Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

Leading Japanese entertainment firms Toho, Toei, Studio Khara and Tsuburaya Productions are joining forces to launch the Shin Japan Heroes Universe, a project modeled on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Shinji Higuchi’s fantastic new film “Shin Ultraman” elicits a sensation that other blockbusters, huge and popular blockbusters, have often neglected: In these worlds where larger-than-life, godlike ...

If ever you needed to know how influential Hideaki Anno is in Japan, look no further. The creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion and its many reboots has more recently ushered in a new, unprecedented ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. But, you see, I knew very little about Ultraman when I wrote that article. Sure, I’d seen plenty ...

What do Godzilla, Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and Evangelion‘s Unit-01 have in common? They’ve all have had projects in their name helmed by Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno. Those might be the key factors ...

Oooh wee, do I love me some kaiju! I adore all rubber-suit monsters, from the immortal duo of Godzilla and Gamera to lesser-known creatures like Daimajin and even the oft-forgot Gappa, the Triphibian ...

Like the Ultraman stories told in Japanese films, television, and manga for decades, Shin Ultraman gives us a world that is suddenly besieged by kaiju and aliens with only a giant, shiny hero to fight ...

Four of the greatest, most popular icons of Japanese pop culture—Evangelion, Godzilla, Ultraman, andKamen Rider—have bonded forces to… give you some mild amusement if you happen to be located in ...

Japanese industry titans are teaming up for a new cinematic universe based on iconic properties. Toho, Toei, Khara, and Tsuburaya Productions have announced the upcoming launch of the Shin Japan ...

For more than a decade, artist Matt Frank has brought Godzilla and other giant Japanese characters to life in comic books and convention prints. Now the San Antonio native is taking his talents to ...