The results of the election are in! The interesting thing here, as opposed to when they did a similar 'fans vote for best Godzilla movie' a few years ago (Biollante, if you recall, won) is that after the enormous success of Shin Godzilla reigniting Godzillamania in Japan we're now dealing with a larger, enthusiastic fanbase full of new people who've gone back and watched the classics for the first time. As such, the results have some very interesting surprises!
This is all via twitter (posted on the #ゴジラ総選挙 hashtag) and this page, btw.
Favorite Godzilla movies:
1. Shin Godzilla
2. Mothra vs. Godzilla
3. Godzilla (1954)
4. Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster
5. Godzilla vs. Mothra
Favorite kaiju:
1. Mothra
2. King Ghidorah
3. Rodan
4. Minya
5. Mechagodzilla
6. Anguirus
7. Mecha King Ghidorah
8. Baby/Little/Godzilla Jr.
9. Gigan
10. Hedorah
11. Biollante
12. Kiryu
13. Super Mechagodzilla
14. Jet Jaguar
15. Keizer Ghidorah
16. Baragon
17. Destoroyah
18. Varan
19. Godzillasaurus
20. Battra
First off: Shin Godzilla was a shoo-in for #1, but it warms my heart to see three Showa flicks make up the bulk of the top five. I'm not the biggest fan of Godzilla vs. Mothra '92, but I at least understand its appeal.
Wowed to see Minya so high in the kaiju rankings, but with the success and popularity of the ugly-cute early forms of Shin I suppose it makes sense. My beloved Anguirus doesn't quite make the top five, but #6 is still pretty respectable. Interesting how the three Mechgaodzillas were considered distinct enough to be different entries, while Mothra and Ghidorah were not.