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    The main cast of HOSHI 35. From left to right: Megumi Odaka, Jun Hashizume, Daijiro Harada, Hiroshi Miyasaka and Yumiko Tanaka. Photos courtesy of 3Y Film. © 2023 3Y Source: SRS Cinema LLCSpecial Thanks to Avery Guerra A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Photo courtesy of SRS Cinema. © 2023 3Y Aki lived her young life with a baby monster, but got separated from it for some reason. Thirty-five years later, a big earthquake hits her home. As the shaking grows stronger, a giant monster emerges… no longer a baby kaiju, the creature has grown… SRS Cinema LLC has acquired North American rights to the new kaiju film, HOSHI 35 (星35, 2023). Written and directed by Hiroto Yokokawa (THE GREAT BUDDHA ARRIVAL, NEZURA 1964), and co-directed by Kazuma Yoneyama and Daisuke Sato, with effects by Sato, the movie uses traditional Japanese FX techniques (aka tokusatsu)

    Photo courtesy of Toho. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc., Toho This October 17-20 at New York Comic Con, Bandai will offer fans an exclusive Godzilla Monster Series Godzilla 2023 Special Gold Edition figure. Based on the 6" Godzilla Action Figure Set Series Godzilla (2023) figure, Bandai's NYCC 2024 exclusive gold version features the same articulation-packed sculpt, approximately 6.25" height and 3.5" length, and 18 points of articulation. Joining its lustrous new paint job is also a gold heat ray effect part fit for celebrating Godzilla's 70th anniversary. Fans can buy the Godzilla Monster Series Godzilla 2023 Special Gold Edition figure for $34.99 at Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc.'s Booth: 2621. New York Comic ConOctober 17-20, 2024Javits Center429 11th Avenue New York, NY 10001 Photo courtesy of Toho. TM & ©

    The Titan Tiamat joins the upcoming Monsterverse KONG: SURVIVOR INSTINCT game for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Image courtesy of 7Levels. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS © 2019 Legendary and WBEI. All Rights Reserved. GODZILLA VS. KONG © 2021 & TM Legendary and WBEI. All Rights Reserved. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd. MONSTERVERSE TM Legendary. 7Levels is a trademark of 7Levels S.A. All Rights Reserved. A New Titan, Price and Release Date RevealedSource: 7Levels press releaseSpecial Thanks to Paweł Biela, Marcin Kaleta and Julia Bialecka Polish indie studio, 7LEVELS, has announced the release date for its newly revealed game, KONG: SURVIVOR INSTINCT. Inspired by Legendary Entertainment’s Monsterverse, this thrilling new game is set to launch this fall on PCs via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. KONG: SURVIVOR INSTINCT is an exhilarating action-adventure game that combines intense platforming with combat,

    Source: FYESpecial Thanks to Eric Rosenfield The pop culture retailer FYE (For Your Entertainment) has provided SciFi Japan with information and photos of their latest Godzilla exclusive collectible. This item can be purchased from FYE stores and fye.com/.   Photo courtesy of FYE. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of FYE. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Godzilla Kaiju Berry Burst Blueberry Ramune An FYE Exclusive. The Godzilla Kaiju Berry Burst Blueberry Ramune is a refreshing soda with a fierce twist! This limited-edition drink bursts with sweet and tangy blueberry flavor, inspired by the mighty Godzilla. Packaged in a traditional ramune bottle, it's fun to open and even more fun to drink. Perfect for fans of kaiju, Japanese soda, and anyone looking for a delicious, monster-sized refreshment! Distributor:: FYE Product Number: fye.000000074410782375 SRP: $4.99

    Source: Titan Books Special Thanks to Isabelle Sinnott and Hannah Scudamore Photo courtesy of Titan Books. Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD., Shinji Nishikawa Titan Books is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a copy of Godzilla: The Encyclopedia. This illustrated book features the many versions of Godzilla and his monstrous foes from the original 1954 movie to SHIN GODZILLA in 2016, and even the 2021 animation. With in-depth explanations accompanied by illustrations from renowned manga artist and monster designer Shinji Nishikawa, this 216-page book explores the powers and anatomy of over 100 kaiju, including Mechagodzilla, Shin Godzilla and Mothra! Nishikawa worked on the monster designs for many Godzilla movies from 1989 to 2004, and here he unravels the live-action special effects and theatrical CG animations of the Godzilla franchise in this essential enyclopedia. This comprehensive guide covers the Godzilla Showa Era

    Photo courtesy of Diamond Select Toys. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of Diamond Select Toys. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Diamond Select Toys press release Special Thanks to Zach Oat Hot on the heels of Diamond Select Toys' Godzilla Legends in 3-D Godzilla 197410-Inch Resin Bust comes Mechagodzilla 1974 from the movie GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA (ゴジラ対メカゴジラ, Gojira Tai Mekagojira). The limited edition statue will be available in stores around June 2025. To purchase the Mechagodzilla 1974 bust, find a store at comicshoplocator.com or order at https://www.diamondselecttoys.com/mechagodzilla-legends-in-3-dimensions-bust/. This statue is also available from Toho's Godzilla Store. Godzilla Legends in 3-D Mechagodzilla 1974 Resin Bust A Diamond Select Toys release! Mechagodzilla is a legend among kaiju fans, and now he’s a Legend in 3-D! The mechanized monster, one of Godzilla’s greatest foes, is now a

    Image courtesy of GKIDS. © 2004 Diana Wynne Jones/Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, NDDMT Source: GKIDS, Fathom Events press releaseOfficial Site: https://gkids.com/ghiblifest/ Photo courtesy of Fathom Events. © 2004 Diana Wynne Jones/Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, NDDMT Tickets are on sale now for HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE – the heartwarming romance epic from Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the film returns to theaters in late September and early October for eight nationwide screenings. GKIDS and Fathom are thrilled to continue Studio Ghibli Fest with the 2024 edition featuring the celebrated filmmaker’s beloved title. Audiences can enjoy Studio Ghibli Fest 2024’s biggest slate of films to date with a 14-title lineup, and upcoming anniversary celebrations including KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE’s 25th Anniversary and POM POKO’s 30th Anniversary. The film will be shown in both original Japanese and English dubbed versions. In addition to the full feature, screenings will

    Celebrate Godzilla's 70th Anniversary this November with a Godzilla Pop-Up Shop and movie screenings in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo! Photo courtesy of JUNGLE. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Entertainment Hobby Shop JUNGLE Special Thanks to Yoichi Kakuma and Tetsu Shiota   Event exclusive editions of classic movie posters will be available for purchase at the Godzilla 70th Anniversary Pop-Up Shop. Photo courtesy of JUNGLE. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Godzilla Invades Little Tokyo! Entertainment Hobby Shop Jungle in Los Angeles (aka Anime Jungle) will be celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Godzilla with a Godzilla 70th Anniversary pop-up shop and special screening of the 1954 GODZILLA and GODZILLA MINUS ONE. The movies will be screening only on Saturday, November 2nd at the historic Aratani Theatre. GODZILLA (1954) is in black and white and shown in the original Japanese with English subtitles. GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023)

    Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. Bandai's soft vinyl figure of Godzilla 2023 from the movie GODZILLA MINUS ONE will be released next month in the United States by Bandai Naco America. The figure is articulated and durable, allowing for all types of play and display. Godzilla 2023 can now be preordered from Toho's official Godzilla Store, Amazon and toy retailers, comic shops and specialty stores.   Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. 5" Godzilla Soft Vinyl Figure Series: Godzilla 2023 The soft vinyl

    Photo courtesy of the Dryden Theatre. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Author: John YearaSource: George Eastman House It is truly a good time to be a Godzilla fan. The historic Dryden Theater will once again, for the first time in almost two decades, host 4 of Toho Studios films featuring everyone's favorite radioactive Kaiju and King of the Monsters, GODZILLA. This time, the films will be introduced by the University of Rochester's professor of Japanese Visual and Cultural studies, Joanne Bernardi Ph.D. The series is a tie-in with a course she is teaching this semester at the University of Rochester, “Atomic Creatures: Godzilla.” Dr Bernardi expresses gratitude to Curator of Exhibitions Jared Case, who went above and beyond to identify and secure rights to show the titles in the upcoming series. The showings begin on September 11th, with the original Japanese GOJIRA. This will be followed

    Photo courtesy of Funko. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Source: FunkoSpecial Thanks to Matthew Saribut and Jonah Keel Funko has provided product specs and pics of their new Godzilla 70th Anniversary figures and collectibles. These items can be purchased directly from Funko plus stores, comic book shops, and online retailers including Toho's Godzilla Store, Amazon, Target, Walmart, Entertainment Earth, Hot Topic, FYE and Books-a-Million. Photo courtesy of Funko. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Pop! Mechagodzilla (Classic) Item Number: 76737 Material: Vinyl Release Date: Available Now MSRP: $15.00 Look out for this classic kaiju! The exclusive Pop! Mechagodzilla is an unavoidable necessity to any Godzilla collection. Fans will recognize this extraterrestrial from its debut in the 1974 film, GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA. It may have tried to pose as Godzilla, but once the outer skin was removed, there was no mistaking

    The team behind the CG shorts GODZILLA VS. GIGAN REX and GODZILLA VS. MEGALON have reunited for the new kaiju movie AYURA. Photo courtesy of Tokai Production. TM & ⒸAyura Source: Tokai Production Co., Ltd. Official X (formerly Twitter): AYURA_gifu Special Thanks to Avery Guerra   Photo courtesy of Tokai Production. TM & ⒸAyura At "Godzilla Fest 2022", Toho premiered the computer animated short film, GODZILLA VS. GIGAN REX (ゴジラ VS ガイガンレクス, Gojira VS Gaigan Rekusu), from the studio's digital production brand GEMSTONE Creative Label. The film was written and directed by Takuya Kaminishi, who had worked for the VFX studio Shirogumi on the movies SHIN GODZILLA (シン・ゴジラ, Shin Gojira, 2016), SHIN ULTRAMAN (シン・ウルトラマン, Shin Urutoraman, 2022) and GODZILLA MINUS ONE (ゴジラ-1.0, ゴジラマイナスワン, Gojira Mainasu Wan, 2023). Kaminishi's film was produced by Shirogumi and Tokai Production, a video production company founded by Akihiro

    Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Toys &Collectibles America Inc. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Toys &Collectibles America Inc. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc., Bandai Godzilla 2023 from the movie GODZILLA MINUS ONE will be the next release in Bandai's new line of 6” scaled action figures that are fully poseable and feature beam effect parts. The figure will be released in both Japan and the United States this October. It can be ordered from Amazon and toy retailers, comic shops and specialty stores.   Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Toys &Collectibles America Inc. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of Bandai Namco Toys &Collectibles America Inc. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. 6"

    Photo courtesy of Diamond Select Toys. © 2024 Legendary and Warner Bros. Entertainment. Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM © Legendary Source: Diamond Select Toys press release Special Thanks to Zach Oat Diamond Select Toys will release Deluxe Gallery Dioramas of Godzilla and Kong from the movie  GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE in mid-2025. To purchase the dioramas, find a store at comicshoplocator.com or pre-order from Diamond Select Toys. The Godzilla diorama is also available from Toho's Godzilla Store.   Photo courtesy of Diamond Select Toys. © 2024 Legendary and Warner Bros. Entertainment. Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM © Legendary GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE - Godzilla Deluxe Gallery Diorama A Diamond Select Toys release! The King of the Monsters is here, and he’s incredible! Standing approximately 11 inches tall, Godzilla joins

    Award-winning director Naoko Yamada (A SILENT VOICE, LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD) returns with the 'music x youth' story, THE COLORS WITHIN. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. ©2024 Science SARU INC./STORY Inc./TOHO CO., LTD./JR East Marketing & Communications, Inc./Lawson Entertainment, Inc. Source: Toho Co., Ltd., GKIDSOfficial Site: https://kiminoiro.jp/ (Japan), https://gkids.com/films/the-colors-within/ (US)   A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toho Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hiroyasu Matsuoka) have provided information and images from THE COLORS WITHIN (きみの色, Kimi no Iro), the new anime film from award-winning director Naoko Yamada (A SILENT VOICE, LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD). The movie opens August 30th in Japan with an international release scheduled to follow this winter.   Teaser poster. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. ©2024 Science SARU INC./STORY Inc./TOHO CO., LTD./JR East Marketing & Communications, Inc./Lawson Entertainment, Inc. Theatrical

    No more stickers! The Landing! Operation Mothra Liberation board has been picked clean of free Mothra event stickers. Photo courtesy of Daisuke Ishizuka. ©SUBNADE © TOHO CO.,LTD. Photographer: Daisuke IshizukaOfficial Site: https://www.subnade.co.jp/event/mothra_in_subnade202408 SciFi Japan recently ran an article previewing "Mothra in Subnade" (モスラ イン サブナード, Mosura in Sabunādo), a special promotional campaign celebrating the 51st anniversary of Shinjuku Subnade, the largest underground shopping mall and parking lot in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The promotion runs from Friday, August 9th to Sunday, October 27th, 2024, and feature various Mothra-themed events and decorations throughout the Subnade . We are now pleased to share more "Mothra in Subnade" photos courtesy of Daisuke Ishizuka, who visited the mall forf the event. Photo courtesy of Daisuke Ishizuka. ©SUBNADE © TOHO CO.,LTD. Photo courtesy of Daisuke Ishizuka. ©SUBNADE © TOHO CO.,LTD. Photo courtesy of Daisuke Ishizuka. ©SUBNADE ©

    The Monsterverse KONG: SURVIVOR INSTINCT game will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Image courtesy of 7Levels. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS © 2019 Legendary and WBEI. All Rights Reserved. GODZILLA VS. KONG © 2021 & TM Legendary and WBEI. All Rights Reserved. GODZILLA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd. MONSTERVERSE TM Legendary. 7Levels is a trademark of 7Levels S.A. All Rights Reserved. Source: 7Levels press releaseSpecial Thanks to Paweł Biela In collaboration with Legendary Entertainment, 7Levels unveils their upcoming 2.5D action-adventure indie PC and console game, KONG: SURVIVOR INSTINCT, launching later this fall. Inspired by Legendary’s blockbuster Monsterverse franchise and set shortly after the events of 2021’s hit theatrical release, GODZILLA VS. KONG, players will navigate a shattered city through the eyes of a father desperate to find his missing daughter. The compelling narrative delivers an intense gaming experience, as you

    Source: DCSpecial Thanks to Michael Shelling Image courtesy of DC. © & TM DC. All Rights Reserved. ©2024 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM&© TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM&© Legendary The hit 7-issue mini-series Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong from DC and Legendary Comics is now available in a collected edition hardcover. DC collides with Legendary’s Monsterverse in this tale from acclaimed writer Brian Buccellato (The Flash, Injustice, Detective Comics), bestselling artist Christian Duce (Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point) and colorist Luis Guerrero!   Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong Collected Edition Hardcover ISBN: 9781779525291Writer: Brian BuccellatoArtists: Christian Duce, Tom DerenickAvailable NowPrice: $29.99Pages: 264Format: Hardcover   About Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong The DC Universe is about to get shaken-up when the Legion of Doom unlocks a portal to another dimension, unleashing the fiercest Monsters in the Multiverse. Godzilla, the King of

    Photo by Andrew Nguyen. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Author: Andrew Nguyen From August 10-30, the Hashimoto Contemporary served as the site of an art exhibit in honor of the Godzilla series' 70th anniversary, hosted by Spoke Art and Ghost X Ghost along with the support of Toho Studios. Titled "70 years of Godzilla," the exhibit contains officially licensed art pieces from 40 artists with a variety of different styles presented. Several of the art pieces were created by well-known artists that have previously worked on Godzilla related merchandise. The opening ceremony was on August 10 and on the day before the opening of the exhibit, the two companies hosted a screening of the original GODZILLA (1954) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The art exhibition will gradually release copies of the pieces presented in the exhibit with the last of them being made available

    Interviews, Never-Before-Seen Photos, Storyboards, and Production Art from Sony Pictures` Abandoned First Attempt Author: Keith Aiken Special Thanks to: Please See ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Below A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE On May 16, 2014, Warner Bros. Pictures released GODZILLA, a $160 million American adaptation of the long-running Toho Co. franchise. Co-produced by Legendary Pictures and directed by Gareth Edwards, the film finally gave many fans what they had long hoped to see... a big-budget, Hollywood take on the King of the Monsters with state-of-the-art visual effects. Well-received by critics and audiences, the new GODZILLA was a box office success, with a sequel announced for 2018. The generally positive reviews for the 2014 film were a sharp contrast to the reception given the first Godzilla movie made by an American studio. In October 1992, TriStar Pictures (a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment) announced that they

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