It’s like this: This year is the 40th anniversary of Ultraman. It spans the Showa and Heisei periods. Japan is a country of emperors, and the time of works is divided according to era names. In view of the fact that some fans are still confused about which works are from the Showa period and which ones are from the Heisei period? Let me explain it here. The so-called Showa series refers to Ultraman works released during the reign of Emperor Showa of Japan. The Showa period: 1926 to 1988, Emperor Showa Hirohito. Heisei 1989~, Heisei Emperor Akihito.

Showa Era: 1966 ULTRAMAN (first generation), ZOFFY (first appearance in the first generation) 1967 SEVEN (Seven) 1971 JACK (Jack) 1972 ACE (Ace) FATHER OF ULTRA (Father of Ultra) [First appearance in Ace] 1973 TARO (Taylor) MOTHER OF ULTRA (Mother of Ultra) [First appearance in Ace] 1974 LEO (Leo) ASTRA (Astra) KING OF ULTRA (Ultra) King) [Leo's first appearance] 1979 JONIAS (Jonias) 1980 EIGHTY (80) (Eddie) YULLIAN (Julian) [Eddie's first appearance] Heisei era: 1989 SCOTT (History) Court) CHUCK (Chuck) BETH (Bass) 1990 GREAT (Gray) 1993 POWERED (Pavat) 1996 ZEARTH (Jess) [Theatrical version debut] TIGA (Tiga) 1997 DYNA (Dina) ) 1998 GAIA (Gaia) AGUL (Aguru) [debut in Gaia] 1999 NICE (Nais) [debut in advertising] 2000 NEOS (Naios) [debut in release version] SEVEN21 (game Text 21) [First appearance in Neos] 2001 COSMOS (Gauss) 2002 JUSTICE (Justis) [Gauss’ first appearance in the theatrical version] 2003 LEGEND (Regedo) [Gauss’ first appearance in the theatrical version] 2004 NOA (Noah) [Promotional Image] NEXUS (Nexus) 2005 MAX (Max) 2006 MEBIUS (Mebius)