Here’s how the military would actually fight Godzilla
When “Godzilla” roars into theaters this Friday, cinema’s greatest monster will go up against the world’s largest military, the U.S. armed forces. But how much of a chance would the U.S. military...
View ArticleMilitary advisor on ‘Godzilla’ explains why red flares are used to combat the...
Warner Bros./Godzilla Trailer “Godzilla” opened in theaters late Thursday evening. If you’ve seen the trailers, you know one of the coolest parts is a skydiving sequence, showing members of the...
View ArticleHand-drawn Godzilla poster used at tiny Taiwanese movie theatre is beautiful...
Director Gareth Edwards’ new take on Godzilla takes full advantage of the latest advancements in CGI technology to bring the iconic monster back to life, bigger and badder than ever before, and the...
View ArticleFried Godzilla with a side of Mothra: a plate of epic proportions
Since his first appearance back in 1954, Godzilla has cut his teeth on dozens of films and taken down a number of enemies in the process. When it comes to the battle of the batter, however, it seems...
View ArticleKick back with a glass of Godzilla shochu alcohol
Godzilla wants to pour you his own variety of shochu alcohol to celebrate his latest film’s worldwide success. To date, Godzilla has brought in US$477.6 million at the box office worldwide. Japan’s...
View ArticleWe spend an afternoon in the park with the King of the Monsters at Kurihama’s...
Every summer, as part of our effort to see as many brightly colored explosions as possible, my wife and I head to Kurihama in Kanagawa Prefecture to watch the neighborhood’s annual fireworks festival....
View ArticleJapanese jeweler’s glittering gold Godzilla is amazingly detailed, shockingly...
There’s a pretty predictable pattern that merchandising for anime and youth-oriented movies in Japan follows. New hits get inexpensive trinkets, at a price point where kids can purchase them with...
View ArticleGodzilla looms over Tokyo garden
Since Godzilla, the King of Monsters, will be returning to his rightful home of Japan this week, it’s only right that he revisits a few of his favorite stomping grounds. In particular, this iconic...
View ArticleGodzilla makes waves in this beautiful recreation of a Japanese classic
As if the power of the sea weren’t terrifying on its own, a Brazilian artist managed to make the wrath of Poseidon even more fearsome with the addition of Japan’s most famous monster. Hokusai’s The...
View ArticleGodzilla turns fuzzy for his 60th birthday with adorable results, we stop by...
Now, we’re pretty sure that the mighty and terrible Godzilla hardly needs an introduction — he’s probably one of the most famous creations to come out of Japan. And the new Hollywood movie featuring a...
View ArticleGodzilla fights around the world in these rare vintage European posters
Ever since he attacked his first village in Japan in 1954, Godzilla has been broadening his horizons. Seeking out mightier foes and playing to bigger audiences, the giant monster has done what other...
View ArticleGodzilla…is…BATMAN!! (And Sailor Moon, and Luigi too, apparently) 【Photos】
We have a hard time imagining that anyone but the dimmest Gotham City resident would be especially shocked to learn that mysterious millionaire and occasional shut-in Bruce Wayne was the man behind...
View Article“60th anniversary Godzilla Music Festival” will feature film screening and...
It’s hard to believe that Godzilla is celebrating his 60th birthday this week. The original black-and-white film was released on November 3, 1954, and has since then spawned a whole franchise of...
View ArticleNew, Japanese-made Godzilla movie to start filming next summer
Terrible as it was, there was one good thing that came out of the 1998 American Godzilla movie. It was apparently so bad that franchise creator Toho Co. couldn’t bear to let it be the final on-screen...
View ArticleFull-size Godzilla head to terrorize moviegoers and hotel guests in Tokyo...
When it comes to skyscrapers, Godzilla has a lot more experience tearing them down than building them up. Honestly, we can’t think of a single notable example from his six decade-long body of work in...
View ArticlePikachu meets Godzilla: 6 Pokémon get the kaiju movie monster treatment
As two of Japan’s most well-known cultural ambassadors, it’s about time that the worlds of Pikachu and Godzilla collide. And we found some fake movies posters that do just that by combining the...
View ArticleKaiju are destroying the world…in their more voluptuous forms【Art】
Giant monster movies were the Japanese reaction to the atom bomb and an allegory to the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Their message was clear, Godzilla is a fearsome monster that can occur when...
View ArticleGodzilla PS3/PS4 game’s release set for July
Bandai Namco Games announced it will release the new Godzilla game on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe in July. The game will get a retail release for PlayStation 4 in North...
View ArticleGodzilla appears in the Tokyo skyline atop new Shinjuku skyscraper! 【Photos】
Each neighborhood of Tokyo has its own unique feel, but it’s hard to top Shinjuku. Located in the heart of downtown, Shinjuku has just about everything you could ask for in a modern metropolis,...
View ArticleEvangelion and Attack on Titan directors team up to create 2016 Godzilla movie
Do you like Evangelion? Do you like Attack on Titan? Well then good news! It’s just been announced that the directors of both those movies, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, are working on the upcoming...
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