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The original story that hatched Mothra, one of the most beloved monsters in the “kaijuverse”—available in English for the first time Mystical and benevolent, the colossal lepidopteran Mothra has been one of the most beloved kaiju since 1961, when The Luminous Fairies and Mothra was originally published in Japanese. Commissioned by Tōhō Studios from three of Japan’s most prominent postwar literary writers (Shin’ichirō Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga, and Yoshie Hotta), the novella formed the basis for the now-classic monster film Mothra, with a protagonist second only to Godzilla in number of film appearances by a kaiju. Finally available in its first official English translation, The Luminous Fairies and Mothra will captivate ardent, longtime fans of the films as well as newcomers.

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Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again by Shigeru Kayama translated by Jeffrey Angles

Toho Kingdom did a very interesting interview with Jeffrey Angles, the professor who translated Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again into English.

Got my copy of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again early!

by Nakahara Chūya, translated from the Japanese by Jeffrey Angles

On this bit of soiled sadness

The flurries fall again today

Through this bit of soiled sadness

The wind blows again today

This bit of soiled sadness

Not unlike a foxling’s fur

This bit of soiled sadness

Catches snow, huddles and curls

This bit of soiled sadness

Has neither wishes nor desire

This bit of soiled sadness

Dreams of death in languor

This bit of soiled sadness

Tragic, it strikes me with fright

This bit of soiled sadness