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The ShinGoji (シンゴジ ShinGoji) is the Godzilla design used in the 2016 Godzilla film Shin Godzilla, and was later altered to depict the kaiju Gomess in the film's 2022 successor, Shin Ultraman.[2]
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.
In Godziban, Godzilla's second form is instead nicknamed Kamatte-kun (カマッテくん), after the Japanese word kamatte (構って), meaning "attention," which appears in the name of his segment, Attention! Godzilla (かまって！ゴジラ Kamatte Gojira). In Japanese, "kamatte-kun" (構って君), or "kamatte-chan" (構ってちゃん), may be used as terms for someone who is an attention-seeker, befitting of the character's role in the series. His fourth form is a separate character named Shin Oji (シン・オジ), a play on oji (伯父 or 叔父), meaning "uncle."
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 dorsal fins on its back and has a tail with a fluke at the end of it like the first form. Godzilla's third form resembles his second form, only now his skin is now a reddish color, his tail ends with a fleshy ball, 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 fins which run up to the top of its neck. The middle row of fins is larger than the others, and is flanked on both sides by at least two smaller rows. The dorsal fins 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 dorsal fins, which are reminiscent of blood vessels.[3] 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, with 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.[4] 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.[3][5] At the time, this version of Godzilla was the tallest to appear in a film, standing 118.5 meters tall, 10.3 meters taller than the MonsterVerse Godzilla in his debut film.[6][7]
ShinGoji is unique compared to other Godzilla designs in that it sports five rows of prominent dorsal fins, whereas most others possess between one to three rows.
Use in other media
Short films
Television and web series
- Crayon Shin-Chan (TV 1992-) [episode 901 segment "It's Crayon Shin-Chan vs. Shin Godzilla!"]
- 67th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen (TV 2016)[8]
- Godziban (web 2019-) [episodes 2, 4, 6, 32, 34, 40, 42-43, 47-50, and 55-57; special episodes 3 and 11; treats the second and fourth forms as distinct characters]
Attractions
- Godzilla: The Real 4-D (2017)
- Godzilla VR (2018)
- Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D (2019)
- Godzilla Interception Operation Awaji attraction video (2020)
- Operation Shin 765 (2022)
- Untitled Shin Japan Heroes Amusement World VR attraction (2022)
Video games
- Shin Godzilla Special Demo Content (2016) - PlayStation VR
- Shin Arima (2016) - browser
- Pocoron Dungeons (2014; added in 2016) - Android and iOS
- Eternal Linkage (2017; added in 2018) - Android and iOS
- Godzilla Defense Force (2019) - Android and iOS
- Vivid Army (2019; added in 2020) - Browser
- Boku & Dragons (2015; added in 2022) - Android and iOS
- Godzilla Battle Line (2021; added in 2022) - Android, iOS, and PC
- Pachinko True King of the Monsters Godzilla 2 (2022) - pachinko
- P Godzilla vs. Evangelion: G Cell Awakening (2022) - pachinko
- SD Shin Kamen Rider Rumble (2023) - PC and Nintendo Switch[9]
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (2022; added in 2023) - Nintendo Switch
- Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (2011; added in 2024) - Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Fire OS/TV, Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Samsung Gear VR
Comics
- Godziman #1 and 16 (2019)
Board/card games
- Battle Spirits (2016 BSC26 booster pack)
- Godzilla Card Game (2019)
Gallery
Production
Shin Godzilla
Promotional
ShinGoji's foot
Teaser poster
Shin Godzilla's profile
Animatronic
Maquettes and models
The golden ShinGoji maquette on display in Japan
A closeup of the maquette's dorsal fins
A closeup of the maquette's tail
A full body shot of the maquette
A frontal closeup of the maquette's head
A maquette of Godzilla's second form
A maquette of Godzilla's third form
CGI
CGI model
Motion capture
Mansai Nomura portraying Godzilla through motion capture
Shin Ultraman
Gomess, portrayed by an altered Godzilla CG model
Screenshots
Shin Godzilla trailers
Shin Godzilla
First Form
Second Form
Godzilla leaks red fluid from his gills
Third Form
Fourth Form
Godzilla walks forward
Godzilla roars, enraged
Godzilla ignites fire released from his mouth
Fire flows out of Godzilla's mouth
Godzilla's flame begins to condense
Godzilla's atomic breath fully condensed
Godzilla's dorsal fin beams
Godzilla's tail face's jaw opens
Godzilla's atomic breath
Godzilla's atomic breath burns out
Fifth Form
Shin Ultraman
Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
Merchandise
Covers
The cover for the soundtrack of Shin Godzilla
Toys
Banpresto Godzilla 2016 figure, sculpted by Yuji Sakai
Exclusive Banpresto Godzilla 2016 figure
Banpresto Godzilla 2016 Frozen Ver. figure
Banpresto Godzilla 2016 Kamakura landing Ver. figure
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016
Bandai Movie Monster Series Theater Exclusive Godzilla 2016
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Second Form)
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Third Form)
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 Frozen Ver.
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 Climax Ver.
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Second Form) repaint
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Third Form) repaint
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Godzilla Store Exclusive)
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 Limited Color Ver.
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla Kou
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 Shin Japan Heroes Amusement World Metallic Color ver.
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 Moon White Ver.
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 Climax ORTHO ver.
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Second Form) ORTHO ver.
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Third Form) ORTHO ver.
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Fourth Form) ORTHO ver.
Bandai Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 (Awakening ver.)
Bandai King of the Monsters Series Godzilla 2016
Bandai King of the Monsters Series Godzilla 2016 Climax Ver.
S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2016)
S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) Second Form
S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) Third Form
S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) Special Color ver.
S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) Second and Third Forms Special Color ver.
S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) Awakening ver.
S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) 4th Form Frozen Ver.
S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) Fourth Night Combat Ver.
S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla (2016) ORTHOchromatic Ver.
Lottery prize Godzilla 2016 minifigure
Cast Godzilla 2016 ornaments
Cast Godzilla 2016 ornament
Cast Godzilla 2016 Third Form ornament
Cast Godzilla 2016 Third Form ornament
HG Series Godzilla 2016 figure
HG Series Godzilla 2016 1st Form
HG Series Godzilla 2016 2nd Form
HG Series Godzilla 2016 3rd Form
HG Series Godzilla 2016 4th Form
Godzilla 2016 Second Form capsule figures
Bandai Shin Godzilla Climax Godzilla 2016 4th Form Daytime Ver.
Sega prize Godzilla 2016 figure
Repainted Sega prize Godzilla 2016 figure
Bandai Godzilla 2016 plush
Bandai Godzilla 2016 Second Form plush
Sega Prize Godzilla 2016 Second Form plush
Sega Prize Godzilla 2016 Third Form plush
Sega prize Godzilla 2016 jumbo plush
Sega prize Godzilla 2016 recolored jumbo plush
Sega prize Godzilla 2016 mini plushes
Sega prize Godzilla 2016 mini plushes
X-Plus Godzilla 2016 Second Form figure
X-Plus Godzilla 2016 Third Form figure
X-Plus Godzilla 2016 figure
X-Plus Godzilla 2016 figure (Atomic Breath Ver.)
X-Plus Godzilla 2016 limited translucent purple figure
X-Plus Godzilla 2016 limited translucent orange figure
X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla 2016
X-Plus Gigantic Series Godzilla 2016 Atomic Breath Ver.
Super deformed X-Plus Godzilla 2016 Second Form figure
Super Deformed X-Plus Godzilla 2016 Third Form figure
Super deformed X-Plus Godzilla 2016 figure
Super deformed X-Plus Godzilla 2016 Awakening Ver.
Super deformed X-Plus Godzilla 2016 Red Translucent Ver.
X-Plus Hibiya Statue Godzilla
D-torso Godzilla 2016 figures
Albatross Japan Godzilla 2016 Forms 1-4 figure set
Godzilla 2016 resin kit sculpted by Takashi Yamawaki
Godzilla 2016 Maquette
Universal Studios Japan exlcusive Godzilla 2016 micro block set
Godzilla 2016 netsuke
Godzilla 2016 netsuke
Godzilla 2016 netsuke
Godzilla 2016 netsuke
Godzilla 2016 Second Form netsuke
Godzilla 2016 Second Form netsuke
Godzilla 2016 Second Form netsuke
Godzilla 2016 Third Form netsuke
Godzilla 2016 Third Form netsuke
Sunguts Sofubi Godzilla 2016 Second Form figure
Sunguts Sofubi Godzila 2016 Third Form figure
Sunguts Sofubi Godzilla 2016 Second Form figure (Glitter Ver.)
Sunguts Sofubi Godzila 2016 Third Form figure (Glitter Ver.)
Sunguts Sofubi Godzilla 2016 Second Form and Third Form set
Sunguts Sofubi Godzilla 2016 Fourth Form figure
Sunguts Sofubi Godzilla 2016 Wonder Festival 2018 set
Godzilla 2016 replica prototype maquette model kit (red ver.)
Godzilla 2016 replica prototype maquette
Artspirits Godzilla 2016 figure
Artspirits Godzilla 2016 (Atomic Breath Ver.)
NECA Shin Godzilla (2016)
NECA Shin Godzilla (2016) Atomic Blast Version
Godzilla 2016 Second Form resin kit
Godzilla 2016 Second Form resin kit
Godzilla 2016 Third Form resin kit
Godzilla 2016 resin kit
Godzilla 2016 resin kit
Papier-mache Godzilla 2016 Second Form
Papier-mache Godzilla 2016 Third Form
Papier-mache Godzilla 2016 Fourth Form
Studio Tanaka Godzilla 2016 resin kit
SD Godzilla 2016 2nd Form coaster
SD Godzilla 2016 3rd Form coaster
SD Godzilla 2016 4th Form coaster
SD Godzilla 2016 4th Form coaster
Marmit Godzila 2016 Second Form
Marmit Godzilla 2016
Marmit Godzilla 2016 (Awakening Version)
Marmit Godzilla 2016
Marmit Godzilla 2016
Marmit Godzilla 2016 (Frozen Ver.)
Marmit Godzilla 2016
Marmit Godzilla 2016
Marmit Godzilla 2016
Marmit Godzilla 2016
Marmit Godzilla 2016
Marmit Godzilla 2016
Shokugan Godzilla 2016 Atomic Breath Radiation Ver.
Mini Cast Godzilla 2nd Form ornament
Godzilla 2nd Form and 4th Form finger puppets
WATANABE x REN Godzilla 2016 head magnet
Bath Ball
Y-MSF Shin Godzilla rubber duck
Y-MSF Shin Godzilla third and second form rubber ducks
Monogram International figural bag clips
Godzilla 2016 keychain
Playmates Godzilla (2016)
Playmates Godzilla 2016
Spiral Studios Vinyl Monsters Archive Godzilla 2016
Funko Pop! Shin Godzilla (2016)
Funko Mystery Minis
G-Saurus Series Godzilla (2016)
eICOCO Shin Universe Super Deformed 4-Piece Figure Set
DeAgostini Toho Monster Collection Godzilla (2016)
One Up Toys Godzilla (2016)
One Up Toys Godzilla (2016) Awakening ver.
One Up Toys Godzilla (2016)
Marusan Godzilla (2016) fourth form
Marusan Godzilla (2016) second form
Sarujirushi Godzilla (2016) second and fourth forms
Sarujirushi Godzilla (2016) Awakening ver.
Sarujirushi Godzilla (2016) Awakening and third forms
Sarujirushi Godzilla (2016)
PassionTank Godzilla (2016) Awakening ver.
PassionTank Godzilla (2016)
MaxToy Godzilla (2016)
Eggmon Godzilla (2016)
Eggmon Godzilla (2016) Awakening ver.
Medicom Godzilla (2016)
Medicom Godzilla (2016)
Shin Universe Statue set
Plex Hyper Solid Series Godzilla (2016) second form
Bandai Sofvidoll Godzilla (2016) second form finger puppet
Air Twokyo rubber figure set
Godzilla (2016) plush
Godzilla (2016) plush
Godzilla (2016) second form plush
Godzilla (2016) plush back pack
Frog Tree Godzilla (2016)
Godzilla (2016) second form plush
Ezhobi Omega Beast Series Godzilla (2016) first form
Ezhobi Omega Beast Series Godzilla (2016) second form
Ezhobi Omega Beast Series Godzilla (2016) third form
Ezhobi Omega Beast Series Godzilla (2016) fourth form
Ezhobi Omega Beast Series Godzilla (2016) fourth form
Ezhobi Omega Beast Series Godzilla (2016) Awakening ver.
Mega Eggmon Godzilla (2016)
Banpresto Shin Universe Godzilla (2016)
Spiral Studio Vinyl Monsters Godzilla (2016)
Spiral Studio Godzilla (2016)
Miscellaneous
Godzilla 2nd Form keychain
Godzilla 3rd Form keychain
Godzilla 4th Form keychain
Godzilla 2nd Form keychain
Gauze towel
Pen holder
Keychain
Plush keychain
Plush keychain
Books
Trading cards
Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (First Form) card
Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Second Form) card
Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Third Form) card
Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Fourth Form) card
Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla (Fourth Form) atomic breath variant card
Battle Spirits BSC26 Invasion of Shin Godzilla card
Battle Spirits BSC26 Shin Godzilla Resistance Strategy card
Clothing
Other
50th Anniversary Minilla Poster
Godzilla 65th anniversary logo
Cross-promotional ad for Universal Studios Japan 2019
Avengers (vol. 9) #18 Godzilla Variant Cover
Statues
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 onTitan films.
- The ShinGoji is the second Godzilla design to be portrayed to some extent using motion capture, after the GareGoji, portrayed by TJ Storm.
- 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.[5]
References
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