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Another Godzilla manga! Just in time for tomorrow's presumed announcement!

Day of the G! by Yoshioka Hitoshi with art by Tomimoto Tatsuya. Unlike the last ones, this isn't from the Godzilla Comic, it's actually from "The Godzilla Comic strikes back"

This one is...unique! It's about. bunch of American Navy people finding Godzilla wounded at sea! But things are not all they seem. The main villain is pretty horrible as well. I like this manga a lot.

Enjoy!

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Sample of my English translation for Godzilla: Nightmare Option!

You can read the full thing here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oc4C_SJXq7e-UsVLTfkHqvl6mH3J9MHP/view?usp=sharing

Godzilla Nightmare Option is the Godzilla comic that features Godzilla fighting a new monster called Gandora during a critical moment of an alien invasion of Earth.

This one is by Kenichi Matsuzaki, a script writer for many Gundam series and episodes. I believe the art is by Nozomu Tamaki and is an early work of his.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BFslHS1InTtkTZwe9PMKApqqcq63e2-4/view?usp=share_link

Gamera vs. Barugon 2003 Manga English Version by me, LSD Jellyfish. It’s 260 pages long, and this took me a few months to make! (if you see a spelling error sorry) The file size is large, sorry, but the images are high quality!

Enjoy!

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Happy Halloween everyone! Here is a spooky Godzilla story I scanned and translated into English, from the Godzilla comic. It's "Warning from G" by Shinobu Kaze.

You can read and enjoy the whole thing here, in PDF, or image by image:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pBneTwlYivW3Rl43nsG5wHoXfQz5aGQu/view?usp=sharing

By "conventional" Godzilla standards, this might be one of the weirdest Godzilla stories to ever exist. It mainly concerns Godzilla being killed by a martial artist, and Godzilla subsequently posessing a baby. Brief panels from this comic have appeared online over the years,often with biwilderment, and it's no surprise why.

While I maintain it's certainly out there, I think it's incredibly fascinating once you know more about the background of the characters and philsophy behind the story, which is rooted in "Japanese Occultism".

The story appears to largely be based on the philsophies and religious teachings of Onisaburo Deguchi.

The short version is that Onisaburo, according to Wikipedia, was a Japanese religious teacher who believed in a spirit world that reflects humanity. He believed that humanity needed to come together, and that negative energy/vibes, creates and continues horrible actions. While I'm always skeptical to praise spiritual leaders that sound nice on paper, it's worth noting that Onisaburo was a critic of imperial Japan, as he apparently believed that the atrocities committed by Imperial Japan has a negative impact on the human and spiritual world. Therefore, the idea of the story is that ambigiously, post WW2, perhaps ideas and hatred still linger, or so much hatred exists in the world that Godzilla, a manifestation of evil, appeared (if this sounds a little like GMK, you're not wrong!).

Therefore, the stories titular "warning", is that if humanity continues to be horrible to one another, the world will get worse and worse, before horrible creatures will appear!

You can read more about him here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onisaburo_Deguchi

I think if you're a fan of other Japanese series (Yu Yu Hakusho), this may also ring a bell. It's the type of thing that may be repeatedly referenced in Japanese media (Like Journey to the West), that may not be immediately obvious to "Western"/"Non-Japanese"/"Non-Asian" viewers.

That brings us to the second weird intersection of the story, "martial arts". I couldn't find any English resources on Moshibe Uehara, so I apologize in advance if some of that was a little unclear, or if he was a real person and I've just misidentified someone. It's worth noting that one

Professional Wrestler Jushin Liger is brought up at one point in the story:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jushin_Liger

What adds an extra layer of weirdness, is that Jushin Liger, the wrestler, partially bases his persona on the actual anime/manga series "Jushin Liger", by Go Nagai. We'll get to Go Nagai in a moment...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jushin_Liger_(TV_series)

Seishi Moribe

The character Seishi Moribe was a real martial artist. Unfortunately, little if any, information exists in English. What I can find about him was that his father was a personal bodyguard for Hideki Tojo, and that he was a martial artist before becoming a wrestling promoter. He later trained Masaharu Funaki, a renowned Japanese MMA Fighter. Funnily enough... Funaki would go on to play a small role as the commander of the Mutant Squad in Godzilla Final Wars!

Anyways, Horibe claims to have invented the "bone method" from the story (which really doesn't have an english translation as far as I can tell), and his supposed feats with it are unreliable.

Ootomo Karo, whom the story claims originally invented ed the bone style, was a real general during the Nara period.

So, you wind up with a Godzilla tale that is, one part Godzilla, one part Japanese spirtuality, and one part martial arts. I think it surpsingly works well for what it is.

Shinobu Kaze is awesome, and I recommend looking into his other works. That brings us to "Go Nagai", one of the most famous mangakas who is up there with Tezuka Osamu and Toriyama Akira. While not directly credited, the credit of the story is given to Shinobu Kaze AND Dynamic Pro. Dynamic production was one of Nagai's studios/production crews. It's unclear if Nagai was directly involved with this, but it's pretty significant to have this involvement. It makes sense, as some of the ideas in the story also line up with Devilman's theming and style.

PS: you may have noticed that my scans and image quality are a lot better. I've invested a lot in a better setup and process, so I intend to pretty much translate all of the Godzilla Comic and Godzilla Comic Strikes back over time.

#Godzilla #pro wrestling #manga #jushin thunder liger #translation #go nagai #horror #evil child #spirit

What is this wall of insanity?

It’s the Godzilla anime prequel novels!

It was a tedious and long effort using DeepL to translate them and compile them, but now I’ve done it!

Keep in mind this is unofficial, and as a result it’s a little janky. There may be spelling errors, a few weird errors here and there, and other fun things.

This took a lot of time, so please read the forward.

You can read/download them here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dtAh3s_BFO54OuLbbs1xo57pd__PiL_D?usp=sharing

Note this may be available for a short time! Get it while it’s hot!

#Mechagodzilla #Godzilla #anime #translations #king of the monsters #aliens #kaiju

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Some Godzilla SP Concept Art from CGWorld. Not sure if these are posted elsewhere; I hope it isn’t redundant.

Anyways some cool things:

-Note the date near Godzilla’s name in the first image. Godzilla SP was conceptualized a long time ago, and Godzilla was designed all the way back in July 2018. Rodan and Angurius came later in September.

-Sarunga is a new monster. The article goes into detail about it’s design process, but the concept art make both explicit reference to the fact that it takes inspiration from both Gabara and Baragon. Worth noting the article also calls it “Sarnga” in English text, indicating a possible English name.

-Angurius is called “Angurius 2″. This could mean that there’s an aborted design we won’t see, or that there’s a few in the series.

-Manda’s head has the motif of a frilled shark, while it’s “legs” have those of a mantis. It also takes a heavy influence from centipedes, specifically the Japanese Mukade.

#Godzilla #Rodan #Anguirus #gabara #manda #kaiju #concept art #godzilla singular point

Hello, recently I've had a bit more free time and have gotten back into scanning and translating manga. Here's another cute Mothra centric story entitled " My Mothra" by Oodira Bira. The story is only 10 pages long, but contains a small and cute story as well as a rather unique fight between Godzilla and Mothra. It's from the same collection as "From your Howls and Chirps", "Godzilla Couple" and "Savior Tooth"

Alternatively, you can read the whole thing here!:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1A5IgBrurwsLCp5R2RMlJVaHRFbXuKPi_?usp=sharing

#Godzilla #mothra #manga #kaiju #monsters

Kong, Jet Jaguar and Godzilla Ultima just arrived!

Both Kong and Jet Jaguar are fantastic figures! Here’s some minor comparisons with older figures!

#Godzilla #kong #jet jaguar #kaiju #toys

I got a 2019 Bullmark Hedorah figure. Really, really beautiful. I’m worried I’ll become the type to collect really expensive Hedorah figures, shit.

HEDORAH GAME STRONG

#Godzilla #hedorah #bullmark #kaiju #Monster

Been a while but I finished translating another manga from the Godzilla manga compilation I have. This is “From Your Howls and Chirps” by Hoshisato Mochiru (of course it doesn’t have an official English title).

The story is about a man who goes to Infant Island to learn how to speak to monsters! It serves as a mid-quel between GTTHM and IOTAM. Some fun continuity explanations and other issues!

You can read the whole thing here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jMMC51ufGC1o4IM3c31KL6n0v-2WLFej?usp=sharing

#Godzilla #mothra #skeleturtle #infant island #Rodan #King Ghidorah #manga #translations #shoujibin #kaiju #monsters

Pages from Godzilla Couple by Shinzo Keigo, author of Green Star and some other Manga! It’s from the same compilation where I got Savior Tooth! This was used to promote Godzilla 2014! It’s official! In this story, a young couple is having sex while Godzilla is attacking!

Note, that while not explicit, this Godzilla manga has people having sex, and nipples! I would not consider it hentai, although it’s certainly erotic.

You can read the whole thing here, but be warned about the aforementioned content!:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eY7ZcxK0cOVL8Vec4BNGEbkyGl8gbdFZ?usp=sharing