Kyodai Hero

Kyodai Hero (巨大ヒーロー, Kyodai Hīrō; lit. 'Giant Hero') is a television subgenre in tokusatsu that involves Japanese superheroes or robots either with the ability to grow to immense heights to fight giant monsters or who are originally giant as a part of their lives. These heroes are always depicted as protectors of humanity. The genre started in the 1960s.

One of the earliest and most famous Kyodai heroes is Ultraman who made his debut in 1966. Since then, Ultraman has helped spawn the Kyodai Hero genre with countless shows, franchises and films such as Go! Godman and Iron King.

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