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Japanese Giants
''Japanese Giants'' was a kaiju (giant monster) fanzine with an emphasis on Japanese monsters, such as Godzilla. The first issue was published in 1974 by Stephen Mark Rainey and publication continued under different editors until 2004. History ''Japanese Giants'' was inspired by the fanzine ''Japanese Fantasy Film Journal'' (JFFJ), edited and published by Greg Shoemaker. Shoemaker has been credited with founding American Godzilla fandom. ''Japanese Giants'' was the second fanzine to be published on the genre. Fifteen year-old Stephen Mark Rainey published the first issue of ''Japanese Giants'' in 1974. Rainey was also the editor. Offset printed, the 18 page issue revolved around the first half of a filmbook of ''Destroy All Monsters''. Other articles included ''Ultraman'', ''Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot'' by Tom Murdock, as well photos and art by Rainey, Chuck Neely, and Robert Cox. ''Japanese Giants'' issue one was a clear expression of Rainey's love of the genre, but was ...
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JG or J. G. may refer to: * Jagdgeschwader unit of the Imperial German Air Service of World War I or the ''Luftwaffe'' (German air force), in World War II * Job guarantee, a proposal for full employment * ''The Journal Gazette'', a newspaper in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States * Junior grade, subdivision of various military ranks * Josh Gordon, an American football wide receiver * Jonita Gandhi, Indian-born-Canadian singer * JetGo, an airline (IATA code JG) * ''Janatha Garage'', 2016 Indian film, abbreviated ''JG'' * JG Faherty, American novelist * JG Montgomery, Australian/English author * JG Motorsports, former NASCAR team * JG Summit Holdings, Filipino conglomerate * JG Thirlwell James George Thirlwell (born 29 January 1960), styled as JG Thirlwell and also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus, among other pseudonyms, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer known for Juxtaposition, juxtaposing a ...
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Photocopier
A photocopier (also called copier or copy machine, and formerly Xerox machine, the generic trademark) is a machine that makes copies of documents and other visual images onto paper or plastic film quickly and cheaply. Most modern photocopiers use a technology called '' xerography'', a dry process that uses electrostatic charges on a light-sensitive photoreceptor to first attract and then transfer toner particles (a powder) onto paper in the form of an image. The toner is then fused onto the paper using heat, pressure, or a combination of both. Copiers can also use other technologies, such as inkjet, but xerography is standard for office copying. Commercial xerographic office photocopying gradually replaced copies made by verifax, photostat, carbon paper, mimeograph machines, and other duplicating machines. Photocopying is widely used in the business, education, and government sectors. While there have been predictions that photocopiers will eventually become obsol ...
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Kaiju
is a Japanese term that is commonly associated with media involving giant monsters. Its widespread contemporary use is credited to ''tokusatsu'' (special effects) director Eiji Tsuburaya and filmmaker Ishirō Honda, who popularized the ''kaiju'' film genre by creating the ''Godzilla (franchise), Godzilla'' franchise and its spin-offs. The term can also refer to the monsters themselves, which are usually depicted attacking major cities and battling either the military or other creatures. ''Godzilla (1954 film), Godzilla'' (1954) is often regarded as the first ''kaiju'' movie. When developing it, Honda and Tsuburaya drew inspiration from the character of King Kong, both in its influential King Kong (1933 film), 1933 film and in the conception of a giant monster, establishing it as a pivotal precursor in the evolution of the genre.King Kong’s influence on the giant monster genre: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * During their formative years, ''kaiju'' movies were generall ...
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Science Fiction Fanzines
A science-fiction fanzine is an amateur or semi-professional magazine published by members of science-fiction fandom, from the 1930s to the present day. They were one of the earliest forms of fanzine, within one of which the term "''fanzine''" was coined, and at one time constituted the primary type of science-fictional fannish activity ("fanac"). Origins and history The first science-fiction fanzine, ''The Comet (fanzine), The Comet'', was published in 1930 by the Science Correspondence Club in Chicago. The term "fanzine" was neologism, coined by Russ Chauvenet in the October 1940 issue of his fanzine ''Detours''. "Fanzines" were distinguished from "prozines", that is, all professional magazines. Prior to that, the fan publications were known as "fanmags" or "letterzines". Traditionally, science-fiction fanzines were (and many still are) available for "the usual", meaning that a sample issue will be mailed on request; to receive further issues, a reader sends a "letter of comm ...
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DreamWorks Classics
DreamWorks Classics is an American entertainment company owned by DreamWorks Animation, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is a subsidiary of Comcast. Founded as Classic Media in 2000 by Eric Ellenbogen and John Engelman, The studio's library consists of acquired intellectual property catalogs and character brands, as well as the licensing rights for various third-party properties. In 2012, Boomerang Media sold Classic Media to DreamWorks Animation, who rebranded the company as DreamWorks Classics (the legal name is still Classic Media, LLC). DreamWorks Animation became a subsidiary of NBCUniversal in 2016. History Classic Media was founded by Eric Ellenbogen and John Engelman in May 2000 after acquiring the United Productions of America (UPA) catalog and assets from the estate of Henry Saperstein. Frank Biondi, the former head of Universal Studios, and film producer Steve Tisch invested in the company. Classic Media then bought mos ...
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The War In Space
''The War in Space'', released in Japan as , is a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1977. Plot In 1988, sightings of UFOs are reported all over America. UN scientist Professor Schmidt heads an investigation to look into the unusual reports. Space Station Terra crew reports to the Japanese branch of the UN Space Federation that a large "roman galleon" has appeared before all communication is lost. UN team member Miyoshi visits world-renowned Professor Takigawa and says that the UN is ordering him to complete construction of the space defense unit he created, Gohten, so that they use it to repel the invaders. Takigawa, who disbanded the project three years before, refuses. Takigawa then gets a call from the Japanese branch, revealing that Schmidt was killed while investigating in the mountains. While leaving, Miyoshi and fellow UN team member Muroi, along with Fuyuki, see Schmidt drive up to Takigawa's house. Takigawa lets him in and Schmidt ...
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Latitude Zero (film)
is a 1969 tokusatsu science fiction film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. An international co-production of Japan and the United States, it stars Joseph Cotten, Cesar Romero, Akira Takarada, Masumi Okada, Richard Jaeckel, Patricia Medina, and Akihiko Hirata. Plot Three menDr. Ken Tashiro, Dr. Jules Masson, and journalist Perry Lawtonare trapped in a bathysphere due to seismic activity. They are rescued by the crew of the supersubmarine ''Alpha'', captained by Craig McKenzie, whom they learn is over 200 years old (and that the ''Alpha'' was launched in the early 19th century). McKenzie takes them to Latitude Zero to heal Dr. Masson's injuries. Along the way, they are attacked by a rival supersubmarine, the ''Black Shark'', captained by Kuroiga, who works for a rival of McKenzie's, Dr. Malic. Using super-technology, McKenzie gives the ''Black Shark'' the slip. The crew of the ''Alpha'' soon return to Latitude Zero, a super-advanced utopia hidde ...
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Terror Of Mechagodzilla
is a 1975 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, written by Yukiko Takayama, and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and Henry G. Saperstein, with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. Distributed by Toho and produced under their effects subsidiary Toho–Eizo, it is the 15th film in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, serving as a direct sequel to the 1974 film '' Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'' and the final entry of the franchise's Shōwa era and the last to be directed by series co-creator Ishirō Honda before his death in 1993. The franchise would be rebooted nine years later with ''The Return of Godzilla'', beginning the franchise's Heisei era. ''Terror of Mechagodzilla'' stars Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko Hirata, and Gorō Mutsumi, and features Toru Kawai, Kazunari Mori, and Tatsumi Nikamoto as the fictional monster characters Godzilla, Mechagodzilla 2, and Titanosaurus, respectively. The film was released theatrically in Japan on March 15, 1975, to mostly posit ...
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Godzilla, King Of The Monsters (comic Book)
''Godzilla, King of the Monsters'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Running for 24 issues from 1977 to 1979, the series starred Godzilla, a Japanese monster film character licensed from Toho. The series is set in the publishers' shared Marvel Universe and was the first ongoing American comic book based on Godzilla. Creation While the initial cycle of Godzilla films had ended following the commercial failure of 1975's ''Terror of Mechagodzilla'', dubbed versions remained popular attractions on American television, particularly with younger viewers. Marvel publisher Stan Lee was also a fan of the character, and arranged for a license of the character in 1976; the deal struck was for Godzilla himself only, with none of the other Toho monsters which had appeared in the film series included. Toho themselves would pay no further attention to the series. '' Incredible Hulk'' artist Herb Trimpe was assigned to draw the series, and would later reflect on the ...
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Godzilla Vs
is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the Godzilla (1954 film), eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international Godzilla in popular culture, pop culture icon, appearing in Godzilla (franchise), various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho, Toho Co., Ltd., Godzilla (franchise)#American films, five American films, and numerous List of Godzilla games, video games, novels, Godzilla (comics), comic books, and Godzilla (franchise)#Television, television shows. Godzilla has been dubbed the King of the Monsters, an epithet first used in ''Godzilla, King of the Monsters!'' (1956), the American localization of the 1954 film. Originally and in most iterations of the creature, Godzilla is a colossal Mesozoic, prehistoric reptilian or dinosaurian monster that is Semiaquatic, amphibious or resides partially in the ocean, awakened and empowered after many years by exposure to Radioactive decay, nuclear ra ...
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Brave Raideen
, also known as "Brave Reideen" or "Heroic Raydeen", is a super robot anime series created by Tohokushinsha and Produced by Soeisha (later renamed as Sunrise). It aired on Nihon Educational Television (now TV Asahi) from 4 April 1975 to 26 March 1976, with a total of 50 episodes. The series is marked as the first mecha anime series to introduce and popularize the concept of Transforming Mecha, which is also tied to its marketing gimmick in the 1970s. Two spiritual remakes based on the series were made later after the original aired: the first one titled was broadcast from 1996 to 1997 on TV Tokyo, and another called '' Reideen'' was broadcast in 2007 on WOWOW. Story After a slumber of twelve millennia, the Demon Empire awakens to seize control of the Earth. Reideen, the giant robot-like protector of the lost continent of Mu, senses the evil presence and awakens within its golden pyramid. A young Japanese boy, Akira Hibiki, is alerted about the Demon Empire by a mysterio ...
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Rodan
is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', which first appeared as the title character in Ishirō Honda's 1956 film of the same name, produced and distributed by Toho. Following its debut standalone appearance, Rodan went on to be featured in numerous entries in the ''Godzilla'' franchise, including '' Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster'' (1964), '' Invasion of Astro-Monster'' (1965), '' Destroy All Monsters'' (1968), '' Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'' (1993), and '' Godzilla: Final Wars'' (2004), as well as in the Legendary Pictures-produced film '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters'' (2019). Rodan is depicted as a colossal, prehistoric, irradiated species of ''Pteranodon''. In 2014, ''IGN'' ranked Rodan as #6 on its "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters" list, while ''Complex'' listed the character as #15 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list. Overview Name The Japanese name ''Radon'' is a contraction of '' Pteranodon''. The spelling of Radon in Japanese also corr ...
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