Episode 149 - Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted

Wanna know what Godzilla and Kong were up to right before Godzilla x Kong The New Empire? Well do I sort of have a comic for you!

SHOWNOTES

• 02:12 - The News!

• 23:40 - Kong Skull Island Discussion

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

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Episode 148 - Kong Skull Island Revisited

Dear Billy, sometimes we have to revisit something to realize its real worth.

SHOWNOTES

• 02:41 - The News!

• 26:20 - Kong Skull Island Discussion

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Episode 147 - How To Use Kaiju in Your TTRPG

Have you ever said “Man, I sure wish I could add more Giant Monsters to my table top adventures! But I just don’t know HOW”! Then buddy, have I got the podcast episode for you! Get those saving throws ready, because we are about to cast a Detect Magic on this hot topic!

SHOWNOTES

• 03:48 - The News!

  • GxK trailer 2

  • Twisters trailer

  • Damsel trailer

  • Godzilla: Skate or Die comic

  • Jurassic 7 finds a director!

• 57:02 - TTRPG, Kaiju, and You! A Discussion

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

On The Fringe - Dungeons and Dragons (2000)

I cast Magic Missile on the Darkness! Is what I WOULD say if this was the early 2000s and that was still a relevant reference! Alas, it is not, so instead I will point your attention to this film from the 2000s when that joke would still work! So crack open that Monster Manuel, and roll initiative for this encounter!

SHOWNOTES

• 01:13 - The News!

  • GxK marketing: when does it start

  • Jurassic mess

  • Minus One at the Oscars

  • Godzilla game crossovers

• 44:54 - Dungeons and Dragons (2000) Discussion

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Episode 146 - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

It’s time to get back, back to the past! No, not Samurai Jack, I’m talking about Monarch: Legacy of Monsters! What SECRETS will be revealed about the origins of this secret organization? Also, if this really IS the CIA, but for Godzilla, does that mean that Monarch is smuggling cocaine into the Hollow Earth to fund illegal war efforts in Axis Mundi? Find out, or don’t, this time on TOKYO LIVES!

SHOWNOTES

• 01:35 - The News!

  • GxK toys are everywhere

  • Godzilla Vs Power Rangers 2 announced

  • More kids books and a cook book

  • Minus One box office success and Minus Color

  • Son and Bone game trailer

• 15:42 - Monarch: Legacy Of Monster (Spoiler Free for the first 6 minutes) Discussion

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Tokyo Lives Holiday Special (2023)

Happy Holidays, from the Tokyo Lives crew! We are all ALIVE and REAL. There is NOTHING to worry about in this fun, lighthearted holiday special : )

We hope you had a wonderful year, and take some time out to share some love with the amazing folks who joined us for this years special!

Eric J. Schuster - https://www.patreon.com/ericjschuster

Revised Dan - https://linktr.ee/Revised_Dan

Lisa Naffziger - https://linktr.ee/lisanaffziger/

Vandy - https://www.twitch.tv/av_artwork

No Gods No Monsters - https://twitter.com/NoGodsPod

What will 2024 have in store for us? No one can know but the yous from tomorrow.

Special Report - Godzilla Minus One

For nearly a decade the Tokyo Lives crew has wondered how to answer “What is the first Godzilla movie to show someone new to the fandom?” Well, now we have a definitive answer. Folks, lets talk about Godzilla Minus One.

SHOWNOTES

• 01:15 - The News!

  • First Ever “Tokyo Lives Live Reaction” for the GxK Trailer, and the Legacy of Monsters Trailer!

• 25:15 - Spoiler Free Discussion

• 46:17 - Godzilla Minus One Discussion

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Episode 145 - Shin Godzilla Revisited

GOBBLE GOBBLE! It’s time we pay thanks to the film that brought this current iteration of the podcast together! That’s right, its time for the Resurgence of Shin Godzilla! After 8 years of doing this show, it was a real treat to finally record a version of my thoughts that you can all hear! Thanks for joining us on this NEARLY 10 YEAR LONG journey!

SHOWNOTES

• 01:31 - The gang’s personal history with Shin Godzilla

• 04:02 - The News!

  • Godzilla “Games”

  • Ultraman Rising Trailer

  • Giga Bash Ultraman Update!?

  • MonsterVerse news coming soon

  • Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp

• 28:49 - Shin Godzilla Discussion

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Tokyo Signals - Cocaine Bear

It’s been a long road, but we are finally at the last episode of the Archive.org requests! This time Josh from the Legal Geeks requested that I stick my nose where it dosen’t belong! A big pile of cocaine! That’s right, for this episode I researched the history of cocaine in America… and talk about the 2023 slasher comedy, Cocaine Bear! Check it out!

Episode 144 - NEMESIS (Ft. Jeremy Robinson)

Holy exclusives! Today, not only do we have an interview with Nemesis series author Jeremy Robinson but we have an early review for his brand new novel in the series NEMESIS! The new novel releases on November 21st print and E-Book and as an audio book on December 19th. Check it out for yourself!

SHOWNOTES

• 00:40 - Interview with author Jeremy Robinson

• 25:06 - The News!

  • Godzilla Day!

• 40:15 - Spoiler Free Discussion of NEMESIS

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Episode 143 - I Kill Giants

Happy Halloween, dear listener! Welcome to another HAUNTING episode of TOKYO UNDEADS… wait, sorry, Tokyo Lives! Today we are diving off the coast of New Jersey to see what happens when you adapt an imaginative comic with just enough budget to keep the craft table and an A-list actress on set, but not enough for any special effects.

SHOWNOTES

• 01:38 - The News!

  • Monarch at NYCC

  • Gigabash Ultraman Collab

  • Godzilla Vs Megalon trailer

  • Kaiju No.8 trailer

  • Skull Island Birth of Kong is BAAADDD

  • Godzilla Minus One teaser clip

• 34:20 - Discussion of I Kill Giants

  • Man, I sure hope this is a FUN and LIGHT HEARTED episode in time for Halloween!

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Tokyo Signals - Jetman - Cup Noodles

The Signals have returned! This episode we are once again tackling a request from someone who donated to https://archive.org/ ! Who donated and what did they want me to cover? None other than our patron Joejira, and he requested that I cover his favorite episode of Choujin Sentai Jetman. So sit back and enjoy the warm ramen-y goodness of this classic sentai show with us!

Episode 142 - A Monster Calls

Grief is the real monster this month on Tokyo Lives! Join Kyle and I as we chat about loss, joy, and the experience of watching A Monster Calls… and bring the tissues for this one!

SHOWNOTES

• 02:02 - The News!

  • Next Godzilla Rivals comic

  • Shout out to Film Core

  • Details on MonsterVerse game

  • GxK at Toycon and comic prequel

  • Jurassic World: Chaos Theory

  • No more IMAX for Minus One

• 35:26 - Discussion of A Monster Calls

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Episode 141 - Gamera The Arrow Comic Collection

Emerging from the forgotten past, a nearly inaccessible Gamera Comic has surfaced thanks to the powers of Arrow Film! What mysteries could this ancient tome hold? There’s only one way to find out, this time on TOKYO LIVES!

SHOWNOTES

• 03:19 - The News!

  • New Godzilla game?!?!

  • Jurassic Park Classic game collection adds Genesis games

  • Nemesis Reboot novel! And we have it!

  • Love from Godzilla kids book

  • New York Comic Con getting the premiere of Monarch

  • Troll 2!

  • Kyouryu trailer!

• 34:20 - Discussion of Gamera The Arrow Comic Collection

  • Whoa! This Matt Frank Comic is amazing! Let’s see what they follow that up with…

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Episode 140 - Gamera Rebirth

Looks like Turtle Soup is back on the menu! But this time its FLAMING HOT! That’s right folks, its time to talk about the return of our favorite (Gigantic!) Turtle; Gamera! So does the Netflix Original stack up to the competition? Or will this titan have to take another decade long nap? Find out this time on Tokyo Lives!

SHOWNOTES

• 03:09 - The News!

  • Trailers Galore! Sure, some other news dropped, but we spent an hour talking about a total of 3 minutes worth of teasers… so wait until the end of the month for anything else!

• 34:20 - Discussion of Gamera Rebirth

  • It’s sink or swim, and I’m all outta bubble gum!

CREDITS

Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.

If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!