The History of Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

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  • Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
  • The History of Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) #godzilla #spacegodzilla #godzillaxkong
    This is a re-upload with some minor corrections and edits
    Original upload date: April 18th, 2020
    Sources
    - Brian Solomon's "Godzilla FAQ"
    - David Kalat's, "A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series".
    - Steve Ryfle's "Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G".
    - wikizilla.org
    - www.tohokingdom.com/
    You can purchase or rent "Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla " at www.amazon.com.
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  • @BigActionBill
    @BigActionBill  Год назад +169

    ***This is a re-upload with some minor corrections and edits. Original upload date: April 18th, 2020***

    • @Hewylewis
      @Hewylewis Год назад +1

      I still think you should redo Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster, mentioning the whales swimming right before Godzilla appears and destroys the ship.

    • @PaulJamaine
      @PaulJamaine Год назад +2

      I know toho take it down

    • @timothyserabian5103
      @timothyserabian5103 Год назад +2

      You’re not getting hit with copyright claims are you? Because your vids are too good to not be available.

    • @huntershull-mf9ug
      @huntershull-mf9ug 5 месяцев назад +1

      Hey @bigaction ready Godzilla 2014

    • @S_Scaling
      @S_Scaling 5 месяцев назад

      King Ghi--Dorah

  • @Sir_Adam
    @Sir_Adam Год назад +120

    Each one of these videos are documentary level quality.

  • @GodzillaGuyy
    @GodzillaGuyy Год назад +28

    Babe wake up, Big Action Bill posted again!

  • @AGdesigns878
    @AGdesigns878 Год назад +51

    I personally love Godzilla Vs. Space Godzilla it was my first Godzilla movie I ever seen as a kid and it still has a special place in my heart. Even if it’s not a super popular choice

  • @SirSadness
    @SirSadness 9 месяцев назад +9

    This movie was a damn journey!
    I was fixated on the screen 'til the very last minute.
    That last battle was crazy!

  • @BritBox777
    @BritBox777 5 месяцев назад +11

    Not sure how many of these are left to make, but please continue the awesome History series, it's like the Monster Madness Godzillathon on steroids and I'm loving it.

  • @CanonicalLaughter
    @CanonicalLaughter Год назад +10

    Honestly i just love watching these, hope you keep doing more (If theres more to make on). but overall stay healthy, and keep safe!

  • @Sakkooo0
    @Sakkooo0 Год назад +4

    what better way to start the day with watching big action bills videos, makes my morning better.

  • @MrWhatdafuBOOM
    @MrWhatdafuBOOM Год назад +18

    I don't know if this an unpopular opinion or not, but to me, the MogeGoji suit is the definitive Godzilla design.
    Also, iirc, the U in Moguera is silent, like with Anguirus, spoken 'Mogera', hence the Godzilla suit's name 'MogeGoji'.

  • @chrisC052
    @chrisC052 Год назад +9

    Awesome work Bill, love all your videos sir. Stay safe and have a healthy weekend.

  • @markgibson3231
    @markgibson3231 Год назад +14

    I love these videos man. I put them on when I’m doing stuff . The personality in them sets it apart for any other Godzilla stuff around. Great job!

  • @TheLowerDecker
    @TheLowerDecker 10 месяцев назад +8

    I really just wanted to say thank you for these videos! Thanks to you, I am becoming a FULL ON Godzilla fan and I am hyped for Minus One when it eventually comes out in the UK.
    I have been an on and off fan since Godzilla 98 when I seen it for the first time when it was on the T.V. in the Early 2000s, I was a kid at the time and loved it. I forgot about Godzilla very quickly after it until it The Monsterverse Godzilla came out in 2014, I went to see that in the cinema with friends who were more into the franchise than me.
    Again, I haven't watched since until I started watching James Rolfe's Godzilla videos and then eventually came across your videos last week!

  • @Crocy
    @Crocy 7 месяцев назад +8

    Rewatching this to determine if I like Space Godzilla or Biollante more, ranking and such 😊
    Love your videos; very comprehensive, well researched, easy to listen to, and fun to watch.
    I started binging the G films a few weeks ago and finished them recently, I'd never seen them before now 👀

  • @SG-jq5vt
    @SG-jq5vt Год назад

    Always really enjoy seeing an upload from you. I appreciate all your hard work!

  • @ShinGoji1987Official
    @ShinGoji1987Official Год назад +3

    Here for the algorithm again Brother Man Bill! SpaceG is a fantastic villain and his film isn't too bad but could've been better. Hopefully he makes a comeback in a future installment. Keep up the great work man

  • @clazy8
    @clazy8 Год назад

    I was so happy to see this pop up. Thanks!

  • @davidstone-haigh4880
    @davidstone-haigh4880 Год назад +1

    Thanks again for another informative and entertaining vid

  • @HeartIIess
    @HeartIIess Год назад +10

    Hope you're doing well Bill! Please take care of yourself first!

  • @ryanenzokana3584
    @ryanenzokana3584 Год назад +4

    besides all the edits to past vids and that, will you ever do the history of Godzilla (2014).

  • @mattryan1999
    @mattryan1999 Год назад +3

    Doing the lord's work

  • @kevinmiller5674
    @kevinmiller5674 Год назад

    Just glad you treat the product with great respect and I appreciate that.

  • @BasementDweller_
    @BasementDweller_ Год назад +3

    Cool to see Super Godzilla’s design used for Space Godzilla.

  • @kurlexchoi
    @kurlexchoi 5 месяцев назад +2

    He did left out one person in this film, that doctor of the Project T-the main antagonist first appear to be decent man but he kidnapped Miki Saegusa where he planned to have Godzilla destroy things for him thru her psyche so we didn't get his true intention and the source of power he had in his tower that is feeding Space Godzilla when he arrived.

  • @fatangrygeek5746
    @fatangrygeek5746 10 месяцев назад +2

    Will you be going over the history of the Gamera series too? That'd be great too, I enjoyed every one of these videos and would love to see more.

  • @chadgorosaurus4898
    @chadgorosaurus4898 5 месяцев назад +2

    Those Spacegodzilla concepts could easily be reused, modified, and turned into completely new kaiju. They look very diverse and unique.

  • @ryandowney8743
    @ryandowney8743 Год назад +3

    It's interesting that the alternate story ideas actually give Miki Saegusa something to do in the main plot. She's a recurring character in the whole Heisei series but she never actually does anything that matters!

  • @KMJW07
    @KMJW07 Год назад +1

    Dang you shot this one out quick

    • @KMJW07
      @KMJW07 Год назад +1

      Ooo it's a reupload

  • @Calel_S
    @Calel_S 13 дней назад

    This docuseries uve been doin on the old school Godzilla films is really well thought out. Space Godzilla is my favorite Kaiju and i would be hyper ecstatic if he were reimagined and retconned into a new Godzilla film. They gotta do him right tho!

  • @ultimablackmage
    @ultimablackmage Год назад

    I know it's a reupload, but I still watched it again. I have a bad habit of putting on the playlist in the background while doing something else as I enjoy the history of Godzilla. So when are you doing Monsterverse & Shin Godzilla?

  • @volcomfire02
    @volcomfire02 9 месяцев назад +2

    what movie or character does he refer to at 11:27 ?? feel like i seen it but cant remember

  • @MGTHUNDER
    @MGTHUNDER Год назад

    Great job! Any chance you will do a History of Zone Fighter with Godzilla? Thx!

  • @Willy2000ization
    @Willy2000ization 6 месяцев назад

    Question. When is the next History of vid? Im curious to see what would be put on vids about later films like Shin, the anime trilogy, and such. TV shows would be cool too.

  • @ectrosvideolibrary
    @ectrosvideolibrary Год назад +1

    00:42 - Doesn't that picture on the bottom right look like the cave painting depicting in the Godzilla Vs. Kong Art Book? I wonder if that was a coincidence, or if Adam Wingard saw that old design concept and decided to use it for a clever clue?

  • @bentonbell3690
    @bentonbell3690 Год назад +2

    Corona beam. If this was made 29 years later you damn well know people would've been wildin over it's name

  • @Headless_Bill
    @Headless_Bill Месяц назад

    2:30 - Orochi with the hater sunglasses and accompanying laugh will never not make me smile

  • @SWDude2710
    @SWDude2710 Год назад

    Ahhh, the second Godzilla film that I ever watched after Godzilla Vs MechaGodzilla 2 back in my youth.
    Still one of my favourite films from the series.

  • @Weretoons
    @Weretoons 8 месяцев назад

    Was there ever an explanation on Little Godzilla's sounds and how they made it?

  • @seanmckelvey6618
    @seanmckelvey6618 Год назад +3

    My feelings on this movie are very mixed. I love Spacegodzilla as a kaiju and his design is top notch, but the actual movie is easily the lowest point of the Heisei series, and it's shortcomings are all the more obvious when you compare it against the previous movie (vs Mechagodzilla) which is arguably one of standouts of that continuity.

    • @Kaiju-bm4ts
      @Kaiju-bm4ts Год назад

      Indeed, vs spacegodzilla and vs mothra for me were the weakest of the heisei era (with vs king ghidorah coming 3rd weakest) but at least vs king ghidorah and vs mothra had more elements to them that I can enjoy more than vs spacegodzilla. In fact I'm pretty convinced the mediocre reviews and results of vs spacegodzilla in comparison to the previous 3 heisei films was part of the reason (along with the American G film being in the works) was why toho had the 7th film be the last one.
      If they went on any further they would of had another "dark ages of godzilla" on their hands but in heisei form.

  • @interviolet6675
    @interviolet6675 Год назад +6

    Space Gojira is so cool, his sounds and design
    The journey of Goji-Junior is an emotional one, telling him to go with Gojira for his own good and seeing Miki hug him one last time was sad
    It's not my favourite of the Heisei run but it's still a fun movie that people should see at least once ^-x
    The 90s were a really cool time for Godzilla, just everything about life at the time seems so innocent and fun

  • @houseofblacklanterns859
    @houseofblacklanterns859 Год назад

    Would love to see a review of the 8 Headed Dragon movie mentioned.

  • @calumsanderson6741
    @calumsanderson6741 3 месяца назад

    This was my first Japanese Godzilla film, though I saw it as a dubbed. Always loved it always will. It definitely is slow. But when it's the monsters it's wonderful.

  • @legionbeast
    @legionbeast Год назад +7

    Very true, Space Godzilla's appearance is simply stunning to observe and his popularity in the west is rather impressive.

    • @watchinglearner
      @watchinglearner Год назад +2

      Indeed, and I'm hoping the Monsterverse gets the chance to make a movie (or series of movies) that do justice to the Spacegodzilla concept, and actually take that chance.

    • @beazrich2.017
      @beazrich2.017 Год назад +2

      @@watchinglearner Monsterverse has to atleast have Destoroyah at some point. Imagine what a monsterverse Destoroyah would do to Earth? I love how Legendary has made King Ghidorah and Mechagodzilla not only massive, but also very terrifying looking and an actual threat to Earth compared to their historical appearances. Imagine what a monsterverse Spacegodzilla or Destoroyah would look like?

    • @watchinglearner
      @watchinglearner Год назад +3

      @@beazrich2.017 And one thing I don't think anybody has considered is that both Destoroyah and Spacegodzilla do represent something. Not some "threat to the human race" real world problem like nuclear war (Godzilla) or pollution (Hedorah), but something significant to Godzilla himself as a character. Destoroyah represents Godzilla's own past come back to haunt him, and Spacegodzilla represents Godzilla's own worst instincts given form and turned against him. Sort of like how Ghidorah is the chaos to Godzilla's order, Spacegodzilla represents the more tyrannical end of that line. While Mechagodzilla represents the will of any given civilization to adapt and survive (for better or worse), I guess one could say that Destoroyah represents mortality in his quest to life wipe everything he sees. Or perhaps he's just confused by the new, oxygen-rich environment he's woken up to and wants to go back to the anaerobic, Precambrian world he remembers. Lol

    • @beazrich2.017
      @beazrich2.017 Год назад +1

      @@watchinglearner Yeah, and ““A Colossal Undiscovered Threat” tells me that Scar King isn’t the only antagonist in the movie. Its either that Flying overpowered Godzilla species, Shimu or possibly Spacegodzilla that is hidden in Hollow Earth. If Spacegodzilla is gonna be in the movie, the origins would probably be a bit different and along the lines of Spacegodzilla being himself frozen in a comet that eventually crashed into Hollow Earth some millions of years ago and was eventually discovered by Scar King where Scar King uses the creature as a secret weapon against Earth and anyone who challenges him. Thats a good origin of sort. Plus, Scar King using Spacegodzilla against society wouldn’t be ruled out especially as Scar King is probably extremely unhinged and that insane to use something like Spacegodzilla against Humanity and Godzilla and Kong.

  • @Videogamelover58
    @Videogamelover58 7 месяцев назад

    Awesome video. I personally like this one. Space godzilla is awesome

  • @chasehodgmo5537
    @chasehodgmo5537 Год назад

    17:50 you can actually see the 1984 cybot godzilla in the background! kinda surprised it looks that good despite being 9 - 10 years old!

  • @alankohn6709
    @alankohn6709 Год назад +1

    I enjoy this movie there are parts that while fun like the Triad section they are secondary. I like to think the Yuki special (which must be one of the most virulent chemical weapons ever) inspired a similar strategy strategy in Shin Godzilla a movie I have very mixed feelings about. This movie is a bit of a slow starter but ramps up fairly quickly. The action is well handled except where the budget curtailed it. I have happily sat down and watched this more than once and I'll watch it again what more can you say

  • @JZStudios2
    @JZStudios2 Год назад +1

    Rewatching this video, I realize this movie has my favorite trope-that of the protagonist fighting an evil clone/version of themselves. And while Godzilla has had foes similar to something like this, it never was so abrupt as mentioned.
    Thus I should really like this film, but I remember watching it years ago and being quite disappointed. And frankly it is because there's a good film here, trying to get out, but various things here and there stop it from being better.
    And I do think it is Mogera unfortunately, as for Mecha vs Goji-there's only two monsters front and center duking it out for the most part and here the movie has to make time for Mogera that it distracts away from Space Godzilla and thus doesn't make the villain feel all too important either.

  • @Wortwort-Spooderbat
    @Wortwort-Spooderbat 6 месяцев назад

    That shin goji art in the first minute though😂

  • @TheDrStank
    @TheDrStank 11 месяцев назад

    The mention of gamera made me think you should do a history of gamera series

  • @ciaranmcguinness8900
    @ciaranmcguinness8900 4 месяца назад

    I know he doesn't fit with the aesthetics of the rest of the Heisei Era but I always loved the design of Little Godzilla, he's absolutely adorable and a massive upgrade from Minilla or Minya or whatever that thing was called

  • @exonine_490
    @exonine_490 4 месяца назад

    does anyone know the name of the little figurines shown at 4:07

  • @canonbehenna612
    @canonbehenna612 Год назад +3

    When are you going to Godzilla 2014

  • @birdman9860
    @birdman9860 15 дней назад

    Huh never realized that about the Gigan roar

  • @DoneRandomLee
    @DoneRandomLee 9 месяцев назад

    Oh yeah space Godzilla was popular. I remember that being one of the main toys I would play with and they were always in the video games. Just a natural boss monster for video games because they're the main character but evil trope and with it being space they have more room to do weird ideas like that portal sucking it back in. In my headcanon space godzilla is the ultimate final boss for Godzilla while desotroyah is a secret boss that is the challenge mode. To use street fighter as a example, space Godzilla is akuma and desotroyah is oni.

  • @dreadwaters7898
    @dreadwaters7898 Год назад +1

    I keep getting baked and thinking did I watch this one already and just say fuck it I’m watching the play list again. Love the content man got my sister into this been our thing for as long as I can remember to watch theses movies around Christmas time when we get together.

    • @jacksonscott690
      @jacksonscott690 2 месяца назад

      That’s awesome man I’m glad you love the content like I do 😂😂

  • @freakkyser
    @freakkyser 5 месяцев назад

    I really like this one, idk why it got hate, u grew watching godzia for as long as I can remember
    And I actually love adorable baby godzilla, like a pokemon, cute at first and badass later

  • @richardbarth918
    @richardbarth918 2 месяца назад

    I wish they did more with the design but I still liked this movie and spacegodzilla.

  • @kcadventures1454
    @kcadventures1454 Год назад +2

    Ia toho coming after you now?

    • @kcadventures1454
      @kcadventures1454 Год назад +1

      @@treystephens6166 it's like they don't understand that RUclips has reignited so many people's love for Godzilla.

  • @ricardodavis4730
    @ricardodavis4730 Год назад

    How do you feel about the "Echoes of Love" song at the end?

  • @LSSJTHOR
    @LSSJTHOR 4 месяца назад

    Space Godzilla deserves more respect and recognition! I wished he'd return!👑

  • @robertsouthard1174
    @robertsouthard1174 5 месяцев назад

    I personally love this movie. Space Godzilla is one of my favorite monsters.

  • @Thunder_Bird0
    @Thunder_Bird0 9 месяцев назад

    I love this movie, Yes it’s goofy, yes the budget wasn’t on par with past heisei movies but its really fun. The only thing i don’t like is SpaceGodzilla’s roar i wish it was similar to Godzilla’s roar.
    I also like the updated Godzilla Jr design he’s adorable and has character to him. Besides his design in Destroyah looks better so I’m ok with it.

  • @kwdavis82
    @kwdavis82 Год назад +4

    Doing the lord's (Godzilla) work, Bill.

  • @LSSJTHOR
    @LSSJTHOR 4 месяца назад

    Space Godzilla has been my fav since I was a child. It's a blue Godzilla. IT'S 🔥🔥🔥🤘🏻

  • @kunu1990
    @kunu1990 6 месяцев назад

    Actually my second favorite Heisei movie after Godzilla vs Destoroyah

  • @mramos1126
    @mramos1126 Год назад +1

    Baby Godzilla should have appeared more 😢

  • @GhostonGuitar
    @GhostonGuitar Год назад +1

    I wanna see SpaceGoji reappear

  • @kikuyuzo2789
    @kikuyuzo2789 Год назад

    As a kid I never knew the name Commander Aso so I always referred to him as "the General"

  • @imperialguardproductions
    @imperialguardproductions Месяц назад

    I like to think that this movie is about Godzilla making peace with his demons by facing his dark mirror. An evil, destructive monster king whose goal is to conquer the world and reshape the world to destroy all of life for his own creation. Spacegodzilla is a threat to Godzilla's new purpose in life of being a father.

  • @Ghidorah00
    @Ghidorah00 Год назад +1

    A lackluster entry in my opinion. Space Godzilla was just too gimmicky for me.
    The saddest part of it all was Orochi as the main villain from outer space would have been AWESOME.

  • @chheinrich8486
    @chheinrich8486 7 месяцев назад

    2:27 Heh eventually they kinda made Emporer ghidorah theough keizer ghidorah, because keizer is german for Emporer

  • @MrFrogmon
    @MrFrogmon 6 месяцев назад

    My dad literally hid this movie from me. I remember being 12 and seeing a toy of it in like 2008 and my dad telling me it was from a fake Godzilla movie!

  • @TorriadTwire
    @TorriadTwire 7 месяцев назад

    someone tell me the book at 3:14

  • @AaronStrawn
    @AaronStrawn 6 месяцев назад

    My son an I call Moguera “Chicken Buddy”

  • @slagarcrue85
    @slagarcrue85 Год назад

    One of only heshi films I love that the majority Hate on par as 1998 Godzilla versus megalon vs hedorah and godzillas revenge which is the only film that deserves its universal loathing of its existence.

  • @Godzilla00X
    @Godzilla00X 10 месяцев назад

    Id pay a lot of money to see Tony and the crew working for Toho while The NY crew work for Daiei with them negotiating kaiju movies

  • @justindaniel6370
    @justindaniel6370 Год назад

    I love the soundtrack it reminds me of inuyasha and a mix of demon slayer

  • @AR-xd3dp
    @AR-xd3dp 5 месяцев назад

    I don't think that this movie was the lowest point of the heisi era,it's a decent movie all around. I think the real weak area is the plot element involving Space Godzilla's reason for coming to earth,it makes no real sense. I can see if Space Godzilla believed itself to be the true Godzilla and seeing the actual Godzilla as an impostor that took over it's territory and is returning to take it back,or that he's a geneticly engineered bioweapon created by a new alien race that either wants to conquer or destory the human race

  • @RedWizard0
    @RedWizard0 11 месяцев назад

    I have a copy of the Spacegodzilla, Death Corona MTG card. It's currently only worth about $5. I wouldn't trade it for anything though.

  • @TokenDrew
    @TokenDrew Год назад

    Baby godzilla is arguably cuter than grogu. (Baby Yoda).

  • @zepperfox7669
    @zepperfox7669 Год назад

    basically raditz of godzilla

  • @ensabahnur7657
    @ensabahnur7657 Год назад

    I just skip to the end when it comes to THIS movie!

  • @Petequinn741
    @Petequinn741 4 месяца назад

    Space Godzilla is just sinister

  • @lesweenmachine
    @lesweenmachine Год назад

    Here before all the good clips are made to be removed by people who don’t realize that their fan base is aging and the appreciation and precipitation is nothing but admiration and saturation.

  • @nmorts9928
    @nmorts9928 Год назад

    You are on fire!

  • @aaronrowell6943
    @aaronrowell6943 6 месяцев назад

    Hehe Sopranos reference

  • @MrGodzillai28
    @MrGodzillai28 5 месяцев назад

    We didn't need to see Godzilla trying to free Little Godzilla or Little Godzilla getting freed. Seeing Yuki's naked ass was much more important.

  • @Venkullix
    @Venkullix 20 дней назад

    SPACE GODZILLA RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH THE BEST KAIJU RAAAAAAAAAAAH

  • @aspie-anarchist9854
    @aspie-anarchist9854 2 месяца назад

    Yeah I mean if mechagodzilla was in it there would be godzilla, baby godzilla, space godzilla and mechagodzilla. That's four godzillas. And idk about you but I have always felt mechagodzilla is actually godzillas nemesis. In the japanese movies godzilla almost never has a problem with ghidorah. I think final wars is the only time he almost lost to ghidorah. Godzilla seems to be weak against mechs. Cause mechagidorah beats him

  • @Starwarsuser1240
    @Starwarsuser1240 Месяц назад

    Corona beam
    That didn’t age well 💀

  • @Average_gaming_life.
    @Average_gaming_life. Год назад

    They had the chance to make a 3 way monster war with mecha G , big G and space G and they fumbled the bag on that one 🙄😂

    • @Kaiju-bm4ts
      @Kaiju-bm4ts Год назад

      At least we got that through half century war

  • @charlesforbin6937
    @charlesforbin6937 7 месяцев назад

    SOMUCH FOR ACTUAL CONTACT BETWEEN CHARACTERS..............

  • @greenkoopa
    @greenkoopa Год назад

    I love this dumb ass movie. Space Godzilla looks super cool 🐢

  • @charlesforbin6937
    @charlesforbin6937 Год назад

    Never really cared for Space Godzilla..............

  • @ChristopherElli-cc1ly
    @ChristopherElli-cc1ly 4 месяца назад

    Hate it! Hate it! Hate it! What the hell is going on. It makes no sense. Crystal city? Space Levitating Beam? Miki and G-Force is good. Love Miki. Left a bad Godzilla taste in my mouth like I haven't had since Megalon. Just bad.

  • @patrickhamos2987
    @patrickhamos2987 Год назад +1

    2short

  • @mateuszjagiea5805
    @mateuszjagiea5805 Год назад

    DO GODZILLA 2014

  • @djangofett4879
    @djangofett4879 5 месяцев назад

    it may be the weakest of the heisei series but its way better than Godzilla Vs megaguirus, Godzilla against Mechagodzilla, tokyo SOS and especially the absolutely horrible final wars. final wars is abysmal

  • @lordpaul0420
    @lordpaul0420 Год назад

    Not a great movie. It's just way too cheesy. The "Emperor Ghidorah" movie would have been so much better.

  • @kaijukidsam
    @kaijukidsam Год назад

    *sigh* look, man....I applaud you for your efforts, and it's generally speaking a very well edited presentation, but I hadn't watched you for a year, decided to come back after not remembering why I didn't want to bother and it hit me again....petty as it sounds, I just can't stand the way you pronounce some of the names :P I know that's a really weak reason to not watch a guy's video library but after 30+ years of obsessive fandom it just twists my guts up XD "Maw-gera", Megumi "Oh-duh-ka".
    Best of luck to you, but I'm out XD I'm sorry I know it's lame but I can't take it!