Godzilla Future

Godzilla Future (Also known as G Future) is a Japanese anime television series based on the Toho Character Godzilla, as well as the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Norse and Greek Mythology. The series was animated by Gainax and Tatsunoko, and directed by Hideaki Anno and Henry G. Saperstein.

The series follows a group of men who are sent off into a wasteland inhabited by Godzilla and other kaiju, to study them, but chaos eventually occurs as Godzilla and the team must stop the rise of Cthulhu and the beginning of Ragnarök.

In it's broadcast, G Future aired from 1992 to 1993, running for 40 episodes, and was distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Plot
Years ago, in 2002, Godzilla and the Kaiju appeared and decimated half of all humanity, with only two million people surviving left on Earth. Years later, in 2030, University Professor Charles Saperstein becomes so fascinated with, he funds an expedition to "Kaiju Territory" with several other men as well as the Military, which includes Private Louis.

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Humans
· Charles Saperstein: Voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese), Tristan MacAvery (English)

· Private Louis: Voiced by Akio Otsuka (Japanese), Jeff Winkless (English)

· Dr. Kyohei Yamane: Voiced by Takeshi Watabe (Japanese), Pat Hingle (English)

· Akira Ichinose: Voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese), Marc Diraison (English)

· Tsunezo Kusumi: Voiced by Tadao Takashima (Japanese), Stuart Onslow-Smith (English)

· Francis Wayland Thurston: Voiced by Akira Kamiya (Japanese), Keith David (English)

· George Gammell Angell: Voiced by Mugihito (Japanese), David Kaye (English)

· Henry Anthony Wilcox: Voiced by Ryo Horikawa (Japanese), Dan Green (English)

· John Raymond Legrasse: Voiced by Kenji Utsumi (Japanese), Jaxon Lee (English)

· Castro: Voiced by Iemasa Kayumi (Japanese), Kenneth Mars (English)

· William Channing Webb: Voiced by Motomu Kiyokawa (Japanese), Max Von Sydow (English)

· Gustaf Johansen: Voiced by Koichi Yamadera (Japanese), Michael Hogan (English)

Monsters
· Godzilla

· Anguirus

· Rodan

· Baragon

· Varan

· King Ghidorah

· Titanosaurus

· Kumonga

· Kamacuras

· Meganulon

· Biollante

· Mothra

· Shockirus

· Giant Octopus

· Jet Jaguar

· Mechagodzilla

· Ebirah

· Giant Condor

· Gorosaurus

· Megalon

· King Caesar

· Rhedosaurus

· Gaira

· Sanda

· Gezora

· Kamoebas

· Ganimes

· Manda

· Godzooky

· Cthulhu

· Deep One

· Shoggoth

· Mother Hydra

· Dagon

· Tsathoggua

· Shubb-Niggurath

· Ubbo-Sathla

· Nyarlathotep

· Darkness

· The Nameless Mist

· Yog-Sothoth

· Ghroth

· Azatoth

· Abhoth

· The Great Race Of Yith

· Zoth-Ommog

· Mi-Go

· Glaaki

· Cyaegha

· Hastur

· Elder Thing

· Nug and Yeb

· Juk-Shabb

· Oorn

· Yig

· Zhar and Lloigor

· Fenrir

· Jörmungandr

· Trolls

· Kraken

· Hydra

Production
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Episodes

 * 1) In The Beginning
 * 2) Cruel World
 * 3) All The Rage
 * 4) Exposure
 * 5) Toxic
 * 6) Peace Is Perfect
 * 7) Punch Punch Punch
 * 8) It's Alive
 * 9) Invaders
 * 10) Prepare For A Great War, My Friends
 * 11) In The Name Of God
 * 12) Who Shall Know?
 * 13) Bloodline
 * 14) Fighting Is Our Nature
 * 15) The Real Monsters
 * 16) Sky Devils
 * 17) Gentle Giant
 * 18) Legend
 * 19) So Begins The End
 * 20) The World Serpent
 * 21) Farewell To Arms
 * 22) A New Day, A New Threat
 * 23) Thrill Of The Hunt
 * 24) Hydra
 * 25) Darkness Fills The Land
 * 26) Premonition
 * 27) In The Lord's Words
 * 28) A Big Problem
 * 29) March Of The Giants
 * 30) Staying Alive
 * 31) Winter
 * 32) Evacuation Of Humanity
 * 33) Reptilian Fury
 * 34) Of Man and Beast
 * 35) Safe Camp
 * 36) Origin
 * 37) Fury Of The Gods
 * 38) Running Into The Ash and Smoke
 * 39) Ragnarök
 * 40) Death Too Soon

Manga
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Music
Shiro Sagisu composed music for the series. The series also features various Akira Ifukube pieces used from Ostinato. The opening song is "Silent Jealousy" by X Japan, released a year earlier in 1991.

Video Games
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Live Action Film
Main Article: Shin Godzilla

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Reception
On Review Aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Godzilla Future holds a 77% approval rating.

Trivia
· This is the first Godzilla Anime.

· The plot has several similarities to Anno's most famous work, Neon Genesis Evangelion. The plot is primarily about people trying to stop Lovecraftian horrors from causing the apocalypse. The final three episodes would be used as inspiration for The End Of Evangelion.

· Charles' last name is "Saperstein," I reference to Henry G. Saperstein.