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In real life
January
- 1 January: LIFE Books publishes a second re-issue of LIFE "Godzilla".
- 9 January: Warner Bros. moves Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to March 29.
- 10 January: Kodansha publishes volume 16 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about the television series Zone Fighter.
- 12 January: Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color, a black-and-white version of Godzilla Minus One, premieres in Japanese theaters.
- 16 January: DC Comics and Legendary Comics publish Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #4.
- 23 January: Godzilla Minus One is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, becoming the first Godzilla film to receive an Oscar nomination in any category.
- 24 January: Kadokawa publishes chapter 4 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 25 January: Kodansha publishes volume 17 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about the films Rodan and Varan.
- 26 January: Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color releases in North American theaters.
- 30 January: A Godzilla DLC for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition becomes available for purchase.
- 31 January: A comic adaptation of Notzilla is published.
February
- 7 February: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Valentine's Day Special.
- 9 February: Kodansha publishes volume 18 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Godzilla vs. Hedorah.
- 14 February: Warner Bros. releases the second trailer for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
- 15 February: Lapin, Inc. publishes the English translation of chapter 4 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 20 February: DC Comics and Legendary Comics publish Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #5.
- 21 February: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Rivals: Mothra Vs. M.O.G.U.E.R.A.. Kodansha publishes volume 19 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about the films Gorath and Dogora.
- 22 February: Kadokawa publishes chapter 5 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 23 February: Kadokawa publishes chapter 4-1 of GAMERA -Rebirth- code thyrsos.
- 27 February: Clover Press publishes Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett. Tilting Point releases an early access build of Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers.
- 28 February: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: War for Humanity #4. Legendary Comics publishes the first release of Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted for Kickstarter supporters.
March
- 5 March: Legendary Comics publishes a hardcover version of Legends of the Monsterverse: The Omnibus, as well as an updated and revised version of Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted for Kickstarter supporters.
- 6 March: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Best of Destoroyah.
- 8 March: Kodansha publishes volume 20 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about the television series Super Fleet Sazer-X.
- 10 March: Godzilla Minus One wins Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards.
- 11 March: A360 Media publishes King Kong vs. Godzilla: When Worlds Collide.
- 12 March: Titan Books publishes Godzilla: The Official Coloring Book.
- 14 March: The food company Ajinomoto releases the kaiju-themed web commercial "Foodlosslla: What Should Humanity Do!?", helmed by Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki.
- 15 March: Kadokawa publishes chapter 4-2 of GAMERA -Rebirth- code thyrsos.
- 16 March: Godzilla is appointed as the chief of a Tokyo police station for one day.
- 19 March: DC Comics and Legendary Comics publish Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #6. Kadokawa publishes chapter 6 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation. Lapin, Inc. publishes the English translation of chapter 5 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 25 March: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre. Kodansha publishes volume 21 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and Godzilla: Tokyo SOS.
- 26 March: Legendary Comics releases a paperback version of Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted.
- 27 March: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is released in select European and Asian countries.
- 29 March: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is released in North America (and other countries). Which is Stronger!? Godzilla x Kong is published by Akito and Hot-Blooded Souls.
April
- 1 April: AOI Pro releases Showdown! Cosmic Trailblaze Saga of Heroes.
- 3 April: IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios publish the first issue of Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II. Dynamite Entertainment releases Kong: The Great War #5.
- 4 April: Dai Nippon Publishing releases the ninth and tenth volumes of the EX Toho SFX Movies Authentic Visual Book.
- 10 April: Kodansha publishes volume 22 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Frankenstein vs. Baragon.
- 11 April: A second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and multiple Apple TV+-exclusive Monsterverse spin-off shows are announced.[1]
- 13 April: An anime television series adaptation of the manga Kaiju No. 8 by Production I.G premiered.[2]
- 23 April: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 2. Crowdfunding for Titanic Creations' Yonggary figure begins.[3] Kodansha publishes volume 23 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about The Mysterians and Atragon.
- 25 April: Passion Republic Games announce a second Godzilla collaboration with GigaBash.
- 26 April: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is released in Japan. Kadokawa publishes chapter 7 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation. Phase Six publishes Godzilla: The Official Coloring Book in Japan.
- 27 April: The short film Godzilla: Attack on Tokyo is first projected onto the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
- 29 April: A Godzilla event is launched on Brawl Stars, which ran until May 20.
May
- The soundtrack for Godzilla Minus One is released on vinyl in the U.S.
- 1 May: TOHO Visual Entertainment releases Godzilla Minus One on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD in Japan. IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: War for Humanity #5, the final issue of the miniseries. LIFE Books republishes their volume of LIFE Magazine "King Kong".
- 10 May: A sixth Monsterverse film is announced to be in development.[4] Kodansha publishes volume 24 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Godzilla Raids Again and The Return of Godzilla.
- 15 May: A Godzilla vs. Kong-themed escape room, development by 60out Escape Rooms, opens in Los Angeles, California. IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: 70th Anniversary. IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios publish Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #2.
- 16 May: Gigabash's second Godzilla DLC, featuring King Ghidorah and Hedorah, is released. Akira Nakao passed away.[5]
- 17 May: A Kiryu costume is added in Fall Guys.
- 21 May: DC Comics and Legendary Comics publish Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #7, the final issue of the miniseries.
- 23 May: A free Godzilla DLC for DAVE THE DIVER is released.
- 24 May: Kadokawa publishes chapter 5-1 of GAMERA -Rebirth- code thyrsos.
- 27 May: Kodansha publishes volume 25 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about the television series Diamond Eye and Kure Kure Takora.
- 29 May: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Mechagodzilla 50th Anniversary. Lapin, Inc. publishes the English translation of chapter 7 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
June
- 1 June: Godzilla Minus One is released worldwide on Netflix and for digital purchase/rental.
- 5 June: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Rivals: Mothra Vs. Hedorah.
- 6 June: Grant Sputore is reported to be directing the sixth Monsterverse film.[6] Lapin, Inc. publishes the English translation of chapter 6 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 7 June: Kadokawa publishes chapter 5-2 of GAMERA -Rebirth- code thyrsos.
- 9 June: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire becomes the highest-grossing Monsterverse film after reaching $570 million worldwide.
- 10 June: Kodansha publishes volume 26 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Battle in Outer Space and The War in Space.
- 12 June: IDW Publishing releases the first issue of Godzilla: Skate or Die and Godzilla: Best of SpaceGodzilla.
- 25 June: Penguin Workshop publishes What Is the Story of Godzilla?. Insight Editions publishes The Art of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Kodansha publishes volume 27 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about the film Mothra.
- 26 June: Marvel Comics republishes Godzilla #1 as a Facsimile Edition. IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios publish Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #3. IDW also releases the first issue of Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants. Penguin Young Readers Licenses publish Brave Like Godzilla.
- 28 June: Godzilla Battle Line begins its second collaboration with GAMERA -Rebirth-. The sixth Monsterverse film is scheduled for March 26, 2027.[7] Phase Six publishes a trade paperback of Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons in Japan, titled Godzilla: Isle of Dragons.
July
- 10 July: Kodansha publishes volume 28 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about The Human Vapor and Matango.
- 22 July: Godzilla makes an appearance at an uchimizu initiative to try to alleviate the heat in Tokyo's Hibiya neighborhood.[8][9]
- 24 July: IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios publish Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #4. IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Skate or Die #2.
- 27 July: CMON Games begins distribution of the comic Godzilla vs. Cthulhu: A Death May Die Story and the Godzilla game piece for Cthulhu: Death May Die during San Diego Comic-Con.
- 29 July: Kodansha publishes volume 29 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about the television series The Justirisers.
- 30 July: The second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters begins filming in Queensland, Australia.[citation needed]
- 31 July: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Manda.
August
- Legendary Comics releases a hardcover version of Godzilla x Kong: The Hunted.
- 1 August: Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color is released worldwide on Netflix.
- 7 August: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants #2.
- 8 August: Kodansha publishes volume 30 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Invasion of Astro-Monster.
- 13 August: The Godzilla Expo is held until September 1st to celebrate Godzilla's 70th anniversary in Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.[10] Kadokawa publishes chapters 8 and 9 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 15 August: 7Levels posts a teaser image for Kong: Survivor Instinct, revealing Abaddon's design.
- 20 August: IDW Publishing releases the graphic novel Godzilla: Monster Island Summer Camp.
- 23 August: Passion Republic Games announces the "Mighty DLC" pack for GigaBash in celebration of the game's two-year anniversary.[11]
- 26 August: Kodansha publishes volume 31 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Godzilla 2000: Millennium and Godzilla vs. Megaguirus.
- 27 August: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: The Complete Monsters & Protectors.
- 28 August: Universal Music Japan releases a CD collecting the soundtracks for the short films Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex and Godzilla vs. Megalon.
- 29 August: Kadokawa publishes chapter 10 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
September
- 4 September: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Skate or Die #3.
- 5 September: GigaBash's "Mighty DLC" pack is released, adding the original Titans R.O.J.A.K and Balzarr to the game.
- 6 September: Kadokawa publishes chapter 6-1 of GAMERA -Rebirth- code thyrsos.
- 10 September: Kodansha publishes volume 32 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Submersion of Japan and Nippon Chinbotsu: Television Series.
- 11 September: IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios release Godzilla vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #5, the final issue in the miniseries. IDW also releases Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants #3.
- 13 September: Kadokawa publishes chapter 11 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 18 September: Lapin, Inc. publishes the English translation of chapter 8 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 24 September: Titan Books publishes an English-translated edition of Godzilla: The Encyclopedia. IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Library Collection, Vol. 3.
- 25 September: Kodansha publishes volume 33 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla and Terror of Mechagodzilla. Lapin, Inc. publishes the English translation of chapter 9 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 27 September: Kadokawa publishes chapter 12 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation and chapter 6-2 of GAMERA -Rebirth- code thyrsos.
October
- 1 October: Marvel Comics republishes all 24 issues of Godzilla as Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus.
- 2 October: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Rivals: Mechagodzilla Vs. King Ghidorah and Godzilla: Skate or Die #4.
- 3 October: A music video is released for Thai rock band COCKTAIL's song "Yours Ever", featuring Godzilla.
- 9 October: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants #4. Lapin, Inc. publishes the English translation of chapter 10 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 10 October: Kodansha publishes volume 34 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about the television series Flying Saucer War Bankid and Guyferd.
- 11 October: Kadokawa publishes chapter 6-3 of GAMERA -Rebirth- code thyrsos.
- 14 October: Keizo Murase passes away at the age of 89. Kadokawa publishes chapter 13 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 16 October: Lapin, Inc. publishes the English translation of chapter 11 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 20 October: Passion Republic Games announces a collaboration between GigaBash and Ultraman: Rising.[12]
- 23 October: IDW Publishing releases the first issue of Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre.
- 28 October: Kodansha publishes volume 35 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about King Kong Escapes.
- 29 October: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla's 70th Anniversary, a hardcover collecting Godzilla: 70th Anniversary and Godzilla: Best of Godzilla, as well as Best of Godzilla, Vol. 2.
November
- 1 November: Toho announces a new Godzilla film, with Takashi Yamazaki returning as the director, screenwriter, and VFX supervisor.[13] Godzilla Minus One begins its one-week theatrical US re-release for Godzilla's 70th anniversary, with 13 minutes of extra material.
- 3 November: The short film Fest Godzilla 5: All Monsters Showdown premieres at Godzilla Fest, commemorating the character's 70th birthday.
- 5 November: The Criterion Collection releases the first Godzilla film on 4K Ultra HD.
- 6 November: Lapin, Inc. publishes the English translation of chapter 12 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 8 November: Kodansha publishes volume 36 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about The H-Man and The Secret of the Telegian.
- 13 November: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants #5, the end of the miniseries.
- 18 November: Apple TV+ reveals the first image for the second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.[14]
- 20 November: IDW Publishing releases the final issue of Godzilla Rivals, King Ghidorah Vs. SpaceGodzilla. They also release Godzilla: Skate or Die #5, the end of the miniseries. Lapin, Inc. publishes the English translation of chapter 13 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 22 November: Kadokawa publishes chapter 7-1 of GAMERA -Rebirth- code thyrsos.
- 25 November: Kodansha publishes volume 37 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Ebirah, Horror of the Deep and Son of Godzilla.
- 26 November: Titan Books publishes Godzilla: The Official Cookbook. A Godzilla DLC pack for Sega's Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble was released.[15]
- 28 November: GigaBash's collaboration with Ultraman: Rising was released.[12]
- 29 November: Phase Six publishes a Japanese translated edition of Godzilla: 70th Anniversary.
- 30 November: The short film Tokyo GODZILLAs is first projected onto the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
December
- 5 December: Legendary Comics releases the graphic novel Monsterverse Declassified for Kickstarter supporters.
- 6 December: Kadokawa publishes chapter 7-2 of GAMERA -Rebirth- code thyrsos.
- 9 December: Kadokawa publishes chapter 14 of the GAMERA -Rebirth- manga adaptation.
- 10 December: Kodansha publishes volume 38 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about Godzilla vs. Gigan and Godzilla vs. Megalon.
- 12 December: Godzilla vs. Marvel is announced.
- 18 December: IDW Publishing releases Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre #2.
- 25 December: Kodansha publishes volume 39 of Godzilla and Toho Tokusatsu Official Mook, detailing information about All Monsters Attack and Space Amoeba.
- 26 December: Robert Baldwin passes away at the age of 59.
- 27 December: Kadokawa publishes chapter 7-3 of GAMERA -Rebirth- code thyrsos, ending the series.
In fiction
- After Godzilla attacks an Apex Cybernetics facility in Pensacola, Florida, Monarch organizes a joint mission with Apex into the Hollow Earth to recover an energy source capable of powering a weapon to fight Godzilla. Kong is transported from his home on Skull Island to help locate the power source, but the fleet of ships transporting him is attacked by Godzilla in the Tasman Sea. Godzilla nearly drowns Kong before the fleet uses depth charges to disorient him. The fleet shuts off its power, convincing Godzilla to leave. Kong is then airlifted the rest of the way to the Hollow Earth entrance in Antarctica. Accompanied by three HEAVs, Kong enters the vast underground realm but is attacked by two Warbats. Kong is able to dispatch both beasts, and finds an ancient temple dedicated to his kind, inside of which is the energy source that Monarch and Apex both seek. Apex transmits the energy data to its headquarters in Hong Kong, but Godzilla blasts a hole into the temple with his atomic breath from the heart of Hong Kong. Kong, wielding an ancient battle axe that he found in the temple, ascends into Hong Kong and begins another battle with Godzilla. While the axe allows him to hold his own for quite a while, Godzilla eventually overpowers Kong and mauls him before leaving him for dead in the middle of Hong Kong. Apex feeds the copied energy into its ultimate weapon, Mechagodzilla, which has the unintended consequence of making its organic neural processor, the skull of King Ghidorah's surviving head purchased from Alan Jonah, override control over the mecha. The rogue Mechagodzilla kills its creators and blasts its way out of Victoria Peak Mountain before terrorizing Hong Kong. Upon sighting Godzilla, Mechagodzilla engages and brutally attempts to kill its organic counterpart. Monarch's Dr. Nathan Lind self-destructs a HEAV on Kong's chest to revive him, after which Kong's human companion Jia convinces him to help Godzilla. Kong charges into battle to save Godzilla from Mechagodzilla, and the two Titans join forces to destroy their common enemy. Godzilla and Kong end their war and go their separate ways. Kong is relocated into the Hollow Earth, where he makes his permanent home. (Godzilla vs. Kong)
- Maguma attacks North Korea before moving south towards Seoul. The United States kills Maguma with a tactical nuclear missile, marking the first nuclear strike on a kaiju. (GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse)
- The events of Godzilla Rivals: Mothra Vs. M.O.G.U.E.R.A. take place.
Gallery
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Mechagodzilla's 50th anniversary icon
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King Ghidorah's 60th anniversary icon
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Godzilla's X profile picture
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Godzilla's X banner
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The Godzilla Expo poster
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TOHO Tokusatsu Wonder Festival poster; artwork by Kouji Tajima
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Godzilla Fest 2024 poster
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Collab art celebrating Godzilla's 70th anniversary and the anime Haikyu!!'s 10th anniversary
Videos
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References
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