Join hosts Byrd and Matt as they discuss all things giant monsters, tokusatsu, and Japanese fantasy films. We'll also cover comics, cartoons, toys, books, and more! Come here for a regular dose of everything from Godzilla and Gamera to King Kong and Ray Harryhausen to Ultraman, and everything in between!
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 18 days 19 hours 33 minutes
episode 178: Toho in the 80's: Sayonara Jupiter (1984) & Gunhed (1989)
We are joined again by Kevin Derendorf (Maser Patrol blog, Kaiju For Hipsters) to discuss two futuristic sci-fi spectacles that Toho produced in the 1980s. The first is Sayonara Jupiter, a futuristic space opera/disaster movie combo. The second is ...
episode 177: The Mysterians (1957) and Battle In Outer Space (1959)
Byrd, Matt, and Chris discuss Toho's alien invasion films of the 1950s, the Mysterians and Battle In Outer Space. This pair of films show a huge growth period for Toho's genre films in the early days. They've gone on to become influential classics ...
episode 176: Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)- Spoiler Discussion
At long last, Netflix has released the third entry in Toho's Godzilla anime trilogy for worldwide viewing. After the collapse of Mecha-Godzilla City, the evil Exif aliens use religious manipulation to summon Godzilla's arch-rival, King Ghidorah. So...
episode 175: The End of Evangelion (1997)
Byrd and Matt are once again joined by author/blogger Kevin Derendorf (Maser Patrol, Kaiju for Hipsters) for the second part in our look back at the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime. This time we dig into the 1997 conclusion film, The End of E...
episode 174: Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996)
Byrd and Matt are joined by author/blogger Kevin Derendorf (Maser Patrol, Kaiju for Hipsters) to take a deep dive into the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime TV series. Hideaki Anno's colossally popular series was an inversion on classic mecha a...
episode 173: The Giant Claw (1957) + Ishiro Honda on the CW!
On this special Thanksgiving episode of the podcast, Byrd and Matt take a look at the ultimate turkey of giant monster movies, 1957's The Giant Claw! We'll get into the backstory of the movie and just why the titular creature looks so darn goofy. B...
episode 172: King Kong on Broadway!
Byrd and Matt are joined by special guest Chris Oglio (Genesis 54 Inc.) to discuss the King Kong stage musical, now on Broadway! While your gracious hosts were unable to attend, Chris is here to review the play for us! Chris has a love of Broadway ...
episode 171: Kaneko's House of Horrors!
For our Halloween special, Byrd, Matt and Tom discuss four horror films by kaiju-fan favorite director, Shusuke Kaneko. On the chopping block today are the Toho vampire comedy My Soul Is Slashed (1991), the HP Lovecraft anthology Necronomicon (1993)...
episode 170: When Horror Came to Shochiku!
Byrd, Matt and Tom are back with another October horror special. This time we will be talking about three horror films from Shochiku Studios; Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell, The Living Skeleton and Genocide. Normally a studio known for family dramas...
episode 169: The Invisible Man: Daiei and Toho
Byrd, Matt and Tom are back with another October horror episode, this time talking about Japanese Invisible Man films! We've discussed Japanese takes on Frankenstein and Dracula, so its time another classic Western monster gets the Japanese treatmen...