Old-school Rodan could take Godzilla’s atomic breath to the face and keep fighting like nothing happened.

I see things I probably shouldn't.

The transformation sequence in Ultraman (1966) was composited by Koichi Kawakita, best known as the special effects director of the Godzilla VS Series.

@toysdream.bsky.social Hello! Gundam question for you. How do you think the average viewer was introduced to Gundam back in the late '70s/early '80s? The TV series didn't do well and ended prematurely. So would the compilation films have been the first experience for most? Or TV reruns or novels?

How far do you think Ultraman Omega will go with Sorato and Kosei?

Ultraman slabs Gabora

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) and Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (2025)

Shin Godzilla art by Kenji Tsuruta

Hideaki Anno said: Ultraman > Kaiju

Zetton art by Norimatsu Keiichi

Episode 13 of Ultra Q. The kid on the right is Tōru Furuya. He would later voice Amuro Ray in Mobile Suit Gundam and Yamcha in Dragon Ball.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX feeling like Shin Mobile Suit Gundam at the start

Ultraman Type A mask is such a curious thing. So alien, yet charming.

Children toying with the King Ghidorah suit and a Godzilla prop during the production of Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964).

A friendly reminder that Ultraman is beautiful.

Shinji Higuchi cameo in Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992). Do you recognize him?

Behind the scenes of Ultraman Episode 31: Who Goes There?

Comparing the scene where Shinji Ikari checks on Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Death & Rebirth, and You Are (Not) Alone.

The fight with Sukunaoni in Episode 16 of Ultraman Tiga is one of my favorite fights of its series. Along with the the hints of humor, it's moody and there's a lot of creativity at work here. Same can be said for the episode as a whole.

It seems that it was difficult to get permission to film at certain locations for Shin Kamen Rider. Apparently the only reason the filmmakers were able to shoot at Ogouchi Dam was because the person in charge of it was an Evangelion fan.

Shin Kamen Rider art by Kenji Tsuruta

A behind the scenes look at the giant Hiroko Asami bit from Shin Ultraman (2022)

Crazy how Digimon had Mamoru Hosoda and Chiaki J. Konoka work on it but AFAIK the Pokemon anime never pulled anyone quite that iconic.

Greymon vs Parrotmon from Digimon Adventure (1999), a short film directed by Mamoru Hosoda. There was a resurgence of interest in giant monster media at the time and this film was influenced by that.

Hayato Ichimonji. A fan of photography in both Kamen Rider (1971) and Shin Kamen Rider (2023).

Ultra Violence Jack

Art from Kenji Tsuruta that feels at least a bit evocative of Keiko Mari's memorable outfit from Godzilla vs Hedorah

Ultraseven art by Mine Yoshizaki

The Shin Trilogy reminding viewers to upkeep personal hygiene

Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla (1974) and Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002) are the first entries of separate MechaGodzilla duologies. Both feature Godzilla in a thunderstorm.

Select moments of Ultraman's fight with Zarab/Imitation Ultraman from Ultraman (1966) are faithfully recreated in Shin Ultraman (2022).

Godzilla in Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)

Kamen Rider Nigo doesn't do women

This Kamen Rider enemy died a shameful death

Children terrorize Kanegon while Mongula does his best to save his colleague. Mongula's efforts include performing the “Shee” dance and boxing.

Ultraman art by Norimatsu Keiichi

Monster Disposal Specialist vs. Space Ninja

Original Godzilla suit actor Haruo Nakajima and others celebrating Godzilla's 50th birthday in 2004.

Gamera 1995 reboot concept art inspired by the poster of the original 1965 Gamera film. A pretty sweet 30th anniversary gift.

Great 2010s political cinema

ultraman has it rough sometimes too

i hope you have a nice day

Gavadon in Ultraman Blazar

Perhaps this bit of continuity is a cheeky nod to the fact that Skydon is a repurposed Gamakugira suit and that Akio Jissoji directed both Ultraman episodes. Skydon and Gamakugira even meet a similar demise.

Ultraman EP24 and Shin Ultraman

Ultraman (1966) and Ultraman: The Next (2004)

godzilla judges you

Hideaki Anno wrote a memo for a TV-series reboot of Mirrorman (1971) in Jan 2004. He dropped it after discovering Mirror Man REFLEX was in the works. In '05 he started reworking it into an original series and later into an anime. Ultimately, he went with rebuilding Evangelion.

In Shin Ultraman, Mefilas' last words are the title of the last Ultraman episode - "Farewell, Ultraman" - the episode that introduces Zetton and Zoffy. The last section of Shin Ultraman deals with Zetton and Zoffy. Pretty cool stuff.

Check out the large fire-breathing dinosaur from Ambassador Magma (1966).