Godzilla: The Encyclopedia

CelebrateGodzilla's 70th anniversary with this illustrated encyclopedia from kaiju designer Shinji Nishikawa. Revisit the most monstrousGodzillaincarnations 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 toSHIN GODZILLAin 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 manyGodzillamovies 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 theGodzilla Showa Era (1954-1975), Godzilla Heisei Era (1984-1995), Godzilla Millennium (1999-2004), SHIN GODZILLA (2016),Godzilla: Planet of the MonstersToho'sanimated Trilogy(2017-2018), andGodzilla: Singular Pointanimated series(2021).