The Ultraman

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name = The Ultraman


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ja_kanji = ザ☆ウルトラマン
ja_romaji = Za Urutoraman
genre = Superhero, science fictionInfobox animanga/Anime
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director =
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studio = Sunrise
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network = TBS
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first = April 4, 1979
last = March 26, 1980
episodes = 50
episode_list = infobox television
first = April 4, 1979
last = March 26, 1980
episodes = 50
preceded_by = "Ultraman Leo"
followed_by = "Ultraman 80"

nihongo|"The Ultraman"|ザ☆ウルトラマン|Za Urutoraman is an anime superhero series, and the first-ever animated version of the famous superhero Ultraman. The Ultraman featured in this animated 8th entry in the Ultra Series is "Ultraman Jonias" (AKA: "Ultraman Joe"), and he hails from the Planet U40 (as opposed to the Land of Light in Nebula M78, where Ultra-beings usually came from).

The series, produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Sunrise (which released the now-famous "Mobile Suit Gundam" the same year), aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 4, 1979 to March 26, 1980, with a total of 50 episodes.

In the United States, there have been two feature-length movie compilations:
*"Ultraman II: The Further Adventures of Ultraman" (1982), the first four episodes.
*"The Adventures of Ultraman" (1981), the final story arc of the series.