ShinGoji

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ShinGoji Type CGI (All forms), Bluescreen prop (Second form), Motion Capture (Fourth form), Suit/Puppet (Fourth form, unused), Model (Fifth form) Nicknames Shin Godzilla, 16Goji, Kamata-kun, Shinagawa-kun, Kamakura-san Portrayed by Mansai Nomura (Motion Capture) Used in Shin Godzilla

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The ShinGoji (シンゴジ,   ShinGoji) is the Godzilla design used in the 2016 Godzilla film, Shin Godzilla.

Name

The ShinGoji's name comes from shin (シン), which comes from Shin Godzilla's Japanese title, Shin Gojira (シン・ゴジラ), and Goji, which comes from Godzilla's Japanese name, Gojira (ゴジラ).

The nickname for ShinGoji's second form, "Kamata-kun" (蒲田くん), comes from Kamata (蒲田), the name of the neighborhood where he first came ashore, while the nickname for his third form, "Shinagawa-kun" (品川くん), comes from Shinagawa (品川), the neighborhood where Godzilla's second form evolved into his third form. In the same manner, the nickname for ShinGoji's fourth form, "Kamakura-san" (鎌倉さん), comes from Kamakura (鎌倉), the city where Godzilla first made landfall in this form.

Detail

For Toho's first Godzilla film since 2004, they chose to go back to the dark tone of the original 1954 Godzilla film. To coincide with this, it was decided to give Godzilla a more grotesque and frightening appearance. Unlike other Godzilla designs, the ShinGoji design consists of four different forms. The first form is never physically seen in the film aside from its tail. Godzilla's second form stands horizontally, with its body held parallel to the ground. This form has small stubs in place of arms and huge eyes with small black pupils. Its skin is a beige color, and it has large pulsating gills on the sides of its neck, which leak a red, blood-like fluid as Godzilla moves. It also sports several rows of small tan Template:Scutes on its back. Godzilla's third form resembles his second form, only now his skin is now a reddish color and he stands upright. The third form features very small stubby arms, and its gills are now closed and reduced in prominence.

Godzilla's fourth and primary form is considerably taller than the others, and draws heavily on the appearance of the ShodaiGoji, featuring a rounded head with small beady eyes and dark, bumpy skin. Godzilla's fourth form possesses larger black maple leaf-shaped dorsal plates which run up to the top of its neck. The middle row of plates is larger than the others, and is flanked on both sides by at least two smaller rows. The dorsal plates are jagged in appearance, and feature a porous bony surface in their center which is reminiscent of cancellous bone. The fourth form possesses several features distinct from previous designs as well. Inspired by the original vision that Godzilla was supposed to be a 'victim' of the Hydrogen bomb, this Godzilla features red scales resembling keloid scars. Similar scars can be observed running into structures in his black Template:Scutes which are reminiscent of blood vessels. In addition, he possesses countless uneven rows of jagged, shark-like teeth inside his mouth and a pronounced nose with large round nostrils, and his mouth extends partially into his cheeks, some teeth protruding from the skin above and underneath his mouth. When Godzilla fires his atomic breath, his skull unhinges upwards, while his lower jaw splits apart. Godzilla's eyes are considerably more sunken into their sockets, being shaded by his brow ridges. His eyes do not appear to have any eyelids, although a protective nicitating membrane sometimes forms over them, which is translucent yellow in color. This form also sports a long neck and very thin and short arms which barely reach out beyond the chest. Its feet possess five main digits, while all other Godzilla designs have either three or four. The fifth digit is much smaller than the others, and has a vestigial claw, resembling a dewclaw digit which is often present on many mammals and some predatory reptiles. Godzilla also has several very small, seemingly vestigial, toe claws growing from the sides and tops of his feet. Unlike other designs, this Godzilla's feet are digitigrade, similar to theropod dinosaurs, meaning Godzilla stands on his toes with his heels in the air. The fourth form has what appear to be reddish exposed muscles over several parts of its body. Scars and open wounds can be found all over his skin, and the scars over his body bear cracks through which exposed flesh can be seen. Most of these lesions occupy regions where Godzilla's skin would normally fold, giving the injuries a similar appearance to numerous Ichthyotic conditions. Many of these openings on Godzilla's skin emit a reddish glow, which becomes a more intense purple color when Godzilla charges or fires his atomic breath. Godzilla's gills are still present, but are now much smaller compared to the rest of Godzilla's neck. Godzilla's rib cage protrudes from the rest of his body, coming to an 'axe'-shaped and pronounced sternum, far more pronounced than the Godzilla designs from the Heisei series. Godzilla's fourth form is much thinner than previous designs and his bone structure is visible through his skin in some places, giving him an emaciated appearance. Godzilla's tail is much longer than in previous designs, and is almost constantly suspended in the air far behind him. The tip of Godzilla's tail in this form is red and bloody, and is covered in twisted, mangled bones. The very end of his tail appears to have a small, mostly skeletal face with eye sockets and a jaw with several teeth.

The ShinGoji's various forms were portrayed through computer-generated imagery, while the fourth form was also portrayed via motion capture by actor Mansai Nomura. A "suit," actually a gigantic puppet of Godzilla's upper body operated by three people, was created for close-up shots of Godzilla's fourth form, but did not end up being used in the finished film. This version of Godzilla is the tallest to appear in a film yet, standing 118.5 meters tall, 10.3 meters taller than Legendary's Godzilla.

Use in Other Media

Television

• It's Crayon Shin-Chan vs. Shin Godzilla!

Board/Card Games

• Battle Spirits (BSC26 Booster Pack)

Gallery

Production

Shin Godzilla

Promotional

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  ShinGoji's foot

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  Teaser poster

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  Shin Godzilla's profile

Animatronic

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Maquettes and Models

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  Golden ShinGoji maquette on display in Japan

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  A closeup of the maquette's Template:Scutes

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  A closeup of the maquette's tail

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  Full body shot of the maquette

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  A frontal closeup of the maquette's head

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  A maquette of Godzilla's second form

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  A maquette of Godzilla's third form

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CGI

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  CGI model

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Motion Capture

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  Mansai Nomura portraying Godzilla through motion capture

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Screenshots

Shin Godzilla Trailers

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Shin Godzilla

First Form

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Second Form

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  Godzilla leaks red fluid from his gills

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Third Form

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Fourth Form

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  Godzilla walks forward

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  Godzilla roars, enraged

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  Godzilla ignites fire released from his mouth

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  Fire flows out of Godzilla's mouth

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  Godzilla's flame begins to condense

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  Godzilla's atomic breath fully condensed

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  Godzilla's dorsal plate beams

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  Godzilla's tail face's jaw opens

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  Godzilla's atomic breath

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  Godzilla's atomic breath burns out

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Fifth Form

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Merchandise

Covers

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  The cover for the soundtrack of Shin Godzilla

Toys

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  Banpresto Godzilla 2016 figure, sculpted by Yuji Sakai

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  Exclusive Banpresto Godzilla 2016 figure

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  Banpresto Godzilla 2016 frozen ver. figure

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  Banpresto Godzilla 2016 Kamakura landing ver. figure

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  Bandai Japan 2016 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016

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  Bandai Japan 2016 Movie Monster Series Theater Exclusive Godzilla 2016

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  Bandai Japan 2016 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Second Form)

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  Bandai Japan 2016 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Third Form)

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  Bandai Japan 2017 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 Climax Ver

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  Bandai Japan 2017 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 Atomic breath Ver

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  Bandai Japan 2017 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (second form repaint)

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  Bandai Japan 2017 Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Third form repaint)

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  Bandai Japan King of the Monsters Series Godzilla 2016

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2016

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2016 second form

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2016 third form

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2016 Special Color ver.

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2016 Awakening ver.

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  S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla 2016 Second and Third Forms Special Color ver.

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  Lottery prize Godzilla 2016 minifigure

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  Cast Godzilla 2016 ornaments

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  Bandai Japan Shokugan Godzilla 2016 (4th form) figure

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  Bandai Japan Shokugan Godzilla 2016 (2nd form) figure

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  Godzilla: High Grade Godzilla 2016 figure

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  Godzilla: High Grade Godzilla 2016 first form figure

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  Godzilla: High Grade Godzilla 2016 second form figure

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  Godzilla: High Grade Godzilla 2016 third form figure

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  Godzilla: High Grade Godzilla 2016 fourth form figure

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  Godzilla 2016 second form capsule figures

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  Sega prize Godzilla 2016 figure

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  Repainted Sega prize Godzilla 2016 figure

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  Bandai Godzilla 2016 plush

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  Bandai Godzilla 2016 second form plush

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  Sega Prize Godzilla 2016 second form plush

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  Sega Prize Godzilla 2016 third from plush

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  Sega prize Godzilla 2016 jumbo plush

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  Sega prize Godzilla 2016 recolored jumbo plush

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  Sega prize Godzilla 2016 mini plushes

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  Sega prize Godzilla 2016 mini plushes

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  X-Plus Godzilla 2016 figure

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  X-Plus Godzilla 2016 limited translucent purple figure

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  X-Plus Godzilla 2016 limited translucent orange figure

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  X-Plus Godzilla 2016 figure (Atomic Breath Ver)

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  X-Plus Godzilla 2016 second form figure

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  X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla 2016

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  X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla 2016 Atomic Breath Ver

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  Super deformed X-Plus Godzilla 2016 figure

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  Super deformed X-Plus Godzilla 2016 Awakening Ver

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  Super deformed X-Plus Godzilla 2016 red translucent Ver

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  Super deformed X-Plus Godzilla 2016 second form figure

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  D-torso Godzilla 2016 figures

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  Albatross Japan Godzilla 2016 Forms 1-4 figure set

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  Godzilla 2016 resin kit sculpted by Takashi Yamawaki

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  Godzilla 2016 Maquette

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  Universal Studios Japan exlcusive Godzilla 2016 micro block set

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  Godzilla 2016 netsuke

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  Godzilla 2016 netsuke

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  Godzilla 2016 netsuke

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  Godzilla 2016 Second form netsuke

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  Godzilla 2016 second form netsuke

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  Godzilla 2016 third form netsuke

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  Sunguts Sofubi Godzilla 2016second form figure

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  Sunguts Sofubi Godzila 2016 third form figure

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  Sunguts Sofubi Godzilla 2016 second form and third form set

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  Godzilla 2016 replica prototype maquette model kit (red ver.)

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  Godzilla 2016 replica prototype maquette

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  Artspirits Godzilla 2016 figure

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  Artspirits Godzilla 2016 (Atomic Breath Ver)

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  NECA Godzilla 2016 figure

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  Godzilla 2016 second form resin kit

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  Godzilla 2016 second from resin kit

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  Godzilla 2016 third form resin kit

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  Godzilla 2016 resin kit

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  Godzilla 2016 resin kit

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  Papier Mache Godzilla 2016 second fourth form

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  Papier Mache Godzilla 2016 third form

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  Papier Mache Godzilla 2016 fourth form

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  Studio Tanaka Godzilla 2016 resin kit

Trading Cards

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (First Form) card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Second Form) card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Third Form) card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Fourth Form) card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Fourth Form) atomic breath variant card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Invasion of Shin Godzilla card

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  Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla Resistance Strategy card

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Other

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  50th Anniversary Minilla Poster

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Trivia

• The unused "suit" created to portray the ShinGoji's fourth form, which was actually just an animatronic puppet of Godzilla's upper body that would have been operated by multiple actors, is similar to the method used to portray the Colossal Titan in Toho's Attack on Titan films.
• The ShinGoji is the second Godzilla design to be portrayed to some extent using motion capture, after the LegendaryGoji, for which T.J. Storm performed partial motion capture.
• The ShinGoji is the first Godzilla design in a Toho Godzilla film to be primarily portrayed using computer-generated imagery. Other Godzilla designs, such as the MireGoji, were rendered through CGI in some scenes, but not to the extent of the ShinGoji. Toho even advertised Godzilla in Shin Godzilla as being "full CGI," even though a practical animatronic puppet of his upper body was created to portray his fourth form but was ultimately unused in the film.
  • However, the Third Street Godzilla from Godzilla's cameo in Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 is the first Godzilla design in any Japanese film to be portrayed totally with CGI. The Third Street Godzilla is also currently the only official Japanese Godzilla to be rendered completely in CGI without any motion capture or practical effects at all.
• According to visual effects supervisor and lead editor Atsuki Sato, the team designing the ShinGoji initially wanted to make Godzilla feel more like a living creature, but Hideaki Anno decided for Godzilla to have the texture of rubber instead.

References

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