Tokyo Lives: A Giant Monsters Podcast

A Signal is echoing throughout the massive caverns underneath Manhattan. Is it some kind of new monster hell bent on proving it’s worth to it’s father!? No! It’s three nerds talking about a wonderful cartoon show from their childhoods! Tune in to this Episode of Tokyo Signals to see how our memories of this show hold up!Music composed by the excellent Pirates of the High Frequencies: https://phftapes.bandcamp.com/

SHOWNOTESJurassic World 3 title revealed? (1:22)Colin Trevorrow may have given us a glimpse of the title for the third entry in the Jurassic World trilogy.Gamera Returns?!?! (5:52)Rumors have been swirling about Gamera’s Return for awhile but now we may be seeing the gears actually turning.Godzilla takes boardwalk and wins the Monopoly (10:54)Another board game? I’m in!Arrow Gamera set will release in the US (20:24)4K restoration of the Heisei Gamera set is supposed to be includedMondo and Godzilla are meeting up at SXSW (24:08)If you are in Austin for SXSW you should definitely check this out!Super Inframan Discussion (29:19)How many transformation sequences should we put in the hour and a half movie?CreditsOur music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Deep in the bowels of space, a terrible adversary prepares to do battle with Earth... But first, a robbery! Will our heroes outwit these Malicious Mollusca? Find out on this episode of Tokyo Signals!Music composed by the excellent Pirates of the High Frequencies: https://phftapes.bandcamp.com/

SHOWNOTESGodzilla Vs Kong at Cinemacon (1:23)On March 30th we should hear about the first official footage being shown to the public.Anaconda reboot in the works (6:46)I personally don’t want this but it’s coming.Godzilla plays Jenga (9:27)The crossover I’m sure some people wanted.Tokyo Soapbox: Homophobia in the G-community (12:22)We address a huge issue that is plaguing this fandom. Be better G-fans!Magic Serpent Discussion (38:46)Believe it!CreditsOur music comes from the extremely talented Eclectic Method. We thank him for the permission to use the song "Monsters" throughout the show.If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail tokyolivescast@gmail.com. Also check out our Patreon here!

Tokyo Signals are back on the airwaves! This time we tune into another episode of the spectacular Ultra Q. Join us on this bite sized kaiju adventure to the Izu Peninsula for all the local sites, sounds, and plenty of milk!Music composed by the excellent Pirates of the High Frequencies: https://phftapes.bandcamp.com/

SHOWNOTESGodzilla Anime crossover (2:27)The Godzilla Vs Trains rivalry heats up in a chilling anime crossover. Also the trains are mechs.Mysterious Detroit set monster film gets a writer (8:22)Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ film gets a writer…nothing else is known but this could be cool.Next Ultraman releases revealed! (10:12)Ace and X are coming soon!Godzilla Vs Kong production almost complete (11:35)So much for the “massive reshoots” rumor from last week.Godzilla Vs Kong is gonna have ***SPOILER*** in it?!?! (15:15)A recent leak of toys has given us our first real clue into the story of GvK. Beware of Spoilers!Frankenstein Conquers the World Discussion (38:42)Beware the Devilfish!

SHOWNOTESSpoiler Free Reviews (0:42)The hosts all give their brief Spoiler free reactions to the film!SPOILERS!! (15:00)They get into the nitty gritty details of the film!

SHOWNOTESClifford is officially acknowledged as a Kaiju! (2:52)Special Report on the new movie is incoming!Godzilla Vs Kong to undergo major reshoots (4:54)This could be good news or bad news since the word “major” is being tossed around.Gamera Box Set heading to the UK (12:32)Get ready for an awesome release UK fans!Nezura 1964 being remade (14:07)Looks like a unmade Kaiju film from the past is getting a second chance!Pokémon: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (32:05)Time for not Dubai (aka Hoopai) to meet the wrath of Supa Dupa Hoopa!

Ah yes, it’s that special time of year where we all gather around an open fire and share our time with our loved ones. Except, wait, somethings wrong! This… this fire… it’s coming from a DUMPSTER? Oh no… we’re not in our cozy homes! We’re on TRASH MOUNTAIN! Join us, kaijuologists, as we discuss nipples, romance, and stock footage in our final episode of 2019 (or maybe ever?)!SHOWNOTESGodzilla Vs Kong leaked image (1:54)Remember that fight scene in Evangelion where Unit 02 fights an angle while jumping from battleship to battleship? Well that but Godzilla and King Kong!Power Rangers Movie Reboot (14:20)We were all worried this would happen. The good news is we are getting another Power Rangers movie, the bad news is all the teens with attitude from the last one won’t be joining us again.Shin Ultraman Revealed (18:47)Okay I… I can’t look directly at this image for some reason? This feels like I’m getting cursed. Is Ultraman cursing me?SSSS Dynazenon announced! (25:29)You all know how excited we all were by this

Welcome to a new type of episode from the cast of Tokyo Lives! Since we met our Patreon goal to make three episodes a month we struggled with what kind of new content to create. We ended up settling on the idea to do 30-45 minute mini episodes about individual episodes of TV shows! We are starting with the Twilight Zone-esque UltraQ and are super excited to see what you all think of the new format.

SHOWNOTESUltraman Comic from Marvel (1:24)Ultraman is coming back to comics via Marvel and it’s super exciting but a bit mysterious.Godzilla Vs Kong delayed until November 20th 2020 (7:27) This news is old by the time this episode comes out but it has pretty big ramifications on how well the movie may do.Symphogear x Godzilla crossover begins (27:51)We’ve got a mobile game crossover in Japan and it looks pretty cool if you’re into anime.Ultraman Geed and Zero crossover show announced (30:56)Sounds way cooler than it actually is…Deep Rising Discussion (34:32)Time to drink the rich!

SHOWNOTESMondo Godzilla Apparel (1:31)Really awesome new clothing by Mondo for us G-Fans.Jurassic Park coming to Jurassic World: Evolution (6:35) This new expansion is bringing the classic buildings and Dinos to this newer game.Kaiju Decode coming soon? (11:38)New anime coming from Tsuburaya and ToeiCCXP will maybe give us our first look at GvK (14:52)Boy this news aged badly after the official word of the delay till November 20th.Millcreek announced their next Ultra releases (22:00)Return of Ultraman and Ultraman Orb: The Origins SagaThe Giant Behemoth Discussion (32:20)We get into the bacteria contaminated meat of this episode! Join us as we dive deep (get it?) into this classic! Wait I did it again? All well let’s just roll with it.

SHOWNOTESNo GvK preview in Empire Magazine (1:46)Empire Magazine’s 202 preview didn’t have any mention of GvK.HBO Max has a lot of Godzilla (09:44)The New streaming service has a surprising amount of G films.Shin Godzilla Amusement Park?! (10:15)Our big scary bioy is getting his shot at the big time.Gridman spin-off (13:37)Manga? Light novel? Who knows?!Playmates readies their GvK toyline (16:57)Playmate’s US branch is ready for GvKG54 Tsuburaya Museum clip to be released online (19:25)The Tokusatsu effect film is being released at some point in the future.Strange Anime crosses over with Godzilla (23:34)BioGoji Vs Anime girls who fight with music?Shin Godzilla VR experience is real and already in Japan (24:59)A teaser clip has appeared online of this VR experience and it looks phenominal.GvK cast tidbits (28:02)Some of the cast of the upcoming film were recently interviewed and on of them has a surprising connection to Goji films past.Godzilla (Second IDW Series) Discussion (37:03)Gigan, SpaceGodzilla, and He

When the world is under attack by martians the worlds only hope is a statue that seems to be growing into a heroic fighter. Also Jumborg Ace is there.

The 80’s, what a wild time! Communists! Adulterous College Professors, Helicopters! And of course, 3D! So watch out, because this episode we are talking about the unproduced Godzilla King of the Monster’s 3D script! And it’s COMING RIGHT AT YOU!SHOWNOTESKaiju in Real Life?! (3:24)Ocean Life, Termers, and Vanishing Stars! What do the have in common? For our sake, let’s hope nothing!Ultraman Summer Movie! (10:12)Mega Best Friendship of Ultraman Plus Extras, or something like that, is coming soon!Kaiju in Real Life?! (3:24)There’s an eight minute Jurassic World short and it’s pretty fantastic!The Doctors are in! (14:41)Jurassic World 3 promises a return of Dr. Grant and Ellie Sattler!Untrue Facts! (19:18)There was some rumblings in the Kaiju Community, a composter for Godzilla vs Kong? Polygon Pictures doing a new Godzilla Anime? Hah! ALl fake! Don't worry, it tricked us too.Shin Ultraman news! (26:04)There are some actors and other bits of news, thanks to the lovely and talented folks over at Goremaru!Godzilla

After being awakened by aliens, a huge dinosaur 50 times bigger than T-Rex starts rampaging through Los Angeles (though it may look like Seoul sometimes) and the Tokyo Lives Crew must attempt to stop it.

In the middle of nowhere in the Nevada desert something is stirring. It’s time for the Tokyo Lives crew to head out to the small town of Perfection to investigate this strange seismic activity.

The Tokyo Lives Crew take an imaginary trip to Monster Island to help a young boy find his courage to stand up for himself. Wait a minute those Godzilla fights sure look awfully familiar…

In an alternate universe the villainous Belial is causing all sorts of trouble. The Tokyo Lives crew journey to the Land of Light to team up with Ultraman Zero and try to defeat Belial once and for all.

The Tokyo Lives crew have washed ashore on a mysterious island filled with terrifying monstrosities and a mystery dating back to World War 2. Will they survive this island of terrors?