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*The carcass of a [[Kamoebas]] washes ashore on Odo Island in the novel's second chapter, and is hypothesized to have been killed by Godzilla. This is a reference to a similar scene from ''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''
*The carcass of a [[Kamoebas]] washes ashore on Odo Island in the novel's second chapter, and is hypothesized to have been killed by Godzilla. This is a reference to a similar scene from ''[[Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]]''
*[[Gorosaurus]] attacks [[Paris]], [[France]] in this novel, just as he did in ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''.
*[[Gorosaurus]] attacks [[Paris]], [[France]] in this novel, just as he did in ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''.
*[[Zilla]] attacking France in this novel is likely a nod to the fact that the French were responsible for the [[Godzilla/TriStar|TriStar Godzilla's]] creation in the [[Godzilla (1998 film)|1998 film]]. In addition, Zilla's method of reproducing asexually and rapidly overrunning the human population in this novel is a reference to the worst-case scenario predicted by [[Niko Tatopoulos]] in the 1998 film.
*[[Zilla]] attacking France in this novel is likely a nod to the fact that the French were responsible for the [[Godzilla/TriStar|TriStar Godzilla's]] creation in the [[Godzilla (1998 film)|1998 film]], and that Zilla originated from the French overseas territory of [[French Polynesia]]. In addition, Zilla's method of reproducing asexually and rapidly overrunning the human population in this novel is a reference to the worst-case scenario predicted by [[Niko Tatopoulos]] in the 1998 film.
**Zilla being misidentified initially as Godzilla likely references a line of dialogue from the beginning of ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' making fun of the 1998 film's depiction of Godzilla. It is also similar to Zilla's introduction in the comic ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''.
**Zilla being misidentified initially as Godzilla likely references a line of dialogue from the beginning of ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' making fun of the 1998 film's depiction of Godzilla. It is also similar to Zilla's introduction in the comic ''[[Godzilla: Rulers of Earth]]''.
*''GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse'' marks the first appearance of the [[Griffon]] from ''[[Latitude Zero]]'' outside of its debut film.
*''GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse'' marks the first appearance of the [[Griffon]] from ''[[Latitude Zero]]'' outside of its debut film.
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Revision as of 08:58, 17 November 2017

GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse
GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse
Author(s) Renji Ōki, Gen Urobuchi (Supervisor)
Publisher Kadokawa
Publish date October 25, 2017
Genre Novel
ISBN ISBN-13: 9784041061817
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GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse (GODZILLA 怪獣黙示録,   Gojira Kaijū Mokushiroku) is a Japanese prequel novel to the upcoming 2017 animated Godzilla film GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters, written by Renji Ōki and supervised by the film's writer Gen Urobuchi and published by Kadokawa. It was released on October 25, 2017.[1]

Description

この小説は、映画『GODZILLA 怪獣惑星』の前日譚に当たる物語です。 「なぜ人類は故郷である地球を捨てなくてはならなかったのか?」、「ゴジラが出現する前、怪獣と人類の間に何があったのか?」、「そして、ゴジラとの接触・・・」。 最前線の兵士だった者、彼らを指揮する将官あるいは政治家、科学者だった者、あるいは一般市民、幼い子供だった者、一人一人の証言から紐解かれる怪獣黙示録とは―――。

映画本編では決して語られることのない、謎に満ちたアニメーション映画『GODZILLA 怪獣惑星』の前史を読み解く唯一無二の小説が誕生しました。

小説刊行にあたり、映画のストーリー原案と脚本を担当し、小説『GODZILLA 怪獣黙示録』の監修も務めた虚淵玄氏よりコメントが到着![1]

Translation

This novel is a story about what happened before the events of the movie GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters. "Why did the human race have to abandon the earth, which is its home? What happened between the monsters and the human race before Godzilla appeared? And contact with Godzilla..." The monster apocalypse is recounted from the testimony of a people who were soldiers at the forefront, generals or politicians, scientists, or people who were just young children or citizens.

The one and only novel which acts as a prequel to GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters, explaining that which is not seen in the film.

The novel GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse is supervised by Gen Urobuchi, who conceived the story and wrote the screenplay for the film!

Appearances

Monsters

Weapons, Vehicles, and Races

Trivia

References

This is a list of references for GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse. 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]

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