Godzilla Fest 2023 is upon us! And while the 70th Anniversary Godzilla celebration, Godzilla Minus One premieres the same day, the 69th Anniversary of Godzilla will focus on Godzilla vs. Megalon's 50th birthday year! Due to the difference in time zone, the live stream will start for U.S. fans on the night of November 2nd. Take a look at the following schedule:
12:00 JST - 11:00PM EST - Godzilla Fest 2023 Opening Ceremony!
12:20 JST - 11:20PM EST - Godzilla vs. Megalon 2023 Premiere
13:10 JST - 12:10AM EST - Latest Godzilla News Announcements
14:40 JST - 1:40AM EST - Jet Jaguar 50th Anniversary Special (about the Jet Jaguar Suit Reproduction Project)
15:30 JST - 2:30AM EST - Godzilla, Jet Jaguar and Chibi Godzilla Meet and Greet
16:05 JST - 3:05AM EST - Godzilla Voxel Wars Challenge
17:15 JST - 4:15AM EST - Godzilla, Jet Jaguar and Chibi Godzilla Meet and Greet
17:55 JST - 4:55AM EST - Godzilla Fest 4: Operation Jet Jaguar
18:55 JST - 5:55AM EST - Godzilla 2023 Bar
19:55 JST - 6:55AM EST - Ending Corner
In addition to the CG short film, Godzilla vs. Megalon, another short film (Fest Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar) will be produced by director Kazuhiro Nakagawa. Nakagawa directed the tokusatsu shorts for the last three years, Godzilla Appears at G-Fest (2020), the Godzilla vs. Hedorah short and Fest Godzilla 3: Gigan Attacks. Nakagawa also directed episodes of Ultraman Z and the current series, Ultraman Decker.
This year's festival will also include the debut of a Jet Jaguar suit replica. Slated to show up in Nakagawa's short, the new suit was built by Shinchi Wakasa, the suit designer for the Millennium series Godzilla suits (sans "GMK") and popular Heisei series villains such as Destoroyah, SpaceGodzilla, MechaGodzilla, Rodan and last year's Gigan replica suit.
Plenty of other exciting announcements and merchandise is expected this year as well. You can watch the events live on the Youtube Godzilla Channel. Stay tuned for more information as it comes.
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Source(s):
Official Godzilla Store Website
Youtube Godzilla Channel
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