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      Image courtesy of GKIDS. © 2015-2023 GKIDS, INC. © 1988 STUDIO GHIBLI © 2022 Toho Co., Ltd. © 2008 Studio Ghibli - NDHDMT © 1989 Eiko Kadono - Studio Ghibli - N © 1984 Studio Ghibli - H © 1986 Studio Ghibli © 1997 Studio Ghibli - ND © 1992 Studio Ghibli - NN © 2013 Studio Ghibli - NDHDMTK © 2004 Studio Ghibli - NDDMT © 2001 STUDIO GHIBLI - NDDT Source: GKIDS press releaseOfficial Site: https://gkids.com/ghiblifest/   Studio Ghibli Fest is back and bigger than ever! From March to November, experience all ten of Hayao Miyazaki's iconic animated films made at Studio Ghibli in this first-ever nationwide retrospective. Each film will have an exclusive selection from the documentary series 10 YEARS WITH HAYAO MIYAZAKI so you can step behind the scenes with the animation master. New to this year is

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    Official Site: https://godzilla.store/chibigodzilla/Official Twitter: @chibigodziSpecial Thanks to Andrew Nguyen   Photo courtesy of Toho. © 2023 TOHO CO., LTD.   The latest entry in the long-running Godzilla series, the anime CHIBI GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN (ちびゴジラの逆襲, Chibi Gojira no Gyakushū), will premiere in Japan at 7:00am on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The show is part of the TV Tokyo station's Iniminimanimo (eeny, meeny, miney, mo) block of children's programming. Chibi Godzilla was introduced in 2018 as part of the lead-in for Godzilla's 65th anniversary the following year. He was designed by Chiharu Sakazaki, a popular illustrator known for Suica Penguin (Suicaのペンギン, Suika no Pengin), a character appearing on East Japan Railway Company’s prepaid IC cards, and Chiba Prefecture's mascot Chi-ba+kun (チーバくん).  Chibi Godzilla  is intended to be an "introductory Godzilla" that younger children can relate to and hopefully become the first step in creating

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    Source: https://leijisha.jp/ The legendary Leiji Matsumoto, creator of Space Battleship Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト, Uchū Senkan Yamato), Captain Harlock (宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック, Uchū Kaizoku Kyaputen Hārokku) and Galaxy Express 999 (銀河鉄道999, Ginga Tetsudō Surī Nain) , has passed away due to accute heart failure. His company, Leijisha Co., Ltd., has issued a statement...   Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto left for the Sea of Stars from a hospital in Tokyo on February 13, 2023, at the age of 85. The funeral ceremony was already held with only close relatives. I think he had a happy life as he ran through his thoughts of continuing to draw stories as a manga artist. Matsumoto always said, "Where the wheels of time meet, we will meet again." We believe in those words and look forward to that day. To all the fans who have supported us so far, to

    Toho and Fathom Events present a nationwide screening of GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS on March 22nd! Photo courtesy of Toho. © & TM Toho Co., Ltd

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      Toho and Fathom Events present a nationwide screening of GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS on March 22nd! Photo courtesy of Toho. © & TM Toho Co., Ltd Screenings at 450+ Theaters Across the United States on March 22nd Author: Keith AikenSource: Fathom EventsOfficial Site: https://www.fathomevents.com/events/Godzilla-Tokyo-SOS?date=2023-03-22   Photo courtesy of Fathom Events. © & TM Toho Co., Ltd   Following their successful "Godzilla Day" anniversary screening of director Masaaki Tezuka's GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA  (ゴジラ×メカゴジラ, Gojira × Mekagojira, 2002) last November 3rd, Toho Co., Ltd. and Fathom Events are partnering once again to bring the direct sequel, GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS (ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ 東京SOS, Gojira x Mosura x Mekagojira Tōkyō Esu Ō Esu, 2003), to cinemas across the United States on Wednesday, March 22nd.  In addition to the main feature, this screening will include the computer animated short film, GODZILLA VS. GIGAN

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    1 Source: Epic Pictures Releasing press releaseSpecial Thanks to Avery Guerra   Key art, courtesy of Epic Pictures Releasing. Hollywood based Epic Pictures Group have acquired North American distribution rights, sales rights ex-Asia, and has also taken an investment position in Thailand's highly anticipated giant monster movie THE LAKE (บงึ กาฬ, Bueng Kan). Plans are to release the film March 10 in limited theatrical, followed by March 14 on digital platforms, and April 14 the film is set to hit physical media. Blu-ray pre-orders will launch on March 14. Discs will be available in retail stores on May 16. THE LAKE is a Hollywood (Thailand) Co., Ltd. production, directed by Lee Thongkham and produced by Watson Boy Homsangpradit with executive producer Patrick Ewald. In the film, an eco-thriller;  'A gigantic and bloodthirsty monster emerges from a lake after its egg is

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    Photo courtesy of 3Y Film. ©3Y Film Source: 3Y FilmSpecial Thanks to Avery Guerra  A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE   3Y Film and MRTS have provided an update for their upcoming kaiju film, HOSHI 35 (星35). The company's fundraising campaign for the project on the popular Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake is just a few days from ending it's run and is looking to finish at over 400% of it's original goal! There are also some new casting announcements to share... Photo courtesy of 3Y Film.   Yoko Ishino -- Best known by kaiju fans for her role as reporter Yukari Yamane in GODZILLA VS DESTOROYAH (ゴジラＶＳデストロイア, Gojira tai Desutoroia, 1995), Ishino has an extensive list of credits in theatrical features and television, including the Toho sci-fi release TOKYO BLACKOUT (首都消失, Shuto Shōshitsu, 1987), THE INNOCENT SEVEN (七人の弔, Shichinin no Tomurai,

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    Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra ©Showa Tokusatsu Monster Film Cooperation Corps Special Thanks to Avery Guerra A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra ©Showa Tokusatsu Monster Film Cooperation Corps The makers of WAR OF THE NINJA MONSTERS: JARON VS GOURA (忍獣大戦記 蛇龍対號羅, Shinobu Kemono Daisenki Daryū tai Goura) have provided an update on the indie kaiju film from director Shinpei Hayashiya (REIGO: KING OF THE SEA MONSTERS, RAIGA: GOD OF THE MONSTERS). The latest addition to the movie's cast is tokusatsu veteran Yumiko Tanaka, whose resume includes the Kamen Rider series MASKED RIDER SUPER-1 (仮面ライダースーパー１, Kamen Raidā Sūpā Wan, 1980-81), GHOST-CAT RHAPSODY (怪猫狂騒曲, Kaibyō Kyōsō Kyoku, 2022) and the upcoming HOSHI 35 (星35). She also had a cameo role in Toho's THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (ゴジラ, Gojira, 1984) as Akemi, the assistant to news photographer Goro Maki. The filmmakers are

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    Photo courtesy of Mondo. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of Mondo. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Mondo press release Special Thanks to Brad Johnson and Ryan Fons Mondo has announced ordering information for their new SpaceGodzilla  (GODZILLA VS. SPACEGODZILLA Variant) soft vinyl figure.  Read on for details...   Photo courtesy of Mondo. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of Mondo. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD.   From the depths of the cosmos … a crystal-covered comet crashes into the waves off Baas Island. Do you know where your LittleGodzilla is?  SpaceGodzilla debuts in our Toho Soft Vinyl line with the definitive GODZILLA VS. SPACEGODZILLA colorway, commemorating SpaceGodzilla’s one and only appearance on film.   Designed, sculpted and painted by Hector Arce, this soft vinyl stunner measures in at 9.5” tall, 6.5” wide and 10" in length, and is limited

    The Brothers' Mantle -- the cloaks worn by heroes like Ultraman Ace, Ultraman, Zoffy and Ultraman Jack -- is now available to fans and collectors. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    The Brothers' Mantle -- the cloaks worn by heroes like Ultraman Ace, Ultraman, Zoffy and Ultraman Jack -- is now available to fans and collectors. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Source: Tsuburaya ProductionsOfficial Site: https://store.m-78.jp/ (Japan) Official Twitter: twitter.com/ultraman_series Ultraman wearing his Brothers' Mantle. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Due to popular demand, Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd.  is now accepting orders for the Brothers' Mantle HUMAN SIZE Version (ブラザーズマント HUMAN SIZE ver., Burazāzu Manto Hyūman Saizu Ver.). This is a replica of the cloaks that the 6 Ultra Brothers (Ultraman, Zoffy, Ultraseven, Ultraman Jack, Ultraman Ace and Ultraman Taro) were awarded by the Father of Ultra,  now conveniently resized to fit Earthlings. The Brothers' Mantle is the first product from the "IMAGINATION Product Planning Department" and was chosen by votes by premium users of Tsuburaya

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    Source: North Star Pictures JPOfficial Site: https://www.kaijumultiverse.com/Special Thanks to Avery Guerra  A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE   North Star Pictures JP have the latest casting additions for their upcoming monster movie, KAIJU: ISLAND OF FIRE. The first film in a planned franchise, the story begins when a geological anomaly is discovered by a team of scientists on an ancient Japanese Island. After the members of a construction team, who were in the process of building a new military base there, go missing, a combined military and science task force is sent to investigate. Once on the island, the task force encounters a foreboding, fiery landscape now home to a strange and terrifying creature, capable of destroying them...and all who venture near! KAIJU: ISLAND OF FIRE is written and directed by Andrew L. Phillips (CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES).  The main cast features a

    Gamera the flying turle returns in 2023 with GAMERA -Rebirth-. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures. ©2023 KADOKAWA/ GAMERA Rebirth Production Committee

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    Gamera the flying turle returns in 2023 with GAMERA -Rebirth-. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures. ©2023 KADOKAWA/ GAMERA Rebirth Production Committee Source: Kadokawa Pictures press release Official Site: https://gamera-rebirth.com (Japan) Official Twitter: @gamera_rebirth #Gamera Rebirth #gamera_rebirth  Kadokawa Pictures have provided a new press release and high-res images for their upcoming Gamera anime...   The new "GAMERA -Rebirth-" animation series of the giant monster Gamera will be released worldwide on Netflix!     Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures. ©2023 KADOKAWA/ GAMERA Rebirth Production Committee Kadokawa has decided to produce a new work "GAMERA -Rebirth-"  (ガメラ リバース, Gamera Ribāsu）for the giant monster "Gamera." Today sees the release of the animation announcement video plus the first image of the enemy monster "Gyaos"! The new work GAMERA -Rebirth- is a 6-episode anime series that will be distributed worldwide on Netflix!! Please

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    Source: 3Y FilmSpecial Thanks to Avery Guerra  A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE   3Y Film and MRTS have provided an update for their upcoming kaiju film, HOSHI 35 (星35). The company's fundraising campaign for the project on the popular Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake is still going strong, currently sitting at a whopping 345% of its goal with 27 days still to go. There are also some new casting announcements to share... Photo courtesy of 3Y Film.   Shoko Nakajima -- The voice for the film's monster, Hoshikuzu, will be provided by Shoko Nakajima, a popular professional wrestler for Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling. Nakajima also portrays Miyarabi, a female King Caesar, in the Godzilla puppet web series, GODZIBAN (怪獣人形劇 ゴジばん Kaijū Ningyōgeki Gojiban, 2019-present).              

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      Source: Hollywood Theatre Official Site: https://hollywoodtheatre.org/# Special Thanks to Michael Calhoun   The Hollywood Theatre (located at 4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97212) is screening some classic giant monster movies this coming weekend. These giants deserve to be seen on the big screen so be sure to attend if you're in the area! Tickets can be purchased online or at the Hollywood Theatre Box Office, which opens 30 minutes prior to the first showing of the day/evening. Tickets for most films are $10 for adults, $8 for students/seniors (65+)/children, and $7 for members. Special events may have different pricing; please check online event descriptions for the most accurate info. For additional details please visit the theater's official website. ©1933 RKO Pictures Inc.  KING KONG in 35mm A 35mm print of

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    Photo courtesy of Mondo. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of Mondo. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Mondo press release Special Thanks to Brad Johnson and Ryan Fons Mondo has announced ordering information for their new JET JAGUAR Soft Vinyl (Golden Anniversary Variant) soft vinyl figure.  Read on for details...   Photo courtesy of Mondo. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of Mondo. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD.   Punch! Punch! Punch! Celebrating 50 years of GODZILLA VS. MEGALON, this special variant of our previously released Jet Jaguar Soft Vinyl figure is inspired by the character’s golden anniversary. This incredible colorway is limited to just 200 units and has 4 points of articulation! On sale now at https://mondoshop.com/products/jet-jaguar-soft-vinyl-golden   Photo courtesy of Mondo. TM＆©TOHO CO., LTD.

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    ©2022 God Hikoza Project Source: SRS Cinema LLC Official Site: https://god-hikoza.com/ (Japan) Special Thanks to Avery Guerra A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Distributor SRS Cinema has licensed North American home media rights to the 2022 daikaiju movie SUPER LEGEND GOD HIKOZA (超伝合体ゴッドヒコザ, Chō-den Gattai Goddo Hikoza). Blu-ray and DVD preorders are scheduled to begin in February. SUPER LEGEND GOD HIKOZA is the latest production from writer/director Minoru Kawasaki, the internationally renowned cult filmmaker behind such works as THE WORLD SINKS EXCEPT JAPAN (日本以外全部沈没, Nihon Igai Zenbu Chinbotsu, 2006), MONSTER X STRIKES BACK/ ATTACK THE G8 SUMMIT! (ギララの逆襲／洞爺湖サミット危機一発, Girara no Gyakushū / Tōyako Samitto Kiki Ippatsu, 2008), EARTH DEFENSE WIDOW (地球防衛未亡人, Chikyū Bōei Mibōjin, 2014), KAIJU MONO (大怪獣モノ, Daikaijū Mono, 2016) and  MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS (三大怪獣グルメ, San Daikaijū Gurume, 2020). Kawasaki specializes in comedic movies, often featuring monsters and anthropomorphized animals, that use “Kigurumi Tokusatsu,” the traditional Japanese

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    Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra ©Showa Tokusatsu Monster Film Cooperation Corps Special Thanks to Avery Guerra Director Shinpei Hayashiya just launched a fundraising campaign for his next tokusatsu kaiju film, WAR OF THE NINJA MONSTERS: JARON VS GOURA (忍獣大戦記 蛇龍対號羅, Shinobu Kemono Daisenki Daryū tai Goura). The independent filmmaker, known for works like REIGO: KING OF THE SEA MONSTERS (深海獣レイゴー, Shinkaijū Reigō, 2005/2008) and RAIGA: GOD OF THE MONSTERS (深海獣雷牙, Shinkaijū Raiga, 2009), is looking for additional funds to create higher-quality visual effects for his latest production. Photo courtesy of Avery Guerra ©Showa Tokusatsu Monster Film Cooperation Corps Hayashiya explained that recent Japanese monster movies have relied on modern computer graphics rather than the monster suits and miniatures used in past films.  He believes that the suit actors give life to monsters they portray and that the classic techniques should not be forgotten. To

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    Source: 3Y FilmSpecial Thanks to Avery Guerra   Photo courtesy of 3Y Film. 3Y Film and MRTS have announced that Robert Scott Field has been added to the cast of their upcoming kaiju film, HOSHI 35 (星35). Robert is a very familiar face to kaiju fans, having previously portrayed Android M11 in the hit GODZILLA VS KING GHIDORAH (ゴジラVSキングギドラ, Gojira tai Kingu Gidora, 1991) and one of the human hosts of Ultraseven 21 in the series ULTRAMAN NEOS (ウルトラマンネオス, Urutoraman Neosu, 2000-01). His recent credits include cameos in THE GREAT BUDDHA ARRIVAL (大仏廻国, Daibutsu Kokaiku, 2019) and GOD RAIGA VS KING OHGA (深海獣雷牙 対 溶岩獣王牙 Shinkaijū Raiga tai Yōganjū Ōga,, 2019) and voicework in The Asylum's MONSTER ISLAND (2019).  He has also been a frequent guest and MC for the annual G-Fest convention. Robert Scott Field joins a cast that already includes his Godzilla

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    Source: Tsuburaya ProductionsOfficial Site: https://ani.tv/ungs/ (Japan) Official Twitter: twitter.com/ultraman_series   Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has announced their new TV program,  ULTRAMAN NEW GENERATION STARS (ウルトラマン ニュージェネレーション スターズ,  Urutoraman Nyū Jenerēshon Sutāzu), will premiere on Saturday, January 28, 2023. The series will be broadcast on TV Tokyo starting at 9:00 am every Saturday. In 2009, Ultraman Zero, the son of Ultraseven, suddenly appeared in the Ultraman series as the "Young Strongest Warrior". Based on Zero's popularity, the television TV series ULTRAMAN GINGA (ウルトラマンギンガ, Urutoraman Ginga) started in 2013. Since then, a new Ultraman series with new Ultra Heroes has been released on TV every year. This "New Generation Ultramen" line now consists of 10 works including the current series, ULTRAMAN DECKER (ウルトラマンデッカー, Urutoraman Dekkā) , and their legacy is engraved both in the hearts of fans and the long

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    Source: 3Y FilmSpecial Thanks to Avery Guerra  A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE   3Y Film and MRTS have provided an update for their upcoming kaiju film, HOSHI 35 (星35). The company had launched a fundraising campaign for the project on the popular Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake. It has been a great success, having smashed it's goal and currently sitting at 286% with 64 days still to go. There are also some new casting announcements to share... Photo courtesy of 3Y Film.   Yoshinori Tanaka -- Tanaka has appeared in Minoru Kawasak's kaiju comedy MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS (三大怪獣グルメ, San Daikaijū Gurume, 2020) and 3Y Film's NEZURA 1964 (ネズラ1964, 2020) and GHOST CAT RHAPSODY  (怪猫狂騒曲, Kaibyō Kyōsō Kyoku, 2022).                        

    SciFi Japan is pleased to present an early look at the new film, KAIJU: ISLAND OF FIRE. Photo courtesy of North Star Pictures JP. ©3North Star Pictures JP

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    SciFi Japan is pleased to present an early look at the new film, KAIJU: ISLAND OF FIRE. Photo courtesy of North Star Pictures JP. ©3North Star Pictures JP Source: North Star Pictures JPOfficial Site: https://www.kaijumultiverse.com/Special Thanks to Avery Guerra  A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE   North Star Pictures JP have revealed the first details and advance artwork for their upcoming monster movie, KAIJU: ISLAND OF FIRE. The first film in a planned franchise, the story begins when a geological anomaly is discovered by a team of scientists on an ancient Japanese Island. After the members of a construction team, who were in the process of building a new military base there, go missing, a combined military and science task force is sent to investigate. Once on the island, the task force encounters a foreboding, fiery landscape now home to a strange and terrifying creature, capable of

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