirms-axing-ultraman-book-over-allah-reference |title=Putrajaya confirms axing Ultraman book over 'Allah' reference {{pipe}} Malaysia |publisher=The Malay Mail Online |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> This highlighted the larger ban to prevent non-Muslims in Malaysia from using the word ''Allah'', despite its common usage in [[Bahasa Melayu]] to refer to any god, as well as a suit from the [[Roman Catholicism in Malaysia|Catholic Church of Malaysia]] over its usage.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Stout |url=https://time.com/15265/ultraman-banned-malaysia-allah/ |title=Malaysia Bans Ultraman Comic Book Over the Use of Word 'Allah' |publisher=TIME |date=7 March 2014 |access-date=1 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=바카라사이트 |url=https://ssgblog.com/ |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>

==Television series==
===Main series===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" class="unsortable"| #
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| No. of episodes
! scope="col"| Line-Up
! scope="col"| Era/Period
|-
| bgcolor=#C51E3A rowspan="7"|
! 1
! 1966
| ''[[Ultraman (1966 TV series)|Ultraman]]''
| 39
| rowspan="7"|Classical
| rowspan="7"|[[Shōwa era|Shōwa]]
|-
! 2
! 1967
| ''[[Ultraseven]]''
| 49
|-
! 3
! 1971
| ''[[Return of Ultraman]]''{{efn|Also known as '''''Ultraman Jack'''''}}
| 51
|-
! 4
! 1972
| ''[[Ultraman Ace]]''
| 52
|-
! 5
! 1973
| ''[[Ultraman Taro]]''
| 53
|-
! 6
! 1974
| ''[[Ultraman Leo]]''
| 51
|-
! 7
! 1980
| ''[[Ultraman 80]]''
| 50
|-
| bgcolor=#0044FF rowspan="16"|
! 8
! 1996
| ''[[Ultraman Tiga]]''
| 52
| rowspan="9"|Revival
| rowspan="16"|[[Heisei era|Heisei]]
|-
! 9
! 1997
| ''[[Ultraman Dyna]]''
| 51
|-
! 10
! 1998
| ''[[Ultraman Gaia]]''
| 51
|-
! 11
! 2000
| ''[[Ultraman Neos]]''
| 12
|-
! 12
! 2001
| ''[[Ultraman Cosmos]]''
| 65
|-
! 13
! 2004
| ''[[Ultraman Nexus]]''
| 37
|-
! 14
! 2005
| ''[[Ultraman Max]]''
| 39
|-
! 15
! 2006
| ''[[Ultraman Mebius]]''
| 50
|-
! 16
! 2007
| ''[[Ultraseven X]]''
| 12
|-
! 17
! 2013
| ''[[Ultraman Ginga]]''
| 11
| rowspan="14"|New Generation{{efn|{{nihongo|'''New Generation Heroes'''|{{ruby-ja|新世代|ニュージェネレーション}}ヒーローズ|Nyū Jenerēshon Hīrōzu}}<ref>[https://toy.bandai.co.jp/series/ultraman/item/detail/11757/?wovn=en ''Ultraman'' — Bandai]</ref>}}
|-
! 18
! 2014
| ''[[Ultraman Ginga S]]''
| 16
|-
! 19
! 2015
| ''[[Ultraman X]]''
| 22
|-
! 20
! 2016
| ''[[Ultraman Orb]]''
| 25
|-
! 21
! 2016
| ''[[Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga]]''
| 12
|-
! 22
! 2017
| ''[[Ultraman Geed]]''
| 25
|-
! 23
! 2018
| ''[[Ultraman R/B]]''
| 25
|-
| bgcolor=#FFD700 rowspan="7"|
! 24
! 2019
| ''[[Ultraman Taiga]]''
| 26
| rowspan="7"|[[Reiwa era|Reiwa]]
|-
! 25
! 2020
| ''[[Ultraman Z]]''
| 25
|-
! 26
! 2021
| ''[[Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga|Ultraman Trigger]]''
| 25
|-
! 27
! 2022
| ''[[Ultraman Decker]]''
| 25
|-
! 28
! 2023
| ''[[Ultraman Blazar]]''
| 25
|-
! 29
! 2024
| ''[[Ultraman Arc]]''
| 25
|-
! 30
! 2025
| ''[[Ultraman Omega]]''
| 48
|-
|}

===Other series===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| No. of episodes
! class="unsortable" scope="col"| Notes
|-
! 1966
| ''[[Ultra Q]]''
| 28
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|First entry in the ''Ultra Q'' subseries and the first series ever of the ''Ultra Series''.}}
|-
! 1979
| ''[[The Ultraman]]''{{efn|Also known as '''''Ultraman Joneus'''''}}
| 50
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|First ''Ultraman'' [[anime]] series. Animation services was provided by [[Bandai Namco Filmworks|Nippon Sunrise]].}}
|-
! 1990
| ''[[Ultraman: Towards the Future]]''{{efn|Known as '''''Ultraman Great''''' in Japan}}
| 13
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|First English-language production of the ''Ultraman'' series. The series was produced by [[Tsuburaya Productions|Tsuburaya]] and filmed in Australia.}}
|-
! 1991
| ''Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light-Years in Search of Mother''
| 26
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second ''Ultraman'' [[anime]] series. Animation services was provided by Trans Arts and Studio Sign.}}
|-
! 1993
| ''Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero''{{efn|Known as '''''Ultraman Powered''''' in Japan}}
| 13
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second English-language production of the ''Ultraman'' series. The series was produced by Tsuburaya and filmed in the United States.}}
|-
! 2004
| ''{{nowrap|[[Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy]]}}''
| 26
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second entry in the ''Ultra Q'' subseries.}}
|-
! 2007
| ''[[Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle]]''
| 13
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|First entry in the ''Ultra Galaxy'' subseries.}}
|-
! 2008
| ''[[Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey|Never Ending Odyssey]]''
| 13
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Second entry in the ''Ultra Galaxy'' subseries.}}
|-
! 2013
| ''[[Neo Ultra Q]]''
| 12
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Third entry in the ''Ultra Q'' subseries.}}
|-
! 2019
| ''[[Ultraman (manga)#Anime|Ultraman]]''
| 31
| style="text-align:left"|{{small|Third ''Ultraman'' anime series. Based on 2011 ''[[Ultraman (manga)|Ultraman]]'' manga by Eiichi Shimizu (story) and Tomohiro Shimoguchi (art). Animation services was provided by [[Production I.G]] and [[Sola Digital Arts]].}}
|-
|}

===Miniseries===
* ''[[Andro Melos]]'' (1983)
* ''Ultraman Kids Proverb Stories'' (1986, anime)
* ''Ultraman Graffiti'' (1990, anime)
* ''[[Ultraman Nice]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Ultra Zero Fight]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Ultra Fight Victory]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ultra Fight Orb]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Fight|Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Fight|Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy]]'' (2020)
*''[[Sevenger Fight]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Fight|Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad]]'' (2022)

==Films==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Runtime
! scope="col"| Film format
|-
! 1967
| ''[[Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature]]''
| 79 minutes
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation
|-
! 1974
| ''[[The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army]]'' {{flagicon|Thailand}}
| 103 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 1979
| ''Ultraman''
| 102 minutes
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation
|-
! 1979
| ''Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle''
| 100 minutes
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation
|-
! 1984
| ''[[Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army]]''
| 85 minutes
| bgcolor=#D3D3D3| Compilation
|-
! 1984
| ''Ultraman Story''
| 93 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 1987
| ''[[Ultraman: The Adventure Begins]]'' {{flagicon|USA}}
| 75 minutes
| bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation
|-
! 1988
| bgcolor=#FFFFE0| ''[[The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army#Hanuman vs. 11 Ultraman and Space Warriors 2000|Space Warriors 2000]]'' {{flagicon|UK}}
| 92 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 1990
| ''Ultra Q: Legend of the Stars''
| 106 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 1996
| {{collapsible list|title=''Ultraman Wonderful World''|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center|
* ''Revive Ultraman'' — 23 minutes
* ''Ultraman Company''{{efn|name=Anime|Animated segment}} — 29 minutes
* ''[[Ultraman Zearth]]'' — 51 minutes
}}
| 103 minutes
| bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology
|-
! 1997
| {{collapsible list|title=''Ultraman Zearth & Ultra Nyan''|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center|
* ''Ultra Nyan: The Mysterious Cat Who Fell from the Starry Sky''{{efn|name=Anime}} — 30 minutes
* ''[[Ultraman Zearth|Ultraman Zearth 2: Supermen Big Battle – Light and Shadow]]'' — 66 minutes
}}
| 96 minutes
| bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology
|-
! 1998
| {{collapsible list|title=''Ultramen Tiga & Dyna & Ultra Nyan''|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:normal;background:transparent;text-align:center|
* ''Ultra Nyan: The Great Happy Operation''{{efn|name=Anime}} — 30 minutes
* ''Ultramen Tiga & Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light'' — 68 minutes
}}
| 98 minutes
| bgcolor=#FF8080| Anthology
|-
! 1999
| ''[[Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace]]''
| 74 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2000
| ''Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey''
| 85 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2001
| ''Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact''
| 89 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2002
| ''Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet''
| 76 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2003
| ''Ultramen Cosmos vs. Justice: The Final Battle''
| 77 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2004
| ''[[Ultraman: The Next]]''
| 97 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2006
| ''[[Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers|Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers]]''
| 93 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2008
| ''[[Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers|Superior 8 Ultra Brothers]]''
| 97 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2009
| ''[[Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy|Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends]]''
| 96 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2010
| ''[[Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial]]''
| 100 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2012
| ''[[Ultraman Saga]]''
| 90 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2015
| ''[[Ultraman Ginga S The Movie|Ultraman Ginga S: The Movie]]''
| 65 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2016
| ''[[Ultraman X The Movie|Ultraman X: The Movie]]''
| 73 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2017
| bgcolor=#FFFFE0| ''[[Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman]]'' {{flagicon|China}}
| 88 minutes
| bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation
|-
! 2017
| ''[[Ultraman Orb The Movie|Ultraman Orb: The Movie]]''
| 72 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2018
| ''[[Ultraman Geed The Movie|Ultraman Geed: The Movie]]''
| 72 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2019
| bgcolor=#FFFFE0| ''Dragon Force: Rise of Ultraman'' {{flagicon|China}}
| 90 minutes
| bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation
|-
! 2019
| ''[[Ultraman R/B The Movie|Ultraman R/B: The Movie]]''
| 72 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2020
| ''[[Ultraman Taiga The Movie|Ultraman Taiga: The Movie]]''
| 72 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2022
| ''[[Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z]]''
| 74 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2022
| ''[[Shin Ultraman]]''
| 112 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2023
| ''[[Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond]]''
| 75 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2024
| ''Ultraman Blazar: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown''
| 76 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
! 2024
| ''[[Ultraman: Rising]]'' {{flagicon|USA}}
| 117 minutes
| bgcolor=#ADD8E6| Animation
|-
! 2025
| ''Ultraman Arc: The Clash of Light and Evil''
| 75 minutes
| bgcolor=#90EE90| Feature
|-
|colspan="4"| {{small|‡ The flags indicate that the films are foreign (co-)productions.}} {{small|{{color box|#FFFFE0| }} indicates unauthorized/unlicensed productions.}}
|}

;Short films
* 1969: ''Ultraman & Ultraseven: Great Violent Monster Fight''<ref>{{cite web|title=Multiple-Image LIST 1960-1969|url=http://www.tcat.ne.jp/~oguchi/Multiple-Image%20LIST%201960-1969.htm|access-date=9 August 2017|date=26 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225427/http://www.tcat.ne.jp/~oguchi/Multiple-Image%20LIST%201960-1969.htm|archive-date=26 September 2007}}</ref> (live-action) — 15 minutes
* 1971: ''Return of Ultraman'' (live action, compilation) — 45 minutes
* 1971: ''Return of Ultraman: Fear of the Tornado Monsters'' (live action, compilation) — 45 minutes
* 1984: ''Ultraman Kids: The Pleasant Friends of Planet M7.8'' (anime) — 24 minutes
* 1996: ''[[Ultraman Zearth|Ultraman Zearth: Parody Chapter]]'' (live-action) — 18 minutes
* 1996: ''Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend'' (anime) — 39 minutes
* 2005: ''Ultraman Nexus: Lost Memories'' — 45 minutes
* 2013: ''[[Ultraman Ginga Theater Special]]'' (live-action) — 45 minutes
* 2014: ''[[Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal!|Ultraman Ginga: Ultra Monster Hero Battle Royal]]'' (live-action) — 45 minutes

==Original Video Tokusatsu (OVT)==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" colspan="2" class="unsortable"| Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| No. of episodes
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Release date
|-
| bgcolor=#BE0032|
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Heisei Ultraseven]]''
| 16
| 1994—2002
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"|
* ''Special Duology'' — 2 episodes
* ''30th Anniversary Specials'' — 3 episodes
* ''The Final Chapters'' — 6 episodes
* ''Evolution'' — 5 episodes
|-
| bgcolor=#9966CC|
| style="text-align:left"| ''Heisei Ultramen Side Stories''
| 3
| 2001—2002
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"|
* ''[[Ultraman Tiga]]: The Giant Resurrected in the Ancient Past''
* ''[[Ultraman Dyna]]: Return of Hanejiro''
* ''[[Ultraman Gaia]]: Gaia Again''
|-
| bgcolor=#FDCC01|
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Ultraman Mebius]] Side Stories''
| 7
| 2006—2009
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"|
* ''[[Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Hikari Saga|Hikari Saga]]'' — 3 episodes
* ''[[Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness|Armored Darkness]]'' — 2 episodes
* ''[[Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Reverse|Ghost Reverse]]'' — 2 episodes
|-
| bgcolor=#00A86B|
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Ultraman Zero]] Side Stories''
| 4
| 2010—2011
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:left"|
* ''[[Ultra Galaxy Legend Side Story: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero|Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero]]'' (2010) — 2 episodes
* ''[[Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar|Killer the Beatstar]]'' (2011) — 2 episodes
|-
|}

==Biography series and variety shows==
* ''Ultra Fight'' (1970)
* ''Ultra Super Fight'' (1994)
* ''Ultraman Boy's Ultra Coliseum'' (2003)
* ''Ultra Zone'' (2011)
* ''[[Ultraman Retsuden]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Ultraman Zero: The Chronicle]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ultraman The Prime|Ultraman: The Prime]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ultraman Orb: The Chronicle]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Ultraman New Generation Chronicle|New Generation Chronicle]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Ultraman Chronicle Zero & Geed]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Ultraman Chronicle D]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Ultraman New Generation Stars|New Generation Stars]]'' (2023)

==Video games==
{{div col}}
* ''Ultraman'' MSX (1984)
* ''Ultraman: Kaijuu Teikoku no Gyakushuu'' Famicom Disk System (1987)
* ''Ultraman 2'' Famicom Disk System (1987)
* ''Ultraman Club: Chikyuu Dakkan Sakusen'' Famicom Disk System (1988)
* ''Ultraman Club 2: Kaette Kita Ultraman Club'' Famicom (1990)
* ''Ultraman Club: Teki Kaijuu o Hakken Seyo'' Game Boy (1990)
* ''SD Battle Ozumo: Heisei Hero Basho'' Famicom (1990)
* ''SD Hero Soukessen: Taose! Aku no Gundan'' Famicom (1990)
* ''[[SD the Great Battle]]'' Super Famicom (1990)
* ''Battle Dodge Ball'' Super Famicom (1991)
* ''Ultraman Club 3: Mata Mata Shutsugeki!! Ultra Kyōdai'' Famicom (1991)
* ''Ultraman'' Game Boy (1991)
* ''Ultraman'' Super Famicom (1991)
* ''Ultraman'' Arcade (1991)
* ''[[Ultraman: Towards the Future (video game)|Ultraman: Towards the Future]]'' SNES (1991)
* ''Ultraman Club: Kaijuu Dai Kessen!!'' Famicom (1992)
* ''The Great Battle II: Last Fighter Twin'' Super Famicom (1992)
* ''Versus Hero: Road to the King Fight'' Game Boy (1992)
* ''Battle Dodge Ball'' Game Boy (1992)
* ''Hero Senki: Project Olympus'' Super Famicom (1992)
* ''[[Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha]]'' Super Famicom (1992)
* ''Great Battle Cyber'' Famicom (1992)
* ''Ultraman Club: Tatakae! Ultraman Kyoudai!!'' Arcade (1992)
* ''Battle Baseball'' Famicom (1993)
* ''The Great Battle III'' Super Famicom (1993)
* ''Battle Dodge Ball II'' Super Famicom (1993)
* ''Tekkyu Fight! The Great Battle Gaiden'' Game Boy (1993)
* ''Ultra Toukon Densetsu'' Arcade (1993)
* ''Cult Master: Ultraman ni Miserarete'' Game Boy (1993)
* ''Ultraman'' Sega Mega Drive (1993)
* ''Ultraman Club: Supokon Fight!'' Famicom (1993)
* ''Ultraseven'' Super Famicom (1993)
* ''[[Ultraman Powered (video game)|Ultraman Powered]]'' Panasonic 3DO (1994)
* ''Ultraman Chou Toushi Gekiden'' Game Boy (1994)
* ''The Great Battle Gaiden 2: Matsuri da Wasshoi'' Super Famicom (1994)
* ''Gaia Saver'' Super Famicom (1994)
* ''Battle Soccer 2'' Super Famicom (1994)
* ''[[The Great Battle IV]]'' Super Famicom (1994)
* ''Ultraman Powered: Kaijuu Gekimetsu Sakusen'' Playdia (1994)
* ''Ultraseven: Chikyu Boei Sakusen'' Playdia (1994)
* ''Ultraman Ball'' Game Boy (1994)
* ''[[Ultra League]]'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''The Great Battle V'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''Battle Crusher'' Game Boy (1995)
* ''Battle Pinball'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''[[Battle Racers]]'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''Super Pachinko Taisen'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''Super Pachinko Taisen'' Game Boy (1995)
* ''Super Tekkyu Fight!'' Super Famicom (1995)
* ''Ultra X Weapons/Ultra Keibitai'' Arcade (1995)
* ''Ultraman Hiragana Daisakusen'' Playdia (1995)
* ''Ultraman Alphabet TV e Yokoso'' Playdia (1995)
* ''PD Ultraman Invader'' PS1 (1995)
* ''PD Ultraman Link'' Sega Saturn (1996)
* ''Ultraman: Ultra Land Suuji de Asobou'' Playdia (1996)
* ''Ultraman: Chinou Up Daisakusen'' Playdia (1996)
* ''SD Ultra Battle: Ultraman Densetsu'' Super Famicom (1996)
* ''Ultraman Zukan'' Sega Saturn (1996)
* ''Ultraman Zearth'' PS1 (1996)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slps00652.html |script-title=ja:ウルトラマンゼアス |website=Playstation |date=20 December 1996 |access-date=2 October 2015 |archive-date=3 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003232108/http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slps00652.html }}</ref>
* ''Ultraman: Hikari no Kyojin Densetsu'' Sega Saturn (1996)
* ''Ultraman Zukan 2'' Sega Saturn (1997)
* ''The Great Battle VI'' PS1 (1997)
* ''Battle Formation'' PS1 (1997)
* ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution'' (1998)<ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Kasavin|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/06_ultra/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001007085541/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/06_ultra/index.html|title=Ultraman Keeps on Evolving|website=[[GameSpot]]|archive-date=October 7, 2000|date=March 6, 1998|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Ultraman Zukan 3'' Sega Saturn (1998)
* ''[[Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: New Generations]]'' PS1 (1998)
* ''PD Ultraman Battle Collection 64'' Nintendo 64 (1999)
* ''[[Super Hero Operations]]'' PS1 (1999)
* ''Great Battle Pocket'' Game Boy Color (1999)
* ''Super Hero Operations: Diedal's Ambition'' PS1 (2000)
* ''Kids Station: Bokurato Asobou! Ultraman TV'' PS1 (2000)
* ''Kids Station: Ultraman Cosmos'' PS1 (2001)
* ''Super Tokusatsu Taisen 2001'' PS1 (2001)
* ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution 2'' PS2 (2002)
* ''[[Charinko Hero]]'' Nintendo GameCube (2003)
* ''Ultraman'' PS2 (2004)
* ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3'' PS2 (2004)
* ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution Rebirth'' PS2 (2005)
* ''Ultraman Nexus (video game)|Ultraman Nexus'' PS2 (2005)
* ''Ultraman Fighting Evolution (series)|Ultraman Fighting Evolution 0'' PSP (2006)
* ''Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Ultraman Club ST'' PS2 (2006)
* ''Pachitte Chonmage Tatsujin 12: Pachinko Ultraman'' PS2 (2007)
* ''Daikaiju Battle: Ultra Coliseum'' Nintendo Wii (2008)
* ''Kaiju Busters'' Nintendo DS (2009)
* ''Ultra Coliseum DX: Ultra Senshi Daishuketsu'' Nintendo Wii (2010)
* ''Kaiju Busters POWERED'' Nintendo DS (2011)
* ''The Great Battle Full Blast'' PSP (2012)
* ''Battle Dodge Ball III'' PSP (2012)
* ''Lost Heroes'' Nintendo 3DS, PSP (2012)
* ''Heroes' VS'' PSP (2013)
* ''Ultraman All-Star Chronicle'' PSP (2013)
* ''[[Super Hero Generation]]'' PS3, PS Vita (2014)
* ''Lost Heroes 2'' Nintendo 3DS (2015)
* ''Ultraman Fusion Fight!'' Arcade (2016)
* ''[[City Shrouded in Shadow]]'' PS4, PS Vita (2017)
* ''[[Ultraman R/B]]'' Nintendo Switch (2018)
* ''[[Super Robot Wars 30]]'' Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Steam (2021)
* ''Godzilla Battle Line'' Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows (2022)
* ''Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher'' Nintendo Switch (2022)
* ''[[GigaBash]]'' Microsoft Windows, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S (2023)
{{div col end}}

==Books==
===Comics===

==== Harvey Comics series ====
Between 1993 and 1994, [[Harvey Comics]] published two comic book series based on the [[Ultraman (1966 TV series)|1966 ''Ultraman'' television series]].

==== Dark Horse Comics series ====
In 2003, [[Dark Horse Comics]] published a comic book based on ''[[Ultraman Tiga]]''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

==== Marvel Comics series ====
[[Marvel Comics]] started publishing an initial ''Ultraman'' comic book limited series titled ''The Rise of Ultraman'', written by [[Kyle Higgins]] & Matt Groom with art by Francesco Manna. It debuted in September 2020 and concluded in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|author=George Marston |title=Marvel Comics' Ultraman: The Rise of Ultraman coming in September|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/marvel-comics-ultraman-the-rise-of-ultraman-coming-in-september/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=[[Newsarama]]|date=16 June 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Prepare to Witness 'The Rise of Ultraman'|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/prepare-to-witness-the-rise-of-ultraman|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Marvel Entertainment|language=en}}</ref>

A second series titled ''The Trials of Ultraman'' premiered in March 2021, with Higgins, Groom and Manna returning and concluded in August of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|author=George Marston |title=Ultraman returns to Marvel with 2021 sequel|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/ultraman-returns-to-marvel-with-2021-sequel/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=[[Newsarama]]|date=21 December 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ultraman Faces His Greatest Challenge Yet in a New Series|url=http://previewsworld.com/Article/248227-Ultraman-Faces-His-Greatest-Challenge-Yet-in-a-New-Series|access-date=2020-12-21|website=previewsworld.com}}</ref>

A third series titled ''The Mystery of Ultraseven'', once again written by Higgins and Groom, and drawn by Davide Tinto, David Lopez, and Gurihiru, was released on August 17, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Samantha Puc |date=2022-05-17 |title=Ultraman's not done fighting giant Kaiju for Marvel yet |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/ultramans-not-done-fighting-giant-kaiju-for-marvel-yet/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ultraman: The Mystery of Ultraseven (2022) #1 {{!}} Comic Issues {{!}} Marvel |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/97151/ultraman_the_mystery_of_ultraseven_2022_1 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Marvel Entertainment}}</ref>

During [[Anime Expo]] 2022, Groom teased a crossover event between the current ''Ultraman'' comics with the [[Marvel Universe]] for 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-04 |title=Marvel Superheroes To Join Ultraman Universe In First-Ever Comic Book Crossover Miniseries |url=https://www.asiaone.com/entertainment/marvel-superheroes-join-ultraman-universe-first-ever-comic-book-crossover-miniseries |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}}</ref> In May 2024, Marvel and Tsubaraya officially announced the ''Ultraman x Avengers'' limited series to debut for release in August 14, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marston |first=George |date=2024-05-22 |title=After 60 years, Ultraman x Avengers brings comic and kaiju icons together for a four-issue run following Spider-Man's disappearance |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/marvel-comics/ultraman-avengers-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref>

===Manga===
{{Main|Ultraman (manga)}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|editor=[[Tsuburaya Productions]]|date=1982|title=不滅のヒーローウルトラマン白書|series=ファンタスティック・コレクション・スペシャル|publisher=[[Asahi Sonorama]]|edition=First|id=Magazine Code：6789780|ref={{SfnRef|白書|1982}}}}
* {{cite book|last=Ragone|first=August|year=2007|title=Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters|publisher=Chronicle Books|isbn=9780811860789}}

==External links==
* [https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/ Official website] of [[Tsuburaya Productions]] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.ultramanconnection.com/ Ultraman Connection — Official website] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/tsuburaya/ Official ''Ultraman'' channel] at [[YouTube]]

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| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| creator = {{ubl|[[Paul Reiser]]|Danny Jacobson}}
| developer = [[Peter Tolan]] (2019 revival)
| starring = {{ubl|Paul Reiser|[[Helen Hunt]]|[[Anne Ramsay]]|[[Leila Kenzle]]|[[John Pankow]]|[[Richard Kind]]|[[Cynthia Harris]]|[[Louis Zorich]]|[[Abby Quinn]]}}
| theme_music_composer = {{ubl|Paul Reiser|[[Don Was]]}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 8
| num_episodes = 176
| list_episodes = List of Mad About You episodes
| executive_producer = {{ubl|Danny Jacobson|Paul Reiser|Victor Levin|[[Larry Charles]]|[[Jeffrey Lane]]|[[Helen Hunt]]|[[Peter Tolan]] (2019)|[[Brian Volk-Weiss]] (2019)|Matt Ochacher (2019)|Michael Pelmont (2019)}}
| open_theme = "Final Frontier"
| composer = [[David Kitay]]
| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| runtime = {{Plainlist|
* 21–22 minutes
* 23–26 minutes (revival)}}
| company = {{ubl|In Front Productions (1992–1999)|The Cloudland Company (2019)|[[Paul Reiser|Nuance Productions]]|Comedy Dynamics (2019)|[[TriStar Television]] (1992–1999)|[[Sony Pictures Television]] (2019)}}
| network = [[NBC]]
| network2 = [[Spectrum (brand)|Spectrum]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1992|09|23}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1999|05|24}}
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2019|11|20}}
| last_aired2 = {{End date|2019|12|18}}
| related = ''[[Friends]]'' ''[[Mad About You (Chinese TV series)|Mad About You]]'' (Chinese series) ''[[Loco por vos]]'' (Argentine remake)
}}

'''''Mad About You''''' is an American television [[sitcom]] starring [[Paul Reiser]] and [[Helen Hunt]] as a married couple in [[New York City]] as they navigate life together. In later seasons, the couple has a daughter.

It initially aired on [[NBC]] from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four [[Golden Globe Award]]s and twelve [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s. In its final season, the show was dropped from its [[Prime time|primetime]] slot, leading to a sharp decrease in viewership, and subsequently cancelled.

On March 6, 2019, a limited season 8 revival was picked up by [[Spectrum (brand)|Spectrum Originals]] for 12 episodes. Reiser and Hunt reprised their roles. The revival showed the couple as new [[Empty nest syndrome|empty nesters]] whose daughter was starting college at NYU. The events of the original series' finale, which showed the events of the next twenty years of the couple's lives, were [[Retroactive continuity|retconned]] for the revival.

==Plot==
The series focuses mainly on newlyweds Paul Buchman, a [[documentary]] filmmaker, and Jamie Stemple Buchman, a [[public relations]] specialist, as they deal with everything from humorous daily minutiae to major struggles. Near the end of the show's run, they have a baby daughter, whom they name Mabel. They live in [[Greenwich Village]] in [[Lower Manhattan]]. The 2019 limited series focuses on Paul and Jamie as empty nesters as Mabel starts college at [[New York University]], five blocks away.

==Production==
Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser were paid $1 million per episode for the last season (with their contracts calling for them to be paid equally). However, ratings fell sharply that year as the series was shuffled away from its Tuesday slot to prop up a fledgling Monday night line-up of comedies on [[NBC]].

The show's theme song, "Final Frontier", was composed by Reiser and [[Don Was]]. It was originally performed by [[Andrew Gold]], with a later version covered by [[Anita Baker]], and finally [[Lyle Lovett]] and [[Kecia Lewis]], who both had minor acting roles in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/4e6b879475ab4b0e922426846b317ce0 |title=Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt reprise '90s hit 'Mad About You' |work=Associated Press |date=19 November 2019 |access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref>

Exterior views of buildings were filmed in [[Manhattan]]. Paul and Jamie's [[New York City]] Apartment was located at 5th Avenue and 12th Street. The [[Old Town Bar and Restaurant]] on 45 E. 18th Street was used for the fictional ''Riff's Restaurant'' in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103484/locations?ref_=tt_ql_dt_5|title=Filming & Production
|work=us.imdb.com|access-date=March 8, 2020}}</ref>

===Revival===
In April 2018, it was announced that [[Sony Pictures Television]] would revive the show with the two lead actors reprising their roles,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/04/12/mad-about-you-paul-reiser-helen-hunt-revival/|title=''Mad About You'': Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt close deals for series revival|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=James|last=Hibberd|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> though Reiser expressed doubt about it in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Paul Reiser On 'Mad About You' Revival: "It Likely Won't Happen" |date=11 July 2018 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/paul-reiser-mad-about-you-revival-it-likely-wont-happen-sony-pictures-tv-helen-hunt-1202424631/ |access-date=5 October 2018}}</ref> In September 2018, Reiser stated that the revival was still on the table, but that "the studio needs to figure out if they know how to do it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/paul-reiser-mad-about-you-reboot-1202946917/|title=Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt Are All in for the 'Mad About You' Reboot|work=Variety|first=Rachel|last=Yang|date=September 18, 2018|access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref>

On March 6, 2019, the series was revived for an eighth season by [[Spectrum (cable service)|Spectrum Originals]], described as a 12-episode limited series, with Reiser and Hunt confirmed to reprise their roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/03/06/mad-about-you-revival-spectrum-originals-premiere/|title=''Mad About You'' Revival With Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt (Finally) Finds a Home|website=TVLine|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> On September 5, 2019, it was announced that the first six episodes of the revival would premiere on November 20, 2019, and another six episodes would be released on December 18, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spectrum Originals Limited Event Reunion Series "Mad About You" Produced by Sony Pictures Television to Debut November 20|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/09/05/spectrum-originals-limited-event-reunion-series-mad-about-you-produced-by-sony-pictures-television-to-debut-november-20-2012/20190905spectrum01/|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> The series is available in a traditional manner in [[Canada]], with its episodes airing on the [[CTV Comedy Channel]].

Many of the main and recurring cast members reprised their roles for the revival, which ignored the events of the season 7 finale (a flash-forward story that told how the Buchmans would fare over the next 20+ years). The most notable former main cast member not to reprise her role was [[Leila Kenzle]], who played Jamie's best friend, Fran Devanow. Kenzle retired from acting in 2003 and became a psychotherapist. Fran's husband, Mark, does return in the revival, but the character is now remarried.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/will-lisa-kudrow-be-in-the-mad-about-you-revival-ursula-had-big-plans-19352919|title=Lisa Kudrow Might Reprise Her Epic 'Mad About You' Character|website=Bustle|date=20 November 2019 }}</ref>

==Cast and characters==

===Original run (1992–1999)===
====Main====
* [[Paul Reiser]] as Paul Buchman, a filmmaker. After attending the [[New York University]] Film School, he struggled for recognition before finally succeeding in filmmaking in New York City. He and his family reside near [[Union Square (New York City)|Union Square]], on lower Fifth Avenue.
* [[Helen Hunt]] as Jamie Buchman (née Stemple, born February 19, 1963), the younger daughter of Gus and Theresa Stemple (although in several episodes, Jamie's birthdate is portrayed as November 11 and also February 11). On moving to New York, she took a job at Farrer-Gantz Public Relations, eventually rising to the position of Regional Vice President. After leaving Farrer-Gantz to continue her education, Jamie started her own public relations firm, which was eventually consolidated into City Hall's press department, under Director of Communications Lance Brockwell. When Brockwell set his sights on the Mayor's mansion, he selected Jamie as his campaign manager. After seven boyfriends at [[Yale University]], she met Paul Buchman at a New York newsstand shortly before Christmas in 1989 by stealing his copy of ''[[The New York Times]]'' with an implausible excuse. The two married in April 1992. Her difficult relationship with her mother-in-law is an ongoing source of jokes on the show. The character also appeared in the ''Friends'' episode "[[The One with Two Parts, Part 1]]".
* Maui as Murray, the Buchmans' dog. He was a puppy when Paul found him, and Paul met Jamie while walking him. He sometimes chases what the couple assume is an invisible mouse, and often ends up crashing into the bedroom wall. In a later episode, Jamie discovers that there is indeed a real mouse that Murray has been chasing. In the two-part series finale, "The Final Frontier", adult Mabel says that Murray died when she was six, but she was not told until she was twelve. Twice voted the most popular dog by the readers of ''TV Guide,''<ref>''TV Guide'', Volume 46. 1998.</ref> Murray is loyal and endearing while being very laid back and a bit thick-skulled. Maui was originally found in a [[Castaic, California]], animal shelter by noted Hollywood animal trainer [[Boone Narr]]. Maui weighed 58 pounds and was primarily trained by Betty Linn. His first assignments came in TV commercials and as the backup for the top dog in the feature film ''[[Bingo (1991 film)|Bingo]]''.<ref>[http://www.thepoop.com/mediahounds/madaboutyou/default.asp Media Hounds: Murray on Mad About You] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061120145638/http://www.thepoop.com/mediahounds/madaboutyou/default.asp |date=November 20, 2006 }}</ref>
* [[Anne Ramsay]] as Lisa Stemple (seasons 1–5; recurring season 7), Jamie's older sister. Lisa has unfathomable psychological issues. Jamie is referred to as "Stella" in a book written by Lisa's therapist: "It was Stella's overprotectiveness that suffocated her ability to relate to others, and tethered her to a lifetime of insecurity and neurosis." After an envious rage, she blames Jamie for all of her problems in an interview with her shrink that becomes a chapter of a book called "Manics." With no place else to go, she does her laundry at Paul's and Jamie's apartment while scavenging through her sister's clothes and food. Every visit from her parents triggers her eating disorder. In between bouts of weirdness, she still cares deeply for Paul and Jamie and is often trusted to house sit for them, usually with unfortunate results. Though billed in the opening credits of every episode of seasons 1 through 5, the character appeared less frequently over time, and was in only 22 of the 48 episodes produced in seasons 4 and 5. Anne Ramsay left the show entirely in season 6, but returned for recurring appearances in season 7.
* [[Leila Kenzle]] as Fran Devanow (seasons 1–6; guest season 7), Jamie's best friend. She is the regional vice president at Farrer-Gantz Public Relations who hired Jamie as her assistant. Near 1989, Fran quits Farrer-Gantz to spend time with her obnoxious five-year-old son, Ryan, and husband, Mark. Jamie is then promoted to Fran's position. Fran and Mark's relationship lasts 10 years, and their separation shocks Jamie and Paul. After divorcing Mark, Fran returns to her old position at Farrer-Gantz, since Jamie had quit. Eventually, Fran also quits and goes into business with Jamie. In time, Fran and Mark reconcile. The character also appeared in the ''Friends'' episode "[[The One with Two Parts, Part 1]]".
* [[Richard Kind]] as Dr. Mark Devanow (season 1; recurring seasons 2–5 & 7), Fran's melodramatic ex-husband, with whom she is on good terms. A former [[obstetrician]], Mark left Fran and their young son because he felt smothered and wanted to see the world. After returning to New York, he converts to Buddhism and works for a grocery store, although ultimately he returns to his old profession. In due course, he wins Fran back.
* [[John Pankow]] as Ira Buchman (seasons 2–7; recurring season 1), Paul's cousin. He first appears in the episode "The Wedding Affair." Ira is from the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn. He worked for Paul's father, Burt, at Buchman's Sporting Goods. Paul and Ira have a close friendship, but their hidden rivalry came out when Ira took ownership of Buchman's Sporting Goods upon Burt's retirement. Ira made Paul a silent partner in the store due to the mistaken belief that Paul resents his inheriting the store. Ira is a compulsive gambler and often takes Paul with him on Atlantic City junkets without Jamie's knowledge. When he remembers to, Ira attends Gamblers Anonymous meetings. Even so, he frequently appears as loving and supportive towards Paul and Jamie.
* [[Cynthia Harris]] as Sylvia Buchman (seasons 6–7; recurring seasons 2–5), Paul's mother. Sylvia almost always gives Jamie a hard time, but occasionally does show kindness towards her daughter-in-law.
* [[Louis Zorich]] as Burt Buchman (seasons 6–7; guest seasons 1–2; recurring seasons 3–5), Paul's father. Burt runs a sporting goods store – until he passes it on to Ira upon retirement. His signature line in the show occurs whenever he visits Paul and Jamie's apartment, exclaiming at the door, "It's me, Burt! Burt Buchman—your father!"
* Alyssa and Justin Baric (twins) as Mabel Buchman, Paul and Jamie's daughter. She was finally named when Jamie's overbearing mother proclaimed that "'''M'''others '''A'''lways '''B'''ring '''E'''xtra '''L'''ove", an homage to ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' where Rob and Laura explain Ritchie's middle name. Alyssa and Justin Baric played Mabel from the beginning of season six when Mabel was brought home from the hospital ("Coming Home"). They continued to play the role of Mabel for numerous episodes. Carter and Madison Gale play the role at a later time. In the season six episode "Letters to Mabel," an 18-year-old Mabel is played by [[Meredith Bishop]]. In the series finale, a teen Mabel is played by [[Cara DeLizia]], and an adult Mabel is played by [[Janeane Garofalo]].

====Recurring roles and guest stars====
*Bradley White as Burtkus, Jaime's superior at her job at City Hall (2 episodes)
* [[Jerry Adler]] as Mr. Wicker, the apartment building superintendent (10 episodes)
* [[Hank Azaria]] as Nat Ostertag, Jamie and Paul's dog walker (15 episodes)
* [[Robin Bartlett]] (29 episodes) and [[Talia Balsam]] (1 episode) as Debbie Buchman, Paul's sister.
* [[Patrick Bristow]] as Troy, Jamie's scheming office underling (5 episodes)
* [[Mel Brooks]] as Uncle Phil, Paul's uncle (4 episodes)
* [[Carol Burnett]] (10 episodes) and [[Penny Fuller]] (4 episodes) and [[Nancy Dussault]] (1 episode) as Theresa Stemple, Jamie's mother.
* [[Mo Gaffney]] as Dr. Sheila Kleinman, Jamie and Paul's therapist (13 episodes)
* [[Jeff Garlin]] as Marvin, Ira's employee and semi-pro wrestler (13 episodes)
* [[Judy Geeson]] as Maggie Conway, British neighbor across the hall (32 episodes)
* [[Tommy Hinkley]] as Jay Selby, Paul's college friend (13 episodes, season 1 only). The disappearance of Selby is never explained, a fact referred to in season 5, episode 21 ("Guardianhood")
* [[Lisa Kudrow]] as [[List of recurring characters in Friends#Ursula Buffay|Ursula Buffay]], absent-minded waitress at Riff's (24 episodes). The character also appeared in the sitcom ''[[Friends]]'' (1994–2004), in which Phoebe, a co-lead character played by Kudrow, was written as Ursula's twin sister.
* [[Cyndi Lauper]] as Marianne Lugasso, Ira's on and off girlfriend/ex-wife (5 episodes)
* [[Lyle Lovett]] (2 episodes)
* [[Gates McFadden]] as Allison Rourke, Paul Buchman's boss (4 episodes)
* [[Larry Miller (entertainer)|Larry Miller]] as Lou Bonaparte (5 episodes)
* [[Carroll O'Connor]] (4 episodes) and [[John Karlen]] (3 episodes) and [[Paul Dooley]] (1 episode) as Gus Stemple, Jamie's father
* [[George O. Petrie]] as Sid, Paul's film editor colleague (10 episodes)
* [[Suzie Plakson]] as Dr. Joan Golfinos, Debbie Buchman's life partner (and Jamie's Ob/Gyn for a while) (18 episodes)
* [[Alan Ruck]] as Lance Brockwell (4 episodes)
* [[Eric Stoltz]] as Alan Tofsky, Jamie's ex-boyfriend (6 episodes)
* [[Paxton Whitehead]] as Maggie's first and third husband Hal (9 episodes)
* [[Jim Piddock]] as Maggie's second husband Hal (7 episodes)
* [[Steven Wright]] as Warren Mermelman (5 episodes)
* Scott Atkinson as Doug the Handyman (season 5, episode 12: "The Handyman")

====Other notable guest stars====
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* [[Andre Agassi]] (season 2, episode 15)
* [[Ed Asner]] (2 episodes)
* [[John Astin]] (season 2, episode 23)
* [[Kevin Bacon]] (season 5, episode 7)
* [[Lewis Black]] (season 6, episode 7)
* [[Christie Brinkley]] (season 2, episode 15)
* [[Garth Brooks]] (season 2, episode 23)
* [[Michael Buffer]] (season 7, episode 17)
* [[Steve Buscemi]] (season 1, episode 7)
* [[Sid Caesar]] (season 5, episode 15)
* [[James Cameron]] (season 6, episode 23)
* [[Dan Castellaneta]] (season 7, episode 10)
* [[William Christopher]] (season 7, episode 2)
* [[Tim Conway]] (season 7, episodes 21–22)
* [[Ellen DeGeneres]] (season 6, episode 23)
* [[Paul Dooley]] (season 1, episode 5)
* [[Nancy Dussault]] (season 1, episode 5)
* [[Patrick Ewing]] (season 3, episode 20)
* [[Jamie Farr]] (season 7, episode 16)
* [[Barbara Feldon]] (season 1, episode 20)
* [[Janeane Garofalo]] (season 7, episodes 21–22)
* [[Brad Garrett]] (season 4, episode 18)
* [[Marita Geraghty]] (season 3, episode 10)
* [[Steven Gilborn]] (Season 5 episode 13)
* [[Rudy Giuliani|Rudolph "Rudy" Giuliani]] (season 3, episode 10)
* [[Al Gore]] (season 6, episode 10)
* [[Kerri Green]] (season 1, episode 4)
* [[Seth Green]] (season 5, episode 21)
* [[Billy Joel]] (season 7, episode 15)
*[[Bruno Kirby]] (season 5, episode 9)
* [[Robert Klein]] (season 7, episode 9)
* [[Nathan Lane]] (season 6, episode 11)
* [[Phil Leeds]] (season 1, episode 6)
* [[Eugene Levy]] (season 6, episode 22)
* [[Jerry Lewis]] (season 1, episode 17)
* [[Mark McGwire]] (season 7, episode 13)
* [[Michael Moore]] (season 5, episode 23)
* [[Yoko Ono]] (season 4, episode 6)
* [[Regis Philbin]] (season 1, episode 18)
* [[Sydney Pollack]] (season 6, episode 13)
* [[Beata Poźniak]] (season 1, episode 12)
* [[Carl Reiner]] as [[The Dick Van Dyke Show|Alan Brady]] (season 3, episode 16)
* [[Michael Richards]] as [[Cosmo Kramer]] (season 1, episode 8)
* [[Alex Rocco]] (season, 5, episode 7)
* [[Al Roker]] (season 3, episode 6)
* [[Jerry Seinfeld]] (season 7, episode 1)
* [[Brent Spiner]] (season 3, episode 15)
* [[Carol Ann Susi]] (season 1, episode 9)
* [[Wayne Tippit]] (season 1, episode 11)
* [[Patrick Warburton]] (season 1, episode 16)
* [[Bruce Willis]] (season 5, episode 24)
* [[Randy Savage]] (season 7, episode 17)
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===Revival (2019)===
====Main====
* [[Paul Reiser]] as Paul Buchman
* [[Helen Hunt]] as Jamie Buchman (''née'' Stemple)
* [[Anne Ramsay]] as Lisa Stemple, Jamie's older sister
* [[John Pankow]] as Ira Buchman, Paul's cousin
* [[Abby Quinn]] as Mabel Buchman, Paul and Jamie's daughter
* [[Richard Kind]] as Dr. Mark Devanow
* [[Kecia Lewis]] as Tonya, Mark's new wife<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-reviews/mad-about-you-revival-spectrum-review-913524/|title='Mad About You' Revival: Banter, Bickering, and Boredom|first=Alan|last=Sepinwale|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=November 18, 2019}}</ref>
* Antoinette LaVecchia as Lucia Francavella, Ira's girlfriend then fiancée

====Returning====
* [[Cynthia Harris]] as Sylvia Buchman, Paul's mother
* [[Jeff Garlin]] as Marvin
* [[Jerry Adler]] as Mr. Wicker<ref name="auto"/>
* [[Carol Burnett]] as Theresa Stemple, Jamie's mother<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/11/04/mad-about-you-revival-carol-burnett-returning-jamie-mom/|title=Mad About You Revival: Carol Burnett to Reprise Role as Jamie's Mother|first1=Rebecca|last1=Iannucci|date=November 4, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Mo Gaffney]] as Dr. Sheila Kleinman, psychiatrist

====Recurring====
* Asif Ali as Rishi
* Sofia Hasmik as Ashta
* Makena Lei Gordon as Shannon
* Kimia Behpoornia as Yasmeen

====Other====
* [[Cloris Leachman]] as Mrs. Mandelbaum, one of Jamie's therapy patients<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/mad-about-you-revival-cynthia-harris-cloris-leachman-added-by-spectrum-1202750921/|title='Mad About You': Cynthia Harris To Reprise Role, Cloris Leachman Also Joins Revival Limited Series For Spectrum Originals|first1=Bruce|last1=Haring|date=October 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiddenremote.com/2019/11/13/mad-about-you-revival-everything-we-know/|title=Mad About You revival: Everything we know so far about the limited series|first=Shana|last=Lieberman|date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Jason Alexander]] as himself
* [[Blake Cooper Griffin]] as Aaron
* Omar Adam as Craig
* [[Jennifer Westfeldt]] as Donna Lawson
* [[Jean Smart]] as Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis
* Isaac Cheung as Waiter
* Joe Gillette as Vincent Maslin
* Christina Marie Karis as Mara Buckland
* Dylan Mattina as a New York City pedestrian
* Layla Mohammadi as Meg Martin
* Thomas Daniel Smith as Mark Buckland

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Mad About You episodes}}
{{:List of Mad About You episodes}}

===Crossovers===
''Mad About You'' has had numerous connections to other NBC sitcoms set in New York City, as well as various other programs.

''[[Friends]]'' (owned by [[Warner Bros. Television]]): [[Lisa Kudrow]] played the recurring role of [[Ursula Buffay|Ursula]], a flaky [[waitress]] at Riff's Bar, a local restaurant that Paul and Jamie frequented. Kudrow went on to star in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'', playing the also somewhat flaky character of [[Phoebe Buffay]], and for a time both series shared the same Thursday night line-up. While not originally intended, the characters of Ursula and Phoebe were later found to be identical twin sisters. In a ''Friends'' episode ("The One With The Two Parts", 1st Season), as part of a night of NBC sitcom crossovers, Jamie and Fran walk into [[Central Perk]] and mistake Phoebe for Ursula. Hunt and Kenzle were not identified on screen as Jamie and Fran. In the season three episode "Pandora's Box", Jamie causes a citywide power blackout in New York City, and the effects of the blackout are seen in the ''Friends'' episode, "The One with the Blackout", and there was also a blackout in the episode "Birthday in the Big House" of the NBC sitcom ''[[Madman of the People]]''. All three episodes originally aired during the evening of November 3, 1994, alongside a ''Seinfeld'' episode which did not incorporate the blackout premise.

''[[Seinfeld]]'': In one episode ("The Apartment", 1st Season), Paul, pressured by Jamie, decides to sign over the lease of his old "bachelor pad" to the current tenant who is subleasing. When the tenant is revealed to be [[Cosmo Kramer]] ([[Michael Richards]]) of ''Seinfeld'', Paul asks Kramer "What ever happened to that Jerry guy who used to live there?" ''Seinfeld'', however, twice contradicted this connection, once even featuring a running joke about George's distaste for his fiancée Susan's fondness for watching ''Mad About You''. In the ''Mad About You'' season seven episode "Season Opener", Paul, under the effects of [[Viagra]], ran into [[Jerry Seinfeld]] in the street, who tells Paul to go away. At this point in ''Seinfeld''{{'}}s chronology, Jerry Seinfeld was supposed to be [[The Finale (Seinfeld)|in prison]].

''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'': [[Carl Reiner]] reprised the role of Alan Brady from the 1960s sitcom. The episode made several references to the older show, such as Jamie at one point crying and whining "Oh, Paul!" – a take on [[Mary Tyler Moore]]'s character Laura Petrie's frequent refrain "Oh, Rob!" – Ten episodes earlier, Paul almost trips over a box and says, "Get me, I'm [[Dick Van Dyke]]."

''[[Style & Substance]]'': In the 2019 revival ("Real Estate for Beginners", 8th Season), [[Jean Smart]] appeared as Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/mad-about-you-jason-alexander-and-jean-smart-to-guest-star-on-spectrum-revival/ |title='Mad About You': Jason Alexander and Jean Smart to Guest-Star on Spectrum Revival |last=Baysinger |first=Tim |date=2019-12-04 |website=The Wrap |access-date=2020-01-29 |quote=Smart will portray Chelsea Stevens-Kobolakis, an eccentric best-selling author, lifestyle guru and podcaster who runs a weekend seminar that Paul and Jamie attend — accidentally.}}</ref> a controlling, abrasive, short-tempered character that she had previously portrayed in showrunner [[Peter Tolan]]'s<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/scituate%E2%80%99s-peter-tolan-goes-%E2%80%98mad%E2%80%99/ar-AAI1pqE |title=Scituate's Peter Tolan goes 'Mad' |last=Barbuto |first=Dana |date=2019-09-29 |website=MSN |access-date=2020-01-29 |quote=Tolan is the showrunner, executive producer and writer for the series, premiering Nov. 20 on Spectrum Originals.}}</ref> 1998 series. Paul and Jamie attend a weekend team-building workshop that Chelsea hosts, mistakenly thinking that it's the marriage counseling seminar which is being held in a nearby room.

==Nielsen ratings==
* 1992–93: #54 (10.18 rating)
* 1993–94: #31 (12.69 rating)
* 1994–95: #11 (15.2 rating<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1994.htm |title=TV Ratings > 1990's |publisher=ClassicTVHits.com |access-date=2012-03-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026022514/http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1994.htm |archive-date=2009-10-26 }}</ref>)
* 1995–96: #37 (10.8 rating)
* 1996–97: #24 (11.0 rating<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1996.htm |title=TV Ratings > 1990's |publisher=ClassicTVHits.com |access-date=2012-03-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106211716/http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1996.htm |archive-date=2010-01-06 }}</ref>)
* 1997–98: #32 (13.4 million viewers<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1998/05/29/what-ranked-and-what-tanked/ |title=The Final Countdown |publisher=EW.com |date=1998-05-29 |access-date=2012-03-21}}</ref>)
* 1998–99: #85 (9.1 million viewers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geocities.com/Hollywood/4616/ew0604.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029011819/http://geocities.com/Hollywood/4616/ew0604.html |archive-date=2009-10-29 |title=TV WINNERS & LOSERS: NUMBERS RACKET A FINAL TALLY OF THE SEASON'S SHOWS|date=2009-10-29 |access-date=2012-03-21}}</ref>)

==Awards==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Mad About You}}
''Mad About You'' won a [[Golden Globe Award]], a [[Peabody Award]], a [[Genesis Award]], received five [[Emmy Award]] nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series, and was chosen Best Quality Comedy by the [[Viewers for Quality Television]]. [[Helen Hunt]] won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Comedy Series]] four years in a row (1996–99).

==Media==
===Soundtrack===
In 1997, Atlantic Records released a ''Mad About You'' soundtrack. The soundtrack from and inspired by the sitcom, is composed of fun and sentimental songs and clips from the show. The tracks are organized chronologically marking the milestones of the couple's relationship. The album is bookended by the two versions of Paul Reiser's song "Final Frontier"—the first track is the classic version used in the show's opening, and the last track is Anita Baker's jazzy, full-length rendition, with Reiser on keyboard. The 21 tracks are as follows:
{{Div col}}
# "Final Frontier (TV Theme)" – [[Andrew Gold]]/The Sonora's Tucson Band
# "Who I Am" – [[Faith Hill]]
# "No Pressure" – Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt
# "[[I've Been Lonely Too Long]]" – [[The Young Rascals]]
# "[[At Last]]" – [[Etta James]]
# "That's Marriage?" – Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt
# "Ice Cream" – [[Sarah McLachlan]]
# "[[I Love the Way You Love Me]]" – [[Eric Martin (American singer)|Eric Martin]]
# "Nobody Knows Me" – [[Lyle Lovett]]
# "Sneaky Feelings" – [[Elvis Costello]]
# "A Talk in the Park" – Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt
# "Love and Forgiveness" – [[Julia Fordham]]
# "A Magic Moment" – Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt
# "The Things We've Handed Down" – [[Marc Cohn]]
# "Lullaby for You" – [[BeBe Winans]]
# "She Crawls Away" – [[Hootie & the Blowfish]]
# "My First Child" – [[Nil Lara]]
# "[[Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)]]" – [[John Lennon]]
# "Baby Girl" – [[Tony Rich|The Tony Rich Project]]
# "Unconditional Love" – Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt
# "''Mad About You'' – The Final Frontier" – [[Anita Baker]]
{{Div col end}}

===Home media===
[[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] has released the first three seasons of ''Mad About You'' on DVD in Region 1 and 4. The first two seasons were also made available in Region 2. No subsequent seasons were released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

In February 2010, [[Shout! Factory]] acquired the distribution rights to the remaining seasons of ''Mad About You'' on DVD. They subsequently released seasons 4 and 5 on DVD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mad-Season-4/13372 |title=''Mad About You Season 4'' |publisher=TV Shows on DVD |date=2010-02-22 |access-date=2014-07-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813210419/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mad-Season-4/13372 |archive-date=2014-08-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mad-Season-5/14154 |title=Mad About You DVD news: Announcement for Mad About You – The Complete 5th Season |publisher=Tvshowsondvd.com |date=2010-07-28 |access-date=2014-07-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710082829/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mad-Season-5/14154 |archive-date=2014-07-10 }}</ref>

On August 27, 2013, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library including ''Mad About You''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News-Mill-Creek-Sony-License-Deal/18902 |title=Mill Creek Entertainment Signs Deals With Sony Pictures Home Entertainment To Expand Their Distribution Partnership |publisher=Tvshowsondvd.com |date=2013-08-27 |access-date=2014-07-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006134321/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News-Mill-Creek-Sony-License-Deal/18902 |archive-date=2014-10-06 }}</ref> They subsequently re-released the first and second seasons on DVD on August 5, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mad-Seasons-1-and-2/19876 |title=Package Art for Mill Creek's DVD Re-Releases of the First Two Seasons |publisher=Tvshowsondvd.com |date=2014-05-06 |access-date=2014-07-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626023935/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mad-Seasons-1-and-2/19876 |archive-date=2014-06-26 }}</ref>

Mill Creek released the complete series on a 14-DVD set on May 3, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Mad-Complete-Series/16295 |title=Mad About You - The Complete Series - Release Information|access-date=2016-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723005040/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Mad-Complete-Series/16295 |archive-date=2016-07-23 }}</ref>

As of August 1, 2019, the entire series has been available to [[Spectrum (cable service)|Spectrum]] subscribers as part of the run-up to the premiere of the revival series.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/18/mad-about-you-every-episode-spectrum-originals/|title=Every episode of Mad About You headed to Spectrum ahead of revival|last=Jones|first=Marcus|date=18 July 2019|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref>

On December 8, 2020, the revival season, alongside the original series, was added to [[Amazon Prime Video]].

====Season releases====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!DVD name !! {{Abbr|Ep. #|Episode number}} !! Release date
|-
|The Complete 1st Season || style="text-align:center;"|22 || October 22, 2002
|-
|The Complete 2nd Season || style="text-align:center;"|25 || April 22, 2003
|-
|The Complete 3rd Season || style="text-align:center;"|24 || February 6, 2007
|-
|The Complete 4th Season || style="text-align:center;"|24 || June 29, 2010
|-
|The Complete 5th Season || style="text-align:center;"|24 || November 2, 2010
|-
|The Complete 6th Season || style="text-align:center;"|24 || June 29, 2010
|-
|The Complete 7th Season || style="text-align:center;"|24 || June 29, 2010
|-
|The Complete Series || style="text-align:center;"|164 || May 3, 2016
|}

====Best-of releases====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!DVD name !! Release date !! Ep. # !! Additional information
|-
|''Mad About You'' Collection || February 8, 2005 || style="text-align:center;"|22 ||
* Blooper Reel: The Seven Warning Signs of Madness
* Audio commentaries: Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt on "The Final Frontier" and "The Pilot"
* Featurette: Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt Are Mad About the Theme
* Featurette: Paul Reiser & Helen Hunt Are Mad About the Guest Stars
* Paul and Helen introduce and discuss each episode
|}

==Adaptations==
A Chilean adaptation under the title ''Loco por ti'' (translated as ''Crazy About You'') aired on TVN during 2004.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

An Argentine adaptation under the title ''[[Loco por vos]]'' (translated as ''Crazy About You'') stylized as ''Loco x vos'' aired on [[Telefe]] from September 5 until December 29, 2016. The second season was originally going to air in 2017 but was scrapped later on.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ratingcero.com/notas/135233-telefe-apuest0una-nueva-minisrie-ganar-el-prime-time-agosto|title= Telefe apuesta a una nuva minisere para el prime time de agosto|date= July 15, 2016|access-date= July 24, 2016|work= RatingCero.com}}</ref>

A British adaptation under the title ''Loved by You'' aired for two seasons on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from 11 March 1997 until 27 August 1998.<ref>[https://comedy.co.uk/tv/loved_by_you/ Loved by You (via British Comedy Guide)]</ref>

A [[Mad About You (Chinese TV series)|Chinese adaptation]] aired on [[Dragon TV]] on January 4, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/mad-about-you-china-adaptation-sony-sarft-1201664081/|title= How Sony TV's 'Mad About You' Adaptation Broke Ground in China|first= Cynthia|last= Littleton|date= December 17, 2015|access-date= December 18, 2015|work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0103484|Mad About You}}
* [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/mad-about-you/faq/ ''Mad About You'' at faqs.org site]

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Chingford

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{{Short description|Town in east London, England}}
{{For|the former House of Commons constituency|Chingford (UK Parliament constituency)}}

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| population = 70,583
| population_ref = ([[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 Census]])<ref>Chingford is made up of 6 wards in the London Borough of Waltham Forest: Chingford Green, Endlebury, Hale End and Highams Park, Hatch Lane, Larkswood, and Valley.</ref>
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'''Chingford''' is a suburban town in [[East London|east London]], [[England]], within the [[London Borough of Waltham Forest]]. The centre of Chingford is {{convert|9.2|mi|km}} north-east of [[Charing Cross]], with [[Waltham Abbey]] to the north, [[Woodford Green]] and [[Buckhurst Hill]] to the east, [[Walthamstow]] to the south, and [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]] and [[Enfield, London|Enfield]] to the west. It had a population of 70,583 at the 2021 census.

Historically an [[ancient parish]] in the [[Hundreds of Essex|Waltham hundred]] of Essex, the town expanded significantly from the late 19th century, forming part of the [[conurbation]] of [[London]]. It was included in the [[Metropolitan Police District]] in 1840 and became part of [[London postal district|London's postal district]] upon its inception in 1856, with the NE postcode area replaced with [[E postcode area|E]] in 1866. [[Municipal Borough of Chingford|The parish]] was granted [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] status in 1894, and [[municipal borough]] status in 1938. Its administrative headquarters were at [[Chingford Town Hall]] until 1965 when Chingford merged with Walthamstow and [[Leyton]] to form a new borough, Waltham Forest within [[Greater London]].

==Toponymy==
The [[River Ching]] runs through the area, and the town of Chingford is close to a number of [[Ford (crossing)|fords]] of that river. However, old maps and descriptions give a name for the settlement long before the river has a name and it is likely that the name of the river as "Ching" arose long after the settlement was named. The alternative view is that the ford crossed the Lea, and a location near Cook's Ferry has been suggested.<ref>The Place Names of Essex, by PH Reaney, English Place-Name Society, Volume 12 p19</ref>

The area of Chingford is referenced in the Domesday book as "Cingefort" from 1066AD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/D7296921|title=Chingford Doomsday Book entry |publisher=Government National Archives|access-date=8 September 2017}}</ref> It is thought that, similarly to how [[Kingston upon Thames]] appears in Domesday Book of 1086AD as Chingestone and Chingetun(e), with ''ching'' being old English for the king, that Chingford could refer to the King's river, and Kings Ford. This idea is compounded by links to royalty using the area for hunting in centuries gone by, with [[Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge]]<ref name="Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge">{{cite web |url=http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Local_history_and_heritage/Buildings_outside_the_City/hunting_lodge.htm |title=Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge |publisher=Cityoflondon.gov.uk |date=16 December 2010 |access-date=14 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612205426/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Local_history_and_heritage/Buildings_outside_the_City/hunting_lodge.htm |archive-date=12 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> still standing in North Chingford.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/epping-forest/visitor-information/Pages/queen-elizabeths-hunting-lodge.aspx |title=cityoflondon.gov.uk |access-date=6 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812195830/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/epping-forest/visitor-information/Pages/queen-elizabeths-hunting-lodge.aspx |archive-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Furthermore, there is evidence of King [[Harold Harefoot]] having lived in Chingford and the environs in the 11th century, a date which ties in with the Old English use of "Ching" for King.

Another suggested explanation by place name genealogists is that the settlement's name has its origin as "Shingly Ford"—that is, a ford over a waterway containing shingles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exploringeastlondon.co.uk/eel/Chingford/Chingford.htm |title=Chingford's Free Art and History |publisher=exploringeastlondon.co.uk |access-date=16 January 2012}}</ref> However, the genealogists' assertion is likely to be incorrect, as the usage of the placename name "Cingefort" in the Doomsday book predates the coining of the word "Shingle." The earliest known usage of the Middle English word shingle is 1200AD and the word was not used to describe loose stones on a waterway until three centuries later in the 1500s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=shingle |title=Etymology of the word Shingle |publisher=Etymology Online |access-date=7 September 2017}}</ref>

A further possibility derives from the form ''Chagingeford'' recorded in 1204, which may mean ''the ford of the dwellers by the stumps''. The ford over the Lea may have been at Cook's Ferry. The remains of pile dwellings, covering a considerable area, were found near the mouth of the Ching between 1869 and 1901, when the reservoirs were being built.<ref>The Place Names of Essex, by P.H. Reaney, The English Place name Society, Volume 12, 1935, Reissued 1969</ref>

==Geography==
The area covered by the former ancient parish and subsequent Municipal Borough of Chingford includes Chingford Green, [[Chingford Hatch]], [[Chingford Mount]], [[Friday Hill, London|Friday Hill]], North Chingford and [[South Chingford]].

==History==
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[[Chingford Station]] opened in 1873 and brought with it a huge increase in visitors to the area, many of whom used the town as a gateway to Epping Forest.

The forest was given to the people by Queen Victoria in 1878 under the Epping Forest Act, which ensured it was kept free and unenclosed for the public to use.

The Royal Forest Hotel opened in 1880, and its location in Ranger's Road meant it soon became popular among day-trippers visiting Epping Forest. It is situated next to the historic Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, which the royal family used while hunting deer in the forest during the 1600s.

At the other end of Station Road, the King's Head Hotel dates back to at least the 1730s and it received a boost in trade as more people visited the area. It is still a popular hotel and has recently{{when|date=May 2025}} been refurbished inside, although the exterior of the building still preserves the character of its early days.

==Landmarks==
[[File:Hunting Lodge Chingford.JPG|thumb|left|[[Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge]]]]
One notable local landmark is [[Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge]].<ref name="Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge"/> Originally called the Great Standing, it was built for [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]] in 1543, and was used as a grandstand to watch the hunting of deer, although it has been heavily altered over time. The building is located on Chingford Plain within [[Epping Forest]] and is open to the public. The lodge is preserved under the Epping Forest Preservation Act.<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Chingford|volume=6|page=233}}</ref>

Originally a barn built in the mid-19th century, [[Butler's Retreat]], a [[Grade II listed|Grade II listed building]], is one of the few remaining [[Victorian era|Victorian]] retreats within the forest. The building is adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge and takes its name from the 1891 occupier John Butler. Retreats originally served non-alcoholic refreshments as part of the [[Temperance movement in the United Kingdom|Temperance movement]]. After closing in 2009 the building was refurbished by the [[City of London Corporation]] and re-opened as a cafe in 2012.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120831110048/http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/epping-forest/news/Documents/Forest%20Focus%20Autumn%202011.pdf City of London- Butler's Retreat] Retrieved 25 February 2013</ref>

[[File:Friday Hill House, Chingford, London, UK.jpg|thumb|[[Friday Hill House]]]]
[[Friday Hill House]], Simmons Lane, off [[Friday Hill, London|Friday Hill]], dating from 1839, was a manor house built and owned by [[Robert Boothby Heathcote]], who was both the lord of the manor and rector of the local church. It was he who paid for the building of the church of [[St Peter and St Paul, Chingford|St Peter and St Paul]] in Chingford. He is buried in the Boothby family vault in All Saints' Churchyard (Chingford Old Church), Old Church Road. The vault was purchased by Robert Boothby (died 1733), who lived in the previous manor house. The present building has been used as a further education centre but was put up for sale in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/Pages/ServiceChild/Friday-Hill-House-disposal.aspx |title=Waltham Forest Council, Friday Hill House Disposal |access-date=19 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705030804/http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/Pages/ServiceChild/Friday-Hill-House-disposal.aspx |archive-date=5 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/Documents/fhh_sale_particulars_r1.pdf |title=Waltham Forest Council, Friday Hill House Sale Particulars |access-date=19 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709110453/http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/Documents/fhh_sale_particulars_r1.pdf |archive-date=9 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Pimp Hall Dovecote is situated in a green area at the bottom of Friday Hill and can be viewed by entering the Pimp Hall Nature Reserve. The [[dovecote]], which had nesting space for 250 birds, belonged to Pimp Hall (originally Pympe's Hall), one of three manor houses around Chingford. In 1838 the estate was taken over and became part of the Chingford Earls estate. The farmhouse associated with it survived until just before World War II. This dovecote is depicted in the [[:File:Millenium Heritage Mosaic on Assembly Hall, Chingford, London, UK.jpg|Millennium Heritage Mosaic]] on the front of Chingford Assembly Hall. It is the fourth item down on the left-hand side of the mosaic.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

[[File:Trig Point and Obelisk, Pole Hill, Chingford - geograph.org.uk - 390420.jpg|thumb|left|Pole Hill Obelisk]]

A granite obelisk at [[Pole Hill]] was erected in 1824 under the direction of the [[Astronomer Royal]], the Rev. John Pond M.A., to mark true north for the telescopes of the Royal Observatory at [[Greenwich]], south of the Thames. It was placed on high ground along the line of the Greenwich Meridian, but when this was recalibrated later in the 19th century, the obelisk was deemed to have been erected {{convert|19|ft|m}} west of the revised meridian line. Today, an adjoining [[triangulation pillar]] marks the modern line.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}
[[File:Chingford Old Town Hall Building, The Ridgeway, Chingford, London, UK.jpg|thumb|alt=Chingford Old Town Hall building, The Ridgeway|[[Chingford Town Hall]], The Ridgeway]]

[[Chingford Town Hall]], dating from 1929, is on The Ridgeway in Chingford. It has more recently been known as the Chingford Municipal Offices. The site was sold to property developers who built blocks of flats on the land and the town hall building was subsequently converted to apartments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/index/business/business-property/chingford-municipal-offices-disposal.htm |title=Waltham Forest Council, Chingford Municipal Offices disposal |access-date=19 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615061723/http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/index/business/business-property/chingford-municipal-offices-disposal.htm |archive-date=15 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gilmartinley.co.uk/getfile.aspx?a=21192&f=&e=&t= |title=Gilmartin Ley, The Old Town Hall, Chingford, London, E4 |access-date=14 September 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731153522/https://www.gilmartinley.co.uk/getfile.aspx?a=21192&f=&e=&t= |archive-date=31 July 2020 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Churches==
[[File:All Saints, Old Church Road, Chingford - geograph.org.uk - 1702067.jpg|thumb|All Saints, Chingford, viewed from the south.]]

[[All Saints, Chingford|All Saints' Church]] in [[Chingford Mount]] (known locally as the Old Church) is a [[listed building|Grade II* listed]] [[Church of England]] church at Old Church Road.<ref name=EnglishHeritage>{{NHLE |num= 1065596|desc= All Saints, Chingford|access-date= 6 September 2014|mode=cs2}}</ref> Parts of the church date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, but it now forms part of the parish of [[St Peter and St Paul, Chingford]], which took over its role as the [[Church of England parish church|parish church]] in 1844. The church stands on the summit of [[Chingford Mount]] and has views westwards towards the reservoirs of the [[Lea Valley]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Pevsner |first=Nikolaus |author-link=Nikolaus Pevsner |date=1951 |title=The Buildings of England: Essex |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pvJNAAAAMAAJ |location=Middlesex |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |page=123 }}</ref> Directly opposite the church is [[Chingford Mount Cemetery]].

The Roman Catholic church of Our Lady of Grace & Saint Teresa of Avila is on the corner of Kings Road and Station Road, next to St Mary's Catholic Primary School. The current half-timbered building dates from 1931, on the site of an earlier 1919 church.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=W R |title='The parish and borough of Chingford', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 5 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol5/pp97-114 |website=British History Online |access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref>

==Governance==

=== Parliament ===
Chingford is within the [[Chingford and Woodford Green (UK Parliament constituency)|Chingford and Woodford Green]] UK Parliament constituency, which consists of the six Chingford wards in the Borough of Waltham Forest and two wards in the Borough of Redbridge. [[Iain Duncan Smith]] has been the sitting MP since 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-iain-duncan-smith/152|title=Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP|publisher=UK Parliament}}</ref>

Former MPs include [[Norman Tebbit]], [[Leah Manning]], [[Stan Newens]], and [[Winston Churchill]] (when Chingford was in the [[Epping (UK Parliament constituency)|Epping constituency]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Chingford and Woodford Green |url=https://www.iainduncansmith.org.uk/about-chingford-and-woodford-green |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Iain Duncan Smith |language=en}}</ref>

=== London ===
Chingford is part of the [[London Borough of Waltham Forest]], which also includes [[Walthamstow]], [[Leyton]], and [[Leytonstone]]. Chingford consists of six council [[ward (politics)|wards]], namely:

* [[Chingford Green (ward)|Chingford Green]]
* Endlebury
* Valley
* Larkswood
* [[Hatch Lane (ward)|Hatch Lane and Highams Park North]]
* Hale End and Highams Park South

Each ward is represented by three [[councillor]]s, except Endlebury and Highams Park & Hale End South, which each have two. Currently all of the councillors represent the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] except for one Labour councillor in Valley and two in Hale End and Highams Park South. The London Borough of Waltham Forest is presently controlled by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour party]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

Chingford and Waltham Forest fall within the [[North East (London Assembly constituency)|North East constituency]] of the [[London Assembly]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2013|title=Census 2011: London Assembly Constituency Profiles|url=https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/bda12eeb-b6ce-430c-be27-adfb1115d8ee|access-date=|website=London Datastore|publisher=GLA Intelligence Unit|page=47}}</ref> represented since 2004 by [[Jennette Arnold]] of the Labour party.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Assembly Members|url=https://www.london.gov.uk/people/assembly|access-date=4 February 2021|website=Mayor of London and London Assembly}}</ref>

Until 1965, the town formed the core of the [[Municipal Borough of Chingford]]. Historically a rural parish, it gained [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] status in 1894, and between 1938 and 1965 held [[municipal borough]] status.<ref>{{cite web|year=2009|title=History of Chingford, in Waltham Forest and Essex|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=1066|access-date=23 June 2012|publisher=University Of Portsmouth and others}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|year=2012|title=The parish and borough of Chingford|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42713|access-date=23 June 2012|publisher=University of London & History of Parliament Trust}}</ref>

When [[Municipal Borough of Chingford|Chingford was a municipal borough]], before 1965, its politics were dominated by the Chingford Ratepayers' Association, which was nominally independent, but against whom the Conservative Party did not field candidates.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

==Demography==
As of the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]], the population of Chingford was 70,583, an increase from 66,211 in 2011. The ethnic and cultural diversity of the town significantly increased in the decade between the two censuses, with less than half the town's population (49.1%) now identifying as [[White British]], a fall from 62.7% in 2011, and 80.5% in 2001.

Population figures for Chingford are based on the six wards that comprise the town ([[Chingford Green (ward)|Chingford Green]], Endlebury, Hale End, [[Hatch Lane (ward)|Hatch Lane]], Larkswood and Valley) combined.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Ethnic Group
! colspan="2" |1991
! colspan="2" |2001
! colspan="2" scope="col" |2011
! colspan="2" |2021
|-
!Number
!%
!Number
!%
! scope="col" |Number
! scope="col" |%
!Number
!%
|-
! scope="row" |[[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total
!55,746
!92.9%
!52,801
!86.8%
!48,155
!72.7%
!44,583
!63.2%
|-
| scope="row" |White: [[White British|English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British]]
|–
|–
|49,017
|80.5%
|41,511
|62.7%
|34,650
|49.1%
|-
| scope="row" |White: [[White Irish|Irish]]
|–
|–
|1,165
|1.9%
|1,111
|1.7%
|1,178
|1.7%
|-
| scope="row" |White: [[White Gypsy or Irish Traveller|Gypsy or Irish Traveller]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|69
|0.1%
|24
|0%
|-
|White: [[Romani people|Romani]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|120
|0.2%
|-
| scope="row" |White: [[Other White|Other]]
|–
|–
|2,619
|4.3%
|5,464
|8.3%
|8,611
|12.2%
|-
! scope="row" |[[British Asian|Asian]]: Total
!1,777
!3%
!2,724
!4.5%
!5,956
!9%
!8,622
!12.2%
|-
| scope="row" |Asian or Asian British: [[British Indians|Indian]]
|685
|1.1%
|844
|1.4%
|1,184
|1.8%
|1,671
|2.4%
|-
| scope="row" |Asian or Asian British: [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani]]
|595
|1%
|989
|1.6%
|2,370
|3.6%
|3,607
|5.1%
|-
| scope="row" |Asian or Asian British: [[British Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]]
|113
|0.2%
|189
|0.3%
|522
|0.8%
|906
|1.3%
|-
| scope="row" |Asian or Asian British: [[British Chinese|Chinese]]
|134
|0.2%
|206
|0.3%
|328
|0.5%
|502
|0.7%
|-
| scope="row" |Asian or Asian British: Other Asian
|250
|0.4%
|496
|0.8%
|1,552
|2.3%
|1,936
|2.7%
|-
! scope="row" |[[Black British people|Black]]: Total
!2,063
!3.4%
!3,722
!6.1%
!7,166
!10.8%
!8,721
!12.4%
|-
| scope="row" |Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|African]]
|571
|1%
|1,421
|2.3%
|2,724
|4.1%
|3,721
|5.3%
|-
| scope="row" |Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|Caribbean]]
|1,139
|1.9%
|1,916
|3.1%
|3,281
|5%
|3,838
|5.4%
|-
| scope="row" |Black or Black British: [[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom|Other Black]]
|353
|0.6%
|385
|0.6%
|1,161
|1.8%
|1,162
|1.6%
|-
! scope="row" |[[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]]: Total
!–
!–
!1,359
!2.2%
!3,238
!4.9%
!4,641
!6.6%
|-
| scope="row" |Mixed: White and Black Caribbean
|–
|–
|530
|0.9%
|1,291
|1.9%
|1,577
|2.2%
|-
| scope="row" |Mixed: White and Black African
|–
|–
|155
|0.3%
|390
|0.6%
|606
|0.9%
|-
| scope="row" |Mixed: White and Asian
|–
|–
|306
|0.5%
|634
|1%
|990
|1.4%
|-
| scope="row" |Mixed: Other Mixed
|–
|–
|368
|0.6%
|923
|1.4%
|1,468
|2.1%
|-
! scope="row" |Other: Total
!402
!0.7%
!253
!0.4%
!1,696
!2.6%
!4,016
!5.7%
|-
| scope="row" |Other: Arab
|–
|–
|–
|–
|381
|0.6%
|382
|0.5%
|-
| scope="row" |Other: Any other ethnic group
|402
|0.7%
|253
|0.4%
|1,315
|2%
|3,634
|5.1%
|-
! scope="row" |Total
|'''59,988'''
|'''100.0%'''
|'''60,859'''
|'''100.0%'''
|'''66,211'''
|'''100.0%'''
|'''70,583'''
|'''100.0%'''
|}

==Housing==
Chingford was the location of one of the interwar [[London County Council cottage estate]]s.
{{LCC cottage estates}}

==Local sport teams==
* Chingford's oldest football club is Egbertian FC,<ref>[http://www.egbertianfc.com Egbertian FC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208011451/http://egbertianfc.com/ |date=8 February 2011 }} Retrieved 27 February 2013</ref> formerly Old Egbertian FC, which was started by former pupils of St Egbert's College, Chingford. The club was formed in 1928 and is affiliated to the Amateur Football Alliance (AFA). The club plays in the [[Amateur Football Combination]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}
* Ridgeway Rovers Youth Football Club is a local club in Chingford East London. Notable former players include [[David Beckham]], [[Andros Townsend]], and [[Harry Kane]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://volunteerteam.london.gov.uk/organizations/index.php?org_id=312|title=Team London - Ridgeway Rovers Football Club|publisher=volunteerteam.london.gov.uk}}</ref>
* Chingford Rugby Club was also founded in 1928, and its ground is at Waltham Way, Chingford.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chingfordrugby.co.uk/ |title=Home | Chingford Rugby Club |publisher=Chingfordrugby.co.uk |date=10 December 2011 |access-date=14 December 2011}}</ref>
* Chingford Cricket Club is located on Forest Side, but the entrance to the ground is on Kimberley Way. It is believed to have been founded in 1884.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chingfordcricketclub.co.uk/history/default.aspx|title=Chingford Cricket Club : history|publisher=www.chingfordcricketclub.co.uk|access-date=24 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714221345/http://www.chingfordcricketclub.co.uk/history/default.aspx|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The club plays in The Shepherd Neame Essex League<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.essexcricket.com|title=The Shepherd Neame Essex League|publisher=Essex Cricket}}</ref> and the first team were promoted to the Premier League for the 2013 season.
*Chingford Town Football Club was re-established in 2018 and competes with the local non-league teams of Essex.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

[[File:Lee Valley Reservoirs.jpg|thumb|right|upright|King George's Reservoir, home to the Sailing Club]]
* King George Sailing Club was founded in the 1970s to provide [[dinghy sailing]] and [[windsurfing]] on the largest and best sailing water in the north and east of London. The club enjoys facilities both on and off the water and has an active membership engaged in racing, learning to sail, casual sailing, and windsurfing. In recognition of its good facilities and encouragement of youth sailing, the [[Royal Yachting Association]] has awarded the club Volvo Champion Club status.<ref>[http://www.kgsc.org.uk King George Sailing Club] Retrieved 27 February 2013</ref>

===Local districts===
* [[Highams Park]]
* [[Friday Hill, Chingford|Friday Hill]]
* [[Hale End]]
* [[Chingford Hatch]]
* [[Chingford Mount]]

===Nearest places===
* [[Woodford, London]]
* [[Walthamstow]]
* [[Edmonton, London]]
* [[Leyton]]
* [[Tottenham, London]]
* [[Buckhurst Hill]]
* [[Loughton]]
* [[Sewardstone]]

==Transport==
[[File:Chingford station building.JPG|thumb|Chingford Station]]
Chingford is served by [[Chingford railway station]] - which is in [[List of stations in London fare zone 5|zone 5]] - which is the terminus of the [[London Overground]] [[Lea Valley lines]] from [[Liverpool Street station]] in the [[City of London]]. Chingford is the only station in Waltham Forest to be within zone 5.
There is also a station at [[Highams Park]], in [[List of stations in London fare zone 4|zone 4]].
Chingford lost its rail link to [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] with the removal of the 500 m length of track known as the [[Hall Farm Curve]] in 1970, and there have been campaigns for its reinstatement.

The following [[London Buses]] routes serve Chingford: [[London Buses route 97|97]] Chingford Station to [[Stratford City]], [[London Buses route 158|158]] Chingford Mount to Stratford, [[London Buses route 179|179]] Chingford Station to [[Ilford]], [[London Buses route 212|212]] Chingford Station to [[Walthamstow]] St James St, [[London Buses route 215|215]] Lee Valley Camp Site to Walthamstow Central, [[London Buses route 313|313]] Chingford Station to [[Potters Bar]], [[London Buses route 357|357]] Chingford Hatch to [[Whipps Cross]], [[London Buses route 379|379]] Chingford Station to Yardley Lane Estate, [[Buses in London|385]] Chingford Station to Crooked Billet Sainsbury's, [[London Buses route 397|397]] Crooked Billet Sainsbury's to Debden, [[London Buses route 444|444]] Chingford Station to Turnpike Lane, [[London Buses route W11|W11]] Chingford Hall Estate to [[Walthamstow]] Central, [[London Buses route W16|W16]] Chingford Mount to [[Leytonstone]] and night route [[London Buses route N26|N26]] [[Victoria, London|Victoria]] to Chingford Station.

==Education==
{{Further|List of schools in Waltham Forest}}

Chingford secondary schools include:
* [[Chingford Foundation School]]
* [[Heathcote School, Chingford|Heathcote School]]
* [[Normanhurst School]]
* [[South Chingford Foundation School]]
* Lime Academy Larkswood

==Notable people==
{{More citations needed section|date=August 2015}}
* [[Charles W. Alcock|Charles Alcock]], founding father of [[the Football Association]] and creator of the [[FA Cup]], moved to Chingford with his family when he was young.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersA/BioAlcockCW.html |title=England Football Online}}</ref>
* Dame [[Louisa Aldrich-Blake]], notable surgeon and pioneer in medical education for women, was born in Chingford.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-30367|title=Blake, Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich- (1865–1925), surgeon|last=|first=|date=23 September 2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30367|access-date=16 February 2019}}</ref>
* [[David Beckham]], former England [[Captain (association football)|captain]], grew up in Chingford from age three.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, David Beckham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08bz0rz |access-date=16 March 2019 |work=Desert Island Discs |date=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Beckham - Working-class boy to Man U | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jul-09-sp-beckham9-story.html | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=9 July 2007 | access-date=9 September 2008 | first=Chuck | last=Culpepper}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Becks opens up about Chingford on Desert Island Discs|url=https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/15060351.david-beckham-opens-up-about-chingford-on-radio-4s-desert-island-discs/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=East London and West Essex Guardian Series|date=31 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref> He was educated at the [[Chingford Foundation School]] and also Chase Lane Primary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2007/08/beckhams_steven_klein?currentPage=2|title=American Idols|publisher=[[W magazine]]|date=1 August 2007|access-date=24 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214155704/http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2007/08/beckhams_steven_klein?currentPage=2|archive-date=14 February 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and played football for Ridgeway Rovers F.C.,<ref>[http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/ridgewayroversfootballclub/David Beckham at Ridgeway Rovers] Retrieved 27 February 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAVase/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/09/BecksBrimsdownBoost.htm The FA - Becks' Brimsdown boost, article from Friday, 24 September 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20041011163715/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAVase/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/09/BecksBrimsdownBoost.htm |date=11 October 2004 }}, accessed 7 July 2007</ref> a local side.
* Sir [[Winston Churchill]] was MP for [[Epping (UK Parliament constituency)|Epping]], a defunct constituency that included Chingford, from October 1924 to July 1945.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ecommons2.htm |title=List of MPs |access-date=10 May 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129230526/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ecommons2.htm |archive-date=29 November 2017 }}</ref>
*Sir [[John Dankworth]], [[jazz]] composer, saxophonist, [[Clarinetist|clarinettist]] and writer of film scores, grew up in Highams Park.
* [[Alan Davies]], stand-up comedian and regular guest on the quiz show ''[[QI]]'', grew up in Chingford.<ref>{{cite news |title=On the move: Alan Davies |date=11 July 2008 |first=Garth |last=Pearce |newspaper=The Sunday Times |url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article4396137.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615192103/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article4396137.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 June 2011 |access-date=10 May 2009 | location=London}}</ref>
* [[Paul Di'Anno]], former lead singer of heavy metal band [[Iron Maiden]], was born and grew up in Chingford.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-archives.com/more.php?id=25 |title=Metal-archives.com |publisher=Metal-archives.com |access-date=14 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818040637/http://www.metal-archives.com/more.php?id=25 |archive-date=18 August 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*Sir [[Iain Duncan Smith]], Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green since 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Iain Duncan Smith, MP for Chingford and Woodford Green|url=https://www.iainduncansmith.org.uk/|access-date=2019-12-26|website=www.iainduncansmith.org.uk}}</ref>
* [[Dwight Gayle]], current Stoke City striker, is from Chingford.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gayle signs permanent deal with Stoke City |url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/gayle-signs-permanent-deal-with-stoke-city/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Newcastle United Football Club |date=22 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Peter Greenaway]], film director, grew up in Chingford.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
*Sir [[Peter Harding (RAF officer, born 1933)|Peter Harding]], former [[Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Air Staff]], was educated at [[Chingford Foundation School|Chingford County High School]]
* [[Steve Hillage]], guitarist, is from Chingford.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* [[Harry Kane]], Bayern Munich and England striker, is from Chingford and attended Lime Academy Larkswood and Chingford Foundation School.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zero to 100 {{!}} By Harry Kane|url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/harry-kane-tottenham-zero-to-100|access-date=2020-12-08|website=The Players' Tribune|date=5 February 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-02-18|title=Hall of Fame|url=https://chingfordpedept.wordpress.com/hall-of-fame/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=CHINGFORD FOUNDATION SCHOOL PE Department|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-27|title=One day I'll play for England: London schoolboy's dream is about to|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/one-day-ill-play-for-england-london-schoolboys-dream-is-about-to-come-true-10138435.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Evening Standard|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Molyneaux|first=Ian|date=2020-11-15|title=The London school where David Beckham and an Eastenders star were pupils|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/london-school-harry-kane-david-19283392|access-date=2020-12-08|website=MyLondon|language=en}}</ref>
* Sir [[Jony Ive|Jonathan Ive]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] Chief Design Officer, was born in Chingford.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jony Ive {{!}} Biography, Apple, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jonathan-Ive|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
* The [[Kray twins]], who dominated the London gangland scene during the 1960s, are buried in [[Chingford Mount Cemetery]].<ref name="krayburial">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/953409.stm |access-date=10 May 2009 |title=Kray funeral date set |date=3 October 2000 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
* [[John Lloyd (graphic designer)|John Lloyd]], co-founder of the international design consultancy Lloyd Northover, grew up in Chingford and lived there from 1948 to 1970.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Professor [[Alan Mozley]], zoologist, was born in Chingford.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* [[Graeme Norgate]], composer of video game music, was born and grew up in Chingford.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* [[Michael Nyman]], composer of [[minimalist music]], notably film scores, grew up in Chingford.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4VNjLMkPcUQC&q=michael+nyman+stratford&pg=PA15|title=The Music of Michael Nyman: Texts, Contexts and Intertexts|first=Pwyll ap|last=Siôn|date=10 June 2017|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=9781859282106|via=Google Books}}</ref>
* [[Leslie Phillips]], comedy star of the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'']] films, lived in Chingford.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-pupil Phillips opens old school |url=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/1502804.expupil_phillips_opens_old_school/ |publisher=Waltham Forest Guardian |date=27 June 2007 |last=Moyes |first=Johnathon |access-date=10 May 2009 }}</ref>
*[[Peter Sceats]], businessman and political activist was brought up in Chingford.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petersceats.net |title=Peter Sceats |website=petersceats.net |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320021106/https://petersceats.net/ |archive-date= Mar 20, 2024 }}</ref>
* [[Faiza Shaheen]], academic and economist, grew up in Chingford.<ref name=Berrill1>{{cite news |last=Berrill |first=Lewis |date=26 November 2019 |title=Candidates clash at Chingford and Woodford Green election hustings |url=https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/18061105.candidates-clash-chingford-woodford-green-election-hustings/ |work= East London and West Essex Guardian Series|access-date=26 February 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226070408/https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/18061105.candidates-clash-chingford-woodford-green-election-hustings/ |archive-date= 26 February 2024 }}</ref>
* [[John Sitton]], former Chelsea footballer and Leyton Orient manager, lives in Chingford.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2289147/bio|title=John Sitton - Biography |website=IMDb|language=en|access-date=2019-12-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240321023249/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2289147/bio/ |archive-date= 21 March 2024 }}</ref>
* [[Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji]], composer and pianist, was born in Chingford.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kaikhosru-Shapurji-Sorabji|title=Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji {{!}} British composer|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref>
* [[Andros Townsend]], Crystal Palace and England midfielder, attended Rush Croft Sports College and grew up in Chingford.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
* [[Geoffrey Winters]], composer was born in Chingford and taught music at Larkswood School from 1952.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Chingford}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051118211612/http://www.londonrailways.net/chingfd.htm London's Railways]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070204015548/http://cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/leisure_heritage/architectural_heritage/Buildingsoutsidethecity/hunting_lodge.htm Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081112015053/http://www.chingfordwarmemorial.co.uk/ The Chingford War Memorial Project]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200709102524/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/searchResults.asp?TownName=Chingford&subjectType=PL&CountyName=London&submit.x=43&submit.y=12 Archival material relating to Chingford] listed at the UK [[National Register of Archives]]
* [https://archive.today/20121223232922/http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/results.aspx?index=0&mainQuery=Chingford&searchType=all&form=basic&theme=&county=&district=&placeName= Images of Chingford] at the [[English Heritage Archive]]
* [http://www.parishofchingford.org.uk/ Chingford Parish (St Peter & St Paul Church; Chingford Old Church)]
* [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/chingford-st-edmund/ St Edmund's Parish Church, Chingford]
* [http://www.stannee4.org.uk/ St Anne's Parish Church, Chingford]

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VAP, Inc.

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{{nihongo|'''VAP, Inc.'''|株式会社バップ|Kabushiki gaisha Bappu}} (initials of '''Video & Audio Project''') is a Japanese [[entertainment]] company, headquartered in [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]. It is a subsidiary of [[Nippon Television|Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.]]

== Artists ==
* [[Momoko Kikuchi]]
* [[Omega Tribe (music project)|Omega Tribe]], in its incarnations in the 80s and early 90s, including:
** [[Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe]]
*** In addition, [[Kiyotaka Sugiyama|Sugiyama]] was the lead singer of Omega Tribe in the early-to-mid-80s and, upon the band's dissolution in 1985, was signed to VAP as a Solo act until 1990 and again from 2000 to 2010.
** [[1986 Omega Tribe]]
** [[Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe]]
* [[Coldrain]] (2008–2017)
* [[Concerto Moon]]
* [[Eastern Youth]]
* [[Edge of Spirit]]
* [[Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas]] (2010–2017)
* [[Galneryus]]
* [[Girls on the Run]]
* [[Aya Hisakawa]]
* [[Nightmare (Japanese band)]] (2006–2011)
* [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]
* [[Last Alliance (band)|Last Alliance]]
* [[Maximum the Hormone]] (2002–2018)
* NoisyCell
* [[Hajime Mizoguchi]]
* [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]]
* [[Yuji Ohno]] (LUPINTIC Label)
* [[Ogre You Asshole]]
* [[Pay Money to My Pain]]
* [[Saber Tiger]]
* [[Momoko Sakura]]
* [[Sendai Kamotsu]]
* [[S.E.S. (group)|S.E.S.]]
* [[Yuri Shiratori]]
* Suzume
* [[White Ash (band)|White Ash]]
* [[Zwei (band)|Zwei]] (2004–2007)

== Japanese television, drama, and anime on DVD/Blu-ray ==
* ''[[Akagi (manga)|Akagi]]''
* ''[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]'' (wrestling compilations featuring matches from 1972-2000)
* ''[[Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature]]'' (produced for [[Nippon TV]])
* ''[[Berserk (1997 TV series)|Berserk]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=剣風伝奇ベルセルク 2012年1月18日 Blu-ray BOXリリース |url=https://www.vap.co.jp/berserk/tv.html |publisher=VAP |access-date=December 11, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref>
* ''[[Death Note]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=DEATH NOTE |url=https://www.vap.co.jp/deathnote/anime.html |access-date=December 11, 2018 |publisher=VAP |language=ja}}</ref>
* ''[[Dōbutsu no Mori]]''
* ''[[Elfen Lied]]''
* ''[[Endride]]''
* ''[[Flying Witch]]''
* ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]''
* ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]''
* ''[[Heisei Ultraseven]]''
* ''[[Hunter × Hunter (2011 TV series)|Hunter × Hunter]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=HUNTER×HUNTER |url=https://www.vap.co.jp/hunterhunter/ |access-date=December 11, 2018 |publisher=VAP |language=ja}}</ref>
* ''[[Kaiba]]''
* ''[[Kaiji (manga)|Kaiji]]''
* ''Kōryū no Mimi''
* ''[[Anpanman|Let's Go! Anpanman]]''
* ''[[Lupin the Third]]''
* ''[[Maho no Tenshi Creamy Mami]]''
* ''[[Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei|Mamawa Shogaku Yonensei]]''
* ''[[Master Keaton]]''
* ''[[Mirmo!]]'' ([[TV Tokyo]])<ref>{{cite web |title=ミルモでポン！ |url=https://www.vap.co.jp/mirumo/ |publisher=VAP |access-date=December 11, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref>
* ''[[Monkey (TV series)|Monkey]]''
* ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]''
* ''[[My Deer Friend Nokotan]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=しかのこのこのここしたんたん Blu-ray BOX |url=https://www.vap.co.jp/anime-shikanoko/ |publisher=VAP |access-date=September 14, 2024 |language=ja}}</ref>
* ''[[My Love Story!!]]''
* ''[[Nana (manga)|Nana]]''
* ''[[Neuro: Supernatural Detective]]''
* ''[[Pro Wrestling NOAH]]'' (wrestling compilations featuring matches from 2000-2020)
* ''[[Red Baron (anime)|Red Baron]]'' (1994-95 VHS release only; recent Blu-Ray releases were licensed to [[Warner Home Entertainment]])
* ''[[Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas]]''
* ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!]]''
* ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]''
* ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins (manga)|The Seven Deadly Sins]]'' (Seasons [[The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of The Gods|3]]–[[The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement|4]] only)
* ''[[Urahara]]''
* ''[[The Water Margin (1973 TV series)|The Water Margin]]''

== Core members ==
=== Broadcaster of Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System ===
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* [[Mitsubishi Corporation]]
* [[Nippon Television Network]]
* [[Akita Broadcasting System]]
* [[Sapporo Television Broadcasting]]
* [[Yamagata Broadcasting Company Limited]]
* Miyagi Media Television
* Yamanashi Broadcasting System
* [[Chūkyō Television Broadcasting]]
* Kita Nippon Broadcasting
* Fukui Broadcasting Corporation
* [[Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation]]
* Hiroshima Telecasting Co., Ltd.
* [[Yamaguchi Broadcasting Company Limited]]
* Fukuoka Broadcasting System
* JRT Shikoku Broadcasting Corporation
* Nishinippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
* Nankai Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
* RKC Kouchi Broadcasting Corporation
* RAB Aomori Broadcasting Corporation
}}

=== Nippon Television Network Business Company ===
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Radio Nippon|RF Radio Japan]]
* Nippon TV Music
}}

=== Yomiuri Shimbun Partnership Company ===
* Radio Kansai

== Video games ==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*''Kick Challenger: Air Foot - Yasai no Kuni no Ashi Senshi'' ([[Famicom Disk System]])
* ''[[Doki! Doki! Yūenchi: Crazy Land Daisakusen]]'' ([[Famicom]])
* ''[[Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken]]'' (Famicom)
* ''[[Isolated Warrior]]'' (Famicom)
* ''Sprinter Monogatari: Mezase!! Ikkaku Senkin'' ([[Super Famicom]])
* ''[[Shigetaka Kashiwagi's Top Water Bassing]]'' (Super Famicom)
* ''Tao'' (Famicom)
* ''Kōryū no Mimi'' (Super Famicom)
* ''[[Q*bert 3]]'' (Super Famicom)
* ''[[Tail 'Gator|Shippo de Bun]]'' (Game Boy)
* ''Big Thanks Super Keirin'' ([[Sega Saturn]])
}}

== See also ==
{{portal|Anime and manga|Companies|Japan|Record production}}
* [[Toy's Factory]] (a spin-off company from VAP)
{{clear}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|vap.co.jp}}

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Heisei Ultraseven

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{{Infobox television
| image = Heisei Ultraseven online poster.png
| image_alt =
| caption = The online poster advertisement for DVD releases of ''Heisei Ultraseven'' in the year 2000.
| genre = [[Tokusatsu]] [[Kaiju]] [[Kyodai Hero]] [[Science fiction]] [[Super Hero]] [[Drama]]
| creator = [[Tsuburaya Productions]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Ultraseven]]''|[[Eiji Tsuburaya]]}}
| developer =
| writer = {{unbulleted list|Masakazu Migita|Shinichi Kamisawa|[[Junki Takegami]]|Shinobu Oito|Ai Ota|Kazuhiko Gōdo|[[Shin Yoshida]]}}
| director = {{unbulleted list|Shinichi Kamisawa|Toshiyuki Takano|Naoki Ohara}}
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Kohji Moritsugu|Sandayu Dokumamushi|Shigeki Kagemaru|Koji Nanjo|Katsuyuki Yamazaki|Kunio Masaoka|Wataru Koga|Kaoru Ukawa|Rieko Adachi|Kenji Sahara}}
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer = Tōru Fuyuki
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = {{collapsible list|title=16 (total)|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|
2 (NTV Specials, 1994) 3 (30th Anniversary Specials, 1998) 6 (The Final Chapters, 1999) 5 (Evolution, 2002)
}}
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = {{unbulleted list|Shinichirō Maeda|Masahiro Tsuburaya|Minoru Ōno|Toshihiko Fujinami|Shuji Imai}}
| editor = Akira Matsuki (TV Specials)
| cinematography =
| camera =
| runtime = 47–73 minutes
| company = {{unbulleted list|[[Tsuburaya Productions]]|[[VAP, Inc.|VAP]]|Yomiko Advertising}}
| network = [[Nippon TV]] (1994)
| first_aired = {{Start date|1994|03|21}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2002|09|25}}
| related = ''[[Ultraseven]]''
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Heisei Ultraseven'''''|平成ウルトラセブン|Heisei Urutorasebun}} is a collective of Japanese [[direct-to-video]] instalments, serving as a standalone sequel to the 1967-68 tokusatsu series ''[[Ultraseven]]''.<ref name="DVD2012">{{cite web |title=「ウルトラセブン 1994～2002 パーフェクト・コレクション DVD-BOX」発売を祝してキャストコメント到着! |url=https://m-78.jp/news/n-1362 |publisher=Tsuburaya Station |access-date=20 April 2012 |language=ja |date=28 April 2021}}</ref> The series took place in an alternate universe featuring ''Ultraseven'' diverging from ''[[Ultraman (1966 TV series)|Ultraman]]'' and other succeeding [[Ultra Series]] starting from ''[[Return of Ultraman]]''.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=DVD ウルトラセブン ~平成版~ History |url=http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/old/history.html |publisher=VAP |access-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410073125/http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/old/history.html |archive-date=10 April 2019 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{efn|The decision to ignore every other continuity that succeeded ''Ultraseven'' is due to the TV Special's storyline contrasting a lot of elements in Dan's later appearance in other Ultra Series, such as his appearance in ''Return of Ultraman'' and ''[[Ultraman Leo]]''.<ref name="history"/>}}

The project initially started as a pair of [[television special]]s in the year 1994, made to promote [[Environmentalism|environmental awareness]] in Japan.<ref name="history"/> It received a [[trilogy]] of specials in 1998 to promote ''Ultraseven''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 30th anniversary and a [[hexalogy]] in 1999 to ostensibly wrapping up the entire series.<ref name="history"/> To celebrate the 35th anniversary of ''Ultraseven'', the Evolution [[pentalogy]] was introduced in 2002 as a direct follow up to the 1999 hexalogy and became the definitive ending to ''Heisei Ultraseven''.<ref name="DVD2012"/><ref name="CDJ">{{cite web |title=祝誕生45周年！平成版ウルトラセブンを一挙収録のDVD-BOXが登場！ |url=https://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/moritsugu-kohji/43534 |publisher=CD Journal |access-date=30 April 2021 |language=ja |date=6 March 2012}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
{{Main|List of Heisei Ultraseven characters}}

===NTV Duology (1994)===
10 years after Ultraseven's fight with Re-Pandon, the Ultra crash-landed on Earth after being injured from the fight against Alien Pitt. At this point, Furuhashi lead a trio of young members in the Ultra Guard in protecting the Earth against invading forces. When the Alien Pitt unleashed their monster Eleking against mankind, Seven was revived after the aliens' assassination attempts went awry. The newly resurrected Seven managed to kill Eleking and the Alien Pitts after freeing their hostage.<ref name="history"/><ref name="story">{{cite web |title=DVD ウルトラセブン ~平成版~ Story |url=http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/old/story.html |publisher=VAP |access-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410073104/http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/old/story.html |archive-date=10 April 2019 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref>

At some point of time, the Alien Metron siblings set their sight on Earth to make it as their secondary home. The siblings pose as environmental terrorist to fool a college professor into their aid, going as far as to even clone a massive dinosaur as their supporter.<ref name="story"/> Seven's human form, Dan, returned to assist the new members of Ultra Guard in their investigation, but preferred to hide his presence from Furuhashi. Seven disappeared after the death of Alien Metron and the alien base's destruction seemingly consumed the Ultra in an explosion.<ref name="history"/>

===30th Anniversary Memorial Trilogy (1998)===
Dan survived the explosion of Alien Metron's base, but this resulted with an amnesia and forced him to take refuge at the Murata family. Meanwhile, Furuhashi has elevated to the rank of TDF staff officer, while a new batch of Ultra Guard members were selected under Captain Sanshiro Shiragane.<ref name="history"/> After regaining his memory, Dan assisted the new Ultra Guard members in their fight against another extraterrestrial threats.<ref name="story"/> In several occasions, Dan tends to masquerade as the UG rookie Kazamori by switching places with the youth.<ref name="history"/> Seven departed from Earth once more after reuniting with Furuhashi for the final time.

===The Final Chapters Hexalogy (1999)===
Several years later, former Ultra Guard member Kaji was promoted into a TDF staff officer and became a war hawk who proposed the Friendship Plan to annihilate potentially hostile alien planets after losing his teammates in the past. Kaji's actions caused the Alien Valkyrie's invasion on Earth, leading to the death of Furuhashi and forcing Dan/Seven to masquerade as Kazamori for an entire year.<ref name="story"/> Without Furuhashi to supervise, Kaji took the late officer's role and further complicating matters for the Ultra Guard members in their missions against the alien invaders.<ref name="history"/>

When a lone Nonmalt appeared to enact her revenge on mankind, the existence of TDF's Omega File were brought to light as it would threaten mankind's status quo on Earth, due to their predecessors were revealed to be invaders that had overthrow the original natives (Nonmalt) as the planet's dominant species. Nevertheless, Seven chose to dedicate his life in protecting mankind by killing Nonmalt's monster, Zabangi, despite his action was marked as violating the rules of outer space by interfering with a civil war. After returning the real Kazamori to the Ultra Guard, Seven left Earth to face his comeuppance, as he was imprisoned in the [[Horsehead Nebula]] for his actions.<ref name="02index">{{cite web |title=ULTRA SEVEN EVOLUTION |url=http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/index.html |publisher=VAP |access-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410073042/http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/index.html |archive-date=10 April 2019 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="02story">{{cite web |title=ULTRA SEVEN EVOLUTION STORY|url=http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/story.html |publisher=VAP |access-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410073145/http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/story.html |archive-date=10 April 2019 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Ultraseven Evolution Pentalogy (2002)===
Five years after the Omega Files incident, peace returned to Earth after TDF agreed to sign a peace treaty with the outer space civilizations. Although Kazamori had long retired from his service, the Ultra Guard was due to be disbanded due to TDF's arms reduction policy, but a string of incidents caused them to operate once more alongside a new member named Kisaragi, eventually going rogue after discovering TDF had been infested with alien invaders.<ref name="02index"/><ref name="02story"/> Kazamori on the other hand face against the threat of Alien Garut, the mastermind behind the secret alien invasion as he and the other invaders plan to conquer Earth by taking control of the Plant Life Form, a race that was supposedly inheritors of Earth's future.<ref name="02story"/>

Kazamori bonded with Seven after Satomi's death freed the Ultra from his prison and had protected the Plant Life Form from both aliens and TDF/Ultra Guard members alike. Once discovering that mankind was never forsaken for Earth's future (as well as Alien Garut falsifying the Akashic Record for his own benefit), Kazamori/Seven killed the alien to end his invasion plans. After entrusting the Akashic Record and the Plant Life Form to the Ultra Guard, Kazamori parted ways with his former teammates.

==List of instalments==

===Video works===
*1994 TV specials<ref name="history"/><ref name="story"/>
**{{nihongo|''Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy''|ウルトラセブン太陽エネルギー作戦|Urutorasebun Taiyō Enerugī Sakusen|1994/03/21}}<ref name="story"/>
**{{nihongo|''Ultraseven - Planet of the Earthlings''|ウルトラセブン地球星人の大地|Urutorasebun Chikyū Seijin no Daichi|1994/10/10}}<ref name="story"/>
*{{nihongo|''Ultraseven 30th Anniversary Trilogy''|ウルトラセブン誕生30周年記念3部作|Urutorasebun Tanjō Sanjū-shūnenkinen San-busaku}}<ref name="history"/><ref name="story"/>
**{{nihongo|Lost Memory|失われた記憶|Ushinawareta Kioku|1998/06/05}}<ref name="story"/>
**{{nihongo|Eternal Earth|地球より永遠に|Chikyū yori Eien ni|1998/07/05}}<ref name="story"/>
**{{nihongo|Betrayal Sun|太陽の背信|Taiyō no Haishin|1998/08/05}}<ref name="story"/>
*{{nihongo|''Ultraseven 1999 The Final Chapters Hexalogy''|ウルトラセブン1999最終章6部作|Urutorasebun Senkyūhyakukyūjūkyū Saishūshō Roku-busaku}}<ref name="history"/><ref name="story"/>
**{{nihongo|Legends and Glory|栄光と伝説|Eikō to Densetsu|1999/07/07}}<ref name="story"/>
**{{nihongo|The Sky-Flying Iron Colossus|空飛ぶ大鉄塊|Soratobu Daitekkai|1999/08/05}}<ref name="story"/>
**{{nihongo|The Day the Fruit Ripens|果実が熟す日|Kajitsu ga Jukusu Hi|1999/09/05}}<ref name="story"/>
**{{nihongo|The End of the Contract|約束の果て|Yakusoku no Hate|1999/11/05}}<ref name="story"/>
**{{nihongo|The Duplicated Man|模造された男|Mozōsareta Otoko|1999/12/05}}<ref name="story"/><ref name="17Screen">{{cite web |title=上映イベント「平成ウルトラセブン特集」が横浜・シネマノヴェチェントにて5/7(日)＆13(土)に開催！トークショー付きチケット発売中！ |url=https://m-78.jp/news/n-4669 |publisher=Tsuburaya Station |access-date=28 April 2021 |language=ja |date=19 April 2017}}</ref>
**{{nihongo|I am an Earthling|わたしは地球人|Watashi wa Chikyū-jin|1999/12/31}}<ref name="story"/><ref name="17Screen"/>
*{{nihongo|''Ultraseven 35th Anniversary Evolution Pentalogy''|ウルトラセブン誕生35周年"EVOLUTION"5部作|Urutorasebun Tanjō Sanjūgo-shūnen "Eboryūshon" Go-busaku}}<ref name="02index"/><ref name="02story"/>
**{{nihongo|Dark Side|ダーク・サイド|Dāku Saido|2002/06/21}}<ref name="02story"/>{{efn|name=Evolution}}
**{{nihongo|Perfect World|パーフェクト・ワールド|Pāfekuto Wārudo|2002/07/24}}<ref name="02story"/>
**{{nihongo|Neverland|ネバーランド|Nebārando|2002/08/21}}<ref name="02story"/>
**{{nihongo|Innocent|イノセント|Inosento|2002/05/22}}<ref name="02story"/>{{efn|name=Evolution}}
**{{nihongo|Akashic Records|アカシックレコード|Akashikku Rekōdo|2002/09/25}}<ref name="02story"/>

===Novel===
Both novels are written by Junki Takegami, illustrated by Shinobu Tanno and published by Asahi Sonorama in year 2002.

*{{nihongo|Ultraseven Episode: 0|ウルトラセブン EPISODE：0|Urutorasebun Episōdo Zero}}: Released in May 2002. It served as a compilation of the hexalogy series with slight alteration to the storyline.
*{{nihongo|Ultraseven Evolution|ウルトラセブンEVOLUTION|Urutorasebun Eboryūshon}}: Released in November 2002. In addition to being a novel adaptation of the Evolution pentalogy, it also served as a direct follow-up to the aforementioned Episode: 0 novel.

==Production==
In 1994, [[Ministry of International Trade and Industry]] established March 21 as the {{nihongo|Solar Day|太陽の日|Taiyō no Hi}}, and a TV special program was held by both the Japan Solar System Development Association (JSSDA) and Yomiko Advertising to spread the awareness. The project was originally planned to be an animation work, but then-producer of Yomiko Advertising, Toshihiko Fujinami decided to do a different approach. Ultraseven was decided as the icon (due to the hero using solar energy to empower himself), hence the first ''Heisei Ultraseven'', ''Operation: Solar Energy'' was broadcast on March 21, 1994 on [[Nippon TV]], exactly on Japan's [[Vernal Equinox Day]]. The aforementioned special itself inherited a majority of the filming crew behind ''[[Gridman the Hyper Agent]]'', and the same team would eventually work in the production of ''[[Ultraman Tiga]]''. The use of Alien Pitt and Eleking, as well as Sandayu Dokumamushi and Yuriko Hishimi's return to their roles as Furuhashi and Anne were due to long time fan's familiarity with ''Ultraseven''. As a result of the special's nature, Kohji Moritsugu could only provide narrative role for the story instead of reprising his role as Dan Moroboshi. Due to ''Operation: Solar Energy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s popularity, another TV special was conceived to coincide with Japan's [[Health and Sports Day]] on October 10, 1994. The second special, ''Planet of the Earthlings'', ended with Seven's apparent death. Director Shinichi Kamisawa hoped for a continuation where the Ultra survived, and he got his wish in the following home video series.<ref name="history"/>

Starting from the 1998 trilogy, Dan had grown his hair and changed his outfit under Kohji Moritsugu's demand to be based on his favorite actor, [[Steven Seagal]].<ref name="history"/> According to director Shinichi Kamisawa, the central theme of ''Ultraseven'' was "protecting the Earth from extraterrestrial invaders", while the 1998 trilogy was "the coexistence of Earth and mankind".<ref name="conf">{{cite web |title=ウルトラセブン１９９９最終章６部作九段会館イベント |url=http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/old/seven_e2.html |publisher=VAP |access-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703230711/http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/old/seven_e2.html |archive-date=3 July 2007 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref> From here onwards, the collaboration with VAP for original video contents was due to their past association with Tsuburaya Productions during the making of ''Moon Spiral'' miniseries.{{Sfn|ウルトラセブンイズム|2002|pp=20, 26, 32}} With the exception of Kōji Nanjo, actors for the new members of Ultra Guard were carefully selected through an audition of 2,000 candidates. Shigeki Kagemaru was not able to reprise his role as Kaji due to the filming of ''Ultraman Tiga'' had already wrapped up by the time the trilogy's filming took place.<ref name = "円谷">{{Harvnb|ウルトラセブンイズム|2002|pp=32–33|loc=「Staff Interview 円谷昌弘」}}</ref>

The ''Final Chapters Hexalogy'' was initially advertised as the supposedly definitive end to the ''Heisei Ultraseven'' as a whole, with the tagline of {{nihongo|"Goodbye, Seven"|さらば、セブン|Saraba, Sebun}} was even advertised in the June 5, 1999 press conference.<ref name="conf"/> Several of the Ultra Guard actors get to be the main focus of certain episodes.<ref name="history"/> The central theme of the hexalogy was "there are enemies within the existence of human beings themselves".<ref name="conf"/> Shoji Nakayama, the actor of Kaoru Kiriyama in ''Ultraseven'', was meant to reprise his role in the final instalment of the hexalogy, but the actor died at the same month of the filming (December 1998).{{Sfn|平成ウルトラビデオ全集|2002|p=83}}{{sfn|ウルトラセブンイズム|2002|pp=34 - 36|loc=穂山賢一「ウルトラセブン撮影回顧録」}}

==Cast==
*{{nihongo|Dan Moroboshi|モロボシ・ダン|Moroboshi Dan}}, narrator: {{nihongo|[[Kohji Moritsugu]]|森次晃嗣|Moritsugu Kōji}}<ref name="DVD2012"/><ref name="history"/><ref name="story"/><ref name="CDJ"/>
*{{nihongo|Shigeru Furuhashi|フルハシ・シゲル|Furuhashi Shigeru}}: {{nihongo|[[Sandayu Dokumamushi]]|毒蝮三太夫|Dokumamushi Sandayuu}}<ref name="history"/><ref name="CDJ"/>
*{{nihongo|Kaji|カジ}}: {{nihongo|Shigeki Kagemaru|影丸茂樹|Kagemaru Shigeki}}<ref name="history"/><ref name="story"/><ref name="CDJ"/>
*{{nihongo|Sanshirō Shiragane|シラガネ・サンシロウ|Shiragane Sanshirō}}: {{nihongo|Kōji Nanjo|南条弘二|Nanjo Kōji}}<ref name="17Screen"/><ref name="history"/><ref name="story"/><ref name="02cast">{{cite web |title=ULTRA SEVEN EVOLUTION CAST |url=http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/cast.html |publisher=VAP |access-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410073042/http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/cast.html |archive-date=10 April 2019 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{nihongo|Masaki Kazamori|カザモリ・マサキ|Kazamori Masaki}}: {{nihongo|Katsuyuki Yamazaki|山崎勝之|Yamazaki Katsuyuki}}<ref name="DVD2012"/><ref name="17Screen"/><ref name="history"/><ref name="story"/><ref name="02cast"/><ref name="CDJ"/>
*{{nihongo|Keisuke Shima|シマ・ケイスケ|Shima Keisuke}}: {{nihongo|Kunio Masaoka|正岡邦夫|Masaoka Kunio}}<ref name="17Screen"/><ref name="story"/><ref name="02cast"/>
*{{nihongo|Takuma Mizuno|ミズノ・タクマ|Mizuno Takuma}}: {{nihongo|Wataru Koga|古賀亘|Koga Wataru}}<ref name="DVD2012"/><ref name="17Screen"/><ref name="history"/><ref name="story"/><ref name="02cast"/><ref name="CDJ"/>
*{{nihongo|Satomi Hayakawa|ハヤカワ・サトミ|Hayakawa Satomi}}: {{nihongo|Kaoru Ukawa|鵜川薫|Ukawa Kaoru}}<ref name="DVD2012"/><ref name="17Screen"/><ref name="history"/><ref name="story"/><ref name="02cast"/><ref name="CDJ"/>
*{{nihongo|Rumi Honjō|ホンジョウ・ルミ|Honjō Rumi}}: {{nihongo|Rieko Adachi|あだち理絵子|Adachi Rieko}}<ref name="17Screen"/><ref name="story"/><ref name="02cast"/><ref name="CDJ"/>
*{{nihongo|Takenaka|タケナカ}}: {{nihongo|[[Kenji Sahara]]|佐原健二|Sahara Kenji}}<ref name="story"/>

===Semi-regular cast===
*{{nihongo|Tōgō|トーゴー}}: {{nihongo|[[Takashi Matsuyama (actor)|Takashi Matsuyama]]|松山鷹志|Matsuyama Takashi}}<ref name="story"/>
*{{nihongo|Risa|リサ}}: {{nihongo|Ami Suzuki|鈴木亜美|Suzuki Ami}}<ref name="story"/>
*{{nihongo|TDF Staff Officers|防衛軍参謀|Bōei-gun sanbō}}: {{nihongo|Taro Suwa|諏訪太朗|Suwa Taro}}, {{nihongo|Tsuyoshi Nakano|中野剛|Nakano Tsuyoshi}}, {{nihongo|Yoshiteru Yoshida|吉田吉輝|Yoshida Yoshiteru}}
*{{nihongo|Inagaki|イナガキ}}: {{nihongo|Masahiro Noguchi|野口雅弘|Noguchi Masahiro}}<ref name="02story"/>
*{{nihongo|Yuki Kisaragi|キサラギ・ユキ|Kisaragi Yuki}}: {{nihongo|[[Mika Katsumura]]|勝村美香|Katsumura Mika}}<ref name="02index"/><ref name="02cast"/>
*{{nihongo|Saijō|サイジョウ}}: {{nihongo|Masaki Nishimori|西守正樹|Nishimori Masaki}}
*{{nihongo|Suwa|諏訪}}: {{nihongo|Kyoji Kamui|神威杏次|Kamui Kyoji}}
*{{nihongo|Tashiro|タシロ}}/{{nihongo|Alien Garut|ガルト星人|Garuto Seijin|Voice}}: {{nihongo|[[Tomokazu Seki]]|関智一|Seki Tomokazu}}<ref name="02index"/><ref name="02cast"/>
*{{nihongo|Mitsuko|ミツコ}}: {{Nihongo|Saori Nara|奈良沙緒理|Nara Saori}}<ref name="02index"/><ref name="02cast"/>

===Guest cast===
;1994
*{{nihongo|Anne|アンヌ|Annu}}: {{nihongo|[[Yuriko Hishimi]]|ひし美ゆり子|Hishimi Yuriko}}<ref name="story"/><ref name="history"/><ref name="CDJ"/>
*Special appearances: {{nihongo|Hitoshi Takeuchi|竹内均|Takeuchi Hitoshi}}, {{nihongo|[[Susumu Kurobe]]|黒部進|Kurobe Susumu}},<ref name="story"/> {{nihongo|Yasuhiko Saijō|西條康彦|Saijō Yasuhiko}}, {{nihongo|[[Hiroko Sakurai]]|桜井浩子|Sakurai Hiroko}}, Kenji Sahara, {{nihongo|[[Masanari Nihei]]|二瓶正也|Nihei Masanari}}, {{nihongo|Terumi Yoshida|吉田照美|Yoshida Terumi}}, {{nihongo|Noboru Tsuburaya|円谷皐|Tsuburaya Noboru}}
*{{nihongo|Chief Ōtaki|オオタキ主任|Ōtaki Shunin|2}}, {{nihongo|Commander|指揮官|Shiki-kan}}: {{nihongo|Akitoshi Ōtaki|大滝明利|Ōtaki Akitoshi}}
*{{nihongo|Professor Tonezaki|トネザキ教授|Tonezaki-kyōju}}: {{nihongo|[[Hiroshi Tsuburaya]]|円谷浩|Tsuburya Hiroshi}}
*{{nihongo|Alien Metron|メトロン星人|Metoron Seijin}}: Kyoji Kamui<ref name="history"/>

;1999
*{{nihongo|Shinichi Imanari|イマナリ・シンイチ|Imanari Shin'ichi|1}}: {{nihongo|Shinobu Kameyama|亀山忍|Kameyama Shinobu}}<ref name="story"/>
*Journalist (1): {{Nihongo|Ichirō Ogura|小倉一郎|Ogura Ichirō}}
*{{nihongo|Yoshiya Henmi|辺見芳哉|Henmi Yoshiya}}/{{nihongo|Alien Kyuru|キュルウ星人|Kyurū Seijin}} (2): {{nihongo|Shoichiro Akaboshi|赤星昇一郎|Akaboshi Shōichirō}}<ref name="story"/>
*{{nihongo|Ichirō Hayakawa|ハヤカワ・イチロウ|Hayakawa Ichirō}}: {{nihongo|Shirō Namiki|並樹史郎|Namiki Shirō}}
*Mysterious man (2): Akitoshi Ōtaki
*{{nihongo|Alien Lemojo "Gale"|レモジョ星系人ゲイル|Remojo Seikeijin Geiru|3}}: {{Nihongo|Kazuoki Takahashi|高橋和興|Takahashi Kazuoki}}
*{{nihongo|[[Urashima Tarō]]|浦島太郎||4}}: {{Nihongo|Lee Jongho|李ぢょんほ|Ri Jōnho}} (young), {{Nihongo|[[Kōjirō Kusanagi]]|草薙幸二郎|Kusanagi Kōjirō}} (old)
*{{nihongo|[[Oto-hime]]|乙姫||4}}: {{Nihongo|Noriko Tanaka|田中規子|Tanaka Noriko}}<ref name="story"/>
*{{nihongo|Haruka Kanemitsu|カネミツ・ハルカ|Kanemitsu Haruka|5}}: {{nihongo|Fumina Hara|原史奈|Hara Fumina}}<ref name="story"/>
*{{nihongo|Detective Otsuka|大塚刑事|Ōtsuka-keiji|5}}: {{nihongo|Hiroshi Miyasaka|宮坂ひろし|Miyasaka Hiroshi}}
*{{nihongo|Mitsugu Ijuuin|伊集院貢|Ijuuin Mitsugu|6}}: {{nihongo|Kazumasa Seki|瀬木一将|Seki Kazumasa}}
*{{nihongo|Nonmalt|ノンマルト|Nonmaruto|6}}: {{nihongo|[[Noriko Watanabe]]|渡辺典子|Watanabe Noriko}}<ref name="story"/>

;2002
*{{nihongo|Teacher Sayuri|サユリ先生|Sayuri-sensei}}/{{nihongo|Alien Pegassa|ペガッサ星人|Pegassa Seijin|Voice}} (1): Hiroko Sakurai<ref name="02index"/><ref name="02cast"/>
*{{nihongo|Shōko Shiragane|シラガネ・ショウコ|Shiragane Shōko|2}}: {{nihongo|Michiko Shimazaki|島崎路子|Shimazaki Michiko}}<ref name="02cast"/>

==Theme song==
;TV Special and 1998 trilogy
*{{nihongo|"Ultraseven no Uta"|ウルトラセブンの歌|Urutorasebun no Uta|"The Song of Ultraseven"}}
**Lyrics: {{nihongo|Kyōichi Azuma|東京一|Azuma Kyō'ichi}}
**Arrangement & Composition: {{nihongo|Tōru Fuyuki|冬木透|Fuyuki Tōru}}
**Artist: {{nihongo|Misuzu Children's Choral Group|みすず児童合唱団|Misuzu Jidō Gasshōdan}}, {{nihongo|The Echoes|ジ・エコーズ|Ji Ekōzu}}
*:"Version 2" is played as the ending theme.

;1999 hexalogy
*Opening: {{nihongo|"Ultraseven no Uta 99"|ウルトラセブンの歌99|Urutorasebun no Uta Kyūjūkyū|"The Song of Ultraseven 99"}}
**Lyrics: Kyōichi Azuma
**Arrangement & Composition: Tōru Fuyuki
**Artist: {{nihongo|[[Isao Sasaki]]|佐々木功|Sasaki Isao}}<ref name="conf"/>
*:A remix version is played as the opening of the ''2002 Evolution Pentalogy''.
*Ending: {{nihongo|"Ultraseven no Ballad"|ウルトラセブンのバラード|Urutorasebun no Barādo|"The Ballad of Ultraseven"}}
**Arrangement & Composition: Tōru Fuyuki
**Artist & Lyrics: Isao Sasaki

;2002 Evolution Pentalogy
*Ending: ULTRA SEVEN 99
**Lyrics: Kyōichi Azuma
**Arrangement & Composition: Tōru Fuyuki
**Artist: Isao Sasaki
**Chorus: {{nihongo|Shinichi Ishihara|石原慎一|Ishihara Shin'ichi}}, {{nihongo|Naoto Fuuga|風雅なおと|Fūga Naoto}}, {{nihongo|Nagato Fuchigami|淵上祥人|Fuchigami Nagato}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=Evolution|The fourth episode (''Innocent'') was published first out of the five episodes, followed by episode 1 (''Dark Side'') and so on.}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

;Printed references
* {{Cite book| title = 平成ウルトラビデオ全集 | publisher = [[Kodansha]]| date = 2002-06-25 | isbn = 978-4-06-178427-7 | ref = {{SfnRef|平成ウルトラビデオ全集|2002}}}}
* {{Cite book| title = ウルトラセブンイズム | publisher = Tatsumi Publishing | date = 2002-11-15 | isbn = 4-88641-779-5 | ref = {{SfnRef|ウルトラセブンイズム|2002}}}}

==External links==
*{{cite web |title=DVD ウルトラセブン ~平成版~ ホームページ |url=http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/old/index.html |publisher=VAP |access-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410073044/http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/old/index.html |archive-date=10 April 2019 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web |title=ULTRA SEVEN EVOLUTION |url=http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/index.html |publisher=VAP |access-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410073042/http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/index.html |archive-date=10 April 2019 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}

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Jumborg Ace

2025-05-29T04:10:01Z

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| runtime = 30 min. (per episode)
| genre = [[Superhero fiction|Superhero]] [[Tokusatsu]] [[Kaiju]] [[Science fiction]] [[Kyodai Hero]]
| creator = [[Tsuburaya Productions]]
| developer = Hiroyasu Yamaura
| director = [[Yoshiyuki Kuroda]]
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Naoki Tachibana}}
| country = [[Japan]]
| composer = [[Shunsuke Kikuchi]]
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| network = [[Mainichi Broadcasting System]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1973|1|17}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1973|12|29}}
| num_episodes = 50
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{{Nihongo|'''''Jumborg Ace'''''|ジャンボーグA|Janbōgu Ēsu}} is the titular [[superhero]] of a [[tokusatsu]] [[science fiction]]/[[kaiju]]/[[superhero]] TV series. Produced by [[Tsuburaya Productions]], the show was broadcast on [[Mainichi Broadcasting System]] from January 17 to December 29, 1973, with a total of 50 episodes. This was also one of several shows Tsuburaya did to celebrate the company's 10th Anniversary (the other two being ''[[Ultraman Taro]]'' and ''[[Fireman (superhero)|Fireman]]'').

==Plot summary==
Young air delivery boy '''Naoki Tachibana''' (played by, oddly enough, [[Naoki Tachibana]]; His character's first name is spelled in [[katakana]], however) is out to deliver a package for his grumpy boss '''Daisaku Banno''' (played by veteran actor [[Jun Tazaki]]), when his older brother '''Shin'ya''' (Toshiaki Amada), who commanded the defense force, '''Protective Attacking Team (PAT)''', was killed in an attack by a giant monster called '''King Jyglus''' (which was sent by the evil alien '''Antigone''' of the planet '''Groth'''). When PAT retaliates against a second attack by the monster, Naoki, in retaliation for his brother's death, suicidally tries to ram his air delivery [[cessna]] into the monster, to their shock. When the monster downs the plane, Naoki and his plane are teleported into an energy dimension by an [[Ultraman]]-like alien from the '''Emerald Star'''. The '''Emerald Alien''' has instantly used his technology to completely modify the plane, as well as Naoki's [[wristwatch]]. He suddenly finds himself back in his cessna's cockpit in the real world, but he hears the Emerald Alien's voice, telling him to activate his wristwatch, and upon shouting the command "'''Jum-Fight!!!'''", his jet transforms into the giant cyborg, '''Jumborg Ace''', with Naoki, in a [[virtual reality|VR]] movement-control suit, piloting the robot from inside the head with his own physical movements! He fights with King Jyglas, eventually destroying the monster. But his battle against the Groth Aliens has only just begun...

==Powers and Abilities==
Jumborg Ace has a vast array powers, including a sword coming from his stomach, missiles, and energy beams. He can cut enemies heads off with a kick or change his body into a slicing machine. He can also transfer energy from his eyes if Jumborg 9 is out of power.

Later episodes find Naoki alternating from Jumborg Ace with a [[Honda Z]], which transforms into a similar giant cyborg called '''Jumborg 9''' (upon the command "Jum-Fight Two Dash!!!"). It has a pattern of red and silver and it has a light on its belt resembling [[Ultraman]]'s Color Timer. And like the Color Timer, it blinks when Jumborg 9 is running out of power.

Unlike Ace, he can move very fast and can perform a dashing attack. But like him, he can shoot energy from his eyes to Ace. However unlike Ace, he cannot fly.

==Cameos==
A [[Mirrorman]] bank owned by Kazuya can be seen in one episode. In addition, the characters of Chief Murakami, Yasuda and Nomura originally appeared in ''Mirrorman'', thus placing the shows in the same universe.

Jumborg Ace was integrated into the "M78 Canon" in the form of "Jeanbot": A double-changing robot warrior who debuted in ''[[Ultraman Zero The Movie: Super Deciding Fight! The Belial Galactic Empire]]''. He joined forces with updated versions of Fireman (Glen-Fire) and Mirrorman (Mirror-Knight), in addition to Ultraman Zero.

==Film==
{{Nihongo|'''''Jumborg Ace & Giant'''''|ジャンボーグA&ジャイアント|Janbōgu Ēsu to Jaianto}}, known in [[Thailand]] as '''''Giant and Jumbo A''''' (ยักษ์วัดแจ้ง พบ จัมโบ้เอ - ''Yak Wat Jaeng phop Chambo E'', or ''Yuk Wud Jaeng pob Jambo A'', depending on the Romanization) is a [[tokusatsu]] [[science fiction]]/[[kaiju]]/[[superhero]] film produced in 1974 by [[Tsuburaya Productions]] of [[Japan]] and Chaiyo Productions of [[Thailand]], directed by [[Sompote Sands]]. It was released theatrically in Thailand in April 1974. It has not been released theatrically in Japan.

This film teams the Japanese superhero Jumborg Ace with a giant stone idol called Yuk Wud Jaeng, simply known as "Giant" (this character was the star of a very successful film, ''[[Tah Tien (film)|Tah Tien]]'', produced earlier by Chaiyo Productions) against Ace's own enemies.

Note that some of the scenes of this film contain footages of the ''Jumborg Ace'' TV series.

This film, along with ''[[The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army]]'', marked the only time Tsuburaya Productions and Chaiyo Productions officially worked together. Decades after this film was made, relations between the two companies have deteriorated, leading to the [[Ultra Series#Licensing rights dispute|legal battle]] over rights to the Ultraman characters (specifically the ones depicted in said film) and even Jumborg Ace, which was eventually won by Tsuburaya in 2008.

==Cast==
* Naoki Tachibana as Jumborg Ace / Naoki Tachibana
* Sipeuak as Yak Wud Jaeng
* Tape Tienchai as Yak Wat Pho
* Nobuo Tanaka as Demon Go-Ne (Male)
* Yoshino Ohtori as Demon Go-Ne (Female)
* Kazunari Mori as Jum Killer Jr
* Shuichiro Moriyama as Anti Go-Ne
* Michihiro Ikemizu as Mad Go-Ne
* Keiko Azuma as Demon Star (Human form)
* Kenichiro Kawamura as Antron (Human form)
* Anan Pricha as Anan
* Sripouk as Sipuak
* Srisuriya as Sisuliya

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0289809|Jumborg Ace}}

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