Chibi Godzilla

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Chibi Godzilla® NormalSprained neckBumped knee Alternate names ChibiGodzi Relations Godzilla (father)CGRA Chibi Minilla (sister)CGRA Allies Chibi Ghidorah, Chibi Rodan, Chibi Mothra, Chibi Anguirus, Chibi Mechagodzilla Designed by Chiharu Sakazaki Played by Serika Hiromatsu (voice),IHCG Jun Fukuyama (voice)CGRA First appearance Latest appearance Do Your Best, Chibi Godzilla Chibi Godzilla Raids Again

Not to be confused with LittleGodzilla, who is referred to as "ChibiGodzi" in the Japanese dialogue of Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla.

“	Can we burn something down, just once?	„
	— Chibi Monster Karuta card

Chibi Godzilla (ちびゴジラ,   Chibi Gojira) is a juvenile kaiju who first appeared in the 2018 children's book Do Your Best, Chibi Godzilla. Chibi Godzilla is the star of a series of Godzilla media aimed toward very young children, telling the story of Godzilla as a child before he grew up to become the King of the Monsters. So far Chibi Godzilla has appeared in three picture books, two theater promos, a web anime series, a music video, and a televised anime series.

Name

Chibi Godzilla's name simply comes from placing chibi (ちび), a Japanese word meaning "little," in front of Godzilla's name. Rather than being translated to English as "Little Godzilla," the character's name is consistently written in English as Chibi Godzilla. His name is sometimes shortened to just ChibiGodzi (ちびゴジ,   Chibigoji).

Design

Chibi Godzilla is a stylized and simplified version of Godzilla's traditional design. He has a large head with no defined neck, a round body, and round hands with no visible fingers. He has three white claws on each foot. There is a row of short, white maple leaf-shaped dorsal plates running down Chibi Godzilla's back to his tail, which is very stubby and suspended in the air. Chibi Godzilla's skin is light green, but his muzzle is white with two visible nostrils. He has large circular eyes which are white with big black pupils.

Personality

Chibi Godzilla is described as a "crybaby," in stark contrast to Godzilla's reputation of being fierce and strong. He is friends with Chibi Ghidorah, Chibi Rodan, Chibi Mothra, Chibi Anguirus, and the Chibi Mechagodzilla brothers.

In Chibi Godzilla Raids Again, Chibi Godzilla becomes more of a prankster, especially towards Chibi Mechagodzilla, even to the point of setting up a giant bear trap for the robot to fall for. His goal is to one day grow as big and strong as his father so he can hug him without breaking all of his bones.

History

• I'm Home! Chibi Godzilla (web 2020-2021) [recurring]
• Godziban (web 2019-) [drawing, episode 54]
• Chibi Godzilla Raids Again (TV 2023-2024) [episodes 1-13]

I'm Home! Chibi Godzilla

Chibi Godzilla is seen with a woman named Satomi and some of his kaiju friends in slice-of-life scenarios.

Godziban

Chibi Godzilla's head can be seen in a comic about Godzilla Fest 2022 spotlighted by Minilla and Little.

Chibi Godzilla Raids Again

"Chibi Godzilla of Monster Island"

On Monster Island, Chibi Godzilla discovered an unconscious Chibi Mechagodzilla on the beach and promptly awakened him with his atomic breath. After introducing himself, Chibi Godzilla briefly expressed confusion over what humans were once Chibi Mechagodzilla revealed that he hade been built by humans before Chibi Godzilla's father, Godzilla himself, appeared in the distance. Chibi Godzilla then confided in Chibi Mechagodzilla that he dreamed of growing up to become a big monster so his father could hug him without crushing him. Chibi Mechagodzilla offered to help and asked to be Chibi Godzilla's friend, though he was put off by Chibi Godzilla's reluctance to accept his proposal.

"The Three-Headed Scary God, Chibi Ghidorah"

While showing Chibi Mechagodzilla around the island, Chibi Godzilla introduced the robot to his friend, Chibi Ghidorah. Chibi Godzilla then offered to show Chibi Mechagodzilla the Dainashi Supermarket before the latter opted to forage for mushrooms as Chibi Ghidorah had suggested. After pointing out one of the mushrooms and causing Chibi Ghidorah's heads to fight over it, Chibi Godzilla then noticed that there were actually more mushrooms in the nearby area, meaning Chibi Ghidorah's heads didn't have to fight over it after all.

"The Resplendent Maiden, Chibi Mothra"

Chibi Godzilla introduced Chibi Mechagodzilla to Chibi Mothra and the Shobijin. While Chibi Godzilla insisted that the Shobijin relayed Chibi Mothra's thoughts with their telepathic powers, Chibi Mechagodzilla quickly began to have doubts over the claim upon hearing how rude the Shobijin were. After the Shobijin's phony translations of Mothra's alleged thoughts caused her to become embarrassed and cry, Chibi Godzilla explained that Chibi Mothra expels poisonous scales when she cries mere moments before she incapacitated the entire group with her scales.

"The Ruler of the Skies, Chibi Rodan"

Chibi Godzilla led Chibi Mechagodzilla and Chibi Mothra on a hike up a mountain in the hopes of speaking with his father. The group soon encountered the narcissistic Chibi Rodan, whose vanity quickly wore on Chibi Mechagodzilla. After Chibi Mechagodzilla unintentionally caused Chibi Rodan to fall out of the sky by insulting him, Chibi Godzilla explained that Chibi Rodan would fall whenever he loses an argument and that he simply wanted to be liked. Chibi Godzilla then suggested that Chibi Rodan could give them rides up the mountain on his back, but Chibi Rodan rudely declined.

Abilities

Fire breath

Chibi Godzilla breathing fire

Chibi Godzilla can exhale a blast of orange fire from his mouth. He tends to breathe fire whenever he cries.

Atomic breath

Chibi Godzilla's atomic breath leaking

In Chibi Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla has the ability to use atomic breath. He first used it to wake up Chibi Mechagodzilla, who he found switched off on a beach, and at times has continued shooting it at the robot. Furthermore, when Godzilla's urge to destroy becomes too much, his atomic breath will leak out of his nose. When he has a cold and sneezes, he can shoot a full atomic breath out of his mouth, though he admits that this is a choice and not a necessity. Godzilla can also instantly fires a beam of atomic energy at a target, a technique he calls the Insta-Heat Ray.

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  Chibi Godzilla using his Insta-Heat Ray to protect Chibi Minilla from the perceived threat of Chibi Mechagodzilla.

Video games

• Godzilla Battle Line (2021; added in 2023) - Android, iOS, and PC

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  Chibi Godzilla in Godzilla Battle Line

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  Battle piece in Godzilla Battle Line

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  Icon in Godzilla Battle Line

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  Sticker in Godzilla Battle Line

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  Sticker in Godzilla Battle Line

Books

• Do Your Best, Chibi Godzilla (2018)
• Close Friends, Chibi Godzilla (2019)
• Sticker Picture Book: Chibi Godzilla and Friends (2020)

Do Your Best, Chibi Godzilla

Chibi Godzilla had a propensity to cry whenever he tripped and fell, bumped into things, read a sad story, or came in last in a footrace with Chibi Ghidorah and Chibi Rodan. While he was a bit of a crybaby, Chibi Godzilla breathed fire any time he cried, impressing his friends. As such, Chibi Godzilla considered himself strong and healthy despite his reputation as a crybaby.

Close Friends, Chibi Godzilla

One day, Chibi Godzilla was lonely and went to look for friends. He saw Chibi Mothra, whose wings sparkled with light, Chibi Anguirus, whose back was covered in prickly spikes, Chibi Ghidorah, who was very good at singing, and Chibi Rodan, who could fly through the sky. When asked to show what he could do, Chibi Godzilla replied that he could breathe fire and spewed a blast of fire at the other monsters, causing them to flee. Chibi Godzilla ran after them, begging them not to go, with his fire breath striking a nearby fruit tree and causing all of the fruits to fall from it. Chibi Godzilla enthusiastically began eating the fruit, then offered to share it with the other monsters. The monsters ate the fruit together until their bellies were full. Finally, Chibi Godzilla had friends of his own and was not lonely anymore.

Gallery

Main article: Chibi Godzilla/Gallery.

Roar

Chibi Godzilla is able to roar when he has a cold and sneezes. His roar is the same as the Godzilla from King Kong vs. Godzilla to Terror of Mechagodzilla.

Godzilla's roars in the Showa era

External links

• Official Twitter
• Official Instagram

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