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The upcoming Japanese-made film, which now has a release date and teaser video, will feature the largest Godzilla in franchise history.

Japan
(Godzilla • kaiju • movies • Shin Godzilla)

So a bikini model and a kaiju walk into Japan’s most famous porn location…to sell toys 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Nov 19, 2015

A rubber suit monster, surreal humor, and a heaping helping of sexual subtext that has nothing to do with the product itself? This might be the alpha and the omega of Japanese commercials.

Japan
(funny • gachapon • gashapon • Jamila • kaiju • The Pool • toys • Ultraman • video • weird)

Kagawa’s Udon Monster joins Japan’s other local kaiju to help save the environment

Oona McGee
Oct 29, 2015

Did you know that each of Japan’s 47 prefectures has a designated monster that represents their region? The larger-than-life beings were born from the “Gotouchi Kaiju” (“Local Monsters”) multimedia project helmed by Professor Hiroshi Sagae, who’s worked on a number of kaiju-centric films such as Godzilla Millenium, Ultraman Saga and Gamera the Brave.

Now there’s a special crowdfunding campaign that’s calling on the masses to support the plight of the monsters as they strive to protect nature and promote greenery in their towns. Patrons who contribute to their favourite beast will be rewarded with cards, T-shirts or even a 3-D kaiju figurine but best of all, the funds raised for each prefecture will go towards supporting environmental projects in the region.

Japan
(47 prefectures • art • crowdfunding • funny • Godzilla • kaiju • monsters • tourism • travel)

Automated Godzilla coin bank will make you King of the Moneysavers

Fran W
Sep 14, 2015

Itazura Banks are a series of cute little Japanese coin banks that look like cardboard boxes, each with an adorable animal hiding inside. You place a coin on the edge of the box and a sweet little kitty’s paw pops out to grab your money and keep it safe in the bank for you.

But if that all sounds a bit too cutesy for your liking, never fear—the newest Itazura Bank doesn’t contain a kitten or a panda, but Godzilla himself!

Japan
(fun • Godzilla • Itazura Kitty • kaiju • merch • monster • movies • toys)

Screaming crowds stampede through Tokyo as new Godzilla movie starts filming 【Video】

Casey Baseel
Sep 7, 2015

Last Sunday morning, dozens of Tokyoites ran screaming through the streets of the Kamata neighborhood. Ordinarily, this would be cause for concern, but for cinema fans the world over, this is actually something to celebrate, as the crowds, caught on video, are proof that filming has begun for the newest made-in-Japan Godzilla movie.

Japan
(Godzilla • kaiju • movies • Shin Godzilla • Tokyo • video)

The surprisingly classy secret of where Godzilla’s roar comes from

Casey Baseel
Jul 22, 2015

Awesome as Godzilla may be, in most of his best-loved appearances it’s pretty easy to tell that the world’s most famous kaiju is being portrayed by a guy in a rubber suit. What’s less obvious, though, is how the creature’s unmistakable roar was created, and it turns out there’s actually a rather high-brow origin to the King of the Monsters’ signature sound effect.

Japan
(cool • Godzilla • kaiju • movies • music • special effects)

Ultraman-themed Kaiju Pub is coming back to Kawasaki, and this time it’s here to stay!

Casey Baseel
Apr 7, 2015

Getting pounded into the turf by a 40-meter (131-foot) tall martial artist who can shoot beams of energy from his hands can’t be an easy lifestyle. So last year when a restaurant opened in Kawasaki to honor the giant monsters and aliens who so often end up on the losing side of the battles in the Ultraman franchise, we thought it was nice they now had a place to relax, enjoy some tasty food, and knock back a few beers between regularly getting pummeled by the good guys.

Of course, we Earthlings were also welcome at the establishment, called the Kaiju Sakaba (“Monster Pub”). We stopped by shortly after the place opened last year, and all of the Ultraman-themed decorations made us feel like we were little kids again (well, at least until our first round of alcoholic drinks arrived, anyway). And then we felt like little kids again as wept in sadness upon hearing the Kaiju Sakaba was closing last March.

But, just like the ending of each installment of the Ultraman saga gives way to the next chapter, the Kaiju Sakaba is coming back to Kawasaki later this month, and this time it’s here to stay!

Japan
(alcohol • cool • food • izakaya • kaiju • kawasaki • restaurants • tokusatsu • Ultraman)

Pikachu meets Godzilla: 6 Pokémon get the kaiju movie monster treatment

Scott R Dixon
Dec 14, 2014

As two of Japan’s most well-known cultural ambassadors, it’s about time that the worlds of Pikachu and Godzilla collide. And we found some fake movies posters that do just that by combining the imagery of Japanese kaiju movie monsters with six classic pokémon. Click below to see Pikachu and five of his friends destroying cities, crushing buildings and causing quite a mess.