Godzilla Island | |
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Genre |
Tokusatsu Kaiju Superhero Science fiction |
Developed by | Toho |
Written by | Takahiko Masuda |
Directed by | Shun Mizutani |
Narrated by | Yutaka Aoyama |
Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 256 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 3 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | October 6, 1997 | – September 30, 1998
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Zone Fighter |
Godzilla Island (ゴジラアイランド Gojira Airando?) was a television show spinoff of the Godzilla franchise. It premiered on October 6, 1997, and ran for a total of 256 three-minute episodes, finishing on September 30, 1998.
Set in 2097, most of Earth's kaiju (monsters) live on an island out in the Pacific Ocean called Godzilla Island, which is monitored by G-Guard. The creatures living on the island include Godzilla, Godzilla Junior, Mothra, Mothra Leo, Rodan, Fire Rodan, King Ghidorah, Mecha-King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla (Heisei version), Anguirus, Gigan, Hedorah, Destoroyah, Baragon, King Caesar, Moguera, Megalon, Battra, SpaceGodzilla, Gorosaurus, Kamacuras and Jet Jaguar. Torema and Zaguresu's kaiju (or monsters) include a black-coloured Mechagodzilla (Showa version), a fully mechanical King Ghidorah (called Hyper-Mecha King Ghidorah), a new version of Hedorah (called Neo Hedorah), Kumasogami (titled Dororin in the show) and Gororin (a sentient ball-shaped cactus).