Godziban: Mothra vs Bagan (and others!)

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TitanoGoji16 wrote: Fri Sep 02, 2022 1:33 pm Sure, but even with that train of thought in mind, it's STILL a big deal. There are plenty of "it's not a movie appearance" ways that Bagan could've popped up over the years - Toys, video games, comic books, or even, as you mentioned, Godzilla Island. And this is STILL the first time he's shown up since Movie Studio Tour.
Well put. I mean honestly, given how long its been since he's shown up in anything coupled with the fact that he's most known for never appearing in anything worthwhile would make most think Toho forgot the character (he's a non-character, really).

Toho's never brought a scrapped character back like this before, so while Godziban is just a silly little web thing, it nonetheless is extremely cool.
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Shenanigans wrote: Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:38 pm Is this the first time we've seen that iconic Bagan model outside of the Toho Studio Tour thing? Always wanted to see it in more detail (though this particular pic isn't great).

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There's also this image, which apparently originated from a magazine? Drove me bonkers for months but could never find where exactly it came from.

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More than anything, I'm shocked Toho actually bothered to keep the GMST model! Makes me wonder if they have Dogolas sitting around in their vault somewhere, too.
I don't believe I've seen that image before, that's pretty neat. Certainly hope they share more in the coming months; I think I remember seeing a few behind the scenes pics from their Twitter account of the puppets, maybe they'll share more of this model too.

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Certainly wasn't expecting this. I live the design they picked.

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Maybe this could lead to Bagan showing up in other mediums besides feature films. i.e Video games comics and even TV.

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LegendZilla wrote: Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:40 pm Maybe this could lead to Bagan showing up in other mediums besides feature films. i.e Video games comics and even TV.
I was already foaming at the mouth that maybe they are doing the marvel thing and sprinkling him to other things before they announce that movie is a Bagan solo film they have been working on. :twisted: but it's a pipe dream like Mothra vs Bagan film. Lol.

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Limited pre-order bonus when you get the Blu-ray or DVD from the Godzilla Store, a lil Bagan keychain --

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Shown a couple of hours ago during a Godzilla Store livestream, among other new collectibles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvPft0V_vac
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Can't help but wonder if Toho could be testing the waters for Bagan support. Maybe we'll get a short or direct to video/streaming special or something. Or if Bagan could pop up in the 2023 Bandai MMS poll. Still not excited for Godziban, but I'm more interested in what it could mean for Bagan's future, if he has one now.


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Maybe Toho finally figured put that there actually is a market for 90s nerd nostalgia outside of bleeding the same 6 Heisei Godzilla films dry.

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Legion1979 wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:35 am Maybe Toho finally figured put that there actually is a market for 90s nerd nostalgia outside of bleeding the same 6 Heisei Godzilla films dry.
Time to bleed out the lost projects! Ghost Godzilla, Gigamoth, World Ending Varan!


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Mac Daddy MM wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:43 am
Legion1979 wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:35 am Maybe Toho finally figured put that there actually is a market for 90s nerd nostalgia outside of bleeding the same 6 Heisei Godzilla films dry.
Time to bleed out the lost projects! Ghost Godzilla, Gigamoth, World Ending Varan!
One miracle at a time :lol: Though, interestingly, the most common requests I've seen following Bagan's reveal have been "Super Godzilla when" from US fans, and "Trading Battle monsters when" from JP fans.
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GigaBowserG wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:19 am
Mac Daddy MM wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:43 am
Legion1979 wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:35 am Maybe Toho finally figured put that there actually is a market for 90s nerd nostalgia outside of bleeding the same 6 Heisei Godzilla films dry.
Time to bleed out the lost projects! Ghost Godzilla, Gigamoth, World Ending Varan!
One miracle at a time :lol: Though, interestingly, the most common requests I've seen following Bagan's reveal have been "Super Godzilla when" from US fans, and "Trading Battle monsters when" from JP fans.
And I'm just here waiting for Krystalak and Obsidius.


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GigaBowserG wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:19 am
Mac Daddy MM wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:43 am
Legion1979 wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:35 am Maybe Toho finally figured put that there actually is a market for 90s nerd nostalgia outside of bleeding the same 6 Heisei Godzilla films dry.
Time to bleed out the lost projects! Ghost Godzilla, Gigamoth, World Ending Varan!
One miracle at a time :lol: Though, interestingly, the most common requests I've seen following Bagan's reveal have been "Super Godzilla when" from US fans, and "Trading Battle monsters when" from JP fans.
I'm agreeing with the JP fanbase. Screw Super, bring in the TB crew!
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Found a larger version of the Mothra vs. Bagan "poster".

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LegendZilla wrote: Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:40 pm Maybe this could lead to Bagan showing up in other mediums besides feature films. i.e Video games comics and even TV.
I wouldn't hold my breath, but if anything, I'd say his best chance is appearing in the game Godzilla Battle Line. Godziban posters can be found in it already, so maybe they'll add Bagan later in the year to promote the Godziban film. Unlikely to be sure, but would be pretty rad.
GigaBowserG wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 3:47 am Limited pre-order bonus when you get the Blu-ray, a lil Bagan keychain --

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Shown a couple of hours ago during a Godzilla Store livestream, among other new collectibles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvPft0V_vac
Neat. Would've preferred a figure, but hey, Bagan has merch now. Full body looks good, pretty faithful to the model as far as I can see. The horns look bigger, which I honestly prefer.

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GigaBowserG wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:19 am
Mac Daddy MM wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:43 am
Legion1979 wrote: Sun Sep 04, 2022 8:35 am Maybe Toho finally figured put that there actually is a market for 90s nerd nostalgia outside of bleeding the same 6 Heisei Godzilla films dry.
Time to bleed out the lost projects! Ghost Godzilla, Gigamoth, World Ending Varan!
One miracle at a time :lol: Though, interestingly, the most common requests I've seen following Bagan's reveal have been "Super Godzilla when" from US fans, and "Trading Battle monsters when" from JP fans.
The Trading Battle kaiju ARE pretty awesome

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I don’t wanna be that guy, but is this foreshadowing for a guest appearance from Bagan in the 70th anniversary?
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Voyager wrote: Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:45 am I don’t wanna be that guy, but is this foreshadowing for a guest appearance from Bagan in the 70th anniversary?
Maybe it’s foreshadowing Toho more doing stuff with him, but not an actual film appearance.

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Voyager wrote: Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:45 am I don’t wanna be that guy, but is this foreshadowing for a guest appearance from Bagan in the 70th anniversary?
Nah, the people working on the show were just fans of the monster, though the keychain merch is out of left field (I think even the show staff were surprised about that inclusion). It'll really boil down to how well received he was by fans, and if Toho even takes it into account, the same Toho that seems perfectly content with recycling the Big 5... and Hedorah/Gigan, due to anniversaries.
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So when Trading Battle kaiju?

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The main take away from this is Bagan is on TOHO's mind. He was asked about during the production of the ps3/4 Godzilla game and now this do it seems Toho is willing to bring him up and he's not locked behind a don't use door.

Honestly Toho could take all their unmade Godzilla film ideas and flush them out and could make a whole series.

I'd like those as an animated series.
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miguelnuva wrote: Mon Sep 05, 2022 2:33 pm The main take away from this is Bagan is on TOHO's mind. He was asked about during the production of the ps3/4 Godzilla game and now this do it seems Toho is willing to bring him up and he's not locked behind a don't use door.

Honestly Toho could take all their unmade Godzilla film ideas and flush them out and could make a whole series.

I'd like those as an animated series.
Plus Bagan's 30th Anniversary is next year since his first official appearance.

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I hope they don't leave us here Stateside hanging the DVD/Blu-ray doesn't have subs or dubs, I think this show could be pretty big in the fandom if they released that for us. I am not spending $70 for that just to get a Keychain Hopefully it is sold separately and we get a MMS figure.

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OGMechaMothra wrote: Mon Sep 05, 2022 4:23 pm
I hope they don't leave us here Stateside hanging
They will
the DVD/Blu-ray doesn't have subs or dubs,
It won't. Trust me.
I think this show could be pretty big in the fandom if they released that for us.
Again, they won't. Things like this never get US releases. Toho doesn't release their own DVDs in this country. Someone here would have to license it, and the market for it is way too niche.
I am not spending $70 for that just to get a Keychain
No argument there.
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