After an impressive run in Japanese theaters grossing over 5 billion yen, the latest Godzilla movie is finally gearing up for a release in America!
Funimation will bring Shin Godzilla (also known as Godzilla:Resurgence) to a select group of 440 US theaters from October 11-18 2016. Check out the Official Funimation Site to find screenings in your area!
We’ve known for quite some time that the Shin Godzilla film (or as it’s known in the west Godzilla Resurgence) would feature a creature with mutating forms and abilities. But it wasn’t until last month, when images of vinyls for some of these forms surfaced, that we had any idea what they’d look like. Now thanks to a pair of Figure Oh magazine scans hosted over at Steven’s Toy Blog, we have our first looks at S.H. MonsterArts Shin Godzilla’s 2nd & 3rd Forms!
These seemingly diminutive and oddly colored forms look like very different interpretations of Godzilla than we’ve ever seen. Both are very squat and plump, one featuring a mostly beige color scheme while the others’ red coloration seems to be influenced by the “Poster Art Version” of the 2014 Godzilla Monsterarts figure.
What do you think of these bizarre new forms for the 2016 Godzilla? Right now there’s no concrete release information for either of them, but would you be interested in picking such unique forms up? Let us know in the discussion thread below.
Toei has opened an official website announcing a new GODZILLA anime project!
This new feature will be written by Gentaro Urobuchi, who most fans will probably recognize as the mind behind Kamen Rider Gaim! The animation will be handled by Polygon Pictures, the studio responsible for Knights of Sidonia and Transformers Prime. Sadly, no major story details have been revealed at this time.
Currently, the Godzilla anime is scheduled for a release in 2017! Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details.
Toho just registered a rather curious domain name; listed as Godzilla-Anime.com. A Godzilla anime could be in the works, but there’s not a whole lot of info to go on at the moment so unfortunately we don’t know if the project will be an OVA, movie, series, or somehow tied to the Neon Genesis Evangelion cross promotion that’s been going on as of late.
Godzilla’s first anime appearance was in a crossover episode with the Crayon Shin Chan series, prior to that was the 1998 Animated series which aired on Fox Kids well over 17 years ago!
Stay tuned and we’ll be sure to bring you more up to date information as soon as it becomes avalaible.
Bandai’s Godzilla X Evangelion cross promotion line takes a turn for the bizarre with their latest piece: a vinyl figure depicting a strange fusion amalgamation of Eva Unit 1 in his Awakening Form with bits of Godzilla attached to his body.
Eva Unit 1 G Awakening Form commands a hefty cost at 32,400 yen before middleman fees and shipping but stands at a massive 38 cm x 36cm, the vinyl figure will be released in January 2017, released as a Premium Bandai exclusive.
In a surprise move we’ve just gotten word from San Diego Comic Con 2016 that Funimation has officially obtained licensing rights for a theatrical release of Shin Godzilla! For western branding purposes the film has been refereed to as Godzilla Resurgence previously.
Opening July 29th in Japan, the brainchild of Hideaki Anno (creator of the prolific Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise) Shin Godzilla sees the largest and possibly most horrific version ever of the iconic monster destroy Japan once again. This bit of licensing news is a huge win for fans who feared there may not be a release of the film in the west. Presumably this theatrical release would be a limited engagement as previous Funimation efforts for Attack on Titan & Dragonball Z films have been.
We’ll keep you updated as more information becomes available in the coming weeks!
The S.H. MonsterArts continues its current trek through the various iterations of the King of Monsters with Godzilla Ultimate Burning Ver.!
Recently revealed via the Godzilla Spirits book and on-show at Tamashii Nations events, Ultimate Burning Ver. is a repaint of the 2012 Burning Godzilla figure from the film Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, featuring new orange sections and steam effect parts that can be attached to the figure to simulate the blistering heat the monster’s body is giving off.
Godzilla Ultimate Burning Ver. is a Tamashii web exclusive figure due for release in December 2016, priced 9504 yen. If you missed out on the original figure, be sure to grab this one now!
Perhaps the most terrifying iteration of the king of monsters yet is coming up for release in a few months and today Bandai has released a full set of official images for him! S.H. Monsterarts Shin Godzilla, from director Hideaki Anno’s upcoming Shin Godzilla film, is presented in these official images in all of his horrifying glory.
Scheduled as a retail release in November, Shin Godzilla will retail for 12,960 yen. This behemoth figure comes in at over 7″ (18 cm) tall and has a body length from head to tail of over 16″ (40 cm)! So Shin Godzilla certainly seems to live up to the radical take on the character we’ve seen in the films’ trailer. He does not however appear to come with any sort of effect parts or other accessories.
Check out all the official images of S.H. Monsterarts Shin Godzilla after the jump by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.
IDW is kicking off this month with a new issue of Godzilla Oblivion and we’ve got the preview!
Godzilla Oblivion #3
A plan to rid our world of King Ghidorah backfires and the Earth faces certain calamity! A small piece of technology from another world may be the only hope of salvation.
Read on to preview this issue!
This list will grow and change as more new figures are revealed and release info becomes known for others. Stay tuned for all the exciting reveals this weekend! Tamashii Features 2016 officially begins May 21st, the image currently being relayed thanks to Amiami Hobby News are from a preview/press event.
S.H. Figuarts
Kamen Rider Amazon Alpha – TBD
Kamen Rider Amazon Omega – TBD
Junglaider – TBD
Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron – TBD
Kamen Rider Zero Drive – 5184 yen, October
Machine Hoodie – TBD
Shinkocchou Seihou W – 6480 yen, October
Rider 1 (2016 ver.) – 5184 yen, October
Neo Cyclone – TBD
Hardboilder – TBD
Kamen Rider Gattack – 6480 yen, September
Gattack Extender -TBD
Ultraman – 5616 yen, July
Baltan – 5940 yen, August
Zetton – 6480 yen, October
Kamen Rider Ghost Edison Damashii – TBD
Kamen Rider Ghost Robin Damashii -TBD
Kamen Rider Ghost Newton Damashii -TBD
Kamen Rider Ghost Musashi Damashii -5832 yen, August
S.I.C.
Kamen RIder Drive Type Speed -TBD
Kamen RIder Drive Type Speed Flare -TBD
Kamen RIder Drive Type Speed Shadow -TBD
Kamen Rider Gaim Suika Arms -TBD
Kamen Rider Baron – TBD
Kamen Rider Zangetsu – 8556 yen, November release
S.H. Monsterarts
Godzilla feat.EVA-01 – 9936 Yen, January