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gorez · 8 months

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#Rāmen #Tamago #Soba #Noodles #Broth #Narutomaki #Soup #Spicy #Japan #Food #Totoro #Meka #Mecha #Godzilla #Gōjira #Cthulhu #Pacific Ocean #Universe #Sea space

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jetman-001-daira · 8 months

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Bueno... El mes pasado la waifu shin godzilla cumplió cinco años de haber sido creada pero hasta ahora se me ocurrió hacer algo con ella(mejor tarde que nunca) ... Así que decidi darle un Rediseño!!!

El nuevo diseño de shinji( y si se preguntan por que la llamo así... Pues digamos que es como si fonética mente estuvieras diciendo Shin-G)

#art #my art #myartstyle #kaiju #Godzilla #ゴジラ #Gōjira #shin godzilla #シン・ゴジラ # Shin Gōjira #gijinka

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musesfromthefifthdimension · 7 days

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MUSESFROMTHEFIFTHDIMENSION — a mixed media multimuse featuring characters from Gōjira (1954) and Godzilla Minus One (2023), among others, such as The Twilight Zone (original series) and Columbo.

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translationandbetrayals · 7 months

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Ultraman, Japan's symbol of hope

We cant have Ultraman without first having Eiji Tsuburaya, founder of Tsuburaya productions, the producer of most all Ultraman shows since the original one back in 1966. Even as a kid, Eiji was considered as a prodigy, known in his town for his craftsmanship of wooden toys, though growing up, a young Eiji would eventually come across a copy of 1933's King Kong, he was so stunned by the special effects skill in display throughout the film, he got a personal copy (which back then was extremely unheard of) and reverse-engineered how they pulled off the screen magic which brought to life such a unique project. With this, his own experience working at "Toho Motion Picture Company", getting drafted into WW2 as part of the propaganda department, and surviving through Tokyo's fire bombing, Eiji would go back to work in Toho MPC after US occupation ended in 1952, funnily enough the US government was keeping a close eye on him since they thought he was commiting espionage. His position in Toho MPC would eventually place him squarely in the special effects team of Toho Tokyo Studios, working in a film called Godzilla (Gōjira), releasing in 1954. As we all know now, the original Godzilla is one of the most important films of recent history, and probably the single most important film special effects wise along with King Kong and 2001: A space odyssey. The impact this film would have culturally as well in Japan cannot be understated, the message of the atomic bomb and it's unstoppable consequences, shown through the giant Godzilla destroying everything in his wake, like a force of nature claiming what's rightfully theirs (which we've seen in the course, Japan really respects nature and it's strength), it's for a lack of a better word, utterly monstrous. All of this we've gotta consider, barely 9 years after the atomic bombing of Japan back in 1945, it paints a grim picture of Japan's psyche and moral towards the world, Godzilla was after all a byproduct of humanity's lack of awareness, and recklessness, Godzilla is just in a way karma slapping back at it's creators. At the end of the movie he is defeated through a new even deadlier weapon than the one which created Godzilla, the oxygen destroyer. Even in the film, Dr Daisuke Serizawa says he cannot allow anyone to use the oxygen destroyer, his reasoning is in this direct quote from the film: "Ogata, if the Oxygen Destroyer is used even once, politicians from around the world will see it. Of course, they'll want to use it as a weapon. Bombs versus bombs, missiles versus missiles, and now a new superweapon to throw upon us all! As a scientist - no, as a human being - I can't allow that to happen!" Serizawa's life's work, used against a monster of mankind, just to create another monster in the massively destructive Oxygen Destroyer, tragic and sad. Even though he expresses his desire against using it, it's used nonetheless, since without it, Godzilla can't be defeated. To prevent the usage of this weapon in the future, Serizawa burns all his research on it, sadly since the information is still in his brain, he gets nearby the explosion when it's used against Godzilla, killing himself in the process. After this, Godzilla's bare bones can be seen floating deep in the pacific ocean, a bitter and depressing victory to be sure, right? After finishing work on this movie, eventually in early 1966, a show called "Ultra Q" (Urutora Kyū) would release, produced by Tsuburaya productions. This tokusatsu (which basically means special effects show) series would gain a lot of attention since it had a lot of effort and budget put into it, at this time, there were only movies with this level of production, and it WAS the most expensive television show ever produced in Japan in its release date. The show follows different groups of scientists encountering supernatural anomalies, akin to the american Twilight Zone, the Q in the name "Ultra Q" stands for question, and yeah, it did leave a lot of questions, mysterious and horror-like stories would happen in each episode, growing ever more impossible to overcome, but they always got dealt with, in one way or another, no matter the cost, be it aliens, giant monsters (kaju) or even ghosts. Despite not featuring any giant metal hero, Ultra Q still counts as the first in the Ultraman series. Only two weeks after the end of this series, the title of this post would arrive to japanese houses and forever engrain himself in the hearts of Japan and anyone who saw it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSgBCi-1yQE&ab_channel=荒城嶺 With this cheerful opening, Ultraman started airing on July 17, 1966. From the start we can already see a huge shift from Ultra Q, the colors in the beginning are from the Ultra Q opening, which then get rudely blown off the screen by the bright red and white, a band starts playing their instruments as the kid's choir starts singing: "The mark in his chest is a meteor, He beats down the enemies proudly with his jet. From the Land of Light for the sake of us, Here he comes, our hero Ultraman. The capsule in his hand sparkles and flashes, The radiance of a million watts. From the Land of Light for the sake of righteousness, Here he comes, our hero Ultraman. The gun in his hand buzzes out "za-zap", He is an expert at monster extermination. From the Land of Light for the sake of the Earth, Here he comes, our hero Ultraman." Imagine being a kid, back then, and hearing this at the start of this new series, before you even see this Ultraman, you know he's already EXTREMELY powerful, like, he has a meteor in his chest? The radiance of a million watts? I cant count that high! He's also an expert at MONSTER EXTERMINATION? He fights for us, righteousness AND Earth? This guy is the best! After this beautiful song, the actual first episode starts, called "Ultra Operation No. 1". The first thing we see is space, and shortly after two meteors following each other, a red one and a blue one, moments later, we cut to a jet flying through what seems to be a dense forest, here the narrator starts speaking about the Paris-based, International Science Police Organization, in it's japanese branch, there is a group dubbed the Science Special Search Party with 5 members, one of which we see piloting the jet, our protagonist, Shin Hayata. The narrator then tells us this group's goal is to protect Earth from any invasion from space, and investigate any weird incidents which may be related to aliens, it is implied this happens in the same universe as Ultra Q, so aliens and the like are relatively accepted to exist. Hayata then spots two UFOs flying over Ryugamori, he calls to base and Akiko Fuji, the sweet and caring communications officer responds, she calls out to Toshio Muramatsu, the ironclad stoic captain of the group, who tells Hayata to follow the UFOs to find out what they are. Here we also meet Daisuke Arashi, the strong sharpshooter with a soft spot, and also Mitsuhiro Ide, the genius coward of the group, who's also the source of most of the show's comedic relief. Hayata notes the meteors are going at mach 2, which is twice the speed of sound, no small feat for a random UFO, then we cut to a group of people gathered around a makeshift campfire in the middle of the forest, singing songs, eating and dancing, they are then shocked by the huge blue sphere, lowering itself into the lake and flashing blinding light, they try to get a camera to photograph it, but the cameraman is too slow, right after this, Hayata flies by the lake with his jet, but suddenly the red sphere flies in at super speed, and crashes into Hayata, Hayata screams in terror before being hit, but he can't do anything to stop it. Both the jet and the red sphere crash into the ground, the bystanders go to check, and call the police after they see the wreck, then the police calls the SSSP headquarters to inform them of the emergency and the crash, the other members call Hayata, terrified for their wellbeing, and they get no answer. Fearing the worst, the science patrol gets in uniform, and moves out to the wreck in another jet. We cut to the police and campers, walking to the wreck, where they see Hayata floating into the air, and being wrapped in a red sphere, it floats higher and higher into the air, right after, we see Ultraman for the first time, talking to Hayata's still body.

Hayata asks who the hell is he, and Ultraman replies "I am an alien from Nebula M78", then Ultraman explains he was chasing Bemular (the blue sphere) who was escaping, the pursue ended up in Earth, Hayata asks confused about who this Bemular is, Ultraman explains he's a demon-like monster who disrupts peace in the universe. Ultraman apologizes to Hayata for, well, killing him in the most spectacular fashion, and in return offers his own life to Hayata, obviously our protagonist is shocked by this, and asks what'll happen to him, worried about this alien who literally just killed him, Ultraman explains he will become one with Hayata, as he himself also wishes to work for peace on Earth. The giant drops an object on Hayata, the beta capsule, he explains Hayata should only use it when he's in trouble, just as he's about to tell him why, Ultraman just laughs and tells him there's nothing to fear. we cut to the cops and campers, looking dumbfounded at the sphere, so dumbfounded in fact, this is the face of the police officer in command:

A huge flash from the red sphere blinds the crowd momentarily, then the SSSP arrives to check on them, and assess the situation, they see the wreck and dont think Hayata could've survived that, they keep checking on the civilians and trying to find out what lowered itself into the lake, we cut to an early sunny morning, suddenly Bemular emerges from the lake, and roars, the SSSP fires at the monster with their laser guns that go za-zap, the monster submerges itself again, just as Hayata calls to HQ to ask Akiko to drop a submarine into the lake so he can use it, he tells her he's fine and that she shouldn't worry, as soon as she drops it, the SSSP patrol sees her and asks what she's doing, she tells them Hayata called her and they can't believe it, but suddenly, Hayata appears in a boat, going towards the submarine, Hayata tells them that the alien saved him, and that they need to take care of Bemular before anything else, confused the captain agrees, and Hayata goes on to board the submarine and attack Bemular while he rests, the patrol joins Akiko in the sky with the VTOL jet, Hayata finds Bemular and the captain announces that Ultra Operation No.1 has started, the patrol attacks Bemular both from the sky and the water, it's going well until Bemular grabs the submarine Hayata is in, the jet keeps attacking so the monster lets Hayata go, Bemular gets out of the water into land, and let him go he does, Hayata falls from 60 meters onto the ground, knocking himself out, waking up in the submarine as Bemular shoots a beam to the submarine, Hayata notices himself in a bit of trouble, and heeds Ultraman's words, this is the first fight of Ultraman: https://youtu.be/tP05cLPgRpI?si=vlMtAVQOYM1MO7oL&t=1202 Whilst this looks undoubtedly goofy and silly at this time, back then, this, was CINEMA, like incredibly good for the standards of japanese television in the 1960s, the music is triumphant, energetic, powerful, Ultraman really makes short work of the monster, saving the day as he would do for 39 episodes (counting this one), after the fight, Hayata goes back to meet his comrades, and tells them about the alien, the episode ends, and with this, we have the general structure of most episodes. The world is normal, then an alien/monster appears, something bad happens, the patrol is called upon, the patrol tries to fix the issue to variable results, and then finally, Ultraman appears and deals with the enemy, most times anyway. If you watched the fight (which you should), you'll see Ultraman has a 3 minute timer on Earth, which limits him and his fights, is he to be on our earth for longer than that, he will die, his beam attacks and special abilities drain his timer quicker, making them last resource weapons. Many times throughout the series, specially to the latter end of the story, Ultraman struggles with his fights, but he always comes out victorious, right? Here are a collection of images ofUltraman fighting some monsters:

I will also link some of the most popular fights so you can get a sense of what it was like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=879Q6KvyETU&ab_channel=Asefchanelrock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ASrioLHfmQ&ab_channel=GodzillaBrasil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5O8j8NcGo8&ab_channel=Mega-Ip-Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xciM9KDJ1uI&ab_channel=KemurianSeijinUF In the third image I put right above, the suit used for the monster is just a Godzilla suit with some stuff slapped on top, which is funny, since Ultraman's whole message is kind of the opposite of Godzilla's, a message of hope for the future and progress, instead of wallowing in the past of our mistakes. Whilst in Godzilla the monster destroyed everything and had to be defeated by another monster (the oxygen destroyer), in Ultraman, the monster is defeated by a hero, a symbol of hope and peace, and human ingenuity as well, the monster is a threat for sure, a big one, and sometimes it's hard to deal with, but it's always dealt with in the end, and everyone can go home with hope for the new tomorrow. Kids are also a huge part of Ultraman and tokusatsu in general, they're the future of the world, there's a kid in Ultraman, Isamu Hoshino, who hangs around the SSSP and follows them on missions whenever he can, he is always the top priority to be protected when they're out on missions, but he's also taught a thing or two in combat and protecting others, he is the future of the science patrol after all. Whenever people see Ultraman, they know it's about to be good, they know everything is alright, and that the monster is going to be absolutely DEMOLISHED. Ultraman's music is also a great part of this, always triumphant, and sometimes worrysome and eerie, making us fear for our hero, but it doesnt matter, he always wins. Here I'm gonna put a couple of songs so you can kinda understand what I mean. The Science Patrol theme: https://youtu.be/T2TEqamHwZs?si=Pg-3_AbNE58aGH-t&t=683 Fight theme: https://youtu.be/T2TEqamHwZs?si=qEgqHSFcPL7HktUf&t=944 Aerial battle theme: https://youtu.be/T2TEqamHwZs?si=HfqmzQzsfZ4VT9pr&t=1627 (Note the difference between Ultraman's ground battle theme, and his air battle theme, never once in the series is Ultraman bested in aerial combat, so his aerial combat theme is much more triumphant, almost like a guaranteed win, this could be due to Ultraman's natural flying skill, or maybe Hayata's expertise as a jet pilot, maybe both! Throughout the series it is implied Ultraman becomes more and more human, this is shown with the changes in the suit, first to last, from left to right)

(Notice his face becoming rounder, smoother, proportions getting more, well, human, the actual real world explanation is they just got better at making suits LMAO, but I love the in-universe explanation, btw, first mask was supposed to be able to move it's mouth, that's why it has that hole, though they eventually scrapped that idea, and just sew shut the hole, leaving it like that) Victory! M5 (as the name implies, when this plays, Ultraman is about to win) :https://youtu.be/T2TEqamHwZs?si=kBxMBmB6j_Dqb18z&t=1515 In episode 39, Ultraman fights against Alien Zetton, the champion of the Zetton aliens, a race of invaders from outer space, threatening planet Earth and the whole galaxy if they aren't stopped, they arrive on Earth to challenge the galaxy's best defender, Ultraman, the decisive battle begins, just outside of SSSP's Headquarters, Hayata transforms, and prepares to fight the mighty Zetton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5zsi4s3N7g&ab_channel=KemurianSeijinUF Ultraman, defeated at last, after so many monsters and battles, he is felled by Zetton, the strongest kaiju yet, everyone looks in horror as Ultraman falls to the ground, is this it? Is humanity to die? No, Ide created a device, a weapon, strong enough to theoretically defeat Zetton, as their last hope, Arashi the sharpshooter, takes aim at Zetton, and fires, killing the great monster who defeated Ultraman. After so many times Ultraman protected Earth from certain doom, humanity saved itself. A powerful message, that humanity even facing the worst danger, can rise up to the ocassion by themselves, and overcome the problem, we're our own hope. But of course this doesn't mean Ultraman wasn't necessary, he guided the patrol, if it weren't for him, the patrol wouldn't have had the strength to rise up so many times from certain failure. After this, Ultraman Zoffy, from Nebula M78 arrives, and takes Ultraman back home, separating him from Hayata, leaving them both better people than they started, and making sure they never forget this journey. The whole series is in my own opinion a great story, filled with cool fights, interesting plots, and amazing messages, of course it would get a sequel, in 1967, Ultraseven released, going back to the darker tone of Ultra Q, but nonetheless, having the spirit of Ultraman, a hero that inspires others. Ultraman's influence on Japan cannot be understated, he's arguably more important than Godzilla for a lot of people over there, he's a central part of Japanese pop culture, and even today it still releases series, the most current Ultraman, called Ultraman Blazar, is currently airing, with great success as always, almost 45 series have been aired on japanese TV under the name Ultraman, and a ton of movies too. Recently, Hideaki Anno of Evangelion fame, released a movie called "Shin Ultraman", a refreshed take on the old japanese hero, he's also released Shin Godzilla and Shin Kamen Rider, all icons of tokusatsu culture, he's a big fan of it himself of course, even Evangelion, his most known work, was heavily inspired by Ultraman in his own words. Netflix just released the third and final season of Ultraman's anime as well, and the manga is currently ongoing too, figures sell like hot bread in hobby stores, and references to Ultraman keep popping out everywhere, it is going to be Ultraman's 60th anniversary in 3 years time, crazy to think of, such a long running series, still peaking in popularity in it's home country. I cant do justice to all of the Ultraman lore and story ever I think, no matter how many words I write or speak, but I hope this post got people interested in Japan's giant of light, and hopefully, you'll check it out on your own free time, throughout all the series there's something for everyone, I personally recommend checking out Ultraman, Ultraseven, Ultraman Leo, Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Mebius and Blazar. I for one cannot express how important he is to me, he is the first japanese media I ever saw, my dad was a great fan when he was a kid, back when it aired on TV in the late 70s here in Chile, so he got me some DVDs to watch when I was a kid, and enough said, I loved it, even now I love Ultraman, as an eighteen-year old university student, his message of hope for the future and to strive to be our best version is truly inspiring to me, specially from such a country, when most of their popular media is well, kinda depressing, Ultraman shines ever bright as a beacon of light for everyone who's willing to try to do the right thing, and to everyone who hopes for a better future. Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a great day. SHUWATCH! Post by Javier Salinas-

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yourfavwillpay · 4 years

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Godzilla WILL pay!

#godzilla #ゴジラ #Gōjira #your fav #your fave #ur fav #ur fave #your fav will pay #yourfavwillpay #anon request

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nofatclips · 4 years

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Yuko Shimizu on her covers for the Criterion release of Godzilla

#artist #illustration #yuko shimizu #cinema #godzilla #criterion #shōwa #showa #shōwa period #shōwa era #showa era #japan #tokyo tower #monsters #kaiju #gōjira #tomoyuki tanaka #ishirō honda #eiji tsuburaya

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brokehorrorfan · 3 years

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Godzilla vs. Kong will be released on Digital on May 21 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on June 15 via Warner Bros. The fourth film in Legendary’s MonsterVerse follows Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

Adam Wingard (You’re Next, Death Note) directs from a script by Max Borenstein (Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island) and Eric Pearson (Thor: Ragnarok). Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler, and Demián Bichir star.

Read on for a list of special features.

Special features:

Audio commentary by director Adam Wingard

Kong Discovers Hollow Earth featurette

Kong Leaves Home featurette

Behold Kong's Temple featurette

The Evolution of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World featurette

Godzilla Attacks featurette

The Phenomenon of GŌJIRA, King of the Monsters featurette

Round One: Battle at Sea featurette

Round Two: One Will Fall featurette

Titan Tag Team: The God and the King featurette

The Rise of MechaGodzilla featurette

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Legends collide as Godzilla and Kong, the two most powerful forces of nature, clash on the big screen in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into fantastic uncharted terrain, unearthing clues to the Titans’ very origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever.

Pre-order Godzilla vs. Kong from Amazon.

#godzilla vs kong #godzilla vs. kong #godzilla #kong #mechagodzilla #king kong #dvd #gift #adam wingard #alexander skarsgard #millie bobby brown #rebecca hall #brian tyree henry #kyle chandler #kaiju

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mcbastardsmausoleum · 3 years

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GODZILLA VS.. KONG (2021) arrives on 4K UHD & Blu-ray June 15th from Warner Bros. Home Enterainment Special Features: - Kong Discovers Hollow Earth - Kong Leaves Home - Behold Kong’s Temple - The Evolution of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World - Godzilla Attacks - The Phenomenon of GŌJIRA, King of the Monsters - Round One: Battle at Sea - Round Two: One Will Fall - Titan Tag Team: The God and the King - The Rise of MechaGodzilla - Commentary by Director, Adam Wingard (only on 4K and Blu-ray) https://www.instagram.com/p/COlhO0hlc5k/?igshid=g5ol7yqdao04

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jacknichollsterm2 · 4 years

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Godzilla

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godzilla is a kajiu and is the most known one and godzilla has many different appearance over the years and godzilla has been described as a mix between a gorilla and a whale

below image is all of godzillas different looks between 1954-2017.

these are just a few different looks godzilla has taken, godzilla has a Japaneses name since she is a kaiju, and it is ゴジラ or Gōjira, godzilla has gone up agasint many other different kaijus and has even gone up against king kong that was made in 1962 and there is going to be a rematch between these two later this year, called godzilla vs kong. The other kaijus that godzilla have gone against are called king ghidorah, mothra, biollante and there are many more and most likely more to come.

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discotech-declan · 4 years

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Godzilla

Godzilla (Japanese: ゴジラ, Hepburn: Gōjira) (/ɡɒdˈzɪlə/; [ɡoꜜdʑiɾa] (listen)) is a fictional monster, or kaiju, originating from a series of Japanese films of the same name. The character first appeared in Ishirō Honda's 1954 film Godzilla and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produced by Toho, three Hollywood films and numerous video games, novels, comic books and television shows. Godzilla has been dubbed the King of the Monsters, a phrase first used in Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, the Americanized version of the original film.

The Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) franchise is a Japanese media franchise created and owned by Toho, centered on the fictional kaiju character Godzilla. It is recognized by Guinness World Records to be the longest continuously running movie franchise, having been in ongoing production from 1954 to the present day, with several hiatuses of varying lengths. The film franchise consists of 36 films, 32 produced by Toho and four Hollywood films: one film produced by TriStar Pictures and three films produced by Legendary Pictures.