The Best Episodes of Ultra Q Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.2/10(108 votes)

   #1 - Defeat Gomess!

   S1:E11/2/1966

   While mining a train tunnel between Tokyo & Osaka, a construction crew unearths a strange object from within a huge underground cavern. Unable to identify the object, Jun and Yuriko venture into the tunnel to further investigate. In the meantime, Ippei and a reporter, with the help of a young boy named Liro, discover that the object is the egg of the giant bird called Litra. According to ancient legend, when Litra's egg is found, the giant monster Gomess will appear to destroy the Earth and consequently, Litra will rise up to defend against it.

   Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

   Writer:Kitao Senzoku

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   Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

   Writer:Kitao Senzoku
2. 

   6.6/10(91 votes)

   #2 - Goro and Goroh

   S1:E21/9/1966

   Amagi Mountain (also known as Saru-yama or Monkey Mountain due to its indigenous monkey population) is discovered to be the home of a 50 meter tall giant monkey, after the animal had ingested green leaf walnuts laced with Helipron G from a nearby research facility (Helipron G, a hormone nutrient developed during World War II for the purpose of strengthening soldiers in battle is found to trigger rapid growth in monkeys following excessive consumption).

   Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

   Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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   Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

   Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo
3. 

   7.4/10(86 votes)

   #3 - The Gift From Space

   S1:E31/16/1966

   When Jun and Yuriko sight a UFO, it is discovered to be a lost space capsule that has returned to Earth after a trip to Mars. The unmanned capsule is found to contain two small gold spheres. Before the objects can be scientifically identified, however, they are stolen by a thief who mistakes them for real gold.

   Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

   Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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   Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

   Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo
4. 

   7.0/10(83 votes)

   #4 - Mammoth Flower

   S1:E41/23/1966

   A strange disturbance in Tokyo upturns the ground and shakes the buildings as if something huge is moving beneath the foundations of the city. In the canal of the Imperial Palace, a large tentacle-like vine called Juran appears, frightening passersby. Following this incident, Jun, Ippei and Yuriko witness an underground attack on humans, as the vines try to suck blood from their victims. Dr. Ichinotani suspects that a giant plant has taken root beneath Tokyo.

   Director:Koji Kajita

   Writers:Tetsuo Kinjo, Koji Kajita

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   Director:Koji Kajita

   Writers:Tetsuo Kinjo, Koji Kajita
5. 

   7.2/10(77 votes)

   #5 - Peguila is Here!

   S1:E51/30/1966

   Acting as a special correspondent for the Daily News, Jun travels to Japan's base at the South Pole. Once there, he learns about the mysterious disappearance of staff member Nomura three years ago, an incident that is made more intriguing by a passage in Nomura's journal which refers to the unknown entity, "Peguila". Yoko Kuhara, staff physician and Nomura's fiance, is also stationed at the base and remains optimistic that they will find the missing Nomura. Soon, strange disturbances begin to take place, as well as a dramatic drop in the region's temperature.

   Director:Masaji Nonagase

   Writer:Masahiro Yamada

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   Director:Masaji Nonagase

   Writer:Masahiro Yamada
6. 

   6.1/10(79 votes)

   #6 - Grow Up! Little Turtle

   S1:E62/6/1966

   A young boy named Taro develops a curious preoccupation with his pet turtle named Gameron, to whom he constantly encourages to grow. After getting into trouble for bringing his turtle to school and neglecting his studies, Taro winds up in the company of two bumbling gangsters as they flee from the authorities. While hiding out in the sewer, Taro is delighted to find that his turtle has suddenly grown to 99 cm in length. The sight of the giant turtle, however, frightens the gangsters into the welcoming arms of the police. Assuming that Taro had been kidnapped by the two thieves, the authorities return to collect the boy, who is nowhere to be found.

   Director:Harunosuke Nakagawa

   Writer:Masahiro Yamada

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   Director:Harunosuke Nakagawa

   Writer:Masahiro Yamada
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   6.9/10(69 votes)

   #7 - S.O.S. Mount Fuji

   S1:E72/13/1966

   When Yuriko investigates increased volcanic activity in the Mt. Fuji area, she learns the story of a modern-day Tarzan named Takeru, who is rumored to live in the region's dense woods since becoming lost within them 15 years ago. Meanwhile underground volcanic energy creates boiling temperatures in a lake at the foot of the mountain and a huge boulder erupts from the waters. Because the rock obstructs a main travel route, it is blasted apart with dynamite and the pieces are transported back into the forest. At one night, the pieces collect around a strange luminescent rock, creating an enormous rock monster called Gorgos that lives and breathes like an animal.

   Director:Toshihiro Iijima

   Writers:Kitao Senzoku, Tetsuo Kinjo

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   Director:Toshihiro Iijima

   Writers:Kitao Senzoku, Tetsuo Kinjo
8. 

   7.1/10(61 votes)

   #8 - Terror of the Sweet Honey

   S1:E82/20/1966

   Jun, Yuriko, lppei and Dr. Ichinotani visit a laboratory near Mount Isa to learn more about the experiments of a researcher named Kimura. Kimura has developed a special nutrient called Honey Zelion, which he has fed to colonies of bees. Following an incident of vandalism at the greenhouse where the bees are stored, a giant mole called Mongula appears, terrorizing the farmland community.

   Director:Koji Kajita

   Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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   Director:Koji Kajita

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9. 

   7.4/10(65 votes)

   #9 - Baron Spider

   S1:E92/27/1966

   Returning home from a party one night, Jun and company become lost in the outskirts of Tokyo. When Ippei and Takehara accidently stumble into a marsh, the group seeks refuge in a nearby Western-style mansion to help keep the two men warm.

   Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

   Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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   Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

   Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo
10. 

    6.3/10(68 votes)

    #10 - The Underground Super Express Goes West

    S1:E103/6/1966

    Yuriko and Ippei are passangers on the inaugural voyage of the Inazuma; a futuristic bullet train leaving New Tokyo Station for North Kyushu. Mistaking it for Yuriko's case, Ippei accidently brings along the high-pressure container which houses Dr. Aikawa's artifical lifeforrn, M1.

    Director:Toshihiro Iijima

    Writers:Kitao Senzoku, Hiroyasu Yamaura

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    Director:Toshihiro Iijima

    Writers:Kitao Senzoku, Hiroyasu Yamaura
11. 

    7.1/10(66 votes)

    #11 - Balloonga

    S1:E113/13/1966

    A mysterious lifeform adheres to the rocketship Saturn I on its return trip following the exploration of Saturn. The alien creature absorbs the rocket's energy, causing it to crash into the sea upon re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writer:Kunio Torami

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    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writer:Kunio Torami
12. 

    6.8/10(60 votes)

    #12 - I Saw a Bird

    S1:E123/20/1966

    A strange occurrence at the zoo has caused the animals to disappear and has left the zoo keeper near death. Gasping his last breath, the dying man murmurs, "I saw a bird".

    Director:Harunosuke Nakagawa

    Writer:Masahiro Yamada

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    Director:Harunosuke Nakagawa

    Writer:Masahiro Yamada
13. 

    7.3/10(61 votes)

    #13 - Garadama

    S1:E133/27/1966

    When several boys discover a mysterious, lightweight meteorite, their teacher delivers the strange rock to Dr. Ichinotani in Tokyo. Under analysis, the meteorite which the children call garadama, is identified as being comprised of Tilsonite and is found to be emanating powerful radiowaves.

    Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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    Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo
14. 

    7.4/10(61 votes)

    #14 - Tokyo Ice Age

    S1:E144/3/1966

    At a Tokyo airport, a sudden, mysterious cold wave causes an aircraft to crash and grounds the other planes. A strange black cloud descends on Tokyo and from within it, emerges the monster Peguila.

    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writer:Masahiro Yamada

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    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writer:Masahiro Yamada
15. 

    7.2/10(64 votes)

    #15 - Kanegon's Cocoon

    S1:E154/10/1966

    One day at a construction site, a group of children were finding valuables in the dirt when a man on a bulldozer ran over their bikes. When the children went to recover them, one of them named Kaneo Kaneda (in Japanese, kane means money) found a small object that had a jingle sound much like money in it.

    Director:Harunosuke Nakagawa

    Writer:Masahiro Yamada

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    Director:Harunosuke Nakagawa

    Writer:Masahiro Yamada
16. 

    7.4/10(63 votes)

    #16 - Garamon Strikes Back

    S1:E164/17/1966

    Under the cover of night, a mysterious man steals the Tilsonite rock from Tokyo's Astrophysics Research Institute. When a group of meteors is detected approaching the Earth, Jun and the others fear that an invasion from outer space is once again imminent.

    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo
17. 

    7.6/10(60 votes)

    #17 - The 1/8 Project

    S1:E174/24/1966

    After being trampled beneath the maddening rush of a crowded Tokyo train station, Yuriko discovers crowds of people volunteering to participate in a new experiment called the 1/8 Project. When Yuriko enquires into the nature of the project, she is accidently reduced to 1/8 her normal size.

    Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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    Director:Hajime Tsuburaya

    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo
18. 

    7.1/10(56 votes)

    #18 - The Rainbow's Egg

    S1:E185/1/1966

    Jun, Ippei and Yuriko investigate a hillside accident involving a truck that was transporting a uranium capsule. After rescuing the drivers, they learn that the monster Pagos had surfaced from underground, following the appearance of a mysterious rainbow, and caused the accident.

    Director:Toshihiro Iijima

    Writer:Masahiro Yamada

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    Director:Toshihiro Iijima

    Writer:Masahiro Yamada
19. 

    8.1/10(64 votes)

    #19 - Challenge from the Year 2020

    S1:E195/8/1966

    Following the sighting of a UFO and the destruction of two J.S.D.F jets sent to investigate, a series of strange disappearances plagues Tokyo. When Yuriko witnesses a woman vanish before her eyes, she begins her own investigation.

    Director:Toshihiro Iijima

    Writers:Kitao Senzoku, Tetsuo Kinjo

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    Director:Toshihiro Iijima

    Writers:Kitao Senzoku, Tetsuo Kinjo
20. 

    7.5/10(59 votes)

    #20 - The Undersea Humanoid Ragon

    S1:E205/15/1966

    Jun and Yuriko travel to the island of Iwanejima to investigate undersea volcanic activity. A young marine geologist, Dr. Ishii, has theorized that the entire island may soon be in danger of submerging beneath the sea.

    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writers:Hiroyasu Yamaura, Masaji Nonagase, Shoji Otomo

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    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writers:Hiroyasu Yamaura, Masaji Nonagase, Shoji Otomo
21. 

    6.8/10(57 votes)

    #21 - Space Directive M774

    S1:E215/22/1966

    While aboard a cruise ship for the evening, Yuriko finds a child's doll, which suddenly speaks to her. The voice introduces itself as Zemi, an alien from the Planet Ruparts, and warns of an invasion from outer space. Shocked, Yuriko throws the doll overboard, but Jun and Ippei take little heed to her story.

    Director:Kazuho Mitsuta

    Writer:Shozo Uehara

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    Director:Kazuho Mitsuta

    Writer:Shozo Uehara
22. 

    7.2/10(54 votes)

    #22 - Metamorphosis

    S1:E225/29/1966

    Residents are horrified when reports of skeletal remains and giant footprints lead them to believe that an abominable snowman may be lurking in the nearby mountains.

    Director:Koji Kajita

    Writer:Kiyoko Kitazawa

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    Director:Koji Kajita

    Writer:Kiyoko Kitazawa
23. 

    7.0/10(56 votes)

    #23 - Fury of the South Sea

    S1:E236/5/1966

    Following the destruction of a fishing vessel by a gigantic octopus, the lone survivor named Yuzo, the son of the ship's captain, is washed ashore nearby Compass Island. He is rescued and cared for by the beautiful native girl, Anita and the two begin to develop affections for one another.

    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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    Director:Masaji Nonagase

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    7.4/10(52 votes)

    #24 - The Idol of Goga

    S1:E246/12/1966

    A ring of smugglers, including a mysterious woman named Aleen, steal a rare statue and kidnap a young girl named Tami in the process.

    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writer:Shozo Uehara

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    Director:Masaji Nonagase

    Writer:Shozo Uehara
25. 

    7.3/10(50 votes)

    #25 - The Devil Child

    S1:E256/19/1966

    Jun and the others attend a perforniance by Akanuma the Magician During the act, a young girl named Lily is enclosed inside a box and her ghostly spirit appears in the air, separated from her body. At the conclusion, her body and spirit are rejoined and she emerges from the box, generating applause from the audience.

    Director:Koji Kajita

    Writer:Kiyoko Kitazawa

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    Director:Koji Kajita

    Writer:Kiyoko Kitazawa