Category Archives: Daikaiju

Welcome to 2009!

Posted on Thursday, January 1, 2009 by Robert Hood

It’s a big start to 2009, courtesy of Undead Backbrain and friends — and our resident kaiju artist, Todd Tennant. (Click here to get the full effect.) Let’s hope the new year will be full of Big Things! One of … Continue reading →

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Deep Sea Monster Raiga

Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 by Robert Hood

In 2005, director Shinpei Hayashiya first screened a version of Shinkaijû Reigô [aka Deep Sea Monster Reigo; Reigo vs. Yamato; Reigo the Deep Sea Monster vs. The Battleship Yamato, A-140F6]. After a subsequent upscale “re-production” period, the film was released … Continue reading →

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Nessie That Wasn’t

Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

I think this picture is of a monster from a Hammer Films / Toho co-production that never happened. I’ve been reading Sinclair McKay’s A Thing of Unspeakable Horror: The History of Hammer Films (Aurum Press, 2007) — which is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Lake Monsters, Posters, Where's the Film? | 4 Comments

3D Classic Godzilla

Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Now this is extremely cool. Remember this? Well, Organic Hobby, Inc. is producing a 3D version of the famous original Godzilla (or more correctly Gojira) poster, as part of a new series called Real Artwork. I sooo want one! Source: … Continue reading →

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US President To Deal With Monster Attack

Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

From the Onion:

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Review: Guilala’s Boyish Grin

Posted on Monday, December 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

Girara-no Gyakushuu Touyaku Samitto Kiki Ippatsu [lit. Guilala’s Counter Attack: the Touyaku Summit One-Shot Crisis; aka Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit!] (2008; dir. Minoru Kawasaki) Though the Japanese daikaiju eiga subgenre of giant monster films was arguably … Continue reading →

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Coming: Shambling Towards Hiroshima

Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

With its elegant referencing of W.B. Yeats’ poem, “The Second Coming”: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? James Morrow’s Godzilla-allusive new novel, Slouching Towards Hiroshima, slouches towards a release date … Continue reading →

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Update: More Images of Gualagon

Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2008 by Robert Hood

The makers of the in-progress daikaiju-inspired audioplay Gualagon have sent us some more images created to accompany the audioplay when it is completed. They are, I think you’ll agree, rather spectacular. And for a change, the monster’s military opponents: Source: … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Daikaiju, Giant Monsters, Pictorial art, Update | 2 Comments

Godzilla vs the Violators

Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 by Robert Hood

Godzilla might be currently in retirement, but his lawyers are still fiercely active. Wired has posted a scary article on Godzilla copyright owner, Toho’s efforts to protect their intellectual property. They and their lawyers have been  extremely active and vigilant, … Continue reading →

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Not-So-Red King

Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 by Robert Hood

Check out this soon-to-be-release vinyl model of the “Soul Sofubi 2.0 version” of Red King, one of Ultraman’s iconic monsters: Nice! Source: Super Punch

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