Off the shores of Kyushu (the third largest island of Japan), there are a number of volcanic islands flowing south-west towards Taiwan. These are named the Ryukyu Islands, also known as the Nansei Islands, but many people simply call them Okinawa because two thirds of them form the Okinawa prefecture of Japan. In the center…
A capital city basked in both traditional and modern Japanese culture at every glance, Tokyo’s diverse neighbourhoods all have a unique charm ready to be discovered and endless places to stay to provide you with the base to do so. Japan’s reputation for good hospitality, politeness and cleanliness holds true for a lot of its…
As a child, I loved Saturday mornings and afternoon tv. One of my favorite channels in the mid to late ’90s was the Sci-Fi Channel. Almost every weekend, they would play a lot of the old classic sci-fi movies or B-movies from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. Some of my favorite were the Godzilla (ゴジラ)…
Akihabara is no doubt the place for all things electronic and is a mecca for all otakus hoping to add to their manga and anime collections. Walking through the streets of Akihabara will also give you plenty of opportunities to see popular figures and “gunplas” or Gundam Plastic Models. 【お知らせ】プレミアムバンダイ「MG ゲルググキャノン（MSVカラー）」など7月発送ガンプラの予約受付は本日23時まで！ http://t.co/YHsrg67USh pic.twitter.com/JzLwT8tx43 — ガンダムインフォ…
Since the Showa Period, one monster’s name in Japan has been known and passed on for decades. Godzilla, the King of the Monsters, is once again back in 2016 after two years with a new look and a scarier movie to look forward to! Background of Godzilla The monster Godzilla first appeared in the 1954…
Did you know that Japan has one of the oldest and largest filming industries in the world? It has been producing films since 1897 and for more than 100 years has continued to expand around the globe. In its history, one aspect that is particularly interesting are the various attractive locations used during filming. Here…
Final Godzilla in the Original Series Terror of Mechagodzilla is the final entry in the original Godzilla series. The Godzilla series is generally separated into three sections. First there is the Showa series. In Japan years are calculated by the reign of the Emperor. Showa stands for Emperor Hirohito. So, each film in the Showa…
A Change of Pace After the poor reception of Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster, producer Tomoyuki Tanaka decided to go back to a more standard alien invasion story. movies.film-cine.com/ You might be thinking, there have been like 4 or 5 alien invasion plots in this series so far, how many other types of aliens…
OH!!! MY EYES!!! This is surely the worst of all the Godzilla movies. I think that it’s even worse than the 1998 Hollywood version. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Monarch ⋈ (@monarchorganization) on Jul 16, 2019 at 10:25pm PDT I mean it’s absolutely terrible. It’s awful. It’s atrocious. It’s a total…
The Avengers of Kaiju Movies Destroy All Monsters is one of the more famous of the Godzilla series. It connected many different monsters in the Toho universe, and put them all together in one movie. It is probably the final great movie of the original series. Story Synopsys Destroy All Monsters takes place in the…
