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Godzilla, Kong, Gamera & Co.: The Kaiju Mega-Thread

Laura Cynthia Chambers said:
There must be a reason it isn't "Minus Two". Maybe things are getting better, not worse.
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Following -1 with -2 is going backward. A sequel is usually one digit higher than the previous, and -1 + 1 = 0.

Samurai8472 said:
Godzilla +1

The first rom-com in the franchise
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If it were Godzilla x Zero, it would be a crossover with this guy:

https://ultra.fandom.com/wiki/Ultraman_Zero

Now, that would be something to see. "You're 20,000 years too early to beat me, Gojira!"
 
They've released a new short called Fest Godzilla II: Shinjuku Burning. I tried to find Fest Godzilla I to watch first, but I can't find it. There are a lot of videos with the titles in Japanese, so it might be one of those.
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JD said:
They've released a new short called Fest Godzilla II: Shinjuku Burning. I tried to find Fest Godzilla I to watch first, but I can't find it. There are a lot of videos with the titles in Japanese, so it might be one of those.
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It's become custom for Toho to do an annual Godzilla Day festival on November 2nd, which was the release date of the original Godzilla in 1954, and to do short films specifically for this celebration. In past years, those were mostly CGI-animated shorts and live-action shorts using the traditional suitmation technique.
For a couple of years, these live-action ones had a slightly serialized narrative, but the narrative isn't really the point.
In this case, it is apparently the start (or close to one) of a new narrative, which is just a Godzilla-rampages-through-city bit. There is a hint at the end at another kaiju for Godzilla to face off against in next year's short (presumably), but it can certainly be enjoyed on its own.

One slight note, that building with a Godzilla sculpt on top is a real building, a Godzilla-themed hotel, and it certainly serves as a nice meta moment.
Also nice to see them using the MireGoji suit. For the longest time, they stuck to the Final Wars suit, which, as far as Godzilla designs go, is extremely dull.
 
Kai the spy said:
One slight note, that building with a Godzilla sculpt on top is a real building, a Godzilla-themed hotel, and it certainly serves as a nice meta moment.
Also nice to see them using the MireGoji suit. For the longest time, they stuck to the Final Wars suit, which, as far as Godzilla designs go, is extremely dull.
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I actually just found out about the Godzilla head on top of the hotel a couple weeks ago, so I thought it was kinda funny it showed up here now.
Which movies did they use that suit in? I thought it looked familiar, but wasn't sure where it's from.
 
That suit (with slight variations from movie to movie) was used in four of the six Millennium-era movies, namely Godzilla 2000, Godzilla x Megaguirus, Godzilla against Mechagodzilla, and Tokyo S.O.S.
 
When my Mom and Wink and friends were in Japan this past summer, they noticed that hotel when they were touring the city.
 
Kai the spy said:
That suit (with slight variations from movie to movie) was used in four of the six Millennium-era movies, namely Godzilla 2000, Godzilla x Megaguirus, Godzilla against Mechagodzilla, and Tokyo S.O.S.
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I've seen all of those except vs Megaguirus, so that would explain why it looked so familiar.
 
I wonder if they'll resist the temptation to add another Kaiju to the mix; or, if they were, would it be Anguirus, since he was Gorjira's first foe.
 
JD said:
I've seen all of those except vs Megaguirus, so that would explain why it looked so familiar.
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Megaguirus is, in my opinion, the second-best Millennium-era Godzilla film (after GMK), so I recommend tracking it down.
 
It's one or two streaming services I use, so I might check it out. I'll just have to see if one of them has the subtitled version instead of the dubbed.
 
JD said:
Awesome, I really enjoyed Season 1 and have been hoping for Season 2 news. And I'm a big Kong fan, so I'm glad we'll be seeing him on the show next season.
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i wonder if what there names from king kong vs godzilla 1 and 2 via king kong 2 and 3 movies will be in it

and how is it king kong 2 and 3 you say well remember the 1st king kong movie was set in the 1970s when loki and mrs marvel went to kong island with nick furry
 
A new Godzilla anime has been announced.

The plot is about a boy who possesses the powers of Godzilla. It'll be animated by Orange, who previously did Godzilla: Singular Point.

www.animenewsnetwork.com

Toho Reveals New Godzilla Anime Series

Orange, Igloo Studio to produce series about boy who possesses power of Godzilla
www.animenewsnetwork.com www.animenewsnetwork.com
 
Kai the spy said:
Well, we've had seperate threads for all kinds of kaiju productions, but I thought it might be high-time for a mega-thread for any news, discussions on the older movies, and sharing of cool little oddities not fitting in any of the threads for specific films and TV shows.

I do this at this time because it's November 3, or Godzilla Day commemorating the anniversary of the release of the original Godzilla movie in Japanese theatres in 1954. And this year, as it's also the 50th anniversary of one of the oddest movies in the Godzilla series, "Godzilla vs. the Smog-Monster", Toho produced a short rematch of Godzilla and his foe of said film, Hedorah. And they made it using glorious suitmation, the first time this technique has been used for an official Godzilla production since 2004:
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I like all these movies! They are great to just sit back and enjoy.
 
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