It Came From Japan

A sideblog dedicated to big informational posts about daikaiju, their movies and memorabilia.

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A tongue-in-cheek fan fiction revolving around the behind-the-scenes life of Gamera written by J. Christian Grymyr.  A clever little series that I thought deserved some recognition.

Here are all six chapters, printed in G-FAN’s #38-43:

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

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Megaguirus

Maine is a terrible place to live. Killer clowns and haunted cars aside, an eerie mist permeated the landscape for several weeks. When Godzilla and company entered the fog, they discovered a host of virulent giant insects harassing the townspeople. In the dead center of the fog rested Megagurius the virulent mutant dragonfly controlling all these creatures. It took Godzilla and Anguirus everything they had to bring her down, but not before her plasma stinger stole Godzilla’s fire powers and Anguirus’ armored hide. Most monsters, after defeat are sent to live on Monster Island, free from invasive traffic, and given steady food to keep them happy. But bad, really bad monsters like Megagurius are sent to Ice Station X. Presently she remains freeze dried and in suspended animation deep in the sub levels of the prison, but if she ever escapes, she’ll have a veritable buffet of mutant powers to copy.

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Godzilla: All Monsters Attack!

This is the project of a user on /co/ (later revealed to be deviantART user Drbuffalo). The blog that maintains this series has the characters jumbled up in a big mess, making it harder to read the story. I’ve taken the liberty of reposting it in a more formatted and reblog-friendly way.

In a world ravaged by giant beasts and evil aliens, Earth's greatest defender is Godzilla, King of the Monsters the restless protector of man and land alike. Using an array of martial arts, and a mastery of atomic power, the stormin' saurian roams the world helping those in need wherever they may be. But he's not along in his fight. Pursued and monitored by the crew of the Gotengo and Captain Douglas Gordon (voiced by Don Frye), Godzilla finds himself a man-made ally in the mighty flying battleship and its squadron of Mogera-jets. Along the way, Godzilla teams up with other monsters allies in his efforts to fight crime. Among them are Anguirus, his best friend and burly enforcer, Rodan, his uneasy rival and respected ally, Mothra, his moral foil, Junior his adopted son, and Jet Jaguar, the living robot with a style all his own.

"The monsters don't talk, but they gesture and have mannerisms like humans. Every now and then you'd get hints that they're smarter than they're letting on, but it's all played for laughs. You'd see things like a basketball hoop in the back of Godzilla's lair for a shot, or Anguirus briefly wearing a scarf in colder weather. Sometimes they'll do things like sitting just outside the window of a building on Monster Island just staring at people walking through the halls. It bugs the heck out of the staff.

Godzilla would act siginificantly smarter than most monsters, kicking Anguirus into bad guys like a ball, or grabbing Rodan out of nowhere and throwing him like a boomerang. The idea being that this is a lighter incarnation of Godzilla, you'd be seeing them egage in more cartoonish actions. Jet Jaguar can't talk, but everybody seems to get what he's 'saying.’"

Here is a complete list of characters in their chronological (by date posted) reading order:

The Fab Five & Human Allies

Godzilla

Mothra

Rodan

Anguirus

Jet Jaguar

Captain Gordon

Miki Saegusa

Glenn & Fuji

Steve & Martin

Monster Island Residents & Other Allies

Junior

King Caesar

Gorosaurus

Baragon

Kamoebas

Gabara

Varan

Biollante

Manda

Whaleape

Angilass

Mogera

Maser Mogera

Komodithrax

Zone Fighter

Doctor Jaguar, MD

Doctor Frankenstein

King Kong

Enemy Monsters

Gigan and Megalon

Mechagodzilla

Destoroyah

Orga

Titanosaurus

Megaguirus

Hedorah

Battra

King Ghidorah

Emperor Ghidorah

Mechagodzilla 2

Gaigun

Parallel Dimension Saga

Devilzilla

Captain Ghidorah

SpaceGodzilla

Blazing Godzilla