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Shin Godzilla's design was a new interpretation on the Godzilla character, as Anno and Higuchi chose have Shin Godzilla come in many forms. [6] Anno and Higuchi wanted the kaiju to mutate throughout the film, even as far as demonstrating the creature shed its skin by tearing itself out of its old body, [7] but Toho vetoed the idea.
When Godzilla vs. Biollante had been released, Godzilla at the time was commonly called the New Godzilla (Japanese: 新ゴジラ, Hepburn: Shin Gojira). This name would be used to dub Godzilla Junior 's adult form in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995). [ 2 ]
Several manga have been derived from specific Godzilla films and both Marvel and Dark Horse have published Godzilla comic book series (1977–1979 and 1987–1999, respectively). In 2011, IDW Publishing started a new series, Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters (published in book form under the same title), rebooting the Godzilla story.
In Japan, Shin Godzilla earned ¥625 million ($6.1 million) on its opening weekend [13] and was number one at the box office for that weekend, placing Finding Dory at second place and One Piece Film: Gold at third place, and earned 23% more than 2014's Godzilla when it opened in Japan. [88]
' Godzilla: Tokyo/Osaka Editions ') is a 1955 young adult kaiju novel by Shigeru Kayama . It is a novelization of the first two films in the Godzilla franchise produced by Toho, Godzilla (1954) and Godzilla Raids Again (1955), both of which were based on story outlines by Kayama. [1]
A joint venture between Khara, Toei Company, Toho Co., Ltd., and Tsuburaya Productions, the project is intended for merchandising purposes; uniting films that Anno had worked on that bear the katakana title "Shin" (シン・), such as Shin Godzilla, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, Shin Ultraman, and Shin Kamen Rider. [181]
Godzilla is a series of novels written by author Marc Cerasini, based on the film series of the same name produced by Toho.While all set within the same continuity (a unique continuity in which only the first Godzilla film has taken place), each novel has its own plot and storyline, with Toho's kaiju featured as the stars.
Shinichi Sekizawa (関沢新一, Sekizawa Shin'ichi, June 2, 1921 – November 19, 1992) was a Japanese screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to several films by Ishirō Honda, including several classic Godzilla films.