Godzilla vs Megalon 2010?

[Legion]

[zekend01]

[Henry88]

[Mexigojira]

I agree, let the kaiju get an anime.

[MouthForWar]

[Legion]

[briizilla]

[zekend01]

Naw naw and naw.

I don't consider a series played out when there's a whole new and possibly very imaginative direction to be explored. To me, an animated Godzilla is one that is released from the confines of suitmation.

Why does that have to be only a good or bad thing? And where's your imagination, fellas? Seriously.

No need to hate on me for saying any of that. Suitmation RULES but consider the inherent lack of mobility, and the obvious human actor within. These are the trademarks of the art-form, of course. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but to more and more people, it's surely not a good thing. Again, I think it is an endearing quality.

That being said, a cartoon render... an animated version, releases Godzilla from his life-long plague of budgetary restraint and constraints and subsequent limitations.

Consider a fluid, well rendered Godzilla that can turn his head to whatever angle, actually blink and roll his eyes and whose flesh folds and rumbles with every positioning and foot tread. Consider a Godzilla where a human is left gapping upward and dodging these steps at ground zero.

And these are just the simplest applications that +50 years of Godzilla have yet to deliver. I'm not even going into the FULL stretch of possibilities that animation can provide.

Besides... Godzilla has already been rendered as Manga. Animie would be the next logical step to this, already established, medium. Who hasn't gone over to http://www.tohokingdom.com/comics.htm and admired the shear artistic merit of the renderings? And who hasn't enjoyed the satisfaction of playing (or watching) the latest bunch of Godzilla video games and felt that little rush that, "WOW! This is how Godzilla and Co. CAN or COULD move!"?

I'm not trying to change any minds. I'm just trying to show you why it COULD work just fine.

[briizilla]

[zekend01]

"Toho could use the next 5-10 years and really learn the ins and outs og (sic) CG to COMPLIMENT the suit work."

Agreed.

"I have nothing against anime, but I don't ever want to see the series go that route."

If it was done well, everyone would be thankful....

[Legion]

[Legion]

[zekend01]

I don't really blame you for yawning. You sound pretty tired. As in, stuck in your ways. As in the equivalent of a "Godzilla right-wing conservative". As in SHORTSIGHTED. You refer to the 50 year reign of the series as biblical and static!!! You forget that Eiji was ALWAYS progressive and upping the technological aspects of the craft as time and $$$ allowed.

Silly boy.

Like I said, if it was done respectfully, the fandom would cream their panties. I've seen it all before: fear of something new and different until it works for ya. Case in point: CGI. I recall a great many detractors who bemoaned any CGI what-so-ever until the 90's Gamera series or GMK or Ultraman: the Next or Godzilla S.O.S..

And your heart-felt points are made a little goofy with the elitist back-me-up crap concerning Mouth or Bri.

Come ON MAN.

[Mexigojira]

Ah yeah, ye olde debate if Godzilla sould have an anime series (aside the 2 previous animated series)

why not Godzilla have both, a short anime stub before the movie begins.

[zekend01]

Yeah, why not?

[kiryugoji04]

I could be open for a short, high-quality OVA or movie but I too dislike the idea of anime fans latching onto it and poo-poohing the rest of the series. I'll always prefer live-action Godzilla but if it's animated well and has a good story then I'd be willing to watch an anime. It is not, however, the one, true way to ressurect the series or somesuch silliness.

Also, I don't think the series is creatively exhausted, Toho just isn't willing or just hasn't come up with any ideas other than rehashing old ones. I'm sure there are plenty of other good ideas out there - ones that aren't annoying fanfiction-quality ones too.

[briizilla]

[MouthForWar]

[william newell]

[zekend01]

[Danno]

[briizilla]

[zekend01]

[Legion]

[MekaGojira3k]