History Series / UltramanGinga

** Ginga's size is somewhat inconsistent at times, with trees standing to his waist (noticeable in episodes where the Ultra-vs-kaiju fight taking place in broad daylight). Tsuburaya would later reveal Ginga's size as "zero to infinity" to explain the differences.

** From a design perspective, Ginga wouldn't look too different when put in a row with the original Ultra Brothers (and to some extent, 80 and Mebius), being red-and-silver giants with a circular color timer (his alternate form, Ginga Strium, is just Ginga with Ultraman Taro's armor slapped over his chest shoulders), due to Tsuburaya trying to play things safe at the time. Later "New Generation" Ultras would attempt a more varied, NonStandardCharacterDesign(s) for their characters, like Series/UltramanX having robot-like antennas for ears, Series/UltramanGeed with curved blue eyes, various Ultramen (e.g. Victory, [[Series/UltramanOrb Orb]], [[Series/UltramanZ Z]] having oddly-shaped timers and the like [[note]]the only exception is the titular character of ''Series/UltramanTaiga'', but then again Taiga is the son of Ultraman Taro from the OG brothers[[/note]].

** Ginga's size is somewhat inconsistent at times, with trees standing to his waist (noticeable in episodes where the Ultra-vs-kaiju fight taking place in broad daylight). Tsuburaya would later reveal Ginga's size to be "zero to infinity" toGinga Strium explain the differences.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Ginga'', as the first installment among the "New Generation Ultra Heroes", has quite some oddities that sticks out. The shoestring budget (owing to Tsuburaya's financial problems back then) is painfully obvious with it's below-par miniature work, and the first half is mostly a SliceOfLife drama revolving around some college kids (one which is Hikaru) with the attack team absent (''Ultraman Ginga S'' reveals the attack team, UPG, to be operating offscreen). Ginga's size is also inconsistent at times, with trees standing to his waist (noticeable in episodes where the Ultra-vs-kaiju fight taking place in broad daylight). The series' second half, ''Ginga S'', would bring the series closer in line to their predecessors.

%%* TheChosenOne: Hikaru himself.

* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:Lugiel's {{Dragon}}s from the first series return for the final of ''Ginga S''.]]

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Ginga Saber.

* TheChosenOne: Hikaru himself.
* CoolGun: The Gunpad for Ichijouji [[spoiler:which turns into a {{BFG}} for Jean-Nine, enabling it to use its ultimate attack, Jean Stardust.]]

* FinishingMove: Ginga Thunderbolt, Ginga Fireball, Ginga Slash, Ginga Cross Shoot, Ginga Saber, Ginga Sunshine, Ginga Comfort, and Ginga Especially.
** Ichijouji's [[spoiler: Jean Stardust]]
** [[spoiler: Zeppelium Ray for Tiga/Tiga Dark, Emerium Ray, Wide Shot and Eye Slugger for Seven Dark/Ultraseven, Specium Ray and Ultra Slash for Ultra Dark/Ultraman, Storium Ray for Ultraman Tarou]]

* WaveMotionGun / KamehameHadoken: Ginga Cross Shoot.
* GiantRobotHandsSaveLives: [[spoiler:When Ichijouji takes back his HeroKiller aspiration and ''saves Hikaru''.]]

* GottaCatchEmAll: All Ultramen and Ultra Monster sofubis, referred in-series as Spark Dolls.
* HenshinHero

* {{Kaiju}}

* TheMentor: Series/UltramanTaro
** RetiredBadass
** SleepModeSize / SealedGoodInACan in a sofubi mode.
* MonsterOfTheWeek

* PeopleInRubberSuits

* PyroManiac: Yuuka in #3 is one, even before she transforms into King Pandon.

* ToiletHumor: Kemurian does this in the fight with Thunder Darambia.
* {{Toku}}

* TransformationTrinket: Ginga Spark and Darkness Spark.
* TransformationSequence
* VictimOfTheWeek see BrainwashedAndCrazy.

* WhamEpisode: #3 [[spoiler:Taro is kidnapped, and he knows the servant of the BigBad]].

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** For once there's no paramilitary group with massive vehicles backing up our heroes, just a SecretKeeper circle much like ''Franchise/KamenRider'' does.
*** This is corrected in Ginga S with the UPG (Ultra Party Guardians).
** The red bleeping time limit is due to the Ultralive's own limitation, not Earth's polluted atmosphere.

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Shinra-sensei]] turns out to be [[spoiler:Lugiel’s initial body on Earth]].

Incredibly, ''Ginga'' was a big hit, leading to a sequel series called '''''Ultraman Ginga S'''''. As the success of ''Ginga'' had greatly helped Tsuburaya Productions in paying off their debts, ''Ginga S'' is closer to the budget and theme of a regular ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' show. It features Hikaru joining an international defense force called the "Ultra Party Guardians", and introduces a {{Foil}} and [[TheLancer Lancer]] in Sho: the prince of a forgotten race of underground-dwelling humans, who is granted the power to "Ultralive" into Ultraman Victory and defend his home from intergalactic plunderers.