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Captain Ultra (Kyaputen Urutora) is the titular intergalactic hero of a pulp-style tokusatsu science fiction space adventure series. Produced by Toei Company Ltd., the series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) from April 16 to September 24, 1967, with a total of 24 episodes. The show is titled Space Tokusatsu Series: Captain Ultra (Uchû Tokusatsu Shirîzu: Kyaputen Urutora). This series is based loosely on Captain Future, the pulp science fiction saga created by the influential Edmond Hamilton. This was not the only time his work was adapted in Japan: Captain Future was adapted into an anime series in 1978, and that same year, Tsuburaya Productions adapted his Starwolf novels into a tokusatsu sci-fi action series of the same title. Originally, this series was aired by TBS right after the end of the original Ultraman show as the "official" follow up to said series, even though it really wasn't. Ultra Seven aired on TBS more than a week after this series ended. While not as well known in Japan, some Japanese fans also compare the looks of Captain Ultra to that of Captain Scarlet, the title hero of Sylvia and Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation series, Captain Scarlet & The Mysterons.