Return of Ultraman (Season 1)

To protect justice and peace, he has returned.

Another being from Nebula M-78, identical to the original Ultraman, combines with car racer-turned-MAT patrol member Hideki Gô, and fights assorted menaces in a frightening new "Age of Monsters."

  • Poster for All Monsters Attack

    All Monsters Attack (Episode 1)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-04-02

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The era of peace after Ultraseven's victory over Pandon and the Ghos invasion has ended, as two giant monsters Zazahn, and Takkong rise from the sea fighting each other destroying each other several city blocks in Tokyo.

  • Poster for Takkong's Big Counterattack

    Takkong's Big Counterattack (Episode 2)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-04-09

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: While going through the various MAT training courses, Hideki Goh aces them all garnering perfect scores every time. When the monster Takkong surfaces again sinking a tanker vessel, Goh and other MAT members plan to eradicate the beast with torpedoes.

  • Poster for Evil Monster Realm of Terror

    Evil Monster Realm of Terror (Episode 3)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-04-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Two young college students die while scaling a Misty Mountain, a legendary summit where monsters are said to dwell.

  • Poster for Definite Kill! Comet Kick

    Definite Kill! Comet Kick (Episode 4)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-04-23

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: MAT receives word of a monster sighting, so they disembark aboard the Arrows to fight it.

  • Poster for Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo

    Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo (Episode 5)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-04-30

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Three boys just out of school run across an unusual rock-like shell that falls off a truck at a construction site.

  • Poster for Battle! Monsters Vs. MAT

    Battle! Monsters Vs. MAT (Episode 6)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-05-07

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Continuing from the previous episode, Ultraman briefly battles Gudon and Twin Tail before he is forced out of the fight after his color timer indicator expires.

  • Poster for Operation Rainbow Monster!

    Operation Rainbow Monster! (Episode 7)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-05-14

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Goh, Jiro, Aki, and Ken are all on a mountain excursion. While enjoying the day, Jiro takes a photograph of Goh and his girlfriend in the top of a precipice.

  • Poster for Monster Time Bomb

    Monster Time Bomb (Episode 8)

    Writer: Shigemitsu Taguchi

    Air date: 1971-05-21

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A new monster surfaces in Hell Valley, and despite being a seemingly harmless creature, MAT must kill it anyways.

  • Poster for Monster Island S.O.S

    Monster Island S.O.S (Episode 9)

    Writer: Masaru Igami

    Air date: 1971-05-28

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Intending to spend time with Aki and her little brother Jiro on his birthday, Goh is assigned to fly to New York to pick up a new weapon created by the MAT branch there, a Monster Sonar Scanner.

  • Poster for Dinosaur Explosion Directive

    Dinosaur Explosion Directive (Episode 10)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-06-04

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Poison Gas Monster Appears

    Poison Gas Monster Appears (Episode 11)

    Writer: Tetsuo Kinjo

    Air date: 1971-06-11

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Revenge of the Monster Shugaron

    Revenge of the Monster Shugaron (Episode 12)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-06-18

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Terror of the Tsunami Monsters,Tokyo's Big Pinch

    Terror of the Tsunami Monsters,Tokyo's Big Pinch (Episode 13)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-06-25

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Terror of The Two Tsunami Monsters, Tokyo's Dalong Reel

    Terror of The Two Tsunami Monsters, Tokyo's Dalong Reel (Episode 14)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-07-02

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Revenge of the Monster Lad

    Revenge of the Monster Lad (Episode 15)

    Writer: Shigemitsu Taguchi

    Air date: 1971-07-09

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Mystery of the Big Bird Monster Terochilus

    Mystery of the Big Bird Monster Terochilus (Episode 16)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-07-16

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Monster Bird Terochilus- Tokyo's Big Aireal Bombing

    Monster Bird Terochilus- Tokyo's Big Aireal Bombing (Episode 17)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-07-23

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Ultraseven Arrives!

    Ultraseven Arrives! (Episode 18)

    Writer: Shin'ichi Ichikawa

    Air date: 1971-07-30

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Giant Invisible Monster that Came from Space

    The Giant Invisible Monster that Came from Space (Episode 19)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-08-06

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Monster is a Giant Shooting Star in Space

    The Monster is a Giant Shooting Star in Space (Episode 20)

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

    Air date: 1971-08-13

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Monster Channel

    Monster Channel (Episode 21)

    Writer: Shin'ichi Ichikawa

    Air date: 1971-08-20

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for I'll Kill this Monster!

    I'll Kill this Monster! (Episode 22)

    Writer: Shin'ichi Ichikawa

    Air date: 1971-08-27

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Dark Monster Spit Out the Stars!

    Dark Monster Spit Out the Stars! (Episode 23)

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

    Air date: 1971-09-03

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Horror! Mansion Monster's Birth

    Horror! Mansion Monster's Birth (Episode 24)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-09-10

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Leaving My Home Planet Earth

    Leaving My Home Planet Earth (Episode 25)

    Writer: Shin'ichi Ichikawa

    Air date: 1971-09-17

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Mystery Homicide Beetle Incident

    Mystery Homicide Beetle Incident (Episode 26)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-09-24

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Go to Hell with this One Blow!

    Go to Hell with this One Blow! (Episode 27)

    Writer: Shin'ichi Ichikawa

    Air date: 1971-10-01

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Ultra Special Operation

    Ultra Special Operation (Episode 28)

    Writer: Akio Jissoji

    Air date: 1971-10-08

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Jiro-Kun Rides a Monster

    Jiro-Kun Rides a Monster (Episode 29)

    Writer: Shigemitsu Taguchi

    Air date: 1971-10-15

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Curse of the Bone God Oxter

    The Curse of the Bone God Oxter (Episode 30)

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

    Air date: 1971-10-22

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for In Between a Devil & Angel

    In Between a Devil & Angel (Episode 31)

    Writer: Shin'ichi Ichikawa

    Air date: 1971-10-29

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Decisive Battle Under The Setting Sun

    Decisive Battle Under The Setting Sun (Episode 32)

    Writer: Toshihiro Iijima

    Air date: 1971-11-05

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Monster User And The Boy

    The Monster User And The Boy (Episode 33)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-11-12

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Life that Can't be Forgiven

    The Life that Can't be Forgiven (Episode 34)

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

    Air date: 1971-11-19

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Cruel! Light Monster Pris-Ma

    Cruel! Light Monster Pris-Ma (Episode 35)

    Writer: Shin Kishida

    Air date: 1971-11-26

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Chirase Kicks The Night

    The Chirase Kicks The Night (Episode 36)

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

    Air date: 1971-12-03

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Ultraman Dies at Sunset

    Ultraman Dies at Sunset (Episode 37)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-12-10

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for When the Ultra Star Shines

    When the Ultra Star Shines (Episode 38)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1971-12-17

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Lost in the battle after his solar energy is completely exhausted on Earth, the unconscious Ultraman (Jack) was captured and taken to Planet Nackle to be executed.

  • Poster for Winter of Horror Series - The 20th Century Abominable Snowman

    Winter of Horror Series - The 20th Century Abominable Snowman (Episode 39)

    Writer: Shigemitsu Taguchi

    Air date: 1971-12-24

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Winter of Horror Series - Phantom Snow Woman

    Winter of Horror Series - Phantom Snow Woman (Episode 40)

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

    Air date: 1971-12-31

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Revenge of Alien Baltan Jr.

    The Revenge of Alien Baltan Jr. (Episode 41)

    Writer: Shūkei Nagasaka

    Air date: 1972-01-07

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Monster That Stands on Mt. Fuji

    The Monster That Stands on Mt. Fuji (Episode 42)

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

    Air date: 1972-01-14

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Demon God Barks on the Moon

    Demon God Barks on the Moon (Episode 43)

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

    Air date: 1972-01-21

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for To the Starry Sky with Love

    To the Starry Sky with Love (Episode 44)

    Writer: Shigemitsu Taguchi

    Air date: 1972-01-28

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Assasinate Hideki Goh!

    Assasinate Hideki Goh! (Episode 45)

    Writer: Masao Saito

    Air date: 1972-02-04

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for This One Blow Filled With Anger

    This One Blow Filled With Anger (Episode 46)

    Writer: Shigemitsu Taguchi

    Air date: 1972-02-11

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Targeted Woman

    The Targeted Woman (Episode 47)

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

    Air date: 1972-02-18

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for I'm Taking The Earth

    I'm Taking The Earth (Episode 48)

    Writer: Mieko Osanai

    Air date: 1972-02-25

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Space Warriors-Your Name is MAT

    Space Warriors-Your Name is MAT (Episode 49)

    Writer: Masaru Igami

    Air date: 1972-03-03

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Invitation from Hell

    Invitation from Hell (Episode 50)

    Writer: Masao Saito

    Air date: 1972-03-10

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The 5 Ultra Pledges

    The 5 Ultra Pledges (Episode 51)

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

    Air date: 1972-03-17

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Jiro and Rumiko are kidnapped by an alien. Ultraman and MAT must find a way to rescue them, but the infamous Zetton has arrived on earth.

Return of Ultraman