Godzilla: The Encyclopedia: Shinji Nishikawa Unravels the Depths of Godzilla

Nishikawa Shinji

Book cover for Godzilla: The Encyclopedia: Shinji Nishikawa Unravels the Depths of Godzilla
Book cover for Godzilla: The Encyclopedia: Shinji Nishikawa Unravels the Depths of Godzilla

Godzilla: The Encyclopedia: Shinji Nishikawa Unravels the Depths of Godzilla

Godzilla: The Encyclopedia: Shinji Nishikawa Unravels the Depths of Godzilla

Nishikawa Shinji

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Celebrate Godzilla's 70th anniversary with this illustrated encyclopedia from kaiju designer Shinji Nishikawa. Revisit the most monstrous Godzilla incarnations of the past 70 years in this comprehensive guide.

This illustrated book features the many versions of Godzilla and its monstrous foes, from the original 1954 movie to SHIN GODZILLA in 2016, and even the 2021 animation. With in-depth explanations accompanied by illustrations from renowned manga artist and monster designer Shinji Nishikawa, this 216-page book explores the powers and anatomy of over 100 kaiju, including Mechagodzilla, SHIN GODZILLA and Mothra! Nishikawa worked on the monster designs for many Godzilla movies from 1989 to 2004, and here he unravels the live-action special effects and theatrical CG animations of the Godzilla franchise in this essential enyclopedia. This comprehensive guide covers the Godzilla Showa Era (1954-1975), Godzilla Heisei Era (1984-1995), Godzilla Millennium (1999-2004), SHIN GODZILLA (2016), Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Toho's animated Trilogy (2017-2018), and Godzilla: Singular Point animated series (2021).

About the Author

Shinji Nishikawa, also known by the pen name MASH, is a Japanese artist. Nishikawa has worked as a designer on the majority of the Heisei and Millennium Godzilla films, starting with Godzilla vs. Biollante in 1989. In addition, Nishikawa has worked on non-Godzilla tokusatsu projects such as Toho's Rebirth of Mothra trilogy, and several recent entries in Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra series. Nishikawa has also illustrated Godzilla-related manga, such as Godzilla: Legend and the Monster King Godzilla manga that was serialized in TV Magazine. Based in Japan.

Publishing Information

Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
Pub date: 2024-09-24
Length: 216 pages

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