<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
collective	O
name	O
for	O
all	O
media	O
produced	O
by	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
featuring	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
his	O
many	O
brethren	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
myriad	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Debuting	O
with	O
Ultra	O
Q	O
and	O
then	O
Ultraman	B-Application
in	O
1966	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
special	O
effects	O
director	O
Eiji	O
Tsuburaya	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
tokusatsu	O
superhero	O
genre	O
productions	O
from	O
Japan	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Toei-produced	O
series	O
Kamen	O
Rider	O
,	O
Super	O
Sentai	O
and	O
the	O
Metal	O
Heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
well-known	O
examples	O
of	O
the	O
kaiju	O
genre	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Toho	B-Application
's	O
Godzilla	O
series	O
and	O
Daiei	O
Film	O
's	O
Gamera	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Ultraman	B-Application
brand	O
generated	O
in	O
merchandising	O
revenue	O
from	O
1966	O
to	O
1987	O
,	O
equivalent	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
was	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
third	O
top-selling	O
licensed	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
largely	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
popularity	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
References	O
to	O
Ultraman	B-Application
are	O
abundant	O
in	O
Japanese	O
pop	O
culture	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
references	O
to	O
Superman	O
in	O
U.S.	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
and	O
his	O
many	O
kin	O
are	O
usually	O
red-and-silver	O
(	O
although	O
several	O
color	O
variations	O
have	O
been	O
seen	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
)	O
and	O
have	O
glowing	O
yellow	O
almond-shaped	O
dome	O
eyes	O
(	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
exceptions	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
shape	O
and	O
color	O
)	O
and	O
various	O
abilities	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
firing	O
energy	O
beams	O
from	O
their	O
crossed	O
hands	O
and	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
share	O
a	O
strong	O
cultural	O
sense	O
of	O
justice	O
and	O
duty	O
,	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
Ultramen	B-Application
joining	O
the	O
to	O
maintain	O
peace	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
from	O
alien	O
invaders	O
and	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
Ultraman	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
many	O
other	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequels	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
are	O
:	O
Ultraseven	O
(	O
1967	O
,	O
TBS	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
Return	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
(	O
1971	O
,	O
TBS	O
)	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Ace	O
(	O
1972	O
,	O
TBS	O
)	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Taro	O
(	O
1973	O
,	O
TBS	O
)	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Leo	O
(	O
1974	O
,	O
TBS	O
)	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
80	O
(	O
1980	O
,	O
TBS	O
)	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Tiga	O
(	O
1996	O
,	O
MBS	O
)	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Dyna	O
(	O
1997	O
,	O
MBS	O
)	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Gaia	O
(	O
1998	O
,	O
MBS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Cosmos	O
(	O
2001	O
,	O
MBS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
tried	O
a	O
reinvention	O
of	O
the	O
hero	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
Ultra	O
N	O
Project	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
involved	O
three	O
heroes	O
:	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Noa	O
(	O
the	O
"	O
mascot	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Ultra	O
N	O
Project	O
,	O
who	O
appears	O
in	O
stage	O
shows	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
episode	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Nexus	O
)	O
in	O
late	O
2003	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Nexus	O
(	O
2004	O
,	O
CBC	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
ULTRAMAN	B-Application
(	O
2004	O
,	O
Shochiku	O
Productions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
old-school	O
series	O
 '	O
style	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Max	O
(	O
2005	O
,	O
CBC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
Max	O
series	O
,	O
another	O
new	O
hero	O
known	O
as	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Xenon	O
was	O
also	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
2006	O
saw	O
the	O
40th	O
anniversary	O
series	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Mebius	O
,	O
which	O
signaled	O
a	O
long-awaited	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
hero	O
was	O
also	O
introduced	O
:	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Hikari	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Hunter	O
Knight	O
Tsurugi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
has	O
also	O
had	O
Ultras	O
introduced	O
in	O
movie	O
theaters	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Zearth	O
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Zearth	O
2	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
1997	O
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
ULTRAMAN	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foreign	O
productions	O
include	O
the	O
1987	O
Hanna-Barbera	O
co-production	O
Ultraman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Adventure	O
Begins	O
(	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
USA	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
animated	O
movie	O
;	O
Ultraman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Towards	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
(	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Great	O
)	O
,	O
produced	O
in	O
Australia	O
in	O
1990	O
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Hero	O
(	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Powered	I-Application
)	O
,	O
produced	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultraman	B-Application
series	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
dubbed	O
into	O
various	O
languages	O
,	O
including	O
English	O
(	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
Ultraseven	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Tiga	O
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Max	O
)	O
,	O
Spanish	O
(	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
Ultraseven	O
,	O
Return	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Great	O
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Tiga	O
)	O
,	O
Portuguese	O
(	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
Ultraseven	O
,	O
Return	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Tiga	O
)	O
,	O
French	O
(	O
only	O
Ultraman	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
of	O
note	O
is	O
the	O
American	O
English	O
dub	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Tiga	O
by	O
4Kids	O
Entertainment	O
that	O
aired	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
and	O
Toei	O
Company	O
co-produced	O
Ultraman	B-Application
vs.	O
Kamen	O
Rider	O
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Ultraman	B-Application
and	O
Toei	O
's	O
Kamen	O
Rider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
accepts	O
36	O
Ultramen	B-Application
as	O
official	O
(	O
counting	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Legend	O
,	O
the	O
combined	O
form	O
of	O
Ultramen	B-Application
Cosmos	O
and	O
Justice	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
entity	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
figure	O
does	O
not	O
account	O
for	O
Thai-produced	O
Ultramen	B-Application
(	O
the	O
figure	O
is	O
38	O
if	O
Next	O
,	O
Noa	O
,	O
and	O
Nexus	O
are	O
counted	O
as	O
separate	O
entities	O
—	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
revealed	O
in	O
Nexus	O
that	O
all	O
three	O
are	O
a	O
single	O
being	O
with	O
various	O
modes	O
used	O
by	O
different	O
hosts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultraman	B-Application
brand	O
generated	O
$7.4	O
billion	O
in	O
merchandising	O
revenue	O
from	O
1966	O
to	O
1987	O
,	O
equivalent	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
was	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
third	O
top-selling	O
licensed	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
largely	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
popularity	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultraman	B-Application
manga	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2.8million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
content	O
,	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
have	O
been	O
distributed	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
countries	O
worldwide	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
has	O
officially	O
made	O
their	O
Ultraman	B-Application
and	O
non-Ultraman	O
content	O
widely	O
available	O
on	O
their	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
,	O
even	O
simulcasting	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
series	O
with	O
English	O
subtitles	O
,	O
the	O
channel	O
has	O
reached	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
China	O
,	O
an	O
Ultraman	B-Application
television	O
series	O
received	O
views	O
on	O
over-the-top	O
media	O
services	O
between	O
July	O
2017	O
and	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manga	O
author	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Slump	O
,	O
cited	O
Ultraman	B-Application
as	O
a	O
formative	O
influence	O
on	O
his	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peyton	O
Reed	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Ant-Man	O
films	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
Ant-Man	O
'	O
s	O
costume	O
design	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Ultraman	B-Application
along	O
with	O
Inframan	O
,	O
another	O
tokusatsu	O
superhero	O
from	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
designer	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
(	O
known	O
for	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Wonderful	I-Application
101	I-Application
)	O
said	O
he	O
loved	O
Godzilla	O
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
as	O
a	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
that	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
to	O
publish	O
Ultraman	B-Application
comic	O
books	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
has	O
sold	O
Ultraman	B-Application
soft	O
figures	O
(	O
heroes	O
and	O
monsters	O
)	O
since	O
1983	O
,	O
while	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Arts	O
(	O
including	O
Bandai	O
Visual	O
)	O
has	O
sold	O
Ultraman	B-Application
home	O
video	O
units	O
between	O
January	O
1988	O
and	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
's	O
licensing	O
rights	O
outside	O
Japan	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
prolonged	O
legal	O
dispute	O
between	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
and	O
Chaiyo	O
Productions	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
Tsuburaya	O
Chaiyo	O
Co	O
.	O
Ltd	O
)	O
based	O
in	O
Thailand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sompote	O
Saengduenchai	O
,	O
founder/president	O
of	O
Chaiyo	O
Productions	O
,	O
claimed	O
and	O
maintained	O
that	O
in	O
1976	O
that	O
Noboru	O
Tsuburaya	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
Eiji	O
Tsuburaya	O
,	O
had	O
given	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
company	O
a	O
contract	O
which	O
had	O
given	O
him	O
rights	O
to	O
everything	O
Ultraman	B-Application
outside	O
Japanese	O
territories	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
a	O
monetary	O
loan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
insisted	O
and	O
maintained	O
that	O
the	O
contract	O
was	O
a	O
forgery	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
factual	O
errors	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
faulty	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
document	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ultra	O
Q	O
being	O
called	O
Ultraman	B-Application
1	O
:	O
Ultra	O
Q	O
,	O
Ultraseven	O
being	O
called	O
Ultraman	B-Application
3	O
:	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Seven	O
,	O
and	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
being	O
called	O
Tsuburaya	O
Prod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
legal	O
battle	O
,	O
Sompote	O
presented	O
photos	O
of	O
himself	O
sharing	O
his	O
photos	O
of	O
Thai	O
Buddhist	O
edifices	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Eiji	O
had	O
based	O
Ultraman	B-Application
's	O
face	O
on	O
those	O
edifices	O
,	O
a	O
claim	O
which	O
he	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
hold	O
since	O
the	O
dispute	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exact	O
ruling	O
fell	O
into	O
some	O
dispute	O
:	O
Some	O
said	O
it	O
only	O
gave	O
him	O
merchandising	O
rights	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
Ultra	O
Series	O
(	O
Ultra	O
Q	O
through	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Taro	O
)	O
and	O
Jumborg	O
Ace	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
broadcasting	O
rights	O
of	O
those	O
shows	O
within	O
Thailand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuburaya	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
market	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
disputed	O
six	O
Ultra	O
Series	O
outside	O
Japan	O
until	O
it	O
had	O
completely	O
settled	O
the	O
rights	O
issues	O
with	O
Chaiyo	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
company	O
continued	O
to	O
merchandise	O
and	O
distribute	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Ultraman	B-Application
programs	O
created	O
after	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Taro	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
theatrical	O
feature	O
Ultraman	B-Application
the	O
Next	O
,	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
copyright	O
struggle	O
,	O
importing	O
literature	O
on	O
Ultraman	B-Application
into	O
Singapore	O
and	O
Malaysia	O
was	O
prohibited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
slight	O
backlash	O
against	O
Thai	O
Ultraman	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
assumed	O
to	O
be	O
outright	O
Chaiyo	O
supporters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
the	O
American	O
company	O
BCI	O
Home	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
BCI/Eclipse	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Navarre	O
Corporation	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
DVD	O
license	O
to	O
Ultraman	B-Application
from	O
distributor	O
Golden	O
Media	O
Group	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
Hollywood-based	O
distributor	O
,	O
who	O
secured	O
the	O
rights	O
from	O
Tokyo-based	O
UM	O
Corp	O
.	O
Inc.	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
global	O
agent	O
for	O
Chaiyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
legal	O
battle	O
,	O
Chaiyo	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
three	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
Ultras	O
:	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Millennium	O
,	O
Dark	O
Ultraman	B-Application
(	O
an	O
evil	O
Ultra	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Elite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaiyo	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
TV	O
series	O
that	O
he	O
called	O
Project	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
unaired	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
project	O
in	O
China	O
featuring	O
their	O
own	O
Ultraman	B-Application
and	O
attaching	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
star	O
Ekin	O
Cheng	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
filed	O
a	O
new	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Chaiyo	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
and	O
plagiarism	O
(	O
concerning	O
their	O
three	O
original	O
Ultraman	B-Application
characters	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
court	O
case	O
was	O
taken	O
to	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
courts	O
in	O
Beijing	O
opened	O
"	O
The	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Copyright	O
Study	O
Group	O
"	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Thailand	O
Intellectual	O
Property	O
Court	O
ruled	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
,	O
ordering	O
Chaiyo	O
to	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
making	O
commercial	O
profits	O
from	O
Chaiyo-produced	O
Ultraman	B-Application
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Millennium	O
,	O
Dark	O
,	O
and	O
Elite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
Ultraman	B-Application
went	O
on	O
hiatus	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
ruling	O
,	O
which	O
implied	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
Chaiyo	O
owned	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Ultraman	B-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
own	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
Ultraman	B-Application
and	O
his	O
brothers	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaiyo	O
gained	O
permission	O
to	O
merchandise	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
market	O
its	O
own	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
or	O
even	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
without	O
Tsuburaya	O
's	O
consent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ruling	O
ended	O
the	O
long	O
legal	O
battle	O
by	O
finding	O
Sompote	O
Saengduenchai	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
co-creator	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
ended	O
Sompote	O
's	O
bid	O
to	O
continue	O
his	O
enterprise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
court	O
gave	O
Sompote	O
30	O
days	O
to	O
stop	O
profiteering	O
from	O
Ultraman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
District	O
Court	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
ordering	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
Co	O
.	O
of	O
Japan	O
to	O
pay	O
damages	O
of	O
16.36	O
million	O
yen	O
(	O
Bt5.9	O
million	O
)	O
to	O
Sompote	O
Saengduenchai	O
of	O
Thailand	O
for	O
violating	O
his	O
overseas	O
copyrights	O
on	O
the	O
Ultraman	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
Dragon	O
Force	O
:	O
So	O
Long	O
,	O
Ultraman	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
dispute	O
on	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
has	O
escalated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Tsuburaya	O
that	O
the	O
court	O
has	O
rejected	O
UMC	O
and	O
Bluearc	O
's	O
appeal	O
for	O
a	O
retrial	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
court	O
's	O
first	O
verdict	O
of	O
regarding	O
the	O
rights	O
and	O
ownership	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
to	O
Tsuburaya	O
is	O
still	O
legitimate	O
and	O
final	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
any	O
future	O
appeals	O
by	O
UMC	O
and	O
Bluearc	O
will	O
likely	O
be	O
rejected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
victory	O
has	O
reached	O
Thailand	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
the	O
Thai	O
Supreme	O
Court	O
ordered	O
a	O
ruling	O
in	O
favor	O
Tsuburaya	O
Productions	O
as	O
the	O
legitimate	O
copyright	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
shows	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
License	O
Granting	O
Agreement	O
alongside	O
ownership	O
over	O
Hanuman	O
vs.	O
7	O
Ultraman	B-Application
(	O
and	O
its	O
remake	O
,	O
Hanuman	O
vs.	O
11	O
Ultraman	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Jumborg	O
Ace	O
&	O
Giant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Malaysian	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Home	O
Affairs	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
banned	O
the	O
publication	O
of	O
an	O
Ultraman	B-Application
comic	O
book	O
Ultraman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Ultra	O
Power	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
contents	O
that	O
were	O
detrimental	O
to	O
public	O
order	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Social	O
media	O
users	O
later	O
noticed	O
that	O
a	O
page	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
described	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
King	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
Mega	O
Monster	O
Battle	O
:	O
Ultra	O
Galaxy	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
god	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
the	O
Malaysian	O
language	O
is	O
the	O
Arabic	O
word	O
Allah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Taro	O
:	O
Burn	O
On	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Max	O
:	O
Super	O
Battle	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Club	O
3	O
:	O
Mata	O
Mata	O
Shiyutsugeki	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Club	O
:	O
Kaijuu	O
Dai	O
Kessen	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Club	O
:	O
Tatakae	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Kyoudai	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Club	O
:	O
Supokon	O
Fight	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Ultraman	B-Application
Fusion	O
Fight	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
1993	O
and	O
1994	O
,	O
Harvey	O
Comics	O
published	O
two	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1966	O
Ultraman	B-Application
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
published	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
based	O
on	O
Ultraman	B-Application
Tiga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2020	O
,	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
started	O
publishing	O
an	O
initial	O
new	O
Ultraman	B-Application
comic	O
book	O
limited	O
series	O
titled	O
The	O
Rise	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
Kyle	O
Higgins	O
&	O
Matt	O
Groom	O
with	O
art	O
by	O
Francesco	O
Manna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
series	O
titled	O
The	O
Trials	O
of	O
Ultraman	B-Application
premiered	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
Higgins	O
,	O
Groom	O
and	O
Manna	O
returning	O
and	O
concluded	O
in	O
August	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Anime	O
Expo	O
2022	O
,	O
Groom	O
announced	O
a	O
crossover	O
event	O
between	O
the	O
current	O
Ultraman	B-Application
comics	O
with	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
for	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
