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The Best Episodes of Return of Ultraman Season 1

Every episode of Return of Ultraman Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Return of Ultraman Season 1!

In a fight between two giant monsters named Takkong and Zazahn, young race car driver Hideki Go is killed while trying to rescue a little...
Genres:Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:TBS

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"All Monsters Attack" is the best rated episode of "Return of Ultraman" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by Ishirō Honda and written by Shozo Uehara, it aired on 4/2/1971. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Takkong's Big Counterattack".

  • All Monsters Attack
    8.3/1037 votes

    #1 - All Monsters Attack

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/1971

    The era of peace after Ultraseven's victory over Pandon and the Ghos invasion has ended, as two giant monsters Zazahn, and Takkong rise from the sea fighting each other destroying each other several city blocks in Tokyo.

    Director: Ishirō Honda

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Takkong's Big Counterattack
    7.6/1026 votes

    #2 - Takkong's Big Counterattack

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/1971

    While going through the various MAT training courses, Hideki Goh aces them all garnering perfect scores every time. When the monster Takkong surfaces again sinking a tanker vessel, Goh and other MAT members plan to eradicate the beast with torpedoes.

    Director: Ishirō Honda

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Evil Monster Realm of Terror
    7.0/1025 votes

    #3 - Evil Monster Realm of Terror

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/1971

    Two young college students die while scaling a Misty Mountain, a legendary summit where monsters are said to dwell.

    Director: Masanori Kakei

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Definite Kill! Comet Kick
    7.3/1023 votes

    #4 - Definite Kill! Comet Kick

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/1971

    MAT receives word of a monster sighting, so they disembark aboard the Arrows to fight it.

    Director: Masanori Kakei

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo
    8.1/1023 votes

    #5 - Two Giant Monsters Attack Tokyo

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/1971

    Three boys just out of school run across an unusual rock-like shell that falls off a truck at a construction site.

    Director: Yoshiharu Tomita

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Battle! Monsters Vs. MAT
    8.2/1025 votes

    #6 - Battle! Monsters Vs. MAT

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/1971

    Continuing from the previous episode, Ultraman briefly battles Gudon and Twin Tail before he is forced out of the fight after his color timer indicator expires.

    Director: Yoshiharu Tomita

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Operation Rainbow Monster!
    6.9/1024 votes

    #7 - Operation Rainbow Monster!

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/1971

    Goh, Jiro, Aki, and Ken are all on a mountain excursion. While enjoying the day, Jiro takes a photograph of Goh and his girlfriend in the top of a precipice.

    Director: Ishirō Honda

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Monster Time Bomb
    7.1/1021 votes

    #8 - Monster Time Bomb

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/21/1971

    A new monster surfaces in Hell Valley, and despite being a seemingly harmless creature, MAT must kill it anyways.

    Director: Masanori Kakei

    Writer: Shigemitsu Taguchi

  • Monster Island S.O.S
    7.2/1020 votes

    #9 - Monster Island S.O.S

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/28/1971

    Intending to spend time with Aki and her little brother Jiro on his birthday, Goh is assigned to fly to New York to pick up a new weapon created by the MAT branch there, a Monster Sonar Scanner.

    Director: Ishirō Honda

    Writer: Masaru Igami

  • Dinosaur Explosion Directive
    7.1/1023 votes

    #10 - Dinosaur Explosion Directive

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/4/1971

    No description available

    Director: Masanori Kakei

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Poison Gas Monster Appears
    7.8/1022 votes

    #11 - Poison Gas Monster Appears

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/11/1971

    No description available

    Director: Noboru Kaji

    Writer: Tetsuo Kinjo

  • Revenge of the Monster Shugaron
    7.5/1019 votes

    #12 - Revenge of the Monster Shugaron

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/18/1971

    No description available

    Director: Noboru Kaji

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Terror of the Tsunami Monsters,Tokyo's Big Pinch
    8.5/1021 votes

    #13 - Terror of the Tsunami Monsters,Tokyo's Big Pinch

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/25/1971

    No description available

    Director: Yoshiharu Tomita

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Terror of The Two Tsunami Monsters, Tokyo's Dalong Reel
    8.8/1023 votes

    #14 - Terror of The Two Tsunami Monsters, Tokyo's Dalong Reel

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/2/1971

    No description available

    Director: Yoshiharu Tomita

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Revenge of the Monster Lad
    7.1/1019 votes

    #15 - Revenge of the Monster Lad

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/9/1971

    No description available

    Director: Eizō Yamagiwa

    Writer: Shigemitsu Taguchi

  • Mystery of the Big Bird Monster Terochilus
    6.9/1018 votes

    #16 - Mystery of the Big Bird Monster Terochilus

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/16/1971

    No description available

    Director: Eizō Yamagiwa

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Monster Bird Terochilus- Tokyo's Big Aireal Bombing
    7.1/1017 votes

    #17 - Monster Bird Terochilus- Tokyo's Big Aireal Bombing

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/23/1971

    No description available

    Director: Eizō Yamagiwa

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Ultraseven Arrives!
    8.2/1021 votes

    #18 - Ultraseven Arrives!

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 7/30/1971

    No description available

    Director: Noboru Kaji

    Writer: Shin'ichi Ichikawa

  • The Giant Invisible Monster that Came from Space
    7.4/1018 votes

    #19 - The Giant Invisible Monster that Came from Space

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/6/1971

    No description available

    Director: Noboru Kaji

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • The Monster is a Giant Shooting Star in Space
    7.6/1019 votes

    #20 - The Monster is a Giant Shooting Star in Space

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/13/1971

    No description available

    Director: Masanori Kakei

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

  • Monster Channel
    7.7/1018 votes

    #21 - Monster Channel

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/20/1971

    No description available

    Director: Masanori Kakei

    Writer: Shin'ichi Ichikawa

  • I'll Kill this Monster!
    8.1/1019 votes

    #22 - I'll Kill this Monster!

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/27/1971

    No description available

    Director: Eizō Yamagiwa

    Writer: Shin'ichi Ichikawa

  • Dark Monster Spit Out the Stars!
    7.9/1018 votes

    #23 - Dark Monster Spit Out the Stars!

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/3/1971

    No description available

    Director: Eizō Yamagiwa

    Writer: Toshirō Ishidō

  • Horror! Mansion Monster's Birth
    7.8/1018 votes

    #24 - Horror! Mansion Monster's Birth

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/10/1971

    No description available

    Director: Yoshiharu Tomita

    Writer: Shozo Uehara

  • Leaving My Home Planet Earth
    7.3/1017 votes

    #25 - Leaving My Home Planet Earth

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/17/1971

    No description available

    Director: Yoshiharu Tomita

    Writer: Shin'ichi Ichikawa