Ultraman Taro


Ultraman Taro is the sixth show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 7, 1973, to April 6, 1974, with a total of 53 episodes.
Taro is one of the most typical masculine names in otogi-banashi The producer said, 'Ultraman Taro is going to be the fairy tale in the Ultra Series.' This show along with Jumborg Ace and Fireman were all made to celebrate Tsuburaya Productions' 10th anniversary.

Plot

is a wanderer who joined ZAT during his return to Japan, but his aircraft crashed and died from severe burns while fighting Astromons. The Five Ultra Brothers brought Kotaro's body to their home world of Nebula M-78 as Mother of Ultra warped him with the Brothers' own light, turning Kōtarō into Ultraman Taro, who would now form the Six Ultra Brothers. Kotaro was taken back to Earth and defeated the aforementioned monster as his first opponent. Many foes were found that would threaten the Earth, but Taro and ZAT defeated them time and time again with occasional help from the other five Ultra Brothers and from the weaklings of monsters only Taro could defeat. During Taro's era, Birdon killed him and Zoffy but Taro was revived and killed the bird monster. After Samekujira's death, Kotaro declared his intention to continue as a human and returned the Ultra Badge back to the Mother of Ultra. Valky would return to hunt the now-human Kotaro but the latter used his own skills and quick thinking to kill the alien by luring him to an oil refinery. The series ended with ZAT bidding farewell to Kotaro as he left for parts unknown.
In the original series, Ultraman Taro was meant to be Kotaro's transformed form, which explained his absence in Ultraman Leo. The Ultraman Story movie in 1984 would retcon this into providing a story of Taro being raised on the Land of Light, with Mother and Father of Ultra being his biological parents and his training was shown before he left for Earth.

Cast

  1. The Ultra Mother is Like the Sun
  2. At That Moment the Ultra Mother Was
  3. The Ultra Mother Always
  4. Big Sea Turtle Monsters Attack Tokyo!, Parent Star, Child Star, First Star
  5. Jewels are the Monster's Fodder!
  6. Heaven and Hell Island Has Moved!
  7. Dead Spirits of the Man-Eating Marsh
  8. The Day That Tokyo Crumbles
  9. The Fang Cross is a Monster's Grave!
  10. The Blood-Sucking Flower is Young Girl's Spirit
  11. Monster's Solo Journey
  12. The Monster's Cavity Hurts!
  13. Taro's Head Got Chopped Off!
  14. Young Girl of the Blue Will-o-the-Wisp
  15. The Monster's Flute Sounds Ocariyan
  16. The Birdon Trilogy
  17. Surprise! A Monster Came Raining Down
  18. Tokyo Newtown Sinking
  19. The Wrath of a Child-Carrying Monster!
  20. Gentle Daddy Monster!
  21. This is the Land of Ultra!, Burn on! The Six Ultra Brothers
  22. I Can Conquer Monsters Too!
  23. He's Out! It's Mephirian!
  24. Monster Eleking Barks at the Full Moon!
  25. Bemstar Resurrected! Taro Absolutely Expires!
  26. Counterattack! The Monster Army
  27. Danger! Lying Poison Mushroom
  28. A Nipping Wind Monster! Matasaburoh of the Wind
  29. Five Seconds Before the Great Explosion of the Land of Ultra!, The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers!
  30. Certain Kill! Taro's One Blow of Rage!
  31. Coward! The Bride Cried
  32. Monster, Return to Your Homeland!
  33. The Ultra Christmas Tree
  34. Ultra Father and Son Big Mochi-Making Strategy
  35. Go Beyond the Ultra Brothers!
  36. Mother's Wish - A Mid-Winter Cherry-Blossom Blizzard
  37. The Phantom Mother is a Monster User!
  38. Pickle the Monster with Salt!
  39. Oh! Taro is Being Eaten!
  40. She Was Wearing Red Shoes...
  41. The White Rabbit is a Bad Guy!
  42. The Monster Master
  43. Monster Girl's Festival
  44. Sing! Monster Big Match
  45. The Monster Sign is V
  46. The Ultra Father and the Bride Have Come
  47. Steal the Ultra Life!
  48. Farewell Taro! The Ultra Mother!

    Songs

Opening song

Home media

They are plans to release the series to Blu-ray in the United States in the Summer of 2020 by Mill Creek Entertainment, but it might get delayed because of the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.