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          Showa

          Shônen Jet

          Shônen Jet [Jet Boy] (1959)

          Ninja Butai Gekko

          Ninja Butai Gekko [Ninja Squad Moonlight] (1965) - 117 episodes

          Urutora Kyû

          Urutora Kyû [Ultra Q] (1965)) - 28 episodes
          (released on blu-ray by Mill Creek Entertainment on October 15, 2019)

          Kôsôku Esper

          Kôsôku Esper [Light-Speed Esper] (1967) - 26 episodes

          Wild 7

          Wild 7 (1972)

          Kinkyu Shirei 10-4 10-10

          Kinkyu Shirei 10-4 10-10 [Emergency Order 10-4 10-10] (1973)

          Dengeki Sutorada-5

          Dengeki Sutorada-5 [Electric Strada-5] (1974) - 13 episodes

          SF Dorama: Saru no Gundan

          SF Dorama: Saru no Gundan [Science Fiction Drama: Army of the Apes] (1974) - 26 episodes

          Kyôryû Tankentai Born Free

          Kyôryû Tankentai Born Free [Dinosaur Exploration Team Born Free] (1976) - 26 episodes
                      mixed stop action photography (monsters and machines) with animation (people)

          Kyôryû Sentai Koseidon

          Kyôryû Sentai Koseidon [Dinosaur Task Force Koseidon] (1978) - 52 episodes

          Sutâurufu

          Sutâurufu [Star Wolf] (1978) - 24 episodes


          Heisei


          Urutora Kyu: daku fantaj [Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy] (2004) - 26 episodes, a remake of the original Ultra Q

          Urutora Gyarakushii Daikaiju Batoru [Ultra Galaxy: Giant Monster Battle] (2007) - 13 episodes
                      500,000 years since the last monser attack on Earth, Ultraman and his kin from the Land of Light have passed into legend, Earth is at peace and mankind has spread to the stars. When the colonized planet of Boris breaks communication with Earth the Pendragon is sent to find out why. The crew is horrifed to discover the planet is infested with monsters and every city destroyed. A man suffering from amenisa who can control some monsters uses his to defend the crew. Supposed to be set in Ultraman's universe but in the far distant future, he apparently has a cameo at the end

          Urutora Gyarakushi Daikaiju Batoru Neba Endingu Odessei [Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey] (2008) - 13 episodes, the battle moves to the planet Hammer

          Neo Urutora Kyu [Neo Ultra Q] (2013) - 13 episodes, described as a contiinuation of the original Ultra Q (1966)


          I do not claim this to be a complete list (far from it), just a sample of some of the better known non-super hero tokusastsu television series.

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