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    Netflix's HUMAN VAPOR series reimagines the 1960 Toho sci-fi classic. Photo courtesy of Netflix. ©TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Netflix's HUMAN VAPOR series reimagines the 1960 Toho sci-fi classic. Photo courtesy of Netflix. ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: NetflixOfficial Site: https://www.netflix.com/humanvapor   Top Korean and Japanese creators team up for a reboot of Toho’s legendary tokusatsu film THE HUMAN VAPOR — now reimagined with a brand-new story as a Netflix series, premiering July 2.    In their first-ever collaboration, Netflix and Toho have rebooted the iconic Japan studio’s legendary special effects film THE HUMAN VAPOR (ガス人間第一号, Gasu Ningen Daiichigō,1960) as a live-action series, which will feature a fresh storyline and cutting-edge visual effects technology. Yeon Sang-ho and Shinzo Katayama at Toho Studio No. 9 in Tokyo. Photo courtesy of Netflix. The new HUMAN VAPOR (ガス人間, Gasu Ningen) series is written and executive produced by Yeon Sang-ho, the creator behind international hits such as TRAIN TO BUSAN (부산행; Busanhaeng, 2016), HELLBOUND

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    Image courtesy of GKIDS. © 2010 Mary Norton/Keiko Niwa/Studio Ghibli, NDHDMTW Newly Remastered in 4KSource: GKIDSOfficial Site: https://gkids.com/films/the-secret-world-of-arrietty/    Image courtesy of GKIDS. © 2010 Mary Norton/Keiko Niwa/Studio Ghibli, NDHDMTW THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY from globally celebrated animation house Studio Ghibli will make its debut, now remastered in 4K, exclusively in IMAX theatres in the US and Canada on May 19. GKIDS continues its collaboration with IMAX to bring newly remastered 4K Studio Ghibli titles to North American audiences. Tickets are now on sale for both beloved classics, with showings in both the original Japanese language with subtitles and English language dubbed versions. THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (2010) is a gorgeous and adventure-filled adaptation of Mary Norton’s The Borrowers, one of the most beloved children’s books of all time, directed by Academy AwardⓇ-nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi based on a screenplay by Hayao

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    Image courtesy of GKIDS. © 2015-2026 GKIDS, INC. © STUDIO GHIBLI Celebrating Multiple Anniversaries, Closing with the 25th Anniversary of Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-Winning SPIRITED AWAY Source: GKIDS press releaseOfficial Site: https://gkids.com/ghiblifest/ Special Thanks to Joanna Michaels   Tickets are now on sale for STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2026, featuring a seven-film lineup from the esteemed animated catalog of Studio Ghibli. Lineup highlights include anniversary celebrations of Goro Miyazaki’s feature directorial debut, TALES FROM EARTHSEA, which joins the Ghibli Fest lineup for the first time for its 20th anniversary, and Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata’s feature ONLY YESTERDAY, commemorating its 35th Anniversary. Rounding out the all-star lineup, CASTLE IN THE SKY celebrates its 40th Anniversary, and esteemed director Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning feature SPIRITED AWAY 25th Anniversary closes the 2026 series.  Specialty retailers BoxLunch and Hot Topic will also be celebrating

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    Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. ©2026 Your Own Quiz Film Partners Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: https://yourownquiz.toho-movie.jp/ (Japan)   Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. ©2026 Your Own Quiz Film Partners Toho has provided information and images for their live action feature film YOUR OWN QUIZ (君のクイズ, Kimi no Kuizu), which opens in Japanese cinemas this Friday, May 15th.   Introduction Widely hailed by top creators across various fields—including author Kotaro Isaka (Bullet Train) and producer Nobuyuki Sakuma (GOD TONGUE: KISS PRESSURE GAME THE MOVIE)—Satoshi Ogawa's masterpiece mystery novel, Your Own Quiz, has received a live-action film adaptation. The setting: the live-broadcast finals of a quiz show with a grand prize of 10 million yen. The phenomenon: an inexplicable miracle known as the "Zero-Character Answer." How did the quiz show champion manage to answer the question correctly without hearing

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    May 9, 2026 SNL Godzilla Movie sketch. ©2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC © 2026 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Source: NBCOfficial Site: https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live   Matt Damon hosted the May 9th episode of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's 51st season, and took part in a sketch based on Legendary's Monsterverse Godzilla movies... GODZILLA MOVIE - SNL In this Godzilla movie, a navy admiral (Matt Damon) gets updates from his crew (Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, Chloe Fineman, Ben Marshall, Jane Wickline) about an urgent matter. Saturday Night Live.   About SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE NBC’s Emmy Award-winning late-night comedy showcase SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE returns in fall 2025 for its 51st season of laughs, surprises and standout performances. SNL is the most Emmy-winning show in history and holds 113 Emmy wins (including awards

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    Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Gregg Katzman   IDW Publishing has shared a preview of Godzilla Vs. America: Texas, which will be available from retailers on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.  For information on how to acquire Godzilla comics and graphic novels from IDW, please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you.    Godzilla Vs. America: Texas Release Date: May 13, 2026 Price: $7.99 Pages: 48  Everything is bigger in Texas. Godzilla couldn’t settle for one city in the Lone Star State, so it’s going to trample over all of them. Hopefully those cowboys have a saddle big enough for the King of the Monsters... or else things are about to get ugly. Join Godzilla and a cast of

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      Photo courtesy of Super7. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Super7   Pre-orders are now open for the Toho ULTIMATES! Odo Island Godzilla Figure from Super7. This item is an Amazon.com Exclusive scheduled for release early next year.   Toho ULTIMATES! Godzilla Minus One (Odo Island) Action Figure - Amazon Exclusive   Pre-Order Link: https://www.amazon.com/Super7-Toho-ULTIMATES-Godzilla-Island/ Price: $80.00 Estimated Shipping: January 15, 2027    Odo Island is under attack! Capture the intensity of the opening sequence of GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023) with this Amazon Exclusive ULTIMATES! Godzilla figure. Layers of scales and spikes, intricately sculpted, make this creature true to form—and premium paint details add a realistic touch.   A new articulation pattern emerges as well. This formidable kaiju is 7” scale with a whopping 28 points of articulation, 12 of

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    Photo courtesy of PIE International. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Source:  PIE InternationalSpecial Thanks to Ayako Suzuki Photo courtesy of PIE International. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS   Japanese publisher S&T Office LLC will release the hardcover artbook All Ultraman Sketch Gallery worldwide thia September, with PIE International handling sales and distribution outside Japan. The book can now be pre-ordered from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and Bookshop.org. Additional bookstore locations in North America, Asia, and Europe can also be found here.    All Ultraman Sketch Gallery   Bringing the Ultraman army to fans of all ages across the world in this memorial year marking the 60th anniversary of Ultraman. The world of Ultra has continued through the generations, from ULTRA Q, which started the Ultraman series during the second half of the 20th century, through the movie SHIN ULTRAMAN, and finally to the new ULTRAMAN TEO, which will be

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Gregg Katzman Cover A by Hendry Prasetya. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD.  IDW Publishing has shared a preview of Godzilla #10, which will be available from retailers on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.  For information on how to acquire Godzilla comics and graphic novels from IDW, please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you.     Godzilla #10 Release Date: May 6, 2026 Price: $4.99 Pages: 32   Can anyone stop Kai-Sei Energy Godzilla?! The essence of Godzilla has been absorbed into a young man named Jacen. Curiously tied together by fate (or a sinister plot?), they now share a physical body. But no time to unravel this mystery—as without the King of the Monsters, kaiju have begun to trample across

    Rodan kicks off his 70th anniversary with a surprise cameo at the very end of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS Season Two. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2026 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Rodan kicks off his 70th anniversary with a surprise cameo at the very end of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS Season Two. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2026 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Source: Apple TV Official Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/    With the tenth and final episode of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS Season Two now available for viewing, Apple TV has released the first official photo of Rodan's surprise appearance at episode's end. The season concludes with Kurt Russell's Lee Shaw staring up at the Titan as it roosts atop a volcano... setting up a faceoff between the two in MONARCH Season Three. Introduced in the 1956 movie RODAN (空の大怪獣 ラドン, Sora no Daikaijū Radon), the Flying Monster is one of Toho's most popular kaiju. Toho lists it as one of their "Big Five"

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    Photo courtesy of Toei. ⓒZeztz・Gavan Infinity Movie Production Committee ⓒIshimori Pro・TV Asahi・ADK EM・Toei ⓒTV Asahi・Toei AG・Toei Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: https://zeztz-gavan-26movie.com/ (Japan) Toei Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with promotional artwork for their upcoming theatrical release, KAMEN RIDER ZEZTZ & SUPER SPACE SHERIFF GAVAN INFINITY DOUBLE HERO SUMMER MOVIE 2026 (仮面ライダーゼッツ＆超宇宙刑事ギャバン インフィニティ W ヒーロー夏映画 2026, Kamen Raidā Zettsu & Chō Uchū Keiji Gyaban Infiniti W-Hīrō Natsu Eiga 2026).  The latest Toei Superhero double feature breaks from the traditional annual pairing of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai, the latter brand having ended -- for now -- with the series NO.1 SENTAI GOZYUGER (ナンバーワン戦隊ゴジュウジャー Nanbā Wan Sentai Gojūjā, 2025). Instead this year's entry will feature the casts and characters of the current Kamen Rider television series and the first entry in Toei's new "PROJECT R.E.D." franchise inspired by their Metal Hero shows of the 1980s.  DOUBLE HERO SUMMER MOVIE

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    © 2026 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Source: Apple TV, LegendaryOfficial Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/Special Thanks to Kristi Avila   SPOILER WARNING: This article contains information and photos from the current season of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS.  Apple TV has shared their official list of the Titans and monsters seen in MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS Season Two. The entire season is now available exclusively on Apple TV.     Photo • Kong The King of Skull Island, the Monsterverse version of Kong was introduced in the 2017 movie, KONG: SKULL ISLAND. Standing over 330-feet tall, the giant primate is incredibly intelligent and strong, making him one of the greatest of all the Titans. More mountain than mammal, he walks upright on two legs, his towering form shaking the ground with each thunderous step. 

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    Image courtesy of Crunchyroll. © 2025 MAPPA/CHAINSAW MAN PROJECT ©Tatsuki Fujimoto/SHUEISHA MAPPA’s Hit Feature Film Debuts On The PlatformSource: Crunchyroll press releaseOfficial Movie Sites: https://chainsawman.dog/movie_reze/ (Japan), https://chainsawman.movie/ (United States) CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE: REZE ARC (劇場版 チェンソーマン レゼ篇, Gekijō-ban Chensō Man Reze-hen) is now streaming on Crunchyroll. Following its theatrical release last fall, the feature-length film continues Denji’s story in an all-new chapter, adapting the fan-favorite Reze Arc from the globally acclaimed series. The film is available in both subtitled and dubbed formats as part of Crunchyroll’s Ani-May celebration.   WHEN:  Streaming now   WHERE: Crunchyroll, where fans can also rewatch Season 1 of CHAINSAW MAN.   Synopsis: Based on the hugely popular anime series, Chainsaw Man continues in an all-new epic, action-fueled adventure. Amid a brutal war between devils and hunters, another battle starts in Denji’s

    Conan Edogawa returns with his 29th feature film, DETECTIVE CONAN: FALLEN ANGEL OF THE HIGHWAY. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2026 GOSHO AOYAMA/DETECTIVE CONAN COMMITTEE All Rights Reserved.

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    Conan Edogawa returns with his 29th feature film, DETECTIVE CONAN: FALLEN ANGEL OF THE HIGHWAY. Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2026 GOSHO AOYAMA/DETECTIVE CONAN COMMITTEE All Rights Reserved. Source: Toho Co., Ltd.Official Site: https://www.conan-movie.jp/2026/ (Japan) A SciFi Japan Exclusive Image courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. © 2026 GOSHO AOYAMA/DETECTIVE CONAN COMMITTEE All Rights Reserved.     Introduction With the original manga series by Gosho Aoyama surpassing 107 volumes—and a cumulative worldwide circulation exceeding 270 million copies—and the TV anime series airing its 1,100th episode and beyond, the momentum of *Detective Conan* knows no bounds. Last year, the 28th theatrical installment, DETECTIVE CONAN: ONE-EYED FLASHBACK (劇場版 名探偵コナン 隻眼の残像, Gekijō-ban Meitantei Konan Ssekigan no Zanzō), achieved a box office gross of 14.74 billion yen. In doing so, it set a groundbreaking new record—a first for any Japanese film—by surpassing

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    Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. ©Yuto Suzuki / SHUEISHA ©2026 SAKAMOTO DAYS Film Production Committee Source: Toho Co., Ltd. Official Site: skmtdays-movie.jp (Japan)   Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. ©Yuto Suzuki / SHUEISHA ©2026 SAKAMOTO DAYS Film Production Committee Toho has provided information and images for the live action feature film SAKAMOTO DAYS (サカモト デイズ, Sakamoto Deizu), which opens in Japanese cinemas this Wednesday, April 29th. The movie is based on the wildly popular manga by Yuto Suzuki, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in November 2020 and has since surpassed 15 million copies in worldwide circulation. An action story that blends the mundane with the extraordinary, it follows Taro Sakamoto, a former legendary hitman, as he engages in fierce battles against a relentless stream of assassins in order to protect the ordinary, everyday life he shares with his beloved family. With

    Lee Shaw (Kurt Russell) and Keiko Randa (Mari Yamamoto) are back on Skull Island in the season finale of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2026 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary

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    Lee Shaw (Kurt Russell) and Keiko Randa (Mari Yamamoto) are back on Skull Island in the season finale of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS. Photo courtesy of Apple TV. © 2026 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Source: Apple TV Official Site: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monarch-legacy-of-monsters/Special Thanks to Juliet Bryce   Image courtesy of Apple TV+. © 2026 Legendary. All Rights Reserved. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM & © Legendary Apple TV has shared photos and a sneak peek clip from the tenth and final episode of MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS season two, premiering globally Friday, April 24 on Apple TV. MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS stars returning cast members Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Emmy Award winner Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett and Anders Holm. Kong, and Titan

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    Photo courtesy of Toho Co., Ltd. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. Source: TohoOfficial Site: https://godzilla-minuszero.toho-movie.jp/ (Japan)    Godzilla Fest 2026 is already taking shape in Tokyo, Japan, and this year’s biggest early reveal gives fans outside Japan a direct way to take part in the celebration. The annual Godzilla birthday event will return on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with a new Fest Godzilla short film now in production. The highlight of the Godzilla Fest 2026 announcement is a global crowdfunding campaign to support the creation of a new Burning Millennium Godzilla suit.The campaign will run through CAMPFIRE, one of Japan’s major crowdfunding platforms, and will be open for international participation across 82 countries. Fans will be able to support the campaign from regions including North and Central America, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Europe, South America, and Africa.

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    Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Gregg Katzman   IDW Publishing is gearing up for a summer full of comic book blockbuster launches featuring two VERY different new Godzilla series this July! For information on how to acquire Godzilla comics and graphic novels from IDW, please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you.   Cover A by Jack Lawrence. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. Sonic ©SEGA. Godzilla ©TOHO CO., LTD. Cover B by Mauro Fonseca. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. Sonic ©SEGA. Godzilla ©TOHO CO., LTD. Sonic the Hedgehog X Godzilla #1 Release Date: July 15, 2026 Price: $4.99 Pages: 36 When the King of the Monsters and other iconic kaiju mysteriously arrive in the Blue Blur's world, the

    Kamen Rider G7 races into battle in the new movie AGITO. Photo courtesy of Toei. ⓒ2026 Agito: The Movie Production Committee ⓒIshimori Pro・Toei

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    Kamen Rider G7 races into battle in the new movie AGITO. Photo courtesy of Toei. ⓒ2026 Agito: The Movie Production Committee ⓒIshimori Pro・Toei Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/agito/ (Japan)Special Thanks to Mizuki Ide   A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toei Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with press notes, promotional artwork, and a photo gallery for the first movie from their new “THE KAMEN RIDER CHRONICLE” brand. While the film's Japanese title (アギト－超能力戦争－, Agito — Chō Nōryoku Sensō —) translates to "Agito — The Psychic War —", Toei will be marketing it internationally simply as AGITO.  2026 marks the 55th anniversary of Kamen Rider. In Januaury Toei announced that milestone would be commemorated with a new Kamen Rider movie based on one of the Heisei era shows. 11 candidate titles were unveiled, and social media buzzed with fans’ predictions and anticipation regarding which would be chosen.

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. press releaseOfficial Site: https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/zeztz-itd/ (Japan)Special Thanks to Mizuki Ide   Photo courtesy of Toei. © ISHIMORI PRODUCTION INC. and TOEI COMPANY, LTD. All Rights Reserved. KAMEN RIDER ZEZTZ (仮面ライダーゼッツ, Kamen Raidā Zettsu) has captivated audiences with its unprecedented narrative, where reality and dreams intertwine. Since its broadcast debut in September 2025, the series has reached a fever pitch as the story barrels toward its final chapter. We are thrilled to announce the global streaming of the upcoming special event, "KAMEN RIDER ZEZTZ INTO THE DREAM," (仮面ライダーゼッツ Into the Dream, Kamen Raidā Zettsu Intu za Dorīmu) held in Tokyo on May 3rd and 4th. Dedicated to every fan across the globe, the core concept of this event is "Immersion." This is truly a "dream event" where three distinct elements—a Character Show, a Talk Show, and a Music Live—blend seamlessly. Fans will

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