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'''''Get Going! Godzilland''''' {{Nihongo|すすめ!ゴジランド|Susume! Gojirando}} is a series of four educational OVAs released to VHS in [[1994]] and [[1996]] by Gakken. They use [[Godzilla]] and other [[kaiju]] to teach children about the hiragana alphabet, counting, addition, and subtraction.
'''''Get Going! Godzilland''''' {{Nihongo|すすめ!ゴジランド|Susume! Gojirando}} is a series of four educational OVAs released to VHS in [[1994]] and [[1996]] by Gakken. They use [[Godzilla]] and other [[kaiju]] to teach children about the hiragana alphabet, counting, addition, and subtraction. Though the series is unavailable in English officially, Wakalan Translations produced [[wikipedia:fansub|fansubs]] for it from 2016 to 2019.<ref name="Fansubs">[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCArO9YduoE3fpEI1Y-vUKZg Wakalan Translations - YouTube]</ref>
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==Summary==
==Summary==
''Get Going! Godzilland'' is loosely based on the animated segments from ''[[Adventure! Godzilland]]'', and focuses on a young [[Godzilla]] and his friends living together on Godzilland as they learn about various subjects. The first two OVAs were released in 1994, and focused on the hiragana alphabet and counting. The next two were released in 1996 and focused on addition and subtraction. The second two OVAs are notable for introducing more monsters as well as featuring live-action segments with Godzilla and his human sister, where he tells her about his childhood, shown through the animated segments.
''Get Going! Godzilland'' is loosely based on the animated segments from ''[[Adventure! Godzilland]]'', and focuses on a young [[Godzilla]] and his friends living together on Godzilland as they learn about various subjects. The first two OVAs were released in 1994, and focused on the hiragana alphabet and counting. The next two were released in 1996 and focused on addition and subtraction. The second pair of OVAs are notable for introducing more monsters as well as featuring live-action segments with Godzilla and his human sister, where he tells her about his childhood, shown through the animated segments.


In the show, Godzilla and the other monsters are portrayed as young children that live together as friends. They live on the island with [[Mothra]], the only adult in the show, who acts a maternal figure to the other monsters while raising her two twin larvae. Godzilla frequently gets into arguments with his best friend [[Anguirus]], which often drive the plot of the episodes. [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] is not part of Godzilla's group of friends, and is portrayed as being very lonely and desperate to make friends. Because of this, Mechagodzilla tries to kidnap Godzilla's friends and force them to be his new friends, forcing Godzilla and the others to save them. Despite being seen as an antagonist, the mecha's lonely nature means that he often ends up being taken in by the others as a friend once those he captures are rescued.
In the show, Godzilla and the other monsters are portrayed as young children that live together as friends. They live on the island with [[Mothra]], the only adult in the show, who acts a maternal figure to the other monsters while raising her two twin larvae. Godzilla frequently gets into arguments with his best friend [[Anguirus]], which often drive the plot of the episodes. [[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] is portrayed as being very lonely and desperate to make friends. Because of this, Mechagodzilla tries to kidnap Godzilla's friends and force them to be his new friends, forcing Godzilla and the others to save them. Despite being seen as an antagonist, the mecha's lonely nature means that he often ends up being taken in by the others as a friend once those he captures are rescued.
==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[King Ghidorah]]
*[[King Ghidorah]]
*[[Gojirin]]
*[[Gojirin]]
*[[Mechagodzilla/Showa]]
*[[Mechagodzilla/Showa|Mechagodzilla]] (Showa)
*[[Gigan]]
*[[Gigan]]
*[[Moguera]]
*[[Moguera]]
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==Videos==
==Videos==
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">vlc0Cz0ftKM</youtube>|Hiragana and Counting OVAs}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">CipV9DBI72I</youtube>|Hiragana OVA with English subtitles (Part 1)}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">kYYbYdZdZuo</youtube>|Hiragana OVA with English subtitles (Part 2)}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">Fz_fD06bFho</youtube>|Counting OVA with English subtitles (Part 1)}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">dF3ALkzF6i4</youtube>|Counting OVA with English subtitles (Part 2)}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">wlqM_kMRPJI</youtube>|Addition OVA with English subtitles}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">4fi_6znRd0A</youtube>|Subtraction OVA with English subtitles}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">4fi_6znRd0A</youtube>|Subtraction OVA with English subtitles}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">J4F_MkCiFXA</youtube>|Addition OVA with English subtitles (Part 1)}}
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">rtIvnSBpb3A</youtube>|Addition OVA with English subtitles (Part 2)}}
}}
}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*During the opening of the second two OVAs, [[Moguera]] can be seen holding an umbrella with a small ornament of a [[Mysterians|Mysterian]] hanging on it.
*During the opening of the second two OVAs, [[Moguera]] can be seen holding an umbrella with a small ornament of a [[Mysterians|Mysterian]] hanging on it.
==References==
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Revision as of 11:40, 10 April 2019

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Get Going! Godzilland (すすめ!ゴジランド,   Susume! Gojirando) is a series of four educational OVAs released to VHS in 1994 and 1996 by Gakken. They use Godzilla and other kaiju to teach children about the hiragana alphabet, counting, addition, and subtraction. Though the series is unavailable in English officially, Wakalan Translations produced fansubs for it from 2016 to 2019.[1]

Summary

Get Going! Godzilland is loosely based on the animated segments from Adventure! Godzilland, and focuses on a young Godzilla and his friends living together on Godzilland as they learn about various subjects. The first two OVAs were released in 1994, and focused on the hiragana alphabet and counting. The next two were released in 1996 and focused on addition and subtraction. The second pair of OVAs are notable for introducing more monsters as well as featuring live-action segments with Godzilla and his human sister, where he tells her about his childhood, shown through the animated segments.

In the show, Godzilla and the other monsters are portrayed as young children that live together as friends. They live on the island with Mothra, the only adult in the show, who acts a maternal figure to the other monsters while raising her two twin larvae. Godzilla frequently gets into arguments with his best friend Anguirus, which often drive the plot of the episodes. Mechagodzilla is portrayed as being very lonely and desperate to make friends. Because of this, Mechagodzilla tries to kidnap Godzilla's friends and force them to be his new friends, forcing Godzilla and the others to save them. Despite being seen as an antagonist, the mecha's lonely nature means that he often ends up being taken in by the others as a friend once those he captures are rescued.

Cast

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

  • Yuko Mita   as   Godzilla (voice)
  • Naoki Bando   as   Godzilla (voice for live-action segments, Addition and Subtraction)
  • Kyouko Watanabe   as   Onee-chan
  • Junko Iwao   as   Anguirus (voice, Hiragana and Counting)
  • Rikako Aikawa   as   Rodan (voice, Hiragana and Counting), King Ghidorah (voice, Hiragana and Counting), Anguirus (voice, Addition and Subtraction)
  • Mai Hoshikawa   as   King Ghidorah (voice, Addition and Subtraction), Rodan (voice, Addition and Subtraction)
  • Kazue Ikura   as   Mothra Imago (voice)
  • Kitai Sakurako   as   Mothra Larva (voice), Mechagodzilla (voice, Addition and Subtraction)
  • Akemi Okamura   as   King Ghidorah (voice, Hiragana and Counting), Gojirin (voice, Addition and Subtraction)
  • Miki Nagasawa   as   Baragon (voice)


Appearances

Monsters

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

Gallery

Videos

Hiragana OVA with English subtitles (Part 1)
Hiragana OVA with English subtitles (Part 2)
Counting OVA with English subtitles (Part 1)
Counting OVA with English subtitles (Part 2)
Addition OVA with English subtitles
Subtraction OVA with English subtitles

Trivia

  • During the opening of the second two OVAs, Moguera can be seen holding an umbrella with a small ornament of a Mysterian hanging on it.

References

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