2023

Timeline

2022 ← 2023 → 2024

Before 1900

Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Jurassic • Cretaceous

BCE: Last Ice Age • 30,000 • 8000 • 1100 • 218

CE: 79 • 1274 • 1348 • 1502 • 1853

1900-1999

1900-1939: 1908 • 1912 • 1915 • 1918 • 1920 • 1925 • 1926 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1938

'40s: 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949

'50s: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

'70s: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

'90s: 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000-present

'00s: 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

'10s: 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

'20s: 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025

Future

2027 • 2028 • 2030 • 2048 • 2097 • 2204 • 22,000

In the real world

January

• 11 January: Shin Ultraman begins a two-night engagement in U.S. theaters via Fathom Events.
• Mid-January: SRS Cinema releases 1967's Space Monster Wangmagwi to Blu-ray and VHS, the film's first home video releases anywhere in the world.

February

• 8 February: The IDW Publishing miniseries Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King! concludes with its fifth issue.

March

• 7 March: The GODZILLA OFFICIAL by TOHO YouTube channel begins uploading episodes of Godzilla Island with English subtitles, the series' first official translation.
• 22 March: Godzilla: Tokyo SOS screens in the U.S. for one night only via Fathom Events.

April

• 1 April: Chibi Godzilla Raids Again premieres on TV Tokyo.
• 4 April: Discord user @EliteFreakozoid discovers an active web address for Slusho.com which had originally redirected to Slusho.jp.
• 5 April: Slusho.com becomes active.
• 12 April: Toho releases Shin Ultraman to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD in Japan, with Shin Ultra Fight included as a bonus feature on the 4K Ultra HD combo pack and the three-disc Blu-ray.
• 19 April: The title for the 5th Monsterverse film is confirmed via teaser as Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

June

• 1 June: Evil Genius Games publishes the physical edition of the Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure.
• 2 June: Yukiko Takayama passes away at age 83.
• 13 June: Cleopatra Entertainment releases Shin Ultraman to Blu-ray and DVD in the U.S.
• 22 June: The anime Skull Island is released by Netflix.

July

• 11 July: The title for the upcoming Godzilla film is confirmed as Godzilla Minus One.

August

• 17 August: A graphic novel adaptation of the film Notzilla is announced, alongside a Kickstarter campaign.
• 24 August: Warner Bros. delays Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to April 12, 2024.

September

• 1 September: Godzilla Battle Line announces a collaboration with GAMERA -Rebirth-.
• 5 September: Titan Manga publish the first volume of the manga adaptation of The Great Yokai War: Guardians.
• 7 September: GAMERA -Rebirth- is released on Netflix. Godzilla Battle Line begins its collaboration with GAMERA -Rebirth-.
• 29 September: A banner for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is spotted at Toy Fair.

October

• 3 October: University of Minnesota Press publishes an English translation of Shigeru Kayama's novelizations of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again.
• 17 October: Skull Island: Rise of Kong is released.
• 21 October: Hoshi 35 is released in Japan.

November

• 3 November: Godzilla Minus One is released in Japan. The short films Godzilla vs. Megalon and Fest Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar are shown at Godzilla Fest.
• 9 November: A star system discovered by NASA is named after Mothra.
• 17 November: The first two episodes of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters premiere on Apple TV+.
• 30 November: Gamera 2: Attack of Legion begins a one-week 4K re-release in Japanese theaters.

December

• 1 December: Godzilla Minus One was released in the United States.
• 3 December: A Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire panel takes place at the Brazilian convention CCXP. The film's first trailer is also released.
• 16 December: Kenpachiro Satsuma, suit actor for Hedorah, Gigan, and the Heisei series Godzilla, passes away at the age of 76.

In fiction

• The events of Godzilla Rivals: Mothra Vs. Titanosaurus take place.

References

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