Godzilla-kun
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Godzilla-kun (ゴジラくん Gojirakun) is a juvenile Godzilla who appears in the 2019 web series, Godziban and is the titular character of its Go! Go! Godzilla-kun segment.
Name
Godzilla-kun's name is simply derived from that of Godzilla, but suffixed with the Japanese honorific kun (くん), which is typically used to address males or those of junior status, in order to distinguish him as his own character. In the English subtitled episodes of Go! Go! Godzilla-kun, his name lacks the separating hyphen, becoming "Godzillakun." In the YouTube closed captions for the English dubbed version of "Smack It! Three Godzilla Brothers," Go! Go! Godzilla-kun is translated as Go! Go! Mr.Godzilla, though Godzilla-kun is still referred to as Godzillakun in onscreen text.
Development
Godzilla-kun's puppet was modeled by Hideyuki Kobayashi and his company, Studio Koganemushi. Smaller puppets are also used for long shots.
Design
Godzilla-kun resembles a much smaller Godzilla and takes many of its cues from the suits of the Showa era. His skin is mostly a dark gray save for brown patches on his chest, and he has beige eyebrows resembling that of the MosuGoji. His claws and the edges of his dorsal plates are a dirtied white color while his eyes are yellow, and he has a long tail.
In the special "Film the Dream!," Godzilla-kun dresses up in sunglasses and a white hat, resembling the late Eiji Tsuburaya.
History
Godziban
Go! Go! Godzilla-kun
To be added.
Filmography
- Godziban (TV 2019-2020) [episodes 1, 3, 5-8, 12-14, 17-21, special]
Stage shows
- Gekigoji (2004)
- Godziban Godzilla Fest performances (2019)
Gallery
- Main article: Godzilla-kun/Gallery.
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