The☆Ultraman (ザ☆ウルトラマン) 45 years old

Jonias (Joe), a new Ultraman from U-40, merges with young Science Garrison member Chôichirô Hikari to defend the Earth in this, the first-ever animated Ultra Series. The show was the first animated incarnation of Tsuburaya's iconic superhero Ultraman.

Credits

Sumi Shimamoto

Mutsumi Hoshikawa (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Monki (voice)

Masatō Ibu

Ultraman Jonias (voice)

Junpei Takiguchi

Pigu (voice)

Kei Tomiyama

Chôichirô Hikari (voice)

Kazuo Kumakura

Professor Henry Nishiki (voice)

Cast

Name	Character
Sumi Shimamoto She was 24 , now 70 years old	as Mutsumi Hoshikawa (voice)
Shigeru Chiba He was 25 , now 71 years old	as Monki (voice)
Masatō Ibu He was 30 , now 75 years old	as Ultraman Jonias (voice)
Junpei Takiguchi He was 47 , 80 years old when he died	as Pigu (voice)
Kei Tomiyama He was 40 , 56 years old when he died	as Chôichirô Hikari (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura He was 52 , 88 years old when he died	as Professor Henry Nishiki (voice)
Shingo Kanemoto He was 47 , 59 years old when he died	as Takeshi Marume (voice)

Crew

Name	Job title
Keiichi Abe Writing	Writer
Hisayuki Toriumi Directing He was 37 , 67 years old when he died	Director
Sōji Yoshikawa Writing He was 32 , now 78 years old	Writer
Takeyuki Kanda Directing He was 35 , 52 years old when he died	Director

The☆Ultraman (45 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1979-04-04
Runtime: [24] minutes
Number of Episodes: 50