Godzilla Singular Point Rebrands Classic Monsters!

SarcasticGoji

If they're meant to be new original kaiju, then what's the point of making them look (and in some cases sound) nearly identical to the older kaiju? Why not create a new design, instead of copying an older design? If these are meant to be new kaiju, they could've made them look unique, but instead they look like uninspired (and potentially lazy) knock-offs of more famous kaiju.

Literally the only normal looking one is Anguirus.

homages, and that’s a weird question. They wouldn’t just rebrand OG Kaiju that have already bet established. An the “Kumacaras and Kumonga” just have the coloration. I can’t say much for Salunga, but but most of the kaiju on have resemblance.

correction: most of the kaiju only share certain traits not a whole design for example the varan one

SasquaDash,
Orange and Bones. Not Toho.

KaijuFan_6754,
Why? They're Legendary's designs.

SarcasticGoji,
It's an interesting thing Orange and Bones are doing with this series--Using aspects of other monster designs for something else entirely as an homage to past monsters. The main thing is only the hardcore fans will notice it and anyone new will likely miss it.

I don't think I can recall another franchise that has done something like this. If nothing else, it's a roundabout form of fan service that doesn't stop the story in its tracks, so I'm appreciative of that aspect. Oddly, the Titanosaurus >>> Varan >>> Godzilla evolution is something interesting to think about and not entirely off base. It also adds to the commonality between all these monsters the story may or may not be alluding to. (I don't really want to give anything away.)

I'm fascinated by this approach. It also reminds me I need to watch episode 7.

G. H. (Gman)

Yes, but Toho is still involved with overseeing the project, so these choices were made with their approval.

I'm just wondering why they made these "new" kaiju so similar to the old ones if their meant to be something different...

SasquaDash,
Yes, but the deal is no different than the one Toho has with Legendary. If we wonder why Toho is allowing this in Singular Point, we should also lay blame (or praise) at their feet for Legendary's films too. They may have approved aspects for all three studios, but they're not the creative studio behind the Monsterverse or the anime.

And I think it's becoming more obvious why Bones and Orange have done this. Monster designer Eiji Yamamori and the animators are clearly very much fans of the series, but whereas Titanosaurus and Varan wouldn't fit the story (or rather, they have the self-control not to shove them into the story needlessly) they're using design attributes as an homage for something else entirely.

Normally, I'd pin this as "lazy" but, quite frankly... well look at it. It's not exactly a carbon copy of the Titanosaurus or Varan we've seen before.

I never thought the first one looked like Titano other than the coloration.

SarcasticGoji,
I think there were some attributes taken from Titanosaurus--The colors, as you pointed out, and the orange fins around the head and snout. It's almost like Eiji Yamamori really wanted Titanosaurus and Varan to be in the show, so he made Godzilla's forms out to be variations on those designs.

Fuyuki Shinada did something similar when he designed King Ghidorah for GMK. He was so disappointed his Varan design wasn't going to make it in the movie, that he used Varan's face for each of King Ghidorah's heads.

Granted, Yamamori is clearly doing something more explicit that he wants to be noticed.

I think the "Kamacuras-Kumonga hybrid” looks more like an hybrid of Megalon and Gigan. But I have seen leaks that say something very different... 

The Bandai figure of Godzilla's second form really didn't do it justice. I guess that's par for the course, however.

wow.. that really looks like varan now that I see it

VARAN IS BACK!!!!!!! I DONT CARE IF PEOPLE SAY ITS NOT VARAN!!!!   

                                    ITS VARAN!!!!!!!!!!

                             (I really like varan)

The face is the most Varan looking part, as well as the spines on its back.

Based on the scene where JJ fights the Kumacaras - Megalon hybrids, it really is a megalon hybrid. It’s face is definitely megalon. You have to look at it from the bottom to see the megalon face

I’m super confused on what on earth hanega is, after seeing those clips.