the king of the monsters

Gojira Mainasu Wan (2023)

Postwar Japan. From zero to minus.

This design can be seen in these movies:

Godzilla Minus One - Official Trailer #2

Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. Feeling as if he unfairly cheated death too many times, Shikishima, a surviving Kamikaze pilot is attacked on Odo Island along with many war plane engineers by a gargantuan monster. After the engineers die due to Shikishima failing to distract the monster, an overwhelming amount of guilt weighs on him, especially after a homeless woman and a baby move into his home when he returns. Shikishima, now on a personal mission, teams up with a large group of veterans to finally take down the monster known as Godzilla.

Godzilla Minus One – Official Trailer #2

Regenerative Properties

In this movie it is possible to wound Godzilla from the inside (his mouth for example). As you can see here he posses abnormal healing qualities that allows him to regenerate amazingly quick.

Texture

Another unique characteristic of G -1 is the texture of his body. There are many different sized protrusions, bumps and jagged scales. There is a definite aquatic influence in his skin texture which seems to be influenced by barnacles and coral reef shapes.

Dorsal Plates

The dorsal plates are huge, more organic in nature, and have thin lines running up them. When Godzilla is about to fire his atomic breath they jut out one at a time and then a split second before firing they quickly lock back into place.

SPECIAL FEATURE

"Godzilla Minus One" Visual Effects Breakdown, by Shirogumi

On January 23, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, on their work on Godzilla Minus One. All 610 of the film’s visual effect shots were handled by a crew of 35 artists at Shirogumi’s Chōfu studio, under the supervision of Yamazaki, and direction of Kiyoko Shibuya. Yamazaki himself had to go overtime and do the visual effects himself at certain occasion. The entire process spanned from April 2022 to May 2023. Thank you, Yamazaki. Thank you, Toho. And thank you, Godzilla.

Mainasu Wan (Godzilla Minus One) Reference Images

Here are screencaps from the movie, trailer, as well as images from figures, statues and more. Many of these figures have been created from the 3D model so they are pretty accurate. Some of the images may have been modified to see the textures more easily.

SH Monsterarts Yuji Sakai Superb Bandai Super 7 Ultimates Toho Cinemas Statue Publicity Photos Trailer Screenshots

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