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Gamera Rebirth (stylized as GAMERA -Rebirth-) is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) series directed and co-written by Hiroyuki Seshita ().Produced by Kadokawa Corporation and animated by ENGI, it is a reboot of the Gamera franchise following Gamera the Brave (2006), the first animated entry in the franchise and the first entry in the franchise's Reiwa era.
Gamera vs. Gyaos (大怪獣空中戦 ガメラ対ギャオス, Daikaijū kūchūsen: Gamera tai Gyaosu, lit. ' Giant Monster Midair Battle: Gamera vs. Gyaos ' ) [ a ] is a 1967 Japanese kaiju film directed by Noriaki Yuasa , with special effects by Yuasa.
The first, local TV season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 includes five episodes which each feature a film from the Gamera franchise's Shōwa period: Gamera, the Giant Monster, Gamera vs. Barugon, Gamera vs. Gyaos, Gamera vs. Guiron, and Gamera vs. Zigra. The same five films were re-used in the show's third national season.
With Gamera recovering in the ocean, the last Gyaos grows unchecked, becoming a Super Gyaos. The creature attacks Tokyo, causing many civilian casualties and prompting the government to focus on Gyaos instead of Gamera. Attempts to kill Gyaos end in failure and it builds a nest in the ruins of the Tokyo Tower. Upon awakening from her sleep ...
A number of references to the previous Gamera films, including Gamera the Brave, and scrapped Gamera projects were inserted in the 2023 Netflix animation series Gamera Rebirth, [29] [30] where the director Hiroyuki Seshita had also participated in the aforementioned Rex: A Dinosaur's Story, and Kazuya Nakai played both General Osborn in Gamera ...
Kurata speculates that Gamera was engineered as humanity's guardian, and as such is a "vessel" capable of being charged with humanity's collective "mana", and expresses a belief that therefore Iris had been deliberately created to defeat Gamera so the Gyaos (acting akin a planetary immune system) could wipe out the human race.
Gamera. Gamera, the Giant Monster (1965) Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) Gamera vs. Viras (1968) Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) Gamera vs. Jiger (1970) Gamera vs. Zigra (1971) Gamera: Super Monster (1980) Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996) Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys (1999) Gamera the Brave (2006)
Gamera vs. Barugon was theatrically released in Japan on April 17, 1966, on a double bill with Daimajin and underperformed at the Japanese box office. In 1967, it was released directly to television in the United States as War of the Monsters by American International Television. The film was followed by Gamera vs. Gyaos, released on March 15 ...