Tokyo Lives: A Giant Monsters Podcast

SHOWNOTES Matt Frank’s mystery MonsterVerse project (3:21) We thought it was going to be a comic…we thought wrong. Tsuburaya G54 short film pics revealed (7:45) We finally get a glimpse of possibly the last traditionally filmed Godzilla (short) movie Neo Ultra Q Blu-ray Release (10:58) August 11th! Godzilla Vs Kong Children’s Book! (13:02) But can they be friends? SSSS Dynazenon Cast Reveal (18:00...

SHOWNOTES No News! (1:06) Wow this is a first. Godzilla Vs Destoroyah discussion (6:37) Godzilla’s going to go out with a bang! Credits Our music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method . We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Alpha, send my five decedents with attitude! Tuning into ancient airwaves, we are able to go back, way back, to the mid 90s! Join the Signals crew as we summon our zords to battle this sentai sensation. What's this? A mighty Green Ranger has joined us to suss out what we just saw. Find out more about Eric on his Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericjschuster Music composed by the excellent Pirates of...

SHOWNOTES Nezura model revealed (1:50) New/old rat kaiju film’s design has been revealed Movies continue to be rearranged (5:20) Hollywood is shut down which means movie delays. What does that mean for GvK? Kaiju in Animal Crossing? (16:46) Got a new island home? Spice it up with a good ol’ giant monster. Magic the Gathering Kaiju Crossover! (20:01) Toho really seems to allowing Godzilla to be in...

SHOWNOTES Movie Delays (1:54) Who knows when we are going to get Quiet Place 2? Cause we sure don’t. Predator: Hunting Ground (4:05) A demo came out for the upcoming game and Kyle has some thoughts. Aliens Discussion! (10:26) We’re on a express elevator to hell!

SHOWNOTES Cloverfield returns? (2:10) New viral marketing? COVID-19 causes delays (4:48) Hollywood is shut down which means movie delays. What does that mean for GvK. Monster Seafood Wars (22:08) New goofy Japanese Kaiju film! Kaichu (24:18) A kaiju dating sim? Sign us up! Kaiju Quarantine (27:39) Come join all your favorite podcasts for a crazy giant monster streaming extravaganza! Godzilla: Rule...

65 years after it’s last theatrical release, the original King Kong roared onto the silver screen once again. Kyle and Rob take a look at King Kong and take a deep dive into this classic piece of cinema.

SHOWNOTES Plot (4:21) Monster Fights (7:45) Monster Design (23:00) Other References (1:23:54) Characters (1:30:19) Favorite and Least Favorite Moment (1:50:11) Art (2:18:18) “Sound Design” (2:27:21) Final Thoughts (2:32:07)

A Signal is echoing throughout the massive caverns underneath Manhattan. Is it some kind of new monster hell bent on proving it’s worth to it’s father!? No! It’s three nerds talking about a wonderful cartoon show from their childhoods! Tune in to this Episode of Tokyo Signals to see how our memories of this show hold up! Music composed by the excellent Pirates of the High Frequencies: https://phft...

SHOWNOTES Jurassic World 3 title revealed? (1:22) Colin Trevorrow may have given us a glimpse of the title for the third entry in the Jurassic World trilogy. Gamera Returns?!?! (5:52) Rumors have been swirling about Gamera’s Return for awhile but now we may be seeing the gears actually turning. Godzilla takes boardwalk and wins the Monopoly (10:54) Another board game? I’m in! Arrow Gamera set will...

Deep in the bowels of space, a terrible adversary prepares to do battle with Earth... But first, a robbery! Will our heroes outwit these Malicious Mollusca? Find out on this episode of Tokyo Signals! Music composed by the excellent Pirates of the High Frequencies: https://phftapes.bandcamp.com/

SHOWNOTES Godzilla Vs Kong at Cinemacon (1:23) On March 30th we should hear about the first official footage being shown to the public. Anaconda reboot in the works (6:46) I personally don’t want this but it’s coming. Godzilla plays Jenga (9:27) The crossover I’m sure some people wanted. Tokyo Soapbox: Homophobia in the G-community (12:22) We address a huge issue that is plaguing this fandom. Be b...

Tokyo Signals are back on the airwaves! This time we tune into another episode of the spectacular Ultra Q. Join us on this bite sized kaiju adventure to the Izu Peninsula for all the local sites, sounds, and plenty of milk! Music composed by the excellent Pirates of the High Frequencies: https://phftapes.bandcamp.com/

SHOWNOTES Godzilla Anime crossover (2:27) The Godzilla Vs Trains rivalry heats up in a chilling anime crossover. Also the trains are mechs. Mysterious Detroit set monster film gets a writer (8:22) Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ film gets a writer…nothing else is known but this could be cool. Next Ultraman releases revealed! (10:12) Ace and X are coming soon! Godzilla Vs Kong production almost complete (11:3...

SHOWNOTES Spoiler Free Reviews (0:42) The hosts all give their brief Spoiler free reactions to the film! SPOILERS!! (15:00) They get into the nitty gritty details of the film!

SHOWNOTES Clifford is officially acknowledged as a Kaiju! (2:52) Special Report on the new movie is incoming! Godzilla Vs Kong to undergo major reshoots (4:54) This could be good news or bad news since the word “major” is being tossed around. Gamera Box Set heading to the UK (12:32) Get ready for an awesome release UK fans! Nezura 1964 being remade (14:07) Looks like a unmade Kaiju film from the p...

Ah yes, it’s that special time of year where we all gather around an open fire and share our time with our loved ones. Except, wait, somethings wrong! This… this fire… it’s coming from a DUMPSTER? Oh no… we’re not in our cozy homes! We’re on TRASH MOUNTAIN! Join us, kaijuologists, as we discuss nipples, romance, and stock footage in our final episode of 2019 (or maybe ever?)! SHOWNOTES Godzilla Vs...

Welcome to a new type of episode from the cast of Tokyo Lives! Since we met our Patreon goal to make three episodes a month we struggled with what kind of new content to create. We ended up settling on the idea to do 30-45 minute mini episodes about individual episodes of TV shows! We are starting with the Twilight Zone-esque UltraQ and are super excited to see what you all think of the new format...

SHOWNOTES Ultraman Comic from Marvel (1:24)Ultraman is coming back to comics via Marvel and it’s super exciting but a bit mysterious. Godzilla Vs Kong delayed until November 20th 2020 (7:27) This news is old by the time this episode comes out but it has pretty big ramifications on how well the movie may do. Symphogear x Godzilla crossover begins (27:51)We’ve got a mobile game crossover in Japan a...

SHOWNOTES Mondo Godzilla Apparel (1:31) Really awesome new clothing by Mondo for us G-Fans. Jurassic Park coming to Jurassic World: Evolution (6:35) This new expansion is bringing the classic buildings and Dinos to this newer game. Kaiju Decode coming soon? (11:38) New anime coming from Tsuburaya and Toei CCXP will maybe give us our first look at GvK (14:52) Boy this news aged badly after the offi...

SHOWNOTES No GvK preview in Empire Magazine (1:46) Empire Magazine’s 202 preview didn’t have any mention of GvK. HBO Max has a lot of Godzilla (09:44) The New streaming service has a surprising amount of G films. Shin Godzilla Amusement Park?! (10:15) Our big scary bioy is getting his shot at the big time. Gridman spin-off (13:37) Manga? Light novel? Who knows?! Playmates readies their GvK toyline...

SHOWNOTES New Titan: Camazotz (2:37) We’ve got a new Titan in the MonsterVerse and he’s really spooky! MonsterVerse Box Office Gross (7:09) Believe it or not the MonsterVerse is actually matching the MCU pound for pound. It’s weird none of us did this math before… SSSS Gridman Bluray Release (16:16) Gridman is coming out in January! Godzilla: Genesis! (18:34) Toho is offering the rights to the ent...

The 80’s, what a wild time! Communists! Adulterous College Professors, Helicopters! And of course, 3D! So watch out, because this episode we are talking about the unproduced Godzilla King of the Monster’s 3D script! And it’s COMING RIGHT AT YOU! SHOWNOTES Kaiju in Real Life?! (3:24) Ocean Life, Termers, and Vanishing Stars! What do the have in common? For our sake, let’s hope nothing! Ultraman Sum...

SHOWNOTES Battle at Big Rock! (7:24) There’s an eight minute Jurassic World short and it’s pretty fantastic! Gridman Blu-ray? (14:08) Rumors of a Gridman release have started to surface. GigaBash trailer (16:19) The first trailer for this indie Kaiju game has released! Godzilla Mobile Crossover (19:06) Good news for our Japanese listener, Godzilla and friends are popping up in the game 47 Heroines...

SHOWNOTES 2 more Kaiju games! (3:37) We found out that there are two more kaiju games headed our way: Gigabash and a game through the game Dreams with a little fat Kamata-kun. Godzilla Vs Kong Toy partnership (9:02) We are starting to get the first details of who Legendary is going to be partnering with for toys. Hopefully they all release stateside. Millcreek Ultraman Release schedule (11:52) We...