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Born | Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan | May 22, 1960
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Animator, director, artist, screenwriter, actor |
Years active | 1982–present |
Known for | Neon Genesis Evangelion Gunbuster Shin Godzilla |
Spouse(s) | Moyoko Anno (m. 2002) |
Website | khara |
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Hideaki Anno (庵野 秀明, Anno Hideaki, born May 22, 1960)[1] is a Japanese animator, film director, and actor. He is best known for creating the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has become defined by his incorporation of postmodernism and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions, often through unconventional scenes presenting the mental deconstruction of those characters.
Anno's other directorial efforts include Gunbuster (1988), Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990), Kare Kano (1998), Love & Pop (1998), Shiki-Jitsu (2000), Cutie Honey (2004), Re: Cutie Honey (2004), Rebuild of Evangelion (2007–), and Shin Godzilla (2016).[2]
Anime directed by Anno that have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award have been Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water in 1990, Neon Genesis Evangelion in 1995 and 1996, and The End of Evangelion in 1997.
Biography[]
Childhood and personal life[]
Anno was born in Ube, Yamaguchi; he attended Wakō Kindergarten, Unoshima Municipal Elementary School, Fujiyama Municipal Junior High School, and Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube High School where he was noted for his interest in artwork and making short films for Japanese Cultural Festivals.[1]
Anno is an agnostic and has stated that he has found Japanese spiritualism to be closest to his personal beliefs.[3] Anno is also a vegetarian.[4][5]
Early work[]
The God Warrior from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, which Anno animated.
Anno began his career while attending Osaka University of Arts as an animator for the anime series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982–1983).[6] Wrapped up in producing the DAICON III and IV Opening Animations with his fellow students, he was eventually expelled from Osaka University.[1]
Anno did not gain recognition until the release of his work on Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Running short on animators, the film's production studio posted an ad in the famous Japanese animation magazine Animage, announcing that they were in desperate need of more animators. Anno, in his early twenties at the time, read the ad and headed down to the film's studio, where he met with Miyazaki and showed him some of his drawings. Impressed with his ability, Miyazaki hired him to draw some of the most complicated scenes near the end of the movie,[7] and valued his work highly.[8]
Anno went on to become one of the co-founders of Gainax in December 1984.[6] He worked as an animation director for their first feature-length film, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise (1987), and ultimately became Gainax's premiere anime director, leading the majority of the studio's projects such as Gunbuster (1988) and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–1991).[9] However, Anno fell into a four-year depression following Nadia — the series was handed down to him from NHK from an original concept by Hayao Miyazaki (of which Castle in the Sky is also partly based upon) and he was given little creative control.
In 1994, the minor planet 9081 Hideakianno was named after him by his old friend Akimasa Nakamura.[10][11]
Neon Genesis Evangelion[]
Anno's next project was the anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Shin Seiki Evangerion) (1995–1996), which would be touted as an influential animated series.
Anno's history of clinical depression[12] was the main source for many of the psychological elements of the series and its characters, as he wrote down on paper several of the trials and tribulations of his condition. During the show's production, Anno became disenchanted with the Japanese "otaku" lifestyle. For this and other reasons (although perhaps by design as well), Evangelion's plot became increasingly dark and psychological as the series progressed, despite being broadcast in a children's television timeslot. Anno felt that people should be exposed to the realities of life at as young an age as possible, and by the end of the series all attempts at traditional narrative logic were abandoned, with the final two episodes taking place within the main character's mind.
The show did not garner high ratings in Japan at its initial time slot, but after being moved to a later, more adult-oriented venue, it gained considerable popularity. Budgeting issues at Gainax also forced Anno to replace the planned ending of Evangelion with two episodes set in the main characters' minds. After these last two episodes were aired, Anno received numerous letters and emails from fans, both congratulating him on the series and criticizing the last two episodes. Among these were death threats[13] and letters of disappointment from fans who thought Anno had ruined the series for them. In 1997, Gainax launched a project to re-adapt Evangelion's scrapped ending into a feature-length film. Once again, budgeting issues left the film unfinished, and the completed 27 minutes of animation were included as the second act of Evangelion: Death and Rebirth. Eventually, the project culminated in The End of Evangelion, a three-act film that served as a finale to Neon Genesis Evangelion.
In September 1999, Anno appeared on the NHK TV-documentary "Welcome Back for an Extracurricular Lesson, Senpai!", answering some Evangelion-related questions, including the origin of the name Evangelion, and teaching children about animation production.[14]
On April 15, 2015, Anno spoke about his feelings regarding Asuka and Rei. He claimed: "The truth is, I have no emotional attachment to Rei at all. In the midst of making Eva, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten her. Her very existence. For example, in episode seven, I remembered and added one shot with Rei. I had no attachment to her at all. I think that was okay, because in episode eight, she didn't appear. Not even in a single shot."[15]
Subsequent work[]
Anno with Ryūsuke Hikawa. (October 30, 2014)
After Evangelion, Anno directed the 1998 anime series Kareshi Kanojo no Jijō (Kare Kano for short, also known in English as His and Her Circumstances), the first Gainax television series to be directly adapted from previously-written material. During the production of Kare Kano, Anno became frustrated with the restrictions placed on the show by TV Tokyo after the Pokémon seizure incident[16] and has not directed television anime since then.
The director has also made forays into live-action films, beginning with Love & Pop (1998), a cinéma vérité-style film about enjo kosai ("compensated dating", a form of teenage prostitution) in Japan, of which a major portion was shot on miniature digital cameras with constantly shifting aspect ratios. He won Best New Director Award at 1998 Yokohama Film Festival for the film. Asumi Miwa who played the lead role won Best New Talent award respectively. His second live-action film, Shiki-Jitsu (2000) ("Ritual Day" or "Ceremonial Day"), is the story of a burnt-out former animation director (played by popular indie director Shunji Iwai) who falls in love with a woman disconnected from reality. Though an experimental work like Love & Pop, this film was shot using the more traditional 2.35:1 aspect ratio and has a generally more polished presentation, eschewing the cinéma vérité grittiness of Anno's first live-action film. This movie earned him Best Artistic Contribution Award at Tokyo International Film Festival and very positive reviews.
Anno's third live-action film was Cutie Honey, based on Go Nagai's 1973 manga and anime series. Released in the summer of 2004, this lighthearted fantasy/superhero film was a stark contrast to his earlier, more realist live-action works. Later in 2004, Anno supervised but did not direct the three-part OVA, Re: Cutie Honey, instead directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi (part 1), Takamichi Itō (part 2), and Masayuki (part 3).
Also released in 2004 was the movie Funky Forest (ナイスの森, Nice no Mori), in which Anno makes several acting cameos: as the student in the front row of the "Home Room!" skit sitting next to Hataru, in "Who's the Director?" as an animator who feels he is being overworked, and finally in "Singles Picnic" he is among the men awaiting females who never come.[17][not in citation given]
On August 1, 2006, Hideaki Anno's official website was updated with job listings for key animators and production staff at a company he founded, Studio Khara.[18] In September 2006, it is reported by the October edition of the Japanese animation magazine Newtype.[19] On September 9, 2006, GAINAX's official website confirmed that Rebuild of Evangelion was in the works. The first three movies would be an alternate retelling of the TV series (including many new scenes, settings, backgrounds, characters), and the fourth movie would be a completely new conclusion to the story. Kazuya Tsurumaki and Masayuki would direct the movies while Yoshiyuki Sadamoto would provide character designs and Ikuto Yamashita would provide mechanical designs. Shinji Higuchi would provide storyboards for the first movie. The first was launched in Summer 2007, and the second and third were planned to be launched in 2008, however, the second installment was released by itself on June 27, 2009. The third movie was to be released simultaneously with the fourth, instead, the third movie was released on November 17, 2012 and a release date for the fourth movie has yet to be announced. On February 17, 2007, Anno published an official statement[20] on the Japanese Yahoo Portal for the films regarding his personal involvement and goals in their production.[21]
In October 2007, Hideaki Anno resigned from Gainax.[1] In 2011 Anno co-produced the Koinobori Pictures movie Kantoku Shikkaku ("Failed Director"), directed by Katsuyuki Hirano featuring Yumika Hayashi.[22][23][24][25][26]
In 2012, Anno was the curator of an exhibit entitled Tokusatsu- Special Effects Museum-Craftsmanship of Showa and Heisei Eras Seen Through Miniatures, held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, featuring actual props and suits from many of Japan's tokusatsu films and TV shows. Anno also produced a short live-action film for the exhibit, entitled A Giant Warrior Descends on Tokyo, featuring the Giant Warrior-God from Studio Ghibli’s animated film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.[27][28]
Anno has gone on to work with Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli on several short films which have been shown at the Ghibli Museum. He also voiced the main character Jiro Horikoshi in Miyazaki's 2013 feature film The Wind Rises.
Anno designed the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 sci-fi anime television series opening sequence.[29] In 2014, Anno and Studio Khara launched Japan Animator Expo, a series of original net animations made by various directors.[30]
In March 2015, it was announced that Anno would team up with close friend and Gainax cofounder Shinji Higuchi to write and codirect Shin Godzilla, the 2016 reboot of Toho's Godzilla franchise.[31]
Depictions[]
Anno has appeared in manga twice, both created by personal acquaintances. His wife, Moyoko Anno, wrote Insufficient Direction, a chronicle of their courtship and marriage and depicting Anno's "true face" as "the founder of the otaku cult".[32] In 2007, a college-age version of him appeared alongside other Gainax founders Hiroyuki Yamaga, Takami Akai, and Toshio Okada in the Kazuhiko Shimamoto manga Aoi Honō. Anno attended Osaka University of Arts with Shimamoto. Aoi Honō was adapted into a live action television drama in 2014, where Anno was played by actor Ken Yasuda.[33] The 2014 animated series Shirobako has a walk-on appearance by a character named "Mitsuaki Kanno", who is an obvious caricature of Anno.
Filmography[]
Anno participated in "The World of Hideaki Anno", Tokyo International Film Festival on October 30, 2014.
Director and screenwriter[]
- Gunbuster (1988)
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–1991)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996)
- Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)
- The End of Evangelion (1997)
- Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances) (1998)
- Love & Pop (1998)
- Shiki-Jitsu (2000)
- Anime Tenchou (2002)[34]
- Ryusei-Kacho (2002) (Short film)
- Submarine 707R (2003) (director of the episodes' openings)
- Cutie Honey (2004)
- Re: Cutie Honey (2004)
- Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (2006)
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)[35]
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 (2020)
- Shin Ultraman (2021)[36]
Storyboards[]
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Other[]
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Awards[]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1997 | The 18th Nihon SF Taisho Award | Neon Genesis Evangelion | Won | |
1999 | The 20th Yokohama Film Festival | Best New Director | Love & Pop | Won |
2016 | The 41st Hochi Film Award | Best Director | Shin Godzilla | Nominated |
2017 | The 71st Mainichi Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | |
Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
The 90th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best Screenplay | Won | ||
The 38th Yokohama Film Festival | Special Grand Prize | Won | ||
The 40th Japan Academy Prize | Director of the Year | Won | ||
The 26th Tokyo Sports Film Award | Best Director | Won |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Personal Biography - 庵野秀明公式web". khara.co.jp. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: ; deadurl - ↑ Frater, Patrick (March 31, 2015). "Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi to Direct 'Godzilla 2016′". Variety. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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: - ↑ "Anno's Roundtable Discussion". Animerica vol.4, no.9. Animerica. July 6, 2002. Archived from the original on June 6, 2002. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
On his religious beliefs: ANNO: "I don't belong to any kind of organized religion, so I guess I could be considered agnostic. Japanese spiritualism holds that there is kami (spirit) in everything, and that's closer to my own beliefs."
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: ; deadurl - ↑ TV.com. "Hideaki Anno". tv.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: - ↑ "Hideaki Anno". imdb.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Official biography". Gainax. Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
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: ; deadurl - ↑ Studio Ghibli, The Birth of Studio Ghibli video, c. 2003 (included on UK Nausicaä DVD)
- ↑ "Evangelion Special: Genesis of a major manga". MSN News. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
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: [dead link] - ↑ "IMDb Profile". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
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: - ↑ (in ja). Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. https://archive.is/20120919044425/http://www.town.kumakogen.ehime.jp/culture/astro/obs/other/mp/Anno.html. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: - ↑ "Evangelion, Depression and why Hideaki Anno is the Lars Von Trier of anime".
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: - ↑ "End of Evangelion Death Threats - EvaWiki - An Evangelion Wiki - EvaGeeks.org". wiki.evageeks.org. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
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: - ↑ "Hideaki Anno talks to kids".
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: - ↑ http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/04/14-1/evangelion-creator-hideaki-anno-discusses-rei-versus-asuka
- ↑ "Tokyo Travelogue February 3rd, 1999". nausicaa.net.
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: - ↑ "ナイスの森". Tōga. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
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: - ↑ "New Hideaki Anno Project in the Works". Anime News Network.
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: - ↑ "Neon genesis evangelion renewal animation movie". meguriaite. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-07.
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: - ↑ "Hideaki Anno Releases Statement About New Evangelion Movies". Anime News Network.
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: - ↑ "Rebuild of evangelion". Gainax. 10 September 2006. Archived from the original on 5 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-12.
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- ↑ "Interest: Evangelion's Anno Produces Kantoku Shikkaku Film". Anime News Network.
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: - ↑ "『エヴァ』庵野秀明の独占コメント掲載 実写映画初プロデュース作品は伝説の女優・林由美香を元恋人・平野勝之のカメラが追ったドキュメンタリー!(1/3)". cinematoday.jp. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: - ↑ "SciFi JAPAN TV #02: Tokusatsu Museum 第2話「特撮博物館」". scifijapan.com. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: - ↑ CHO Japan (24 August 2012). "Tokusatsu Museum・特撮博物館 (SciFi Japan TV #02)". Scifijapan.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016 – via YouTube.
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: - ↑ "Evangelion Director Hideaki Anno to Design Yamato 2199 Anime Opening". Crunchyroll. 2012-02-25. http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/01/25/evangelion-director-hideaki-anno-to-design-yamato-2199-anime-opening. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ↑ "Khara, Dwango Launch Weekly Animator Expo Anime Shorts". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: - ↑ Frater, Patrick (1 April 2015). "Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi to Direct 'Godzilla 2016'". variety.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: - ↑ "Moyoco Anno's Insufficient Direction Manga Launches Project - News". Anime News Network. 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
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: - ↑ "Ken Yasuda to Play Hideaki Anno in Aoi Honō Drama". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: - ↑ "Animate Expo 2002 Piano". usagi.org. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: - ↑ Frater, Patrick (March 31, 2015). "Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi to Direct 'Godzilla 2016′". Variety. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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: - ↑ "Studio Khara Produces Shin Ultraman Film for 2021". Anime News Network. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
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: - ↑ "Death Kappa". IMDb.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2016 – via IMDb.
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: - ↑ "Newspaper: Evangelion's Hideaki Anno to Star in Ghibli's Kaze Tachinu Film". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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: - ↑ "Evangelion's Studio Turns 'Dragon Dentist' Short Into Its 1st TV Special". Anime News Network. August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
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External links[]
- English profile page, Khara (studio)
- Invalid language code. Hideaki Anno Official site
- Hideaki Anno at the Internet Movie Database
- Invalid language code. Anno Hideaki's JMDb Listing
- Hideaki Anno at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- 1996 NewType interview
- 1997 Animeland interview
- "Special Talk: Yutaka Izubuchi x Hideaki Anno" -(2003)
Works directed by Hideaki Anno | ||
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Feature films | Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997) • The End of Evangelion (1997) • Love & Pop (1998) • Ritual (2000) • Cutie Honey (2004) • Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (2006) • Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012) • Shin Godzilla (2016) • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 (2020) • Shin Ultraman (2021) | |
Animated series | Gunbuster (1988–89) • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–91) • Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–96) • His and Her Circumstances (1998–99) |
Gainax | ||
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Founders | Hideaki Anno • Hiroyuki Yamaga • Shinji Higuchi • Takami Akai • Toshio Okada • Yasuhiro Takeda • Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | |
Television series | Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–1991) • Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996) • Kare Kano (1998–1999) • Modern Love's Silliness (1999) • Oruchuban Ebichu (1999) • Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden (2001–2002) • Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002) • Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful (2002–2003) • Petite Princess Yucie (2002–2003) • This Ugly yet Beautiful World (2004) • Melody of Oblivion (2004) • He Is My Master (2005) • Ani*Kuri15 (animated sequence) (2007–2008) • Gurren Lagann (2007) • Shikabane Hime: Aka (2008) • Shikabane Hime: Kuro (2009) • Hanamaru Kindergarten (2010) • Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010) • The Mystic Archives of Dantalian (2011) • Medaka Box (2012) • Medaka Box Abnormal (2012) • Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C³ (2013) • Magica Wars (2014) • Wish Upon the Pleiades (2015) | |
OVA/ONAs | Appleseed (1988) • Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū (1988–1990) • Gunbuster (1988–1989) • Beat Shot (1989) • Circuit no Ōkami II: Modena no Tsurugi (1990) • Blazing Transfer Student (1991) • Money Wars (1991) • Otaku no Video (1991) • K.O. Beast (1992–1993) • Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993–1994) • Debutante Detective Corps (1996) • FLCL (2000–2001) • Anime Tenchou (2002) • Mahoromatic: Summer, Special (2003) • Re: Cutie Honey (2004) • Diebuster (2004–2006) • Mahoromatic: I'm Home, Special (2009) • Wish Upon the Pleiades (2011) | |
Films | Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987) • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1991) • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997) • The End of Evangelion (1997) • Revival of Evangelion (1998) • Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (2006) • Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End (2008) • Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009) • The Zero Century (2020–2026) | |
Video games | Alisia Dragoon • Musashi: Samurai Legend • Princess Maker | |
Related | Gaina • Khara • Gonzo • Trigger |
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Godzilla | ||
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Monsterverse • Godzilla in popular culture (-zilla) • Comics • Video games • Creators (Tomoyuki Tanaka • Eiji Tsuburaya • Ishirō Honda) • Powers and abilities of Godzilla | ||
Japanese films | Shōwa era | Godzilla (1954) • Godzilla Raids Again (1955) • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) • Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) • Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) • Son of Godzilla (1967) • Destroy All Monsters (1968) • All Monsters Attack (1969) • Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) • Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) • Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) • Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) |
Heisei series | The Return of Godzilla (1984) • Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) • Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) | |
Millennium series | Godzilla 2000 (1999) • Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) • Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) • Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) • Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) • Final Wars (2004) | |
Reiwa series | Shin Godzilla (2016) • Planet of the Monsters (2017) • City on the Edge of Battle (2018) • The Planet Eater (2018) • Godzilla Minus One (2023) | |
American films | Localizations | Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) • Godzilla 1985 (1985) |
TriStar Pictures | Godzilla (1998) | |
Legendary Pictures | Godzilla (2014) • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) | |
Fan films | Wolfman vs. Godzilla | |
Television | Japanese | Zone Fighter (1973) • Godzilland (1992–1996)• Godzilla Island (1997–1998) (episodes) • Godzilla Singular Point (2021) • Chibi Godzilla Raids Again (2023) |
American | Godzilla (1978–1979) • Godzilla: The Series (1998–2000) • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023) | |
Music | Soundtracks | "Godzilla (Main Theme)" • Godzilla: The Album (1998) • Final Wars • Godzilla (2014) • Shin Godzilla (2016) • King of the Monsters • Godzilla vs. Kong • Godzilla Minus One • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire |
Related | "Godzilla" (Blue Öyster Cult) • "Godzilla" (Eminem) • "Who Will Know" (Shiro Sagisu) | |
Miscellaneous | Related films | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) • Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) • Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D (unproduced) • Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley (1992) • Monster Planet of Godzilla (1994) • Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) • Ready Player One (2018) • Shin Ultraman (2022) |
Kaiju | Godzilla (Heisei • Monsterverse • Shin • Earth • Minus One) • Anguirus • Rodan • Varan • Mothra • King Kong (Monsterverse) • King Ghidorah • Baragon • Minilla • Hedorah • Gigan • Megalon • Mechagodzilla (Kiryu) • Biollante • Godzilla Junior • SpaceGodzilla • Megaguirus • Zilla • MUTO • Tiamat • Zilla Junior | |
Other | The Movie Monster Game • Battle Soccer: Field no Hasha • Godzilla Game • Godzilla (Ciencin novel series) • Godzilla (Cerasini novel series) • Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again • G-Fest • Rhedosaurus • Gotengo • Miki Saegusa • Super X • Toho • SciFi Japan TV • King Kong franchise • Hibiya Godzilla Square • Shin Japan Heroes Universe • Kamen Rider franchise • Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise • Ultraman franchise • Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D • Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle | |
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