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Toho has announced that the first permanent official Godzilla Store will open, Godzilla Store Tokyo. The store is opening in Shinjuku at the Shinjuku Toho Building, the building which features Godzilla's head perched atop it, as announced by Keiji Ota from Toho. The store will open Monday October 30 and will feature close to 500 items a number of which will be store exclusives like the Movie Monster Series Godzilla 2016 Godzilla Store Limited Version (image below) and the Sanrio X Godzilla merchandise. There has been temporary pop-up stores but this is the first permanent one. A design for the store was also shown.
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Minya (or Minilla) is celebrating his 50th Anniversary to celebrate the Godzilla Store is selling a couple of t-shirts. Minilla Smile and Minilla Surprise shirts by Cospa, they are white heavyweight t-shirts that come in 4 sizes (S, M, L, XL), they feature an image on the front and small 50th Anniversary logo on the back. They retail for 3,348 yen (approx $31 US) and can be pre-ordered now with release end of Sept.
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Shine Co and the Godzilla Store are releasing the Humidifier King Godzilla, this cool item "shoots" out a mist that is illuminated by led lights to recreate Godzilla's breath effect. It is from the same folks that made the popular motion/sound bank and feature box art by Nobushi Nishikawa. It measures W 181 x H 215.2 x D 226 mm (approx 7 x 8.5 x 9 inches), uses AC power with an auto off feature. It retails for 7,538 yen (tax included, approx $70 US), and can be pre-ordered from the Godzilla Store now with release in Nov 2017.
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Bandai has revealed a couple of new items for Godzilla: Monster Planet and we also have the official release date for the figures. The King Monster Series Godzilla Anime and the Movie Monster Series Godzilla Anime and Sevrum will all be released Sept 2017, the Movie Monster series may be released in an assortment with the other Movie Monster figures that were announced. The new merchandise are a t-shirt and towel featuring the characters of the film. The T-Shirt is two sided, comes in 4 sizes (S, M, L, XL), is 100% cotton, and will retail for 3,240 yen (approx $30 US). The Muffler Towel is 20cm x 120cm (approx 8 x 47 inches), polyester, and retails for 1,620 yen (approx $15 US). Both can be pre-ordered from the Bandai Premium site, with release in Oct 2017.
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7 Net is doing a pre-sale on tickets for Godzilla: Monster Planet in Japan and as they did with previous Godzilla films there will be pre-sale exclusives. There are two exclusives this time around a blue clear vinyl figure (Bandai Movie Monster series figure) and an acrylic diorama. The figure is 6 inches tall, retails for 3,880 yen (approx $35 US, includes the ticket), and is limited to 4,000. The acrylic diorama is 10cm x 20cm and retails for 2,580 yen (approx $23 US, includes the ticket). The diorama includes Godzilla, base, name plate, and background, there is no listed limit on these.
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Sanrio and Toho have announced they will be doing crossover merchandise with Godzilla in promotion of Godzilla: Monster Planet. This crossover will feature Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty, My Melody, Pompompuri, and Little Twin Stars, along side Godzilla, what would seem to be a cute version of him. Product will be revealed this fall on the Godzilla Store website, no word on with types of products there will be.
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Script/Switch Planning is releasing two new Godzilla jackets, the Japanese Souvenir Jacket GZSJ-003 King Ghidoroh Reversible Skajan and Japanese Souvenir Jacket GZSJ-004 Mothra vs. Godzilla Reversible Skajan. Both are made with 100% satin rayon and lined in 100% polyester satin polyester, and they have an embroidered design on the back and front. They come in sizes S,M, L, XL, and XXL and retail for 45,360 yen (approx $411 US). They can be purchased direct from Switch Planning or retailers like Amazon, and the Godzilla Store. Switch Planning also has released two other Godzilla designs back in March.
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Chara-Ani is releasing Godzilla boxer shorts in two styles Shin Godzilla, and Godzilla '64. Both feature Godzilla's face printed on one side with skin texture print on the other. Both are one size (large 84 - 92 cm), made from polyester with a elastic waist band, and will retail for 2,484 yen (approx $22 US). They are available for pre-order now from retailers like AmiAmi, Hobby Search, and will be released this month.
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Toho's Godzilla Store is releasing the Toho Special Effects All Star Series Acrylic Stand Key Holder by Inside, the first series includes Godzilla '54, Shin Godzilla 2nd Form, and Dr. Serizawa (in scuba gear) w/Oxygen Destroyer. Each can be use with the stand or chain, and each retails for 1,000 yen (approx $9 US). They can be pre-ordered now with release in June 2017. They will also be releasing two other series Series 2 Godzilla 1989 & Super X2, Godman & Greenman & Ushiwa Kotaro, (mystrey character); and Series 3 Godzilla 1964, Shin Godzilla 3rd Form, Gun Head.
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Script/Switch Planning is releasing two Godzilla jackets, the Godzilla Japanese Souvenir Jacket GZSJ-001 Script Men's Sukajan and the Shin Godzilla Japanese Souvenir Jacket GZSJ-002 Script Men's Sukajan. Both are made with 100% satin rayon and lined in 100% polyester satin polyester, and they have an embroidered design on the back and front. They come in sizes S,M, L, XL, and XXL and retail for 38,880 yen (approx $350 US). They can be purchased direct from Switch Planning or retailers like Amazon. Switch Planning also has a number of Ultraman designs.
