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The kaiju fandom has certainly seen a gigantic upswing in content since the last time I did one of these āyear going forwardā reviews. Letās take a look at some of the major movies, events, merchandise and more that kaiju fans have to look forward to in the coming year!
Movies
Every year since at least 2013, the kaiju fandom has had one ātentpoleā film event of the year, usually the most highly anticipated feature coming out that year that most media and merchandise hype will surround. This yearās choice is the latest (and possibly last?) of the Legendary MonsterVerse which just last year introduced us to the first American incarnations of Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah. Later this year, the King of the Monsters will once again take on the King of Skull Island in a rematch nearly 60 years in the making with Godzilla vs. Kong. The only snippet of footage weāve seen is featured in the screenshot above and recently leaked toy fair displays have quite a lot in store for the big crossover event of the MonsterVerse. Godzilla vs. Kong drops November 20th.
According to your definition, the first kaiju film of 2020 launched two weeks ago with Underwater. The Kristen Stewart-helmed deep-sea monster movie isnāt really making the splash it was looking for box office-wise and most people who have seen it say that itās okay at worst. Regardless, if you like big monsters and quasi-Cloverfield type films, you can give it a shot in theaters now or in a few months when it hits home media.
Godzillaās sole big screen appearance wonāt just be limited to the big crossover with Kong as a snow-covered cameo role will land him a spot in the new Shinkalion movie. From a clip posted on Yahoo Japan (refresh the page if it doesnāt work) Godzilla briefly faces Hatsune Miku piloting a giant train-based mecha (I tried pinching myself, believe me) at the very end. This role is likely going to be very short but nonetheless, itās always satisfying to see Godzilla pop up in the most unexpected places.
Again, stretching the definition of ākaijuā here, but also apparently the Monster Hunter movie still exists and is coming out later this year in September? I donāt know much about the franchise, but I do know itās probably going to be butchered with a Paul W.S. Anderson directed schlock fest. Who knows, maybe the monster scenes will make up for it?
As is tradition, the Ultraman franchise hits us once again with an annual theatrical movie based off the previous yearās show. Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax will be out in March and judging by the title, will feature a climactic event featuring the New Generation assortment of Ultraman heroes. I still have yet to see Taiga but hopefully this provides a fun conclusion to the show.
Famed director Hideaki Anno returns to the world of his most famous creation with Evangelion 3.0+1.0, the highly anticipated final installment in the Rebuild series to be released this June. I have not seen any of the Rebuild movies myself but this is sure to be a wild and crazy ride for Evangelion fans.
Finally, the oddball of the bunch. Kadokawa rises from itās dusty grave with a brand new monster film focused on the unproduced predecessor to Gamera: Nezura 1964. Featuring giant rat monsters and a cast comprised of many Daiei/Kadokawa favorites, itāll be interesting to see if this film can capitalize on the recent kaiju craze and be successful enough to possibly give our old turtle friend the revival he truly deserves. Nezura 1964 is due out in December in Japan.
Television
Not much on the television docket this year. Itās far too early to speculate about Tsuburayaās next Ultra series, leaving us with little to discuss. Studio Trigger is supposedly making some kind of new series related to itās Gridman show from last year (another item I have yet to see). Titled SSSS.DYNAZENON, nobody knows when itās due out so for all I know this could be a rather outdated entry.
What we do know for sure is coming is something not particularly kaiju but still related via the tokusatsu connection is the continuation of Kamen Rider Zero-One, the first Rider series in Japanās newly named Reiwa period. This isnāt really related to the year 2020 but honestly Iād rather have something in this TV section to talk about than just the Gridman sequel.
Merchandise
Last year was one of the greatest years in the history of the American Ultraman fandom with the officially sanctioned releases of Ultra Q, Ultraman, Ultraseven, Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Geed to Blu-Ray in the West for the very first time. In this new year, Mill Creek will continue to satiate the needs of Western Ultra fans with releases of previously unseen-on-western-disc series Return of Ultraman, Ultraman Ace, Ultraman X, and the Ultraman Orb Origin Saga. A schedule flyer released online also teases many other entries in the franchise making the continuous release of these beloved shows a treat to look forward to. You can pre-order the four releases discussed above on Amazon.
American toy company Playmates acquired the license for the Godzilla vs. Kong toyline last year and in early January, a few figures from their non-film focused toylines showed up at Walmarts across the country. Theyāre uh...well, letās be honest: theyāre not great. Leaked images of the Godzilla vs. Kong toyline were also shared around social media but Iāll avoid talking about them here for spoiler purposes. Letās just say the line is looking mighty juicy for kaiju fans and it will be interesting to see if theyāre promoted come New York Toy Fair.
Bandaiās Movie Monsters Series line will likely continue to issue newly reissued/remolded monsters in the Godzilla line (as well as produce new figures for Godzilla vs. Kong) but coming out in March is a sight for sore eyes: a brand new sculpt of the 1995 Gamera design for the 25th anniversary of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. Hopefully a Super Gyaos is not far behind!
The S.H. MonsterArts line had a fairly predictable and underwhelming list of releases last year. Great figures for the most part, but obvious choices without much surprise. This being a movie year, I donāt expect much to change and weāll likely see Godzilla vs. Kong figures soon enough. What is confirmed and releasing in May is their take on the Burning Godzilla design featured in Godzilla: King of the Monsters last year. Originally a Tamashii WebShop exclusive, itās being released in America by Bluefin around June.
Media company SRS Cinema continues to throw unexpected independent kaiju films our way with releases of Deep Sea Monster Reigo and Deep Sea Monster Raiga last year on limited Blu-Ray and wide-release DVD. Theyāll continue the assortment this year with Attack of the Giant Teacher and Raiga vs. Ohga. The films likely wonāt be much to look at, but more independent kaiju films seeing a western release is never a bad thing. Hereās hoping Daikaiju Eiga G or Gehara see a release soon.
In an almost perfect repeat of Daiei and Tohoās box office bout sixty years ago, boutique label Arrow Video has reportedly secured the rights to the Gamera franchise and are planning a box set that could rival Criterionās late 2019 release of the entire Showa Godzilla series. Arrow Video puts out sublime products and kaiju fans will likely want to keep their eyes peeled for this set, even if theyāve already secured Mill Creekās rather dull bargain sets from years past.
While not on the docket for tie-ins to Godzilla vs. Kong (yet), NECA will likely be continuing to pump out new figures in their Classic Godzilla line. No brand new sculpts are known at the moment, but fans can look forward to a blue, poster-styled repaint of their KOTM Mothra figure and some reissues of their older molds in new box-styled, poster-featuring packaging. Some, like the 1985 Godzilla, might even feature newly molded details.
In rather shocking news, Media Blasters has seemingly propped one of its kaiju films up from the depths of licensing hell with an announcement of a Blu-Ray release of Gappa the Triphibian Monsters scheduled for a February release. The out-of-nowhere circumstances surrounding this release as well as a proclaimed inclusion of an āuncutā Japanese release (despite the International version containing more footage than the Japanese version) and Media Blasters rather spotty history regarding kaiju Blu-Rays should have folks taking this with a grain of salt until the actual discs are in collectorsā hands.
Events
As per usual, the kaiju fanās Woodstock G-FEST will be continuing itās annual celebration of all things giant monster from July 10-12 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago OāHare in Rosemont, IL. No guest announcements at this time, but fans looking to go should register and book a hotel immediately as attendance will continue to spike and rooms in the conventionās hotel are already sold out.
As is tradition, the San Diego Comic Con will take place this summer a week after G-FEST is over and will likely bring with it new information on Godzilla vs. Kong and many other kaiju-related media. NECA will possibly show off new figures and we may even see some post-2020 information on the MonsterVerse.
Not necessarily guaranteed, but kaiju fans may also want to look out for this yearās New York ToyFair taking place in February. ToyFair has pretty much become the SDCC for toy collectors with many companies showing off their new products for the new year. Kaiju collectors will possibly get a glimpse at the Playmates Godzilla vs. Kong assortment as well as a few other possible surprise reveals from other companies like NECA or Diamond Select.
