2022

An extremely luminous star, 100 million times brighter than the Sun, is christened Godzilla by NASA, having been discovered during analysis of data obtained on studies of the distant Sunburst Galaxy, 10.9 billion light years away from Earth, with the Hubble Space Telescope. The star is believed to be either a variable star undergoing an outburst, similar to Eta Carinae, or a cluster of stars at a close distance to each other.

January

Mid-January: SRS Cinema releases The Great Buddha Arrival and Nezura 1964 on VHS and Blu-ray.
20 January: Legendary Television announces the Monsterverse series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which will stream on Apple TV+.
31 January: Godzilla Destruction is taken offline.

February

4 February: Shochiku and Toei release What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? to Japanese theaters.
18 February: A casting call for extras reveals that Takashi Yamazaki will be directing a kaiju film for Toho set in post-war Japan, tentatively titled Blockbuster Monster Movie and eventually revealed as Godzilla Minus One.
26 February: Yusuke Kawazu passes away at age 86.

March

1 March: Nobuyuki Yasumaru passes away at the age of 87.
14 March: Akira Takarada passes away at age 87.
20 March: Legendary Pictures announces the next film in the Monsterverse, a sequel to 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong.
23 March: IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios release the first issue of Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
27 March: Hirochika Muraishi passes away at age 75.
31 March: Hobby Japan publishes Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Completion.

April

27 April: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Rivals: Vs. King Ghidorah. IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios also release Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #2.

May

3 May: Hiroyuki Watanabe passes away at age 66.
13 May: Toho releases Shin Ultraman to Japanese theaters.
14 May: Shin Ultra Fight premieres on Tsuburaya Imagination.
25 May: IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios release Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #3.
27 May: The Escape from the Hotel with Godzilla Approaching escape room opens at the Atami Bay Resort Korakuen.

June

3 June: Yoshiro Kitahara passes away at the age of 93.
4 June: Kaiju Girl is released in Japan.
15 June: Toho releases Varan, Gorath, Dogora, and Space Amoeba in a Blu-ray set as well as Gunhed on Blu-ray.
16 June: Saldapress publishes an Italian translation for Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Hedorah.
23 June: Chumei Watanabe passes away at age 96.
27 June: Teruyoshi Nakano passes away at age 86.
29 June: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Best of Godzilla.
30 June: The release date for the next Monsterverse movie is set to March 15, 2024.

July

4 July: Shin Ultra Fight concludes.
14 July: Saldapress publishes an Italian translation for Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Mothra.
20 July: IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios release Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #4. Rambling RECORDS releases the soundtrack of yokaipedia on CD.
22 July: Toho releases yokaipedia to Japanese theaters.
23 July: The attraction, Godzilla vs. Nijigen no Mori: Great Duel on Awaji Island, opens to the public.
29 July: Principal photography begins on Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
31 July: Shueisha publishes the novelization of Godzilla Singular Point.

August

3 August: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Battra.
4 August: GigaBash is published on PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 by Passion Republic Games.
23 August: Atomic Productions and World Builder Entertainment announce a new King Kong series will be produced for Disney+.
26 August: Kaikai Kiki publishes The Art of Jellyfish Eyes, a making-of book detailing the film's production.
30 August: King Kong's Cousin is published by Beach Lane Books.

September

14 September: The fifth and final issue of Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is released. Passion Republic Games announce a Godzilla collaboration with GigaBash.
15 September: Welbeck Publishing publishes Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters in the United Kingdom.
23 September: Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo premieres at the Kansas City Underground Film Festival.
24 September: It is announced that a fourth Cloverfield film will be directed by Babak Anvari.

October

4 October: Hobby Japan publishes Mothra vs. Godzilla Completion.
12 October: IDW Publishing releases the first issue of Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King!, the sequel to Monsters & Protectors.
19 October: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Best of Mothra.
24 October: Bicep Books and CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform publish Japanese Monsters Unmade: The Lost Films of Monster Island Volume 1 (1927-1965).

November

2 November: Godzilla Fest 2022 is held at the Tokyo International Forum. Takashi Yamazaki's Blockbuster Monster Movie is announced to be the next mainline Godzilla film.
3 November: The short films Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex and Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks premiere at Godzilla Fest. The event concludes. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla is shown in theaters across the United States courtesy of Fathom Events. Dai Nippon Publishing releases a special volume of Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book themed after the history of Godzilla.
4 November: The Seibuen amusement park launches the attraction Godzilla the Mission: Escape from the Looming Danger of a Giant Monster.
8 November: Welbeck Publishing releases Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters in the United States.
9 November: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King! #2.
12 November: Kazuki Omori passes away at age 70.
26 November: Voice actor Ted Thomas passes away at age 93.
28 November: StudioCanal release King Kong (1976) to 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray.
29 November: Discotek Media release Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds on Blu-ray.
30 November: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan.

December

5 December: villagebooks goes defunct.
7 December: Godzilla is made available for purchase as a DLC character in GigaBash. IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors - All Hail the King! #3.
9 December: Cinemago release Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo to Japanese theaters. TOHO Visual Entertainment releases the Special Edition Godziban Blu-ray, which is packaged with the Godziban Book.
21 December: Toho release yokaipedia to Japanese DVD and Blu-ray. TOHO Visual Entertainment releases Godziban Book as its own separate release. Kodansha publishes volume 0 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing an overview of special effects.
23 December: PIE International publishes Shinji Higuchi Special Effect's Field Notes: Visual Plans and Sketches in Asia and Oceania.

In fiction

The members of H.E.A.T. are transported 23 years into their future, when genetically engineered monsters called D.R.A.G.M.A.s have taken over the world. (Godzilla: The Series)
Megalon attacks Africa a second time, targeting South Africa in particular and displacing 300 to 400 million people. On May 11, Orga makes landfall in Izmir, Turkey, the location of the largest African refuge camp. The military's response is delayed, and the kaiju is not killed until after it reaches the capitol of Ankara. Officially, Orga causes 1.15 million casualties, but refugees are not counted; the true death toll is believed to be over 10 million. Manda appears in the Atlantic Ocean, which will remain under his control for over a decade. (GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse)

Gallery

4 Feb.: What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? theatrical poster
13 May: Shin Ultraman theatrical release poster
22 July: yokaipedia theatrical poster
9 Dec.: Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo theatrical release poster

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