Book list
The small 'band' or 'belt' commonly coupled with Japanese books 本 (in front of the dust jacket) is called obi 帯.
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Search any term in the folder to see where it's mentioned on any scanned page. E.g. search California or カリフォルニア and it'll show all pages containing that word, as determined by the automatic OCR.
- Legend
- _ (blank) = not scanned/uploaded
- ✅ = Scanned & uploaded to folder
- 📗 = Kindle rip
- ❌ = don't own [yet]
- 🆑 = T previously owned
- 🅿 = T does not own this but someone else does.
- 🆓 = Free legitimately online
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Reference
Japanese-language reference books
General reference books such as ones shedding light on the behind-the-scenes production of projects and/or providing monster bios and film/TV synopses. Shōwa • Heisei • Reiwa •
English-language reference books
General English-language reference books such as ones shedding light on the behind-the-scenes production of projects and/or providing monster bios and film/TV synopses.
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Author(s) | Publisher | ISBN / ASIN |
Focus | Status |
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The Making of King Kong | 1976.09 | Goldner, Orville & Turner, George E. | A. S. Barnes & Co., Inc. | ISBN-13: 0-345-25826-6-495 | King Kong (1933) | ✅ | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Godzilla (Crestwood Monster series) | 1977 | Thorne, Ian | Godzilla series | ✅🅿 | ||
Hot Blooded Dinosaur Movies | 1993.06.01 | Van Hise, James | Pioneer Books | ISBN-10: 1556983654
ISBN-13: 978-1556983658 |
Dinosaur films, including King Kong (1933), Godzilla (1954), Rodan (1956) | ✅ | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of The Big G | 1998 | Ryfle, Steve | ECW Press | ISBN 1-55022-348-8 | Godzilla series | ✅🅿 |
The Official Godzilla Compendium | 1998.03.24 | Lees, J.D. & Cerasini, Marc | Random House | ISBN-10: 0679888225 | Godzilla series | ✅ | |
The Official Godzilla Movie Fact Book | 1998.06.01 | Weinberger, Kimberly & Margolis, Dawn | Scholastic | ISBN: 059078627X | GODZILLA (1998) | ✅ | |
The Making of Godzilla | 1998.06.03 | Aberly, Rachel | Harper Prism | ISBN-10: 0061073172 ISBN-13: 978-0061073175 |
GODZILLA (1998) | ✅ | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | The Making of Godzilla [Japanese] | 1998.07.31 | Aberly, Rachel | Takeshobo | ISBN-10: 4-8124-0409-6 | GODZILLA (1998) | |
Famous Movie Monsters: Meet Godzilla | 2005.01.01 | Greenberger, Robert | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. | ISBN-10: 1404202692 ISBN-13: 978-1404202696 |
Godzilla series | ✅ | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Famous Movie Monsters: Meet King Kong | 2005.01.01 | Greenberger, Robert | The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. | ISBN-10: 1404202692 ISBN-13: 978-1404202696 |
King Kong series | 🅿 |
King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson | 2005.11.01 | Morton, Ray | Applause Theatre & Cinema Books | ISBN-10: 1557836698 ISBN-13: 978-1557836694 |
King Kong series | ✅ | |
The Making of King Kong: The Official Guide to the Motion Picture | 2005.12.13 | Wake, Jenny | Pocket Books | ISBN-10: 1416505180 ISBN-13: 978-1416505181 |
King Kong (2005) | 🅿 | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | The Toho Studios Story | 2008 | Galbraith, Stuart | The Scarecrow Press, Inc. | ISBN-10: 081086004X ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-6004-9 (cloth: alk. paper) |
Toho Studios | ✅🅿 |
Godzilla: The Art of Destruction | 2014.05.13 | Cotta Vaz, Mark | Insight Editions | ISBN 10: 1608873447 ISBN 13: 978-1608873449 |
Godzilla (2014) | ||
Atomic Dreams and the Nuclear Nightmare: The Making of Godzilla 1954 | 2015.12 | Brothers, Peter H. | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | ISBN-13: 978-1508975830 | Making of Godzilla (1954) | ✅ | |
The Art and Making of Kong: Skull Island | 2017.03.21 | Ward, Simon | Titan Books | ISBN 10: 178565151X ISBN 13: 978-1785651519 |
Kong: Skull Island (2017) | ||
The Art of Godzilla: King of the Monsters | 2019.06.04 | Bernstein, Abbie | Titan Books | ISBN-10: 1789090687 ISBN-13: 978-1789090680 |
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) | partial (low quality) | |
Godzilla vs. Kong: One Will Fall - The Art of the Ultimate Battle Royale | 2021.05.21 | Daniel Wallace | Titan Books | ISBN-10: 1-64-722140-4 ISBN-13: 978-1647221409 |
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) | partial | |
Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters | 2022.11.08 | Wellbeck Publishing | ISBN978-1787398993 | Godzilla |
Biographical
Japanese- and English-language books such as biographies and autobiographies which primarily focus on real people and their lives or experiences (as opposed to books more broadly covering the production of (a) project(s) but that include interviews as part of that).
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Author(s) | Publisher | ISBN / ASIN |
Focus | Status |
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North Korea As Seen by Godzilla ゴジラが見た北朝鮮 |
1994.04.08 | Kenpachiro Satsuma | NESCO | ISBN 4890368647 | |||
Koichi Kawakita: The World of Special Effects 川北紘一 特撮ワールド 君もゴジラを創ってみないか |
1994.11.30 | Tokuma ORION | ISBN 419860195X | ||||
Ishiro Honda: Godzilla and My Movie Life 本多猪四郎「ゴジラ」とわが映画人生 |
1994.12.21 | Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha | ISBN 4408394378 | ||||
The Road to Godzilla — I Wanted to be Godzilla Since I Was Born (ゴジラ道―生まれてからずっーとゴジラになりたかった) |
1995.12.09 | Fujinsha | ISBN-10: 4938733226 | Professional autobiography by "Hurricane" Ryu Hariken | ✅ | ||
Invitation to the World of Eiji Tsuburaya - Where Did You Meet Ultraman or Godzilla? 素晴らしき円谷英二の世界 —君はウルトラマン、ゴジラにどこで会ったか— |
2001.07.09 | Chukei Shuppan | ISBN 4806114995 | 20 people interviewed about Eiji Tsuburaya, in three parts. Part 1 features people who knew Tsuburaya in his lifetime; part 2 are those who carried on his work in the tokusatsu industry; part 3 about people who were influenced by his works. | |||
I Always Liked Monsters (ずっと怪獣が好きだった) |
2005.03.16 | Fuyuki Shinada | Iwanami Shoten | ISBN4-00-001072-7 | Fuyuki Shinada professional autobiography | partial | |
Gamera's Genesis: Film Director Noriaki Yuasa ガメラ創世紀 映画監督・湯浅憲明 |
2006.04.26 | Enterbrain, Inc. | ISBN 4757727755 | Noriaki Yuasa's works | |||
Tokusatsu Soul: Toho Special Effects Struggles 特撮魂 東宝特撮奮戦記 |
2010.01.22 | Yosensha | ISBN978-4862485151 | Koichi Kawakita autobiography | |||
A Monster's Life: Haruo Nakajima, the Original Godzilla Actor (怪獣人生 ~元祖ゴジラ俳優・中島春雄) |
2010.07.31 | Yosensha [soft cover] | ISBN-10: 4862485898 ISBN 978-4-86248-589-2 |
Haruo Nakajima | |||
Comic Version World Biographies 22: Eiji Tsuburaya コミック版 世界の伝記22 円谷英二 |
2012.08 (1st ed.) 2022.07 (10th ed.) |
POPLAR PUBLISHING CO., LTD. | ISBN978-4591130339 | Eiji Tsuburaya biography in manga form | |||
Godzilla's Trunk ゴジラのトランク |
2012.12.31 | Honda, Kimi | Takarajima | ISBN978-4800205643 | Ishiro Honda | ||
Special Effects Director: Teruyoshi Nakano (特技監督 中野昭慶) |
2014.07.01 | Wides Shuppan [Eiga Bunko] | ISBN 4898302807 ISBN-13: 978-4898302804 |
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Ishiro Honda: The Uncrowned Master (本多猪四郎 無冠の巨匠) | 2014.11.20 (1st ed.) 2015.01.28 (2nd ed.) |
Kiridoshi, Risaku | Yosensha | ISBN978-4800302212 | Ishiro Honda | ||
Managing GODZILLA ゴジラのマネジメント プロデューサーとスタッフ25人の証言 |
2015.03.10 | Tomiyama, Shogo | ASCII Media Works (Kadokawa) | ISBN978-4048690003 | Experiences of several people involved in Godzilla movies | ||
The Man Who Continues Drawing "Ray". Legend of Iizuka Sadao 光線を描き続けてきた男 飯塚定雄 |
2016.01.23 | Yosensha | ISBN978-4800308511 | About Sadao Iizuka & his work | |||
Mori Kishida: A Talented Actor Who Died Young - Complete Record (Eiga Hihō Collection) 岸田森 夭逝の天才俳優・全記録(映画秘宝COLLECTION) |
2017.05.01 | Yosensha | ISBN978-4800312228 | Mori Kishida | |||
Inside Godzilla is the Footprint of a Monster Idiot (ゴジラの中は ある怪獣バカの足型) |
2017.06.09 | Hurricane Ryu Hariken | オルタナパブリッシング | ISBN978-4-434-23289-3 | "Hurricane" Ryu Hariken autobiography | ||
Sadamasa Arikawa: Son of Godzilla and Eiji Tsuburaya (Movie Treasured Article COLLECTION) (有川貞昌 ゴジラの息子と円谷英二 (映画秘宝COLLECTION)) |
2018.08.17 | Arikawa, Sadamasa | Yosensha | ISBN-10: 4800315344 ISBN-13: 978-4800315342 |
Sadamasa Arikawa professional autobiography/memoirs |
Toys, models and art
Japanese- and English-language books primarily covering artwork (as opposed to covering production artwork such as concept art), as well as ones focused on toys, figures, model kits, statues, dioramas or related aspects.
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Publisher | ISBN / ASIN |
Focus | Status |
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Monsters Catalogue in 3D (Fantastic Collection No. 38) ファンタスティックコレクションNo.38 3D怪獣全集 |
1984.06.30 | Asahi Sonorama | 雑誌コード67897-38 | Tokusatsu/kaiju figures, sculptures, modeling | ||
Comic BomBom Special 86: Monster King Godzilla Diorama Picture Book (コミックボンボンスペシャル86 怪獣王ゴジラジオラマ大図鑑) |
1993.01.30 | Kodansha | ISBN 4061032860 ISBN-13: 978-4061032866 |
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Godzilla TOY Museum (続・怪獣玩具 ゴジラTOY博物館) |
1993.02.10 | Bandai | ISBN4-89189-202-1 | |||
Century of the Roar: Takashi Minamimura Monster Art Collection 咆哮の世紀 南村喬之怪獣画集 |
1993.06.20 | Asahi Sonorama | ISBN 4257033606 | |||
Giant Monsters Bromide Pictorial Book Gamera (大怪獣ブロマイド図鑑ガメラ) |
1995.04.05 | KK Bestsellers | ISBN 4-584-16024-4 ISBN-13: 978-4584160244 |
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Gamera Toys Pictorial Book ガメラ玩具図鑑 |
1996.07.23 | Seiunsha | ISBN 4795239630 | Vintage Gamera series & related Daiei tokusatsu toys | ||
An Unauthorized Guide to Godzilla Collectibles | 1998 | Schiffer Publishing Ltd. | ISBN 0-7643-0544-1 | Godzilla toys | ||
Treasured Figures Pictorial Book 1950-1999 お宝フィギュア大図鑑 (毎日ムック アミューズ編) |
1999.10.18 | Mainichi Books | ISBN 4620791342 | Vintage sci-fi, tokusatsu, anime figures price guide | ||
Godzilla Bromide Complete Collection - Popular Toho Monsters Total Advancement ゴジラブロマイド大全集 東宝人気怪獣総進撃 |
2001.01.05 | Enterbrain, Inc. | ISBN 475770318X | Godzilla / Toho kaiju bromide cards | ||
GODZILLA DREAM - Yuji Sakai Monster Modeling Works Collection 酒井ゆうじ怪獣造形作品集 |
2005.08.31 | Hobby JAPAN | ISBN 4894253828 | Godzilla kaiju sculptures by Yuji Sakai | ||
GODZILLA DREAM evolution 酒井ゆうじ怪獣造形作品集 |
2013.03.28 | Hobby JAPAN | ISBN978-4798605777 | Godzilla kaiju sculptures by Yuji Sakai | ||
Artworks of Yasushi Torisawa: The Attack of Toho Monsters (酉澤安施画集 東宝怪獣大進撃) |
2014.07.26 | Hobby JAPAN | ISBN-13: 978-4-7986-0849-5 | Mostly original Yasushi Nirasawa art of Toho monsters, then some concept art by him for Toho kaiju films at the end | ||
Godzilla Illustrations by Yuji Kaida (ゴジラ・イラストレーションズ) |
2014.08.08 | ASPECT | ISBN: 978-4-7572-2347-9 | ISBN-10: 4757223471 ISBN 978-4-7572-2347-9 |
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Yuji Kaida: Kaiju Illustration Technique 開田裕治 怪獣イラストテクニック |
2016.11.01 | Genkosha Co., Ltd. | ISBN978-4768307625 | Yuji Kaida's art process | ||
TOY CARD Card Collection Album - Godzilla Wars Edition トイカードの本 ゴジラウォーズ編 |
2019.08.12 (1st ed.) 2020.08.15 (2nd ed.) |
@RitzFX [self-published] | Scans/catalog of Godzilla Wars cards | |||
Super Godzilla Art Book (超・ゴジラ画帖) |
2020 | ? | n/a | Artwork by Yuji Kaida | ||
Showa Toho Kaiju Card & Bromide Chronicle 1954-1977 昭和東宝怪獣カード&ブロマイドクロニクル |
2021.10.01 | Tatsumi Publishing Co., Ltd. | ISBN978-4777828340 | Godzilla & Toho kaiju bromide cards between 1954-1977 | ||
Toho Monsters and Cityscape Coloring Book 東宝怪獣と出現した街並み塗り絵 |
2022.10.20 2022.10.30 |
Kawade Shobō Shinsha | ISBN978-4309292335 | Coloring book... |
Original research, essays, analysis
Books largely comprised of essays, analysis or otherwise original research.
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Author(s) | Publisher | ISBN / ASIN |
Focus | Status |
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Godzilla Resurrection Committee (Reprint Version) ゴジラ復活委員会〈復刻版〉 ゴジラ復活委員会、第2号会誌 |
1982.07.07 | Godzilla Resurrection Committee Publishing Bureau [self-published] | N/A | ||||
Godzilla Resurrection Committee First Issue ゴジラ復活委員会(創刊号) |
1982.08.20 [Revised edition] | Godzilla Resurrection Committee Publishing Bureau | N/A | ||||
Godzilla Resurrection Committee Separate Volume 2 ゴジラ復活委員会 別冊2 |
1982.08.20 | Godzilla Resurrection Committee Publishing Bureau | N/A | ||||
Godzilla Resurrection Committee #13 ゴジラ復活委員会13 |
1983.02.20 | Godzilla Resurrection Committee Publishing Bureau | N/A | ||||
Zone Fighter Special Issue 創刊特別号 流星人間ゾーン |
1987.12.27 | 特撮探偵社 [self-published] | N/A | N/A | |||
Toho SF and Monster Movies Composite Still Photo Encyclopedia (Tokusatsu Monograph Special Issue) 特撮モノグラフ別冊号 東宝SF怪獣映画合成スチール写真大百科 |
1992.12.30 | Tokusatu Monograph [self-published] | n/a | Variety of Toho special effects movie stills up to 1980 in black and white | |||
Monster Interception Battle: Godzilla Attacks!? Self-Defense Forces, Fight Like This! 怪獣要撃戦 ゴジラ来襲!?自衛隊かく戦えり! |
1993.05.20 | Bandai | ISBN 4891895071 | ||||
Cinema Monstology (形態学的怪獣論 Morphological Monster Theory) |
1993.08.30 | Asahi Sonorama | ISBN 4-257-03364-9 ISBN-13: 978-4257033646 |
Morphology of tokusatsu monsters, particularly Toho. Author: Kobayashi, Shinichiro | |||
99 Godzilla Mysteries (懐かしのヒーロー 大怪獣ゴジラ99の謎) |
1993.12.25 | Futami Shobo [Futami WAi WAi Bunko] | ISBN 4576931644 ISBN-13: 978-4576931647 |
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Verification: The Birth of Godzilla (検証・ゴジラ誕生 昭和29年・東宝撮影所) |
1994.09.25 | Asahi Sonorama | ISBN4-257-03394-0 | ||||
Absolute Godzillism (絶対ゴジラ主義) |
1995.10.26 | Masami Yamada | Kadokawa Shoten | ISBN 4-04-852575-1 ISBN-13: 978-4048525756 |
Examines the concept of Godzilla from various standpoints e.g. scientifically, mythologically | ||
Godzilla Invades!! - A Reintroduction to Toho Monster and Science Fiction Special Effects Films (ゴジラ来襲‼―東宝怪獣・SF特撮映画再入門) |
1998.07.01 | KK LONGSELLER | ISBN 484540592X ISBN-13: 978-4845405923 |
Discusses the new 1998 GODZILLA as well as classic Toho tokusatsu | |||
The Godzilla Question [by Peter Musolf, Japanese translation by Kosei Ono] ゴジラとは何か |
1998.07.15 | Kodansha | ISBN 4062065398 | ||||
Godzilla Ultra Manual — Gojira vs. GODZILLA (ゴジラ「超」事典 ― ゴジラ vs GODZILLA) |
1998.09.06 | Hiten Books | ISBN-10: 4894401169 | Compares Japanese & American Godzilla; parody novel CO*GIL*A vs. Godzilla | ✅ | ||
The Souls of Monsters ― 100 Great Monsters that Graced Japanese Movie and TV History (Futabasha Mook: Curiosity Book 45) (ザ・怪獣魂―日本映画史、テレビ史を飾った大怪獣100頭 (双葉社ムック 好奇心ブック 45)) |
1999.08.15 | Futabasha | ISBN 4575463698 ISBN-13: 978-4575463699 |
Ultra series, Gamera, Godzilla, interviews | |||
Godzilla Research Introduction ゴジラ研究序説 |
1998.08.19 | PHP研究所 | ISBN 4569602436 | ||||
Anti Monster Tactical Manual: Godzilla vs. JSDF (ゴジラ対自衛隊―怪獣要撃戦略マニュアル (ザテレビジョン文庫6)) |
1999.11.10 | Kadokawa Shoten | ISBN-10: 4049300060 ISBN-13: 978-4049300062 |
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World of Ikki Kajiwara Part 3 梶原一騎 ワールド PART3 |
2003.01.21 | tanozi | [self-published] | N/A | Covering works of Ikki Kajiwara. | ||
Kong Unbound | 2005.11.15 | Haber, Karen | Pocket Books | ISBN-10: 1416516700
ISBN-13: 978-1416516705 |
Essays by prominent media figures regarding King Kong | ✅ | |
Spiritual History of Mothra モスラの精神史 |
2007.07.20 | Shuntaro Ono | Kodansha Gendai-shinsho | ISBN978-4062879019 | |||
Godzilla Comicalize Chronicle (ゴジラコミカライズクロニクル 入門編) |
2009.12.31 | [self-published] | Overview of Godzilla Heisei series manga adaptations | N/A | |||
Embers Vol. 6 — Book of comicalizations mainly of 70's cover stories, super-enlarged and revised edition (70年代カヴァーモノを中心とした コミカライズの本 超増補改訂版) |
2010.08.15 | 丁字屋残党 | [self-published/doujinshi] | n/a | |||
The Music of Godzilla: The Echoes of Akira Ifukube, Masaru Sato, Kunio Miyauchi, Riichiro Manabe and Their Times (ゴジラの音楽―伊福部昭、佐藤勝、宮内國郎、眞鍋理一郎の響きとその時代) |
2010.08.25 2010.08.30 |
Sakuhinsha | ISBN-10: 4861822998 ISBN 978-4-86182-299-5 |
Details about the production of music of the Showa Godzilla films | |||
Godzilla Comicalize Chronicle 2 (ゴジラコミカライズクロニクル2) |
2010.12.30 | [self-published] | N/A | Overview of Godzilla Heisei series manga adaptations | |||
Zone Fighter Material 流星人間ゾーンMATERIAL |
2010.12.30 | 夜盗組 | [self-published] | n/a | Zone Fighter info | ||
Monster Doctor's Glowing Lecture: 99 Truths About Godzilla (怪獣博士の白熱講座 ゴジラ99の真実(ホント)) |
2014.07.31 | 池田憲章 | Tokuma Shoten | ISBN978-4-19-863838-2 | Author presents various behind-the-scenes stories relating to Godzilla dug up from years of interviews and notes. | ||
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Vol. 1: 1954-1980 | LeMay, John | Kaiju films | 🅿 | ||||
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Vol. 2: 1984-2014 | LeMay, John | Kaiju films | 🅿 | ||||
The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films | 2017.06.15 | LeMay, John | Bicep Books, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | ISBN-10: 1548145254 ISBN-13: 978-1548145255 |
Unmade kaiju projects | ✅🆑 | |
VideoSoft Research Vol. 1 (ビデオソフト研究 Vol.1) |
2018.08 | [self-published] | N/A | Home media releases | |||
Time Tunnel #42: World Monsters and Kaiju Encyclopedia 1970-1972 タイム・トンネル42号 世界怪物怪獣大全集1970~1972 |
2021.09.03 | Time Tunnel [self-published] | N/A | Glancing info on very wide range of kaiju, kaijin, monsters etc. Even Elmo from Sesame Street is listed. |
Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book
- EX/Mini/Special
Manga
- See also
- Great Encyclopedia (Rippu Shobo) — These are under Reference - Japanese. Each includes a short manga adaptation by Shinji Nishikawa of the respective movie.
Manga •
Movie Comics / Film Comic
Screenshots from movies converted into comic format. (Extremely lame stuff.)
Cover | Title (JP) |
Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Publisher | ISBN / ASIN |
Status |
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[[File:|center|80px]] | Movie Comics: The Return of Godzilla |
1984 | Akita Shoten | ❌ | |
Movie Comics: Mothra vs. Godzilla |
1984.08.25 | Akita Shoten | ISBN: 4253099211 | ||
[[File:|center|80px]] | Movie Comics: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster |
1984 | Akita Shoten | ❌ | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Movie Comics: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep |
1984 | Akita Shoten | ❌ | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Movie Comics: Terror of Mechagodzilla |
1984 | Akita Shoten | ❌ | |
Film Comic: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah |
1995.12.09 | Toho | ISBN: 4924609595 | ✅ |
Comics
Comics • • •
Novels
Novels • • •
Magazines
Magazines • • •
Picture books
Picture books 絵本 • • •
Miscellaneous
Theater programs
Program books. These don't sport an ISBN or 雑誌コード.
- For theatrical releases or re-releases of films
✅ Varan (film) [DVD BOX reprint]
✅ Atragon (film) [DVD BOX reprint]
✅ Space Amoeba [DVD BOX reprint]
- Programs for film festivals, exhibitions, concerts, or other such licensed events (as opposed to pertaining exclusively to a specific movie)
Promotional materials
- Has ISBN or 雑誌コード
Publications directly tied to a specific event.
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Publisher | ISBN / ASIN | Focus | Status |
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Godzilla Interception Strategy Operation Manual ゴジラ迎撃作戦オペレーションマニュアル |
2020.12.25 | Hobby JAPAN | ISBN978-4798623870 | Awaji Island Shin Godzilla zipline attraction |
- No ISBN or 雑誌コード
Press sheets, sales sheets, advertising flyers, pamphlets, chirashi チラシ.
Chirashi/one-sheet
Many chirashi for movies can be found at http://eiga-chirashi.jp/
Cover | Focus | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Status |
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Godzilla Series Chirashi Collection 2001 Edition ゴジラシリーズチラシ全集2001年版 |
2001.12.15 |
Preview materials
Press sheets or pamphlets for upcoming releases.
Cover | Focus | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Status |
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[[File:|center|80px]] | Space Amoeba press sheet [DVD box reprint] |
1970 | ✅ |
Toho Theatrical Lineup 1985 東宝ライナップ'85 |
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Toho Theatrical Lineup 1990 東宝ライナップ'90 |
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Godzilla vs. Biollante [giant promotional booklet "purchased around the time of GVB video"] | 1989-1990 | ✅ | |
Toho Theatrical Lineup 1992 東宝ライナップ'92 |
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Toho Theatrical Lineup 1995 東宝ライナップ'95 |
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe English-language press sheet | |||
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah press sheet ゴジラvsデストロイア プレスシート |
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Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion press sheet ガメラ2レギオン襲来 プレスシート |
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Godzilla 2000: Millennium press sheet ゴジラ2000ミレニアム プレスシート |
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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris press sheet ガメラ3 邪神〈イリス〉覚醒 プレスシート |
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GMK press sheet GMK プレスシート |
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Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla press sheet ゴジラ×メカゴジラ プレスシート |
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Godzilla: Tokyo SOS press sheet ゴジラ×モスラ×メカゴジラ東京SOS プレスシート |
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GODZILLA 1998 [giant pamphlet] | 1998 | ✅ | |
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus press sheet | before 2000.12.09 | ✅ | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters press sheet + "Monster Apocalypse" timeline/map + United Earth Report on Earth Evacuation Project GODZILLA怪獣惑星 プレスシート |
2017 | ✅ |
Other
Everything else
Cover | Focus | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Notes | Status |
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Resurrection Festival Godzilla 1983 (決定版!!GODZILLA 東宝特撮傑作映画大全集) [large flyer/pamphlet] 現在、『復活フェスティバル ゴジラ1983』と銘うち、東宝特撮名作映画10本が、全国で好き評上演されています。 |
1983 | ✅ | ||
Godzilla Club Vol. 01 [booklet] | 1984 | |||
Godzilla Club Vol. 02 [booklet] | 1984.09.01 | Ad for CinemaScope Adventure: Godzilla as the back cover | ✅ | |
Godzilla Club Vol. 03 [booklet] | 1984 |
Post card books, card-books
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Publisher | ISBN / ASIN | Focus | Status |
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Toho Special Effects Movie Posters Complete Collection 1 (東宝特撮映画ポスター全集 1) |
1984.07.20 | Asahi Sonorama [Sonorama Bunko] | ISBN 4257762519 ISBN-13: 978-4257762515 |
Toho movie posters removable post cards | ||
Toho Special Effects Movie Posters Complete Collection 2 (東宝特撮映画ポスター全集 2) |
1984.07.20 | Asahi Sonorama [Sonorama Bunko] | ISBN 4257762527 ISBN-13: 978-4257762522 |
Toho movie posters removable post cards | ||
The Return of Godzilla Color Album [Godzilla Book] カラーアルバム ゴジラ[永久保存版] ぜったいコレクション 迫力カラー・スチール24枚 「ゴジラ」フォトストーリー・ブック |
1984.12.10 | Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha | 書籍コード 0074-254250-3214 | The Return of Godzilla (1984) stills; also has a book called "Godzilla Book" which is a digest of the story in b&w. | ✅ | |
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Post Card Collection ゴジラVSスペースゴジラ ポスト・カード集 |
1994.12.25 | Asahi Sonorama | ISBN 4257767502 | Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla stills removable post cards | ||
TV Magazine Card Book No. 2 - Godzilla, King of the Monsters テレビマガジンカードブック No.2 怪獣王ゴジラ |
1996.01.09 | Kodansha | ISBN 4063333523 | |||
Gamera Card Collection ガメラカードコレクション |
1996.07.18 | NTV | Gamera series | ISBN 4820396196 | ||
Gamera 1999 Postcard Book 究極のイメージコレクション ガメラ1999ポストカードブック 劇場限定版 |
1999.03.10 | MOBY DICK BOOKS | Gamera series post cards | N/A |
Collectibles materials, still sets, etc
These are scannable materials from non-media sets. Like a set of bromide cards or movie stills, or a collector's edition watch or random products that aren't movies or games or the like. They might still contain booklets or such that can be archived.
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Company | Focus | Status |
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Godzilla Still Card Set (Shonen King New Year Extra Edition) [24 pcs.] (少年KING新年大増刊 ゴジラスチールセット) |
1985.01.05 | Shonen Gahosha | Stills from The Return of Godzilla and earlier films | ||
Monster Comes Back! The GODZILLA (Special Poster Book) (すごいアイツが帰って来た。 ザ・ゴジラ スペシャル・ポスター・ブック) | 1985.01.06 | Futabasha Co., Ltd. | Stills from The Return of Godzilla IMAGE GODZILLA'S WORLD / CAST & STAFF OF "GODZILLA" / STORY OF "GODZILLA" / MAKING OF GODZILLA / ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GODZILLA / "GODZILLA" PRODUCTION NOTE / BIG 16 COLOR PICTURES / EXTRA FULL SIZE FOOT PRINT |
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Godzilla Still Set (Limited Edition) [24 pcs.] (限定版 ゴジラスチールセット) |
1989 c. | Toho | Stills from GvB and earlier G films | ||
Godzilla Premium Collections 2001 (ゴジラ・プレミアム・コレクションズ2001) G's Shock (Gの衝撃) |
2001.11.03 | Toho | Godzilla (1954) informational booklet & set contents; Godzilla Sound Memorial (サウンド・メモリアル) CD w/ recording of Gojira (1954) audio drama (ラジオドラマ「ゴジラ」最終回) & excerpted Tomoyuki Tanaka interview (田中友幸 インタビュー(抜粋)) | ✅ | |
Godzilla Color Bromide Set | 2002 | Toho? | Godzilla Raids Again Shonen Club manga reprint; bromide cards; ... |
Computer software books
Catchall category for books with CD-ROMs or floppy discs whose primary purpose is providing non-videogame software to be installed in an operating system, e.g. screensavers for Windows and/or Macintosh. The book itself may solely be comprised of information about the software it's bundled with (such as instructions), but some additionally function as a general 'reference' book.
- The Toho SF Special Effects Movie Series, which started including a CD-ROM with additional content starting with the volume for Godzilla 2000: Millennium, are listed under the Reference » Japanese section.
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Publisher | ISBN / ASIN | Focus | Status |
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Godzilla Screensaver for Windows™ ゴジラ スクリーンセーバー |
1994.07.01 (1st ed.) 1994.11.11 (3rd ed.) |
impress Books | ISBN 4844346547 | |||
The Godzilla Collections (Windows version) Windows版 ゴジラ コレクション ●THE GODZILLA COLLECTIONS |
1994.12.25 | ASCII | ISBN 4756105726 | |||
Natsume-sha CD-ROM Book: Legend of Gamera the Giant Monster ナツメ社CD-ROMブック 大怪獣ガメラ伝説 Macintosh & Windows マシン対応 |
1995.01.12 | Natsume-sha | ISBN 4816317694 | Gamera series | ||
Godzilla Digital Gallery Famous Scene Collection 400 CD-ROM for Windows ゴジラ デジタルギャラリー 名場面コレクション400 |
1996.04.01 | impress Books | ISBN 4844347357 | |||
Godzilla Desktop Collection CD-ROM for Windows (ゴジラ デスクトップコレクション CD-ROM for Windows) |
1996.06.11 | impress Co. | ISBN 4-8443-4748-9 | Includes CD-ROM with desktop wallpapers, icons etc. for Windows 95 and 3.1. CD contents, Godzilla monsters & weapons. |
Home media booklets
- Booklets included with DVD/blu-ray/box set releases. (No ISBNs.)
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Company | Focus | Status |
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King Kong (1933) Blu-ray digibook | King Kong (1933) | ✅ | |||
Toho Godzilla Island DVD-BOX booklet | Toho | Godzilla Island (TV series) | ✅ | ||
Criterion Godzilla (1954) booklet | Criterion | Godzilla (1954) | ✅ | ||
Arrow Video The Bloodthristy Trilogy Blu-ray booklet | Arrow Video | The Vampire Doll / Lake of Dracula / Evil of Dracula | ✅ | ||
GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters Special Booklet / GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle Special Booklet / GODZILLA: The Planet Eater Special Booklet (blu-ray booklets) |
Toho | Anime GODZILLA trilogy info; kind of like a theater program, but with more behind the scenes stuff like renders | ✅✅✅ | ||
GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters Sketch Collection / GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle Sketch Collection / GODZILLA: The Planet Eater Sketch Collection (blu-ray booklets) |
Toho | Anime GODZILLA trilogy sketches by Hiroyuki Seshita, storyboards | ✅✅✅ | ||
Godzilla vs. Kong Japanese SPECIAL SET contents (【オリジナル特典付】ゴジラvsコング 完全数量限定生産4枚組 ムービーモンスターシリーズ GODZILLA VS. KONG SPECIAL SET 同梱) |
Toho | Visual still cards (x12) - including by-the-numbers profiles of Godzilla, Kong, Mechagodzilla
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Video game guides
Separately published strategy guides for video games (not instruction manuals that were included with the game).
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Publisher | ISBN / ASIN | Focus | |
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Godzilla: Monster of Monsters Complete Strategy Technique Book (ゴジラ完全攻略テクニックブック) |
1988.12.30 | Tokuma Communications | ISBN 4886581404 ISBN-13: 978-4886581402 |
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters (Nintendo Famicom) | ||
Super Famicom Victory Strategy Special - Battle Soccer: Champion of the Field (Keibunsha Encyclopedia Separate Volume) (スーパーファミコン必勝法スペシャル バトルサッカー フィールドの覇者 (ケイブンシャの大百科別冊)) |
1993.02.18 | Keibunsha | 雑誌63552-88 T1063552880581 | Battle Soccer: Champion of the Field (Nintendo Super Famicom) | ||
Super Godzilla Official Guide Book (スーパーファミコン 超ゴジラ 公式ガイドブック) |
1994.03.01 | Keibunsha | ASIN: B00MISKFJ8 (Amazon.co.jp) 雑誌コード 63554-42 T1063554420754 |
Super Godzilla (Nintendo Super Famicom) | ||
Godzilla: Great Monster Battle Official Guide Book (スーパーファミコン必勝法スペシャル ゴジラ怪獣大決戦公式ガイドブック) |
1995.01.30 | Keibunsha | ISBN-10: 4766921623 ISBN-13: 978-4766921625 |
Godzilla: Great Monster Battle (Nintendo Super Famicom) | ||
Godzilla: Archipelago Shock Official Guide Book (Game Fan Books 12) (ゴジラ-列島震撼- 公式ガイドブック) |
1996.05.31 | Mainichi Communications | ISBN 4895637271 ISBN-13: 978-4895637275 |
Godzilla: Archipelago Shock (Sega Saturn) | ||
Godzilla (PC-9801) Strategy Guide (コンプティーク 11月号第1付録 ゴジラ攻略本) |
1993.11.01 | Kadokawa (Kadokawa Shoten) | N/A | Strategy guide for Godzilla for PC-9801 by SystemSoft | ||
Collect Godzilla: Giant Monster Assembly Pocket Guide (あつめてゴジラ 怪獣大集合 ポケットガイド) |
1998.08.27 | SOFT BANK (SEGA OFFICIAL BOOKS) | ISBN 4797307137 ISBN-13: 978-4797307139 |
Godzilla Generations (Sega Dreamcast) | ||
Prima's Official Strategy Guide - Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee | Prima | ISBN 0-7615-3972-7 | Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (GCN)
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Video game manuals/flyers/sheets
Manuals/instruction sheets/promotional pamphlets/etc. for video games/board games/pachinko/slot machines/etc. Stuff which wasn't published as books and don't have ISBNs.
- Strategy guides or properly-published books are in the section above.
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Focus | Status |
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[[File:|center|80px]] | The Movie Monster Game game manual [US] | [with game] | The Movie Monster Game (MSX) | ✅🅿 |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Godzilla (Game Boy video game) game manual [US] | [with game] | Godzilla (Game Boy video game) | ✅🅿 |
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! game manual [U.S.] | [with game] | Godzilla: Monster of Monsters! (NES) | ✅ | |
Konami Wai Wai World game manual | [with game] | Konami Wai Wai World (Famicom) | ✅🅿 | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Godzilla: Great Monster Battle strategy guide [Japan] | [with game] | Godzilla: Great Monster Battle (Super Famicom) | ✅🅿 |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Super Godzilla game manual [US] | [with game] | Super Godzilla (SNES) | ✅🅿 |
Godzilla: Heart-Pounding Monster Island!! game manual | [with game] | Godzilla: Heart-Pounding Monster Island!! (Sega Pico) | ✅🅿 | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Godzilla Generations game manual [JP] | Godzilla Generations (Dreamcast] | ✅🅿 | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Godzilla: Trading Battle game manual [JP] | [with game] | Godzilla: Trading Battle (PS1) | ✅🅿 |
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee GameCube game manual [U.S.] | [with game] | Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (GCN) | ✅ | |
[[File:|center|80px]] | Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Xbox game manual [U.S.] | [with game] | Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (Xbox) | ✅ |
CR Godzilla MB (CRゴジラMB) manual | 2003 | CR Godzilla MB pachinko by Newgin | ||
Godzilla: Save the Earth game manual [U.S.] | [with game] | Godzilla: Save the Earth (PS2) | ✅ | |
Gamera High Grade Vision (ガメラハイグレードビジョン) [pamphlet] | 2004 | Gamera High Grade Vision pachinko by Rodeo | ✅ | |
Godzilla: Pachislot Wars [pamphlet] | 2007 | Godzilla: Pachislot Wars pachinko | ✅ | |
King Kong Z2 (キング・コングZ2) [pamphlet] | 2010 | King Kong (2005) pachinko by Bisty | ✅ | |
Gamera ZS [pamphlet] | 2010 | Gamera ZS pachinko by Rodeo | ✅ | |
CR Godzilla: Descent of the Destruction God [pamphlet] | 2010 | CR Godzilla: Descent of the Destruction God pachinko | ✅ | |
CR True King of the Monsters Godzilla [pamphlet] | 2018 | CR True King of the Monsters Godzilla pachinko | ✅ | |
CR True King of the Monsters Godzilla 77 ver. [pamphlet] | 2018 | CR True King of the Monsters Godzilla (77 ver.) pachinko | ✅ | |
PVV Godzilla! Great Monster Assembly [pamphlet] | 2019 | PVV Godzilla! Great Monster Assembly pachinko | ✅ |
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Publisher | ISBN / ASIN | Focus | Status |
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Sheet music
Sheet music. Also one book that's exclusively lined with pages of raw sheet music with no commentary, background, or any info at all.
Cover | Title | Release (yyyy.mm.dd) |
Publisher | ISBN / ASIN | Focus | Status |
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GODZILLA / THE SCORE (Soundtrack Collection) | 1999.01.30 | Doremi Music Publishing Co., Ltd. | ISBN 4810859762 | Sheet music for "Heroes" by The Wallflowers, "No Shelter" by Rage Against the Machine, "Brain Stew [The GODZILLA Remix]" by Green Day, "Walk the Sky" by Fuel, and "浸食 -lose control-" by L'Arc~en~Ciel. |
Production materials
Treatments, drafts, screenplays, scripts, and storyboards.
Cover | Title | Date (yyyy/mm/dd) |
Source | Status |
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1932.01.?? | Kong: An Original Screenplay isbn: 1786368811 | 🅿 |
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??? | ✅🅿 | |
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1985.07.18 | ??? | ✅🅿 | |
Godzilla (June 2012 screenplay) | 2012.06.20 | Leaked | ✅🅿 | |
Godzilla Final Wars script | from CD-ROM included w/ Toho SF GFW book | ✅ | ||
Godzilla Final Wars storyboards | from CD-ROM included w/ Toho SF GFW book | ✅ | ||
Shin Godzilla script (final ver.) | Included w/ The Art of Shin Godzilla | partial | ||
Godzilla Minus One storyboards No. 30 | Included w/ The Record of Godzilla Minus One | ✅ |