is the 6th show in the Ultra Series

Ultra Series

The is the collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad Ultra Monsters. The Ultra Series is one of the prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan, along with Toei produced series Kamen Rider, Super...

. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions

Tsuburaya Productions

is a Japanese special effects studio founded in 1963 by special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya and was run by his family, until October 2007, when the family sold the company to advertising agency TYO Inc. The studio is best known for producing the original Ultraman TV series, as well as the Ultra...

, this series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System

Tokyo Broadcasting System

, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....

 from April 6, 1973 to April 5, 1974, with a total of 53 episodes.

Taro is one of the most typical name of a boy in otogi-banashis, or, Japanese fairy tales. The producer said, 'Ultraman Taro is going to be the fairy tale in the Ultra Series.'

Plot

Kotaro Higashi wanted to be a championship boxer. However, fate had other plans as he fell thousands of feet from the Earth after Astromons, a new creature in the third age of monsters, shook him off. The Five Ultra Brothers brought Kotaro's body to their home world of Nebula M-78 many years into the past. It was there that Mother of Ultra merged Kotaro with Ultraman Taro, who would now form the Six Ultra Brothers. Before merging with Kotaro, Taro spent many years to hone his skills similar to the original five Ultra Brothers by mimicking their attacks through battles from both the past and future. After the merge was complete, Kotaro was taken back to present day Earth being the human host of Taro and as Astromons was ravaging a city Kotaro turned into Taro. Not long after Astromons's defeat Kotaro joined ZAT and fought in a new era of kaiju. Many foes were found that would threaten the Earth, but Taro and ZAT defeated them time and again with occasional help from the other five Ultra Brothers from the weaklings to monsters only Taro could defeat. After Samekujira attacked and Valkie fled Kotaro wanted to show the other Ultras he wanted to keep his humanity by no longer wanting to be Taro's host. Thus, he is one of the few Ultra human hosts to sever his relation with an Ultra Warrior.

Ultraman Taro Stats

• Height: 53 meters
• Weight: 55,000 tons
• Flight Speed: Mach 20
• Running Speed: 1200 kilometers per hour
• Home Planet: The Land of Light, Nebula M78
• Human Form: Kotaro Higashi
• Transformation Item: Ultra Badge

Weapons

• Storium Ray: A unique T-style weapon after some major arm-waving and the charging up of his entire body, Taro rests the fist of his vertical right arm to the open palm of his horizontal left arm.
• Neo-Storium Ray: A rare X-style variation of the Storium Ray.
• Swallow Kick: Taro can not only easily leap to great heights, but he can jump multiple times in mid-air before delivering a powerful fly kick, usually used at the start of a battle.
• Twinkle Way: Taro can create a tunnel to gain access to his homeland, the Land of Light.
• Ultra Willpower: Taro can make his enemies think he's been beheaded, using an illusion ability.
• Taro Bracelet: Converts into a lance. Fires blue rings of light (Set Beam).
• King Bracelet: An upgrade of the Taro Bracelet delivered by the Mother of Ultra. It can convert into a muzzle, a plastic blue bucket filled with water, and a "magic hand." It can also fire a Bracelet Beam, and allows Taro to divide into two and confuse enemies, can create a small energy barrier around his hand that can deflect energy attacks, and has a cutter beam that can slice through monsters easily.
• Ultra Slash: Same as previous Ultra-Slash moves, except it comes in the form of small cutter beams from his hands. Cuts through monsters easy.
• Ultra Six-In-One : Taro can merge with his five brothers to become extremely strong.
• Spining Jump Strike: Taro can limit a super strike from his heroes by raising his body after defending it with his second box sisters. It destroys monsters in super fold. (vague)
• Ultra-Smokescreen: Taro can emit a six-colored smokescreen to blind his foes.
• Ultra Dynamite: Taro can cover his entire body in a blaze of hot flames. He then rushes his foe and grabs a hold of them. This will destroy the monster completely, as they are engulfed in the explosive fire.
• Guts Needle: beam fired from his fists and an Ultra Funryū (a six-coloured smoke screen)
• Cosmo Miracle Beam: a powerful laser he shoots from his raised arm and the side of his body, including his armpit, after combining with his five other brothers. Used only in Ultraman Story
  Ultraman Story
  is a 1984 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Koichi Takano and produced by Tsuburaya Productions. The film features the kaiju superhero Ultraman.-Cast:* Tarō Ishida * Masako Ikeda * Hiroya Ishimaru : Ultraman Taro* Masako Nozawa : Taro...
  
   movie against Grand King.
• Appear Beam: Taro can fire a beam from both of his hands, but instead of destroying things, this beam can make things appear, such as a gigantic Christmas Tree.
• Relive Beam: Taro can fire a beam from his hands that will revive dead beings and bring them back to life. This includes humans and monsters.

ZAT Members

• Captain Yuuta Asahina
• Kotarou Higashi: He serves as the human host of Ultraman Taro.
• Deputy Captain Shuuhei Aragaki: In many episodes, Aragaki leads the troops. Aragaki is absent near the end of the series and a new deputy captain takes his place.
• Jirou Nishida: He leaves for space station V9.
• Tadao Nanbara
• Tetsuya Kitajima
• Assistant Izumi Moriyama

Crossovers

• Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
  Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle
  is a 1979 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film produced by Tsuburaya Productions, consisting of re-edited material from the original television series Ultraman.- Cast :*Akiji Kobayashi*Susumu Kurobe*Sandayū Dokumamushi*Masanari Nihei*Hiroko Sakurai-Monsters:...
  
  : New group shot footage.
• The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army
  The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army
  , known in Thailand as Hanuman and the 6 Ultramen is a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero film produced in 1974 by Tsuburaya Productions of Japan and Chaiyo Productions of Thailand...
  
  : Features Ultraman Taro, Hannuman the Monkey God, and Mother of Ultra with the Ultrabrothers. A Thai-produced film.
• Ultraman Story
  Ultraman Story
  is a 1984 Japanese tokusatsu kaiju film directed by Koichi Takano and produced by Tsuburaya Productions. The film features the kaiju superhero Ultraman.-Cast:* Tarō Ishida * Masako Ikeda * Hiroya Ishimaru : Ultraman Taro* Masako Nozawa : Taro...
  
  : Ultraman Taro figures prominently in this tale, which retcons the story of his origin. In episode one of the Ultraman Taro series he was shown born as an adult, yet Ultraman Taro is here seen as a child, growing up with and being trained by Ultra Father and Mother. Later in the film he joins with the Ultra Brothers to defeat Grand King.
• Mebius and Brothers
  Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers
  , an Ultraman Mebius theatrical film adaptation, was released in Japan on September 16, 2006. It is the 10th original film series in the Ultraman franchise, it also celebrates the 40th anniversary of the franchise. The movie peaked at 3rd in the Japanese box offices...
  
  : Ultraman Taro helps Ultraman Mebius and the Ultra Brothers to defeat U-Killersaurus Neo. In the movie, all the Ultraman brothers combined with Ultraman Mebius to become Ultraman Mebius infinite.

• Ultraman Mebius
  Ultraman Mebius
  is a Japanese television series produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. It is the 17th TV series and 40th anniversary production in the Ultra Series, which first began in 1966. It premiered on the Tokyo Broadcasting System on April 8, 2006...
  
  : In episode 29 and 30, Ultraman Taro helps Ultraman Mebius to defeat Imperiser. He was shown to use his Ultra Dynamite during the conflict.

It should also be noted that due to the aforementioned separation of Taro from his human host, Ultraman Taro never appeared in human form in the Ultraman Mebius series. When Taro arrived on Earth it was in the form of an energy sphere.

• Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy : Ultraman Taro has a one-on-one battle with antagonist Belial in space. During the movie, he also uses his body to keep the final light alive and prevent the Land of Light from being destroyed.

• Imagin Anime 3: You Will Find the Ultra Planet : Ultraman Taro makes a cameo in the episode.