Kyle Minnick 8/18/16 Kyle Minnick 8/18/16

Godzilla Anime Movie Announced!

Well we all suspected this announcement was coming after Toho bought the url godzilla-anime.com but we didn't expect it so soon. Not much is known at this time but we did get the full creative team announced today and a teaser image.

From crunchyroll:

The teased next project from writer Gen Urobuchi (Madoka Magica, Thunderbolt Fantasy) has been revealed as none other than a Godzilla anime film. The feature is currently in the works for a 2017 theatrical premiere, with animation production by Knights of Sidonia studio Polygon Pictures. The film is being directed by Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan movies, Knights of Sidonia) and Hiroyuki Seshita (Blame!, Ajin chief director), and the teaser image below accompanied the reveal.

I haven't even heard of half of those Anime but the one that sticks out is Knights of Sidonia. Knights is a giant mecha Anime which has gotten rave reviews from basically eveyone I know and it is a very unique scifi universe. It's been on my Netflix watch queue for awhile now but with this announcement it just got bumped up to the "I need to watch this status." Since the film is being doen by the same studio (Polygon Pictures) I'm betting that we may be able to gleam some stylistic info from Knights of Sidonia.

There are of course a couple of super interesting things of note in the teaser image. First would be the fact that the title of the film is Godzilla, not Gojira. I'm not sure if that specifically means anything but it is odd that a japanese animated film woulduse the american name for the creature. Obviously the most glaring thing is that it looks like the film will be taking place in some sort of futuristic setting and may even be set on a different planet (the people coming out of the ship seem to be wearing some sort of spacesuit). Definitely a different kind of setting for anything Godzilla related.

Are you excited for Godzilla's first anime outing? What do you think the use of Godzilla's american name in the title means? Godzilla releases in Japanese theaters in 2017.

Kyle Minnick 7/3/16 Kyle Minnick 7/3/16

Shin-Chan Vs Shin-Gojira Crossover Is Releasing On July 22nd

Apparently Toho is going all out with anime crossovers for their new Godzilla film. Our buddies over at Gormaru Island have translated a Japanese news report that breaks down a very interesting (weird if you ask me) crossover. The popular anime 'Crayon Shin-Chan' will be having a special crossover episode on July 22 featuring a certain familar icon that we all love and hold dear.

The plot of this crossover seems pretty much what you would expect from anything Godzilla related:

The mysterious giant monster Godzilla has invaded Kasukabe, Saitama. The story of the cross-over episode involves Godzilla wrecking Shinnosuke's home town of Kasukabe, and since all of the residents are still paying off 30 year mortgages on their homes, they arrange an impromptu Self Defense Force to counter the interloping monster.

The biggest and coolest bit of news within this utterly ridiculous crossover is that Shin-Godzilla's official roar will be used in the anime. The fact that they specify this means that the roar we have heard in the trailer has not been the official roar and was definitely just a placeholder. This is super exciting and definitely allows us to continue to speculate about his possible roar (I'm hoping for a return of the Bio-Goji roar myself).

Apparently, the creators of the episode will be attempting to recreate Shin-Goji's movements from the upcoming film to make this a faithful adaptation. The actual design shines in an anime format surprisingly and I have less problems with it then I ever have. I still think it looks super goofy from certain angles but hopefully when he is constantly moving my issues will fade to the back of my mind. We also get a glance at Godzilla's nuclear breath and it definitely looks like they are going more wispy with it, ala 'Gojira' (1954). Weird that it is most definitely blue though.