2022

Timeline

2021 ← 2022 → 2023

Before 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Cretaceous

B.C.E.: Last Ice Age • 30,000 • 8,000 • 1,100

C.E.: 1502 • 1853

1900-1999

1900-1949: 1908 • 1915 • 1920 • 1926 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1938 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

'50s: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

'70s: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

'90s: 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000-present

'00s: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

'10s: 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

'20s: 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024

Future

2027 • 2028 • 2030 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

January

• Mid-January: SRS Cinema releases The Great Buddha Arrival and Nezura 1964 on VHS and Blu-ray.
• 20 January: Legendary Television announces a Monsterverse TV series, set after the events of Godzilla (2014), which will stream on Apple TV+.

February

• 4 February: Shochiku and Toei release What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? to Japanese theaters.
• 18 February: A casting call for extras reveals that Takashi Yamazaki will be directing a kaiju film for Toho set in post-war Japan, tentatively titled Blockbuster Monster Movie.
• 26 February: Yusuke Kawazu passes away at age 86.

March

• 14 March: Akira Takarada passes away at age 87.
• 20 March: Legendary Pictures announces the next film in the Monsterverse, a sequel to 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong.
• 23 March:IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios release the first issue of Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
• 27 March: Hirochika Muraishi passes away at age 75.
• 30 March: Nobuyuki Yasumaru passes away at age 87.

May

• 3 May: Hiroyuki Watanabe passes away at age 66.
• 13 May: Toho releases Shin Ultraman to Japanese theaters.
• 14 May: Shin Ultra Fight premieres on Tsuburaya Imagination.
• 27 May: The Escape from the Hotel with Godzilla Approaching escape room opens at the Atami Bay Resort Korakuen.

June

• 15 June: Toho releases Varan, Gorath, Dogora, and Space Amoeba in a Blu-ray set as well as Gunhed on Blu-ray.
• 30 June: The release date for the next Monsterverse movie is set to March 15, 2024.

July

• 4 July: Shin Ultra Fight concludes.
• 22 July: Toho releases yokaipedia to Japanese theaters.
• 27 July: Teruyoshi Nakano passes away at age 86.
• 29 July: Principal photography begins on the next Monsterverse film.

August

• 4 August: GigaBash is published on PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 by Passion Republic Games.
• 23 August: Atomic Productions and World Builder Entertainment announce a new King Kong series will be produced for Disney+.
• 30 August: King Kong's Cousin is published by Beach Lane Books.

September

• 14 September: The fifth and final issue of Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is released.
• 14 September: Passion Republic Games announce a Godzilla collaboration with GigaBash.
• 15 September: Welbeck Publishing publishes Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters in the United Kingdom.
• 23 September: Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo premieres at the Kansas City Underground Film Festival.
• 24 September: It is announced that a fourth Cloverfield film will be directed by Babak Anvari.

October

• 12 October: IDW Publishing releases the first issue of Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King!.

November

• 2 November: Godzilla Fest 2022 is held at the Tokyo International Forum. Takashi Yamazaki's Blockbuster Monster Movie is announced to be the next mainline Godzilla film.
• 3 November: The short films Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex and Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks premiere at Godzilla Fest. The event concludes.
• 3 November: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is shown in theaters across the United States courtesy of Fathom Events.
• 4 November: The Seibuen amusement park launches the attraction Godzilla the Mission: Escape from the Looming Danger of a Giant Monster.
• 8 November: Welbeck Publishing releases Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters in the United States.
• 12 November: Kazuki Omori passes away at age 70.
• 28 November: StudioCanal release King Kong (1976) to 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray.
• 29 November: Discotek Media release Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds on Blu-ray.

December

• 7 December: Godzilla is made available for purchase as a DLC character in GigaBash.
• 9 December: Cinemago release Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo to Japanese theaters.
• 21 December: Toho release yokaipedia to Japanese DVD and Blu-ray.

In fiction

• The members of H.E.A.T. are transported 23 years into their future, when genetically engineered monsters called D.R.A.G.M.A.s have taken over the world. (Godzilla: The Series)

Gallery

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  4 Feb.: What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? theatrical poster

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  13 May: Shin Ultraman theatrical release poster

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  22 July: yokaipedia theatrical poster

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  9 Dec.: Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo theatrical release poster

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