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The Best Episodes of Ultraman

Every episode of Ultraman ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ultraman!

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Hayata is a member of the Science Patrol, an organization tasked with investigating bizarre anomalies. He is mortally wounded when accidently encountering an alien being from Land of Light, who grants Hayata new life as

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ultraman Season 1 Episode 37 - The Little Hero
    8.7/10(65 votes)

    #1 - The Little Hero

    S1:E37

    When Pigmon, the cute human-sized monster thought to have been killed in Episode 8, inexplicably re-appears in the toy section of a department store, the Science Patrol learns that a giant creature with the ability to resurrect monsters has appeared in Japan.

    Director:Kazuho Mitsuta
    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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  2. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 23 - My Home is Earth
    8.6/10(80 votes)

    #2 - My Home is Earth

    S1:E23

    The Science Patrol is asked to investigate Strange accidents have been haunting the international space exploration agency. They soon learn that all the attacks are linked to Jamila, a Japanese astronaut lost in space years ago. Now Jamila is back, mutated into a giant massive monster who wants revenge on the human race. Ido thinks that deep down there is something left of Jamila inside that is still human. Can Jamila be reached or will the planet be doomed?

    Director:Akio Jissoji
    Writer:Mamoru Sasaki

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  3. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 39 - Farewell, Ultraman!
    8.6/10(77 votes)

    #3 - Farewell, Ultraman!

    S1:E39

    In this final episode of the Ultraman television series, a fiendish alien race, the Z-Ton Aliens, plots to conquer Earth. While plotting to cripple the Science Patrol Headquarters, they dispatch their giant insect-like monster, Z-Ton, to destroy it from the outside. After the Science Patrol destroy the Z-Ton fleet, Ultraman intervenes, but the monster proves to be more than a match for him! Will Ultraman, or the Science Patrol, be able to destroy Z-Ton? If Ultraman fails, what will happen next . . .

    Director:Hajime Tsuburaya
    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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  4. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 8 - The Lawless Monster Zone
    8.2/10(85 votes)

    #4 - The Lawless Monster Zone

    S1:E8

    Contact has been lost with a meteorological station on a distant Pacific island. When the Science Patrol investigates, they encounter a lone survivor, carnivorous plants, giant monsters, and a diminutive friendly creature! Can it help them make their way off the island in one piece?

    Director:Hajime Tsuburaya
    Writers:Tetsuo Kinjo, Shozo Uehara

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  5. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 18 - The Brother from Another Planet
    8.2/10(69 votes)

    #5 - The Brother from Another Planet

    S1:E18

    A mysterious radioactive fog settles over Tokyo. An even more mysterious alien arrives to clean it up. But can this good samaritan really be trusted? And what is his connection to the evil doppelganger of Ultraman that's terrorizing the city?

    Director:Masaji Nonagase
    Writers:Tetsuo Kinjo, Masaji Nonagase

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  6. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 16 - The Science Patrol to Outer Space
    8.1/10(71 votes)

    #6 - The Science Patrol to Outer Space

    S1:E16

    When a manned spacecraft bound for Venus is hijacked by aliens, the Science Patrol outfits the Jet VTOL for interstellar travel. When it becomes clear that the incident is a springboard for Baltan's alien race to invade the Earth, Ultraman goes on the defense.

    Director:Toshihiro Iijima
    Writer:Toshihiro Iijima

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  7. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 28 - Human Specimens 5 & 6
    8.1/10(62 votes)

    #7 - Human Specimens 5 & 6

    S1:E28

    A mysterious bus crash leaves Ito in the hospital with two broken ankles. Commander Ito decides to follow a mysterious woman who seemed to be unharmed by the crash and unconcerned for the other travelers on the bus. He soon learns that a strange alien named Dada is stealing scientists in a nearby research center.

    Director:Masaji Nonagase
    Writer:Masahiro Yamada

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  8. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 38 - The Spaceship Rescue Command
    8.1/10(57 votes)

    #8 - The Spaceship Rescue Command

    S1:E38

    The Science Patrol takes to the stars and learns that a missing piece of equipment could cause Space Station V2 to explode. After determining that the closest replacement is on a nearby planet, the Science Patrol makes a beeline for it...only to encounter a pair of ferocious monsters in their path.

    Director:Hajime Tsuburaya
    Writer:Shozo Uehara

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  9. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 10 - The Mysterious Dinosaur Base
    8.0/10(86 votes)

    #9 - The Mysterious Dinosaur Base

    S1:E10

    A dinosaur-like monster emerges from the depths of Lake Kitayama. The Science Patrol uncovers a mysterious connection between it and the legend of Loch Ness. When they find the creature too powerful to subdue by normal means, Ultraman steps in to take it down once and for all.

    Director:Kazuho Mitsuta
    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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  10. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 25 - Mystery Comet Tsuifon
    8.0/10(65 votes)

    #10 - Mystery Comet Tsuifon

    S1:E25

    When a comet comes dangerously close to the Earth, the heat may have caused an unexploded nuclear warhead to detonate. When they come up empty in the search they assume a monster has swallowed it. They end up facing off against 3 monsters, but it's the new Red King that has the bomb stuck in his throat and stopping this mega Royal Rumble may not be so easy.

    Director:Toshihiro Iijima
    Writer:Bunzô Wakatsuki

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  11. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 27 - Monster Majesty (2)
    8.0/10(65 votes)

    #11 - Monster Majesty (2)

    S1:E27

    With Gomorrah still on the rampage, both the army and the Science Patrol are no match for this million year old menace from the lost island. To make a bad situation worse, Hayata has lost the Beta Capsule which is now in the hands of the small boy who loves monsters.

    Director:Hajime Tsuburaya
    Writers:Tetsuo Kinjo, Bunzô Wakatsuki

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  12. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 33 - The Forbidden Words
    8.0/10(67 votes)

    #12 - The Forbidden Words

    S1:E33

    Hayata and the other Science Patrol members are trapped by the malevolent alien invader Mefilas, who proceeds to briefly turn Fuji into a giant monster herself before resurrecting doppelgangers of Ultraman's previous enemies Baltan Alien, the Kemurian, and Zarab Alien.

    Director:Toshitsugu Suzuki
    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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  13. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 22 - The Underground Destruction Work
    7.9/10(71 votes)

    #13 - The Underground Destruction Work

    S1:E22

    The Science Patrol expects a visitor from the Paris branch of the Science Patrol. Ido begins to suspect that there is something strange about her. Things get worse when Ido's theory becomes fact as Hayata becomes a prisoner of the fake agent. A massive monster starts to lay waste to the city and no Hayata means no Ultrman. Can Hayata escape the underground blind terrorists and stop the fire breathing Telesudon?

    Director:Akio Jissoji
    Writer:Mamoru Sasaki

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  14. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 34 - Gift From the Sky
    7.9/10(69 votes)

    #14 - Gift From the Sky

    S1:E34

    When the Science Patrol investigates a strange meteor fallen to Earth, they realize it's actually a super-heavy giant monster that proves impervious to their attacks. After trying a variety of techniques to subdue the creature without success, it's up to Ultraman to step in and save the day.

    Director:Akio Jissoji
    Writer:Mamoru Sasaki

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  15. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 35 - The Monster Graveyard
    7.9/10(67 votes)

    #15 - The Monster Graveyard

    S1:E35

    When a moon rocket accidentally penetrates a "monster graveyard" in space, it returns to earth with an unexpected visitor: a glum skeletal monster who wants nothing more than returning to its original resting place in the stars.

    Director:Akio Jissoji
    Writer:Mamoru Sasaki

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  16. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 36 - Don't Shoot, Arashi!
    7.9/10(55 votes)

    #16 - Don't Shoot, Arashi!

    S1:E36

    A monster with the power to emit blinding flashes of light is terrorizing Japan. The Science Patrol's attempts to subdue it only cause it to mutate into a new form. The orders come to halt the attack, but the creature continues its rampage… Until Ultraman steps in to stop it.

    Director:Kazuho Mitsuta
    Writer:Masahiro Yamada

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  17. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 2 - Defeat the Invaders!
    7.7/10(107 votes)

    #17 - Defeat the Invaders!

    S1:E2

    The Science Patrol goes back into action when an invisible UFO anchors itself over the Scientific Technical Center in Tokyo. The UFO's inhabitants are the clawed insect-like aliens from the planet Baltan! Able to divide into multiple copies, as well as possess certain human hosts, the Baltans plot to take over the Earth and enslave all humanity . . . until Ultraman comes to the rescue! Meanwhile, Science Patrol member Ide tells us why he got a black eye in the beginning of the episode!

    Director:Toshihiro Iijima
    Writer:Kitao Senzoku

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  18. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 17 - Passport to Infinity
    7.7/10(67 votes)

    #18 - Passport to Infinity

    S1:E17

    A pair of unusual meteors discovered by an American explorer fuse together after being exposed to a special beam. They mutate into a bizarre fourth-dimensional monster capable of warping reality as we know it. Can Ultraman overcome this psychedelic menace in time to save the day?

    Director:Toshihiro Iijima
    Writer:Keisuke Fujikawa

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  19. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 19 - The Demons Once More
    7.7/10(66 votes)

    #19 - The Demons Once More

    S1:E19

    A pair of ancient capsules unearthed at a construction site unleash a pair of monsters who are mortal enemies sealed away a long time ago by the ancestors of mankind. Can Ultraman stop them before their blood feud reduces Tokyo to rubble?

    Director:Masaji Nonagase
    Writers:Masahiro Yamada, Masaji Nonagase

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  20. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 26 - Monster Majesty (1)
    7.7/10(67 votes)

    #20 - Monster Majesty (1)

    S1:E26

    The discovery of a new kind of dinosaur leads the Science Patrol to capture the beast. However, when it awakens sooner then expected a crash causes the creature to act violent. Furthermore, a little boy obsessed with monsters goes looking for the massive monster to see a real live monster in person and fins the Beta Capsule.

    Director:Hajime Tsuburaya
    Writers:Tetsuo Kinjo, Bunzô Wakatsuki

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  21. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 7 - The Blue Stone of Baradhi
    7.6/10(83 votes)

    #21 - The Blue Stone of Baradhi

    S1:E7

    The Science Patrol investigates a series of plane crashes in the Middle East, where they encounter a vicious insect-monster that brings Ultraman to his knees. This time, it's up to the Science Patrol to try and turn the tables.

    Director:Masaji Nonagase
    Writers:Tetsuo Kinjo, Masaji Nonagase

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  22. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 12 - The Cries of the Mummy
    7.6/10(76 votes)

    #22 - The Cries of the Mummy

    S1:E12

    A seven thousand year old mummy is awakened by scientific experiments and it goes on a rampage. When finally cornered, it summons an enormous, four-legged dragon so powerful that only Ultraman stands a chance of defeating it.

    Director:Hajime Tsuburaya
    Writer:Keisuke Fujikawa

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  23. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 31 - Who Has Come?
    7.6/10(58 votes)

    #23 - Who Has Come?

    S1:E31

    When an agent visiting Japan from the Science Patrol's South American headquarters begins behaving suspiciously, the Science Patrol discovers that he has been infected by an Amazonian blood-sucking creature intent on spreading its evil tendrils throughout the entire world.

    Director:Yuzo Higuchi
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 21 - Break Through the Smoke!
    7.5/10(62 votes)

    #24 - Break Through the Smoke!

    S1:E21

    Strange things are happening around a dead volcano including reports of dead birds and a giant smoking bellowing monster. The Science Patrol is asked to investigate. Seeing no danger, Mura sends Fuji to investigate the monster sighting. Hoshino stows away in the airplane and confirms the sighting. Both Mura and Hoshino are trapped by the monster Kemurah who starts a rampage in a nearby city.

    Director:Yuzo Higuchi
    Writer:Yuzo Higuchi

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  25. Ultraman Season 1 Episode 30 - The Snowy Mountain of Illusions
    7.5/10(57 votes)

    #25 - The Snowy Mountain of Illusions

    S1:E30

    A hunter claims to have been attacked by a towering, Yeti-like creature in the mountains. When the Science Patrol's investigation is impeded by a mysterious local girl named Uki, they begin unraveling her surprising connection to the giant monster.

    Director:Yuzo Higuchi
    Writer:Tetsuo Kinjo

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Little Hero" is the best rated episode of "Ultraman". It scored 8.7/10 based on 65 votes. Directed by Kazuho Mitsuta and written by Tetsuo Kinjo, it aired on 3/26/1967. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "My Home is Earth".