Daikaiju Enterprises

Issue #44

March/April, 2000

Reviewer:    C. L. Werner

Articles include:

• News - Megumi Odaka, the actress who played Miki Saegusa, and Ken Satsuma, the actor inside Godzilla in all of the Heisei films, are to appear at G-Fest 2000. GNP Crescendo will release the Godzilla 2000 soundtrack in the US. Centropolis is removed from the Sony contract for a 'Godzilla 2'. The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood will show a marathon of classic Godzilla films during the time G-Fest 2000 occurs in LA. Composer Masaru Sato dies at 71. Columbia TriStar has yet to reach a marketing decision on Godzilla 2000.

• Godzilla the Series - by Bob Johnson - A look at the animated GINO series airing on FOX. The article details GINO's human cast, storylines and adversaries. Also features an episode by episode guide.

• The Journal of Dr Rex Summeral - Shadows of Threats (Part 1 0f 3) - by Skip Peel - Dr Rex Summeral finds himself involved in the beginnings of another alien attempt to take over the earth.

• Product Review - New Godzilla toys from Bandai Japan. Playstation get Gamera 2000 video game in Japan. Godzilla the Series on Nintendo Game Boy. Godzilla History Set by Bandai Japan.

• Trading Card Corner - by Ralph Richardson - A look at the excellent Godzilla Trading Collection series by Amada, including the hologram cards.

• Music in the Key of G - by Larry Tuczynski - A look at several Japanese soundtrack CDs, including 'Godzilla', 'Godzilla Raids Again', 'King Kong vs Godzilla', and 'Mothra vs Godzilla'. Features translations of the individual track listings.

• Double Take - by Stan G Hyde and Larry J Brackney - Opinions and modelling tips on Kaiyodo's Gamera 3 kit.