Godzilland Explained

Godzilland
Ja Kanji:ゴジランド
Ja Romaji:Gojirando
Genre:Educational, trivia, comedy
Type:tv series
Studio:Toho Animation
Network:TV Tokyo
First:1992
Last:1993
Type:ova
Director:Seinosuke Tanaka
Osamu Nakayama
Music:Takashi Fujiwara
Licensee:Gakken Video
First:November 6, 1994
Last:July 20, 1996
Episodes:4

,[1] or Godzillaland, refers to a series of Japanese children's educational television series produced by Toho and based on the Godzilla franchise. The first series, a trivia show titled, aired on TV Tokyo in 1992.[2] The series was intended to promote the film Godzilla vs. Mothra, and features both live-action and chibi-style[3] animated segments. It also features musical numbers, including one that doubles as an aerobic exercise. Toho then produced a second series,, which aired in 1993 as a promotion for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.

These were followed by, a series of four OVAs released on VHS between 1994 and 1996 by Gakken Video. Get Going! Godzilland is aimed at teaching children how to read the hiragana alphabet, how to count and how to perform addition and subtraction.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Japan Broadcasting Corporation. 1994. 日本民間放送年鑑. Japanese. コ-ケン出版. 649.
  2. Web site: Godzilla's TV History Is Longer Than You Think. Greenall. Jonathon. 11 October 2020. CBR.com. 28 May 2021.
  3. Web site: First Anime 'Godzilla' is Coming to Netflix This Year. Francisco. Eric. 13 March 2017. Inverse. 20 June 2019.
  4. Web site: A brief history of Godzilla cartoons, from educational to terrifying. Scaife. Steven. 30 January 2018. Syfy Wire. 20 June 2019. 7 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190107182622/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/a-brief-history-of-godzilla-cartoons-from-educational-to-terrifying. dead.