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*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) | *''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964) | ||
*''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965)<ref name="NewGodzillaDictionary"/> | *''[[Frankenstein vs. Baragon]]'' (1965)<ref name="NewGodzillaDictionary"/> | ||
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965) | *''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965)<ref group="lower-alpha">Set in 196X.</ref> | ||
*''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966)<ref name="NewGodzillaDictionary"/> | *''[[The War of the Gargantuas]]'' (1966)<ref name="NewGodzillaDictionary"/> | ||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) | *''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' (1966) | ||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974) | ||
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | *''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975) | ||
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)<ref group="lower-alpha">Set chronologically last.</ref> | *''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968)<ref group="lower-alpha">Set chronologically last. While both English dubs specify that it takes place in 1999, the Japanese version does not.</ref> | ||
'''Note''': ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'', while part of the [[Showa era|Showa series]], is set in the "real world," and not in the continuity of the Showa Godzilla films. | '''Note''': ''[[All Monsters Attack]]'', while part of the [[Showa era|Showa series]], is set in the "real world," and not in the continuity of the Showa Godzilla films. | ||
==[[:Category:Heisei Continuity|Heisei continuity]]== | ==[[:Category:Heisei Continuity|Heisei continuity]]== | ||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) | *''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995) | ||
''' | '''Notes''': The last five films in this continuity each take place the year after they were releases. The [[1994]] book ''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works]]'' states that [[MOGUERA]] was built using records of the original [[Moguera]] left behind from the [[Mysterians]]' [[1957]] invasion of [[Earth]], suggesting ''[[The Mysterians]]'' is canon to the [[Heisei era|Heisei series]].<ref name="GvSGSCW">{{cite book|title=[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works]]|date=12 December [[1994]]|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|pages=62-65|isbn=978-4-09-101444-3}}</ref> | ||
==[[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]] continuity== | ==[[TriStar Pictures|TriStar]] continuity== | ||
*[[Godzilla (1998 film)|''GODZILLA'']] (1998) | *[[Godzilla (1998 film)|''GODZILLA'']] (1998) | ||
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*''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' (2017)<ref group="lower-alpha">Primarily set in 1996, with flashbacks set in the distant past.</ref> | *''[[Skull Island: The Birth of Kong]]'' (2017)<ref group="lower-alpha">Primarily set in 1996, with flashbacks set in the distant past.</ref> | ||
*[[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'']] (2014) | *[[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'']] (2014) | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]'' (2019) | *''[[Godzilla: Aftershock]]'' (2019)<ref group="lower-alpha">Set in 2014.</ref> | ||
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) | *''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019) | ||
*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization]]'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Mike_Dougherty/status/1136600770663501824|title=From the #GodzillaMovie novelization by Greg Keyes. https://amazon.com/dp/178909092X/... 🦍|author=[[Michael Dougherty|Dougherty, Michael]]|date=6 June 2019|work=Twitter}}</ref><ref group="lower-alpha">[[King Kong/Legendary|Kong]]'s response to [[King Ghidorah/Legendary|King Ghidorah]]'s call is the only part of the novelization to be confirmed canon, as per director [[Michael Dougherty]]. Otherwise, there are several contradictions to the film.</ref> | *''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization]]'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Mike_Dougherty/status/1136600770663501824|title=From the #GodzillaMovie novelization by Greg Keyes. https://amazon.com/dp/178909092X/... 🦍|author=[[Michael Dougherty|Dougherty, Michael]]|date=6 June 2019|work=Twitter}}</ref><ref group="lower-alpha">[[King Kong/Legendary|Kong]]'s response to [[King Ghidorah/Legendary|King Ghidorah]]'s call is the only part of the novelization to be confirmed canon, as per director [[Michael Dougherty]]. Otherwise, there are several contradictions to the film.</ref> | ||
*''[[Godzilla Dominion]]'', ''[[Kingdom Kong]]'' (2021) | *''[[Godzilla Dominion]]'', ''[[Kingdom Kong]]'' (2021) | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021) | *''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' (2021)<ref group="lower-alpha">Set in 2024.</ref> | ||
==[[Shin Godzilla|''Shin Godzilla'' continuity]]== | ==[[Shin Godzilla|''Shin Godzilla'' continuity]]== | ||
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) | *''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' (2016) | ||
==''GODZILLA'' anime trilogy continuity== | ==''GODZILLA'' anime trilogy continuity== | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse|GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]'' (2017) | *''[[Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse|GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse]]'' (2017)<ref group="lower-alpha">Set from 1999 to 2039.</ref> | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla|GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]'' (2018) | *''[[Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla|GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla]]'' (2018)<ref group="lower-alpha">Set from 2029 to 2048.</ref> | ||
*''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'' (2017) | *''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters|GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters]]'' (2017)<ref group="lower-alpha">Set in approximately 22048.</ref> | ||
*''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle|GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (2018) | *''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle|GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle]]'' (2018)<ref group="lower-alpha">Set in approximately 22048.</ref> | ||
*''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater|GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'' (2018) | *''[[Godzilla: The Planet Eater|GODZILLA: The Planet Eater]]'' (2018)<ref group="lower-alpha">Set in approximately 22048.</ref> | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
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Revision as of 13:31, 1 March 2021
This is a list of the various continuities in the Godzilla series, along with the films and other official media that are confirmed to take place within them, listed in the order in which they chronologically take place.
Showa continuity
- Godzilla (1954)
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- Rodan (1956)[1]
- Varan (1958)[1]
- Mothra (1961)[1]
- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Atragon (1963)[1]
- Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)[1]
- Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)[a]
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966)[1]
- Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)
- King Kong Escapes (1967)[1]
- Son of Godzilla (1967)
- Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
- Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
- Zone Fighter (TV 1973)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)[b]
Note: All Monsters Attack, while part of the Showa series, is set in the "real world," and not in the continuity of the Showa Godzilla films.
Heisei continuity
- Godzilla (1954)
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
- Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
- Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
- Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Notes: The last five films in this continuity each take place the year after they were releases. The 1994 book Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Super Complete Works states that MOGUERA was built using records of the original Moguera left behind from the Mysterians' 1957 invasion of Earth, suggesting The Mysterians is canon to the Heisei series.[2]
TriStar continuity
- GODZILLA (1998)
- Godzilla: The Series (TV 1998-1999)
Godzilla 2000 continuity
- Godzilla (1954)
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus continuity
- Godzilla (1954)[c]
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
GMK continuity
- Godzilla (1954)
- GODZILLA (1998)[1]
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Kiryu Saga continuity
- Godzilla (1954)[d]
- Rodan (1956)[3]
- Varan (1958)[3]
- Mothra (1961)[3]
- Gorath (1962)[3][e]
- Atragon (1963)[3]
- Dogora (1964)[3]
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)[3][f]
- The War of the Gargantuas (1966)[3]
- King Kong Escapes (1967)[3]
- Space Amoeba (1970)[3][g]
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
- Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
Godzilla: Final Wars continuity
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Note: While Godzilla is still stated to have first appeared in 1954, the original film is not considered canon to Final Wars.[4]
MonsterVerse continuity
- Godzilla: Awakening (2014)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)[h]
- Skull Island: The Birth of Kong (2017)[i]
- Godzilla (2014)
- Godzilla: Aftershock (2019)[j]
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization (2019)[5][k]
- Godzilla Dominion, Kingdom Kong (2021)
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)[l]
Shin Godzilla continuity
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
GODZILLA anime trilogy continuity
- GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse (2017)[m]
- GODZILLA: Project Mechagodzilla (2018)[n]
- GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters (2017)[o]
- GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)[p]
- GODZILLA: The Planet Eater (2018)[q]
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Notes
- ↑ Set in 196X.
- ↑ Set chronologically last. While both English dubs specify that it takes place in 1999, the Japanese version does not.
- ↑ Altered version in which the Oxygen Destroyer was never used.
- ↑ Altered version in which the first Godzilla's skeleton remained intact.
- ↑ Altered version where Maguma appeared in 1962, rather than 1980, and the Moon was never destroyed.
- ↑ Version with alternate ending including the Giant Octopus.
- ↑ A second Kamoebas appeared after the events of this film in 1987.
- ↑ Set in 1973.
- ↑ Primarily set in 1996, with flashbacks set in the distant past.
- ↑ Set in 2014.
- ↑ Kong's response to King Ghidorah's call is the only part of the novelization to be confirmed canon, as per director Michael Dougherty. Otherwise, there are several contradictions to the film.
- ↑ Set in 2024.
- ↑ Set from 1999 to 2039.
- ↑ Set from 2029 to 2048.
- ↑ Set in approximately 22048.
- ↑ Set in approximately 22048.
- ↑ Set in approximately 22048.
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