Note: This article was migrated over from godzillaisland.com and dates back to 2013. This may be a "feature" or type of review we try out here on the site or channel but for now we will just be transferring the few that Frank (Godzilla Island) has done over the years on his old site. Welcome to a new feature where I’ll be diving into the Kaiju War Chronicles from TohoKingdom.com .Toho Kingdom has always been one of my favorite websites for kaiju information, and the Kaiju Wa

The Plot: Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #2  picks up right where issue #1 left off Godzilla and Zilla battling it out in Hawaii. The action is fast-paced, cinematic, and filled with classic kaiju energy that fans love. This issue expands the human side of the story as well. We learn more about a soldier named Chavez, who lost his family in a previous Godzilla attack. Despite his trauma, Chavez remains one of Earth’s top defenders known for having taken down three kaiju while pilo

Note: The written portion of this article is the 2013 Godzilla Island Archive review, at the bottom you can find our recent Maser Squad video review where both Dan & Frank (Godzilla Island) discussed this film with new views and opinions. The Plot The movie opens with a research crew flying over the ocean when their flight instruments start picking up strange interference something resembling brain waves. As they try to trace the source, they spot Godzilla in the water and qu

Note: The written portion of this article is the 2013 Godzilla Island Archive review, at the bottom you can find our recent Maser Squad video review where both Dan & Frank (Godzilla Island) discussed this film with new views and opinions. The Plot The movie opens in Nazi Germany during World War II, where a military officer seizes the Frankenstein Monster’s heart from a laboratory. The organ is handed over to Japan as part of the Nazi–Japanese alliance and shipped to Hiroshim

The Plot: This comic series follows two members of a Japanese tank battalion turned Godzilla specialists Ota Murakami and Kentaro Yoshihara. The story chronicles Godzilla’s history through Ota’s perspective across a 50-year time span. It begins in 1954, when Tokyo faces what the military believes to be a natural disaster until Godzilla steps out from behind the smoke and ruins. Ota and Kentaro’s entire battalion are wiped out, leaving their tank as the last line of defense. I

The Plot: The movie opens with a TV program discussing a rare medicinal berry found only on Faro Island, a remote island in the Pacific. Mr. Tako, the owner of the pharmaceutical company that sponsors the show, grows frustrated with its poor ratings. When he hears that the island’s natives worship a giant monster god, he demands that his employees capture the creature to boost publicity. Two men, Sakurai and Kinsaburo, are sent to Faro Island. The natives are initially hostil

Note: The written portion of this review is of English Dub version from when Frank (Godzilla Island) wrote it for GodzillaIsland.com in 2013 . this updated review also includes our more current video review from our Youtube Channel that covers the original subtitled Japanese language version be sure to check out that updated review as well. The Plot: Two pilots, Tsukioka and Kobayashi, work spotting schools of tuna for their fishing company. During a scouting mission, Kobay

The Plot: Reporter Steve Martin is on his way to Cairo when he stops over in Japan. Upon landing, he’s questioned by local authorities who ask if he "noticed anything unusual during his flight?" He hasn’t but learns that his plane’s route passed over the wreckage of a ship destroyed by an unknown force. Intrigued by the mysterious sinkings, Steve decides to stay in Japan to investigate. As more ships are lost under bizarre circumstances reports of a strange underwater light,

The Plot The movie opens with nuclear testing in the ocean. On Monster Island, Godzilla and Anguirus are caught in clouds of radiation and pollution caused by the blasts. Meanwhile, deep beneath the waves, the people of Seatopia are furious the tests are destroying their underwater civilization. Determined to strike back against the surface world, they declare war on humanity and vow to reclaim the Earth for themselves. On the surface, inventor Goro is spending the day with

The Plot: This movie follows a young boy with a big imagination named Ichiro. It begins with Ichiro walking home from school with his friend Sachiko, when they run into a bully named Sancho and his gang. After being harassed, Ichiro heads home, where he spends most of his time alone since his parents are always working late. Lonely, he takes out his radio and pretends to contact Monster Island. He falls asleep and begins dreaming that he’s on a plane heading there. On Monster

Note: This review was from July 2013 when Pacific Rim had just come out in theaters! The thoughts and wording are obviously dated but take a trip down memory lane to see what it felt like being a kaiju fan witnessing Pacific Rim for the first time! My Thoughts: As you can tell, this review’s arrangement is a little different from my usual ones. Normally, I give a detailed plot summary, but since this is a new movie, I don’t want to spoil it for everyone—so the spoilers are af

Note: This review was originally written back in 2013. Since then, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth went on to become the longest-running Godzilla comic series—and to this day, it remains my favorite comic series I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. I hope you enjoy this throwback review and see how I felt all those years ago experiencing Rulers of Earth for the first time. I just finished reading Godzilla: Rulers of Earth  Issue 1, and I have to say—I’m very impressed. Just look

The Plot A man is at sea during a storm when a giant octopus attacks him. Just as he’s about to die, he is released by the octopus. Looking out the ship’s window, he sees a giant green, humanoid beast fighting the octopus. The monster, called Gaira, defeats the octopus and then turns on the ship, sinking it and killing its crew. One sailor survives and tells the story of being attacked first by a giant octopus and then by Gaira. He claims that Gaira ate the rest of the crew.

The Plot In a small mining village in Japan near a volcano, two miners go missing after hitting a pocket of water that floods the mineshaft. A search party discovers one miner’s body floating in the shaft. An autopsy reveals that the miner’s death was not an accident he was killed, though the weapon cannot be identified. A group of three miners and a police officer return to the shaft to find the other missing miner. As they explore the flooded shaft, strange noises emerge. O

The Plot: A planet named Planet X is discovered by the World Space Authority, and two astronauts are sent to investigate. When they arrive, they see strange lightning in the sky and soon realize they are not alone. The astronauts are taken underground by the Xiliens, the inhabitants of Planet X. The Xiliens explain that their world was once like Earth until it was devastated by Monster Zero. During the explanation, the base is attacked by Monster Zero revealed to be King Ghid

The Plot: A detective is assigned to protect a visiting princess. Before her plane even arrives in Japan, an assassination attempt via bombing destroys the plane but the princess escapes by jumping from it before the explosion. Meanwhile, a meteor shower occurs over Japan, and a large meteor crashes in the mountains. A team of scientists investigates the meteor and discovers its unusually strong magnetic properties. Soon after, the princess is spotted in Japan, but she has lo

The Plot: After a violent storm devastates Japan and Infant Island, a Mothra egg washes ashore in Japan. Soon after, Godzilla emerges from beneath the earth, wreaking havoc on a country already reeling from disaster. A group of people travels to Infant Island to seek Mothra’s help. The islanders, however, resent Japan for the nuclear experiments that destroyed their home. Despite her weakened state and nearness to death, Mothra agrees to protect her egg. When Godzilla threate