Ultraman in the Guinness Book of World Records, 12 Years Running

The Ultraman franchise, running for nearly fifty years by 2013, first won a Guinness World Record in 2001 for the most television spin-offs produced from a single franchise, and had held the title for 12 consecutive years by the time of the 2014 edition of the book. That edition credited the franchise with 27 qualifying spin-off series, a count that excludes remakes such as the Heisei Ultraseven, one-off movie specials, clip and summary shows such as Ultraman Retsuden, and home-video-only releases such as the Ultraman Zero material; several entries not originally conceived as sequels were later retconned into a single shared multiverse to qualify.

Takuya Negishi, who plays Ultraman Ginga, attended the award ceremony in front of an audience of fans and posed for photos with other suit performers. He called the moment “a joy,” adding that he had not expected to feel any happier after starring in a show marking Tsuburaya’s 50th anniversary, and thanked the audience for their support going forward. A short video of the ceremony was posted to Tsuburaya’s YouTube channel.