Oh no, your plans for a remote beach resort have been derailed by a microbiotic space alien that possesses people and makes sea creatures grow real big! Chris Cummins (Archie Comics, Sci-Fi Explosion) joins us for no one's favorite kaiju film -- but a fun one with loveable cuttlefish, crab, and turtle kaiju nevertheless, and a very important one to the history of Godzilla. We talk about the fraught production plagued by Eiji Tsubaraya's death, Ishiro Honda's disillusionment, and Toho being an evil corporation. Plus, a game of FMK with Gezora, Ganimes, and Kamoebas!
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
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Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
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This one's for the softies! Russ from Kaiju ComicCast joins us to learn all about Godzilla's feelings as he faces his own drag persona -- the crystal girlie Godzilla clone from space! We get into the penultimate Heisei film's focus on psychic hero Miki sporting a snazzy new cut and killer fits, the heavy bent toward romance, a new cute-enhanced Little Godzilla, and why this movie is unfairly maligned (it's because men hate having feelings).
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Wikizilla
Multicolored spacemen invade Earth, and they want land and ladies! Josh from the Biorante toksatsu subtitle database joins us for Ishirō Honda's first epic space movie, with an all-star cast and loads of effects innovations! We talk about this film's parallels to Japan's entrance into the United Nations, how it tackles fighting aliens without using nuclear weapons, and of course, the giant robot mole bug Moguera.
Find more from Josh:
Biorante Blog | Bluesky | Instagram
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
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It's time for Minilla to teach us about bullying! Vicki from Glitterjaw's Novel Gaming joins us for this children's fantasy about a latchkey kid getting into Home Alone shenanigans and learning to stand up for himself thanks to his imaginary adventures on Monster Island. As Godzilla swerves hard into low-budget children's fare, we talk about this film's unfairly maligned reputation, the use of stock footage (and why it's not a bad thing), the lessons that do and don't hold up, and that little punk Gabara!
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Cover Art by: Dave Davenport (@dogspunk)
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
Godzilla: The First 70 Years by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Wikizilla
Long live the king! The Monsterverse swerves into this fanservice romp about mother nature vs. a climate change space dragon, all spawned from the messiest divorce of all time. We talk about the first ever Hollywood interpretations of Rodan, Mothra, and Ghidorah (and Kevin), this film's bend toward the biblical and mythological, the ensemble cast of all-stars, and the many references that may or may not make sense (what do you MEAN they're the Shobijin?!) We also get into this movie's complicated and frustrating relationship with the 1954 Godzilla film and nuclear weapons. Justice for Sally Hawkins!
Cover art by: Jon (aka Deshijon)
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
Michael Dougherty Collider Interview
Bear McCreary Bleeding Cool Interview
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The monster party's raging! Eleven kaiju unite in this crossover event and intended finale for Godzilla's universe...but more importantly, ANGUIRUS IS BACK, BABY! Streamer and voice actor Lauren Goodnight joins us to talk all those monsters, dubs, and metal slug aliens disguised as eerie women in sequins who make us question our sexualities. We get into the restraints that affected each monster's role, how this whole endeavor came together, and King Ghidorah's brutal ass-kicking.
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Cover Art by: Mars (@marsatax)
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
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Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" by Steve Ryfle
Wikizilla
Shed that rusted armor of patriotism! We're talking about the masterful sci-fi war film that includes an undersea empire full of bright wigs, a cat-eyed sea dragon named Manda, and a flying submarine. Like the Gotengo's drill, we dig into this highly political movie that tackles both rampant nationalism and the real-life legend of Mu, and includes some of the most captivating and haunting special effects sequences Toho has ever produced.
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Wikizilla
We've gone back to the 50s for the unbelievable flying squirrel himself, Varan -- and he deserves better than this movie! Corporate shenanigans and bad luck made a cheap made-for-TV serial movie become retrofitted for a theatrical release, resulting in a boring imitation of better kaiju films. The Good: Varan's costume made from peanut shells and vinyl hoses, and his many cute moments of hiding and flare-eating. The bad: Real-world racism in this film's presentation of indigenous people, and a lot of characters running back and forth through the woods.
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
Wikizilla
This one's for the sad girlies! The Millennium era's Frankenstein-like reinvention of Mechagodzilla brings us the long-awaited BONES GODZILLA, as the original creature's corpse is resurrected as a cyborg known as Kiryu who cries blood and shoots an ice bubble. We get into whether this robot dinosaur is a haunted tragic figure or a redemptive heroic one, and the many conflicting themes of loss, self-loathing, the value of life, and ambiguous character ages. Plus, plenty of Evangelion and Megaguirus talk!
Cover Art by: Alo (Zketchart)
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
Wikizilla
The Frankenstein Brothers are ready to rumble! In this sorta-kinda sequel to Frankenstein vs. Baragon and the final Japanese/American collab with UPA, gargantuan bros Sanda and Gaira -- one friendly and peace-loving, one violent and hungry -- have a battle to the death, but not before extensive sequences of military fights, people-eating, and a big musical number. We get into this film's underlying darkness, the troubles with lead Russ Tamblyn (of Twin Peaks!), and a strangely empty story for the human characters.
Cover Art by: Doug
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
YouTube Compilation of UPA Version Differences
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Come for the robot dinosaur, stay for the cutest bestest baby boy! In what was originally conceived as the finale of the Heisei era, big names Mechagodzilla, Rodan, and even a new Baby Godzilla arrive for this nature vs. technology story, where humans and the military are unambiguously the bad guys and the monsters are just seeking their adopted family. We talk about this era's odd use of Miki (and how this film makes an effort to fix it), eerie psychic songs, Mechagodzilla as corporate pride, all the smoke, sparks, and spotlights, and Derek's all-time favorite Godzilla character.
Cover Art by: Radical Gator
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Godzilla FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
Shelley Sweeny interview with Vantage Point
Wikizilla
Ditch the TARDIS for Tokyo Tower! Hamish Steele returns for Toho's second attempt at King Kong, which includes a supervillain named Dr. Who (!!!) creating Mechani-Kong, a giant robot ape version of the lonely and horny real deal. We get into this movie's origins as a Rankin-Bass cartoon -- and the on-set conflicts caused by those American co-producers -- along with all the James Bond DNA (including a literal Bond girl), iconic English dubbing, and how this is a better sequel to classic King Kong than you'd expect.
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Wikizilla
Godzilla is in his tired dad era, because he's got a new ugly baby to take care of! Zakzilla joins us to meet Godzilla's firstborn son in this chill and mellow island adventure, even amongst all the GIANT BUGS created by stellar marionette effects. We talk about the strangely sinister science experiment story in an otherwise comedic movie, along with Minilla/Minya as queer representation, Butterface Godzilla, Kumonga's uncomfortable mouth, and more!
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
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"Coming Out" - a stop motion short about a trans kid by Cressa Maeve Áine
Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G" by Steve Ryfle
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films by John LeMay and Ted Johnson
The Complete Godzilla Chronology 1954-2004 by August Ragone and Bob Eggleton
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If you love gross freaks, body horror, and scathing indictments on government bureaucracy, then boy do we have the movie for you! Chels from The Q Division and And a Rewatch Podcast joins us to talk about her special boy that she couldn't be prouder of: a mutating creature who goes from adorable waddling googly-eyed baby to the scariest Godzilla of all time. We peel back the bloody layers of this masterpiece from Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, including America's political relationship with Japan, how this harkens back to the original Godzilla film, that devastating opera song, and more.
Find Chels:
The Q Division | And a Rewatch Podcast | Bluesky | Instagram
Cover Art by: Alex Gayheart (@mekagojira3k)
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
The Notenki Memoirs Studio Gainax and The Men Who Created Evangelion by Yasuhiro Takeda
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
Wikizilla
Oh lawd he comin! America's second crack at Godzilla is a chonky thicc absolute unit, and he's in a surprisingly artful and bleak disaster film from director Gareth Edwards. We talk about the on-the-ground approach to visuals, the military's involvement in the writing process (and some weak themes and characterization as a result), how the MUTOs just want to kiss and did nothing wrong, why the Monsterverse stands out among other cinematic universes, and more. Plus, lots of ranting about Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe, and Elizabeth Olsen all get shafted for THIS GUY?!)
Cover art by: Doug!
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
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The Guardian on the military's involvement with Hollywood
Gareth Edwards interview with BBC News
Ken Watanabe interview with Sci-Fi Now
Elizabeth Olsen Interview with NY Times
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
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We're talking two big topics this month! First, Derek spent the holidays in Japan, and he fills Doug in on his Godzilla-related experiences -- including a stay in the Godzilla-head-topped Hotel Gracery Shinjuku and their interactive Godzilla Room. We also announce our schedule for the first half of 2025!
Then, we re-air our Patreon episode on Hanna-Barbera's 1978 Godzilla cartoon (aka The Godzilla Power Hour), where Big G is a heroic fire-breathing, laser-eye shooting dinosaur guardian, a friend to a ship of science and adventure, and an uncle to his goofy nephew Godzooky.
Watchlist:
Season 1, Episode 1: "The Fire Bird"
Season 1, Episode 11: "The Breeder Beast"
Season 2, Episode 2: "MicroGodzilla"
Season 2, Episode 13: "The Deadly Asteroid"
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Author Shawn Pryor (Go Go Power Rangers, The Gamer) joins us to talk about his colossal new book Kaiju Unleashed: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Strange Beasts! We get into the process of writing a book for both tokusatsu novices and die-hards alike, along with some deep cut discoveries about kaiju from all around the world. Plus, plenty of nerdy tangents about Power Rangers, Spider-Woman, and lesser-known 70s toku!
Get Kaiju Unleashed anywhere you buy books.
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It's the infamous American movie that enraged Godzilla fans and the movie industry alike, featuring a fish-eating pregnant iguana conceived as a sexy pin-up... the one and only Zilla! We take a deep dive into the filmography of Roland Emmerich -- master of disaster (and so far the only openly queer person to ever direct a Godzilla movie, sorry!) -- to determine that, if this isn't a good Godzilla movie, is it at least a good Emmerich movie? And of course, we talk Godzilla as an accidental trans ace icon, why Maria Pitillo deserved better (and Matthew Broderick deserved worse), The Simpsons connections, bad comedy, unsung practical effects heroes, and much more! It really is, in fact, a lot of fish.
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
The Morning Call | The Los Angeles Times | Toho Kingdom | Hank Azaria Reddit AMA
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
Wikizilla
Mothra enters the 90s, and she's only gotten more beautiful with age! Poet and YouTuber Donny Winter joins us for the Heisei era's turn to fantasy, as ancient alien Mothra and her fairies from a fallen civilization try to save us all from her edgy Hot Topic goth counterpart Battra and a very angry Godzilla. We talk about the wild previous versions of the script, all the throwbacks to the Showa era (and Indiana Jones references), the weird underuse of ACTUAL PSYCHIC Miki Saegusa, and much more.
Check out Donny Winter's work:
YouTube | Growing Up Godzilla | Publications
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
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A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
Wikizilla
Crank up the surf rock for a day at the beach and a nice lobster dinner, because we're talking the time Godzilla fought a giant crustacean! This low-key island adventure features a major changing of the guard behind-the-scenes, resulting in a fun and unique James Bond-inspired story where a ragtag group of misfits find themselves working with sleepy kaiju to stop a terrorist organization. We talk about Mothra as a honk-shoo queen and Godzilla as a tired dad, budget cuts, how the end of the studio system resulted in Jun Fukuda becoming the new Godzilla guy (whether he liked it or not), and more!
Cover art by: Doug!
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Theme song: "BIO WARS - Synth Cover" by Kweer Kaiju
Sources include:
A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series by David Kalat
Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa by by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
Godzilla FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of the Monsters by Brian Solomon
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