Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

The only thing we look at more negatively than certain Heisei films round these parts is Bagan.

Welcome to the boards.

My Heisei Godzilla head-canon simply removes Mothra, SpaceGodzilla and maybe Destoroyah from the timeline. It streamlines the series a little and the remaining movies still make sense. They tried to play with continuity but they never planned anything in advance so it feels very dragged out.

The Heisei series should have toned it down or cranked it up. Looking at the concept art for these movies you can tell they wanted these movies to be very epic, over-the-top, crazy Sci-Fi. Obviously Toho does not have the resources to bring those ideas to life in a convincing way, so they had to pair the stories, sets, designs, effects, etc., down to meet their budget requirements. Throw in some 'focus group' film making and you have a nice bowl of luke warm mediocrity.

These films could have totally worked in a medium where their vision could have been realized, using them as a template for an Akira/Gundam/Evangellion style anime would have been radical.