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Welcome
to the Fantastic World of
The
Online Journal of Japanese
Celebrating the 50th
Anniversary of
"GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS!"
John Rocco Roberto - Publisher
· Robert Biondi -
The
De-MSTifying Of Gamera
Daiei kaiju expert
Mark Suggs debunks the myths surrounding Gamera's continuing appeal in
American pop culture.
The Evolution of Godzilla
Robert Biondi takes
a look at the many changes in the Godzilla suits through the ages.
PART ONE -
SHOWA SERIES
PART TWO -
HEISEI SERIES
PART THREE - THE MILLENNIUM SERIES
The
Fantastic Worlds of Tsuburaya Television
Kevin Grays takes an
in-dept look at the early world of Tsuburaya Television.
The Films of
Ishiro Honda
Guy Mariner Tucker
provides the first complete listing of the master director's films.
Five
Lives of King Ghidorah
How Godzilla’s
Greatest Nemesis Went From Villain to Hero.
Frankenstein
Conquers Communism
Sean Ledden takes an
alternative look at the symbolism of Toho's Frankenstein monster.
The Gamera Saga
Keith Sewell and Guy
Tucker look back at 30 years of the Gamera films.
PART ONE
PART TWO
Godzilla:
The British Invasion
A kaiju fan's
guide to Godzilla video tapes available in the United Kingdom.
Godzilla's
Continuing Adventures on the Small Screen
An Episode Guide to the Hanna-Barbera
Godzilla cartoon.
Godzilla
vs. Mothra: The Filmbook
Robert Biondi tells
the tale of Godzilla's 19th installment.
Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah
- Giant Monsters All-Out Attack: The Filmmbook
John Rocco Roberto
tells the tale of the most controversial installment of the Godzilla
series.
Godzilla
and Post War Japan
Jon Inouye presents a
treatise on Japanese reaction to post-war events.
Godzilla In Retro
Stephen Mark Rainey takes a look back at
"Godzilla vs. Megalon" and "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster."
The
Godzilla - Rodan Connection
"Japanese Giants"
contributor Andre Dubois looks into the between Toho's Greatest Movie
Monsters.
Godzilla
and the Second World War
A
Study of the Allegorical Meaning in Godzilla and Godzilla
Raids Again.
Godzilla vs. The Thing: The
Filmbook
From the pages of
"The Monster Times," Stephen Mark Rainey tells the tale of Godzilla's
4th installment.
Godzilla TimeLines
John Rocco Roberto
takes a look at the various ways to group the Godzilla films.
Heavry-Armored
Beetle Fighter
Kevin Grays takes a
look at how Toei's
Metal Heroes became Saban's Beelteborgs.
History
of Godzilla Vinyl Toys
John Rocco Roberto
takes a look the development of Godzilla vinyl figures, from Marusan
through Bandai.
Inside Toho:
Filming Godzilla
A look inside the
studio during the filming of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.
Japan, Godzilla and The Atomic
Bomb
An Allegorical Study
into the Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Japanese Pop Culture.
Japanese Nationalism in
the Tohoverse
Christopher Nuzzi looks at
the Political Ramifications of the Godzilla Cycle and Related Films.
Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot
Kaiju historian
Keith Sewell takes a look at the history behind the "Giant Robo" series.
PART ONE
PART
TWO
Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot: The Episode Guide
Kaiju historian
Keith Sewell provides a synopis of the "Giant Robo" series.
PART
ONE
PART
TWO
PART
THREE
Kafka's
Kaiju
Michael Keller takes a look
at the theories
behind Godzilla's physical metamorphosis
The
Lost Godzilla Episodes
John Rocco Roberto's
Many, Many Mothras
Brian
Culver examines why repeated
viewings of Mothra never seem to be quite the same as the
previous one.
The
Other Side of Toho
John Roberto
presents an overview of Toho's non-Godzilla films from their Golden Era
of production.
Saban's Masked
Rider
Lenell "Ultra"
Bridges
takes a look back at the Americanization of the classic Japanese Sci/Fi
series.
Selling
Godzilla
A look at the
crazy ideas film distributors had for promoting Godzilla films in the
U.S.
Struggling With Godzilla
Kaiju theorist Tom
Miller takes a look at the Symbolism in Toho's Sci-Fi films.
Super Sentai Sensation
Kaiju historian Kevin Grays examins the history behind the Mighty
Morphin Power Rangers.
Symbolism
in Gojira
Ian Friedman takes a look at Godzilla's representation of the Atomic
Bomb.
The Q-Files
The complete Ultra Q episode
guide by kaiju historians Kevin Grays and Jim Cirronella.
The Toho Legacy
Greg Shoemakers' Japanese
Fantasy Film Journal article takes a look at Toho's legacy from the
1960s and 70s.
PART ONE: 1960
- 1962
PART TWO:
1963 - 1964
Toho's
Mutant Movies
Kaiju
historian David Milner takes a look at Toho's mutant films.
Tohotronics
A Guide to Godzilla Video Games.
Twenty
Years of Super Sentai
Kaiju merchandise
master Jim Cirronella's capsule history of Super Task Force action.
2002:
The Challenge of Defeat
A look at the Fuji
Television special and the small (very small), role KaijuFan played in
its production.
Ultra-Family
Who's Who
Kaiju television
historian Lenell "Ultra" Bridges takes us on a tour of Japan's most
famous visitors from M78.
UltraMan
Powered Episode Guide
Robert Dagg provides
an in-dept look at the only American Ultraman production.
UltraSeven On TNT
Lenell "Ultra" Bridges looks
at TNT's handling of the UltraSeven series.
Zone Fighter Episode Guide
A reworking of the
classic Oriental Cinema article by the incomparable Damon
Foster.
COLUMNS:
Ask The KaijuKing
The KaijuKing
answers your questions about Japanese Sci-Fi Fantasy.
THE FIVE MOST
BAFFLING THINGS ABOUT THE GODZILLA SERIES
SEVEN MORE
BAFFLING THINGS ABOUT THE GODZILLA SERIES
WHAT EVERY
KAIJU FAN WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT GODZILLA BUT IS AFRAID TO ASK
A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT GODZILLA'S FAMILY
A QUESTION
ABOUT THE SEX OF GODZILLA
SOME MORE
QUESTIONS WHICH HAVE CROPPED UP IN THE GODZILLA SERIES THROUGH THE YEARS
QUESTIONS
THAT EVEN GODZILLA HAS WANTED TO KNOW
SOME MORE
BRAIN TWISTERS ON THE KING OF THE MONSTERS
A MIXED BAG
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT GODZILLA, THE FILMS AND THE MUSIC
A FEW
GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT GODZILLA AND JAPANCE SCI-FI, IN GENERAL
Chronology and Connundrums
Tom Miller's popular G-FAN series takes a look
at the inconsistencies in the Godzilla series.
SHOWA GODZILLA
HEISEI GODZILLA
FRANKENSTEINS, BARAGON AND VARAN
ANGILAS
AND MONSTER ISLAND
MOTHRA AND MORTALITY
The DaiKaiju Review
A look at Japanese
Sci/Fi products both old and new.
GODZILLA
VS. MECHAGODZILLA DVD REVIEW
DESTROY
ALL MONSTERS - 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION DVD REVIEW
GODZILLA
AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA DVD REVIEW
HORIZON'S
14" GODZILLA ACTION FIGURE
GODZILLA
VS. MEGAGUIRUS DVD REVIEW
GODZILLA,
MOTHRA, KING GHIDORAK: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK DVD REVIEW
GAMERA 3:
THE REVENGE OF IRIS
GODZILLA
SONG BOOK
THE ART OF GODZILLA
GODZILLA
FANTASY
GODZILLA:
THE ULTIMATE DVD COLLECTION
GODZILLA
VIDEO SERIES I
MAJIN DVD COLLECTION
THE
OFFICIAL GODZILLA COMPENDIUM
The DaiKaiju Story Korner
Original fan fiction
from the pages of Kaiju-Fan.
DOCTOR WHO: TERROR OF GODZILLA
GODZILLA REDUX
SUPER
MONSTER SHOWDOWN: GODZILLA VS. GODZILLA
THE
GODZILLA CHRONICLES
Fandom Roars!
A look at the
little-known Japanese Sci/Fi films and television programs.
MECHANICAL
VIOLATOR HIKAIDER
SUPER
DIMENSIONAL SHOWDOWN
THE ONE
THAT GOT AWAY: MOTHRA VS BAGAN
SUPER TASK
FORCE GORANGER
WARRIORS OF
THE STAR OF LIGHT
Godzilla In America
TOHO
IN
AMERICA, THE RETURN OF GODZILLA - BY BEN WAGNER
GODZILLA
GODZILLA
RAIDS AGAIN
KING KONG VS
GODZILLA
GODZILLA VS
THE THING
GHIDORAH THE
THREE-HEADED MONSTER
MONSTER ZERO
GODZILLA VS
THE SEA MONSTER
SON OF
GODZILLA
DESTROY ALL
MONSTERS
GODZILLA'S
REVENGE
GODZILLA VS THE SMOG MONSTER
GODZILLA ON MONSTER ISLAND
GODZILLA VS MEGALON
GODZILLA VS THE COSMIC
MONSTER
TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA
GODZILLA 1985
GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE
GODZILLA VS KING GHIDORAH
GODZILLA AND MOTHRA: THE
BATTLE FOR EARTH
GODZILLA VS MECHA-GODZILLA
GODZILLA VS SPACEGODZILLA
GODZILLA VS DESTROYAH
GODZILLA 2000 MILLENNIUM
Legend of Godzilla
Kaiju-Fan takes a
nostalgic look at the original Godzilla series.
HORROR FROM THE DEEP
INVASION FROM SPACE
SOUTH SEA ADVENTURES
MONSTER ISLAND
SAVE
THE EARTH
MECHAGODZILLA
Kaiju
Conversations
Interviews with the artists and technicians responsible for creating
Japanese Science Fiction Fantasy.
AN ONLINE
INTERVIEW WITH SATSUMA AND NAKAJIMA
THE
COMPLETE AKIRA IFUKUBE INTERVIEW
ROBERT
AXELROD
MARC
CERASINI
YOSHIO
IRIE
KOICHI
KAWAKITA
AKIRA
KUBO
WATARU
MINURA
HARUO
NAKJIMA
MINORU
NAKANO
TERUYOSHI
NAKANO
HENRY
G. SAPERSTEIN
KENJI SAHARA
KENPACHIRO
SATSUMA
YUKO MORIYAMA
Kollecting Kaiju
Kaiju-Fan presents tips for the kaiju collector novice and expert alike.
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