Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)- Spoiler Review

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01/20/18 • 95 min

Byrd and Matt are joined by guest hosts Tom and Trev (of Days of Future Podcast and If It Bleeds We Can Kill It) to dig into the new Godzilla anime film that was just released worldwide on Netflix. In this film, mankind has abandoned Earth, only to return and find that Godzilla has reigned supreme for 20,000 years. For years, people have wondered what a Godzilla anime would be like and now we finally have the answer! So how did the first part in Toho's Godzilla anime trilogy turn out? Listen and find out! We also discuss several details about the prequel novel that was released in Japan. But first, we have the sad news of the passing of veteran actor Yosuke Natsuki.

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