GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters

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We will definitely take back this <Earth> (この〈地球〉を必ず取り戻す)
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GODZILLA: Monster Planet (GODZILLA 怪獣惑星,   Gojira Kaijū Wakusei) is an upcoming anime science fiction monster film produced by Toho Animation and animated by Polygon Pictures. It will be released to Japanese theaters in November 2017, and worldwide by Netflix later in the year.[1]

Description

Official English synopsis from the film's official website:

"The last summer of the 20th Century. That day, the human beings learn that they are not the only ruler of the planet Earth.

The appearance of the giant living creatures “Kaiju's” and the ultimate existence that destroys all monsters: Godzilla. Through the battle against kaiju’s that lasted for half a century, human beings has experienced continuous defeat, and finally plans to escape from the Earth. And in 2048, only those who were selected by the A.I. managed under the central government boarded the inter-sidereal emigrant spaceship “Aratrum” to head for “Tau Cetus e”, the planet beyond the distance of 11.9 light-year. However, the environmental condition differences between that of the Earth and Tau e, which they finally arrived after 20 years were far beyond the predicted numbers, and was not an environment considered to be habitable by human beings.

The young man on the emigrant ship: Haruo, who saw his parents killed by Godzilla in front of his eyes when he was 4 years old, had only one thing in his mind for 20 years: to return to the Earth and defeat Godzilla. Shut out from the possibility of emigration, as the living environment in the ship deteriorates, the group of “Earth Returnists” led by Haruo became the majority, and determines to head back to Earth through a dangerous long-distance hyperspace navigation.

However, the Earth they have returned has already passed the time of 20,000 years, and has become an unknown world with the ecosystem reigned by Godzilla.

At the end, will human beings win back the Earth? And what will Haruo see beyond his fate…?"[2]

Development

On August 18, 2016, less than a month after the release of the film Godzilla Resurgence, it was announced that an anime Godzilla film is currently in the works for a 2017 theatrical premiere.[3] On October 30, 2016, the film's co-director Hiroyuki Seshita posted on Twitter that the voice recording sessions for the film had been completed, and now it was entirely in the hands of the animators.[4]

Concept art showing machines and armored humanoids moving through a forest, as well as the interior of a spaceship, appeared on the film's official Twitter account on January 19, February 24, and March 5. January 19 also saw the reveal of the film's lead voice actors: Yuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, and Mamoru Miyano.[5] An event for the film will take place on March 26 at the AnimeJapan 2017 convention, with all six actors in attendance.[6]

On March 13, 2017, Netflix announced through its @NetflixJP Twitter account that it had secured the worldwide distribution rights to the film.[7] On March 24, the film's official website revealed the film's full title, GODZILLA: Monster Planet, as well as a new visual and poster for the film. In addition, the film's official story and release date, November 2017, were revealed.[8]

Cast

Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.

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

Gallery

Main article: Godzilla: Monster Planet/Gallery.

Trivia

  • GODZILLA: Monster Planet will be the first fully animated Godzilla film. Henry G. Saperstein planned to produce an animated Godzilla film in 1988, but it was never made.
  • This film will be the fifth official appearance of Godzilla in an anime, after the animated segments in Adventure! Godzilland, the Get Going! Godzilland OVAs, Godzilla Kingdom, and the Crayon Shin-Chan episode It's Crayon Shin-Chan vs. Shin Godzilla!

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