is a spin-off of the Ultra Series

Ultra Series

The is the collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad Ultra Monsters. The Ultra Series is one of the prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan, along with Toei produced series Kamen Rider, Super...

. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions

Tsuburaya Productions

is a Japanese special effects studio founded in 1963 by special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya and was run by his family, until October 2007, when the family sold the company to advertising agency TYO Inc. The studio is best known for producing the original Ultraman TV series, as well as the Ultra...

, Ultraman Nice was released in a series of commercials on October 20, 1999, with a total of 40 "episodes".

Plot

Ultraman Nice arrives from the planet TOY-1 in a series of "infomercials" (1-minute toy commercials) presented during the 1999 Japan reruns of Ultraman Tiga

Ultraman Tiga

is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 11th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Tiga was aired at 6:00pm and aired between September 7, 1996 to August 30, 1997, with a total of 52 episodes with 4 movies After a franchise hiatus of over 15 years, set in a...

. The 1-minute spots, advertising the wide variety of Bandai

Bandai

is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...

Ultraman toys, actually do have a storyline, along with some "surprise guests."

Ultraman Nice Stats

• Height: 50 meters
• Weight: 44,000 tons
• Flight Speed: mach 20
• Running Speed: mach 3
• Aquatic Speed: mach 1
• Tunnelling Speed: mach 1.2
• Home Planet: TOY-1
• Human Form: Ginga Yumeboshi
• Transformation Item: Nice Dreamer (the human host eats a bite-sized chocolate candy from inside the container).
• Weapons:
  • Very Nice Ray: Emitted from his arms in an "X" shape.
  • Nice Blaster: Nice can emit tiny, but powerful energy arrows from his hands.