Ultraman (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Eiichi Shimizu and drawn by Tomohiro Shimoguchi of Linebarrels of Iron fame.
A 3DCG original net animation (ONA) adaptation co-produced by Production I.G and Sola Digital Arts was released on Netflix in April 2019.
The series began serialization in the first ever issue of Monthly Hero's [ja] magazine, published on November 1, 2011.
[10] In 2014, support videos were streamed at the official YouTube site of Monthly Hero's, featuring Ruriko Kojima, Takeshi Tsuruno (actor of Shin Asuka from Ultraman Dyna) and Susumu Kurobe (actor of Shin Hayata from Ultraman).
[17] On June 23, 2015, Viz Media welcomed the creators of the Ultraman manga series, Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.
[19][20] To celebrate the fourth volume of Ultraman, Monthly Hero's announced the launch of Motion Comic (モーションコミック, Mōshon Komikku) in March 2014, which features the manga itself being partially animated with colors and voice actors.
The first release was all six chapters from Volume 1 of the manga, with Ryōhei Kimura was the first cast to be announced and voicing the main character Shinjiro Hayata.
The single contains three songs by Maaya Uchida, all of them were sung by her character, Rena Sayama, in the Motion Comic, with the lyrics provided by Eiichi Shimizu.
[74] On January 10, 2020, an Ultraman mobile game based on the manga has been announced for released on iOS and Android devices.
[75][76] In the week of June 29 to July 5, 2015, Japanese site Oricon revealed that the Volume 6 of Ultraman was placed at 33rd in a ranking with a total of estimated 26,214 sold copies.
[85] Rebecca Silverman of the Anime News Network reviews volume 1 of the manga and praises Shinjiro for his plot involvements in the storyline, although highlighting that "the timeskip is a bit abrupt, as is Bemular's introduction".
[90] Another collaboration merchandise was made with Pioneer SE-MX9-K in releasing headphones themed after Shinjiro's Ultraman Suit helmet.