The Showa series Rodan is up next in the Kaiju Profile lineup! *NOTES:* • Godzilla is ~300 feet *long* - not 300 feet _tall,_ just like his father, who is said to be over 300 feet (90 meters) *long* in the 1998 film. The animated Godzilla is about *180 feet (55 meters) tall.*
Honestly, this cartoon completely redeemed the movie in my eyes. It had everything Godzilla needed: Atomic breath, other kaiju to fight, and because of the cartoon I grew to really like the design. They even took the characters from the movie and made them less annoying and more competent. It's totally worth watching and I'll defend it from detractors. No matter your feelings on the 98 movie (which, looking back 20 years later, isn't THAT bad) this show was great.
This series had a huge impact on my childhood and just cemented my status as a Godzilla fan. I just rewatched it in its entirety the other day, and it still holds up quite well. Godzilla, Jr. puts the "God" back in "Godzilla." And don't get me started on how awesome it is to have a human cast that always meaningfully contributes to the episodes. I could gush for hours about this series.
@@troin3925we call him Zilla Jr. to differentiate himself from being called Godzilla Jr. as the name already belonged to Heisei's Jr. And calling him Godzilla, people would ask, "Which one?" So although Godzilla or Godzilla Jr is appropriate for Zilla Jr, it isn't quick to the point ya know? GTS Goji is also appropriate for alt name. The only name he shouldn't be called is Zilla by itself as that puts him on the same level as 1998 and 2004 Zilla when really, he's much different than what some people know. I get annoyed when people do "Zilla/Zilla Jr" or flat out calling Jr, _"Zilla."_
@@jvbon646, Fil Barlow is such an excellent creature designer! In the case of the Crackler I love how it doesn't look like anything in particular, just an amorphous monster!
@@jvbon646 Same here! It was like an adaption of Gabara (which is horrible, not like Crackler), because it's a dream-related electric monster. Since I was a kid I loved his design and origin. And I still do, it's one of my favorite Godzilla monsters to this day.
Maybe since legendary now owns godzilla they could make a live action series that could show other titans and possibly reintroduce zilla jr. and other toho kaiju that focused on monarch studying them and have adventure along with normal people accounts of the titans,kaijus and mutations
I watched the series first here on RUclips, only to find out there was a movie related to it. I convinced my mom to buy the film - I was only slightly disappointed. Ever since I heard that most fans hated the movie, I wanted to make my own; I now have that story on Wattpad and have just finished Act 1! :D
kelan baron it's ok but I don't like how it started as a demeaning insult, I personally refer to Zilla Jr as "Gigantis" (the name the Americans tried to give the original Godzilla when he was adapted by them in 1956)
Zilla (Father): Not the Godzilla we wanted but was good to see, though its gained respect now but back then was terrible. It was good and was actually a way to introduce many people into Godzilla. Zilla (Final Wars): Toho giving a middle finger to Godzilla 1998 a.k.a Zilla. But at least now it's fine. Zilla (Godzilla the Series): Deserves the title and becomes more interesting than the one who made him. In other words what Zilla could've been and if he was then that movie would be a lot better then just Zilla running away and not having the usual traits of Godzilla.
Blame the nostalgia-blind who called themselves Godzilla fans who refused to see that Zilla Jr. was actually awesome unlike his father. And as for us reasonable for fans it's not Zilla that we're asking to be in Godzilla: Unleashed it was Zilla Jr. that we wanted In the game as a member of the Earth Defenders faction.
I actually liked this design. Some may say it isn't accurate to the Godzilla name, but I think it's actually one of the better designs because of his nimbleness.
I heard the reason it was canceled was because it got lost in a scrimmage between Pokémon and Digimon both of these anime’s were gaining a lot of attention which overshadowed Godzilla. Soon Godzilla was lost in the scrimmage and the series was canceled.
This works both ways surprisingly: he’s Godzilla 1998 if the interpretation was more traditional, and Zilla if his fight lasted more than 5 seconds. In a way the more formidable ROE Zilla could be a nod to this.
Jurassic/KaijuVerse101 Oh come on man! Zilla will always be Zilla, I'm just saying this series was way better than the movie, but Zilla will always be the monster than didn't last more than 13 seconds against the King of the Monsters. Every Godzilla fan starts somewhere, and I didn't even start here! I simply enjoyed the series, there's nothing bad about it.
Green Blob Thing Actually, the movie didn't flop and it made plenty of money, just not as much as Sony was hoping. Toho also made money from it and continues to do so. Most of the bad reception comes from fans.
Once again, *WELL DONE!* Objective, professional, informative, and entertaining! And what a way to wrap up your "Godzilla 1998" look-back than on one of *MY* personal favorite childhood animated series! Even though I'm older, I still enjoy it to this day. :)
Commander Rex328 Yeah, aren't I (😄)? Pretty much any video about Zilla I watch to attempt to share with others my opinion. I say 'attempt to' because I know there are G-Fans out there who still loathe and detest Zilla and his respective film with a fiery passion.
velociraptor4you I rewatch the series every now and then too. Sucks it was cancelled, Tristar should've talked out a license for Zilla and Samurai Jacked it with new seasons for such a decent show.
What if Zilla wasn’t full grown but just old enough to reproduce so that would explain how he didn’t have fire breath,but the breath he had in the movie was undeveloped and skin was not as thick,like how a baby’s bones aren’t as strong as a adult so the Godzilla in the show was more developed and was older meaning zilla in the movie started his rampage at a very young age more and like a about the time he got to the size but Godzilla staid unground for long enough to fully grow (Just a theory)
@Radar O’Reilly I think the idea that he/she's trying to get at is that maybe the film Godzilla is a juvenile, like the show one was in New Family (as referenced at 4:45.) Also, where did you get the idea that the movie Godzilla was a couple decades old?
gray scourge such a theory isn’t really canon it’s just a bit of a plot hole for the series to kick off. The movie Zilla is an adult and there’s no getting around that, his son is simply a more powerful and durable version of his predecessor.
i think that the original was capable of using the atomic breath but it was weaker and couldn't use atomic breath was because it was still part iguana making it less durable meaning if it did use the atomic breath it would kill itself, while its offspring had less iguana dna and had evolved to be durable enough to use atomic breath
Nice theory, tho Too bad, it wouldn't work since Zilla was always a giant monster with no supernatural abilities that put him on the scale that is Godzilla. It wouldn't make sense canonically or to the creature.
Also, can we take a moment to appreciate the human characters? They're so well fleshed out, hilarious while also serious, and loads of fun see them interact with one another. To those who grew up with this series, I'd love to hear your input. Who was your favorite H.E.A.T. team member (Hicks counts since he helps out a lot)?
Seriously, why couldn't they just use the premise of the series and make another American Godzilla? All the right elements are there you just need to flesh it out and get some GOOD CG. Would have been so epic.
I would actually prefer if they brought this godzilla on screen using props and suits, like the xenomorphs. Same goes for his opponents. Use miniatures, stop motion, practical effects etc.
It will be cool if toho reintroduced Zilla with a different origin story and maybe a different name, I believe zilla has been hated long enough and needs another chance on the big screen
Burning Rex I say reintroducing Zilla with a different origin and more like Zilla Jr would be a cool idea. As for a new name, how about Gigantis? Based on the name for an earlier American adaptation of Godzilla raids again called "Gigantis the fire monster".
This reminds me of how some comic book series have interesting takes on the source material which often was not available before the mediums release. I personally love this series.
ChaosJoker True that. It's OK if you dislike the film. *I* on the other hand happen to be one of the people who actually *loves* it. But *we all have different opinions,* so how about you and I agree to disagree? BTW, I love the show, too. 😊
Could you imagine if the Zillas in the Monster Apocalypse novel were as powerful as Zilla Jr in the show? That's terrifying cause those things were already the most difficult Kaiju to bring down (hell that could just be the Monster Apocalypse itself)
Oh my God fuck E3 you're doing a profile of one of my favorite cartoon series ever I remember waking up early Saturday morning to watch this show when I was a kid such great memories
CrossbreedAzure I couldn't agree more, I remember watching this every chance I could in the morning before school I loved this series to this day still and it will always have a place in my heart
Godzilla '98 was actually the first Godzilla movie I'd ever seen, and maybe it was because I didn't have anything else to compare it too, but I actually really liked his sleek design for the movie and show. The animated series was a top favorite of mine watching it as a kid, and was the highlight of my week lol.
This series showed that the design was not the problem, it was the execution. If Roland Emerich let him have his atomic breath and be durable then people wouldn’t have as many problems.
I like how zill jr and the tri star godzilla focused more on agility and intelligence rather than just brute strength which Godzilla traditionally uses. It had some interesting takes on Godzilla. Maybe if it is possible they could bring him into the monsterverse make him some kind of sub species or godzilla or what not. But who knows with trademarks.
As someone who grew up watching all of the old Godzilla films, I never had a problem with the 98 film. I always saw it simply as an alternate version of Godzilla. And I always thought the cartoon was amazing. This design of Godzilla has actually always been one of my favorites. It just looks so badass. I love it and it will always have a special place in my heart, despite all of the hate it still receives. You can shit on me for liking something if you want, but tbh I don’t really give a fuck. You can like what you like, and I’ll like what I like. It’s as simple as that.
I agree, I love his design. Over the years though, I've grown to love Legendary Godzilla's design as well as Shin Godzilla's design. My newest is Godzilla 2000's design.
I still find it hard to refer to this monster as Godzilla due to the design, but unlike the movie, I feel much more comfortable with it. I have a lot of respect for this incarnation of Zilla and I feel like Toho should include him in their upcoming Cinematic Universe with all his good qualities and without all the bad ones his parent had.
This technically isn’t and incarnation of Zilla, as Zilla did not exist until 2004. Calling this Godzilla an incarnation of Zilla is like saying Godzilla is an incarnation of Jirass.
Jiras only had the design/suit of the Showa Godzilla. He was never presented as Godzilla. Had he been presented as a relative to Godzilla's species, that would have been perfectly fine. But Zilla's design is so drastically different, that I cannot accept it as Godzilla. I don't care when the name was invented for the creature. To me that name is tied to the creature by design from the get go. What doesn't look like Godzilla, will not be called Godzilla. Zilla is tied to the character model/monster design of the creature, so I'm gonna refer to the creature as Zilla whenever I'm looking at Zilla.
Ham Wamson sorry, but I'm not obliged to consider two different creatures as the same creature just because they used to share the same name at some point in history. And I don't see anything lame about considering the true Godzilla as the true Godzilla. Zilla junior has much more in common with Godzilla than his parent did, but he's still not quite there yet.
You don't have to be obliged, you can just think as incorrectly as you want. Regardless of your headcannon (it's not Godzilla because it looks different), Both of these "creatures" are just incarnations of Godzilla. It's not hard to grasp.
I’m gonna be honest I think the Patrick Tatopoulos design might be my favorite design despite it being radically different to all the others, I feel it fits quite well with a more Heroic Godzilla then the normal heavy bipedal design (which let’s be real that Godzilla can not be depicted as a Hero because well it’s kind of hard for something to be considered a good guy when it kills thousands of innocent people just by moving, atleast Zilla/Godzilla Junior is slim enough to weave between buildings with minimum damage)
Godzilla is a anti hero no monster is a full fledged hero not even mothra kong or gamera are heros since they all kill humans in self defense or on accident and all three of them love humanity for crying out loud godzilla simply doesn't love and doesn't hate humanity he's neutral about humans
12:14 that moment when you realize that the G14 script was not entirely original :O (Wow!) And thanks for the link :D 12:04 that irony that Japanese people complained that G98 did not have powers and there instead they do not want me to have any.
1:32 that's the face of true love. I just finished the series and I found the imprinting thing to be adorable, to have an 180 feet tall creature protecting you because to him you're his dad. The show should've had more seasons, and an appropiate ending. Were Zilla Jr. to be introduced in the Monsterverse maybe just mentioned as a sub species from Godzilla or a mention of Dr. Tatopoulos, recognizing their existence.
As a kid, the '98 film was one of my favorites to watch, but holy hell was the series amazing. I first found it by getting the Monster Wars DVD which had all 3 episodes. Fast forward to about 2015 and I found the rest of the episodes on a website and binge watched it all in 1 or 2 days. Totally awesome and worthy of being remade/rebooted, even on Netflix.
If the movie had started like this, things around this version would be very different. That is, it can climb down, Run and Jump!! 4:23 :O Obviusly also more durable. It's Perfect!
Godzilla the series was better than the movie before it and has a 90s nostalgia we all grew up with every Saturday morning 1999-2000. The story was great in developing Zilla a character who is widely hated in the Godzilla community. Either way the series has brought new life to the character showing abilities we didn't see in 1998. Great series should be on Netflix.
You know you've learned irony when a series based on something is both more faithful to the original material and more generally well-liked than the thing it was made to tie into.
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The Showa series Rodan is up next in the Kaiju Profile lineup!
*NOTES:* • Godzilla is ~300 feet *long* - not 300 feet _tall,_ just like his father, who is said to be over 300 feet (90 meters) *long* in the 1998 film. The animated Godzilla is about *180 feet (55 meters) tall.*
Wikizilla never clicked a vid faster
Wikizilla Oh yeah mah frund!
Wikizilla Noiiiiiiiiiice
WAIT SERIOUSLY? Thank you for answering my prayers Wikizilla.
Wikizilla who is his brother
Honestly, this cartoon completely redeemed the movie in my eyes. It had everything Godzilla needed: Atomic breath, other kaiju to fight, and because of the cartoon I grew to really like the design. They even took the characters from the movie and made them less annoying and more competent.
It's totally worth watching and I'll defend it from detractors. No matter your feelings on the 98 movie (which, looking back 20 years later, isn't THAT bad) this show was great.
ShinGallon that I can agree with
So true
Agreed. The movie was terrible, but the show was great
true, no stupid lines like "allosaur theropoda"
NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGEL NOHOHOOOOO!~
One of the few instances of a cartoon spinoff being better than the movie it was tied to
I dare say he did. :)
I always disliked the godzilla movies. But i like this version, it is more emotional and that makes me able to relate and sympathize with it.
@JoGeJo *YES*
Obsedian Krystal You should check out Shin Godzilla then, it’s a better film up to the standards of acting and effects.
@@monmonkey7029 didn't he just destroy Japan the whole movie?
This series had a huge impact on my childhood and just cemented my status as a Godzilla fan. I just rewatched it in its entirety the other day, and it still holds up quite well. Godzilla, Jr. puts the "God" back in "Godzilla." And don't get me started on how awesome it is to have a human cast that always meaningfully contributes to the episodes. I could gush for hours about this series.
Where does one watch this series 🥺
Really, we call him Zilla Jr.
@@troin3925we call him Zilla Jr. to differentiate himself from being called Godzilla Jr. as the name already belonged to Heisei's Jr. And calling him Godzilla, people would ask, "Which one?" So although Godzilla or Godzilla Jr is appropriate for Zilla Jr, it isn't quick to the point ya know? GTS Goji is also appropriate for alt name. The only name he shouldn't be called is Zilla by itself as that puts him on the same level as 1998 and 2004 Zilla when really, he's much different than what some people know.
I get annoyed when people do "Zilla/Zilla Jr" or flat out calling Jr, _"Zilla."_
@@Reader999 Uh, you're making this more complicated than it actually is.
I think this zilla has earned the title Godzilla and the series was amazing wish they could carry on with the series love Zilla Jr
JC Entertainment: Lol look who it is!! 😂👍
Cooli😎 I am from 🇬🇾
Same, and bring back Komodithrax to, poor Zilla Jr.
Same, with all the monsters at the end of the intro being introduced to the show!
I wonder why they stopped the show but now, it could cost a couple million per episode.
They should redo the series or even continue because the series had a lot of creative monsters
Isaac Skac
My favorite Kaiju, Design-wise, was The Crakler
@@jvbon646, Fil Barlow is such an excellent creature designer! In the case of the Crackler I love how it doesn't look like anything in particular, just an amorphous monster!
@@jvbon646 Same here! It was like an adaption of Gabara (which is horrible, not like Crackler), because it's a dream-related electric monster. Since I was a kid I loved his design and origin. And I still do, it's one of my favorite Godzilla monsters to this day.
Maybe since legendary now owns godzilla they could make a live action series that could show other titans and possibly reintroduce zilla jr. and other toho kaiju that focused on monarch studying them and have adventure along with normal people accounts of the titans,kaijus and mutations
Amber another movie but with Zilla junior and it not being garbage
You know this show is good when you realize the executive producer later did Transformers Prime.
O h S h i t
Well I'll be damned
No wonder I like it then
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MY WANT FOR A TRANSFORMERS GODZILLA CROSSOVER HAS INCREASED
This show was my introduction to the Godzilla franchise. Not a bad way to start off
I watched the series first here on RUclips, only to find out there was a movie related to it. I convinced my mom to buy the film - I was only slightly disappointed. Ever since I heard that most fans hated the movie, I wanted to make my own; I now have that story on Wattpad and have just finished Act 1! :D
Same
I learnd about it from the movie which led me to serching up godzilla finding the original and this show which is fuking amazing
me too
Same
Both Zilla Jr and Monsterverse Godzilla are the two Best American Godzillas we have.
Destroyer Zilla01 agreed, I just wish they'd give Zilla Jr a new movie with a new name that isn't an insult
LoneStarWolf Entertainment Agreed too
+LoneStarWolf Entertainment
ehh, i think that "Zilla" is fine.
kelan baron it's ok but I don't like how it started as a demeaning insult, I personally refer to Zilla Jr as "Gigantis" (the name the Americans tried to give the original Godzilla when he was adapted by them in 1956)
Ummmmmm Legendary Godzilla? How is Zilla and Zilla Jr better.
Zilla junior is worthy to be a godzilla who els agrees?
Edgar Alvarez nope toho kill zilla in finalwars to show how much they hate it
chuy arsenal that was the 98 Zilla. They find Zilla Jr. acceptable
Hades God of Underworld but they are not allowed to b call a god
chuy arsenal 98 Zilla wasn't allowed o be considered a god. They like Zilla Jr a lot better
In the series: yes
In the film: HELL NO
Zilla (Father): Not the Godzilla we wanted but was good to see, though its gained respect now but back then was terrible. It was good and was actually a way to introduce many people into Godzilla.
Zilla (Final Wars): Toho giving a middle finger to Godzilla 1998 a.k.a Zilla. But at least now it's fine.
Zilla (Godzilla the Series): Deserves the title and becomes more interesting than the one who made him. In other words what Zilla could've been and if he was then that movie would be a lot better then just Zilla running away and not having the usual traits of Godzilla.
Only one of these is actually Zilla
Let's just call zilla jr American Godzilla
The "Godzilla The Series" one is called Zilla Jr. Or maybe the title he deserved
Technically,
1998- is still Godzilla
2004- is the one and only “zilla”
1998 show- is Godzilla jr
@@ozzygilliam9194 zilla is GINO. It's not literally Godzilla. Zilla Jr. on the other hand _is_ Godzilla.
To me, it is a CRIME that this series only had two seasons, and was beaten down so hard that it couldn't even air the last episode they made.
Blame the nostalgia-blind who called themselves Godzilla fans who refused to see that Zilla Jr. was actually awesome unlike his father. And as for us reasonable for fans it's not Zilla that we're asking to be in Godzilla: Unleashed it was Zilla Jr. that we wanted In the game as a member of the Earth Defenders faction.
Derrick Haggard not only that but kids were going ape about Digimon and Pokemon and this series suffocated in the air times between those two shows
I thought it was because Sony’s rights of Godzilla expired?
I thought it was because Sony’s rights of Godzilla expired?
TwilightLink77 no that actually didn’t expire until after Godzilla Final Wars
I actually liked this design. Some may say it isn't accurate to the Godzilla name, but I think it's actually one of the better designs because of his nimbleness.
Hate how they cancelled it after 40 episodes. It was awesome.
There was even some unaired episodes
I heard the reason it was canceled was because it got lost in a scrimmage between Pokémon and Digimon both of these anime’s were gaining a lot of attention which overshadowed Godzilla. Soon Godzilla was lost in the scrimmage and the series was canceled.
40 episodes over 2 years wasn't a bad run for a show that was constantly being out-performed in the ratings by Digimon and Transformers: Beast Wars.
@@lemmythebulldog8812 then this is the perfect time to Zilla Jr to return
Probably due to competition with other more popular shows at the time
THIS SHOW WAS AWESOME, honestly I wish Zilla was like this in the movie
A couple of times I got detention because I came back to school late because I was watching this during lunch break.
Worth it!
A.K.A. What Zilla could have been.
Hey that is zilla Jr
Could AND should have been
Maxley it’s godzilla not zilla
Maxley Hey he did become cyberzilla
This works both ways surprisingly: he’s Godzilla 1998 if the interpretation was more traditional, and Zilla if his fight lasted more than 5 seconds. In a way the more formidable ROE Zilla could be a nod to this.
The Hero of my childhood.
Leto Atreides II, God Emperor of Dune Mine too
Leto Atreides II, God Emperor of Dune this was my introduction to the godzilla franchise. Not a bad way to start honestly
Jurassic/KaijuVerse101 Oh come on man! Zilla will always be Zilla, I'm just saying this series was way better than the movie, but Zilla will always be the monster than didn't last more than 13 seconds against the King of the Monsters. Every Godzilla fan starts somewhere, and I didn't even start here! I simply enjoyed the series, there's nothing bad about it.
Fermín Durán Escalona true
Fermín Durán Escalona I started with the 98 movie and it has a special place in my heart but I love the too Godzilla the best
Not gonna lie I would love to see him get add in the monsterverse as Godzilla jr
Well I have one thing to say (keep in mind this is my opinion)
FUCK THE 1998 GODZILLA
@@yizao9289 Yeah?? Well Fuck you too.
@@yizao9289 You remind me of my brother...he detests Godzilla 98 with a passion.
@@brandonb1681 my friend is like that to
@@yizao9289 yeh fuck 1998 one its not godzilla anymore, the junior zilla deserves the god title
I'm glad that Toho no longer have any hatred for the American Godzilla also known as Zilla.
Saint Akins oh they do. They just don't bring it up anymore.
Saint Akins They still would go for Godzilla 2014 any day over Zilla
Green Blob Thing Actually, the movie didn't flop and it made plenty of money, just not as much as Sony was hoping. Toho also made money from it and continues to do so. Most of the bad reception comes from fans.
Thats the reason why the monsterverse exist and toho is pretty happy with monsterverse
And then theres GvK Goji, making toho nut more
Once again, *WELL DONE!* Objective, professional, informative, and entertaining! And what a way to wrap up your "Godzilla 1998" look-back than on one of *MY* personal favorite childhood animated series! Even though I'm older, I still enjoy it to this day. :)
velociraptor4you same
PS. U are everywhere (not a complaint)
Commander Rex328 Yeah, aren't I (😄)? Pretty much any video about Zilla I watch to attempt to share with others my opinion. I say 'attempt to' because I know there are G-Fans out there who still loathe and detest Zilla and his respective film with a fiery passion.
velociraptor4you I rewatch the series every now and then too. Sucks it was cancelled, Tristar should've talked out a license for Zilla and Samurai Jacked it with new seasons for such a decent show.
I agree
zilla2006able 😊
Can we appreciate the fact that the people of New York were fine with a giant mutated lizard just chilling in their bay?
I mean, that’s pretty damn cool. You get to say you’re the place that houses the giant reptilian king of the monsters.
Its better than those dog sized rats to be fair. Ate them probrably too
@@TheReZisTLust *rhino sized
What if Zilla wasn’t full grown but just old enough to reproduce so that would explain how he didn’t have fire breath,but the breath he had in the movie was undeveloped and skin was not as thick,like how a baby’s bones aren’t as strong as a adult so the Godzilla in the show was more developed and was older meaning zilla in the movie started his rampage at a very young age more and like a about the time he got to the size but Godzilla staid unground for long enough to fully grow
(Just a theory)
@Radar O’Reilly I think the idea that he/she's trying to get at is that maybe the film Godzilla is a juvenile, like the show one was in New Family (as referenced at 4:45.) Also, where did you get the idea that the movie Godzilla was a couple decades old?
gray scourge such a theory isn’t really canon it’s just a bit of a plot hole for the series to kick off. The movie Zilla is an adult and there’s no getting around that, his son is simply a more powerful and durable version of his predecessor.
i think that the original was capable of using the atomic breath but it was weaker and couldn't use atomic breath was because it was still part iguana making it less durable meaning if it did use the atomic breath it would kill itself, while its offspring had less iguana dna and had evolved to be durable enough to use atomic breath
Nice theory, tho
Too bad, it wouldn't work since Zilla was always a giant monster with no supernatural abilities that put him on the scale that is Godzilla. It wouldn't make sense canonically or to the creature.
My childhood and introduction to the Godzilla franchise. This show will forever remain as one of my favorite.
Also, can we take a moment to appreciate the human characters? They're so well fleshed out, hilarious while also serious, and loads of fun see them interact with one another. To those who grew up with this series, I'd love to hear your input. Who was your favorite H.E.A.T. team member (Hicks counts since he helps out a lot)?
Nick will always be my favorite
Does Nigel count?
@@christopherwall2121 Absolutely!
In the show Nick is voiced by the same dude who plays Fin in the sharknado movies.
Seriously, why couldn't they just use the premise of the series and make another American Godzilla? All the right elements are there you just need to flesh it out and get some GOOD CG. Would have been so epic.
-TyrannoKingz - what are you even talking about dude?
@@JustXB2 it physically hurt me to read whatever it was you typed out there.
I would actually prefer if they brought this godzilla on screen using props and suits, like the xenomorphs. Same goes for his opponents. Use miniatures, stop motion, practical effects etc.
Because people are just Japanese Toho boomers.
I think it's fairly obvious why,people didnt like it, and bx office earnings were not enough
Who likes the Green Atomic Breath?
Me
Me 3
ME
cris_h23 red is the new blue
Me 4
I think this Godzilla deserves the title King of the mutants
Very accurate
It will be cool if toho reintroduced Zilla with a different origin story and maybe a different name, I believe zilla has been hated long enough and needs another chance on the big screen
Burning Rex
I say reintroducing Zilla with a different origin and more like Zilla Jr would be a cool idea. As for a new name, how about Gigantis? Based on the name for an earlier American adaptation of Godzilla raids again called "Gigantis the fire monster".
Agreed
No they would ruin him lol Leave it to the people who made the show
@@FoxNinja4000 I imagined something more along the lines of Zyllas. What do you think?
Praetorian Rex is that with the English “ll” sound or the Spanish “ll” sound?
This guy deserves another show, or maybe a movie or two. Godzilla Jr. is definitely worthy of the name "Godzilla".
No argument there.
I used to watch this show all the time when I was little.
I loved Zillas design and I'm glad this show and rulers of earth did him justice
This isn’t Zilla.
This is the last offspring of Zilla.
Rulers of Earth is *_GINO_*
Not Zilla Jr.
@@Reader999 he referring to both roe zilla and zilla jr
"Father will be proud of me"
Monster island Buddies references
haha XD
Miguelverse Studios that was a sad part and he had asthma
And died that British owing was great but how is Zilla jr so small in mib
This reminds me of how some comic book series have interesting takes on the source material which often was not available before the mediums release. I personally love this series.
Godzilla the series is my favorite childhood animated all time
"Godzilla can detect tachyon signals."
He put all his points into psionics.
This is the best Godzilla animated Godzilla
Lorenzo Gabriel Zacal this show was 20x better than that trash
The only part that we loved about Godzilla Earth is when the actual Big G shows up. Everything else was trash. 1st anime movie was ok.
That profile picture is cursed!
I honestly don't mind calling zilla Jr godzilla, he earned the title
"Never bet against the Big Guy!"
I can imagine the Legendary MonsterVerse Kaijus in "Godzilla: The Series"
Or Zilla in the monsterverse
BTW, there's NOT a cesspit of angry G-Fans for the most part in the comments here. I LIKE that! :)
velociraptor4you Agreed!
Vincent Franklin 😊
It could be because this is a character deserving of the name Godzilla. As much as I dislike TriStar Godzilla, this was a good show in my opinion
ChaosJoker True that. It's OK if you dislike the film. *I* on the other hand happen to be one of the people who actually *loves* it. But *we all have different opinions,* so how about you and I agree to disagree?
BTW, I love the show, too. 😊
velociraptor4you I have no problem with people who like the movie, I respect other people’s opinion, unlike 95% of the Godzilla fandom
Could you imagine if the Zillas in the Monster Apocalypse novel were as powerful as Zilla Jr in the show? That's terrifying cause those things were already the most difficult Kaiju to bring down (hell that could just be the Monster Apocalypse itself)
Oh my God fuck E3 you're doing a profile of one of my favorite cartoon series ever I remember waking up early Saturday morning to watch this show when I was a kid such great memories
CrossbreedAzure I couldn't agree more, I remember watching this every chance I could in the morning before school I loved this series to this day still and it will always have a place in my heart
They should totally add zilla Jr. Into the monster verse although it seems highly unlucky I want hint to get the recognition he deserves
They should.
Thank you for including the opening theme in the beginning of the video, I hadn't heard that song in years, and it was nostalgia city for me.
It's so unfair Godzilla's girlfriend and her egg had to die, it would have been interesting to see him act like a father
Zilla Jr is so awesome.
Trey Rex *Godzilla Jr is so awesome*
T Rex fallen Kingdom yep.
Yes he is.
Godzilla '98 was actually the first Godzilla movie I'd ever seen, and maybe it was because I didn't have anything else to compare it too, but I actually really liked his sleek design for the movie and show. The animated series was a top favorite of mine watching it as a kid, and was the highlight of my week lol.
zilla jr basically seems to be a decent if not good cross/comprimize between the toho Godzilla and zilla
A compromise between Toho Godzilla and a character created *after* him? How does that work?
One of the best Godzilla.
Yeah I think most g fans agree
This series showed that the design was not the problem, it was the execution. If Roland Emerich let him have his atomic breath and be durable then people wouldn’t have as many problems.
12:43 and just when things can’t get any worse, the QUEEN BITCH emerges from the opening
The animated series came out the day before my 5th birthday! I love Godzilla and this guy!
I like how zill jr and the tri star godzilla focused more on agility and intelligence rather than just brute strength which Godzilla traditionally uses. It had some interesting takes on Godzilla. Maybe if it is possible they could bring him into the monsterverse make him some kind of sub species or godzilla or what not. But who knows with trademarks.
I would love to see someone make a whole movie based on the Godzilla 2 script
I'd welcome that! :)
velociraptor4you I guess we need some animators, how about The Sci-Fi guy.
LegoLiam1803 yes
LegoLiam1803 I believe I've seen his work. He'd be a good pick. 👍🏻
The coolest Kaiju of all time! He's always been my favourite since I was a kid!
As someone who grew up watching all of the old Godzilla films, I never had a problem with the 98 film. I always saw it simply as an alternate version of Godzilla. And I always thought the cartoon was amazing. This design of Godzilla has actually always been one of my favorites. It just looks so badass. I love it and it will always have a special place in my heart, despite all of the hate it still receives. You can shit on me for liking something if you want, but tbh I don’t really give a fuck. You can like what you like, and I’ll like what I like. It’s as simple as that.
I agree, I love his design. Over the years though, I've grown to love Legendary Godzilla's design as well as Shin Godzilla's design. My newest is Godzilla 2000's design.
I still find it hard to refer to this monster as Godzilla due to the design, but unlike the movie, I feel much more comfortable with it. I have a lot of respect for this incarnation of Zilla and I feel like Toho should include him in their upcoming Cinematic Universe with all his good qualities and without all the bad ones his parent had.
This technically isn’t and incarnation of Zilla, as Zilla did not exist until 2004. Calling this Godzilla an incarnation of Zilla is like saying Godzilla is an incarnation of Jirass.
Jiras only had the design/suit of the Showa Godzilla. He was never presented as Godzilla. Had he been presented as a relative to Godzilla's species, that would have been perfectly fine. But Zilla's design is so drastically different, that I cannot accept it as Godzilla. I don't care when the name was invented for the creature. To me that name is tied to the creature by design from the get go. What doesn't look like Godzilla, will not be called Godzilla. Zilla is tied to the character model/monster design of the creature, so I'm gonna refer to the creature as Zilla whenever I'm looking at Zilla.
It's Godzilla, man. Your headcannon is lame
Ham Wamson sorry, but I'm not obliged to consider two different creatures as the same creature just because they used to share the same name at some point in history. And I don't see anything lame about considering the true Godzilla as the true Godzilla. Zilla junior has much more in common with Godzilla than his parent did, but he's still not quite there yet.
You don't have to be obliged, you can just think as incorrectly as you want. Regardless of your headcannon (it's not Godzilla because it looks different), Both of these "creatures" are just incarnations of Godzilla. It's not hard to grasp.
I really hope they'll put zilla Jr in the monsterverse, I doubt that will happen but it'd be amazing!
This version is much better than the movie one. The series was great. This put the "God" back in "Godzilla".
Zilla Jr should be considered Godzilla & given a second chance after the monster verse wraps up.
I'd loved to see him in the MonsterVerse as an ally Titan to Godzilla, and Mothra.
If this becomes true I want to see a cool redesign. The same posture as the original but more badass
I actually think that Zilla Jr is my favorite Godzilla incarnation
I watched all of the animated episodes and loved it. The 98 Godzilla is the best looking Godzilla to me followed by the 2019 Godzilla
I’m gonna be honest I think the Patrick Tatopoulos design might be my favorite design despite it being radically different to all the others, I feel it fits quite well with a more Heroic Godzilla then the normal heavy bipedal design (which let’s be real that Godzilla can not be depicted as a Hero because well it’s kind of hard for something to be considered a good guy when it kills thousands of innocent people just by moving, atleast Zilla/Godzilla Junior is slim enough to weave between buildings with minimum damage)
Godzilla is a anti hero no monster is a full fledged hero not even mothra kong or gamera are heros since they all kill humans in self defense or on accident and all three of them love humanity for crying out loud godzilla simply doesn't love and doesn't hate humanity he's neutral about humans
@@Kaiju-bm4ts - It depends on the movie, though.
@@GammaDestroyer well obviously
@@Kaiju-bm4ts - *looks sheepish*
Sorry..?
@@GammaDestroyer I was agreeing with you no need for apologies
Very underrated show.
I wish the series will continue or zilla jr will be in the monsterverse
Same here.
My favorite kaiju ever
@joshua ashley it means "giant beast".
@joshua ashley Kaiju means "giant beast".
The Humped Carnosaur: Revolutions no it means a monster
@@trinagray3321 It literally means "strange beast"
They need to bring back the Godzilla the series and make a another season or two of more episodes
This show has been buried deep within my nostalgic memories, I'm glad it has come back to surface
from what i can speculate, it takes 3 weeks to reach 30 meters tall and later in the series he reached his full size
Excellent trivia walkthrough, man 😎👍🏻!
When your own child is cooler than you.
This series was amazing. The only reason I like the Zilla species.
12:14 that moment when you realize that the G14 script was not entirely original :O (Wow!)
And thanks for the link :D
12:04 that irony that Japanese people complained that G98 did not have powers and there instead they do not want me to have any.
This Godzilla version represents the best incarnation of Godzilla, alongside Godzilla 2019.
I actually loved this cartoon and it’s Godzilla
The best animated sci-fi series of the 90s 😁👍🏻!!!
This cartoon was my gateway to loving all of the other Godzilla media
Your damn right Final Wars Zilla wasn’t Godzilla Junior, Godzilla Junior would’ve actually had a fighting chance!
My favorite Godzilla of all time
One of my favorite Godzilla incarnations.
Yes my birthday present is, the Godzilla that made me a fan! He'll always be Godzilla to me.
I love how Godzilla picked up Nick, then put him back DOWN and started waggling his tail.
He was going to eat Nick before he recognized the scent
You know I quite like the name Gorgon, it might be a good way to establish this version of Godzilla as its own Kaiju
Only thing missing from this series was a “King Ghirorah”!!!
I wonder how he would have looked in this series !?
Yes! Finally! Zilla Jr!
Probably the best Zilla to me!
I underestimated the 1998 godzilla
1:32 that's the face of true love. I just finished the series and I found the imprinting thing to be adorable, to have an 180 feet tall creature protecting you because to him you're his dad. The show should've had more seasons, and an appropiate ending.
Were Zilla Jr. to be introduced in the Monsterverse maybe just mentioned as a sub species from Godzilla or a mention of Dr. Tatopoulos, recognizing their existence.
Funny how in the G98 movie, there’s no references to other mutations. Or did they only appear after Godzilla’s death?
GSDee after
zilla sr. is just the fist of these "mutations"
As a kid, the '98 film was one of my favorites to watch, but holy hell was the series amazing. I first found it by getting the Monster Wars DVD which had all 3 episodes. Fast forward to about 2015 and I found the rest of the episodes on a website and binge watched it all in 1 or 2 days. Totally awesome and worthy of being remade/rebooted, even on Netflix.
I remember watching this when I was 8!!!
And it still holds up and is still amazing.
My favourite interpretation of the godzilla design.
One of my absolute favourite Godzilla's, probably in my top three ngl
This series needs a reboot
If the movie had started like this, things around this version would be very different. That is, it can climb down, Run and Jump!! 4:23 :O
Obviusly also more durable. It's Perfect!
9:31 me and my smol brain thinking that one creature standing up like a warbat is a warbat
10:06 last time I checked, Komodo Dragons and Marine Iguanas aren't in the same genus but aight I guess lol
A true godzilla to be remembered
Godzilla the series was better than the movie before it and has a 90s nostalgia we all grew up with every Saturday morning 1999-2000. The story was great in developing Zilla a character who is widely hated in the Godzilla community. Either way the series has brought new life to the character showing abilities we didn't see in 1998.
Great series should be on Netflix.
hell yeah zilla junior
You know you've learned irony when a series based on something is both more faithful to the original material and more generally well-liked than the thing it was made to tie into.