Huh, come to think of it that is not a bad way to start given its back-to-basics approach. After Max I would recommend Mebius.

What about Tiga??? He had a ton of original monsters and changed some aspects like Form Changing.

The reason why I recommend Max is because it's very much Ultraman-flavored Ultraman. It's very straightforward and conventional, but it has a great cast of really likable characters and some episodes that stand out with really unique and memorable moments. It's also fairly short, so there's no huge time investment.

Sorry to dig up an old post but I wasn't sure where else to put it. But Tsuburaya filed a trademark for a new Ultraman show. http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2017/03/...eed-trademark/

EDIT: and I see I'm a few hours late so never mind lol.

So I'm planning on watching Xead, and it looks like Zero and Belial feature prominently in it. I'd kinda like to have a little more context on them. Can I watch the movies with Zero without any prior knowledge?

Of the three Ultraman Zero movies, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend, Ultraman Zero the Movie: Super Deciding Fight, and Ultraman Saga, the first one is probably the hardest to watch as a new fan. Most of the characters in the movie are returning ones and the central location is the Ultraman home world, meaning a bit of knowledge about the lore will make the movie a bit less confusing. You *can* watch and understand the movie without any prior knowledge but lore knowledge definitely helps more then the other movies.

The other two though, Zero the movie and Saga, you shouldn't have any problems watching them without any prior knowledge of Ultraman, outside of a few common knowledge things like their three minute time limit. In fact, you don't even need to watch them in order. They're entirely stand alone.

If you're a new fan, I'd actually recommend you skip Mega Monster Battle and go straight to Zero the Movie. Zero is barely in the first one and, outside of learning some backstory and why Zero and Belial are rivals in the first place, there really isn't any thing too crucial you learn about Zero in that movie. At least, nothing that'll mean much if you're not a fan yet. Zero the Movie and Saga are just much easier to watch.

Thanks for the response! I'll probably try to watch Zero at some point before Xead starts, then.

Glad I could help.

That was one of the first Ultra things I watched and I was able to follow along pretty clearly with a little bit of wiki-ing.

True but Zero the Movie doesn't even require that much. I'm not saying Ultra Galaxy Legend is a hard movie to watch, I'm saying that Zero the Movie and Saga are easier to watch.