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The eighteenth installment in the [[Long Runners|long-running]] [[Ultra Series]], airing from July 7, 2005 - March 25, 2006 with a total of 39 episodes plus [[Clip Show|one special comprised mainly of stock footage]]. Preceded by [[Ultraman Nexus]] and succeeded by [[Ultraman Mebius]].
[[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|In the not-too distant future]], monsters appear around the world and attack mankind. To combat the threat, the United Defense Federation creates the special anti-monster task force DASH ([[Fun
After the [[Darker and Edgier|darker and less kid-friendly spin]] on Ultraman in ''Ultraman Nexus'', Tsuburaya Productions returned to the franchise's roots, with [[Monster of the Week|a new monster every week]] and an overall light-hearted tone. ''Ultraman Max'' is notable for [[Mythology Gag|several callbacks]] to previous Ultra Series, from reintroducing several famous Ultra Monsters and casting players from the original [[Ultraman]] to paying homage to the plots of past episodes and even referencing the first Ultra Series, ''Ultra Q''. In contrast to the low ratings of ''Nexus'', ''Max'' was a huge success and set the tone for future Ultra Series like ''Mebius''.
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