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GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle
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Alternate titles
Flagicon Japan.png GODZILLA: Battle Mobile Proliferation City (2018)
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Directed by Kobun Shizuno,
Hiroyuki Seshita
Producer Takashi Yoshizawa,
Yoshihiro Furusawa (executive)
Written by Gen Urobuchi, Sadayuki Murai,
Tetsuya Yamada
Music by Takayuki Hattori
Distributor TohoJP, NetflixINTL
Rating TV-14[1]
Box office ¥105,000,000[2]
Running time 101 minutes
(1 hour, 41 minutes)
Aspect ratio 1.78:1
The last hope of mankind <Mechagodzilla>, is activated. (人類最後の希望 (<メカゴジラ>)が、起動する。)
„ 

— Tagline

GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle (GODZILLA 決戦機動増殖都市,   Gojira Kessen Kidō Zōshoku Toshi, lit. GODZILLA: Battle Mobile Proliferation City) is an anime science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho Animation and animated by Polygon Pictures, and the second entry in a trilogy of animated Godzilla films. It was released to Japanese theaters on May 18, 2018, and became available to stream worldwide via Netflix on July 18.[3][4][5]

Description

By the advent of the 21st century, much of humanity was dead, having been trampled over by a new master, Godzilla. A select few among mankind took to the stars in a spacefaring vessel called the Aratrum in search of “the promised land,” the planet Tau-e that could sustain human life. But the migration plan fails, and the remnants of the human race decide to return to Earth. But the distortions in space-time and the distance traveled means that mankind is returning to a completely changed Earth some 20,000 years later. The returnees, led by hero Haruo, prepare to take the fight to Godzilla based on a strategy that has been 20 years in the making. Carried out with the help of two alien species, the Exif and the Bilusaludo, the humans succeed in defeating Godzilla in a costly battle to the death.

But the victory is short-lived. Rising from the depths of the planet is a new breed of monster, dubbed “Godzilla Earth.” Evolving for 20,000 years, the creature stands 300 meters high, weighs over 100,000 tons and wields such overwhelmingly destructive power that Haruo and company have no choice but to run for their lives.

Coming to Haruo’s rescue, however, is Miana, a member of an aboriginal tribe called the Houtua. They are the first humanoid people the returnees have encountered. Could they descend from humans? “Our tribal god was destroyed by Godzilla. All that we have left are these eggs. Anyone who has tried to fight or resist him has been drowned in fire,” the tribespeople say to Haruo, who responds with: “This is our last hope of recovering our home.”

Meanwhile, Bilusaludo commander, Galu-gu is elated to discover that the Houtua tribe’s arrowheads are made of a nanometal or a self-sustaining metal. It had been developed in the 21st century as an “anti-Godzilla” killer weapon deployed at their decisive battle fought at the foot of Mt. Fuji, but had been destroyed before it could be activated in the form of a “Mecha-Godzilla.” The nanometal was its base substance, and proof that the manufacturing plant can still be used.[6]

Plot

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Marketing

The Japanese title and release date of the second entry in the GODZILLA anime trilogy were announced on November 17, 2017, the day of the release of GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters. In addition, the first teaser image for the film was released, showing several humans standing in front of Mechagodzilla lying on the ground. The news release for the film on the official godzilla-anime.com website stated that the plot would revolve around a strange "city" that still exists on Earth 20,000 years into the future. The website later promised that the film would feature a battle between Godzilla Earth, the gigantic 300 meter Godzilla seen at the end of the previous film, and Mechagodzilla.[7][3]

A presentation for the film took place at Winter Wonder Festival 2018 on February 18, including a display of a three-dimensional model of Godzilla Earth and some United Earth equipment.[3] On March 5, Toho and Polygon released a complete plot synopsis for the film, along with new concept art of Godzilla Earth firing his atomic breath. They also confirmed that the film would be released to Japanese theaters on May 18.[3] On March 19, Toho and Polygon released another poster for the film, and updated the official website with more information. They confirmed that all of the previous film's main cast, with the exception of Daisuke Ono, would be reprising their roles. The new character Maina, a member of the Houtua people and Miana's twin sister, was also revealed. In addition, it was confirmed that XAI, who performed the theme song "WHITE OUT" for GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters, would be returning to perform the second film's theme song, "THE SKY FALLS." The site was also updated with a new English description and plot synopsis, which revealed the film's official English title as GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle.[6]

On March 25, the day of a stage presentation for the film at AnimeJapan 2018, Reina Ueda and Ari Ozawa were formally announced as the voices for Maina and Miana, respectively.[3] On March 29, the same day the first episode of the GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters manga adaptation was released, it was announced that GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle would be receiving a tie-in novel titled GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla on April 25, which would also function as a follow-up to GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse.[3]

On April 11, a collaboration poster illustrated by mecha artist Hidetaka Tenjin promoting both GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle and Pacific Rim Uprising was released. The poster depicts Godzilla Earth and the Jaegers Gipsy Avenger, Saber Athena, Bracer Phoenix, and Guardian Bravo.[3] Promotional pamphlets for the film including new information and images began being distributed in Japanese theaters on April 13, to coincide with the Japanese theatrical release of Pacific Rim Uprising.[8]

On April 19, the first trailer for the film was released. In addition, director Hiroyuki Seshita announced via Twitter that all work on the film had officially concluded.[9] The music video for "THE SKY FALLS" was released on April 23. The same day, Toho announced that the film's soundtrack would be released on June 13.[3]

Staff

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita
  • Story by   Gen Urobuchi
  • Screenplay by   Sadayuki Murai, Tetsuya Yamada, Gen Urobuchi
  • Produced by   Takashi Yoshizawa
  • Executive Producer   Yoshihiro Furusawa
  • Music by   Takayuki Hattori
  • Series Composition by   Gen Urobuchi, Yusuke Kozaki
  • Assistant Director   Hiroyuki Morita
  • Technical Director   Naohiro Yoshihira
  • Production Design by   Naoya Tanaka, Ferdinando Patulli
  • CG Character Design by   Yuki Moriyama
  • Model Director   Mitsunori Kataama
  • Art Director   Yukihiro Shibutani
  • Color Key Art by   Hironori Nochi
  • Sound Director   Satoshi Motoyama
  • Theme Song "THE SKY FALLS" Performed by   XAI
  • Composed and Arranged by   Masayuki Nakano

English Dub

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Directed by   Laura Post, Shannon Wilson
  • Production Manager   Mary Kay De Guzman
  • ADR Engineers   Erik Karsen Puhm, Tony McVann, Eli Hauschel
  • Dubbing Studio   Post Haste Digital
  • Artistic Director   Tyler Rhoads
  • Adapter   Tyler Rhoads
  • Production Coordinator   Kristine De Los Santos

German Dub

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Dubbing Studio   CSC-Studio
  • Dialogue Director   Arlette Stanschus
  • Dialogue Writer   Andreas Barz
  • Production Manager   Jenny Buch
  • Sound Manager   Johannes Marguere
  • Editor   Norman Nodop

Standard Spanish Dub

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Spanish Version   Dubbing House México
  • Executive Producer   Paola Fergueres
  • Casting Director   Arturo Cataño
  • Translator   Kora Productions
  • Production Manager   José Luis Arias
  • Sound Supervisor   Guillermo López
  • Sound Mixer   David Nájera

Castilian Spanish Dub

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Dubbing Studio   International Dubbing Group
  • Casting Director   Rafa Ordoñez Arrieta
  • Associate Producer   Dina Romero Fabra
  • Dialogue Director   Rafa Ordoñez Arrieta
  • Production Manager   Lola Diaz Pastrana
  • Sound Supervisor   Javier Fernández
  • Re-recording Mixer   Ricardo Suarez
  • Recording Engineer   Antonio Castillejo López
  • Dialogue Editor   Javier Fernández

French Dub

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Dubbing Studio   Lylo Media Group
  • Casting / Art Director   Laurence Stévenne
  • Translation   Alice Vial
  • Sound Mixing Engineer   Jean-Michel Béranger
  • Sound Recording Engineer   Jean-Michel Béranger, Maxime Sallet

Italian Dub

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Dubbing Studio   Arte e Comunicazione International SRLS
  • Dubbing Director   Gigi Rosa
  • Production Assistant   Roberto Traversi
  • Translation   Gigi Rosa
  • Sound Mixing   Michele Conti
  • Sound Engineer   Andrea Fasiello

Portuguese Dub

Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.

  • Dialogue Director   Conrado Sotero
  • Translator   Fernanda Rodrigues
  • Mixer   Jimi Arrj
  • Dubbing Studio   Studio Marmac

Cast

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

  • Mamoru Miyano   as   Captain Haruo Sakaki
  • Takahiro Sakurai   as   Colonel Metphies
  • Kana Hanazawa   as   Sergeant Yuko Tani
  • Tomokazu Sugita   as   Major Martin Lazzari
  • Yuki Kaji   as   Lieutenant Adam Bindewald
  • Junichi Suwabe   as   Technical Officer Mulu-Elu Galu-Gu
  • Kenta Miyake   as   Major Rilu-Elu Belu-Be
  • Kenyu Horiuchi   as   Admiral Unberto Mori
  • Kazuya Nakai   as   Chieftain Halu-Elu Dolu-Do
  • Kazuhiro Yamaji   as   Lieutenant General Endurph / Munak
  • Kanehira Yamamoto   as   Deputy Director Takeshi J. Hamamoto
  • Reina Ueda   as   Maina
  • Ari Ozawa   as   Miana
  • Junichi Yanagita   as   Corporal Marco Ghione
  • Haruki Ishiya   as   Josh Emerson
  • Hayato Fujii   as   Bilusaludo Soldier
  • Kenta Sasa   as   Bilusaludo Soldier
  • Kengo Tsujii   as   Bilusaludo Soldier
  • Naoko Komatsu   as   Controller
  • Aya Suzaki   as   Controller
  • Atsushi Taniguchi   as   Communications Soldier
  • Manta Yamamoto   as   Houtua Elder
  • Isato Yamamura   as   Houtua Elder
  • Shigeyuki Susaki   as   Soldier
  • Yohei Hamada   as   Soldier
  • Shinya Takahashi   as   Soldier
  • Akihiro Tajima   as   Soldier

English Dub

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

German Dub

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

Standard Spanish Dub

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

Castilian Spanish Dub

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

  • Carlos Teruel   as   Captain Haruo Sakaki
  • Boris Sanz   as   Technical Officer Mulu-Elu Galu-Gu
  • Francisco Alegre   as   Major Rilu-Elu Belu-Be
  • Greta Ruiz   as   Sergeant Yuko Tani
  • Alex Moreno   as   Major Martin Lazzari
  • Ruben Felis   as   Lieutenant Adam Bindewald
  • Dani Gonzalez   as   Colonel Metphies
  • JM Oliva   as   Bilusaludo Soldier B
  • Raul Nácher   as   Bilusaludo Soldier C
  • Eva Andrés   as   Miana
  • M. Jose Montesinos   as   Maina
  • Omar Lozano   as   Josh Emerson
  • Rafa Ordóñez   as   Admiral Unberto Mori / Insert
  • Alvaro Esteve   as   Corporal Marco Ghione
  • Jose Luis Siurana   as   Deputy Director Takeshi J. Hamamoto
  • M. Jose Chabrera   as   Pilot A
  • Juan Catala   as   Soldier A
  • Fran De La Torre   as   Soldier B
  • Jose Luis Molina Tornero   as   Chieftain Halu-Elu Dolu-Do
  • Jose María Casany   as   Lieutenant General Endurph
  • Jaime Vicedo   as   Soldier C
  • Rafael Contreras   as   Munaku
  • Xavier Garcia   as   Houtua A
  • Nina Romero   as   Pilot B
  • Josema Soler   as   Bilusaludo Soldier A / Houtua B
  • Ernest Serndin   as   Soldier C
  • Jesus Motos   as   Rescue Ship Captain
  • Sergio Capelo   as   Houtua C
  • Pablo Chico   as   Landing Pilot
  • Xavier Garcia   as   Bilusaludo Soldier D
  • Josep Ballester   as   Soldier E

French Dub

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

Italian Dub

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

Portuguese Dub

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

  • Roberto Rodrigues   as   Captain Haruo Sakaki
  • Enio Vivono   as   Technical Officer Mulu-Elu Galu-Gu
  • Vagner Santos   as   Major Rilu-Elu Belu-Be
  • Glaucia Franchi   as   Sergeant Yuko Tani
  • Tiaggo Guimarães   as   Major Martin Lazzari
  • Tulio Hopper   as   Lieutenant Adam Bindewald
  • Rodrigo Nanal   as   Colonel Metphies
  • Vinicius Bahú   as   Bilusaludo Soldier B / Village Elders
  • Paulo Olyva   as   Bilusaludo Soldier C
  • Nathalia Guillem   as   Miana
  • Mari Guedes   as   Maina
  • Mario Spaziani   as   Admiral Unberto Mori
  • Danillo Diniz   as   Corporal Marco Ghione
  • Edu Castilho   as   Chieftain Halu-Elu Dolu-Do
  • Guilherme Conradi   as   Soldiers
  • Fernando Ferraz   as   Deputy Director Takeshi J. Hamamoto / Houtua A
  • Eliza Marim   as   Controller A (Mulher)
  • Halei Rembrandt   as   Lieutenant General Endurph
  • Diogo Molento   as   Josh Emerson
  • Heitor Goldflus   as   Munaku
  • Guilherme Conradi   as   Soldier B
  • Conrado Sotero   as   Controller B (Homem) / Rescue Ship Captain
  • Heitor Goldflus   as   Village Elder
  • Cleber Martin   as   Comms Soldier / Houtua B


Appearances

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Monsters

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

Alternate Titles

  • GODZILLA: Battle Mobile Proliferation City (Literal Japanese Title)
  • GODZILLA: The City Mechanized for the Final Battle (Alternate Translation)
  • AniGoji 2 (アニゴジ2, Japanese Abbreviated Title)

Foreign Releases

Netflix GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle promo

GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle had its international premiere at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France at 7:00 pm local time on Friday, June 15, 2018 in the Bonlieu Theater, the festival's main venue with an audience of 1000 people. The film was screened as part of a double feature with GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters, which was also featured in the previous year's festival prior while still a work in progress. Directors Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita both attended the event.[10][3]

Like GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters, GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle was released worldwide via the streaming platform Netflix on July 18, 2018, exactly two months after the start of its Japanese theatrical release.[5] The film is available dubbed into seven different languages, and with subtitles in six languages.[1]

Dubs are available in the following languages:

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Italian
  • Mandarin

Subtitles are available for the following languages:

  • English
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Simplified Chinese

Gallery

Main article: Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle/Gallery.

Soundtrack

Main article: Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (Soundtrack).

Box Office

GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle debuted at eighth place at the Japanese box office, with an ¥80,000,000 gross in 158 theaters.[2][7] This figure was 22% lower than the opening weekend of the previous film in the trilogy, GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters.

Videos

Trailers

Japanese GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle trailer #1
Japanese GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle TV spot
Japanese GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle trailer #2

Miscellaneous

"THE SKY FALLS" music video by XAI

Trivia

  • While the name of the Houtua's god is not spoken in the film, the official prequel novel GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla reveals that the egg of their god belongs to Mothra, and was transported to Japan from South America in 2048.[11] There are numerous allusions and references to Mothra in the Houtua's appearance and culture, such as their insect-like traits and the defensive scales produced by their bodies. Most notably, the twin Houtua priestesses who watch over the egg, Miana and Maina, are inspired by the Shobijin, Mothra's miniature twin priestesses in the majority of her film appearances.[12]

External Links

References

This is a list of references for GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle. 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. 1.0 1.1 SciFi Japan GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE Debuts Worldwide on Netflix July 18th
  2. 2.0 2.1 Box Office Theory Forums: Japan Box Office, Page 715
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 NEWS - godzilla-anime.com
  4. GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE Press Notes From Toho - SciFi Japan
  5. 5.0 5.1 'Netflix' Confirms 'Godzilla' Sequel Release Date Comic Book
  6. 6.0 6.1 [1]
  7. 7.0 7.1 Anime News Network - Godzilla Opens at #8, Detective Conan Stays at #1
  8. GODZILLA_ANIME on Twitter
  9. 『GODZILLA 決戦機動増殖都市』全追録作業終了!最後はユウコ役の花澤香菜さんでした。迫真の熱演ありがとうございました!#アニゴジ - Hiroyuki Seshita on Twitter
  10. POLYGON PICTURES on Facebook
  11. Oki, Renji (25 April 2018). GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla. Kadokawa. pp. 164–180. ISBN 9784041063453.
  12. GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle theater program. Toho. 18 May 2018.

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