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Welcome
to the Fantastic World of
The
Online Journal of Japanese Science Fiction Fantasy!
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary
of
"GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS!"
John Rocco Roberto - Publisher · Robert Biondi - Associate Editor
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 Filmbook
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 retro look at Godzilla's career on the small screen.
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
A Critical
Comparison between the Japanese and American Versions of the Godzilla
Films
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.
SO YOU WANT
TO START A KAIJU COLLECTION
SO JUST HOW BIG IS
GODZILLA?
COLLECTING
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