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[Henry88]

may be a bit too big.

[klen7]

I think it looks like a cross between G'14 and the G'Heritage designs

[canofhumdingers]

Hrrmm... not very excited that it looks so similar to G'14. I don't mind that design, but it's definitely not among my favorites. But for this I was really hoping they'd come up with something all new (but, obviously, still undeniably Godzilla). This just feels so derivative it's underwhelming.

[Psycho Soldier]

It's surprisingly safe, though I can't say I feel disappointed: I liked G14's design. It's a little odd, though, that this is basically a Japanese take on an American redesign of a Japanese character. I look forward to seeing anything else that sets this one apart.

[Gargantuan Gargantua]

I wonder if this is intended to be a "sequel" to the Monarch universe and acts as a tie in/promotional tool for the Legendary universe. Unlikely but I have seen WB do that some of their other properties by having anime studios make stuff for them.

I dunno. Thinking out load with nothing to back it up.

[lhb412]

[Dai]

If they want to go completely crazy with Godzilla's size, an animated movie is the place to do it, since having that abstraction from reality helps with the suspension of disbelief. Just once I'd like a version of Godzilla that's the size of a mountain.

[jellydonut25]

[lhb412]

You know, I think that when we get a better look at this new Godzilla the differences between it and the Legendary Godzilla will jump out a lot more.

[canofhumdingers]

[TerranigmaFreak]

[daikaijusaurus]

I really don't see why this is considered copying. Godzilla belongs to Toho, no matter who came up with the 2014 design or the 2017 design, it still belongs to Toho. It's like saying I copied my own character design from three years ago. It's my design, I can copy it if I want to. Nothing wrong with that. Just my opinion

In any case, I like it. It's nothing crazy, just straight up Godzilla!

[lhb412]

These cutouts show a bit more of the body:



Legs seem a bit skinnier than G'14

[GFan]

I'm a huge fan of the 2014 design, so what we've seen so far works for me. I just don't understand why they feel the need to keep increasing his size. Legendary and Shin Goji almost seemed TOO big.

[lhb412]

I can't believe we missed the obvious: the release date is on that new poster!

November 17!

Nothing like a Godzilla design reveal to distract you from everything else.

[DannyBeane]

[Henry88]

[lhb412]

Yuji Sakai at Polygon Pictures: he's apparently sculpting the anime Godzilla figure!

Source:
http://jimpluff.tumblr.com/post/1623963 ... or-a#notes

[klen7]

Yuji Sakai has sculpted all the Godzillas. Recently his Shin was released through Banpresto, his G'14 was SHMA, and he has a line with X-Plus - So where do we think this one will be released?

[lhb412]

^Well, the Banpresto Shin Godzilla was a big success and has been re-released in multiple color variants. I have one and it's awesome - so I hope this'll be a similar deal!

[Psycho Soldier]

The first teaser has landed.

[lhb412]

^Neat! Well, I mean, it's a teaser in the truest sense in that it only gives us the barest sliver of new stuff. Even Godzilla is only shown briefly for one shot from the angle used in the poster.

I know people give crap to Polygon for their visual style, but I think with BLAME! and this movie they've finally reached a nice middle ground between the CGI and traditional anime style. Can't wait to see more of the monsters!

[Kailem]

Hard to really gauge much from that since it really is a teaser in the proper sense of the word, but hey, it's happening!

And just going back to the design again for a moment, I don't mind G'14 but I am a little surprised they went with something so close to an existing (and American) design rather than creating something new and unique that could be recognised as the "anime Godzilla" and/or original and new to this feature, rather than going with something that so clearly looks like they're just adapting the Legendary look (at least from what we've seen of him to date).

[Mac]

Animation is horrifying. My god, there are going to be three of these things.

[Dai]

The character animation is underwhelming, as anticipated for Polygon Pictures, but the rest of the design work and art direction looks gorgeous.