Cover of the GODZILLA MINUS ONE Japanese novelization, which will be released in English later this year. Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD.
Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition of the novelization of GODZILLA MINUS ONE (ゴジラ-1.0/ゴジラマイナスワン, Gojira Mainasu Wan) by Takashi Yamazaki. From the director of the hit film GODZILLA MINUS ONE comes the novelization packed with even more action and story to celebrate Godzilla’s 70th anniversary! In postwar Japan, the kaiju of legend has become more powerful and fearsome. Can a country in shambles withstand the might of Godzilla?
After failing to carry out his suicide mission, disgraced kamikaze pilot Koichi Shikishima returns to ravaged postwar Japan to find his parents dead and country destroyed. Having lost both his honor and his family, he must try to slowly rebuild alongside the thousands orphaned by the Tokyo air raids—including a woman named Noriko and her adopted child, whom he invites into the ramshackle remains of his home.
But as these struggling survivors begin to reclaim a semblance of stability, a new and unprecedented threat appears on the horizon—a rampaging, colossal creature from the deep that their defeated nation cannot defend against. With no hope of aid from the occupying forces, can a ragtag militia of misfits band together to thwart this titanic terror?
Whether you’ve already seen the movie, or just heard all the hype, delve deeper into the world of GODZILLA MINUS ONE in this gripping novelization penned by the Academy Award-winning sfx artist and director Takashi Yamazaki!
Godzilla Minus One will be released in September 2025 for $15.99 USA / $19.99 CAN, with the series available in a large-trim paperback edition. An ebook edition will also be available on digital platforms.
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Seven Seas Entertainment is an award-winning publisher that specializes in bringing the best of Japanese manga and light novels to English-language audiences alongside the hottest danmei, webtoons, and other books from around the globe, as well as producing audiobooks, original comics, and youth literature. Formed in 2004, Seven Seas is now the #1 independently owned manga publisher in the English-language market.
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One of Seven Seas’ areas of expertise is creating original English-language manga. Since 2004, the company has published nearly 50 volumes of original manga, spanning over 7,000 pages of sequential artwork. In addition to creating original works, Seven Seas licenses existing IP and adapts them into manga, such as Speed Racer, Ringworld, and My Little Pony.
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As of 2023, Seven Seas–through its Siren imprint–is also releasing audiobook editions of popular novels, including light novel hits Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Classroom of the Elite, and I’m in Love with the Villainess.