当奥特曼系列于1966年首次于日本上映时，尽管表演劣质，故事情节老套，就是一个人穿着弹力服和看起来很假的怪兽打架，但依然大获成功。

When it first aired in Japan in 1966, the Ultraman TV series was a hit – despite its *cheesy performances and cliched storylines, which involved men in *spandex suits fighting hokey-looking monsters.

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7月7日是这个系列诞生五十周年的纪念日。但不仅仅是奥特曼粉丝们重燃怀旧情结，也让其他的怪兽回归人们的视野。

July 7 marks the 50th anniversary of the series' creation. But it's not just Ultraman rekindling fans' *nostalgia. Other kaijus are making a comeback too.

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