Like Ultraseven, Mirrorman was more of a dark and brooding science fiction drama than most other shows of its ilk, but by Episode 26, after major changes were forced upon the series by the network (making the action lighter and the hero more like Ultraman), it became a typical action-oriented superhero adventure of its era.

Tsuburaya also made English subbed episodes of the original series available weekly on Mondays on the official Ultraman YouTube channel.

[2] In the 1980s, an evil alien race known simply as the Invaders are about to take over the Earth, using assorted daikaiju (giant monsters) and other fiendish plots.

Professor Mitarai, the leader of SGM, finally shares a secret with his foster son, a young photojournalist named Kyôtarô Kagami ("kagami" = Japanese for "mirror"), a secret only he himself knows: Kyôtarô is a half-caste of an alien father and a human mother (both of whom are missing — captives of the Invaders).

However, the original Mirrorman was defeated by the Invaders' toughest monster King Zyger (explained in Episode 14), but his son Kyôtarô survived, and shares the same powers as his namesake.

Finisher Horizontal Cut (必殺水平斬り, Hissatsu Suihei-kiri): A red cutter ray that shaped like a windmill.

Physical Other Source Ultraman Wiki Mirrorman (ミラーマン, Mirāman) is a 1972 Japanese tokusatsu superhero kaiju short film directed by Ishirō Honda.

A tornado sucked the city into the sky, and mysterious events occurred one after another in various parts of the world, and people's lives were filled with anxiety.

[4] It was accompanied by Godzilla vs. Gigan,[5] Pinocchio: The Series, Hutch the Honeybee: Hold Me, Momma, and The Genius Bakabon: Night Duty is Scary.