Godzilla Earth

Godzilla Earth
Godzilla character
Scarlet Godzilla Earth in Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)
First appearanceGodzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
Last appearanceGodzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)

Godzilla Earth (Japanese: ゴジラ・アース, Hepburn: Gojira Āsu),[1] is a giant monster, or kaiju, and the titular main antagonist of the anime trilogy. He is a hyper evolved plant-based organism who evolved to become the most powerful lifeform on earth following his 20,000 year reign.

This Godzilla incarnation spawned another Godzilla specimen, Godzilla Filius, a smaller, nearly identical, cell-divided clone of itself, which acted as the main antagonist of the 2017 film, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters.

Design

Writing for Comic Book Resources, Jack Gaul and Timothy Blake Donohoo described its appearance as bearing some similarities to past iterations, with some features emphasizing its "primordial nature." They noted that both Godzilla Earth and Godzilla Filius inherit similar physical traits, including "tree-like structures" on their bodies.[2] When the film was announced in June 2017, the filmmakers confirmed that the anime Godzilla would surpass Shin Godzilla in height as the tallest iteration to date.[3] Co-director Hiroyuki Seshita instructed art director Mitsunori Kataama to avoid designing Godzilla as a ferocious reptile, instead fashioning it as a "dignified God." To achieve this, Kataama mostly gave attention to Godzilla's eyes to make them seem more gentle and calm by adding eyelashes and blue colored eyes. Seshita jokingly said they resemble cat eyes.[4]

Appearances

Films

Novels

  • Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse (2017)
  • Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla (2017)
  • Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2018)
  • Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)

Video games

  • Grand Summoners (2016, mod to the game in 2017) - Android and iOS
  • Eternal Linkage (2017, mod to the game in 2018) - Android and iOS
  • Godzilla Battle Line (2021, mod to the game in 2022) - Android, iOS, and PC

Public displays

In 2017, a statue of Godzilla Earth was installed at TOHO Cinemas Ueno in Taito Ward, Japan as promotional material for Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters.[6]

In 2018, a statue of AniGoji was installed at the 2018 Tokyo Anime Fest.[7][8] A 2-metre (200-centimetre; 2,000-millimetre; 79-inch; 6.6-foot) tall statue of Godzilla Earth was installed at the Nitroplus's booth for the 2018 Winter Wonder Festival as part of promoting the upcoming Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle.[9] The statue would be moved and displayed alongside a statue of Powered Suit, a mech who is also from the 2017 film Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters. Between April 26 and May 31, 2018, another statue of Godzilla Earth was installed at the Godzilla Store Hakata Marui Branch, on the first floor of Hakata Marui.[10]

In 2019, a statue of Godzilla Earth was installed at the large shopping mall "Ario Yao" in Yao, Osaka, Kansai.[11]

References

  1. ^ "『ゴジラ怪獣惑星』超巨大ゴジラの名前がゴジラ・アースと判明 | アニメイトタイムズ". 『ゴジラ怪獣惑星』超巨大ゴジラの名前がゴジラ・アースと判明 | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  2. ^ a b c d Gaul, Jack (2024-08-14). "The Best Godzilla Designs of All-Time". CBR. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  3. ^ "アニメ映画「GODZILLA」新ビジュアルで歴代最大サイズのゴジラが初披露！ : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  4. ^ "アニメ版ゴジラに"まつげ"がある理由とは？虚淵玄も苦労を吐露". NewsWalker. November 25, 2017. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  5. ^ White, Jeanette (2021-02-07). "Godzilla Earth: The Powers, Weaknesses and Enemies of Gojira's Final Form". CBR. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  6. ^ "【感想】映画『GODZILLA 怪獣惑星』ゴジラ約四十年ぶりのアニメ作品！ 地球の全ては破壊された！". アイディアをひらめいた! (in Japanese). 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  7. ^ Amigareaction (2018-06-10). "Godzilla Statue. Tokyo Anime Fest 2018". Steemit. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  8. ^ "「サイコパス」から細田守新作まで…歴史を辿れるTOHO animationブース【AJ2018】 2枚目の写真・画像". アニメ！アニメ！ (in Japanese). 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  9. ^ "人類をほぼ壊滅状態に追いやったゴジラ". MOVIEW (in Japanese). 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  10. ^ "『ゴジラ・ストア博多マルイ出張所/5月21日まで開催中！』". 福岡特撮座談会のブログ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  11. ^ "GODZILLA SHOW BASE に行ってきた!! 其の弐". 海豹屋・Kのblog (in Japanese). 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2024-12-30.

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