Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series

Mugen e no pasupôto - S1-E18

Revealing mistake: When Ultraman finally confronts the fake Ultraman (Zarab), one of the shots shows the two Ultramans rotating around, followed by a right-hand punch right to the fake's left neck. At the end of the shot, the suit actor can be seen wagging his right arm in mid-air, possibly hitting the neck too hard. What's even noticeable is that parts of the silver paint on the right glove fall off. (00:23:34)

Shinryakusha o ute - S1-E3

Revealing mistake: During his first confrontation with the alien, Hayata's pistol shoots powerful rays that don't cause a single speck of damage to the walls when the monster dodges them. They are just superimposed. (00:09:40)

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Shinryakusha o ute - S1-E3

Revealing mistake: When the monster is revealed behind a column as the troops enter the building and it splits in two mirror images, they did not stop the clock in the background, which reveals whenever they stopped filming to change things in frame.

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Urutora sakusen dai ichi gô - S1-E2

Revealing mistake: When Bemular and Ultraman wrestle by the river, evidently the stunt double's arm couldn't fit inside the Bemular's T-rex arms, because they are entirely lifeless and instead of 'wrestling', the scene is basically Ultraman rolling around hugging a big rubber log. (00:21:10)

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Urutora sakusen dai ichi gô - S1-E2

Revealing mistake: The VTOL hits Bemular with two missiles the second time that Hayata makes him come out of the water. The second missile causes an explosion with the special effect applied in the wrong spot, a spot in the back of the monster that is practically the opposite of the direction in the line of shot. (00:17:50)

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Narrator: Using his beta capsule, Hayata becomes Ultraman.

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Saraba Urutoraman - S1-E40

Trivia: The unused script of the final fight between Ultraman and Zetton was entirely different, as it shows Zetton ripping apart Ultraman's colour timer. In the end, Zoffy will save Ultraman and defeat Zetton. However, the writing team decided not to use it because it was deemed too violent, and it portrayed Ultraman, the main hero, being cut. This alternate ending can also be seen in the game Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3 during the Ultraman vs Zetton mission.

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