Ultraseven
is a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction television series created by
Eiji Tsuburaya. It is the third installment in the Ultra Series and was
produced by Tsuburaya Productions. The series aired on Tokyo
Broadcasting System from October 1, 1967 to September 8, 1968
Ultraman
first appeared as the titular character alongside his human host Shin
Hayata in the 1966–1967 Japanese television series, Ultraman which ran
for 39 episodes. Following Ultraman's success, Tsuburaya created another
Kyodai hero series still as part of their Ultra Series project, Ultra
Seven. While both series shared the same genre with very similar heroes,
there was originally no relations between the two. It was not until The
Return of Ultraman was created four years later in 1971 that both
Ultraman and Ultra Seven came together into the same story. This event
cemented Tsuburaya Productions' decision to have the Ultra Series
continue to follow the trend of focusing on an Ultraman with each new
entry. The original red-and-silver giant hero himself enjoyed a long
series of popularity and has continued to appear in various works in the
Ultra Series. Apart from that, he also has a lot of popularity
trademarks which make him memorable to this day: his Color Timer, the
Specium Ray stance and his famous cry "Shuwatch" (シュワッチ, Shuwatchi).