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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.
Godzilla (/ ɡ ɒ d ˈ z ɪ l ə / ɡod-ZIL-ə) [c] is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. [2] The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho Co., Ltd., five American films, and numerous video games, novels, comic books, and television ...
In the film, Kong clashes with Godzilla as humans lure the ape into the Hollow Earth to retrieve a power source for a weapon to stop Godzilla's mysterious rampages. The film introduces Mechagodzilla , [ 54 ] the Warbat, [ 55 ] the Hellhawk, [ 56 ] and Titanus Doug [ 57 ] to the Monsterverse.
Godzilla is referred to by Ishirō Serizawa, played by Ken Watanabe, as "Gojira" (ゴジラ) though later on he would be referred to by other characters as "Godzilla". ". Watanabe argued with the producer to have his character refer to Godzilla by his Japanese name, stating, "the important thing is where the icon come
Mothra (Japanese: モスラ, Hepburn: Mosura) is a fictional monster or kaiju, that first appeared in the 1961 film Mothra, produced and distributed by Toho Studios.Mothra has appeared in several Toho tokusatsu films, often as a recurring monster in the Godzilla franchise.
The Return of Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) [a] is a 1984 Japanese kaiju film directed by Koji Hashimoto, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano.Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, it is the 16th film in the Godzilla franchise, the last film produced in the Shōwa era, [6] [7] and the first film in the Heisei series.
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In Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (G.M.K) King Ghidorah can inflict electric shocks to his enemies by biting them, gain power by absorbing the energy of dead monsters and form an energy shield capable of deflecting Godzilla's atomic breath.