#jet reviews

[jetstarred]

what i listened to in february 2024!

total: 10 albums top three albums: scrapyard (quadeca), gloom division (idkhow), kid a (radiohead) click read more for full reviews ^-^

i let it in and it took everything - loathe (2020) - fav song: is it really you? - this album is a very nice melding of grungegaze and more hardcore screamo. the melodies and fuzz drew me in and made me really enjoy the hardcore parts, which usually i'm not the biggest fan of. i definitely preferred the more melodic parts of the album, but i can see the heavier parts growing on me with more listens. i think bands like loathe and narrow head are the perfect bridge from grungegaze into heavier music for someone like me and i look forward to listening to newer releases from loathe. - rating: 8/10

wolf - tyler, the creator (2013) - fav song: domo23 - this album is like a slightly more mature version of goblin in terms of how it's produced. it's still largely the same offensive content that i disliked in goblin but there's some parts that are a little more enjoyable to me. for the most part it's really similar to goblin so i don't feel like i have much to say. i did like the more melodic features, especially erykah badu's feature - rating: 5/10

armed to the teeth l.m.o.m.m. - kill alters (2022) - fav song: cesspit - this was a really good industrial rock album with digital hardcore elements. i love bonnie baxter's vocals and the audio samples (while i don't recognize them) add to the slightly unsettling nature of this album. there are some very short tracks that serve more as transitions between songs which makes this the kinda album you should listen to front to back instead of listening to songs individually. - rating: 7/10

cherry bomb - tyler, the creator (2015) - fav song: cherry bomb - from the first second i was vibing with this album and i stayed really enjoying it the entire time. the production is amazing by my casual listener standards. there's a lot of electronic noises that i love especially the twinkly synths and heavy bass. the lyrics are evolving past the vulgar content in tyler's first two albums, especially thanks to some of the features on the album. i got very excited over the kali uchis features and i'm sure it was a big deal for tyler to get lil wayne and kanye features on the same song. for me this is a massive step up from the previous two albums. - rating: 8/10

by the time i get to phoenix - injury reserve (2021) - fav song: postpostpartum - this album has an atmosphere that's really unsettling and kept me on edge the entire time. some tracks made me feel like i was having a panic attack almost, but in a good way? the production is really good at creating a tense vibe that feels like you're constantly looking over your shoulder or being suffocated by fog. the lyrics vary from song to song, but are largely pretty good. this is a great experimental hip hop album and i hope it got some hip hop fans to explore more noisy music. - rating: 9/10

scrapyard - quadeca (2024) - fav song: easier - this album is a beautiful evolution of the sound explored in idmthy. it's freed from the concept of the previous album, allowed to explore different topics and sounds. i love how grand and full this album sounds, like i'm being surrounded by every song. many of the songs sound bright in a way that makes me think of sunlight and water and light breeze. but there's still some heaviness and electronic elements that add a complexity to this album. while it's more disjointed than the very tight idmthy, this is such a good follow up and i can see myself growing to love this album in a very fond way. and shout out to u tried that thing where ur human for making me cry. - rating: 9/10

wallsocket - underscores (2023) - fav song: johnny johnny johnny - i like how reflective this album is in a way that's very synonymous with being a young adult and thinking back to how you acted when you were even younger. the album as a whole is more melodic and slower than i expected but it fits nicely with the vibe i think is trying to be conveyed. the electronic and more hyperpop reminiscent parts are my favorites. i just really like it! - rating: 7/10

kid a - radiohead (2000) - fav song: idioteque - i love the atmosphere this album creates. i feel like i'm floating through space but it's like water and the stars are like pixels. it's a little unsettling but mostly makes me feel like i'm phasing out of my body. i love how electronic certain sections get and abstract other sections get. i see why it's a lot of peoples favorite radiohead album. - rating: 9/10

gloom division - i dont know how but they found me (2024) - fav song: what love? - WOAH is this a step up from razzmatazz. the exploration of genres in this album is so cool and sprawling, but stays connected by dallon's vocals and many of the whimsical and analog elements that have become idkhow's signature style. i stayed grooving the entire time. - rating: 9/10

flower boy - tyler, the creator (2017) - fav song: see you again - this album is on par with cherry bomb BUT finally tyler's outgrown the offensive lyrics that i really disliked. on the music side it's more poppy than cherry bomb but still on a similar level of quality. i do quite like the different elements in this album. one thing that really stuck out to me on this album was the synths which i really enjoyed - rating: 8/10

#wilt #jet reviews

[a-frog-in-a-bog]

#taylor swift private jet #peer reviewed #mine

[keyofjetwolf]

Just made the last payment on my school loan heeeyyyyyy

#that's done #my last credit card will be paid off in may #i just got a big honking raise with my performance review #TOUCH WOOD but things are financially looking up here at casa jet wolf #which after many years of touch and go feels pretty good #life with jet wolf #the all new all different here we go again #gif warning

[quirkwizard]

Would water gun and jet make a shower head? Also fun fact, horikoshi was inspired by shower heads for torinos quirk

New Quirk Name: Power Wash or Water Jet

This Emitter type Quirk allows the user to spray out jets of water from their hands and feet up to short ranges of themselves. The jets of water are similar to a fire hose, able to push the user or others around with a single burst and are capable of eroding bricks. The user has some control over how this is unleashed, like being able to focus it down for greater pressure or range for their attacks. The user can further shape the water by adjusting their fingers. This gives the user a good mix of options, using their blasts of water to blast around whatever they want. They can launch themselves around on jets of water, whip people with waves of water, augment their fighting style with the streams, or simply use it to power wash something. Aside from being limited to their hands and feet, using this Quirk will quickly dehydrate the user, requiring them to replenish regularly. The immense power of the jets can be difficult to control and direct at times.

#My Hero Academia #Quirks #Quirk Reviews #Sorahiko Torino #Gran Torino #Jet #Kota Izumi #Water Creation

[astoundingbeyondbelief]

Kaiju Week in Review (October 22-28, 2023)

Another Godzilla Day, another short from Kazuhiro Nakagawa to keep the series' tokusatsu roots alive. Fest Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar will see the grinning robot battle the King of the Monsters in live-action for the first time ever. I think that's why seeing the Final Wars Godzilla opposite a replica Jet Jaguar suit is even more surreal than his bout against the Showa Gigan last year. When the short drops on November 3, be sure to download it ASAP, because Toho doesn't like to keep them up for long.

I already posted about the unbelievable Movie Monster Series Bagan figure revealed last night, but it was accompanied by four more new figures: a glittery MinusGoji, an 8-inch black Kiryu, a quadrupedal Landing Stage Hedorah, and this year's fan poll winner, Flower Beast Form Biollante. The Kiryu is a homage to a theater-exclusive figure from Godzilla: Tokyo SOS, though it actually has more paint apps. They're all Godzilla Store exclusives.

TOHO Visual Entertainment has released Godzilla (1954) and Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) on 4K, the first of a flurry of Godzilla titles debuting in 4K this year. (There's also a Blu-ray for each that uses the same 4K restoration.) The people I turn to for judgment on these things (@spacehunter-m, @tohocompanylimited-blog, and a few others) aren't thrilled, especially with Mothra vs. Godzilla, which compares unfavorably with the HD version of the shorter Toho Champion Festival cut. Both are improvements over what was previously available on home video, but that's not saying much.

Mothra vs. Godzilla unfortunately does not include the Frontier Missile scene as a bonus feature. (Don't know what all those nice-looking screenshots of it from the recent Mothra vs. Godzilla Completion book were about then.) It does offer eight-and-a-half minutes of unused effects footage, some of it making its home video debut, as well as four more minutes of set footage and a theater showing the film. Both films offer a ton of trailers, the most interesting of which is an export trailer for G54. Some of the ballyhoo ("incredible titan of terror!") would later be used for the U.S. release, and @biorante discovered that the subtitles are a near-exact match with the old BFI DVD. So it's possible to almost exactly recreate what the film would have looked like when it screened in, say, Honolulu in 1955.

This is strictly local news, but I know some of you are fellow upstate New Yorkers, so I'm throwing it in anyway. Rochester's Little Theatre will be showing Destroy All Monsters on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This'll be the first Godzilla film I've seen there since Rialto distributed the original in 2004. The runtime and release date match the AIP version, so fingers crossed they landed the same 35mm print that screened at the Mahoning this summer.

Big week coming up, though even bigger if you live in Japan. For the Americans reading this, a reminder that Godzilla 2000 is in theaters the night of November 1.

#godzilla #kaiju week in review #bagan #godzilla 1954 #mothra vs. godzilla #destroy all monsters #kaiju #jet jaguar

[miloscat]

[Review] Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (PS5)

Jet Set Radio Future 2 is here, and it's all I ever wanted.

When Team Reptile made Lethal League and—more precisely—its sequel, they did an excellent job capturing the feel and aesthetic of Sega's Jet Set Radio games in a new genre. Now they've only gone and bloody done it - made an actual Jet Set Radio homage game, and it's an absolute stunner! Specifically, this is a pitch-perfect pastiche of Jet Set Radio Future, acting as a sequel to the 2002 classic in all but name, and since that particular instalment is a personal favourite of mine, I couldn't be happier.

BRC seems to deeply understand what was great about JSRF and then faithfully and lovingly recreates it, with some new ideas and refinements to boot. In case you need catching up, it's a sort of urban street punk adventure: you get around, grind, and trick on inline skates, tag graffiti all over, contest with rival gangs, and avoid the overzealous police force. The world is colourful and detailed but a bit low-poly with a cel-shaded filter, and levels are set up as huge skatepark playgrounds. All the while a soundtrack of fresh beats including hip-hop, house, and electropop accompanies you.

In BRC the structure of story-related tasks broken up by exploration returns, the levels full of collectibles to give you new colour schemes, music tracks, graffiti designs, etc. as well as just setpieces to "platform" around. A fast-travel system helps you get between areas, some of which replay the hits of JSRF while others explore new territory like a mall complex or industrial oil rig; the setting of New Amsterdam nods to the developer's Dutch origin but in practice it feels like it would easily fit in Tokyo-to (disclaimer, I have never visited The Netherlands). In addition to skates you have skateboards and BMX, each one having slightly different manoeuvrability plus the chance to open certain doors in the game world: for example, a skateboard can trick on fire hydrants to get elevated to a handful of secret areas. This gives more of a reason to have different ones on hand but can feel like an arbitrary passkey check.

Movement is aided by the new boost pack mechanic, which gives you an enormously useful air-dash. A boost meter gives you some speed but can also freshen up trick combos and extend your manual, while it's refilled by tricking (like in Sonic Rush), so doing these cool lines and combos feeds back into movement in a satisfying way. Cans have been done away with entirely so you can tag at any time without worry, and graffiti minigames have actually been brought back from the original JSR, except here they're super quick and snappy, and your inputs determine which of your unlocked tags goes up which keeps the visuals fresh.

A handy new feature is the flip-phone menu (reminiscent of The Arcane Kids' vaguely JSR-esque Zineth). It's great for flavour but also lets you get tips from teammates or contact new recruits, check out your range of graffiti designs and how to write them, consult a persistent minimap while highlighting tag spots, or change the currently playing music. And speaking of the soundtrack, it's sublime, a heady mix and perfect tonal accompaniment that even includes three tracks from the funky uncle himself Hideki Naganuma (much like Hover before it)... and if you ask me they're some of his best.

Another way BRC expands slightly on JSRF's template is a bit more emphasis on plot, with a central mystery revolving around recently-decapitated protagonist Red, his new cyberhead, and his connections to the previous top dogs in the city's counterculture. This framing fumbles at times, but it gives more purpose to your interactions with other rudies and conflicts with the cops, and interstitial sequences between chapters lets the game reinterpret JSRF's surreal climax in a dream context.

I've been eagerly awaiting this game and as a big fan of JSRF it didn't disappoint. BRC takes everything I loved about that (now slightly creaky and inaccessible) game and gives it a fresh coat of paint. I've seen people gripe about the price and playtime but both are about on par with the game that it styles itself as a love letter to, so it would be disingenuous of me to complain about either. Better by far to celebrate what an awesome achievement this game is in recapturing a unique classic while brilliantly modernising it. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk reminds me why I love video games.

#bomb rush cyberfunk #jet set radio #indie #review #ps5 #team reptile

[dispatchdcu]

Godzilla Rivals: Jet Jaguar vs. Megalon #1 Review

Godzilla Rivals: Jet Jaguar vs. Megalon #1 Review #GodzillaRivalsJetJaguarvsMegalon #godzilla #IDW #IDWcomics #comics #comicbooks #news #art #info #NCBD #comicbooknews #previews #reviews

Writer: Nola Pfau Art: Megan Huang Letters: Nathan Widick Publisher:  IDW Comics Price: $7.99 Release Date: December 20th, 2023 Jet Jaguar and Megalon have a rematch years after their first battle in the film “Godzilla vs. Megalon” in Godzilla Rivals: Jet Jaguar vs. Megalon #1.   Though this book doesn’t have the 007 spy-type action that the film had, it’s still packed full of kaiju action, as…

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#Godzilla #Godzilla Rivals: Jet Jaguar vs. Megalon #Godzilla Rivals: Jet Jaguar vs. Megalon 1 #Godzilla Rivals: Jet Jaguar vs. Megalon 1 Review #IDW Comics #IDW Comics Review #IDW Comics Reviews #Jet Jaguar #Kaiju #Megalon #review #Reviews

[rewritingcanon]

you taking lyrics out of context and purposefully misinterpreting them makes me so fucking tired. leave taylor swift alone.

oh my god every single time i have posted about taylor swift is because an anon is ASKING ME TO TALK ABOUT HER. and i have already said quite nicely that i dont listen to her, nor do i like her, and now you are butthurt?

ofc im gonna laugh at the i hate it here lyrics, didnt she literally date a racist last year (matt heally or whatever his name is, but that could be rumours idk dont quote me) so out of context (whatever the context is that can defend that… lmk 🧍‍♀️) its funny asf. and the one with the gta lyrics was me laughing because i thought it was cringe.

taylor swift will live. if youre so fucking tired go take a nap. listen to ttpd and think its as genius and deep as you want idc.

#‘leave taylor swift alone’ or what? shes gonna throw her giant carbon footprint jet at me? 🌚 #like i dont know why people are pressing ME on this random album 😭 go ask someone who actually listens to her or LIKES her if u want- #- a good review #its funny i toned down my last anon bcuz i didnt want swiftie followers/mutuals to get offended but it didnt work so 😭 what da hell #not hp #ask #anon #im starting to kinda get why people think swifties are really annoying now

[simeonscott]

Why the Legacy Armada Transformers are so Important

New Video where I take a look at the Generations Toys of the Transformers that were around when I was a kid!

#transformers #Transformers Generations #Transformers Legacy #Transformers Armada #Transformers Legacy Evolution #Starscream #Armada Starscream #Hot Shot #Armada Hot Shot #Hasbro #Toys #Action Figures #Robots #Autobot #Decepticon #Car #Plane #Jet #Sports Car #Review #Vlog #YouTube #Youtube

[hua-fei-hua]

good luck with your exam!! ✨✨ sending u good-at-math beams (even tho i suck at calculus myself) hehe

qwwq thank youuuu. it went about as well as i expected, i think, which means i'll probably scrape by. at least now i have winter break o(-(

#asks #aiku #i think my biggest problem is that i wasn't rlly paying attn during the surface integral lesson(s) bc jet lag or whatever #so although i like vaguely know the procedure my notes are scribbly n vague and i don't understand Why the procedure is like that #i think i had a lot of problems tying the last chapter to applications or whatever was going on so it was hard to make it stick #idk it feels like my brain just didn't turn on absorption mode in class so although i could follow the examples fine for the most part #once you hand me one to work myself it's like. what is this. what's going on. #i reviewed most of the theorems n how to use them n stuff these last few nights so i could at least kinda do them #so i did Know how to do a nice chunk of it #the prof is good n he grades fairly so i will Hopefully scrape through.... #chapter 16 high exam grade carry me..... carry me ch 16 high exam grade pls......

[zagorudan]

https://youtu.be/qvLXzL4oAWM

New video!  It’s a review of the infamous Toho production that featured the King of the Monsters himself, Godzilla, and starred the Ultraman “inspired” hero: The Human Meteor, Zone Fighter.

#godzilla #tokusatsu #ultraman #review #retrospective #toku #where is jet jaguar

[jetstarred]

what i listened to in january 2024!

total: 9 albums top three: i didn't mean to haunt you (quadeca), good kid, m.a.a.d. city (kendrick lamar), colourmeinkindness (basement)

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colourmeinkindness - basement (2012) - fav song: covet - this is a really solid early emo revival album. it captures the emotion that was extremely prevalent in emo music and kinda lost in the mainstream emo that had dominated before this album came out. the vocals are great at conveying the lyrics, sometimes feeling vulnerable in a really relatable way. the guitar is solid and very fun to listen to. easily one of my favorite emo albums from this era. - rating: 8/10

everyone everywhere - everyone everywhere (2012) - fav song: the future - this album clearly takes a lot of inspiration from 90s emo, especially midwest emo. some guitar riffs sound really similar to american football riffs. the singers voice is very lovely and i love the use of trumpets in some of the songs. the lyrics are also perfectly nostalgic and almost whimsical, like someone wondering about their surroundings and future. it almost makes me wish this band had stuck around longer and had been able to evolve their sound more. - rating: 7/10

feels like you - whirr (2019) - fav song: wavelength - this album is very dreamy, with the noise a pleasant hum rather than loud and intrusive. every song blends into the next track seamlessly, there were multiple times where i didn't realize a new song had started. the album largely sounds the same, with all the songs being difficult to distinguish from one another. this is good if you like this kind of music (which i do) but it makes it hard for any of the songs to be real stand outs. - rating: 5/10

hatemail - in lieu (2019) - fave song: pin up - i didn't really vibe with most of this album. its exciting to hear more female vocals in the post-grunge and more noisy punk space. there's definitely potential here and id be interested to listen to their more recent releases. - rating: 4/10

good kid, m.a.a.d. city - kendrick lamar (2012) - fav song: money trees - this album immediately put me in the exact setting that must've inspired it. it makes me feel nostalgic for the black american experience i never had, even with all the ugly parts. besides that, i love the through-line of the voicemails and phone calls, some of which introduce the following song. the samples are really beautiful and i want to go listen to the original songs. i can't imagine how exciting it must've been when this album came out to see the beginning of one of the greatest rappers of this generation. - rating: 9/10

i didn't mean to haunt you - quadeca (2022) - fav song: don't mind me - i listened to this album on repeat for a week after my first listen. it's really refreshing to listen to a concept album that actually fully follows through with the concept. this album being about a ghost and his experience with dying and having to watch how his family deals with his death is so interesting and lends to a lot of very heart wrenching introspection. also sonically this is such a beautiful album with the choral voices, static, with a good balance of heavy and dreamy parts. shout out to picking up hands and fantasyworld for making me cry. - rating: 10/10

goblin - tyler, the creator (2011) - fav song: radicals - i like the concept of the album being tyler having a “therapy session” with his own consciousness. but a lot of the content in the songs is very offensive, gross out, shock humor that i don't really vibe with. i know that that type of rapping was what was commonplace and popular at the time but it's really aged poorly imo. the beats and flows are pretty decent and i could vibe with them more if it wasn't for the lyrics. also tyler baby stop saying a bunch of slurs! - rating: 4/10

from me to you - quadeca (2021) - fav song: candles on fire! - this album is a great transition between quadeca's earlier youtube rap inspired music and his newer more atmospheric and melodic music. the production is grand and electronic in a way that's really enjoyable. while i'm not a great judge for rap, i think this is a step up from his earlier stuff and much more accessible to me as a more casual rap fan. honestly it's difficult to judge this album as anything other than a transition from rap to more artistically driven music that still keeps rap elements and influence. - rating: 7/10

my back is killing me baby - car seat headrest (2011) - fav song: no passion - this album is half rough versions of songs that would be redone in later albums, half songs that weren't revisited. it's very rough and full of the diy sound that was more prevalent in cshr's earlier stuff. i like it more for background noise than something i can strongly focus on. - rating: 5/10

#finally doing this whew #feburary should be up in a few minutes #wilt #jet reviews

[aydansdiary]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL PINKIE COOPER RESTORATION 👏👏👏

ANOTHER RESTORATION !!!! YIPPEE !!!! this little lady here a pinkie cooper and the jet set pets doll !!!!!! shes the beverly hills pinkie from the travel line !!!!! shes just so pretty !!! i love all the fabulous pink cheetah print !!! the denim and the hot pinks complement each other really well and give her that really fun but expensive look !!! i just love her so much !!!!

here she is !!! i cant stop looking at her !!!

ignore the bottom of her shoe we will get into that :,(

and here she is with my paris pinkie !!! they look so cute together !!! kinda off topic but i love the variations of silhouette mrs.pinkie has in all her dolls while still keeping a distinct style :D

now yall know i love doing doll restorations its my favorite thing to do but dear god she was a bitch to fix :,) the person i bought her from was a "collector" themselfs so i wasn't as cautious as i normally am with buying more expensive dolls (NEVER AGIAN 😭) when i opened that box and saw how bad her condion was i started crying ( i'm very dramatic ignore me) because i didn't think i was going to be able to fix her !!! her hair was super matted at the root, thare was red paint on her legs and head, her sleeve on her jacket was ripping clean off and ripping down the inseam, her legs were super floppy and looked like they were gonna break off any second, and it looked like a fire breathing dragon ate her shoe it had black ash ?? or somthing all over it with a chunk missing !!! i was super upset especially because she cost alot of money and because she did not look like that in the photos :/ but i decided the next day to keep her and not return her and i got started !!! it took me all day yesterday with my moms help to fix her and i'm super happy with the end results !!! i still need to find a new shoe tho HAHA if any of yall have any ideas whare to get a new one or how to repair this one please lmk :D but for now she will live on my shelf very happyily !!!

i hope yall have a great day/night !!! happy doll collecting :D

#pinkie cooper #pinkie cooper and the jet set pets #dollblr #doll collecting #dolls #fashion dolls #doll collector #dollphotography #doll restoration #doll review #why do i do the things i do

[bluepoodle7]

#FlixCandy #FlixCandyJetPuffedMarshmallowGummiesMovieBox #MarshmallowGummies #GummyCandy #Gummies #GummyCandyReview

This is part 2 of the Flix Candy Jet Puffed Marshmallow Gummies Movie Box and theses are the rest of the images.

Part 1

A blog about obscurity stuff, plushies and food. on Tumblr: #FlixCandy #FlixCandyJetPuffedMarshmallowGummiesMovieBox #MarshmallowGummies #GummyCandy #Gummies #GummyCandyReview I tried the...

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[topoet]

Steely Dan

By Steely Dan I have, spread out on 2 cds, as mp3: Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972), Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) /Pretzel Logic (1974)/ Katey Lied (1975), The Royal Scam (1976) Aja (1977) and Gaucho (1980). As stand alone Gold (1982) and A Decade of (1985). I had many of these as vinyl at one time, then cassettes & finally as mp3. They were a great radio band with off-kilter lyrics & excellent…

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#am writing #America #Chuck Jackson #Cuban #Gordon Jenkins #Ibeyi #Los Johnny Jets #Mexico #music #Ontario #photographs #review #short story #Steely Dan #The Pointer Sisters #Toronto #Yoruba

[astoundingbeyondbelief]

Kaiju Week in Review (October 29-November 4, 2023)

Like me, you probably haven't seen Godzilla Minus One yet, making Fest Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar last week's most spectacular new watch. Kazuhiro Nakagawa's ambitions grow with each entry in this series; this time, he was helped by veteran Rider/Sentai suit actor Kenya Saito inside the great new Jet Jaguar suit. The ending wasn't quite what I predicted, but still set up what should be a spectacular showdown last year.

I wish these shorts weren't effectively the last vestiges of tokusatsu in the Godzilla series; I wish even more that Toho would allow them to stay on YouTube. This one, along with its associated behind-the-scenes videos, will stay around until the end of the year, as an apology for the Godzilla Day VOD having such awful audio as to be unsalvageable. But that still means its discoverability will take a serious hit, and it's unclear what Toho actually gets out of this artificial scarcity. Maybe they're plotting to release all the shorts on Blu-ray in a few years. In any case, download this one post-haste.

While he didn't get a new suit, Megalon still made a triumphant return in the other short film released on Godzilla Day, Godzilla vs. Megalon. A sequel to Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex, it's also directed by Takuya Uenishi. The live-action footage in this one helps ground the over-the-top monster mayhem, and a weakened Godzilla displays some cool new tricks, although I found his finisher unsatisfying. As for Megalon, well, he finally shows the world just how terrifying he can be when he takes himself more seriously.

After a mercifully brief marketing campaign, the 37th Godzilla movie, Godzilla Minus One, is in Japanese theaters (and it's making bank). I'm trying to go in relatively unspoiled (always difficult as a Wikizilla admin), but what little I have read has been promising. The basic premise, which the early promos have largely masked, sounds like a kaiju story I wrote in college, which I couldn't be more thrilled by. If you're feeling daring, there's a second trailer out.

We'll get the first episodes of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters even sooner than Godzilla Minus One. Accordingly, Apple has ramped up promotion, releasing a behind-the-scenes video (above), the opening title sequence, and the first scene of the series. We also have names for a couple of the new monsters (the new Skull Island beastie is a Mantleclaw and the critters hatching from eggs are Endoswarmers) and better looks at a couple others.

I joked after the Godzilla Day livestream that it was such a technical fiasco because Toho had put all its skill points into releasing Godzilla Minus One. Similar could be said for the Fathom Events release of Godzilla 2000: Millennium. The showing I caught was fine technically (one brief frame rate hiccup aside), just... uninspired. The preshow was the same brief behind-the-scenes footage of G2K included on the American DVD and Blu-ray; the film used the same translation as the Blu-ray. And now that the novelty of actually being able to watch it has worn off, I've soured considerably on the Japanese version of this movie. The languid score and sound design are especially glaring in a theater.

Godzilla Voxel Wars, available on Steam and Epic Games, probably should have been released in a week less packed with more attention-grabbing Godzilla news. Still zero reviews on Metacritic! Haven't played it myself, but fellow Wikizilla admin Les is enjoying it.

Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons #5 also added to the Godzilla onslaught. Still impressed at how big a role the Giant Octopus had in this (and what a brutal ending for it and Ebirah), but the miniseries wrapped up a little too neatly.

Despite backing it on Kickstarter, I had nearly forgotten about Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett. Turns out the reason the book has taken so long to be published (the campaign ended last May) is the page count jumping from "around 200" to 424! It's off to the printer now, so the wait is nearly over.

Worth posting again: the third BOSS Coffee ad featuring the new ShodaiGoji suit. Very little original footage in this one, but some first-class editing.

And a few other happenings I'll keep to bullet points so you can finally stop scrolling:

I forgot to post about Viz publishing volume 7 of Asadora! Huge props for introducing a kyodai hero without derailing the story (I won't say how, but it's quite clever).

After its brief Japanese theatrical run, the black-and-white version of Shin Godzilla is "under consideration for further development." Home video next?

The newest Godzilla Battle Line units are Super Mechagodzilla and a second version of Godzilla '54 who strafes his atomic breath and ignores most status effects. I've had virtually no time to play since the new season started (this post was typed entirely in a Georgia hotel room, put it that way), but I hear they're both stellar.

Godzilla trading card update: disappointment and confusion! The Godzilla Minus One promo cards were only available for a very limited time as add-ons to a $75+ TCGPlayer order. Meanwhile, nobody can find the packs of Surreal Entertainment cards that were supposed to arrive at Five Below on Godzilla Day.

Naturally, lots of toys revealed on and around Godzilla Day. Highlights include a Super7 Godzilla figure with an Imperial-inspired paint job, a Super7 SpaceGodzilla repaint blatantly based on Super Godzilla which sold out instantly, an S.H. MonsterArts Jet Jaguar '73, and Movie Monster Series figures for *inhales* Godzilla '55, Anguirus '55, Flying Stage Hedorah, Godzilla '64, and Minilla '67. The Godzilla Raids Again figures are both getting variants inspired by a Toy Dreams set from 2006. Bandai also started up another Movie Monster Series fans-pick-the-figure poll, but what's the point? They'll have every single Godzilla kaiju represented before the decade's half over. (And maybe by the end of the decade I'll be able to afford all the ones I want!)

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