Editing Ultraman (1966 TV series) (section)

===North America===
BCI Eclipse Home Entertainment LLC officially released ''Ultraman'' on two separate DVD volumes in 2006 and 2007, licensed from then-rights holder Southern California-based Golden Media Group Inc. (via Tokyo-based UM Corporation). BCI's first DVD release featured the first 20 episodes, while the second release featured the final 19 episodes, all presented uncut, unedited and re-mastered in color with stereo sound. These releases also featured the original Japanese audio and the English dub. When Navarre folded BCI Eclipse in December 2008, the series was shuffled over to Navarre's other home video label, Mill Creek Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News-BCI-Shut-Down/11064 |title=Site News DVD news: Navarre shutters BCI Eclipse division |publisher=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]] |access-date=March 15, 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531025036/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News-BCI-Shut-Down/11064 |archive-date=May 31, 2010}}</ref> In June 2009, Mill Creek re-released the complete series set on September 29, 2009, in a four-disc set with the same special features from the previous release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Ultraman-Re-Release/12142|title=Ultraman – Rights to The Complete Series Picked Up|access-date=June 26, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621061559/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Ultraman-Re-Release/12142|archive-date=June 21, 2009}}</ref>

On July 10, 2019, Mill Creek Entertainment announced that it had acquired most of the franchise library from Tsuburaya Productions through Indigo Entertainment, including 1,100 episodes and 20 films. Mill Creek released the series on Blu-ray and digital on October 15, 2019, in standard and [[Optical disc packaging|steelbook]] editions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2019/07/10/exclusive-mill-creek-entertainment-acquires-the-ultraman-library-for-physical-and-digital-home-entertainment-distribution-across-north-america/|title=Exclusive – Mill Creek Entertainment Acquires the Ultraman Library For Physical and Digital Home Entertainment Distribution Across North America|work=SciFi Japan|date=July 10, 2019|access-date=July 11, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712061246/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2019/07/10/exclusive-mill-creek-entertainment-acquires-the-ultraman-library-for-physical-and-digital-home-entertainment-distribution-across-north-america/}}</ref> Mill Creek released ''The Birth of Ultraman Collection'' on Blu-ray on July 10, 2020. It included the pre-premiere special and seven episodes from the 1966 series, which included the English dub. The Blu-ray featured artwork by [[Alex Ross]] (originally created for Marvel's ''Ultraman'' comic) and was sold exclusively on DeepDiscount.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/06/17/mill-creek-entertainment-to-drop-the-birth-of-ultraman-collection-exclusive-blu-ray-release-july-102020/|title=Mill Creek Entertainment to Drop The Birth of Ultraman Collection Exclusive Blu-ray Release July 10, 2020|work=SciFi Japan|date=June 17, 2020|access-date=June 17, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617210347/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/06/17/mill-creek-entertainment-to-drop-the-birth-of-ultraman-collection-exclusive-blu-ray-release-july-102020/}}</ref>

In July 2020, [[Shout! Factory]] announced that they had struck a multi-year deal with Alliance Entertainment and Mill Creek, with the blessings of Tsuburaya and Indigo, that granted them the exclusive [[Video on demand|SVOD and AVOD]] digital rights to the ''Ultra'' series and films (1,100 episodes and 20 film) acquired by Mill Creek the previous year. ''Ultraman'', amongst other titles, streamed on Shout! Factory TV and Tokushoutsu in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/asia/ultraman-shout-factory-digital-distribution-deal-mill-creek-1234702280/|title=Shout! Factory Strikes 'Ultraman' Digital Distribution Deal With Mill Creek|last=Frater|first=Patrick|work=Variety|date=July 10, 2020|access-date=December 13, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214043858/https://variety.com/2020/digital/asia/ultraman-shout-factory-digital-distribution-deal-mill-creek-1234702280/}}</ref>