Brand new Netflix’s Anime Film Godzilla…

Earlier this month, Netflix announced that it’s adding 12 new anime titles and a Godzilla anime film to its programming, and now, the first trailer for Godzilla: Monster Planet has been released, and it shows the King of Monsters wrecking havoc and being as badass as ever. Kaiju enthusiasts got a small glimpse of the new show, but now Toho Studio has released the film’s full-length trailer, showcasing the King of the Monsters’ newest adventure and design.

Compared to previous Godzilla versions, Netflix’s anime film seems to be packed with more science fiction visuals as it imagines space soldiers trying to take back Earth from Godzilla, but how could they do it? The trailer gives us a taste of the epic challenge to take down the King of Monsters but it doesn’t show us the raw brutality of Attack on Titan. It looks like the film will be rated PG-13 but we’ll just have to wait and see if the film will feature a lot of bloody violence.

So far, this anime film looks promising, and I hope that Netflix will continue to back projects like this in the near future.

Synopsis:

The last summer of the 20th Century. That day, the human beings learn that they are not the only ruler of the planet Earth. The appearance of the giant living creatures ‘Kaiju’s’ and the ultimate existence that destroys all monsters: Godzilla. Through the battle against kaiju’s that lasted for half a century, human beings has experienced continuous defeat, and finally plans to escape from the Earth. And in 2048, only those who were selected by the A.I. managed under the central government boarded the inter-sidereal emigrant spaceship ‘Aratrum’ to head for ‘Tau Cetus e’, the planet beyond the distance of 11.9 light-year. However, the environmental condition differences between that of the Earth and Tau e, which they finally arrived after 20 years were far beyond the predicted numbers, and was not an environment considered to be habitable by human beings.

The young man on the emigrant ship: Haruo, who saw his parents killed by Godzilla in front of his eyes when he was 4 years old, had only one thing in his mind for 20 years: to return to the Earth and defeat Godzilla. Shut out from the possibility of emigration, as the living environment in the ship deteriorates, the group of ‘Earth Returnists’ led by Haruo became the majority, and determines to head back to Earth through a dangerous long-distance hyperspace navigation. However, the Earth they have returned has already passed the time of 20,000 years, and has become an unknown world with the ecosystem reigned by Godzilla.

At the end, will human beings win back the Earth? And what will Haruo see beyond his fate?

Godzilla director Kobun Shibuno said in a statement, “I’m thrilled to collaborate with two very talented colleagues, Mr. Gen Urobuchi and Director Kobun Shizuno to bring to life a unique vision of a universal human drama set in an epic world.” Meanwhile Greg Peters, President of Netflix Japan added, “We are truly delighted to unveil Godzilla, which is the latest addition to our growing catalog of Netflix original anime content.

Working with the best creators such as Toho in bringing Godzilla to Netflix users in over 190 countries marks a major milestone for us.”

Godzilla: Monster Planet will be available to stream on Netflix this November.