The monstrous Godzilla we see in films today and an incredibly influential icon in pop culture, is a kaiju (Japanese film genre that features giant monsters) that originated from the 1954 film Godzilla. Stemming from historical nuclear strife between the US and Japan, Godzilla was considered to be an embodied personification for nuclear weapons destructions. There are other interpretations, such that the monster represents the force of nature, where disastrous earthquakes, cyclones, and tsunamis often have occurred in Japan. All in all, Godzilla plays an integral part in Japanese folklore and culture.
Godzilla Kaiju
Creatively incorporates a mechanical armored layout on Godzilla, and labelled in Japanese "メカゴジラ", which translates to "Mecha-Godzilla". This takes influence from the Japanese "mecha" literary genre, which focuses heavily on mechanical innovation such as robots, cyborgs, etc. Hand-drawn by Raza Khan.
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