Read more: 50 Best Anime Shows ... of the story, Ultraman is the result of two different characters becoming one through alien technology -- a human scientist named Shin Hayata, and Ultraman ...

in December. "Shin Ultraman" is directed by Shinji Higuchi based on a screenplay by Hideaki Anno, creator of the "Evangelion" anime series, who is also in charge of planning the project.

The Ultraman anime’s protagonist is Shinjiro Hayata, who knew he had powers since he was a child but did not know that his father was Ultraman. In fact, Shin Hayata did not know he was Ultraman ...