Godzilla

Godzilla (, Gōjira^?) (/ɒ margindшz filal []o]i]a] (?·i)) is a fictitious Japanese monster, which has starred numerous films and has become one of the most famous and popular film characters.

He first appeared on screen in the 1954 film Godzilla, produced by Tōhō studios. Godzilla has appeared in 32 Japanese films to date and 4 American films, the remake, 1998's Godzilla and another Godzilla remake, this one in a US-Japan co-production in 2014, then the sequel to this one. in 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and later in Godzilla vs. Kong in 2021.

Godzilla is one of the most popular references to Japanese culture of the 20th century, being described as a huge mutant dinosaur, who generates and saves Japan and the world from chaos; for which he is often considered an anti-hero. Despite the fact that its popularity has been declining as the years go by, it continues to be one of the best-known monsters in the world. To date, Godzilla continues to be one of the most representative icons of Japanese cinema, and the most important of the kaijū subgenre, which derives from the tokusatsu genre.

Tōhō is believed to have thought of Godzilla as a representation of the fear Japan felt after the atomic bombing suffered in World War II by the United States in 1945.

Etymology

The name "Gōjira" comes from the combination of two words: Gorira (ゴリラ, lit. Gorilla ^?) and Kujira (鯨 , くじら^?, lit. Whale). Up to that point the monster could be described as a cross between both animals. A legend from Toho studios suggests that it was the pseudonym of a bodybuilder who worked at the company. The veracity of the story remains in doubt, as more than 50 years have passed since the film's creation and the worker may have retired or even died. No photographs of him have ever been published.

Contrary to popular opinion, the name Godzilla was not given by the producers of the US version when translating the name, but rather is a romanization of the word ゴジラ (currently romanized as Gojira), given by Tōhō herself.

History

Godzilla in a Japanese poster of his first film.

The impact of the first film from 1954 derives from the fact that, instead of being a simple adventure, director Ishiro Honda presented it as a kind of metaphor for the nuclear attack that the Japanese people had suffered in 1945, at the end of the Second World War. Over time, the character would lose his image as an icon of the atomic massacre of 1945, and would go through several stages, going from a medium special effects show or a children's show, to a kind of filmed comic. By the end of the Showa period, the series already included typical elements of Japanese manga, mixing Godzilla with fantastic civilizations, alien invasions and, above all, gigantic and monstrous adversaries. Interestingly, in many of Godzilla's adventures, the monster is the hero of the film, defending Japan from the enemies that want to destroy it and rarely seen as an enemy to all humanity and life on earth.

Gojira, upon reaching US theaters, was renamed "Godzilla, King of Monsters" and scenes were removed to change the plot to that of a reporter narrating what happened and to avoid giving a bad image regarding the use of nuclear weapons. The same was done in the 1985 Godzilla movie.

In 1998, an American version was produced, criticized by fans for believing it totally misrepresents the character. There are some details that refer to the 1954 version, but it differs notably in the plot. The image of the monster is different and the plot focuses on the individuals rather than the kaiju.

Origin

Godzilla in Tōhō

Godzilla fighting King Kong.

Godzilla has an unclear origin, although linked to the effects of radiation, being a Godzillasaurus (fictional species) that survived in isolation on a small island called the island of Odo, where it was considered a supernatural being, who was feared and adored, until he was altered by atomic tests near the island, as well as the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. Later, in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, by means of time travel, Godzilla is moved from his place by people from the future, to prevent him from mutating and sent to another island where an atomic submarine irradiates him, suffering the catastrophic consequence of making him grow almost twice of its size.

For the GMK film Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Daikaijū Sōkōgeki the theory was suggested that Godzilla is the fusion of the banshee of World War II victims.

Although popular belief is that Godzilla's roar was taken from the squeak of the Toho Studios front door, Godzilla's roar was created by Akira Ifukube rubbing a leather glove on the strings of a Double Bass.

Godzilla 1998

According to the 1998 American adaptation, during atomic tests carried out in French Polynesia, radiation reached a colony of iguanas and an irradiated egg survived from where the kaiju would hatch, spending its first stage of life in the sea until reaching their adult size and later emigrate to New York guided by their instincts in search of a place to nest and spawn.

MonsterVerse

According to the 2014 American adaptation, Godzilla would not be a mutant kaiju, but one of the many surviving creatures from an ancient period on this planet when radiation from the surface was ten times more intense than it is today. In that era Godzilla was the supreme life form at the top of the food chain; however when the planet's radiation levels dropped all species died except a few individuals that went into hibernation or descended near the center of the Earth, either burrowing or swimming in the abyssal trenches, and slept there awaiting a more radiation-rich age..

Throughout human history Godzilla awoke on a few occasions, most recently in the mid 20th century and at Being detected by humans in the Pacific area they tried to exterminate it through nuclear attacks, however they were unable to do the slightest damage. After returning to sleep, the incident was covered up and it was explained that this was a testing ground, this being the truth behind the atomic tests in the Pacific.

The truth is that Godzilla awakens every time another kaiju appears on the surface, confronts and destroys it, and then returns to his slumber. As Professor Ishiro Serizawa theorized, this kaiju is a kind of protector of nature, waking up every time there is a threat and having the mission of destroying them to prevent them from upsetting the balance of life.

Appearance

Godzilla's appearance has changed slightly from his appearance in 1954 to today, varying mostly in facial appearance, but his most basic and characteristic features remain. In Japanese films, Godzilla is described as a giant dinosaur with rough, thick, grayish skin, a long, powerful tail, and stegosaurus-like dorsal plates shaped like flames or maple leaves that glow when about to die. to launch his atomic breath. Its origins are uncertain and vary from film to film, but it always turns out to be a prehistoric creature and its first appearances in modern Tokyo are related to a nuclear reaction. This explains where Godzilla got his enormous size and unusual powers from him. Godzilla's design is inspired by numerous animals, basically dinosaurs: its body resembles the body of a Tyrannosaurus, although upright (the presumed posture with which it was known in the past) -it is also inspired by gorillas-, its long and thick arms they are modeled on the iguanodon, the dorsal plates on a stegosaurus, and it has the tail of a sauropod.

Stages

Godzilla is a being that had a radioactive origin, and although he died at the end of the original 1954 film, other films made use of flashback continuity by assuming that he had not died since his body had not been found. Three stages are recognized in the saga:

(1) The Shōwa stage (which ranges from 1954 to 1975) and includes a slow threat, from being a villain to a defender of Japan against other threats.

(2) The Heisei stage (from 1984 to 1995), where Japan and other monsters are destroyed again (without the need to defend humans).

(3) The stage Millenium (from 1999 to 2004), where Tōhō regains the rights of the character and proposes both a reconstruction of the myth and an adult look at his stories.

Powers and abilities

Throughout the years, Godzilla has had different versions that have consequently used numerous abilities or powers that have placed him as one of the most powerful Kaijus, although almost always in the movies not all the powers of this character appear.

Atomic Breath

Godzilla's main attack is his radioactive atomic breath. His dorsal plates begin to glow, then dim as he unleashes a powerful light beam of nuclear energy from his mouth. The color of the lightning is orange. Previously it was seen as a vapor or incinerating vapor due to the lack of special effects.

Godzilla seems to be able to control the intensity of his attack, from a delicate flame (1950s and 1960s) to a powerful beam with kinetic properties (1970s onwards).

In Godzilla tai Megaguirus: G Shōmetsu Sakusen the lightning possessed incredible incendiary capabilities and enough power to destroy a small black hole; whereas in Godzilla: Final Wars, he possessed incredible range and accuracy, giving him the ability to hit a target in outer space and destroy almost any Kaiju with a single shot. During a memorable scene from Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Godzilla used his lightning bolt to "fly away"; on its back propelling itself like a rocket, pointing it towards the ground.

Gravitational Atomic Breath

Godzilla demonstrates a variation of his normal Atomic Breath at the end of the Godzilla: GMK movie when he absorbs energy from Ghidorah's gravity beams into his dorsal plates and combines it with his Atomic Breath, producing an even stronger blue beam. wrapped in spirals of an electric yellow color.

Spiral Lightning

This version of Godzilla's atomic breath is featured in the Heisei era, in the Godzilla vs King Ghidorah movie, depicted as a more powerful version of his normal atomic breath and engulfed in an electrical coil. This attack is used by Godzilla to decapitate King Ghidorah's middle head after the normal atomic breath did not prove effective against him.

Uranium Spiral Hyper Beam

A variation of his spiral beam during the Heisei series was his 'Hyper Uranium Spiral Beam', the product of absorbing Rodan's essence. The beam was so powerful that it allowed him to completely destroy Mechagodzilla with a few shots.

Nuclear Fusion Heat Ray

A third variation of his spiral ray during the Heisei series was the "Nuclear Fusion Heat Ray," which he got after absorbing cosmic energy from the crystal on SpaceGodzillas shoulder.. The beam was so powerful that it allowed him to completely destroy Space Godzilla with a few shots.

Burning Heat Ray

Seen in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, Godzilla's atomic breath is replaced by the "Blazing Heat Ray" after he became burning Godzilla after absorbing a large amount of atomic energy from the Birth Island explosion. He uses this beam to devastate Hong Kong and in battle with the Super X3. Once Burning Godzilla begins to go into nuclear fusion he begins to use the "Infinite Heat Beam" to destroy him. which we're told infinitely increases in power every time Burning Godzilla uses it, and is capable of blowing up Destoroyah and severely injuring him while the entire area around him goes up in flames.

Plasma cutter

Seen in "Godzilla: Planet of Monsters", Godzilla can generate a powerful plasma shockwave by moving his tail at supersonic speeds, these shockwaves are extremely devastating, being able to destroy anything within range. its passage in a range of 600 meters.

Magnetic Powers

In the movie, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla , Godzilla found a way to generate powerful magnetic beams from his body after being struck multiple times by electrical beams. After being badly injured by Mechagodzilla, he had to retreat to the Island of Monsters, where he received several lightning bolts from a powerful storm that revitalized him. This power was very effective against his mechanical enemy since by managing to control it he was able to create a magnetic field that trapped the robot, allowing him to decapitate and deactivate it.

Burning Godzilla

Initially seen in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah explains that Godzilla absorbs the large uranium deposits beneath Birth Island, causing it to glow red hot, as well as supercharging it with atomic energy and causing it to become Burning Godzilla. In this nuclear state, Godzilla threatened to cause a powerful explosion capable of destroying the planet with him. When Godzilla finally reached critical mass the JSDF used their weapons to freeze him as he melted, even so the deadly radiation emitted from Godzilla's collapse was a disaster, but he was later absorbed by the corpse of his hatchling, thus being able to resurrect and transform. in the next Godzilla.

In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Dr. Serizawa sacrifices himself by detonating a nuclear warhead that helps the monster heal and gain power to face Ghidorah, however Godzilla's radiation levels began to rise rapidly which would eventually cause a thermonuclear explosion. Even so, the dragon surpasses him in battle, so Mothra, seriously injured after his fight against Rodan, allows Ghidorah to kill her to transfer her power to Godzilla, who thus increased his strength even more, being able to convert the excess radiation into a heat aura so intense enough to melt the metal around him, acquiring a red-hot hue and appearance similar to Tōhō's version, thanks to this he was able to develop his nuclear pulse attack that allowed him to emerge victorious.

Nuclear Pulse

In addition to his deadly atomic breath, Godzilla can also emit atomic pulses over a fairly long range, capable of even paralyzing and killing a nearby enemy. This power was first seen in his fight against Biollante. Godzilla used it again in his battles with King Ghidorah in 1991 and with Mothra in 1992.

In the MonsterVerse it was possible to observe this attack in Godzilla: King of the Monsters during his final confrontation against King Ghidorah. After receiving an overdose of radiation from Dr. Serisawa to save his life, Godzilla's body becomes unstable to the point that he will inevitably die in a nuclear blast, however he develops this ability, thanks to Mothra, who sacrifices her life to protect him. and gives him his power, giving him a way to purge excess radiation from his body, firing it at his opponent until he disintegrates.

Resistance

Godzilla has shown incredible resilience throughout the films. Starting with his first movie, Godzilla displayed complete immunity to traditional weapons or anything used by the military against him. Godzilla has even shown a resistance to magma. The only times Godzilla has presented open wounds have been in battles against Gigan, Biollante, Destoroyah, and Mechagodzilla.

Godzilla possesses an incredible ability to regenerate. Said power was the main plot of the films Godzilla tai Biollante and Godzilla 2000: Millennium, in the latter it was explained that his power is due to his radioactive characteristics giving him the "G-1 Regenerator" ("Organizer G-1" in the Japanese version), a unique type of cells that are part of your immune system and give you not only resistance against disease and poisoning, but also the ability to heal and regenerate your body. body virtually instantly.

During the Final Wars operation, Godzilla displayed overwhelming strength, proving to have the energy to literally travel the entire planet facing and defeating every kaiju in existence, except Mothra, and still have enough power to stop with his I breath the impact of the comet that brought Monster X to Earth. Godzilla only knew the limits of his strength facing Monster X, who turned out to be Keizer Ghidorah, the most powerful Kaiju that ever existed; however, before being finished off, Shinichi Ozaki , descendant of the Kaiser Xillian, used his powers to grant him infinite energy, after which even the alien monster was no serious challenge to Godzilla.

Physical skills

Godzilla has been shown to possess incredible levels of physical strength. He has raised and thrown monsters that far exceed his size, (Such as King Ghidorah, Hedorah, Mechagodzilla, etc). Even in Final Wars , he was able to throw Kumonga beyond the horizon. Godzilla was also able to practice martial arts in a comical manner during the Showa series, or move very fast, despite his size, (such as in Zone Fighter ). In the Millennium series he has been able to rise above the air. In all of his appearances, he has shown that he possesses powerful jaws, teeth, and claws, though his strength varies with each.

In Final Wars it was seen that he possesses enough physical resistance to fight against all the other kaijus that exist on Earth and defeat them with ease while walking or swimming around the planet without stopping.

Tail

Godzilla's long tail is also a formidable weapon. It has shown to be very flexible and powerful, capable of swift tail swiping, knocking down buildings and even other kaiju. In King Kong vs. Godzilla and Godzilla tai Megalon, Godzilla has been able to propel himself from a long distance with his tail to deliver a devastating kick (similar to a kangaroo's). In Godzilla tai Megaguirus: G Shōmetsu Sakusen it was shown that it can also be prehensile. He was able to punch Zilla (the name by which he is commonly known to his American counterpart) when he was about to fall on him in Godzilla: Final Wars .

In the 2014 American adaptation, Godzilla's tail is seen to be very strong, since with a single blow from it he was able to finish off the male MUTO by making him crash violently against a building.

On Shin Godzilla his tail was even longer than Godzilla himself. Its tail was capable of firing a powerful atomic beam similar to that of the dorsal plates and mouth. In this adaptation the tail was mostly hovering in the air so it didn't do much damage. The tail evolved at the same time as Godzilla, and it even grew teeth. He was able to sire the "pups"; of Godzilla, although they were not able to disperse due to the effect of the coagulant that the Navy used to paralyze Godzilla.

Despite all of the above, Godzilla has always preferred to fight from a distance, with his atomic breath, or by throwing blunt objects.

Amphibian Characteristics

Despite not being strictly amphibian, Godzilla has an amphibian lifestyle; it has spent more than half its life in the water, and the rest on dry land, just to wreak havoc or save the day. He is also a powerful fighter in the water, just as much as he is on land. Able to fight on the seafloor, or swim by flicking his tail much like a crocodile, Godzilla has been shown to be able to breathe underwater (occasionally hibernating on the underwater floor between films). Even submerged, he seems to have no restrictions with his atomic breath, and usually drags his enemies underwater multiple times...

Intelligence

Godzilla's intelligence varies throughout his story, though in some stories he is shown as a wild animal in many others he is shown to be a sentient life form. Particularly in the Showa series, she presents a human-like intelligence, capable of reasoning and communicating with other monsters, going as far as teaching Minilla how to launch her atomic breath or even being able to remember the distant past; in Godzilla vs. Gigan it is possible to see him conversing with Anguirus and organizing a reconnaissance patrol to Japan on suspicion of possible alien activity.

In Godzilla 2000: Millennium he faced an alien entity called Orga who possessed the ability to assimilate biological attributes of other beings and who had set himself the goal of obtaining G-1 Regenerator from Godzilla; During combat, Orga's impenetrable skin, added to the regenerative powers stolen from Godzilla, represented a problem for the kaiju, but he demonstrated the ability to create strategies by feigning weakness and allowing himself to be devoured in order to shoot from inside his enemy's body. and make it explode.

Along with his intelligence, he seems to possess emotions that are very close to what is human. Generally, if he is not fighting a monster, he shows a very marked hatred and resentment against humanity, paradoxically, he has never allowed Japan to be in danger in the face of a threat that exceeds the capacity of humans, showing concern and appreciation for the island, which could confirm the hypothesis that he was the incarnation of the victims of the nuclear holocaust.

Benign Radiation

According to the MonsterVerse version, Godzilla's body, like the rest of the Titans, constantly emits a type of radiation that permeates the places it passes through. This radiation, far from being harmful, is beneficial for the planet since it revitalizes nature and promotes the growth of life. After his fight against the MUTOs, the ruins of San Francisco in a short time were transformed into a green zone and the same happened with much of the world after Ghidorah forced the awakening of all the titans in the world.

Weaknesses

Befitting his incredible strength, Godzilla has shown a scant array of weaknesses. Initially during the Showa series, he has been vulnerable to electricity, though that particular weakness has apparently been ignored later, presenting immunity, and later even the ability to absorb its energy.

In The Return of Godzilla, Godzilla seemed to be vulnerable to "Anti-nuclear bacteria" which could have an effect on him, although later his powerful immune system allowed him to develop antibodies. It is later revealed that Godzilla possessed a second brain in his spinal cord and Mechagodzilla was able to kill him by attacking him at that point; however he was revived by Rodan and in later movies he seemed to not have that Achilles heel. In the movie Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla , Yuki suggested the existence of a weak point under his arm, however she never delved into that matter.

In the movie Godzilla 2000: Millennium, the Japan Self-Defense Forces created Fullmetal Missiles, anti-armor projectiles with greater penetrating power than any other military device known, with the aim of piercing Godzilla's impenetrable skin and ending his life. Although the kaiju managed to survive the ambush of the soldiers and destroy the missiles with which it was riddled, these caused serious injuries and severe bleeding from which it could only recover thanks to its Regenerator G1, even so it was done. It is evident that if he had received a much greater number of impacts he would have died.

In Shin Godzilla, a weak point that Godzilla had was his dorsal plates, since when he was attacked by American bombers and dropped bombs on that point, Godzilla lost a large amount of blood that made him unleash his fury against Japan and & #34;branded" the atomic breath from him.

To date, the only weapon capable of killing Godzilla was the "Oxygen Destroyer" (oxygen destroyer, weapon capable of dissolving Godzilla to nothing), however that technology disappeared along with its creator, Dr. Serizawa, who sacrificed himself along with Godzilla. In the Monsterverse this weapon was also used against him during his confrontation against Ghidorah, although he failed to destroy it, it left him on the brink of death and he had to retreat to his lair in an abyssal pit to absorb radiation to heal, a process that would take time. decades; ironically in this version he is saved thanks to the sacrifice of Dr. Serizawa, who dies detonating a nuclear warhead that accelerated his regeneration.

Zilla

The American version of Godzilla (known as Zilla) featured in the 1998 film is very different from the original Godzilla, his anatomy being more akin to that of an iguana and a human. He can't ignite his atomic breath, he only shoots a flammable gas later he can fire breath and was created by nuclear tests in French Polynesia (instead of being created in the wake of atomic tests in the Pacific). He is also more slender than the original and has a body with a slightly more "humanoid" proportion, a more animalistic behavior and a lower resistance, since 12 missiles exterminated him, although at the end of the movie one egg survives.

His abilities are: speed (approx. 458 km/h), he has a great ability to hold his breath underwater, reproduces asexually, shoots flammable gas, can burrow, make magnificent leaps, and breathes fire. His roar is similar to the original version of Godzilla, but a bit higher pitched.

As a way to ingratiate his existence in the fictional Godzilla universe, he has been accepted by Toho as a different kaiju that was mistaken for Godzilla when attacking New York in the events presented in the 1998 film, for this it is taken as a base the scene where a survivor of a Japanese ship calls it "Gojira", a name later deformed in its western version, accepting this as a confusion on the part of the victim, who He would have confused it with the genuine Godzilla, but taking it as a basis to baptize it with its current name. Finally to show him as a different character than the Japanese version of him, he was introduced as one of the kaiju that Godzilla defeats in the movie Final Wars.

Official Filmography

The official filmography is produced by Tōhō.

As unofficial are the versions with added scenes and the films not produced by Tōhō.

Showa Series

N.o	(N.o.)	Year	Japanese title	Title USA	Title Spain
1	(1)	1954	Gojira	Godzilla	Godzilla
2	(2)	1955	Gojira no Gyakushu	Godzilla Raids Again	The King of the Monsters
3	(3)	1962	Kingu Kongu tai Gojira	King Kong vs. Godzilla	King Kong against Godzilla
4	(4)	1964	Mosura tai Gojira	Mothra vs. Godzilla	Godzilla against the Monsters
5	(5)	1964	San Daikaijū: Chikyū Saidai no Kessen	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster	Godzilla against Ghidorah, the three-headed dragon
6	(6)	1965	Kaijū Daisensō	Invasion of Astro-Monster	Monsters invade Earth
7	(7)	1966	Gojira, Ebira, Mosura Nankai no Daikettō	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep	The Monsters of the Sea
8	(8)	1967	Kaijū-tō no Kessen Gojira no Musuko	Son of Godzilla	The Son of Godzilla
9	(9)	1968	Kaijū Sōshingeki	Destroy All Monsters	Extraterrestrial invasion
10	(10)	1969	Gojira-Minira-Gabara: ⋅ru Kaijū Daishingeki	All Monsters Attack	The Island of the Monsters
11	(11)	1971	Gojira tai Hedora	Godzilla vs. Hedorah	Hedora, the Toxic Bubble
12	(12)	1972	Chikyū Kogeki Meirei Gojira tai Gaigan	Godzilla vs. Gigan	Galien, the Monster of Galaxys attacks the Earth
13	(13)	1973	Gojira tai Megaro	Godzilla vs. Megalon	Godzilla and Superman meet in Tokyo
14	(14)	1974	Gojira tai Mekagojira	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla	Godzilla against Mechagodzilla, Destruction Machine
15	(15)	1975	Mekagojira no Gyakushu	Terror of Mechagodzilla	Terror of Mechagodzilla

Heisei Series

N.o	(N.o.)	Year	Japanese title	Title USA	Title Spain
1	(16)	1984	Gojira 1984	The Return of Godzilla	The Godzilla Return
2	(17)	1989	Gojira tai Biorante	Godzilla vs. Biollante	Godzilla against Biollante
3	(18)	1991	Gojira tai Kingu Gidora	Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah	Godzilla against King Ghidorah
4	(19)	1992	Gojira tai Mosura	Godzilla vs. Mothra	Godzilla against Mothra
5	(20)	1993	Gojira vs. Mekagojira	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II	Godzilla versus Mechagodzilla 2
6	(21)	1994	Gojira tai SupesuGojira	Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla	Godzilla against SpaceGodzilla
7	(22)	1995	Gojira tai Desutoroia	Godzilla vs. Destoroyah	Godzilla versus Destoroyah

Millennium Series

N.o	(N.o.)	Year	Japanese title	Title USA	Title Spain
1	(23)	1999	Gojira Nisen: Mireiamu	Godzilla 2000: Millennium	Godzilla 2000: The Mutant Dinosaur
2	(24)	2000	Gojira tai Megagirasu: Ji Shometsu Sakusen	Godzilla vs. Megaguirus	Godzilla versus Megaguirus
3	(25)	2001	Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaiju Sokogeki	Godzilla, Mothra " King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
4	(26)	2002	Gojira x Mekagojira	Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla	Godzilla versus Mechagodzilla
5	(27)	2003	Gojira x Mosura x Mekagojira Tokyo S.O.S.	Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
6	(28)	2004	Gojira: Final Wars	Godzilla: Final Wars

Reboot Series

N.o	(N.o.)	Year	Japanese title	Title USA	Title Spain
1	(29)	2016	Shin Gojira	Godzilla Resurgence	Shin Godzilla

Godzilla Anime

Animated film produced by Tōhō and Netflix, divided into three parts.

N.o	(N.o.)	Year	Japanese title	Title USA	Title Spain
1	(30)	2017	Gojira: Kaiju Wakusei	Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters	Godzilla: Planet of Monsters
2	(31)	2018	Gojira Kessen Kido Zoshoku Toshi	Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle	Godzilla 2: City to the Battle Row
3	(32)	2018	Gojira: Hoshi wo Kū Mono	Godzilla: Planet Eater or Godzilla: Eater of Stars	Godzilla 3: The Planet Devourer

Foreign adaptations and remakes

N.o	(N.o.)	Year	Original Title	Title English	Country	Director	Detail
1		1956	Godzilla: King of the Monsters!	Godzilla: King of the Monsters	United States	Terry O. Morse	American version of the 1954 film.
2		1959	Gigantis, the Fire Monster	Gigantis, the fire monster	United States	Motoyoshi Oda & Jack Bernhard	American version of the 1955 film.
3		1977	Godzilla	Godzilla	Italy	Luigi Cozzi	Colored Italian version of the 1954 film.
4		1985	Godzilla 1985	The Return of Godzilla	United States	R. J. Kizer " Koji Hashimoto	American version of the 1984 film.
5	(33)	1998	Godzilla	Godzilla	United States	Roland Emmerich	American franchise reboot.

MonsterVerse

N.o	(N.o.)	Year	Original Title	Title English	Country	Director
1	(34)	2014	Godzilla	Godzilla	United States	Gareth Edwards
2	(35)	2019	Godzilla: King of the Monsters	Godzilla: King of the Monsters	United States	Michael Dougherty
3	(36)	2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	Godzilla v. Kong	United States	Adam Wingard

Reception

Godzilla in other media

The animated series

Star of Godzilla on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Godzilla had his first animated series in 1977, thanks to Hanna-Barbera, called The Godzilla Power Hour, and it ran until 1981. In this series, Godzilla played the bodyguard of a group of scientists who regularly found themselves in trouble with other monsters. It is worth noting the figure of Godzooky, similar to the figure of Minya (Minilla) and who provided the comic counterpoint. Also noteworthy is the fact that the roar was not the official creation of Tōhō.

A second series, which launched in 1998, was the official follow-up to the American version of Godzilla. Godzilla: The series, said series resembles the first in the role of bodyguards that Godzilla did for the group of scientists (The Heat). Godzilla in this case was the surviving offspring from the American movie Godzilla, but in this case, he was a more docile and trained monster. It should be said that it was somewhat more similar to the Japanese Godzilla, and even had references to it.

Toho Animation and Netflix launched in 2021 an anime series titled Godzilla Singular Point, produced by Bones in association with Orange, currently has a 13-episode season.

Comics

Godzilla has appeared in occasional comics. Perhaps surprisingly, most of these appear to be American production (Marvel comics in the mid '70s and Dark Horse Comics in the '80s and '90s) and currently by IDW publishing. There are Japanese Godzilla manga, however. The Marvel series told original stories and tried to fit it into Toho's official continuity, avoiding referring to it too directly.

Godzilla was also integrated even within the Marvel universe itself, appearing alongside many regular main characters, such as the Avengers. These comics were published from 1977 to 1979, carefully fitting between the films of the Showa period and the “versus series” of the Heisei era. This series depicted Godzilla's adventures and confrontations as he roamed various regions of the United States, from Alaska to New York. The general situations of the series were quite similar to those of the Showa period films, but with the exception of Godzilla himself, all the characters were new creations, albeit in sometimes strangely familiar roles (for example, Red Ronin resembles a little to Mechagodzilla in his role in the story). Likewise, the Japan Self Defense Forces are absent but it is S.H.I.E.L.D. the organization that occupies its role in history; for example with the S.H.I.E.L.D. Behemoth IV Helicarrier. replacing the Ssuper X.

Video Games

1980s

• Godzilla (Commodore 64 - 1983)
• Godzilla vs. 3 Major Monsters (MSX - 1984)
• Godzilla: Gojira-Kun (MSX - 1985)
• The Movie Monster Game (Apple II, Commodore 64 - 1986)
• Monster's Fair (MSX - 1986)
• Godzilla: Monster of Monsters (NES - 1988)

1990s

• Godzilla (Game Boy - 1990)
• Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters (NES - 1991)
• Super Godzilla (SNES - 1993)
• Godzilla (Arcade - 1993)
• Kaijū-ō Godzilla (Game Boy - 1993)
• Godzilla: Battle Legends (Turbo Duo) - 1993)
• Godzilla: Monster War (Super Famicom - 1994)
• Godzilla: Rettoushinkan (Saturn - 1995)
• Godzilla Giant Monster March (Game Gear - 1995)
• Godzilla Trading Battle (PlayStation - 1998)
• Godzilla Generations (Dreamcast - 1998)
• Godzilla Generations: Maximum Impact (Dreamcast - 1999)

2000s

• Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (Nintendo GameCube, Xbox - 2002/2003)
• Godzilla: Save the Earth (Xbox, PS2 - 2004)
• Godzilla: Unleashed (Wii, PS2 - 2007)
• Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash (NDS - 2007)

2010s

• Godzilla Strike Zone (Android, IOS - 2014)
• Godzilla Smash3 (Android, IOS - 2014)
• Godzilla (PS3, PS4 - 2014)