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|director =Atsushi Takahashi | |director =[[Atsushi Takahashi (director)|Atsushi Takahashi]] | ||
|writer =Toh EnJoe; Keigo Koyanagi (associate) | |writer =[[Toh EnJoe]]; Keigo Koyanagi (associate) | ||
|producer =Keiji Ota | |producer =[[Keiji Ota]], et al. | ||
|composer =[[Kan Sawada]] (composer);<br>BiSH, Polkadot Stingray (songs) | |composer =[[Kan Sawada]] (composer);<br>BiSH, Polkadot Stingray (songs) | ||
|funded =[[Toho]] | |||
|produced =[[wikipedia:Bones (studio)|Bones]], [[wikipedia:Orange (animation studio)|Orange]] | |||
|genre =[[:Category:Animation|Anime]], sci-fi, action, mecha<ref name="Netflix2">{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80234811|title=Godzilla Singular Point|work=[[Netflix]]|accessdate=24 June 2021}}</ref> | |genre =[[:Category:Animation|Anime]], sci-fi, action, mecha<ref name="Netflix2">{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80234811|title=Godzilla Singular Point|work=[[Netflix]]|accessdate=24 June 2021}}</ref> | ||
|rating =TV-14<ref name="Netflix2"/> | |rating =TV-14<ref name="Netflix2"/> | ||
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-->March 25-June 17, 2021 (Netflix){{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}},<ref name="Feb22">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1363986929382006791|title=<nowiki>【#ゴジラSP<シンギュラポイント> 解禁情報】①: キービジュアル完成! ②: 4月1日テレビ放送開始!/毎週木曜22:30TOKYO MX,KBS京都,BS11/24:00サンテレビ ③: 3月25日よりNetflixにて毎週木曜1話ずつ先行配信! (2021年独占配信) ④: OPテーマ #BiSH「in case...」決定! http://godzilla-sp.jp</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=22 February 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref><br><!-- | -->March 25-June 17, 2021 (Netflix){{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}},<ref name="Feb22">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1363986929382006791|title=<nowiki>【#ゴジラSP<シンギュラポイント> 解禁情報】①: キービジュアル完成! ②: 4月1日テレビ放送開始!/毎週木曜22:30TOKYO MX,KBS京都,BS11/24:00サンテレビ ③: 3月25日よりNetflixにて毎週木曜1話ずつ先行配信! (2021年独占配信) ④: OPテーマ #BiSH「in case...」決定! http://godzilla-sp.jp</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=22 February 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108071029/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1363986929382006791|archivedate=9 January 2022}}</ref><br><!-- | ||
-->April 1-June 24, 2021 (television),<ref name="Feb22"/><br><!-- | -->April 1-June 24, 2021 (television),<ref name="Feb22"/><br><!-- | ||
-->June 24, 2021 (Netflix){{sup|int'l}}<ref name="Netflix Geeked">{{cite web|url= https:// | -->June 24, 2021 (Netflix){{sup|int'l}}<ref name="Netflix Geeked">{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1394684209554407425|title= An unimaginable force may spell doom for the world. Godzilla Singular Point is available globally June 24th.|author=@NetflixGeeked|date=18 May 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529104635/https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1394684209554407425|archivedate=29 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
|channel =Tokyo MX{{sup|[[Tokyo|TYO]]}}, KBS{{sup|[[Kyoto|KYO]]}},<br>Sun TV{{sup|HYO}}, BS11{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}},<ref name="Feb22"/> [[Netflix]]{{sup|int'l}}<ref name="NetflixJP">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NetflixJP_Anime/status/1313615268078264320|title=ボンズ×オレンジ制作によるゴジラの完全新作TVアニメシリーズ📺 『ゴジラ S.P <シンギュラポイント>』 #ネトフリ で全世界独占配信決定🎉 (⚠️日本先行)2021年4月、TV放送スタート❗ 更に、山森英司氏(『千と千尋の神隠し』ほか原画)が手掛けたゴジラデザインを一部解禁✨ #ネトフリアニメ|author=@NetflixJP_Anime|date=6 October 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref> | |channel =Tokyo MX{{sup|[[Tokyo|TYO]]}}, KBS{{sup|[[Kyoto|KYO]]}},<br>Sun TV{{sup|HYO}}, BS11{{sup|[[Japan|JP]]}},<ref name="Feb22"/> [[Netflix]]{{sup|int'l}}<ref name="NetflixJP">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NetflixJP_Anime/status/1313615268078264320|title=ボンズ×オレンジ制作によるゴジラの完全新作TVアニメシリーズ📺 『ゴジラ S.P <シンギュラポイント>』 #ネトフリ で全世界独占配信決定🎉 (⚠️日本先行)2021年4月、TV放送スタート❗ 更に、山森英司氏(『千と千尋の神隠し』ほか原画)が手掛けたゴジラデザインを一部解禁✨ #ネトフリアニメ|author=@NetflixJP_Anime|date=6 October 2020|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529124144/https://twitter.com/NetflixJP_Anime/status/1313615268078264320|archivedate=29 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
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{{Quote|Face down a hopeless future ([[Godzilla]]).|parenthetical=抗えない{{ruby|未来|ゴジラ}}を、覆せ。|Tagline}} | {{Quote|Face down a hopeless future ([[Godzilla]]).|parenthetical=抗えない{{ruby|未来|ゴジラ}}を、覆せ。|Tagline}} | ||
'''''Godzilla Singular Point''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|S.P|シンギュラポイント}}|Gojira Shingyura Pointo | '''''Godzilla Singular Point''''' {{Nihongo|ゴジラ{{ruby|S.P|シンギュラポイント}}|Gojira Shingyura Pointo}}<ref group="lower-alpha">While the characters "S.P" would normally be read as ''esupī'' (エスピー), the furigana 「シンギュラポイント」 in the title indicates their pronunciation as ''Shingyura Pointo'' ("Singular Point"). In the absence of furigana, the title may be written with angle brackets as 「ゴジラS.P<シンギュラポイント>」. The series' official logo capitalizes its English title as "Godzilla Singular point."</ref> is an [[:Category:Animation|animated]] [[:Category:Television Series|television series]] funded by [[Toho]] and collaboratively animated by [[wikipedia:Bones (studio)|Bones]] and [[wikipedia:Orange (animation studio)|Orange]]<ref name="Natalie">{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/399469|title=「ゴジラ」ボンズ×オレンジでTVアニメ化!キャラ原案に「青エク」の加藤和恵|date=6 October 2020|work=Comic Natalie}}</ref> which debuted on [[Netflix]] in [[Japan]] on March 25, 2021 and began airing on Japanese television on April 1.<ref name="Feb22"/> Netflix made the series available internationally beginning on June 24.<ref name="Netflix Geeked"/> | ||
The first narrative animated ''Godzilla'' series since ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' ended in [[2000]], ''Godzilla Singular Point'' is set in the year [[2030]] and follows two primary protagonists: engineer [[Yun Arikawa]] of the [[Otaki Factory]] and graduate student [[Mei Kamino]]. When Yun and Mei's separate investigations lead to them crossing paths, they learn of a [[Michiyuki Ashihara|missing scientist]] whose surviving work warns of a terrible catastrophe that could destroy the world. As strange creatures begin terrorizing the globe, Yun and Mei must work with different groups of allies to avoid a disastrous future at the hands of the apocalyptic creature known only as [[Godzilla (Godzilla Singular Point)|Godzilla]]. The series consists of a single season of 13 episodes, with no further seasons announced. | The first narrative animated ''[[Godzilla (franchise)|Godzilla]]'' series since ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' ended in [[2000]], ''Godzilla Singular Point'' is set in the year [[2030]] and follows two primary protagonists: engineer [[Yun Arikawa]] of the [[Otaki Factory]] and graduate student [[Mei Kamino]]. When Yun and Mei's separate investigations lead to them crossing paths, they learn of a [[Michiyuki Ashihara|missing scientist]] whose surviving work warns of a terrible catastrophe that could destroy the world. As strange creatures begin terrorizing the globe, Yun and Mei must work with different groups of allies to avoid a disastrous future at the hands of the apocalyptic creature known only as [[Godzilla (Godzilla Singular Point)|Godzilla]]. The series, which employs a blend of 2D and 3D animation, consists of a single season of 13 episodes, with no further seasons announced. | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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''Can these two face down the hopeless future (Godzilla) that threatens mankind...?<ref>{{cite web|url=https://godzilla-sp.jp/story/|title=Story (ストーリー)|work=godzilla-sp.jp|accessdate=4 February 2021}}</ref></poem>}} | ''Can these two face down the hopeless future (Godzilla) that threatens mankind...?<ref>{{cite web|url=https://godzilla-sp.jp/story/|title=Story (ストーリー)|work=godzilla-sp.jp|accessdate=4 February 2021}}</ref></poem>}} | ||
{{Quote|it=yes|Brought together by a mysterious song, a grad student and an engineer lead the fight against an unimaginable force that may spell doom for the world.<ref name="Netflix">{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80234811|title=Godzilla Singular Point|work=[[Netflix]]|accessdate=15 March 2021}}</ref>}} | {{Quote|it=yes|Brought together by a mysterious song, a grad student and an engineer lead the fight against an unimaginable force that may spell doom for the world.<ref name="Netflix">{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80234811|title=Godzilla Singular Point|work=[[Netflix]]|accessdate=15 March 2021}}</ref>}} | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
In the year [[2030]], engineers [[Yun Arikawa]] and [[Haberu Kato]] of the [[Otaki Factory]] are called to investigate a seemingly abandoned European-style house in [[Japan]]. At the same time, graduate student [[Mei Kamino]], herself studying fantasy creatures in folklore, is called in to investigate a strange radio broadcast. Both Yun and Mei's investigations lead to them hearing the same [[ | In the year [[2030]], engineers [[Yun Arikawa]] and [[Haberu Kato]] of the [[Otaki Factory]] are called to investigate a seemingly abandoned European-style house in [[Japan]]. At the same time, graduate student [[Mei Kamino]], herself studying fantasy creatures in folklore, is called in to investigate a strange radio broadcast. Both Yun and Mei's investigations lead to them hearing the same [[ALAPU UPALA|mysterious song]]. Meanwhile, Yun and Haberu's boss, eccentric elderly inventor [[Goro Otaki]], has completed a giant robot called [[Jet Jaguar]] for the purpose of defending [[human|mankind]], but as he shows his invention off at an expo, a [[Rodan (Godzilla Singular Point)|large winged creature]] descends and attacks the crowd. Jet Jaguar is used to fight the beast off, being badly damaged in the process, but more of the monsters, dubbed "Rodan," begin appearing en masse. Mei meets with researcher [[Li Guiying]] of the mysterious [[SHIVA consortium]], offering her own expertise for the group's research into the work of missing scientist [[Michiyuki Ashihara]]. Other monsters continue to appear and menace the world, including a particularly large and powerful one that lands in [[Tokyo]] and begins to evolve. It soon becomes clear that this monster is the dreaded [[Godzilla (Godzilla Singular Point)|Godzilla]], a mythical beast prophesied to bring about the end of the world. Mei, Yun, and their allies race to find a method of defeating Godzilla before he destroys the world, with Yun and his allies using Jet Jaguar to battle the other monsters and make their way to the besieged Tokyo, and Mei and her allies attempting to uncover the mystery of Ashihara's work that may hold the key to Godzilla's defeat. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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|Directed by|Atsushi Takahashi | |Directed by|[[Atsushi Takahashi (director)|Atsushi Takahashi]] | ||
|Episode directors|Noriyuki Nomata, Takuma Suzuki, Daisuke Tsukushi, Tsuyoshi Tobita, Shuji Miyahara, Daisuke Chiba, Atsushi Takahashi, Geisei Morita, Seung-hui Son, Nao Miyoshi | |Episode directors|Noriyuki Nomata, [[Takuma Suzuki]], Daisuke Tsukushi, Tsuyoshi Tobita, Shuji Miyahara, Daisuke Chiba, Atsushi Takahashi, Geisei Morita, Seung-hui Son, Nao Miyoshi | ||
|Chief animation director and character designer|Satoshi Ishino | |Chief animation director and character designer|Satoshi Ishino | ||
|Animation directors|Koichi Horikawa, Chiyo Nakayama, Shinya Yamada, Naoyuki Konno, Ikko Inaguma, Satoshi Ishino, Satomi Kani, Eiko Saito, Kenta Katade, Keiichiro Honjo, Eri Kojima, Kenji Mizuhata, Eiichi Akiyama | |Animation directors|Koichi Horikawa, Chiyo Nakayama, Shinya Yamada, Naoyuki Konno, Ikko Inaguma, Satoshi Ishino, Satomi Kani, Eiko Saito, Kenta Katade, Keiichiro Honjo, Eri Kojima, Kenji Mizuhata, Eiichi Akiyama | ||
|Written and organized by|Toh EnJoe | |Written and organized by|[[Toh EnJoe]] | ||
|Associate writer|Keigo Koyanagi | |Associate writer|Keigo Koyanagi | ||
|Executive producer|Keiji Ota | |Executive producer|[[Keiji Ota]] | ||
|Co-executive producers|Takayuki Oshima, Masahiko Minami, Eiji Inomoto | |Co-executive producers|Takayuki Oshima, Masahiko Minami, Eiji Inomoto | ||
|Produced by|[[Takashi Yoshizawa]], Naoki Amano, Kiyotaka Waki | |Produced by|[[Takashi Yoshizawa]], Naoki Amano, Kiyotaka Waki | ||
|Associate producers|Akito Takahashi, Yoshihiro Furusawa | |Associate producers|[[Akito Takahashi]], Yoshihiro Furusawa | ||
|Music by|[[Kan Sawada]] | |Music by|[[Kan Sawada]] | ||
*Opening theme "[[in case...]]" | *Opening theme "[[in case...]]" | ||
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|*Lyrics by|Goro Matsui | |*Lyrics by|Goro Matsui | ||
|*Composed and arranged by|Kan Sawada | |*Composed and arranged by|Kan Sawada | ||
|"[[Godzilla's Theme]]" by|[[Akira Ifukube]] | |||
|Cinematography by|Yu Wakabayashi | |Cinematography by|Yu Wakabayashi | ||
|Edited by|Rie Matsubara | |Edited by|Rie Matsubara | ||
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|Shoya Ishige|[[Yun Arikawa]], programmer and [[Otaki Factory]] engineer | |Shoya Ishige|[[Yun Arikawa]], programmer and [[Otaki Factory]] engineer | ||
|Misaki Kuno|[[Pelops II]], Mei's virtual assistant | |Misaki Kuno|[[Pelops II]], Mei's virtual assistant | ||
|Rie Kugimiya|[[Yung]], Yun's virtual assistant / [[Jet Jaguar]], Otaki Factory combat mech | |[[Rie Kugimiya]]|[[Yung]], Yun's virtual assistant / [[Jet Jaguar]], Otaki Factory combat mech | ||
|Taro Kiuchi|[[Haberu Kato]], Otaki Factory engineer | |Taro Kiuchi|[[Haberu Kato]], Otaki Factory engineer | ||
|Wataru Takagi|[[Goro Otaki]], inventor and Otaki Factory director | |Wataru Takagi|[[Goro Otaki]], inventor and Otaki Factory director | ||
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|[[wikipedia:Erika Harlacher|Erika Harlacher]]|[[Mei Kamino]] | |[[wikipedia:Erika Harlacher|Erika Harlacher]]|[[Mei Kamino]] | ||
|[[wikipedia:Johnny Yong Bosch|Johnny Yong Bosch]]|[[Yun Arikawa]] | |[[wikipedia:Johnny Yong Bosch|Johnny Yong Bosch]]|[[Yun Arikawa]] | ||
|[[wikipedia:Cassandra Lee Morris|Cassandra Lee Morris]]|[[Pelops II]]<ref name="PelopsIICassandra">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SoCassandra/status/1412127821531545600|title=Yes, that’s me as Pero II in Godzilla: Singular Point, only on Netflix! I’m once again voicing an adorable sidekick who doles out advice along the way|author=@SoCassandra|work=Twitter|date=5 July 2021}}</ref> | |[[wikipedia:Cassandra Lee Morris|Cassandra Lee Morris]]|[[Pelops II]]<ref name="PelopsIICassandra">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SoCassandra/status/1412127821531545600|title=Yes, that’s me as Pero II in Godzilla: Singular Point, only on Netflix! I’m once again voicing an adorable sidekick who doles out advice along the way|author=@SoCassandra|work=Twitter|date=5 July 2021|archiveurl=|archivedate=}}</ref> | ||
|[[wikipedia:Kira Buckland|Kira Buckland]]|[[Yung]], [[Jet Jaguar]] | |[[wikipedia:Kira Buckland|Kira Buckland]]|[[Yung]], [[Jet Jaguar]] | ||
|[[wikipedia:Cristina Vee|Cristina Vee]]|[[Jet Jaguar]] (child) | |[[wikipedia:Cristina Vee|Cristina Vee]]|[[Jet Jaguar]] (child) | ||
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|Artemis Snow, [[wikipedia:Beau Billingslea|Beau Billingslea]], [[wikipedia:Chris Edgerly|Chris Edgerly]], Cory Yee, Ray Yamamoto, [[wikipedia:Reba Buhr|Reba Buhr]]|Additional cast--> | |Artemis Snow, [[wikipedia:Beau Billingslea|Beau Billingslea]], [[wikipedia:Chris Edgerly|Chris Edgerly]], Cory Yee, Ray Yamamoto, [[wikipedia:Reba Buhr|Reba Buhr]]|Additional cast--> | ||
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===German dub=== | ===German dub=== | ||
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{{Cast|notice=no | {{Cast|notice=no | ||
|Yolanda Mariana Ortiz León|[[Mei Kamino]] | |Yolanda Mariana Ortiz León|[[Mei Kamino]] | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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**Godzilla Ultima | **Godzilla Ultima | ||
*Godzilla skeleton | *Godzilla skeleton | ||
**[[List of minor Toho monsters#Robogodzilla|Robogodzilla]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Aki_dr/status/1408062364558131209|title=ゴジラS.P 13話 ED後の「アレ」の解読結果(途中)を放流しておきますね。アレは、メカゴジラじゃないぞ!|author=@Aki_dr|date=24 June 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230072022/https://twitter.com/Aki_dr/status/1408062364558131209|archivedate=30 December 2021}}</ref><ref>[[File:FkZ2YSgVsAIuwmL.png|150px]]</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=[[Battle of Mechagodzilla]]|date=18 August 2022|publisher=Futabasha|isbn=978-4-575-45910-4}}<br>[[File:FbhzKsiWYAMOJxj.jpg|150px]]</ref> | |||
*[[Jet Jaguar]] | *[[Jet Jaguar]] | ||
*[[Salunga]] | *[[Salunga]] | ||
*[[Rodan (Godzilla Singular Point)|Rodan]] | *[[Rodan (Godzilla Singular Point)|Rodan]] | ||
**First form | |||
**Second form | |||
**Giant form | |||
**Rodan [[Tengu]] (mural) | **Rodan [[Tengu]] (mural) | ||
*[[Anguirus (Godzilla Singular Point)|Anguirus]] | *[[Anguirus (Godzilla Singular Point)|Anguirus]] | ||
*[[Manda]] | *[[Manda]] | ||
*[[Kumonga]] | *[[Kumonga]] | ||
*[[Kamanga, Hanenga, and Zenbunga|Kamanga]] | *[[Kamanga, Hanenga, and Zenbunga|Kamanga]] | ||
*[[Kamanga, Hanenga, and Zenbunga|Hanenga]] | *[[Kamanga, Hanenga, and Zenbunga|Hanenga]] | ||
*[[Kamanga, Hanenga, and Zenbunga|Zenbunga]] | *[[Kamanga, Hanenga, and Zenbunga|Zenbunga]] | ||
*[[Mothra (Godzilla Singular Point)|Mothra]]{{sfn|Futabasha|2021|p=46}} | *[[Mothra (Godzilla Singular Point)|Mothra]]{{sfn|Futabasha|2021|p=46}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Meganulon]] | ||
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*[[List of minor Toho monsters#Red plant mass|Red plant mass]] | *[[List of minor Toho monsters#Red plant mass|Red plant mass]] | ||
*Totetsu (scroll art) | *Totetsu (scroll art) | ||
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*[[Baragon]] (cellphone case) | *[[Baragon]] (cellphone case) | ||
*[[Moguera]] (cellphone mascot) | *[[Moguera]] (cellphone mascot) | ||
*[[Godzilla (Godzilla: The Series)|Godzilla (''Godzilla: The Series'')]] [plush doll] | |||
*[[Komodithrax]] (plush doll) | *[[Komodithrax]] (plush doll) | ||
*[[Giant Turtle]] (plush doll) | *[[Giant Turtle]] (plush doll) | ||
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**Hedorah-like Umibozu (mural) | **Hedorah-like Umibozu (mural) | ||
*[[Shockirus]] (ending) | *[[Shockirus]] (ending) | ||
*[[Rodan (Monsterverse)]] (ending) | |||
*[[Zone Fighter]] (ending) | *[[Zone Fighter]] (ending) | ||
*[[Zone Angel]] (ending) | *[[Zone Angel]] (ending) | ||
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*[[Megalon]] (horn, ending) | *[[Megalon]] (horn, ending) | ||
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===Weapons, vehicles, races and organizations=== | ===Weapons, vehicles, races and organizations=== | ||
*[[Otaki Factory]] | |||
*[[SHIVA.consortium]] | *[[SHIVA.consortium]] | ||
**[[Super Dimension Calculator]] | **[[Super Dimension Calculator]] | ||
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**[[Archetype|Red Dust]] | **[[Archetype|Red Dust]] | ||
**[[Orthogonal Diagonalizer]] | **[[Orthogonal Diagonalizer]] | ||
*Anguirus | *[[Spear of Anguirus]] | ||
*[[Naratake]] | *[[Naratake]] | ||
**[[Yung]] | **[[Yung]] | ||
**[[Pelops II]] | **[[Pelops II]] | ||
***Pelops III<ref group="lower-alpha">While the robot in episode 13's final scene goes unidentified, the context, its shape, and the number "3" written on its side indicates that it is meant to be Pelops III.</ref> | |||
*Industrial robots | *Industrial robots | ||
**[[Harvey]] | **[[Harvey]] | ||
* | *Cube-shaped library robots | ||
**Pelops cube robot | |||
*[[Honda Gyro Canopy]] | *[[Honda Gyro Canopy]] | ||
**Gyro Canopy Tandem 2 (Gyro Z) | **Gyro Canopy Tandem 2 (Gyro Z) | ||
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*[[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]] | *[[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]] | ||
*[[Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma]] | *[[Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma]] | ||
*[[Mitsubishi Type 73 Light Truck]] | |||
*[[Kongo-class guided missile destroyer|''Kongō''-class guided missile destroyer]] ([[wikipedia:JS Kirishima (DDG-174)|JS ''Kirishima'']]) | *[[Kongo-class guided missile destroyer|''Kongō''-class guided missile destroyer]] ([[wikipedia:JS Kirishima (DDG-174)|JS ''Kirishima'']]) | ||
*[[Akizuki-class destroyer|''Akizuki''-class destroyer]] ([[wikipedia:JS Teruzuki|JS ''Teruzuki'']]) | *[[Akizuki-class destroyer|''Akizuki''-class destroyer]] ([[wikipedia:JS Teruzuki|JS ''Teruzuki'']]) | ||
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*[[Bell 412]] | *[[Bell 412]] | ||
*[[Eurocopter EC135]] | *[[Eurocopter EC135]] | ||
*[[E231 | *[[E231 series|E231 series trains]] | ||
*[[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]] | *[[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]] | ||
*[[Type 10 Tank]] | *[[Type 10 Tank]] | ||
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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
Planning on what would ultimately become ''Godzilla Singular Point'' began two to three years before its release, with the goal of capturing elements which had not yet been featured in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' series]], inspired by the huge success of the [[2016]] film ''[[Shin Godzilla]]''.<ref name="Takahashi">{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/and/article/20210326/25292647/|title=Anime ''Godzilla Singular Point'' [1] Director Atsushi Takahashi: "There are no meaningless scenes or lines"|last=Abe|first=Yuka|date=26 March 2021|website=asahi.com|publisher=Asahi Shimbun Digital Magazine|access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref> After viewing ''[[wikipedia:Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi|Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi]]'', [[Toho]] producer [[Takashi Yoshizawa]] was impressed and offered director Atsushi Takahashi the opportunity to create a new story for a ''Godzilla'' anime from the ground up, with an emphasis on making it entertaining while incorporating science fiction elements.<ref name="Uchusen 171">{{cite magazine|date=28 December 2020|title=Vol. 171|language=Japanese|magazine=Uchusen|page=97|publisher=Hobby Japan}}</ref> | Planning on what would ultimately become ''Godzilla Singular Point'' began two to three years before its release, with the goal of capturing elements which had not yet been featured in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' series]], inspired by the huge success of the [[2016]] film ''[[Shin Godzilla]]''.<ref name="Takahashi">{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/and/article/20210326/25292647/|title=Anime ''Godzilla Singular Point'' [1] Director Atsushi Takahashi: "There are no meaningless scenes or lines"|last=Abe|first=Yuka|date=26 March 2021|website=asahi.com|publisher=Asahi Shimbun Digital Magazine|access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref> After viewing ''[[wikipedia:Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi|Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi]]'', [[Toho]] producer [[Takashi Yoshizawa]] was impressed and offered director Atsushi Takahashi the opportunity to create a new story for a ''Godzilla'' anime from the ground up, with an emphasis on making it entertaining while incorporating science fiction elements.<ref name="Uchusen 171">{{cite magazine|date=28 December 2020|title=Vol. 171|language=Japanese|magazine=Uchusen|page=97|publisher=Hobby Japan}}</ref> | ||
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Toh EnJoe, who was recruited to handle the series' composition, wanted to ground the series in reality as much as possible while still incorporating sci-fi elements, an influence taken from the 2016 American film ''[[wikipedia:Arrival (film)|Arrival]]''. Due to his prior experience on the anime series ''[[wikipedia:Space Dandy|Space Dandy]]'', EnJoe was sought out for the project by Bones president Masahiko Minami.<ref name="Uchusen 172">{{cite magazine|date=1 April 2021|title=Vol. 172|language=Japanese|magazine=Uchusen|pages=94-95|publisher=Hobby Japan}}</ref>{{sfn|Futabasha|2021|pp=116-117}}<ref name="Eiga Hiho">{{cite magazine|date=19 March 2021|title=May 2021 Issue|language=Japanese|magazine=Eiga Hiho|pages=2-4|publisher=Futabasha}}</ref> EnJoe was initially hired to simply supervise the series' sci-fi elements, but after working on the series long enough it was deemed unrealistic to hire another writer for the show and so EnJoe became the primary writer, handling both the show's story and script.<ref name="EnJoe">{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/and/article/20210329/24914305/|title=Anime ''Godzilla Singular Point'' [2] Writer Toh EnJoe: "Even after writing the script, I continue to ask what Godzilla is."|last=Abe|first=Yuka|date=29 March 2021|website=asahi.com|publisher=Asahi Shimbun Digital Magazine|access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref> Eiji Yamamori, Kazue Kato, and Kan Sawada, all of whom had prior experience working with Takahashi on films such as ''[[wikipedia:Blue Exorcist: The Movie|Blue Exorcist: The Movie]]'' and ''Doraemon'', joined the ''Godzilla'' anime's staff as well.<ref name="Uchusen 172"/> | Toh EnJoe, who was recruited to handle the series' composition, wanted to ground the series in reality as much as possible while still incorporating sci-fi elements, an influence taken from the 2016 American film ''[[wikipedia:Arrival (film)|Arrival]]''. Due to his prior experience on the anime series ''[[wikipedia:Space Dandy|Space Dandy]]'', EnJoe was sought out for the project by Bones president Masahiko Minami.<ref name="Uchusen 172">{{cite magazine|date=1 April 2021|title=Vol. 172|language=Japanese|magazine=Uchusen|pages=94-95|publisher=Hobby Japan}}</ref>{{sfn|Futabasha|2021|pp=116-117}}<ref name="Eiga Hiho">{{cite magazine|date=19 March 2021|title=May 2021 Issue|language=Japanese|magazine=Eiga Hiho|pages=2-4|publisher=Futabasha}}</ref> EnJoe was initially hired to simply supervise the series' sci-fi elements, but after working on the series long enough it was deemed unrealistic to hire another writer for the show and so EnJoe became the primary writer, handling both the show's story and script.<ref name="EnJoe">{{cite web|url=https://www.asahi.com/and/article/20210329/24914305/|title=Anime ''Godzilla Singular Point'' [2] Writer Toh EnJoe: "Even after writing the script, I continue to ask what Godzilla is."|last=Abe|first=Yuka|date=29 March 2021|website=asahi.com|publisher=Asahi Shimbun Digital Magazine|access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref> Eiji Yamamori, Kazue Kato, and Kan Sawada, all of whom had prior experience working with Takahashi on films such as ''[[wikipedia:Blue Exorcist: The Movie|Blue Exorcist: The Movie]]'' and ''Doraemon'', joined the ''Godzilla'' anime's staff as well.<ref name="Uchusen 172"/> | ||
It was Takahashi's idea to have the show's main characters confront [[Godzilla (Godzilla Singular Point)|Godzilla]] primarily using their minds, in contrast to previous main characters in the ''Godzilla'' series who were often involved with military organizations and attempted to fight Godzilla using weaponry.<ref name="Takahashi"/> While media in the ''Godzilla'' series typically features social commentary and messages reflecting the time in which it was produced, ''Singular Point'' downplayed any message as much as possible and focused on entertainment above anything else.<ref name="EnJoe"/> The show's creators were essentially given complete creative freedom in developing the series by Toho once production began, so long as the series involved Godzilla. As such, director Takahashi, writer EnJoe, and producers from Toho and Bones met to discuss and determine the outline and pacing of the series.<ref name="Mantan">{{cite web|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210325dog00m200029000c.html|title=Godzilla: Challenge of the anime ''Godzilla Singular Point'' "For something you have never seen" The secret story of the appearance of Jet Jaguar|date=1 April 2021|website=mantan-web.jp|publisher=Mantan Web|access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Eiga Hiho"/> Discussions often revolved around whether to make the series a completely sci-fi-oriented story or a fantasy, with EnJoe ultimately deciding to have the story occur in a world that is an extension of modern reality in order to differentiate it from settings of past ''Godzilla'' films, including the ''GODZILLA'' anime trilogy.<ref name="Eiga Hiho"/><ref name="Uchusen 172"/> As EnJoe's script contained a great deal of information | It was Takahashi's idea to have the show's main characters confront [[Godzilla (Godzilla Singular Point)|Godzilla]] primarily using their minds, in contrast to previous main characters in the ''Godzilla'' series who were often involved with military organizations and attempted to fight Godzilla using weaponry.<ref name="Takahashi"/> While media in the ''Godzilla'' series typically features social commentary and messages reflecting the time in which it was produced, ''Singular Point'' downplayed any message as much as possible and focused on entertainment above anything else.<ref name="EnJoe"/> The show's creators were essentially given complete creative freedom in developing the series by Toho once production began, so long as the series involved Godzilla. As such, director Takahashi, writer EnJoe, and producers from Toho and Bones met to discuss and determine the outline and pacing of the series.<ref name="Mantan">{{cite web|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20210325dog00m200029000c.html|title=Godzilla: Challenge of the anime ''Godzilla Singular Point'' "For something you have never seen" The secret story of the appearance of Jet Jaguar|date=1 April 2021|website=mantan-web.jp|publisher=Mantan Web|access-date=9 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Eiga Hiho"/> Discussions often revolved around whether to make the series a completely sci-fi-oriented story or a fantasy, with EnJoe ultimately deciding to have the story occur in a world that is an extension of modern reality in order to differentiate it from settings of past ''Godzilla'' films, including the ''GODZILLA'' anime trilogy.<ref name="Eiga Hiho"/><ref name="Uchusen 172"/> As EnJoe's script contained a great deal of information that was difficult to visualize, the show's creators added action scenes, robots, and references to past Toho films in order to make the show more appealing to viewers.<ref name="Takahashi"/> | ||
Early story ideas for the show included a focus on high school students as the main characters, Godzilla fighting other monsters around the world, or Godzilla battling samurai in feudal Japan.{{sfn|Futabasha|2021|pp=116-117}} | Early story ideas for the show included a focus on high school students as the main characters, Godzilla fighting other monsters around the world, or Godzilla battling samurai in feudal Japan.{{sfn|Futabasha|2021|pp=116-117}} | ||
News of ''Godzilla Singular Point'' was leaked through Twitter by user @SugoiLITE on October 6, 2020.<ref name="Leak">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SugoiLITE/status/1313468128379113474|title=New anime film "Godzilla: Singular Point" will be soon announced.|author=@SugoiLITE|date=6 October 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref> An official announcement followed later that day (or October 7 in Japan).<ref name="NetflixJP"/> Director Atsushi Takahashi, screenwriter Toh EnJoe, character designer Kazue Kato, monster designer Eiji Yamamori and composer [[Kan Sawada]] each provided brief statements on the series, with Yamamori mentioning the appearance of multiple monsters and dedicating his work to his late brother.<ref name="Natalie"/> On October 12, it was announced that a panel for ''Singular Point'' would be held during Godzilla Fest Online 2020 on November 3, with guests including Takahashi, EnJoe, Bones producer Naoki Amano, Orange producer Jiro Ando and Toho producer Takashi Yoshizawa.<ref name="Producers">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1315550558334271488|title=<nowiki>11月3日(火祝)の配信イベント「ゴジラ・フェス オンライン2020」(https://godzilla.store/gfes/2020online)内にて、『#ゴジラSP』トークステージ配信が決定しました。出演:高橋敦史(監督)/円城塔(シリーズ構成・脚本)/天野直樹(ボンズプロデューサー)/安藤次郎(オレンジプロデューサー)/吉澤隆(東宝プロデューサー)</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=12 October 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref> A new poster for the anime was released on October 26, along with three screenshots. A short trailer followed later that day, showing off many of the series' other kaiju besides Godzilla. | News of ''Godzilla Singular Point'' was leaked through Twitter by user @SugoiLITE on October 6, 2020.<ref name="Leak">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SugoiLITE/status/1313468128379113474|title=New anime film "Godzilla: Singular Point" will be soon announced.|author=@SugoiLITE|date=6 October 2020|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202061904/https://twitter.com/SugoiLITE/status/1313468128379113474|archivedate=2 December 2021}}</ref> An official announcement followed later that day (or October 7 in Japan).<ref name="NetflixJP"/> Director Atsushi Takahashi, screenwriter Toh EnJoe, character designer Kazue Kato, monster designer Eiji Yamamori and composer [[Kan Sawada]] each provided brief statements on the series, with Yamamori mentioning the appearance of multiple monsters and dedicating his work to his late brother.<ref name="Natalie"/> On October 12, it was announced that a panel for ''Singular Point'' would be held during Godzilla Fest Online 2020 on November 3, with guests including Takahashi, EnJoe, Bones producer Naoki Amano, Orange producer Jiro Ando and Toho producer Takashi Yoshizawa.<ref name="Producers">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1315550558334271488|title=<nowiki>11月3日(火祝)の配信イベント「ゴジラ・フェス オンライン2020」(https://godzilla.store/gfes/2020online)内にて、『#ゴジラSP』トークステージ配信が決定しました。出演:高橋敦史(監督)/円城塔(シリーズ構成・脚本)/天野直樹(ボンズプロデューサー)/安藤次郎(オレンジプロデューサー)/吉澤隆(東宝プロデューサー)</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=12 October 2020|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227083116/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1315550558334271488|archivedate=27 February 2022}}</ref> A new poster for the anime was released on October 26, along with three screenshots. A short trailer followed later that day, showing off many of the series' other kaiju besides Godzilla. | ||
The series' full cast of characters and their voice actors leaked onto the internet on the morning of December 8, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pttcomics.com/C_Chat/1VpuVb9c|title=<nowiki>[情報] 哥吉拉:奇異點 Cast.人設公開</nowiki>|author=wl760713|date=8 December 2020|work=pttcomics.com}}</ref> Later that day (December 9 in Japan), they were revealed officially.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://godzilla-sp.jp/news/201209_01.html|title=キャラクタービジュアル&キャスト解禁!!|date=8 December 2020|work=godzilla-sp.jp}}</ref> | The series' full cast of characters and their voice actors leaked onto the internet on the morning of December 8, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pttcomics.com/C_Chat/1VpuVb9c|title=<nowiki>[情報] 哥吉拉:奇異點 Cast.人設公開</nowiki>|author=wl760713|date=8 December 2020|work=pttcomics.com}}</ref> Later that day (December 9 in Japan), they were revealed officially.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://godzilla-sp.jp/news/201209_01.html|title=キャラクタービジュアル&キャスト解禁!!|date=8 December 2020|work=godzilla-sp.jp}}</ref> | ||
On New Year's Day in Japan, the ''Singular Point'' Twitter revealed a new piece of concept art, giving a clearer look at Godzilla's face.<ref name="HappyNewYear">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1344797152820695041|title=<nowiki>新年あけましておめでとうございます。今年2021年はTVアニメシリーズ『ゴジラS.P<シンギュラポイント>』が4月からいよいよテレビ放送開始、Netflixで全世界独占配信(日本先行)。誰も見たことのない新たなゴジラ、 #ゴジラSP をどうぞお楽しみに。http://godzilla-sp.jp</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=31 December 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref> Two days later, the godzilla-sp.jp site was updated to include Kazue Kato's concept art of the show's human cast.<ref name="KazueKato">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1345566634547630081|title=<nowiki>TVアニメ『ゴジラS.P<シンギュラポイント>』のキャラクターデザイン原案は、漫画『青の祓魔師』の作者 #加藤和恵 先生。そのキャラ原案絵を公開! ①神野銘(カミノ メイ) /CV.#宮本侑芽 キャラクター詳細→ https://godzilla-sp.jp/character/ 4月放送開始/TOKYO MXほか Netflix全世界独占配信(日本先行)</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=2 January 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> | On New Year's Day in Japan, the ''Singular Point'' Twitter revealed a new piece of concept art, giving a clearer look at Godzilla's face.<ref name="HappyNewYear">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1344797152820695041|title=<nowiki>新年あけましておめでとうございます。今年2021年はTVアニメシリーズ『ゴジラS.P<シンギュラポイント>』が4月からいよいよテレビ放送開始、Netflixで全世界独占配信(日本先行)。誰も見たことのない新たなゴジラ、 #ゴジラSP をどうぞお楽しみに。http://godzilla-sp.jp</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=31 December 2020|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629052151/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1344797152820695041|archivedate=29 June 2021}}</ref> Two days later, the godzilla-sp.jp site was updated to include Kazue Kato's concept art of the show's human cast.<ref name="KazueKato">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1345566634547630081|title=<nowiki>TVアニメ『ゴジラS.P<シンギュラポイント>』のキャラクターデザイン原案は、漫画『青の祓魔師』の作者 #加藤和恵 先生。そのキャラ原案絵を公開! ①神野銘(カミノ メイ) /CV.#宮本侑芽 キャラクター詳細→ https://godzilla-sp.jp/character/ 4月放送開始/TOKYO MXほか Netflix全世界独占配信(日本先行)</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=2 January 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406041548/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1345566634547630081|archivedate=6 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
A second PV was released on February 1, revealing new footage and the series' ending theme "Aoi" by the rock band Polkadot Stingray. | A second PV was released on February 1, revealing new footage and the series' ending theme "Aoi" by the rock band Polkadot Stingray. | ||
Concept art of Godzilla illustrated by Eiji Yamamori and colored by Yuji Kaneko was released on the night of February 11, giving the first full body look at the design.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1360061065325760512|title=<nowiki>【"ゴジラ"デザイン画、解禁。】TVアニメ『ゴジラ S.P<シンギュラポイント>』の #ゴジラ が解禁! 本作怪獣デザインの山森英司さんによるデザインに、コンセプトアートの金子雄司さんが着彩したビジュアル! 4月TV放送開始/Netflixにて全世界独占配信(日本先行) #ゴジラSP http://godzilla-sp.jp/news/210212_01...</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=11 February 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> | Concept art of Godzilla illustrated by Eiji Yamamori and colored by Yuji Kaneko was released on the night of February 11, giving the first full body look at the design.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1360061065325760512|title=<nowiki>【"ゴジラ"デザイン画、解禁。】TVアニメ『ゴジラ S.P<シンギュラポイント>』の #ゴジラ が解禁! 本作怪獣デザインの山森英司さんによるデザインに、コンセプトアートの金子雄司さんが着彩したビジュアル! 4月TV放送開始/Netflixにて全世界独占配信(日本先行) #ゴジラSP http://godzilla-sp.jp/news/210212_01...</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=11 February 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910122726/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1360061065325760512|archivedate=4 October 2021}}</ref> | ||
On February 18, it was announced that a ''Godzilla Singular Point'' panel would be held by stars Yume Miyamoto, Shoya Ishige, Misaki Kuno and Yohei Azakami at AnimeJapan 2021 on March 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1362363735600472069|title=<nowiki>【#ゴジラSP、AJに上陸決定。】「#AnimeJapan2021」にて「『ゴジラ S.P<シンギュラポイント>』SPecialステージ」の配信が決定しました。日時: 3月27日(土)10:30~11:05 出演: #宮本侑芽 #石毛翔弥 #久野美咲 #阿座上洋平 ステージ: 繋GREEN STAGE 視聴チケット等詳細は→https://anime-japan.jp</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=18 February 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> | On February 18, it was announced that a ''Godzilla Singular Point'' panel would be held by stars Yume Miyamoto, Shoya Ishige, Misaki Kuno and Yohei Azakami at AnimeJapan 2021 on March 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1362363735600472069|title=<nowiki>【#ゴジラSP、AJに上陸決定。】「#AnimeJapan2021」にて「『ゴジラ S.P<シンギュラポイント>』SPecialステージ」の配信が決定しました。日時: 3月27日(土)10:30~11:05 出演: #宮本侑芽 #石毛翔弥 #久野美咲 #阿座上洋平 ステージ: 繋GREEN STAGE 視聴チケット等詳細は→https://anime-japan.jp</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=18 February 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218113102/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1362363735600472069|archivedate=18 February 2021}}</ref> | ||
Several announcements were made on February 22, including the reveal of new key art and the name of the series' opening theme "in case..." performed by Japanese girl group BiSH. The series will debut on Netflix in Japan on March 25, ahead of its April television broadcast.<ref name="Feb22"/> | Several announcements were made on February 22, including the reveal of new key art and the name of the series' opening theme "in case..." performed by Japanese girl group BiSH. The series will debut on Netflix in Japan on March 25, ahead of its April television broadcast.<ref name="Feb22"/> | ||
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The first two episodes of the series were screened<ref name="CompletionEvent">{{cite web|url=https://godzilla-sp.jp/news/210318_01.html|title=『ゴジラ S.P』完成披露イベントの舞台挨拶+第1話をYoutube Liveにて生配信決定!|date=18 March 2021|work=godzilla-sp.jp}}</ref> at Toho Cinemas Hibiya in Tokyo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/420930|title=「ゴジラ S.P」完成披露イベント、置鮎龍太郎がジェットジャガーにわくわく|date=19 March 2021|work=Comic Natalie}}</ref> on March 19 as part of a "Completion Announcement Event." The event and first episode were also streamed on YouTube exclusively in Japan.<ref name="CompletionEvent"/> | The first two episodes of the series were screened<ref name="CompletionEvent">{{cite web|url=https://godzilla-sp.jp/news/210318_01.html|title=『ゴジラ S.P』完成披露イベントの舞台挨拶+第1話をYoutube Liveにて生配信決定!|date=18 March 2021|work=godzilla-sp.jp}}</ref> at Toho Cinemas Hibiya in Tokyo<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/420930|title=「ゴジラ S.P」完成披露イベント、置鮎龍太郎がジェットジャガーにわくわく|date=19 March 2021|work=Comic Natalie}}</ref> on March 19 as part of a "Completion Announcement Event." The event and first episode were also streamed on YouTube exclusively in Japan.<ref name="CompletionEvent"/> | ||
==Marketing== | ==Marketing== | ||
A collaboration between ''Godzilla Singular Point'' and the Japanese boat race Boat Race Amagasaki was announced on January 20, 2021 with details to follow in February.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1352089031455109121|title=<nowiki>【#ゴジラSP × #ボートレース尼崎】 | A collaboration between ''Godzilla Singular Point'' and the Japanese boat race Boat Race Amagasaki was announced on January 20, 2021 with details to follow in February.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1352089031455109121|title=<nowiki>【#ゴジラSP × #ボートレース尼崎】 | ||
コラボレーション企画、胎動!『ゴジラ S.P<シンギュラポイント>』と「ボートレース尼崎」とのコラボが決定しました。2月上旬にコラボ動画やキャンペーン内容を公開します。続報をお楽しみに! http://godzilla-sp.jp/news/210121_01...</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=20 January 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> A "Godzilla Singular Point Cup" race was held from March 10 to 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://godzilla-sp.jp/news/210121_01.html|title= 「ゴジラS.P × ボートレース尼崎」コラボ企画、胎動!|date=20 January 2021|work=godzilla-sp.jp}}</ref> An official website for the collaboration, br-amagasaki-godzilla-sp.jp, was launched on February 8<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1358702109017976835|title=『#ゴジラSP』 × #ボートレース尼崎 特設サイトがオープンしました!特設サイト内ではコラボ動画も公開!是非チェックして下さい!|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=8 February 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> along with a short promotional video for the event. Various pieces of merchandise were available to those who spent over 1,000 yen in online voting, with more given out as part of a raffle for those who bet on the six winning racers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://br-amagasaki-godzilla-sp.jp/|title=Godzilla invades Amagasaki. - ''Godzilla Singular Point'' x Boat Race Amagasaki (尼崎にゴジラ襲来。 - ゴジラ S.P x ボートレース尼崎)|work=br-amagasaki-godzilla-sp.jp|accessdate=9 February 2021}}</ref> | コラボレーション企画、胎動!『ゴジラ S.P<シンギュラポイント>』と「ボートレース尼崎」とのコラボが決定しました。2月上旬にコラボ動画やキャンペーン内容を公開します。続報をお楽しみに! http://godzilla-sp.jp/news/210121_01...</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=20 January 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423014751/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1352089031455109121|archivedate=23 April 2021}}</ref> A "Godzilla Singular Point Cup" race was held from March 10 to 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://godzilla-sp.jp/news/210121_01.html|title= 「ゴジラS.P × ボートレース尼崎」コラボ企画、胎動!|date=20 January 2021|work=godzilla-sp.jp}}</ref> An official website for the collaboration, br-amagasaki-godzilla-sp.jp, was launched on February 8<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1358702109017976835|title=『#ゴジラSP』 × #ボートレース尼崎 特設サイトがオープンしました!特設サイト内ではコラボ動画も公開!是非チェックして下さい!|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=8 February 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208090017/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1358702109017976835|archivedate=8 February 2021}}</ref> along with a short promotional video for the event. Various pieces of merchandise were available to those who spent over 1,000 yen in online voting, with more given out as part of a raffle for those who bet on the six winning racers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://br-amagasaki-godzilla-sp.jp/|title=Godzilla invades Amagasaki. - ''Godzilla Singular Point'' x Boat Race Amagasaki (尼崎にゴジラ襲来。 - ゴジラ S.P x ボートレース尼崎)|work=br-amagasaki-godzilla-sp.jp|accessdate=9 February 2021}}</ref> | ||
[[Bandai]] [[Movie Monster Series]] figures of the ''Singular Point'' Godzilla and Jet Jaguar were announced on February 28, the former revealing a new name of "Godzilla Ultima."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp/status/1366176359253377025|title=<nowiki>ゴジラS.Pのムビモン解禁!TVアニメ『ゴジラS.P<シンギュラポイント>』に登場するゴジラウルティマとジェット・ジャガーがバンダイのソフビフィギュア『ムービーモンスターシリーズ』に早くも登場!3月上旬発売!お楽しみに!詳細は⇒https://toy.bandai.co.jp/series/godzill...</nowiki>|author=@godzilla_jp|date=28 February 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> Additional figures, including those of [[Anguirus (Godzilla Singular Point)|Anguirus]] and [[Manda]], were reported by [[SciFi Japan]] on March 13.<ref name="SFJBandai">{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2021/03/13/godzilla-singular-point-figures-from-bandai/|title=GODZILLA SINGULAR POINT Figures From Bandai|date=13 March 2021|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref> | [[Bandai]] [[Movie Monster Series]] figures of the ''Singular Point'' Godzilla and Jet Jaguar were announced on February 28, the former revealing a new name of "Godzilla Ultima."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp/status/1366176359253377025|title=<nowiki>ゴジラS.Pのムビモン解禁!TVアニメ『ゴジラS.P<シンギュラポイント>』に登場するゴジラウルティマとジェット・ジャガーがバンダイのソフビフィギュア『ムービーモンスターシリーズ』に早くも登場!3月上旬発売!お楽しみに!詳細は⇒https://toy.bandai.co.jp/series/godzill...</nowiki>|author=@godzilla_jp|date=28 February 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809025206/https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp/status/1366176359253377025|archivedate=9 August 2021}}</ref> Additional figures, including those of [[Anguirus (Godzilla Singular Point)|Anguirus]] and [[Manda]], were reported by [[SciFi Japan]] on March 13.<ref name="SFJBandai">{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2021/03/13/godzilla-singular-point-figures-from-bandai/|title=GODZILLA SINGULAR POINT Figures From Bandai|date=13 March 2021|work=[[SciFi Japan]]}}</ref> | ||
Various ''Singular Point'' clothing items were announced on March 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1372003160915537924|title=<nowiki>いよいよ #ゴジラSP 公式グッズの発売が決定!主人公の有川ユンが働いている"何でも屋"な町工場「おオオタキファクトリー」のジャンパー、ロゴ入りのアパレルや小物、ティザービジュアルのゴジラシルエットのTシャツなどが登場!詳しくはコチラ→https://cospa.co.jp/itemlist/id/03...</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=16 March 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> Two days later, it was announced that additional merchandise would be made available for online purchase during AnimeJapan 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1372747454995521537|title=<nowiki>【#ゴジラSP グッズ情報】3/27(土)28(日)にオンライン開催される「#AnimeJapan 2021」に合わせて『ゴジラSP』新グッズが @TOHOanimeSTORE にて販売されます。#ジェットジャガー を思わせるオオタキファクトリーロゴが目を引きますね。詳細はこちら→https://tohoanimationstore.com/shop/secure/aj...</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=18 March 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> | Various ''Singular Point'' clothing items were announced on March 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1372003160915537924|title=<nowiki>いよいよ #ゴジラSP 公式グッズの発売が決定!主人公の有川ユンが働いている"何でも屋"な町工場「おオオタキファクトリー」のジャンパー、ロゴ入りのアパレルや小物、ティザービジュアルのゴジラシルエットのTシャツなどが登場!詳しくはコチラ→https://cospa.co.jp/itemlist/id/03...</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=16 March 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604115915/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1372003160915537924|archivedate=}}</ref> Two days later, it was announced that additional merchandise would be made available for online purchase during AnimeJapan 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1372747454995521537|title=<nowiki>【#ゴジラSP グッズ情報】3/27(土)28(日)にオンライン開催される「#AnimeJapan 2021」に合わせて『ゴジラSP』新グッズが @TOHOanimeSTORE にて販売されます。#ジェットジャガー を思わせるオオタキファクトリーロゴが目を引きますね。詳細はこちら→https://tohoanimationstore.com/shop/secure/aj...</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=18 March 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319031137/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1372747454995521537|archivedate=19 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
The first images of the Bandai Anguirus and Manda figures surfaced online on March 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KaijuNewsOutlet/status/1372944242415443973|title=The first images of the new 'Godzilla: Singular Point' Bandai Movie Monster Series Anguirus and Manda figures have been revealed.|author=Kaiju News Outlet|date=19 March 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> Both figures, as well as a third of Godzilla Aquatilis, were officially revealed on April 15. | The first images of the Bandai Anguirus and Manda figures surfaced online on March 19.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KaijuNewsOutlet/status/1372944242415443973|title=The first images of the new 'Godzilla: Singular Point' Bandai Movie Monster Series Anguirus and Manda figures have been revealed.|author=Kaiju News Outlet|date=19 March 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319161326/https://twitter.com/KaijuNewsOutlet/status/1372944242415443973|archivedate=19 March 2021}}</ref> Both figures, as well as a third of Godzilla Aquatilis, were officially revealed on April 15. | ||
On May 6, the full version of the series' opening theme "in case..." was released on streaming services along with an accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1390260054226395138|title=<nowiki>『#ゴジラSP』OPテーマ「in case...」 #BiSH のアニメミュージックビデオ(MV)、解禁。https://youtu.be/eXd4ZwDivsc 楽曲配信→https://bish.lnk.to/incase_ #BiSHincase</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=6 May 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> The same day, Bandai announced a Movie Monster Series figure for Godzilla Amphibia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp/status/1390320456830361603|title=完全新作TVアニメ『ゴジラ S.P<シンギュラポイント>』よりゴジラアンフィビアがソフビフィギュア『ムービーモンスターシリーズ』より発売決定!! #ゴジラSP #ゴジラ #Godzilla|author=@godzilla_jp|date=6 May 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> | On May 6, the full version of the series' opening theme "in case..." was released on streaming services along with an accompanying music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1390260054226395138|title=<nowiki>『#ゴジラSP』OPテーマ「in case...」 #BiSH のアニメミュージックビデオ(MV)、解禁。https://youtu.be/eXd4ZwDivsc 楽曲配信→https://bish.lnk.to/incase_ #BiSHincase</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=6 May 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524231112/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1390260054226395138|archivedate=24 May 2021}}</ref> The same day, Bandai announced a Movie Monster Series figure for Godzilla Amphibia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp/status/1390320456830361603|title=完全新作TVアニメ『ゴジラ S.P<シンギュラポイント>』よりゴジラアンフィビアがソフビフィギュア『ムービーモンスターシリーズ』より発売決定!! #ゴジラSP #ゴジラ #Godzilla|author=@godzilla_jp|date=6 May 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430183741/https://twitter.com/godzilla_jp/status/1390320456830361603|archivedate=30 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
On May 19, it was announced that the series' soundtrack will be released on July 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1395212687404044289|title=<nowiki>『#ゴジラSP<シンギュラポイント>』のオリジナルサウンドトラックCDが7/21(水)発売決定!! #沢田完 による、アニメを盛り上げる計31曲収録! ▼詳細はコチラ http://godzilla-sp.jp/music/ 今日5/20(木)第8話放送/22:30TOKYO MX, KBS京都, BS11、24:00サンテレビ [#Netflix にて各週1話ずつ先行配信中]</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=19 May 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> The following day, three Blu-ray and DVD sets were announced with the first set to release on August 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1395288184460742658|title=<nowiki>『#ゴジラSP<シンギュラポイント>』Blu-ray&DVDが全3巻で発売決定! 第1巻は8月18日(水)発売、そのジャケットビジュアルも解禁!!BD第1巻完全数量限定版は、他では手に入らないソフビ「ムービーモンスターシリーズ ゴジラ ウルティマ」特別版付きでリリース! ▼商品詳細 http://godzilla-sp.jp/bddvd</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=20 May 2021|work=Twitter}}</ref> | On May 19, it was announced that the series' soundtrack will be released on July 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1395212687404044289|title=<nowiki>『#ゴジラSP<シンギュラポイント>』のオリジナルサウンドトラックCDが7/21(水)発売決定!! #沢田完 による、アニメを盛り上げる計31曲収録! ▼詳細はコチラ http://godzilla-sp.jp/music/ 今日5/20(木)第8話放送/22:30TOKYO MX, KBS京都, BS11、24:00サンテレビ [#Netflix にて各週1話ずつ先行配信中]</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=19 May 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521084600/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1395212687404044289|archivedate=21 May 2021}}</ref> The following day, three Blu-ray and DVD sets were announced with the first set to release on August 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1395288184460742658|title=<nowiki>『#ゴジラSP<シンギュラポイント>』Blu-ray&DVDが全3巻で発売決定! 第1巻は8月18日(水)発売、そのジャケットビジュアルも解禁!!BD第1巻完全数量限定版は、他では手に入らないソフビ「ムービーモンスターシリーズ ゴジラ ウルティマ」特別版付きでリリース! ▼商品詳細 http://godzilla-sp.jp/bddvd</nowiki>|author=@GODZILLA_SP|date=20 May 2021|work=Twitter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521090024/https://twitter.com/GODZILLA_SP/status/1395288184460742658|archivedate=21 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Godzilla Singular Point/Gallery}} | {{Main|Godzilla Singular Point/Gallery}} | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
{{Main|Godzilla Singular Point | {{Main|Godzilla Singular Point/Soundtrack}} | ||
==Alternate titles== | ==Alternate titles== | ||
*'''''Godzilla S.P''''' (ゴジラS.P ''Gojira Esupī''; Japanese abbreviated title) | *'''''Godzilla S.P''''' (ゴジラS.P ''Gojira Esupī''; Japanese abbreviated title) | ||
*'''''Godzilla: Singular Point''''' (哥吉拉:奇異點 ''Gējílā Qíyì Diǎn''; | *'''''Godzilla: Singular Point''''' (哥吉拉:奇異點 ''Gējílā Qíyì Diǎn''; China) | ||
*'''''Godzilla S.P: Singular Point''''' (고지라 S.P: 싱귤러 포인트; South | *'''''Godzilla S.P: Singular Point''''' (고지라 S.P: 싱귤러 포인트; South Korea) | ||
*'''''Godzilla: Genesis of World's End''''' (ก็อดซิลล่า ปฐมบทวิบัติโลก; | *'''''Godzilla: Genesis of World's End''''' (ก็อดซิลล่า ปฐมบทวิบัติโลก; Thailand) | ||
*'''''Godzilla: Singularities''''' (''Godzilla: Singularidades''; | *'''''Godzilla: Singularities''''' (''Godzilla: Singularidades''; Portugal) | ||
==Video releases== | ==Video releases== | ||
'''Toho''' DVD/Blu-ray (2021) [''Volume 1''] | '''Toho''' DVD/Blu-ray (2021) [''Volume 1''] | ||
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*'''Special features''': Special booklet with staff and cast interviews, episode trailers, unaired pilots | *'''Special features''': Special booklet with staff and cast interviews, episode trailers, unaired pilots | ||
*'''Notes''': Limited edition. Includes episodes 10-13. | *'''Notes''': Limited edition. Includes episodes 10-13. | ||
==Potential sequel== | |||
On July 25, 2023, Twitter user @14_kaiju reached out to ''Godzilla Singular Point'' writer [[Toh EnJoe]], inquiring about the possibility of a second season. | |||
Enjoe replied with the following statement: "Due to the contract, all I can say is 'There may or may not be a next season'."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/EnJoeToh/status/1683998068855963651|title=Thank you for watching the program. Due to the contract, all I can say is 'There may or may not be a next season'. | |||
|first=Toh|last=Enjoe|author-link=Toh EnJoe|date=25 July 2023|work=Twitter}}</ref> | |||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
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*Multiple scenes in the trailers are absent from the show. These include shots of Godzilla Ultima using his atomic breath without the rings surrounding it, a second-form Rodan under a bridge, another Rodan soaring above a city while shedding [[Archetype]] dust, and a helicopter facing Godzilla in a city. | *Multiple scenes in the trailers are absent from the show. These include shots of Godzilla Ultima using his atomic breath without the rings surrounding it, a second-form Rodan under a bridge, another Rodan soaring above a city while shedding [[Archetype]] dust, and a helicopter facing Godzilla in a city. | ||
*In episode 8, Haberu alludes to "gigantic sea roaches" {{Nihongo|巨大フナムシ}} as a possible explanation for how a Manda was killed. This is the same name used for the [[Shockirus]] from ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''. | *In episode 8, Haberu alludes to "gigantic sea roaches" {{Nihongo|巨大フナムシ}} as a possible explanation for how a Manda was killed. This is the same name used for the [[Shockirus]] from ''[[The Return of Godzilla]]''. | ||
*Godzilla Ultima fires his atomic breath straight up into the sky after dispatching a swarm of Rodan in episode 13, a reference to the "call to arms" ray [[Godzilla ( | *Godzilla Ultima fires his atomic breath straight up into the sky after dispatching a swarm of Rodan in episode 13, a reference to the "call to arms" ray [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]] fired in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''. | ||
*The [[Orthogonal Diagonalizer]] is a clear reference to the [[Oxygen Destroyer]], having the same initials and a near-identical design. | *The [[Orthogonal Diagonalizer]] is a clear reference to the [[Oxygen Destroyer]], having the same initials and a near-identical design. | ||
*The ending sequence of ''Godzilla Singular Point'' contains numerous references to past ''Godzilla'' and kaiju films and series. | *The ending sequence of ''Godzilla Singular Point'' contains numerous references to past ''Godzilla'' and kaiju films and series. | ||
**The sequence begins with Mei Kamino sleeping face-down on a desk, holding a pencil with a [[Super X]] pencil topper. One of the books on the desk features Mothra's symbol on the cover. The folded origami chart by [[Goro Maki (Shin Godzilla)|Goro Maki]] from ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' | **The sequence begins with Mei Kamino sleeping face-down on a desk, holding a pencil with a ''[[Super X]]'' pencil topper. One of the books on the desk features Mothra's symbol on the cover. The folded origami chart by [[Goro Maki (Shin Godzilla)|Goro Maki]] from ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' rests on top of another book. Next to her is a portable DVD player, which displays an advertisement for [[Bireley's]] Orange. She is awoken by a news report, which shows a woman resembling [[Kayoco Anne Patterson]] from ''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' reporting on the appearances of several monsters for the fictional network GNN. A man and woman are first seen standing next to a giant egg which pulses red, similar to [[Godzilla Junior|BabyGodzilla]]'s egg from ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]''. [[Biollante]] is then seen floating on [[Lake Ashi]] in her Flower Beast form, followed by an [[Anguirus]] resembling the [[Showa era|Showa]] [[Anguirus (Second Generation)|incarnation]] erupting from underground in a city. Near [[Atami Castle]], [[Miki Saegusa]] from the [[Heisei era|Heisei]] ''Godzilla'' series and [[Yuri Tachibana]], Haruki Kadokura, and Jun Maruo from ''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|GMK]]'' witness a flying [[Hedorah]] whiz past. Finally, the [[Rodan (Monsterverse)|Rodan]] from ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' can be seen flying through the clouds from a jet cockpit. | ||
**Next, Mei runs past several wrecked cars. [[Akane Yashiro]], [[Tokumitsu Yuhara]] and his daughter [[Sara Yuhara|Sara]] from ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' can be seen talking behind an Anti-Megalosaurus Force truck. Mei also wears a Kiryu Squad patch. | **Next, Mei runs past several wrecked cars. [[Akane Yashiro]], [[Tokumitsu Yuhara]] and his daughter [[Sara Yuhara|Sara]] from ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' can be seen talking behind an Anti-Megalosaurus Force truck. Mei also wears a Kiryu Squad patch. | ||
**In the next scene, a man resembling [[Daisuke Serizawa]] from the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' is seen inspecting the corpse of a [[Meganulon]] from ''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' alongside [[Mitsuo Katagiri]]. A crowd surrounds them, composed of [[Shinichi Ozaki]], [[Miyuki Otonashi]], [[Douglas Gordon]], and [[Anna Otonashi]] from ''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'', [[Yuji Shinoda]], [[Io Shinoda]], [[Yuki Ichinose]], and [[Shiro Miyasaka]] from ''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' along with the [[Godzilla Prediction Network]] truck, Ichiro Miki and his friend Sachiko from ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'', and [[Gengo Odaka]], [[Machiko Shima]], [[Tomoko Tomoe]], [[Shosaku Takasugi]], [[Takeshi Shima]], [[Fumio Sudo]], [[Kubota]], and two [[M Space Hunter Nebula Alien|Nebulan]] agents from ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''. The shadows of the Nebulan agents reveal their true forms. | **In the next scene, a man resembling [[Daisuke Serizawa]] from the original ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' is seen inspecting the corpse of a [[Meganulon]] from ''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' alongside [[Mitsuo Katagiri]]. A crowd surrounds them, composed of [[Shinichi Ozaki]], [[Miyuki Otonashi]], [[Douglas Gordon]], and [[Anna Otonashi]] from ''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'', [[Yuji Shinoda]], [[Io Shinoda]], [[Yuki Ichinose]], and [[Shiro Miyasaka]] from ''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' along with the [[Godzilla Prediction Network]] truck, Ichiro Miki and his friend Sachiko from ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'', and [[Gengo Odaka]], [[Machiko Shima]], [[Tomoko Tomoe]], [[Shosaku Takasugi]], [[Takeshi Shima]], [[Fumio Sudo]], [[Kubota]], and two [[M Space Hunter Nebula Alien|Nebulan]] agents from ''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]''. The shadows of the Nebulan agents reveal their true forms. | ||
**In the following scene, Mei observes her laptop screen which displays "TERZETTO," "GAMESOME" and "TIGERISH" backward, along with the letters O and D. Letters light up red to spell out the name of kaiju, including Godzilla, Rodan, "Meganuron," Anguirus and Manda. A video can then be seen paused on her screen, showing [[Yoshimura]], [[Dayo]], [[Yata]] and [[Ryota]] from ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' with a Shockirus from ''The Return of Godzilla'' skewered on a pole. | **In the following scene, Mei observes her laptop screen which displays "TERZETTO," "GAMESOME" and "TIGERISH" backward, along with the letters O and D. Letters light up red to spell out the name of kaiju, including Godzilla, Rodan, "Meganuron," Anguirus and Manda. A video can then be seen paused on her screen, showing [[Yoshimura]], [[Dayo]], [[Yata]] and [[Ryota]] from ''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' with a Shockirus from ''The Return of Godzilla'' skewered on a pole. | ||
**After this, a Godzilla footprint is shown stamped into a road. Ichiro Miki and Sanko from ''All Monsters Attack'' are seen being held back by police. Nearby, [[Yukio Keuchi]], [[Miki Fujinomiya]], [[Ken Yano]], Toshie Yano, and [[Toru Yano]] from ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', and Sachiko from ''All Monsters Attack'' can be seen observing the footprint. In the corner of the frame, [[Shinpei Minami]] and Ichiro's parents Kenkichi and Tamie are standing behind a police barricade. | **After this, a Godzilla footprint is shown stamped into a road. Ichiro Miki and Sanko from ''All Monsters Attack'' are seen being held back by police. Nearby, [[Yukio Keuchi]], [[Miki Fujinomiya]], [[Ken Yano]], Toshie Yano, and [[Toru Yano]] from ''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'', and Sachiko from ''All Monsters Attack'' can be seen observing the footprint. In the corner of the frame, [[Shinpei Minami]] and Ichiro's parents Kenkichi and Tamie are standing behind a police barricade. | ||
**The next | **The next scene shows a Showa-era [[Kumonga]] climbing on the front of a building, next to a sign with the [[Shobijin]] on it. On the ground, [[Zone Fighter]], [[Zone Angel]] and [[Zone Junior]] from ''[[Zone Fighter (series)|Zone Fighter]]'', [[Namikawa]] from ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'', and Hiromi Ogashira, the cleaning lady, and several board members from ''Shin Godzilla'' are among the onlookers. | ||
**The next scene depicts the Shobijin from ''Godzilla Final Wars'' standing below [[Mothra]], who flies a short distance away. | **The next scene depicts the Shobijin from ''Godzilla Final Wars'' standing below [[Mothra]], who flies a short distance away. | ||
**In the next scene, [[King Caesar]] can be seen biting [[Manda]] in the middle of a city. Among the fleeing citizens are [[Keisuke Shimizu]], [[Masahiko Shimizu]], [[Saeko Kanagusuku]], Nami Kunigami, Tengan Kunigami, [[Hideto Miyajima]], Ikuko Miyajima, [[Nanbara]] and what resembles a [[Black Hole Planet 3 Alien|Simian]], all from ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'', as well as [[Niko Tatopoulos]], [[Audrey Timmonds]], [[Philippe Roaché]], Lucy Palotti, Victor Palotti, [[Mendel Craven]], [[Elsie Chapman]] and Mayor Ebert from the 1998 ''[[ | **In the next scene, [[King Caesar]] can be seen biting [[Manda]] in the middle of a city. Among the fleeing citizens are [[Keisuke Shimizu]], [[Masahiko Shimizu]], [[Saeko Kanagusuku]], Nami Kunigami, Tengan Kunigami, [[Hideto Miyajima]], Ikuko Miyajima, [[Nanbara]] and what resembles a [[Black Hole Planet 3 Alien|Simian]], all from ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'', as well as [[Niko Tatopoulos]], [[Audrey Timmonds]], [[Philippe Roaché]], Lucy Palotti, Victor "Animal" Palotti, [[Mendel Craven]], [[Elsie Chapman]] and Mayor Ebert from the 1998 ''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]''. | ||
**The next | **The next scene shows a damaged Showa Jet Jaguar holding [[Megalon]]'s horn next to [[Kiryu]], who turns his head backward similar to the [[Mechagodzilla (Showa)|Showa Mechagodzilla]]. Among the onlookers is the vagrant from ''The Return of Godzilla''. | ||
**In the penultimate | **In the penultimate scene, a Godzilla is seen picking up a train before firing his atomic breath into the distance. Characters resembling [[Naotaro Daigo]] from ''Godzilla Final Wars'', [[Kyohei Yamane]] from the original ''Godzilla'', and [[Steve Martin]] from ''[[Godzilla (1954 film)#U.S. release|Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' stand in the foreground. The way that the glow from the fires reflects on Godzilla's chest resembles [[Burning Godzilla]]. | ||
**Finally, Mei is seen back on her laptop in a coffee shop. Behind her, characters resembling [[Emiko Yamane]] and [[Hideto Ogata]] from the original ''Godzilla'' and Machiko Tsuge and [[Hayato Igarashi]] from the Kiryu | **Finally, Mei is seen back on her laptop in a coffee shop. Behind her, characters resembling [[Emiko Yamane]] and [[Hideto Ogata]] from the original ''Godzilla'' and Machiko Tsuge and [[Hayato Igarashi]] from the Kiryu series can be spotted sitting at tables together. | ||
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Godzilla Singular Point (ゴジラ
The first narrative animated Godzilla series since Godzilla: The Series ended in 2000, Godzilla Singular Point is set in the year 2030 and follows two primary protagonists: engineer Yun Arikawa of the Otaki Factory and graduate student Mei Kamino. When Yun and Mei's separate investigations lead to them crossing paths, they learn of a missing scientist whose surviving work warns of a terrible catastrophe that could destroy the world. As strange creatures begin terrorizing the globe, Yun and Mei must work with different groups of allies to avoid a disastrous future at the hands of the apocalyptic creature known only as Godzilla. The series, which employs a blend of 2D and 3D animation, consists of a single season of 13 episodes, with no further seasons announced.
Description
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In the year 2030, engineers Yun Arikawa and Haberu Kato of the Otaki Factory are called to investigate a seemingly abandoned European-style house in Japan. At the same time, graduate student Mei Kamino, herself studying fantasy creatures in folklore, is called in to investigate a strange radio broadcast. Both Yun and Mei's investigations lead to them hearing the same mysterious song. Meanwhile, Yun and Haberu's boss, eccentric elderly inventor Goro Otaki, has completed a giant robot called Jet Jaguar for the purpose of defending mankind, but as he shows his invention off at an expo, a large winged creature descends and attacks the crowd. Jet Jaguar is used to fight the beast off, being badly damaged in the process, but more of the monsters, dubbed "Rodan," begin appearing en masse. Mei meets with researcher Li Guiying of the mysterious SHIVA consortium, offering her own expertise for the group's research into the work of missing scientist Michiyuki Ashihara. Other monsters continue to appear and menace the world, including a particularly large and powerful one that lands in Tokyo and begins to evolve. It soon becomes clear that this monster is the dreaded Godzilla, a mythical beast prophesied to bring about the end of the world. Mei, Yun, and their allies race to find a method of defeating Godzilla before he destroys the world, with Yun and his allies using Jet Jaguar to battle the other monsters and make their way to the besieged Tokyo, and Mei and her allies attempting to uncover the mystery of Ashihara's work that may hold the key to Godzilla's defeat.
Episodes
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1 | "Terzetto" | Noriyuki Nomata, Takuma Suzuki |
Koichi Horikawa, Chiyo Nakayama |
Atsushi Takahashi | 2021/03/25[b] | 2021/04/01 |
Jacks-of-all-trades Yun and Haberu investigate sounds emanating from an empty mansion. They locate the source nearby, while Mei hears the same tune. | ||||||
2 | "Gamesome" | Daisuke Tsukushi, Takuma Suzuki |
Shinya Yamada, Chiyo Nakayama |
Atsushi Takahashi | 2021/04/01[b] | 2021/04/08 |
Yun, Goro and their robot Jet Jaguar clash with a hostile pterosaur-like kaiju, Rodan. Mei travels to Tokyo to meet with a world-renowned researcher. | ||||||
3 | "Tigerish" | Noriyuki Nomata, Takuma Suzuki |
Naoyuki Konno, Ikko Inaguma, Satoshi Ishino |
Atsushi Takahashi, Yasushi Muraki |
2021/04/08 | 2021/04/15 |
A legion of Rodan swarm towards Nigashio. The Otaki Factory crew scramble to lure them away from the city, but soon find themselves surrounded. | ||||||
4 | "Gadabout" | Tsuyoshi Tobita, Takuma Suzuki |
Satomi Kani, Eiko Saito, Ikko Inaguma |
Tomoyuki Itamura, Yasushi Muraki |
2021/04/15 | 2021/04/22 |
Yun and Haberu deduce that Misakioku may be linked to the Rodan incursion. Mei attends Li's lecture in Dubai, where the professor reveals new material. | ||||||
5 | "Theorist" | Satoshi Nakagawa, Takuma Suzuki |
Koichi Horikawa, Kenta Katade, Chiyo Nakayama, Shinya Yamada |
Tomoyuki Itamura, Yasushi Muraki, Katsuyuki Kodera |
2021/04/22 | 2021/04/29 |
Salunga emerges from the depths of the Upala research station shrouded in red dust. Meanwhile, Yun observes Anguirus exhibiting an uncanny ability. | ||||||
6 | "Enfatico" | Daisuke Tsukushi, Takuma Suzuki, Shuji Miyahara |
Shinya Yamada, Keiichiro Honjo, Ikko Inaguma, Eri Kojima |
Yasushi Muraki, Katsuyuki Kodera |
2021/04/29 | 2021/05/06 |
Mei discovers a mysterious code in Professor Ashihara's research. The Otaki crew confront Anguirus as part of the city's extermination efforts. | ||||||
7 | "Omniarch" | Daisuke Tsukushi, Takuma Suzuki, Shuji Miyahara |
Naoyuki Konno, Chiyo Nakayama, Kenta Katade |
Atsushi Takahashi, Yasushi Muraki |
2021/05/06 | 2021/05/13 |
Following a group of Manda, a giant kaiju makes landfall in Tokyo. Red dust forces Mei and Professor Li's flight to London to divert to Milan. | ||||||
8 | "Graftage" | Noriyuki Nomata, Takuma Suzuki, Shuji Miyahara |
Satomi Kani, Satoshi Ishino, Eri Kojima, Ikko Inaguma |
Yoshiyuki Kaneko, Yasushi Muraki, Atsushi Takahashi |
2021/05/13 | 2021/05/20 |
Ground forces under the command of Matsubara respond to Godzilla's attack on Tokyo. Now in London, Mei attempts to decipher Ashihara's research. | ||||||
9 | "Erumpent" | Daisuke Chiba, Takuma Suzuki, Atsushi Takahashi |
Eiko Saito, Ikko Inaguma, Satoshi Ishino, Koichi Horikawa, Chiyo Nakayama, Keiichiro Honjo |
Motonobu Hori, Yasushi Muraki, Atsushi Takahashi |
2021/05/20 | 2021/05/27 |
Godzilla continues to advance on Tokyo, covering the city in red dust. The Otaki crew rushes to rescue a person ensnared by spider-like kaiju. | ||||||
10 | "Encipher" | Geisei Morita, Takuma Suzuki, Atsushi Takahashi |
Koichi Horikawa, Chiyo Nakayama, Eri Kojima |
Motonobu Hori, Atsushi Takahashi |
2021/05/27 | 2021/06/03 |
Back at Ashihara's mansion, Yun and Haberu attempt to decipher the professor's research using Jet Jaguar. In India, Lina takes Mei to meet with BB. | ||||||
11 | "Relaunch" | Seung-hui Son, Takuma Suzuki |
Naoyuki Konno, Shinya Yamada, Koichi Horikawa, Kenji Mizuhata, Ikko Inaguma |
Masayuki Sakoi, Atsushi Takahashi |
2021/06/03 | 2021/06/10 |
Before heading to the Super Dimension Calculator, BB offers Mei a view of the Singular Point. The Otaki crew leave for Tokyo to destroy Godzilla. | ||||||
12 | "Explorer" | Noriyuki Nomata, Nao Miyoshi, Takuma Suzuki |
Satoshi Ishino, Chiyo Nakayama, Satomi Kani, Ikko Inaguma, Eiichi Akiyama, Shinya Yamada, Eri Kojima |
Masahiro Ando, Atsushi Takahashi |
2021/06/10 | 2021/06/17 |
Mei learns of a large explosion triggered by Ashihara's calculator long ago. Kanoko gives Matsubara the Orthogonal Diagonalizer to use against Godzilla. | ||||||
13 | "Together" | Atsushi Takahashi | Satoshi Ishino, Eri Kojima, Ikko Inaguma |
Masahiro Ando, Atsushi Takahashi |
2021/06/17 | 2021/06/24 |
Mei, BB and Pelops II attempt to prevent the Catastrophe, but Salunga ambushes them. Meanwhile, the Otaki crew make their final push toward Godzilla. |
Titles
The titles of each episode are exactly eight characters long, in both English and Japanese. The titles of the first 12 episodes can be arranged along the edges of a 3D cube (as seen below), such that the letters at each vertex spell out the 13th.
The title of the finale—"Together" in English or "はじまりのふたり" in Japanese—is formed by the first and last letters of the titles for episodes 1, 2, 3 and 12. This is indicated by the letters in bold.
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Appearances
Development
Planning on what would ultimately become Godzilla Singular Point began two to three years before its release, with the goal of capturing elements which had not yet been featured in the Godzilla series, inspired by the huge success of the 2016 film Shin Godzilla.[13] After viewing Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi, Toho producer Takashi Yoshizawa was impressed and offered director Atsushi Takahashi the opportunity to create a new story for a Godzilla anime from the ground up, with an emphasis on making it entertaining while incorporating science fiction elements.[14]
Toh EnJoe, who was recruited to handle the series' composition, wanted to ground the series in reality as much as possible while still incorporating sci-fi elements, an influence taken from the 2016 American film Arrival. Due to his prior experience on the anime series Space Dandy, EnJoe was sought out for the project by Bones president Masahiko Minami.[15][16][17] EnJoe was initially hired to simply supervise the series' sci-fi elements, but after working on the series long enough it was deemed unrealistic to hire another writer for the show and so EnJoe became the primary writer, handling both the show's story and script.[18] Eiji Yamamori, Kazue Kato, and Kan Sawada, all of whom had prior experience working with Takahashi on films such as Blue Exorcist: The Movie and Doraemon, joined the Godzilla anime's staff as well.[15]
It was Takahashi's idea to have the show's main characters confront Godzilla primarily using their minds, in contrast to previous main characters in the Godzilla series who were often involved with military organizations and attempted to fight Godzilla using weaponry.[13] While media in the Godzilla series typically features social commentary and messages reflecting the time in which it was produced, Singular Point downplayed any message as much as possible and focused on entertainment above anything else.[18] The show's creators were essentially given complete creative freedom in developing the series by Toho once production began, so long as the series involved Godzilla. As such, director Takahashi, writer EnJoe, and producers from Toho and Bones met to discuss and determine the outline and pacing of the series.[19][17] Discussions often revolved around whether to make the series a completely sci-fi-oriented story or a fantasy, with EnJoe ultimately deciding to have the story occur in a world that is an extension of modern reality in order to differentiate it from settings of past Godzilla films, including the GODZILLA anime trilogy.[17][15] As EnJoe's script contained a great deal of information that was difficult to visualize, the show's creators added action scenes, robots, and references to past Toho films in order to make the show more appealing to viewers.[13]
Early story ideas for the show included a focus on high school students as the main characters, Godzilla fighting other monsters around the world, or Godzilla battling samurai in feudal Japan.[16]
News of Godzilla Singular Point was leaked through Twitter by user @SugoiLITE on October 6, 2020.[20] An official announcement followed later that day (or October 7 in Japan).[3] Director Atsushi Takahashi, screenwriter Toh EnJoe, character designer Kazue Kato, monster designer Eiji Yamamori and composer Kan Sawada each provided brief statements on the series, with Yamamori mentioning the appearance of multiple monsters and dedicating his work to his late brother.[5] On October 12, it was announced that a panel for Singular Point would be held during Godzilla Fest Online 2020 on November 3, with guests including Takahashi, EnJoe, Bones producer Naoki Amano, Orange producer Jiro Ando and Toho producer Takashi Yoshizawa.[21] A new poster for the anime was released on October 26, along with three screenshots. A short trailer followed later that day, showing off many of the series' other kaiju besides Godzilla.
The series' full cast of characters and their voice actors leaked onto the internet on the morning of December 8, 2020.[22] Later that day (December 9 in Japan), they were revealed officially.[23]
On New Year's Day in Japan, the Singular Point Twitter revealed a new piece of concept art, giving a clearer look at Godzilla's face.[24] Two days later, the godzilla-sp.jp site was updated to include Kazue Kato's concept art of the show's human cast.[25]
A second PV was released on February 1, revealing new footage and the series' ending theme "Aoi" by the rock band Polkadot Stingray.
Concept art of Godzilla illustrated by Eiji Yamamori and colored by Yuji Kaneko was released on the night of February 11, giving the first full body look at the design.[26]
On February 18, it was announced that a Godzilla Singular Point panel would be held by stars Yume Miyamoto, Shoya Ishige, Misaki Kuno and Yohei Azakami at AnimeJapan 2021 on March 27.[27]
Several announcements were made on February 22, including the reveal of new key art and the name of the series' opening theme "in case..." performed by Japanese girl group BiSH. The series will debut on Netflix in Japan on March 25, ahead of its April television broadcast.[1]
The third promotional video for Godzilla Singular Point was released on March 9, giving the first glimpses at Godzilla in motion as well as several of the series' other monsters.
The first two episodes of the series were screened[28] at Toho Cinemas Hibiya in Tokyo[29] on March 19 as part of a "Completion Announcement Event." The event and first episode were also streamed on YouTube exclusively in Japan.[28]
Marketing
A collaboration between Godzilla Singular Point and the Japanese boat race Boat Race Amagasaki was announced on January 20, 2021 with details to follow in February.[30] A "Godzilla Singular Point Cup" race was held from March 10 to 15.[31] An official website for the collaboration, br-amagasaki-godzilla-sp.jp, was launched on February 8[32] along with a short promotional video for the event. Various pieces of merchandise were available to those who spent over 1,000 yen in online voting, with more given out as part of a raffle for those who bet on the six winning racers.[33]
Bandai Movie Monster Series figures of the Singular Point Godzilla and Jet Jaguar were announced on February 28, the former revealing a new name of "Godzilla Ultima."[34] Additional figures, including those of Anguirus and Manda, were reported by SciFi Japan on March 13.[35]
Various Singular Point clothing items were announced on March 16.[36] Two days later, it was announced that additional merchandise would be made available for online purchase during AnimeJapan 2021.[37]
The first images of the Bandai Anguirus and Manda figures surfaced online on March 19.[38] Both figures, as well as a third of Godzilla Aquatilis, were officially revealed on April 15.
On May 6, the full version of the series' opening theme "in case..." was released on streaming services along with an accompanying music video.[39] The same day, Bandai announced a Movie Monster Series figure for Godzilla Amphibia.[40]
On May 19, it was announced that the series' soundtrack will be released on July 21.[41] The following day, three Blu-ray and DVD sets were announced with the first set to release on August 18.[42]
Gallery
- Main article: Godzilla Singular Point/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: Godzilla Singular Point/Soundtrack.
Alternate titles
- Godzilla S.P (ゴジラS.P Gojira Esupī; Japanese abbreviated title)
- Godzilla: Singular Point (哥吉拉:奇異點 Gējílā Qíyì Diǎn; China)
- Godzilla S.P: Singular Point (고지라 S.P: 싱귤러 포인트; South Korea)
- Godzilla: Genesis of World's End (ก็อดซิลล่า ปฐมบทวิบัติโลก; Thailand)
- Godzilla: Singularities (Godzilla: Singularidades; Portugal)
Video releases
Toho DVD/Blu-ray (2021) [Volume 1]
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese (LPCM 2.0 Stereo)
- Special features: Opening sequence and creditless end sequence, Special Soundtrack download code, Escape!! Radio Wave Monster Rodan! gameplay code
- Notes: Limited edition. Includes episodes 1-5. Complete Edition Blu-ray is additionally packaged with an exclusive Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla Ultima Atomic Breath ver. figure.
Toho DVD/Blu-ray (2021) [Volume 2]
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese (LPCM 2.0 Stereo)
- Special features: Special booklet with staff and cast interviews, promotional videos
- Notes: Limited edition. Includes episodes 6-9.
Toho DVD/Blu-ray (2021) [Volume 3]
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Japanese (LPCM 2.0 Stereo)
- Special features: Special booklet with staff and cast interviews, episode trailers, unaired pilots
- Notes: Limited edition. Includes episodes 10-13.
Potential sequel
On July 25, 2023, Twitter user @14_kaiju reached out to Godzilla Singular Point writer Toh EnJoe, inquiring about the possibility of a second season. Enjoe replied with the following statement: "Due to the contract, all I can say is 'There may or may not be a next season'."[43]
Videos
- Main article: Godzilla Singular Point/Videos.
Trivia
- Godzilla Singular Point is the first televised Godzilla series since Godzilla TV and the first one to be animated since Godzilla: The Series.
- Multiple scenes in the trailers are absent from the show. These include shots of Godzilla Ultima using his atomic breath without the rings surrounding it, a second-form Rodan under a bridge, another Rodan soaring above a city while shedding Archetype dust, and a helicopter facing Godzilla in a city.
- In episode 8, Haberu alludes to "gigantic sea roaches" (巨大フナムシ) as a possible explanation for how a Manda was killed. This is the same name used for the Shockirus from The Return of Godzilla.
- Godzilla Ultima fires his atomic breath straight up into the sky after dispatching a swarm of Rodan in episode 13, a reference to the "call to arms" ray Godzilla fired in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
- The Orthogonal Diagonalizer is a clear reference to the Oxygen Destroyer, having the same initials and a near-identical design.
- The ending sequence of Godzilla Singular Point contains numerous references to past Godzilla and kaiju films and series.
- The sequence begins with Mei Kamino sleeping face-down on a desk, holding a pencil with a Super X pencil topper. One of the books on the desk features Mothra's symbol on the cover. The folded origami chart by Goro Maki from Shin Godzilla rests on top of another book. Next to her is a portable DVD player, which displays an advertisement for Bireley's Orange. She is awoken by a news report, which shows a woman resembling Kayoco Anne Patterson from Shin Godzilla reporting on the appearances of several monsters for the fictional network GNN. A man and woman are first seen standing next to a giant egg which pulses red, similar to BabyGodzilla's egg from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. Biollante is then seen floating on Lake Ashi in her Flower Beast form, followed by an Anguirus resembling the Showa incarnation erupting from underground in a city. Near Atami Castle, Miki Saegusa from the Heisei Godzilla series and Yuri Tachibana, Haruki Kadokura, and Jun Maruo from GMK witness a flying Hedorah whiz past. Finally, the Rodan from Godzilla: King of the Monsters can be seen flying through the clouds from a jet cockpit.
- Next, Mei runs past several wrecked cars. Akane Yashiro, Tokumitsu Yuhara and his daughter Sara from Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla can be seen talking behind an Anti-Megalosaurus Force truck. Mei also wears a Kiryu Squad patch.
- In the next scene, a man resembling Daisuke Serizawa from the original Godzilla is seen inspecting the corpse of a Meganulon from Rodan alongside Mitsuo Katagiri. A crowd surrounds them, composed of Shinichi Ozaki, Miyuki Otonashi, Douglas Gordon, and Anna Otonashi from Godzilla Final Wars, Yuji Shinoda, Io Shinoda, Yuki Ichinose, and Shiro Miyasaka from Godzilla 2000: Millennium along with the Godzilla Prediction Network truck, Ichiro Miki and his friend Sachiko from All Monsters Attack, and Gengo Odaka, Machiko Shima, Tomoko Tomoe, Shosaku Takasugi, Takeshi Shima, Fumio Sudo, Kubota, and two Nebulan agents from Godzilla vs. Gigan. The shadows of the Nebulan agents reveal their true forms.
- In the following scene, Mei observes her laptop screen which displays "TERZETTO," "GAMESOME" and "TIGERISH" backward, along with the letters O and D. Letters light up red to spell out the name of kaiju, including Godzilla, Rodan, "Meganuron," Anguirus and Manda. A video can then be seen paused on her screen, showing Yoshimura, Dayo, Yata and Ryota from Ebirah, Horror of the Deep with a Shockirus from The Return of Godzilla skewered on a pole.
- After this, a Godzilla footprint is shown stamped into a road. Ichiro Miki and Sanko from All Monsters Attack are seen being held back by police. Nearby, Yukio Keuchi, Miki Fujinomiya, Ken Yano, Toshie Yano, and Toru Yano from Godzilla vs. Hedorah, and Sachiko from All Monsters Attack can be seen observing the footprint. In the corner of the frame, Shinpei Minami and Ichiro's parents Kenkichi and Tamie are standing behind a police barricade.
- The next scene shows a Showa-era Kumonga climbing on the front of a building, next to a sign with the Shobijin on it. On the ground, Zone Fighter, Zone Angel and Zone Junior from Zone Fighter, Namikawa from Invasion of Astro-Monster, and Hiromi Ogashira, the cleaning lady, and several board members from Shin Godzilla are among the onlookers.
- The next scene depicts the Shobijin from Godzilla Final Wars standing below Mothra, who flies a short distance away.
- In the next scene, King Caesar can be seen biting Manda in the middle of a city. Among the fleeing citizens are Keisuke Shimizu, Masahiko Shimizu, Saeko Kanagusuku, Nami Kunigami, Tengan Kunigami, Hideto Miyajima, Ikuko Miyajima, Nanbara and what resembles a Simian, all from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, as well as Niko Tatopoulos, Audrey Timmonds, Philippe Roaché, Lucy Palotti, Victor "Animal" Palotti, Mendel Craven, Elsie Chapman and Mayor Ebert from the 1998 GODZILLA.
- The next scene shows a damaged Showa Jet Jaguar holding Megalon's horn next to Kiryu, who turns his head backward similar to the Showa Mechagodzilla. Among the onlookers is the vagrant from The Return of Godzilla.
- In the penultimate scene, a Godzilla is seen picking up a train before firing his atomic breath into the distance. Characters resembling Naotaro Daigo from Godzilla Final Wars, Kyohei Yamane from the original Godzilla, and Steve Martin from Godzilla, King of the Monsters! stand in the foreground. The way that the glow from the fires reflects on Godzilla's chest resembles Burning Godzilla.
- Finally, Mei is seen back on her laptop in a coffee shop. Behind her, characters resembling Emiko Yamane and Hideto Ogata from the original Godzilla and Machiko Tsuge and Hayato Igarashi from the Kiryu series can be spotted sitting at tables together.
External links
- Official website
- Twitter account
- Takahashi official twitter page
- Godzilla Singular Point on Netflix
- Godzilla Singular Point on toho.co.jp
- Godzilla Singular Point x Boat Race Amagasaki collaboration website (archived)
Notes
- ↑ While the characters "S.P" would normally be read as esupī (エスピー), the furigana 「シンギュラポイント」 in the title indicates their pronunciation as Shingyura Pointo ("Singular Point"). In the absence of furigana, the title may be written with angle brackets as 「ゴジラS.P<シンギュラポイント>」. The series' official logo capitalizes its English title as "Godzilla Singular point."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Episodes 1 and 2 premiered ahead of their Netflix release at a screening on March 19.
- ↑ While the robot in episode 13's final scene goes unidentified, the context, its shape, and the number "3" written on its side indicates that it is meant to be Pelops III.
References
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Bibliography
- Godzilla Singular Point Fan Book. Futabasha. 13 July 2021. ISBN 978-4-575-45883-1.
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