Urutoraman: Kûsô tokusatsu shirîzu

And with that title I refer to a specific point device used in this series - I. E. the fact that the titular character seems quite a bit hellbent on losing his transformation device because reasens - that reminds me of some magical girl shows like Hime-Chan No Ribbon or Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, which is quite interesting considering this is a manly men's show about a manly superhero (I'm telling it as a fan of both Majokko series). Anyway, this series is very interesting, it was clearly very influential not just on Tokusatsus on the whole but also on the whole mecha genre and animation in general, and not only because of what a certain fanboy (Hideki Anno) made out of a lot of the stuff present here in his Evangelion series. That said, some episodes drag on a bit and I would personally have developed a couple of them in another direction, but whatever. Recommended with no problems whatsoever, even to first timers of this franchise like I am.

So, all I can say is, the 1965 Ultraman is indeed worth watching and in my opinion, it's really great and solid. It is silly and goofy as hell at the beginning of the show, and while the execution might get to be a little bit sloppy in few of the episodes, this is still enjoyable to watch. There are also plenty of interesting fights, and if that's what you did want to expect from this kind of show, then this is pretty much for you.

This is one of my all time favorite shows, I'm trying to go through as many of the ultraman shows as I can and he is slowly becoming one of my favorite superheroes. This may be an acquired taste, I LOVE things like godzilla or gamera, my whole life I've loved the giant rubber monsters, but I feel like even if you're not into all of that there is still a lot here to enjoy. This shows comedy is gold, my favorite character is Ide and hes the comic relief. Every character in this show is extremely lovable and they all get there time to shine with episodes surrounding each of them. This show gets better the longer you watch it and if you love Japanese monsters, or just science fiction I would recommend this of course.

Even compared to such masterpieces as Ultraseven and Ultraman Mebius, the original still holds up after all these years!

There's great character development (especially for Ide) for the S. S. S. P. and the extras, Kunio Miayuchi's score is wonderful, the special effects are eye-popping, the designs for the kaiju are very unique and appealing, and it has some of the best episodes of the whole franchise( such as "My home is earth", "The Forbidden Words", "The Monster Graveyard", and "The Small Hero" just to name a few.

And it all culminates in a wonderfully satisfying finale which puts the entire earth at stake!

If you love sci-fi, old Godzilla movies, Star Wars, or if your already a fan of the franchise, i cannot recommend this show enough.

No matter what people say about it...I do enjoy Ultraman series. And my favourite in Showa series is of course the first Ultraman. I dont know what makes it so good to be honest...But it just it. Every element in the show is great and suitable for family to watch especially if they love superhero movies and/or series.