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Over the years godzilla had many powers, such as the [[Atomic Breath/Ray]], [[Spiral ray]], [[nucleur pulse and magnetic powers]] etc.


==Animated series==
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Godzilla film series character
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Godzilla
Species Irradiated Godzillasaurus
Alias Gojira
King of the Monsters
Gigantis the Fire Monster
Form(s) Godzillasaurus (unirradiated form)
Super Godzilla (as seen in Super Godzilla)
Burning Godzilla (as seen in Godzilla vs Destoroyah)
Height 50[1]-100[2] meters
Weight 20,000[3]-60,000[4] tons
Designation Showa: Sapient
Heisei: Semi-Sapient
Millennium: Varies By Movie.
Abilities Atomic breath
Nuclear Pulse
Enhanced regeneration
Spiral Fire Ray
Magnetic manipulation (Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla only)
Flight (Godzilla vs Hedorah only)
Origins Bikini Atoll
Bering Sea (Heisei series)
Enemies King Ghidorah
Mothra
Mechagodzilla
Gigan
Hedorah
Megalon
Monster X
Megaguirus
Ebirah
Spacegodzilla
Titanosaurus
Destoroyah
Zilla
Orga
Gabara
Kamacuras
Kumonga
Giant Condor
Deathla
Allies Mothra
Rodan
Anguirus
King Caesar
Jet Jaguar
Varan
Gorosaurus
Kumonga
Zone Fighter
Baragon
Manda
Relationships Minilla (Son in Shōwa & Millennium series)
Godzilla Junior (Son in Heisei series)
Biollante & SpaceGodzilla(Clones in Heisei series)
Orga (Clone in Millennium series)
Mechagodzilla (Robotic Replica)
First appearance Gojira
Created by Tomoyuki Tanaka and Ishiro Honda
Portrayed by: Shōwa series
Haruo Nakajima
Katsumi Tezuka
Shinji Takagi
Isao Zushi
Toru Kawai
Heisei series
Kenpachiro Satsuma
Millennium series
Makoto Itô
Mizuho Yoshida

Godzilla (ゴジラ, Gojira) is an iconic fictional monster featured in Japanese films and has become one of the world's most recognized movie characters. He was first seen in the 1954 film Gojira, produced by Toho Film Company Ltd. To date, Toho has produced 28 Godzilla films. In 1998, TriStar Pictures produced a remake, set in New York City. The film's name was simply Godzilla; however, the monster that starred in this film (also known as Zilla) had been completely redesigned and did not closely resemble the original Godzilla.

Godzilla is a gigantic irradiated dinosaur, transformed from the fallout of an H-Bomb test. While he was depicted as a villain in his first few movies, the monster has been both a hero and an anti-hero as the series continued.

Godzilla is one of the most recognizable aspects of Japanese popular culture worldwide. To this day, Godzilla remains an important facet of Japanese films, embodying the kaiju subset of the tokusatsu genre. Godzilla has been considered a filmographic metaphor for the United States. The earliest Godzilla films, especially the original Gojira, attempted to portray Godzilla as a frightening, nuclear monster. Godzilla represented the fears of many Japanese of a repetition of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[5] As the series progressed, so did Godzilla himself, changing into a less destructive and more heroic character as the films became increasingly geared towards children. Today, the character has fallen somewhere in the middle, sometimes portrayed as a protector of the Earth (notably Tokyo) from external threats and other times as a bringer of destruction. The usual explanation of his character is that he defends the Earth from other kaiju not because of any liking toward mankind, but because he perceives other monsters as threats to his territory.

Godzilla's appearance has changed between films over the years, but many defining details have endured. In the Japanese films, Godzilla is depicted as a gigantic dinosaur with rough, bumpy charcoal grey scales, a long powerful tail, and bone colored dorsal plates shaped like maple leaves. His origins vary somewhat from film to film, but he is always described as a prehistoric creature, and his first attacks on Japan are linked to the beginning of the Atomic Age. In particular, mutation due to atomic radiation is presented as an explanation for his great size and strange powers. Godzilla's iconic design is composed of a mixture of various species of dinosaurs; specifically, he has the body and overall shape of a Tyrannosaurus, the long arms of an Iguanodon, and the dorsal plates of a Stegosaurus.

Name

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A statue of Godzilla, located near the Toho Pictures Building in Ginza, Japan.

The name "Godzilla" is a transliteration of Gojira (ゴジラ), a combination of two Japanese words: gorira (ゴリラ, lit. "gorilla") and kujira (クジラ, lit. "whale"). At one planning stage, the concept of "Gojira" was described as "a cross between a gorilla and a whale," alluding to Godzilla's size, power and aquatic origin. A popular story is that "Gojira" was actually the nickname of a hulking stagehand at Toho Studio.[6] The story has not been verified, however, because in the more than 50 years since the film's original release, no one claiming to be the employee has ever stepped forward, and no photographs of him have ever surfaced.

There is disagreement as to exactly how the creature's name should be pronounced. While purists tend to use the Japanese pronunciation [godʲʑira] listen, most favor the anglicanized rendering of its name, [gɑd'zɪlə] (with the first syllable pronounced like the word "god", and the rest rhyming with "vanilla"). Back in the 1950s when Godzilla was created—and Japanese-to-English transliteration was less familiar—it is likely that the kana representing the second syllable was misinterpreted as being pronounced [dzi].[citation needed] Had the more conventional Hepburn romanization system been used, Godzilla's name would instead have been rendered as "Gojira"

Incarnations

Godzilla's character has been tweaked and reinvented many times spanning the many separate continuities of the Toho films. To date, there have been eight distinctive versions of the character- 10 if the Hanna Barbara Godzilla, Marvel's Godzilla, as well as Zilla are taken into account as well. However, these non-Japanese incarnations of Godzilla are not widely recognised as being canonical.

1954 film

The original Godzilla in Godzilla or Godzilla, King of the Monsters! was about a prehistoric monster 50 meters tall and weighing 20,000 metric tons, which terrorized the people of Japan. It was awakened by an American Hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean. After attacking Tokyo, destroying much of the city and killing tens of thousands, Godzilla was defeated when scientist Dr. Daisuke Serizawa (Akihiko Hirata) used the Oxygen Destroyer, which completely dissolved Godzilla. It was stated at the end of the film that it was doubtful that there was only one creature, alluding not only to the many incarnations of Godzilla that would later appear but also to all the other kaiju monsters that would be featured in movies produced by Toho.

1956 American version

When first released in wide distribution in the U.S., its footage was reworked and supplemented with new footage featuring Raymond Burr as Steve Martin for general commercial release as Godzilla, King of the Monsters! in 1956. The giant monster would be known outside Japan by the name "Godzilla" ever after. In 1957, the American version worked its way back to Japan, where the Godzilla name also took root. This American version was the only version represented on North American home video until the release of the Gojira DVD in September 2006, which contains both the unedited Japanese theatrical version and the reworked U.S. version.

The Americanized Godzilla, King of the Monsters! was honored with a plaque on its 50th anniversary at the former studio location of Visual Drama, Inc., now the Frank del Olmo Elementary School, where Raymond Burr's insert scenes were filmed by director Terry Morse.

Shōwa series (1955–1975)

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Godzilla's appearance gradually changed throughout the early-1960s and mid-1970s. From top-left to bottom-right, Top left King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Top right Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966), Bottom left Godzilla's Revenge (1969), and Bottom right Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

Godzilla again surfaced at first as a menace in Godzilla Raids Again (shown in the U.S.A. as Gigantis, The Fire Monster, in which Godzilla is referred to as Gigantis and Anguirus as Angurous or Angurousaurus). Setting the tone for future Showa-series films, Godzilla's fate is uncertain at the end. His next film was 1962's King Kong vs Godzilla. The menacing ego of Godzilla's final film in the Showa series was 1964's Godzilla vs. The Thing (that being the original American release title, but since known by the Japanese and international title, Mothra vs. Godzilla). Starting with Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, Godzilla took on the heroic persona he would wear for the remainder of the series. (Indeed, a translated conversation between Godzilla, Mothra and Rodan in said film reveals that Godzilla's ire towards humans is merely due to what he perceives as unprovoked attacks towards him.) He would team up with Mothra, Rodan, and Anguirus along with other monsters to battle Ebirah, Kumonga, Kamacuras, Hedorah, Gigan, and Megalon in different films. He even gained a son in the form of Minilla. The series ended with Terror of Mechagodzilla in 1975.

The Toho sentai series Zone Fighter is notable in that it features Toho Kaiju from the films, such as Gigan, King Ghidorah and Godzilla himself. Produced during the 70s, Toho has gone on record stating that the events depicted in the Zone Fighter television series are part of the Showa era, taking place between Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.

VS, 90s or Heisei series (1984-1995)

The VS series is in the era known as the Heisei Period when Godzilla not only returns after more than a decade's absence, but marks a transition between the reign of the Shōwa Emperor Hirohito to that of his son Akihito, now dubbed the Heisei Emperor.

The Return of Godzilla, ignoring all previous films in the series aside from the original, makes Godzilla taller and more powerful, at 80 meters tall and weighing 50,000 metric tons. Godzilla vs King Ghidorah explains that this second Godzilla is the product of a botched time traveling mission by a group of terrorists from the 23rd century known as Futurians. Under the guise of wanting to save Japan from Godzilla's devastation, the Futurians travel back to 1944 and transport an injured Godzillasaurus residing on Lagos Island to the Bering Sea, thus preventing its exposure to the H-bombs. The Godzillasaurus lies dormant in the Bering Sea till the late 1970s, where it is exposed to radiation after a nuclear submarine accidentally detonates in the dinosaur's vicinity. Hungry for nuclear energy, the new Godzilla attacks a Soviet nuclear submarine before turning towards Japan as its predecessor in 1954 did, attacking the nation's nuclear power plants. After his battle with the Super X, Professor Hayashida lures Godzilla to Mount Mihara, where he is dropped into the lava below and enters a state of dormancy.

During his slumber, Japan develops an underfunded agency, designed to track any and all of Godzilla's future sightings and corporations develop Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria (ANEB) in order to protect the country from nuclear accidents or attacks.

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Godzilla, as portrayed during the early Heisei era, battling his nightmarish clone; Biollante. (Godzilla vs. Biollante, 1989)

Reawakened by explosions detonated during a failed terrorist ransoming, Godzilla heads for Lake Ashino where he does battle with Biollante in Godzilla vs. Biollante. After their first battle, a new Super X-2 confronts Godzilla and distracts the monster so soldiers can administer the ANEB through rocket-propelled grenades. Super X-2 is badly damaged during the battle, unable to further engage Godzilla. In an attempt to activate the ANEB, Godzilla is lured to a site with experimental lightning generators intended to increase Godzilla's core temperature so the bacteria can function properly. At the site, a new form of Biollante arrives and besieges the weakening Godzilla. The ANEB takes effect and forces the battle to a draw. Biollante is mortally wounded and Godzilla falls into the ocean, where he is believed to die from the ANEB. However, the cold waters of the Pacific lower Godzilla’s body temperature, negating the effects of the ANEB and allowing Godzilla to live on. In his weakened state, Godzilla swims back to the area of his origin, the Bering Sea.

In Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, it is discovered that the time-travelers that had attempted to prevent Godzilla's creation had left in its place on Lagos island their own creation — three tiny Dorats — mutating and combining them into a three-headed golden abomination, King Ghidorah. Unfortunately, they are unaware that the Godzilla they had planned to erase was later mutated by the nucear submarine crash which would lead to the events of Return of Godzilla. In an effort to stop King Ghidorah's rampage, an extremely wealthy corporate developer plans to send a nuclear submarine into the Bering Sea in an attempt to create a second Godzilla. Instead of finding the Godzillasaurus, the submarine would come face to face with Godzilla himself, unchanged and still recovering from the ANEB. The Futurians’ ignorance of the past leads them to create the second Godzilla in the first place rather than removing him from history. Godzilla absorbs the power of the nuclear sub, purging his system of the bacteria and increasing his size further, becoming powerful enough to defeat King Ghidorah. Godzilla proceeds to attack Japan itself, but is stopped when Emmy, one of the Futurians who had turned on her fellows, resurrects Ghidorah as a cyborg in the future and returns to the past to battle Godzilla with the new Mecha-King Ghidorah. The two battle in Tokyo, with both falling into the sea, but Godzilla is still alive.

These films show mankind's efforts to defeat Godzilla while also being challenged by other monsters such as Mothra, Rodan, and SpaceGodzilla. This series features a specialized organization of monster-combating soldiers and engineers called G-Force. Several of the ways G-Force plan to stop Godzilla include the construction of two "mecha-kaiju", MechaGodzilla (who would battle both Godzilla and Rodan) and M.O.G.U.E.R.A, also called Moguera (vs. SpaceGodzilla). Like in the previous series, Godzilla eventually adopts a "son" that is discovered by scientists in Rodan's nest, this time simply called "Baby Godzilla", "Little Godzilla," and "Godzilla Jr.," simply referred to as "Junior." Both Rodan and Godzilla have a natural drive to want to be close to the monster, much to the tactical benefit of G-Force. Also by studying the Baby Godzilla, G-Force is able to discover that the Godzillasaurus family has a secondary brain in their abdomens and by using this knowledge, the pilots of Mechagodzilla are almost able to kill Godzilla by terminating this brain. However, Rodan, who was also on the verge of death, released the radiation in its body to heal Godzilla, causing his secondary brain to heal and giving him the ability to use his red-hued spiral atomic breath, which Godzilla uses to gain the upper hand and use as a finishing blow against enemies in future battles.

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Godzilla in his burning form in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.

Ultimately, this Godzilla meets his end in the finale of the versus series, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. Everything comes full circle when Godzilla is faced with a monster, Destoroyah, created by the Oxygen Destroyer, which was used to kill the first Godzilla in 1954. Godzilla's end comes when his internal radiation becomes too intense for his body to control, and he finally succumbs to a total nuclear meltdown. This is not the end of Godzilla's legacy, however; the previously wounded Godzilla Jr. (who is killed by Destroyah earlier) absorbs all of the radiation from Godzilla's meltdown and fully matures into an adult Godzilla.

1998 American Remake

See Godzilla (1998 film)

Shinsei, X, or Millennium series (1999–2004)

The Millennium series is unique because rather than creating a single continuity that all the films would follow, the series would instead comprise a number of discrete narratives, each using only the original Godzilla film as a backdrop. It is often called the "Shinsei" (新生) series by Western fans (meaning "rebirth") however the name is not recognized by Toho. In Japan, rather, many call it the "X" series, due to the Japanese titles containing "X" instead of "Vs". The majority of the films in the series (with the exception of GMK) featured a revamped Godzilla design, inspired by the suit from King Kong vs. Godzilla. This new "Millennium Godzilla" had a wilder appearance, with more massive, jagged dorsal fins and a fiercer, more dinosaur-like face than the Godzilla featured in the Heisei series.

Godzilla 2000: Millennium

As a direct sequel of the original movie, the Godzilla, 55 meters tall and 25,000 metric tons, depicted in Godzilla 2000: Millennium is not related to any other Godzilla films seen previously, or to those to come. It is unclear whether this Godzilla is the same as the original, but what is known is that he has been attacking and feeding off of Japan’s energy plants for some time. On Godzilla’s latest rampage an alien is found which attacks Godzilla and steals his Organizer G1 in order to adapt to Earth’s atmosphere and becomes the monster Orga. The beast has great strength and although he is slow, Orga has a weapon formed of alien energy which is capable of knocking Godzilla back several hundred feet. Godzilla destroys his opponent by unleashing his nuclear pulse and/or atomic breath as Orga attempts to swallow him whole. There is a controversy between what Godzilla did to defeat Orga but his nuclear pulse is not another name for atomic breath. It is a nuclear explosion that occurs inside him (it doesn't harm Godzilla) and releases atomic energy that passes through his skin.

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

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Godzilla, as portrayed during the early Millennium series. (Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, 2000)

Though Godzilla looks nearly the same in this film as he did in Godzilla 2000: Millennium, this movie takes place in an alternate universe from the previous film. The Godzilla in Godzilla vs. Megaguirus attacked Tokyo in 1954, the Tokaimura Power Plant in 1966, and Osaka in 1996. In 2000, Godzilla would be the first to encounter the Meganula threat. However, shortly after this, Godzilla would be lured to Kiganjima Island where he would fall victim to a top secret weapon, the Dimension Tide. The attack would be interrupted by the Meganura allowing Godzilla to battle their queen, Megaguirus in battle. After Godzilla's victory he would fall victim once again to the Dimension Tide and be buried deep underneath the city. Shortly after the credits, however, a child feels a tremor and hears Godzilla's famed roar.

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

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Godzilla, as depicted during Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001).

Again disregarding the continuity of previous films of the millennium series, the Godzilla in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack is confirmed to be the original monster (because of the American's mistake of misconfirming Zilla as the true Godzilla). Godzilla is depicted as a demonic beast possessed by the souls of those who died in the Pacific in World War II. This film returns Godzilla to his roots of being a genuinely malevolent being who deliberately seeks to punish Japan for having forgotten the people that were lost in the war. Godzilla would do battle with the Kaiju Baragon, Mothra, and King Ghidorah but would be nearly destroyed by the actions of General Tachibana, who piloted a submersible down Godzilla's throat. The next two times Godzilla attempted to use his atomic breath it shot out of his wound, and eventually tore him apart from the inside, reducing him to a dissembodied, yet still living heart.

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla/ Tokyo S.O.S.

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. are unique in the Millenium series because they are the only two films that follow a continuity. In the movie Godzilla X Mechagodzilla, a second Godzilla goes on a rampage in Japan. After that incident, the Minster of Science decides to make a bio-mechanical robot from the bones of the Godzilla of 1954. After a few years, Kiryu (MechaGodzilla) is born. Kiryu is sent to fight off Godzilla, but Godzilla roars, causing Kiryu to start attacking the city himself, until he runs out of power. Kiryu is shut down and readjusted. Kiryu is sent again to fight Godzilla. At the end of the battle, Kiryu carries Godzilla and both crash in Tokyo Bay. Kiryu shoots his final shot, the Absolute Zero, and freezes the water. The battle ends in a draw, with Kiryu running out of energy and Godzilla retreating.

In the movie Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla: Tokyo S.O.S., the two shobijin fairies warn that using Godzilla's bones as a weapon is a big mistake. The Prime Minister refuses to stop Operation: Kiryu. Then Godzilla arrives in Tokyo and Mothra comes and saves Tokyo from destruction. The Prime Minister launches Kiryu in order to save the dying Mothra. An egg in Infant Island eventually hatches and two larve go to save their mother. Mothra is blown up by Godzilla's atomic ray and now what is left are the larvae and Kiryu. Kiryu eventually runs wild and brings a Godzilla wrapped in silk to the ocean, and they both sink together. While Kiryu permanently shuts down, Godzilla is able to sleep in the depths. At the end, there is a storage room with the DNA of Godzilla (1954) still there, so another monster will rise.

Godzilla: Final Wars

The Godzilla from Godzilla: Final Wars is the last Godzilla film as of 2004; Toho has decided to retire the franchise for a period of 5-10 years to renew interest in the future, possibly returning with a new film in 2013 or 2014 as Godzilla's 59th or 60th Anniversary. Decades before the main story starts, an older past Godzilla is buried in ice at the South Pole by the Earth Defense Force’s aerial battle ship Gotengo. When the Xilians, an alien race, use many of Earth's own monsters in an attempt to conquer it, the EDF is forced to free Godzilla from the ice to fight for mankind. This Godzilla is lured towards the Xilians' mothership in Tokyo while he fights the Xilians' monsters along the way, defeating/destroying each one in his path including Gigan, Zilla, Kumonga, Kamacuras, Rodan, King Caesar, Anguirus, Ebirah and Hedorah.

He arrives in Tokyo just in time to stop an asteroid to enter Earth's atmosphere. Godzilla stops it by blowing his atomic breath on it, causing it to explode and releasing Monster X. Mothra comes to aid Godzilla while the Xiliens summon the upgraded Gigan. Mothra is quickly dispatched by Gigan, who then joins Monster X to double team Godzilla. Mothra recovers and attacks both Monster X and Gigan, turning the tide of battle. Gigan resumes his battle with Mothra, using its cluster ray, setting Mothra ablaze. Both monsters are destroyed in a Kamikaze attack by the lepidopteran deity, while Monster X transformed into a new form, Keizer Ghidorah. He would have killed Godzilla if it weren't for the superhuman Ozaki transferring his mutant powers into Godzilla, restoring his strength and empowering him with a spiral ray attack to destroy Kaiser Ghidorah. Turning his attention back on his old enemies, Godzilla shot down the Gotengo and prepares to finish its crew off when Godzilla's infant son, Minilla, intervenes, pleading Godzilla to stop. Both tired from his past battles and moved by Minilla's courage to stand up to him, Godzilla ends his war with humanity and returns to the ocean with his son.

Powers and abilities

Over the years godzilla had many powers, such as the Atomic Breath/Ray, Spiral ray, nucleur pulse and magnetic powers etc.

Animated series

Godzilla made his American series debut in the 1978 Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning show The Godzilla Power Hour, in which he gained a sidekick, Godzooky, described as his nephew. In addition to his trademark atomic breath, (retooled as flame breath), he was also given the power to shoot laser beams out of his eyes. He was routinely summoned by his human friends using a signaling device or by the cry of Godzooky. Godzilla cartoons were paired with cartoons featuring Jana of the Jungle. The series ran, both as part of the hour and with the Godzilla segments airing as a separate half-hour show, until 1981.

In the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, Godzilla's roar was not the same as his trademark roar.

The second cartoon series, which aired on Fox Kids, was based on the events of the 1998 American movie. Godzilla: The Series featured a juvenile Godzilla from the 1998 American remake which had grown to full size. In a similar fashion to earlier animated works, Godzilla traveled around the world with a group of humans called H.E.A.T, including scientist Nick Tatopoulos, battling monsters. The offspring not only had the abilities and physical forms of his parent, but the creators of the show gave him even more powers and attitude more resembling the Japanese Godzilla. There were even references to the Japanese Godzilla series.

As an enduring and iconic symbol of Japanese cinematic history, Godzilla, the King of the Monsters, has been referenced and parodied numerous times in popular culture. Details can be read in the full article.

Video Games

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Godzilla fighting Mecha-King Ghidorah in the Xbox version of Godzilla: Save the Earth

There have been many video games based on Godzilla over the years. These include:

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Godzilla and Kiryu in the Wii version of Godzilla Unleashed.

Comics

Main article: Godzilla (comics)

Godzilla has been featured in the occasional comic book. Perhaps surprisingly, most of those seem to be of American production (from Marvel Comics in the mid-1970s and from Dark Horse Comics in the 1980s and 1990s). Japanese Godzilla comics do exist, however.

The Marvel series told original stories and attempted to both fit into the official Toho continuity and avoid referencing it too directly. It also integrated Godzilla into the Marvel Universe, making use of many of its main regular characters such as the Avengers. It was published from 1977 to 1979, neatly fitting between the Showa Period movies and the "VS Series" of the Heisei Era. This series described the adventures and confrontations of Godzilla while he wandered in various regions of the United States, from Alaska to New York City.

The general situations of the series were fairly similar to those of the Showa Period movies, but other than Godzilla himself all characters were new creations, albeit in sometimes strangely familiar roles - for instance, Red Ronin somewhat resembles Mechagodzilla in its story role. Likewise, the JSDF are absent but S.H.I.E.L.D. pretty much fills its role in the story, complete with a Behemoth IV Helicarrier to substitute for Super X.

Godzilla has also been a recurring character in the popular online manga, MegaTokyo. In the Manga, their is a company dubbed "Rent-a-Zilla" where anyone can go and rent a Godzilla.

See also

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