History YMMV / UltraSeries

* OnceOriginalNowOverdone: To western viewers, the Ultra Series seems goofy and stereotypical, and insignificant compared to such franchises as ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' movies, as well as the vast amounts of anime and manga, but it cannot be understated how big it was in Japan when its first shows were airing (we're talking ratings of 25-40% of viewers; and it's still quite beloved today) and how much it has influenced anime, superhero, and kaiju series, as well as video games, in Japan.

** While it hasn't reached ''Kamen Rider'' or ''Super Sentai'' level, there is fandom overlap with ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which saw significant growth since the ''New Generation'' series. Similar to above ''Gundam'' example, fans have noticed plot-specific similarities, along with [[ShoutOut deliberate references]] (for example [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ultra/images/0/06/Manatsu%27s_Ultraman_Rise.png/revision/latest?cb=20210920010032&format=original this pose]] made by [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Cure Summer]]). Crossover fanfics (in Japanese) are also surprisingly abundant in websites such as Hameln and {{Website/Pixiv}}.

** While it hasn't reached ''Kamen Rider'' or ''Super Sentai'' level, there is fandom overlap with ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which saw significant growth since the ''New Generation'' series. Similar to above ''Gundam'' example, fans have noticed plot-specific similarities, along with [[ShoutOut deliberate references]] (or example [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ultra/images/0/06/Manatsu%27s_Ultraman_Rise.png/revision/latest?cb=20210920010032&format=original this pose]] made by [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Cure Summer]]). Crossover fanfics (in Japanese) are also surprisingly abundant in websites such as Hameln and {{Website/Pixiv}}.

** While it hasn't reached ''Kamen Rider'' or ''Super Sentai'' level, there is fandom overlap with ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which saw significant growth since the ''New Generation'' series. Similar to above ''Gundam'' example, fans have noticed plot-specific similarities, along with [[ShoutOut deliberate references]] such as for example [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ultra/images/0/06/Manatsu%27s_Ultraman_Rise.png/revision/latest?cb=20210920010032&format=original this pose]] made by [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Cure Summer]]. Crossover fanfics (in Japanese) are also surprisingly abundant in websites such as Hameln and {{Website/Pixiv}}.

** While it hasn't reached ''Kamen Rider'' or ''Super Sentai'' level, there is fandom overlap with ''Anime/PrettyCure'', which saw significant growth since the ''New Generation'' series. It's also helped by the usage of affectionate ShoutOut to ''Ultra Series'' in some of the recent ''Precure'' series, for example [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ultra/images/0/06/Manatsu%27s_Ultraman_Rise.png/revision/latest?cb=20210920010032&format=original this pose]] made by [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Cure Summer]] and how Delicious Field from ''Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure'' homaged Meta Field from ''Series/UltramanNexus''.

** While it hasn't reached ''Kamen Rider'' or ''Super Sentai'' level, there is a growing fandom overlap with ''Anime/PrettyCure'' since the ''New Generation'' series. It's also helped by the usage of affectionate ShoutOut to ''Ultra Series'' in some of the recent ''Precure'' series, for example [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ultra/images/0/06/Manatsu%27s_Ultraman_Rise.png/revision/latest?cb=20210920010032&format=original this pose]] made by [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Cure Summer]] and how Delicious Field from ''Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure'' homaged Meta Field from ''Series/UltramanNexus''.

** While it hasn't reached ''Kamen Rider'' or ''Super Sentai'' level, there is a growing fandom overlap with ''Anime/PrettyCure'' since the ''New Generation'' series. It's also helped by the usage of affectionate ShoutOut to ''Ultra Series'' in some of the recent ''Precure'' series.