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|image            =Ganimes Visual Book infobox.png
|image            =Ganimes Visual Book infobox.png
|caption          =Ganimes in Space Amoeba
|caption          =Ganimes in Space Amoeba
|name            =Ganimes{{tt|™|Ganimes is a trademark of Toho Company Ltd.}}
|name            =Ganimes{{tt|®|Ganimes and ガニメ are registered trademarks of Toho Company, Ltd.}}
|subtitle        =Giant Crab Monster<br>{{Nihongo|{{ruby|大|おお}}{{ruby|{{tt|蟹|Also spelled がに and ガニ}}|がに}}怪獣|Ōgani Kaijū}}<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Fierce Fighting Super Encyclopedia]]|date=30 December 1992|publisher=[[Asahi Sonorama]]|page=60|asin=B0083R72QM}}</ref><ref name="GTGMPBook">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Giant Monster Pictorial Book]]|date=1 April [[2005]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=110|isbn=4-09-280052-5}}</ref><br>Huge Crab {{Nihongo|巨大蟹|Kyodai Kani}}{{sup|[[Godzilla: Trading Battle|G:TB]]}}
|subtitle        =Giant Crab Monster<br>{{Nihongo|{{ruby|大|おお}}{{ruby|{{tt|蟹|Also spelled がに and ガニ}}|がに}}怪獣|Ōgani Kaijū}}<ref name="GFFSE">{{harvnb|Eguchi|1992|p=60}}</ref><ref name="GTGMPBook">{{harvnb|Nakamura|Shimazaki|2005|p=110}}</ref><br>Huge Crab {{Nihongo|巨大蟹|Kyodai Kani}}{{sup|[[Godzilla: Trading Battle|G:TB]]}}
|species          =Mutated ''Daldorfia horrida''
|species          =Mutated ''Daldorfia horrida''<ref name="GFFSE"/>
|nicknames        =Ganime
|nicknames        =Ganime,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u12Sk8RfeJ0|title=Space Amoeba - English Export Trailer (1080p)|author=SpaceHunterM⚧|date=17 June 2022|work=YouTube}}</ref> giant crab<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZawLe2UJpIQ|title=stegosaur bat|author=SpaceHunterM⚧|date=7 February 2016|work=YouTube}}</ref>
|height          =20 meters<ref name="CKofG">{{cite book|title=[[Common Knowledge of Godzilla]]|date=6 July [[2014]]|publisher=Futabasha|page=175|isbn=978-4-575-30696-5}}</ref>
|height          =20 meters<ref name="CKofG">{{harvnb|Aita|Nakamura|2014|p=175}}</ref>
|weight          =12,000 metric tons<ref name="CKofG"/>
|weight          =12,000 metric tons<ref name="CKofG"/>
|originplace      =[[Sergio Island]]<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia">{{cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|date=23 July [[2014]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|page=61|isbn=4-096-82090-3}}</ref>
|originplace      =[[Sergio Island]]<ref name="TSEAMEncyclopedia">{{harvnb|Kaneda|Oishi|Konuta|Eguchi|Maruyama|2014|p=61}}</ref>
|controlled      =[[Space Amoeba (creature)|Space Amoeba]]{{sup|[[Space Amoeba|SA]]}}
|controlled      =[[Space Amoeba (creature)|Space Amoeba]]{{sup|[[Space Amoeba|SA]]}}
|relationships    =[[Space Amoeba (creature)|Space Amoeba]] (creator),<br>[[Gezora]] and [[Kamoebas]] {{Small|('brothers')}},<br>[[Destoroyah|J-MO7]] {{small|(possible subspecies)}}{{sup|[[Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla|G:PM]]}}
|relationships    =[[Space Amoeba (creature)|Space Amoeba]] (creator), [[Destoroyah|J-MO7]] {{small|(possible subspecies)}}{{sup|[[GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla|G:PM]]}}
|enemies          =[[Kamoebas]]
|enemies          =[[Kamoebas]]
|written          =Ei Ogawa
|written          =[[Ei Ogawa]]
|modeled          =[[Nobuyuki Yasumaru]]<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/><ref name="AllTMPB"/>
|modeled          =[[Nobuyuki Yasumaru]]<ref name="Perfection109">{{harvnb|Nakamura|Shiraishi|Aita|Tomoi|Shimazaki|Maruyama|Shimizu|Hayakawa|2014|p=109}}</ref><ref name="AllTMPB">{{harvnb|Ozawa|Tomoi|Nakamura|2016|p=159}}</ref>
|portrayed        =[[Haruo Nakajima]]<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/>
|portrayed        =[[Haruo Nakajima]]<ref name="Perfection111"/>
|firstappearance  =''[[Space Amoeba]]''
|firstappearance  =''[[Space Amoeba]]''
|roar            =[[File:Ganimes Roar Showa.ogg|180px|center|noicon]]{{More Roars}}
|roar            =[[File:Ganimes Roar Showa.ogg|180px|center|noicon]]{{More Roars}}
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Ganimes is the only one of his Space Amoeba-spawned brethren not to appear in a ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' film, through stock footage or otherwise, though he has made appearances in non-film media such as video games and books.
Ganimes is the only one of his Space Amoeba-spawned brethren not to appear in a ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' film, through stock footage or otherwise, though he has made appearances in non-film media such as video games and books.
==Name==
==Name==
Ganimes' name comes from the [[Japan]]ese word ''kani'' {{Nihongo|蟹}}, meaning "crab," and ''me'', which was inspired by the manga character Nyarome.{{Citation needed}} In-universe, Ganimes' name comes from a deity worshiped by the natives of [[Sergio Island]], as is the case with his brethren [[Gezora]] and [[Kamoebas]]. Like Kamoebas, the letter 's' at the end of Ganimes' English name is not present in Japanese; a plaque during an on-set photoshoot wrote his name in English as '''Ganime''',<ref>[[File:Ganime,_Gezora,_Quameba.jpg|150px]]</ref> and he is also identified by this name in the subtitles on Tokyo Shock's DVD release of ''[[Space Amoeba]]''.
Ganimes' name comes from the [[Japan]]ese word ''kani'' {{Nihongo|蟹}}, meaning "crab," and ''me'', which was inspired by the manga character Nyarome.{{Citation needed}} In-universe, Ganimes' name comes from a deity worshiped by the natives of [[Sergio Island]], as is the case with his brethren [[Gezora]] and [[Kamoebas]]. Like Kamoebas, the letter "S" at the end of Ganimes' English name is not present in Japanese; a plaque during an on-set photoshoot wrote his name in English as '''Ganime''',<ref>[[File:Ganime,_Gezora,_Quameba.jpg|150px]]</ref> and he is also identified by this name in Toho International's export trailer and the subtitles on Tokyo Shock's DVD release of ''[[Space Amoeba]]''.
 
==Development==
==Development==
Ganimes' suit was modeled by [[Nobuyuki Yasumaru]], the protégé of Toho's chief modeler [[Teizo Toshimitsu]],<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/>{{rp|109}} while its internal mechanisms were realized by technician [[Akinori Takagi]].<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/>{{rp|83}}<ref name="AllTMPB"/> The monster was not designed beforehand, with Yasumaru not recalling any concept art ever being prepared for him.<ref name="AllTMPB"/>
Ganimes' suit was modeled by [[Nobuyuki Yasumaru]], the protégé of Toho's chief modeler [[Teizo Toshimitsu]],<ref name="Perfection109"/> while its internal mechanisms were realized by technician [[Akinori Takagi]].<ref name="Perfection83">{{harvnb|Nakamura|Shiraishi|Aita|Tomoi|Shimazaki|Maruyama|Shimizu|Hayakawa|2014|p=83}}</ref><ref name="AllTMPB"/> The monster was not designed beforehand, with Yasumaru not recalling any concept art ever being prepared for him.<ref name="AllTMPB"/>


Ganimes' shell was sculpted in clay and cast, while his arms and claws were fabricated from polyurethane,<ref name="GTCFPerfection">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November [[2014]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]|pages=83, 109, 111|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3}}</ref>{{rp|109}}<ref group="note">In the 2014 publication ''[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]]'' (p. 159), Yasumaru recalled that Ganimes' shell was made directly out of polyurethane, and his claws and spikes out of plywood. However, in ''[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]'' (p. 109) published the same year, he testified that Ganimes' arms and claws were fabricated out of polyurethane, and his shell was instead sculpted in clay then casted. As these two explanations are conflicting, it is unclear which is true. Nevertheless, this section incorporates the latter.</ref> the spikes on the sides of his body were made of plywood, and his eyes of resin.<ref name="AllTMPB">{{cite book|title=[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]]|ed=4th edition|date=4 September [[2016]]|publisher=Yosensha|page=159|isbn=978-4-8003-0362-2}}</ref> Yasumaru took inspiration from another crustacean created by his mentor four years earlier; in his own words, "I made [Ganimes] with reference to Mr. Toshimitsu's [[Ebirah]], and I thought that I could make it even better." Yasumaru decorated the Ganimes suit with palm fronds to simulate hair,<ref group="note">While Yasumaru personally testified that Ganimes' hair was palm in both ''[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]]'' (p. 159) and ''[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]'' (p. 109), other sources such as the 52nd volume of ''[[Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book]]'' (p. 17) claim that hemp was used, instead.</ref> a deviation from Toshimitsu's typical method of using goat hair. The drawback was that the fronds were highly flammable, with Yasumaru staying on-set during filming to monitor them.<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/>{{rp|109}} Takagi installed between 6<ref name="AllTMPB"/> and 8 servo motors into Ganimes' head so that its mouthparts could be radio controlled, while a mechanism in its shell blew foam from the mouth with a compressed air cylinder.<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/>{{rp|83}} The monster's eyes could also be radio controlled.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book]]|ed=Vol. 52: Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas|date=15 June 2020|publisher=Dai Nippon Publishing|page=14}}</ref> Ganimes was portrayed by [[Haruo Nakajima]], who also donned the [[Gezora]] suit in the film. According to him, "Ganimes was so stiff that I don't think I could act very well, and could mostly only click the claws together. That's why I don't remember much about it."<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/>{{rp|111}}
Ganimes' shell was sculpted in clay and cast, while his arms and claws were fabricated from polyurethane,<ref name="Perfection109"/><ref group="note">In the 2014 publication ''[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]]'' (p. 159), Yasumaru recalled that Ganimes' shell was made directly out of polyurethane, and his claws and spikes out of plywood. However, in ''[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]'' (p. 109) published the same year, he testified that Ganimes' arms and claws were fabricated out of polyurethane, and his shell was instead sculpted in clay then casted. As these two explanations are conflicting, it is unclear which is true. Nevertheless, this section incorporates the latter.</ref> the spikes on the sides of his body were made of plywood, and his eyes of resin.<ref name="AllTMPB"/> Yasumaru took inspiration from another crustacean created by his mentor four years earlier; in his own words, "I made [Ganimes] with reference to Mr. Toshimitsu's [[Ebirah]], and I thought that I could make it even better." Yasumaru decorated the Ganimes suit with palm fronds to simulate hair,<ref group="note">While Yasumaru personally testified that Ganimes' hair was palm in both ''[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]]'' (p. 159) and ''[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]'' (p. 109), other sources such as the 52nd volume of ''[[Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book]]'' (p. 17) claim that hemp was used, instead.</ref> a deviation from Toshimitsu's typical method of using goat hair. The drawback was that the fronds were highly flammable, with Yasumaru staying on-set during filming to monitor them.<ref name="Perfection109"/> Takagi installed between 6<ref name="AllTMPB"/> and 8 servo motors into Ganimes' head so that its mouthparts could be radio controlled, while a mechanism in its shell blew foam from the mouth with a compressed air cylinder.<ref name="Perfection83"/> The monster's eyes could also be radio controlled.{{sfn|Toho Visual|2020|p=14}} Ganimes was portrayed by [[Haruo Nakajima]], who also donned the [[Gezora]] suit in the film. According to him, "Ganimes was so stiff that I don't think I could act very well, and could mostly only click the claws together. That's why I don't remember much about it."<ref name="Perfection111">{{harvnb|Nakamura|Shiraishi|Aita|Tomoi|Shimazaki|Maruyama|Shimizu|Hayakawa|2014|p=111}}</ref>
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Ganimes back shell.png|A view of the back of Ganimes' shell
Ganimes back shell.png|A view of the back of Ganimes' shell
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A giant full-scale claw was additionally used to interact with the human characters, and a small wire-operated model was blown up for the first individual's death.<ref name="GTCFPerfection"/>{{rp|83}}
A giant full-scale claw was additionally used to interact with the human characters, and a small wire-operated model was blown up for the first individual's death.<ref name="Perfection83"/>
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Ganimes giant claw attacks Akira Kubo.png|[[Akira Kubo]] is filmed with the 1:1-scale Ganimes claw
Ganimes giant claw attacks Akira Kubo.png|[[Akira Kubo]] is filmed with the 1:1-scale Ganimes claw
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==Origins==
==Origins==
Ganimes began life on [[Sergio Island]] as a rubble crab of the species ''Daldorfia horrida'', otherwise known as the horrid elbow crab. In both the Titan Productions and [[Hong Kong]]-recorded English dubs of ''[[Space Amoeba]]'', Dr. Kyoichi Miya instead identifies Ganimes as a "pumice stone crab."
Ganimes began life on [[Sergio Island]] as a rubble crab of the species ''Daldorfia horrida'', otherwise known as the horrid elbow crab.<ref name="GFFSE"/> In both the Titan Productions and [[Hong Kong]]-recorded English dubs of ''[[Space Amoeba]]'', Dr. Kyoichi Miya instead identifies Ganimes as a "pumice stone crab."
==History==
==History==
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' (2004) [toy]
===[[Showa era]]===
===[[Showa era]]===
====''[[Space Amoeba]]''====
====''[[Space Amoeba]]''====
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However, the Space Amoeba survived and divided into thirds: possessing another rubble crab to create a second Ganimes, a mata mata turtle to create the [[kaiju]] [[Kamoebas]], and the human Makoto Obata. Both the second Ganimes and Kamoebas tracked down the surviving humans and attempted to finish them once and for all, but Obata resisted the amoeba's control and freed a swarm of bats from a cave, their supersonic sonar severing the Space Amoeba's control over the monsters. Ganimes and Kamoebas began to fight, their battle eventually reaching the summit of the island's erupting volcano. Ganimes threw Kamoebas into the volcano's crater, but the giant turtle bit down on Ganimes' claw and pulled him into the magma with him, destroying both monsters along with the Space Amoeba possessing them.
However, the Space Amoeba survived and divided into thirds: possessing another rubble crab to create a second Ganimes, a mata mata turtle to create the [[kaiju]] [[Kamoebas]], and the human Makoto Obata. Both the second Ganimes and Kamoebas tracked down the surviving humans and attempted to finish them once and for all, but Obata resisted the amoeba's control and freed a swarm of bats from a cave, their supersonic sonar severing the Space Amoeba's control over the monsters. Ganimes and Kamoebas began to fight, their battle eventually reaching the summit of the island's erupting volcano. Ganimes threw Kamoebas into the volcano's crater, but the giant turtle bit down on Ganimes' claw and pulled him into the magma with him, destroying both monsters along with the Space Amoeba possessing them.


==Filmography==
==Abilities==
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)
===Claws===
Ganimes primarily fought with his two massive claws, which could snap shut on foes or be used as clobbering weapons. Ganimes used his claws to throw boulders at [[Kamoebas]] and clamp down on the turtle's neck.
 
===Foam===
During his fight with Kamoebas, Ganimes spat foam onto him.
===Weaknesses===
Like the other [[Space Amoeba (creature)|Space Amoeba]]-created monsters, Ganimes was not very resilient. Taru Kudo shot out the eyes of the first Ganimes with a rifle, then blew him up with conventional explosives. Like Kamoebas, Ganimes was pained by the ultrasonic waves emitted by a swarm of bats, which also caused the Space Amoeba to lose control of the monsters. Ganimes perished after both he and Kamoebas fell into molten magma.
==Video games==
==Video games==
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (Game Boy)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1993) - Nintendo Game Boy
*''[[Godzilla, King of the Monsters (video game)|Godzilla, King of the Monsters]]'' (1993) - Nintendo Game Boy
*''[[Godzilla: Trading Battle]]'' (1998) - Sony PlayStation
*''[[Godzilla: Trading Battle]]'' (1998) - Sony PlayStation
*''[[Godzilla Generations]]'' (1998) - Sega Dreamcast
*''[[Godzilla Generations]]'' (1998) - Sega Dreamcast
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*''[[Godzilla Defense Force]]'' (2019) - Android and iOS
*''[[Godzilla Defense Force]]'' (2019) - Android and iOS
==Books==
==Books==
*Asahi Sonorama ''Space Amoeba'' Sonosheet (1970)
*[[Asahi Sonorama]] ''Space Amoeba'' sonosheet (1970)
*''Toho Monster Picture Book #9: [[Jumbo Monster Island]]'' (1972)
*''[[Toho Monster Picture Book]] #9: Jumbo Monster Island'' (1972)
*''[[Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse|GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]'' (2017)
*''[[GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]'' (2017)
*''[[Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla|GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]'' (2018) [mentioned]
*''[[GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]'' (2018) [mentioned]
===''[[Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse|GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]''===
===''[[GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]''===
Ganimes appeared in the Bering Sea and attacked [[United States|American]] crab fishing vessels.<ref name="Apocalypse">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse|GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]|author=Oki, Renji|publisher=[[Kadokawa]]|date=25 October 2017|pages=112-150|isbn=9784041061817}}</ref>
Ganimes appeared in the Bering Sea and attacked [[United States|American]] crab fishing vessels.{{sfn|Oki|2017|pp=112-150}}
===''[[Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla|GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]''===
===''[[GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]''===
In December of 2047, a colony of red crustacean-like [[kaiju]] designated [[Destoroyah|J-MO7]] assaulted the North American [[Hedorah]] Research Laboratory. It was theorized due to their crustacean-like appearance that they may have been a subspecies of Ganimes that traveled down to North America from the Bering Sea. However, contact with the institute was lost after the attack and no further investigation could be carried out due to North America being lost to humanity.<ref name="Project Mechagodzilla">{{cite book|author=Oki, Renji|title=[[Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla|GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]|publisher=[[Kadokawa]]|date=25 April 2018|pages=112-139|isbn=9784041063453}}</ref>
In December of 2047, a colony of red crustacean-like [[kaiju]] designated [[Destoroyah|J-MO7]] assaulted the North American [[Hedorah]] Research Laboratory. It was theorized due to their crustacean-like appearance that they may have been a subspecies of Ganimes that traveled down to North America from the Bering Sea. However, contact with the institute was lost after the attack and no further investigation could be carried out due to North America being lost to humanity.{{sfn|Oki|2018|pp=112-139}}
 
==Comics==
==Comics==
*''[[Space Amoeba (manga)|Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)
*''[[Space Amoeba (manga)|Space Amoeba]]'' (1970)
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When Lucy Casprell visited [[Infant Island]], one of the cave paintings she saw categorized all of the Earth's monsters (besides [[Godzilla]]) as associated with water, earth, fire, or air. Ganimes was one of the water monsters, along with [[Zilla]], [[Varan]], [[Titanosaurus]], [[Gezora]], [[Manda]], [[Ebirah]], and [[Kamoebas]].
When Lucy Casprell visited [[Infant Island]], one of the cave paintings she saw categorized all of the Earth's monsters (besides [[Godzilla]]) as associated with water, earth, fire, or air. Ganimes was one of the water monsters, along with [[Zilla]], [[Varan]], [[Titanosaurus]], [[Gezora]], [[Manda]], [[Ebirah]], and [[Kamoebas]].
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RoE_Ganimes.jpg|Ganimes painting in ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue 9|#9]]
RoE Ganimes.jpg|Ganimes cave painting in ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth issue 9|#9]]
RoE_Ganimes_true.png|A crab resembling Ganimes in ''Godzilla: Rulers of Earth'' [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Issue 19|#19]]
RoE Ganimes true.png|A crab resembling Ganimes in ''Godzilla: Rulers of Earth'' [[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth issue 19|#19]]  
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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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{{Main|Ganimes/Gallery}}
{{Main|Ganimes/Gallery}}
==Roar==
==Roar==
{{Videos|
Ganimes uses slightly edited screeches of [[Ebirah]].{{Videos|{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/TaA_USzHHhg</youtube>|Ganimes' roars}}}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/TaA_USzHHhg</youtube>|Ganimes' roars}}
}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Ganimes' presence in ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' was limited to a cave painting because [[IDW Publishing]] accidentally forgot to acquire the rights to the character.<ref name="Mattzilla">{{cite web|url=http://spankzilla85.tumblr.com/post/141922610985/where-was-gezora-and-manda-troughout-the-war|title=The Yog couldn’t find all of the monsters. Some were too deep even for them! Ganimes actually might not be under IDW’s umbrella of monsters at the moment. When the list of monsters was submitted, Ganimes was unfortunately left off by accident, and re-acquiring him would be a pain in the ass that nobody wants to deal with ;)|author=[[Matt Frank|Frank, Matt]]|date=29 March 2016|work=Tumblr}}</ref> In addition to the cave painting, a crab closely resembling Ganimes makes an appearance in one panel.
*Ganimes' presence in ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]'' was limited to a cave painting because [[IDW Publishing]] accidentally forgot to acquire the rights to the character.<ref name="Mattzilla">{{cite web|url=http://spankzilla85.tumblr.com/post/141922610985/where-was-gezora-and-manda-troughout-the-war|title=The Yog couldn’t find all of the monsters. Some were too deep even for them! Ganimes actually might not be under IDW’s umbrella of monsters at the moment. When the list of monsters was submitted, Ganimes was unfortunately left off by accident, and re-acquiring him would be a pain in the ass that nobody wants to deal with ;)|author=[[Matt Frank|Frank, Matt]]|date=29 March 2016|work=Tumblr}}</ref> In addition to the cave painting, a crab closely resembling Ganimes makes an appearance in one panel.
==Video==
{{Videos|{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">https://youtu.be/oTd8bEhvJNg</youtube>|{{WZYT|Kaiju Profile: Kamoebas and Ganimes|Kaiju Profile: Kamoebas & Ganimes}}}}}}
==Notes==
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
{{Notelist}}
==References==
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{reflist|30em}}
===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Fierce Fighting Super Encyclopedia]]|last=Eguchi|first=Mizuki|date=30 December 1992|publisher=[[Asahi Sonorama]]|asin=B0083R72QM}}
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Giant Monster Pictorial Book]]|last=Nakamura|first=Tetsu|last2=Shimazaki|first2=Jun|date=1 April 2005|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|isbn=4-09-280052-5}}
*{{cite book|title=[[Common Knowledge of Godzilla]]|last=Aita|first=Hideo|last2=Nakamura|first2=Tetsu|date=6 July 2014|publisher=Futabasha|isbn=978-4-575-30696-5}}
*{{Cite book|title=[[Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia]]|edition=1st|last=Kaneda|first=Masumi|last2=Oishi|first2=Shinji|last3=Konuta|first3=Kenji|last4=Eguchi|first4=Mizuki|last5=Maruyama|first5=Takeshi|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|date=28 July 2014|isbn=978-4-09-682090-2}}
*{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection]]|date=29 November 2014|publisher=[[Kadokawa|ASCII MEDIA WORKS]]|last=Nakamura|first=Tetsu|last2=Shiraishi|first2=Masahiko|last3=Aita|first3=Tetsuo|last4=Tomoi|first4=Taketo|last5=Shimazaki|first5=Jun|last6=Maruyama|first6=Takeshi|last7=Shimizu|first7=Toshifumi|last8=Hayakawa|first8=Masaru|isbn=978-4-04-866999-3}}
*{{cite book|title=[[All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book]]|edition=4th|editor-last1=Ozawa|editor-first1=Ryoko|editor-last2=Tomoi|editor-first2=Taketo|editor-last3=Nakamura|editor-first3=Tetsu|date=4 September 2016|publisher=Yosensha|isbn=978-4-8003-0362-2}}
*{{cite book|title=[[Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book]]|volume=Vol. 52: Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas|editor=Toho Co., Ltd. Visual Department|date=15 June 2020|publisher=Dai Nippon Publishing|ref={{harvid|Toho Visual|2020}}}}
*{{cite book|title=[[GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]|last=Oki|first=Renji|publisher=[[Kadokawa]]|date=25 October 2017|isbn=9784041061817}}
*{{cite book|title=[[GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]|last=Oki|first=Renji|publisher=[[Kadokawa]]|date=25 April 2018|isbn=9784041063453}}
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Ganimes®
Ganimes in Space Amoeba
Alternate names Ganime,[1] giant crab[2]
Subtitle(s) Giant Crab Monster
(大 (おお)蟹 (がに)怪獣,   Ōgani Kaijū)[3][4]
Huge Crab (巨大蟹,   Kyodai Kani)G:TB
Species Mutated Daldorfia horrida[3]
Height 20 meters[5]
Weight 12,000 metric tons[5]
Place(s) of emergence Sergio Island[6]
Controlled by Space AmoebaSA
Relations Space Amoeba (creator), J-MO7 (possible subspecies)G:PM
Enemies Kamoebas
Written by Ei Ogawa
Modeled by Nobuyuki Yasumaru[7][8]
Played by Haruo Nakajima[9]
First appearance Space Amoeba
Roar(s)
More roars

Ganimes (ガニメ,   Ganime) is a giant rubble crab kaiju who first appeared in the 1970 Toho film, Space Amoeba.

Following the destruction of its host Gezora, the Space Amoeba possessed a rubble crab native to Sergio Island, creating Ganimes. The creature resumed terrorizing the island's inhabitants, but was defeated by Taro Kudo using armaments left behind on the island from World War II. The Space Amoeba left its host and possessed a second Ganimes as well as a mata mata turtle, creating Kamoebas. Both monsters tried to eliminate the humans resisting the Space Amoeba, but the humans unleashed a swarm of bats that interrupted the Space Amoeba's control over the kaiju. Ganimes and Kamoebas then went berserk and engaged in a fight to the death, which ended as Kamoebas dragged Ganimes with him into the mouth of the island's erupting volcano, destroying the Space Amoeba along with both monsters.

Ganimes is the only one of his Space Amoeba-spawned brethren not to appear in a Godzilla film, through stock footage or otherwise, though he has made appearances in non-film media such as video games and books.

Name

Ganimes' name comes from the Japanese word kani (蟹), meaning "crab," and me, which was inspired by the manga character Nyarome.[citation needed] In-universe, Ganimes' name comes from a deity worshiped by the natives of Sergio Island, as is the case with his brethren Gezora and Kamoebas. Like Kamoebas, the letter "S" at the end of Ganimes' English name is not present in Japanese; a plaque during an on-set photoshoot wrote his name in English as Ganime,[10] and he is also identified by this name in Toho International's export trailer and the subtitles on Tokyo Shock's DVD release of Space Amoeba.

Development

Ganimes' suit was modeled by Nobuyuki Yasumaru, the protégé of Toho's chief modeler Teizo Toshimitsu,[7] while its internal mechanisms were realized by technician Akinori Takagi.[11][8] The monster was not designed beforehand, with Yasumaru not recalling any concept art ever being prepared for him.[8]

Ganimes' shell was sculpted in clay and cast, while his arms and claws were fabricated from polyurethane,[7][note 1] the spikes on the sides of his body were made of plywood, and his eyes of resin.[8] Yasumaru took inspiration from another crustacean created by his mentor four years earlier; in his own words, "I made [Ganimes] with reference to Mr. Toshimitsu's Ebirah, and I thought that I could make it even better." Yasumaru decorated the Ganimes suit with palm fronds to simulate hair,[note 2] a deviation from Toshimitsu's typical method of using goat hair. The drawback was that the fronds were highly flammable, with Yasumaru staying on-set during filming to monitor them.[7] Takagi installed between 6[8] and 8 servo motors into Ganimes' head so that its mouthparts could be radio controlled, while a mechanism in its shell blew foam from the mouth with a compressed air cylinder.[11] The monster's eyes could also be radio controlled.[12] Ganimes was portrayed by Haruo Nakajima, who also donned the Gezora suit in the film. According to him, "Ganimes was so stiff that I don't think I could act very well, and could mostly only click the claws together. That's why I don't remember much about it."[9]

  • A view of the back of Ganimes' shell

    A view of the back of Ganimes' shell

  • Nobuyuki Yasumaru (bottom right) inspects the Ganimes' suit's claw

    Nobuyuki Yasumaru (bottom right) inspects the Ganimes' suit's claw

  • The compressed air cylinder assembly in the suit's shell

    The compressed air cylinder assembly in the suit's shell

A giant full-scale claw was additionally used to interact with the human characters, and a small wire-operated model was blown up for the first individual's death.[11]

  • Akira Kubo is filmed with the 1:1-scale Ganimes claw

    Akira Kubo is filmed with the 1:1-scale Ganimes claw

  • Shoji Ogawa rigs up the Ganimes puppet

    Shoji Ogawa rigs up the Ganimes puppet

Origins

Ganimes began life on Sergio Island as a rubble crab of the species Daldorfia horrida, otherwise known as the horrid elbow crab.[3] In both the Titan Productions and Hong Kong-recorded English dubs of Space Amoeba, Dr. Kyoichi Miya instead identifies Ganimes as a "pumice stone crab."

History

Showa era

Space Amoeba

Ganimes, originally an ordinary rubble crab, was controlled and mutated by the Space Amoeba after Gezora was destroyed. Ganimes attacked the inhabitants of Sergio Island, in particular menacing the Japanese nationals Taro Kudo and Ayako Hoshino who were there on business. The giant crustacean chased the two to a cliff, but was rendered blind after Kudo shot out his eyes. Ganimes leapt over the cliff onto a field of explosives left over from World War II. Kudo wasted no time in shooting the explosives, blowing Ganimes to smithereens.

However, the Space Amoeba survived and divided into thirds: possessing another rubble crab to create a second Ganimes, a mata mata turtle to create the kaiju Kamoebas, and the human Makoto Obata. Both the second Ganimes and Kamoebas tracked down the surviving humans and attempted to finish them once and for all, but Obata resisted the amoeba's control and freed a swarm of bats from a cave, their supersonic sonar severing the Space Amoeba's control over the monsters. Ganimes and Kamoebas began to fight, their battle eventually reaching the summit of the island's erupting volcano. Ganimes threw Kamoebas into the volcano's crater, but the giant turtle bit down on Ganimes' claw and pulled him into the magma with him, destroying both monsters along with the Space Amoeba possessing them.

Abilities

Claws

Ganimes primarily fought with his two massive claws, which could snap shut on foes or be used as clobbering weapons. Ganimes used his claws to throw boulders at Kamoebas and clamp down on the turtle's neck.

Foam

During his fight with Kamoebas, Ganimes spat foam onto him.

Weaknesses

Like the other Space Amoeba-created monsters, Ganimes was not very resilient. Taru Kudo shot out the eyes of the first Ganimes with a rifle, then blew him up with conventional explosives. Like Kamoebas, Ganimes was pained by the ultrasonic waves emitted by a swarm of bats, which also caused the Space Amoeba to lose control of the monsters. Ganimes perished after both he and Kamoebas fell into molten magma.

Video games

Books

GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse

Ganimes appeared in the Bering Sea and attacked American crab fishing vessels.[13]

GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla

In December of 2047, a colony of red crustacean-like kaiju designated J-MO7 assaulted the North American Hedorah Research Laboratory. It was theorized due to their crustacean-like appearance that they may have been a subspecies of Ganimes that traveled down to North America from the Bering Sea. However, contact with the institute was lost after the attack and no further investigation could be carried out due to North America being lost to humanity.[14]

Comics

Godzilla: Rulers of Earth

When Lucy Casprell visited Infant Island, one of the cave paintings she saw categorized all of the Earth's monsters (besides Godzilla) as associated with water, earth, fire, or air. Ganimes was one of the water monsters, along with Zilla, Varan, Titanosaurus, Gezora, Manda, Ebirah, and Kamoebas.

In other languages

  • Serbian: Ганимеc
  • Russian: Ганимез
  • Yiddish: גאַנימעס

Gallery

Main article: Ganimes/Gallery.

Roar

Ganimes uses slightly edited screeches of Ebirah.

Ganimes' roars

Trivia

  • Ganimes' presence in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth was limited to a cave painting because IDW Publishing accidentally forgot to acquire the rights to the character.[15] In addition to the cave painting, a crab closely resembling Ganimes makes an appearance in one panel.

Video

Wikizilla: YouTube Kaiju Profile: Kamoebas & Ganimes

Notes

  1. ↑ In the 2014 publication All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book (p. 159), Yasumaru recalled that Ganimes' shell was made directly out of polyurethane, and his claws and spikes out of plywood. However, in Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection (p. 109) published the same year, he testified that Ganimes' arms and claws were fabricated out of polyurethane, and his shell was instead sculpted in clay then casted. As these two explanations are conflicting, it is unclear which is true. Nevertheless, this section incorporates the latter.
  2. ↑ While Yasumaru personally testified that Ganimes' hair was palm in both All Toho Monsters Pictorial Book (p. 159) and Godzilla Toho Champion Festival Perfection (p. 109), other sources such as the 52nd volume of Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book (p. 17) claim that hemp was used, instead.

References

This is a list of references for Ganimes. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. ↑ SpaceHunterM⚧ (17 June 2022). "Space Amoeba - English Export Trailer (1080p)". YouTube.
  2. ↑ SpaceHunterM⚧ (7 February 2016). "stegosaur bat". YouTube.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Eguchi 1992, p. 60
  4. ↑ Nakamura & Shimazaki 2005, p. 110
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Aita & Nakamura 2014, p. 175
  6. ↑ Kaneda et al. 2014, p. 61
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 109
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Ozawa, Tomoi & Nakamura 2016, p. 159
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 111
  10. ↑ Ganime, Gezora, Quameba.jpg
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Nakamura et al. 2014, p. 83
  12. ↑ Toho Visual 2020, p. 14.
  13. ↑ Oki 2017, pp. 112-150.
  14. ↑ Oki 2018, pp. 112-139.
  15. ↑ Frank, Matt (29 March 2016). "The Yog couldn't find all of the monsters. Some were too deep even for them! Ganimes actually might not be under IDW's umbrella of monsters at the moment. When the list of monsters was submitted, Ganimes was unfortunately left off by accident, and re-acquiring him would be a pain in the ass that nobody wants to deal with ;)". Tumblr.

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