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The Japanese site NitroPlus posted new info and a teaser (concept) image (above) for the upcoming Godzilla Animated film. Production and cast info as follows:
  • Scheduled for 2017
  • Director: Hitoshi Shizuno / Hiroyuki Sakashita
  • Story draft / script: Fictobasten
  • Cast: Yuuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Junichi Suwabe, Kanaka Hanazawa, Mamoru Miyano (Alphabetical order)
  • Production: Toho
  • Production: Polygon • Pictures
  • Distribution: Toho Imaging Department
Also announced was the official Twitter page here and that a presentation would be made at Anime Japan 2017, it will be on the red stage (1,500 people), the largest stage there, on March 26.
"A special stage of "GODZILLA", an animated feature film to be release in 2017. Meet the all-star voice actors who have played main rolls in many of the hit animes. Don't miss the chance to see what kind of characters they are going to play."
Anime Japan is March 23-26 at Animate Hall (Animate Ikebukuro Headquarters Store 9F), Tokyo.
More info as it becomes available.
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Kick off celebrating America’s independence with your favorite Japanese monsters on Friday, July 1 at 4:00PM ET/PT. Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, Ghidorrah, Destroyah and more will continue to brawl it out until Monday, July 4, at 4:00 AM ET/PT.

Featuring 14 iconic Godzilla films, including GOJIRA, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, GHIDORRAH: THE THREE HEADED MONSTER, MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA, GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA, and more, “Kaijuly Roarth” brings these big bad monster movies to the small screen.

Forget the fireworks and turn up the volume to watch the best menacing monsters roar for four days back-to-back!

El Rey Network’s “Kaijuly Roarth” Marathon Film Schedule:

FRIDAY July 1, 2016

4:00 PM ET/PT    “GOJIRA”
6:15 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS”
8:00 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN”
9:45 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA”
11:45 PM ET/PT ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II”
2:15 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “GHIDORRAH: THE THREE HEADED MONSTER”
4:15 AM ET/PT     “RODAN”

SATURDAY July 2, 2016
6:00 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. MONSTER ZERO”
8:00 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA”
10:00 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLAS REVENGE”
11:30 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH”
1:45 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH”
4:00 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA”
6:00 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS”
7:45 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GHIDORRAH: THE THREE HEADED MONSTER”
9:45 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS: THE G ANNIHILATION STRATEGY”
12:00 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA”
2:00 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH”
4:15 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN”

SUNDAY July 3, 2016
6:00 AM ET/PT     “GOJIRA”
8:15 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH”
10:30 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH”
12:45 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS”
2:30 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GHIDORRAH: THE THREE HEADED MONSTER”
4:30 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS: THE G ANNIHILATION STRATEGY”
6:45 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA II”
9:15 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH”
11:30 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH”
1:45 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA”
3:45 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS: THE G ANNIHILATION STRATEGY”

MONDAY July 4, 2016
6:00 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA”
8:00 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA’S REVENGE”
9:30 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH”
11:45 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH”
2:00 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA”
4:00 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS”
5:45 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GHIDORRAH: THE THREE HEADED MONSTER”
7:45 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. MEGAGUIRUS: THE G ANNIHILATION STRATEGY”
10:00 PM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA”
12:00 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH”
2:15 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN”
4:00 AM ET/PT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ “TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA”
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Godzilla was born in 1954 from H-bomb test and Toho has made this simple premise into the biggest movie series of all time. They made use of miniatures and real world special effects to bring it to life. Toho has stay with this approach for 50 years and 28 installments they are releasing the first Godzilla movie in over 12 years, Shin Godzilla on July 29, 2016. 

To celebrate is the exhibition, Godzilla At The Museum: Creative Tracks Of Daikaiju showcasing those miniatures and special effects of the Godzilla movies, design drawings, set drawings, documentary photography, and the like, as well as focusing on the illustrations and three-dimensional modeling that has been created on the basis of the Godzilla movies. It shows the imagination, creativity, power of expression, and will introduce the boundless charm of subject that Godzilla.
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In addition there will be a screening of Shin Godzilla and even an awesome event Godzilla Vs Orchestra, featuring a live orchestra playing Akira Ifukube's music while the original Godzilla film is shown.

The event runs from July 15, 2016 - August 31, 2016, at the Fukuoka Art Museum with the Godzilla Vs Orchestra event taking place at Fukuoka Symphony Hall on June 15.
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Yasuyuki Inoue "sol-gel Island coast set design," "Son of Godzilla" movie 1967

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Nishikawa Shinji "Godzilla (scar on the chest) design" movie "Godzilla × Mothra × Mechagodzilla Tokyo SOS" 2003

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The Jinbocho Theatre in Tokyo will be having the Shin Godzilla Movie Total March a movie marathon showing all 28 Godzilla movies as well as the American Godzilla film (2014). It will start on May 7, 2016 and run through June 17, 2016. There is no reserves for seating, it is unclear if the movie are running back to back or not. The movies are split up to a certain number each week during the showings (schedule listed below). Admission prices are 1200 yen (800 yen for children).

May 7 (Saturday) to May 13 (Friday)                                                                                                                                                           
"Godzilla X Megagirasu G annihilation operations" (2000) / "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah Monster all-out attack" (2001) / "Godzilla X Mechagodzilla" (2002) / "Godzilla X Mothra X Mechagodzilla Tokyo SOS" (2003) / " Godzilla FINAL WARS "(2004)                                            

May 14 (Saturday) to May 20 (Friday)                                                                                                                                                                  
"Godzilla VS Mothra" (1992) / "Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla" (1993) / "Godzilla VS Space Godzilla" (1994) / "Godzilla VS Destoroyah" (1995) / "Godzilla 2000" (1999)

May 21 (Saturday) to May 27 (Friday)
"Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla" (1974) / "Terror of Mechagodzilla" (1975) / "Godzilla" (1984) / "Godzilla VS Biollante" (1989) / "Godzilla VS King Ghidorah" (1991)

May 28 (Saturday) to June 3 (Friday)
"Destroy All Monsters" (1968) / "Godzilla minilla-Gabala All Monster large march" (1969) / "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" (1971) / "Godzilla vs. Gigan" (1972) / "Godzilla vs. Megalon" (1973)

June 4 (Saturday) to June 10 (Friday)
"Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964) / "Ghidorah" (1964) / "Invasion of Astro-Monster" (1965) / "Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster" (1966) / "Monster Island son of the decisive battle Godzilla "(1967)

June 11 (Saturday) to June 17 (Fri.)
"Godzilla 60th Anniversary Digitally Remastered" (1954) / "Godzilla Raids Again" (1955) / "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962) / "GODZILLA" (2014)
*There is no screening of "Shin Godzilla".
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It has been announced that advance tickets for Shin Godzilla will go on sale April 23, the film hit theaters July 29, 2016. Those that get advance sell tickets will receive a "Godzilla Vs. Evangelion" print. They are limited to 55,555 and will be no more then two per person (one per ticket). It looks like other merchandise will be released as well including towels, t-shirts, key rings, and posters. It appears both the Evangelion and Shin Godzilla websites are involved in the promo.
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Nico Nico Super Conference 2016 will have some major Shin Godzilla happens. (Nico Nico Super Conference is an event with the concept of reproducing “Nico Nico Video” live. In addition to Nico Nico Video user, there are also various exhibitors, Sumo, Pro-Wrestlers, Police, Self-Defense Forces, jumbling together to making a chaos event.) The event is April 29-30, from what we can tell there will be props, miniatures, special effects demos, and possibly the first full reveal of Shin Godzilla. The event takes place at Makuhari Messe. It is unsure if Director Anno Hideaki will be at the event but it is a good possibility. Some highlights from the translation below.
  • Special effects experience studio, back home have been special effects museum
  • Here attractions!
  • You can experience the special effects of the technique!
  • The world's first unveiling! It will showcase the template of Shin Godzilla!
  • You can see the miniature that is used in the actual shooting in front of the eyes!
Update: Quote from Stan Hyde - "the upshot is that the final maquette of Shin Godzilla (GODZILLA RESURGENCE) will be exhibited at the festival so that the new Godzilla (or at least one of the versions of him in the film) will be seen. Sculptor of the final maquette, as noted earlier, is (the awesome) Takayuki Takeya."
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Currently this event is going on at the Miyazaki Art Center and now they have announced the catalog and guidebook for it. From best we can tell (from trying to translate it) it will be available mid July, is 288 pages, limited to 1000 copies, will have products to order, as well as info and pics from the event (samples below) for more info check out there website here.
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It seems the Godzilla hotel recently opened (and posted about here) was just the start apparently they plan to turn Tokyo into Tokyo Monster Island.  TOHO CINEMAS Hibiya (tentative name) is a large-scale building complex in the (tentative name) New Hibiya project that Mitsui Fudosan is promoting, is the city's largest state-of-the-art urban cinema complex to be part of the project.

The complex would include an 11 screen (about 2300 seats) in the new building, and another renovated 2 screen about 800 seats in the adjacent Tokyo Takarazuka building,  with 13-screen and about 3000 seats It becomes the city's largest cinema complex.

On this new building there would be King Ghidorah heads installed in the vicinity of 140m, to almost the height of the actual King Ghidorah. King Ghidorah heads will be installed on the Tokyo Station side, Hibiya Park side, and the Uchisaiwaicho side.
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Other project planned is for the Haneda Airport (changing its name to Tokyo International Airport) is a painting of Mothra at the Haneda Airport International Terminal. The paint will be drawn in the actual almost the same as the 250m wingspan of Mothra. Also according to the announcement, the official name would become Tokyo International Mothra Airport! With the Tokyo Olympics of 2020, the Mothra painting at the international terminal where many foreign tourists are expected, and will continue to place a monster culture to the world that Japan is proud of.
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There are plans to use other monsters that are currently being studied such as Anguirus, Hedorah, Mechagodzilla, and Manda, in other locations, which will be announced at a later date. More as we find out.
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This exhibit opens today and runs through the 17th check out the info below and the link for more info (translated from the Japanese site).

Holding period 2014/08/02 (Sat) - 2014/08/17 (Sun)
Holding time 10:00 to 18:00 (last admission 17:30)
Venue Exhibition Hall A  World Import Mart 4F  
Fee ■ Advance tickets
for adults (junior high school or more) 1,000 yen 
(3 years old - elementary school students) ¥ 500 children
■ Day Ticket
Adult (junior high school or more) 1,200 yen for 
children (3 years old - elementary school students) 700 yen
Organizer Large Godzilla special effects Exhibition Executive Committee
Phone number (Up to 17 days 10:00 ~ 18:00 ※ 8 May) 03-6369-8105
URL http://www.godzilla-tokusatsu.com/
The number of great power exhibition on the heels of the 60th anniversary of Godzilla birth ways. 
Highlight full to the latest movie from the Godzilla series in history! ■ (Sat) 10:00 - June 21, 2014 Advance release launch in each play guide Seven ticket, Lawson Ticket, Ticket Pia, of e +!
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From what we can tell there will be three locations for this Tokyo Tower, Shibuya Hikarie, and Kintetsu Art Museum. Admission is free at Tokyo Tower, the other locations is $10 US. The first exibit is from July 20th to the 29th, the second from July 24th to August 14th, the last one from July 18th to August 31st. Check out the website for all the info here.
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