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[Chaotic-Strike]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...urobuchi-animated-by-polygon-pictures/.105542

Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare and other Detective Conan movies, Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshirô, Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki) and Hiroyuki Seshita (Ajin, Knights of Sidonia) are directing the film at POLYGON PICTURES. Gen Urobuchi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, Psycho-Pass) of Nitroplus is credted with the story concept and screenplay.

The film will open next year. TOHO Ad Co., Ltd registered the godzilla-anime.com domain earlier this month.

TOHO's newest Godzilla film, Shin Godzilla (known as Godzilla: Resurgence in Southeast Asia and other distribution territories), opened in Japan on July 29, and Funimation plans to release the film in theaters in late 2016. TOHO released the first film in the franchise in 1954, and since the opening of Shin Godzilla, TOHO's live-action Godzilla franchise of 29 films has collectively sold over 100 million tickets in Japan. American films about Godzilla opened in 1998 and 2014, and Legendary plans to release a Godzilla sequel in 2019, followed by Godzilla vs. Kong in 2020.

The franchise already inspired two western animated series: one from Hanna-Barbera in 1978 and one that served as a follow-up to the 1998 film. The Godzilla character first appeared in a Japanese television anime on July 22 in a crossover with Crayon Shin-chan. However, the upcoming anime project will be the franchise's first animated film.

It looks like after all the money Shin Godzilla was making Toho couldn't help, but allow another successful anime writer take a shot at Godzilla.

 

[Parallax]

the butcher needs to come back to kamen rider

 

[jackal27]

Yessssss give me all the Godzilla animated or otherwise.

By the way if you guys haven't watched Godzilla: The Animated Series, please go and remedy that mistake. If you hate the 97 Godzilla, it'll completely cleanse your palette. It's a lot of fun and has tons of references to the Toho movies like King Kong Escapes.

 

[Jaeger]

Woah this is dope.

 

[meltingparappa]

This is such an absolute dream come true. Can't wait for the genre deconstruction and treatise on moral relativity about a walking nuclear holocaust.

I just hope it doesn't look TOO junky. Polygon Pictures is a 3D studio and is responsible for the likes of this:

Although they also did Sidonia which looked much better.

 

[Yasumi]

If it's Urobuchi, Godzilla's probably going to be made of dead people or something. Curious to see what he'll come up with for his morbid twist.

 

[illmatic22]

Godzilla movies everywhere

 

[Nudull]

If it's Urobuchi, Godzilla's probably going to be made of dead people or something. Curious to see what he'll come up with for his morbid twist.

 

[antispin]

Godzilla vs. Kong

WTF is this shit? Apes before Reptiles!

 

[Pooya]

Godzilla is going to kill everyone then tragically sacrifice himself to save everyone.

 

[wamberz1]

That's a damn good get

 

[Defuser]

Can't wait to see classical music and literature books being quoted in Godzilla!

 

[Nickle]

The characters are practically guaranteed to be boring, but at least the film's mostly about a monster.

 

[HyperZone<3]

If it's Urobuchi, Godzilla's probably going to be made of dead people or something. Curious to see what he'll come up with for his morbid twist.

Nice...
Always thought that GMK was ballsy in its plotting.

Just found out about this. Holy crap am I hyped! Is this kind of a quick turnaround though, even with a CG/Anime studio doing it (presuming they only started this year)? Not that any Toho Godzilla movie has ever had all that much pre-production time, but if this is their way to annualize the series again, while giving their teams actual time to make the movies proper and all that (live action Godzilla in 2018 perhaps), well gee, that would be pretty dang spectacular.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

No Godzooky = No buy

 

[Chaotic-Strike]

No Godzooky = No buy

So every Godzilla movie ever made?

 

[Gravidee]

TBH I'm surprised that there hasn't been an anime series or movie sooner. But I guess better late than never.

 

[Avixph]

TBH I'm surprised that there hasn't been an anime series or movie sooner. But I guess better late than never.

There was that late 90s early 00s Godzilla animated series.

 

[Speedydonut]

Nobody knows about Godzillaland

 

[Chaotic-Strike]

TBH I'm surprised that there hasn't been an anime series or movie sooner. But I guess better late than never.

Toho is notoriously protective of the character and has always been very overbearing over what other companies do with Godzilla.

I think Shin Godzilla being so successful is finally making them be a little more open with the interpretation of the character.

 

[Kayo Police]

Well hopefully someone's wish will be fulfilled here.

 

[Victus]

There was that late 90s early 00s Godzilla animated series.

There also was one made by Hanna-Barbera in the late 70's.

 

[caliph95]

How long will it take for godzilla to have a meltdown.

 

[StayDead]

All my wants are on Mecha Godzilla turning up in this. I can't see them doing it in the western made movies.

 

[Rymuth]

Cast announced

• Yuuki Kaji
• Takahiro Sakurai
• Mamoru Miyano
• Junichi Suwabe
• Kana Hanazawa
• Tomokazu Sugita

New picture

 

[The Last Wizard]

Up from the depths, 30 stories high, he's mad in the sky: Godzilla! Godzilla! And Godzooky.