Godzilla is no stranger to crossovers. In his comic book appearances, the Big G has gone up against the Power Rangers, The Avengers, and even Charles Barkley. But this year will see him go up against a group of heroes he has never faced before: The Justice League. At this year's San Diego Comic-Con, DC Comics announced that Godzilla and Kong will be making their way to the DC Universe to face off against Wonder Woman, Batman, and, of course, Superman. Written by Brian Buccellato (The Flash, Injustice) and drawn by Christian Duce (Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point), Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. K ..read more

Godzilla will be returning to the silver screen in Portland, Oregon once more on September 16th and September 17th! The famous Hollywood Theatre of Portland will once again be hosting a titanic one-weekend kaijū-tastic GodzillaThon of epic proportions! So if you can, come out and enjoy a bag of fresh buttery popcorn, meet Godzilla, and watch four stunning science fiction classic Godzilla movies in Japanese with English subtitles!  Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster  Starting on Saturday, September 16th, at 3:00 PM the event will kick things off with the greatest battle the Earth ha ..read more

While American Godzilla fans stayed up all night to see what Toho would post on their official Godzilla 2023 Twitter page only to be told to wait 8 more hours, they got a treat with a Forbes article leaking a full hour ahead of its official release! The article mentioned in great detail the push for global marketing for this film that Toho is planning.  With the reveal of a poster, we also got the official title and a brief synopsis from Toho International president Koji Ueda. "Set in a post-war Japan, Godzilla Minus One will once again show us a Godzilla that is a terrifying and overwhe ..read more

Light spoilers for Skull Island Season One Powerhouse Animation is most notably known as the animation studio behind the popular Netflix animated adaptation of Castlevania. They’ve produced a number of animated shows for Netflix including Blood of Zeus and Masters of the Universe: Revelations. Now they’ve returned for a new Netflix show set within Legendary Pictures' big screen shared universe, the MonsterVerse, titled Skull Island. This new show returns audiences to Skull Island a number of years after 2017s Kong: Skull Island but still set before 2014s Godzilla. The new eight-episode first ..read more

Ultraman has defeated many monsters and aliens, but he couldn’t blast COVID-19 with a Spacium beam. Last year, Netflix released season two of the CGI anime from Production I.G and Sola Digital Arts based on the manga by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi—and it was Ultra-manhandled. The six-episode season, which had been delayed by the pandemic, was a poorly-paced, overstuffed mess (You can read that review here). However, within days of its release, a third and final season was announced with an ominous trailer. Given Netflix’s penchant for canceling animated series after only a few seas ..read more

I almost didn’t want to write this review. For one, I’ve never been the biggest fan of Director Hideaki Anno’s most well-known and prized work, Evangelion. Secondly, his take on Godzilla also didn’t thrill me the way I had hoped back when I saw it in theaters. To top everything off, my theater-going experience was less than stellar. After waiting an hour past showtime the workers at the theater were finally able to start the movie only for us to discover they started playing Fast X instead. Eventually, I was able to see the movie I’d gone to see but there was a lot of pent-up frustration by t ..read more

The giant monster genre is currently experiencing a fascinating period of success, popularity, and experimentation around the world. Between the MonsterVerse and Japan’s continued output of tokusatusu productions both largescale (like Tsuburaya’s recent hit Shin Ultraman) and independent (with filmmakers like Minoru Kawasaki and Yoshikazu Ishii leading the charge), there are more kaiju wreaking havoc on theater, TV, and phone screens now than in any other point in recent memory. One of the benefits of a genre boom is the opportunity for unlikely players to enter the field and make a splash. W ..read more

Fans have been waiting with bated breath to learn more about the upcoming Gamera anime. Titled Gamera: Rebirth, the series was announced by Kadokawa towards the end of 2022 and since then, information has been trickling in. As of now, a release date isn’t announced but a proper trailer showcasing the animation and a new (old) monster has been released to build up some hype. Per the Gamera: Rebirth website, the series is going to follow a group of kids during “Monster Summer.” During their last summer vacation as elementary school students, Boko, Joe, and Junichi find themselves bullied by a k ..read more

Editors note: This is a spoiler review of Shin Ultraman which had a two-day release earlier this month. Spoiler Warning There's a moment in Shin Ultraman where the lead characters point out that the enemy monsters Pagos, Gabora, and Neronga featured similar characteristics. I giggled. I was the only person in the theater to audibly laugh. The original 1966 versions of these creatures were brought to life by modifying Toho's Baragon suit. Of course, they had similar features! Anyone close enough to this genre (i.e. way too close) would pick up on that. After all, this movie is another one of t ..read more

Gamera is finally making his triumphant return, only this time as an anime series on Netflix. The streaming service has released a teaser for what audiences can expect when it comes to the Guardian of the Universe’s return. The short tease gives us a glimpse at the animation and tells us that Gamera will face five different kaiju over the span of six episodes. With Gyaos already confirmed to appear, the question remains who the other four could be? While Godzilla has gone up against Mothra, King Ghidora, Rodan, and MechaGodzilla countless times, the creators behind Gamera have chosen to intro ..read more