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Jimmy’s Notes on Bonus Episode #16: ‘Space Monster Wangmagwi’ | Ft. Daniel DiManna

Published April 4, 2024

Full disclosure: The reason Nate had to crank out this semi-impromptu episode on Space Monster Wangmagwi is because he was looking at March 2023 and not 2024 when he initially made the schedule. By the time he realized his error, he’d already made arrangements to have Danny on to talk about it, and Nate, for better or worse, is a man of his word. On the bright side, it keeps us busy while we’re gallivanting around the world. Although, the show has basically been weekly in March and will continue to be so in April. There is no rest for the nerdy! Including myself, who continues to blog about this episode and others.

Damn, Danny! You were right: Yongary was released August 13, 1967…
…but you were about how much of the original Korean version has been found. It’s 48 minutes, not 43. Did you forget, Nate?
What movie did Nate watch this season that had a “fish snuff film”? The only possibilities I see are Mighty Peking Man (which is doubtful) and Attack of the Crab Monsters, but he didn’t watch a commentary for the latter. So, I’m not sure.
I was sadly unable to determine how many early Ultra series used ADR. We’ll attribute this one to “Danny’s brain.”
I don’t know about human, animal, or alien life, but atmospheric pressure can affect the growth of plants. It has to do with germination and respiration.
“You Bet Your Wife,” coming this fall to CBS!
It was the AIP trailer for Godzilla vs the Smog Monster(aka Godzilla vs. Hedorah) that used the phrase, “Mastodon of destruction.”
I met the Gamma aliens once. They’re the pervs.
I couldn’t find any “murder mines,” but I did find a game on Steam called Murder Miners. So yes, I’m claiming the name.
I served with Ray Rocket (not to be confused with Raymundo Rocket) for a while. He did have murder mines and kill-beams. I’ll tell you about our adventure sometime.
Here’s a list of popular South Korean alcoholic beverages, including the quintessential drink, soju (소주). I’m ordering this to be delivered to Uber-Moguera!
Squirrel is barred from the Kenny Conferences. He’s been accused of kaiju abuse, theft, and being a general nuisance. And yes, even Toshio thinks he’s crazy.
The movie can be streamed on Tubi and rented from YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, and Fandango.
No more poop, please!
We don’t talk about Squirrel’s last appearance at the Kenny Conference.

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As I said, April will continue to be busy. We have the biggest episode of the year next time with Donny Winter and a “mystery guest” joining us for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Then Elijah Thomas returns to make a valiant defense of Reptilian (aka Yonggary 2001) as part of The Monster Island World Tour. Finally, we get a slightly less derided but now popular to love film for Godzilla Redux with All Monster Attack (aka Godzilla’s Revenge) with Neil Riebe and my former nemesis, John LeMay.

Until next time, remember…we shall overcome!

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Bonus Episode #16: ‘Space Monster Wangmagwi’ | Ft. Daniel DiManna

Published April 4, 2024

In yet another impromptu “bonus” episode, Nate is joined by Daniel DiManna (Godzilla Novelization Project) to discuss a film that was finally unleashed upon the world by SRS Cinema: Space Monster Wangmagwi. As you can see, this one actually fits the season theme of The Monster Island World Tour. As mentioned in the Yongary episode, this was also released in the “Year of the Kaiju,” 1967, beating Yongary by a few months. But like many South Korean kaiju films, the story around this one exceeds its artistic merits. In its case, it was a “holy grail” of a lost film for kaiju fans; a thing of legend that few ever saw. But thanks to the dogged efforts of Ron Bonk, it’s now readily available. Just prepare yourself for a “rantmaster” about Squirrel (not “Spider”), King of the Kennys!

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Additional music:

“What I Want to Say” by Vylent, TSori feat. Spy Girls
“Here We Go” by Chris Classic

Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.

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Timestamps:

Introduction: 0:00-6:13
Synopsis and Background: 6:13-45:31
Main Discussion: 45:31-2:04:56
Outro: 2:04:56-2:18:07
Credits: 2:18:07-end

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Bibliography/Further Reading:

Derendorf, Kevin. “Old-school Special Effects with S(e)oul.” Maser Patrol. 1 April 2021. https://maserpatrol.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/old-school-special-effects-with-seoul/.
LeMay, John. Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island (2^nd Editions). Bicep Books.
Space Monster Wangmagwi blu-ray special features (by SRS Cinema)
- Bonk, Ron. “Acquiring the Monster.”
- Commentary by Sueng-hoon Jeong and John Goodrich
- Giammarco, Tom. “Wangmagwi and Me.” (Under the “The Fans Speak” section).
“Space Monster Wangmagwi.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466505/.
“Space Monster Wangmagwi.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Monster_Wangmagwi.
“Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967).” Wikizilla. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Space_Monster_Wangmagwi.
“Space Monster Wangmagwi (found South Korean kaiju film; 1967).” Lost Media Wiki. https://lostmediawiki.com/Space_Monster_Wangmagwi_(found_South_Korean_kaiju_film;_1967).

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Jimmy’s Notes on Episode 86: ‘The Whale God’ vs. Daniel DiManna vs. Elijah Thomas

Published March 14, 2024

We’re getting a lot of impromptu episodes this season. Well, two at the moment. As far as I know, there won’t be any more added to the schedule. I don’t know how much more we can handle, especially when we have to split our time between the show, our regular jobs, and kaiju wrangling. Plus, I have a girlfriend…who’s upset with me. (Damnit!) Anyway, I took a lot of notes on episode 86 (The Whale God), which I’m sure will do nothing but shamelessly promote SRS Cinema’s release of this film. (I need to be paid for all this free publicity).

Never question what I know about robots and piloting! I’ve watched every Gundam series five times. (Okay, maybe I’ve watched five Gundam series once…).
You goofballs are such SRS shills in this. I hope you got paid for it. Oh, wait….
Must you talk about whale racism? We’re going to get letters from the Gorilla Whales…again.
“Dickatry.” Someone call Merriam-Webster; we have a new word for them.
The shenanigans Alf and I got into…I wish I could talk about them.
The puns only got worse after the Entertaining Info Dump. They would kill some people.
Don’t forget Warning from Space, Marchand! That was a “kaiju” film before this!
That was the weirdest wandering accent I’ve ever heard. How the hell do you go from Davey Jones to Sean Connery?
Killing a whale to become Takashi Shimura is freaking weird, man! The sad thing is there are people in the Godzilla fandom who would try it.
I might’ve ripped a voice box out of a Five Nights at Freddy’s animatronic. It was my Predator-style prize!
What did William Hughes do? I don’t know. I couldn’t find anything on him. I did find other actors named William Hughes on IMDb, though.
Toyo’s glaring reminds me of angry Kaguya. That’s all I’ve been seeing for a few weeks now. She’s slowly coming around…I think.
The definitions/descriptions I found for jidaigeki films included:
- “…films set in pre-modern Japan up to around the latter half of the 1870s that depict human dramas and combat between samurai.”
- “Jidaigeki (時代劇) is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning “period dramas”, they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some are set much earlier—Portrait of Hell, for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular setting.” (Wikipedia)
- So, I hate to disappoint Elijah, but I don’t think his new wife, Godzilla Minus One, counts.
I’m the studliest guy in every room I enter. Even Glen admitted that when he trained me at NASA.
I do have Twit-X. Perhaps I’ll check on Elijah there. Someone has to keep him in check. Marchand is failing at that. (Although, he did get smacked in the face by Kujira Kami after the show).
I downloaded and added a proper drum roll to our soundboard.
Sometimes Nate and I have fact check races. He won this time. This time….
“Kujira Kami” not “Gami,” Nate.
Yes, don’t blow hole my mind. (ba-dum-tsh!)
This episode might hold the record for most rimshots and sad trombones.
I’m definitely changing that Wi-Fi password. We can’t have randos in Seoul hacking our Wi-Fi. We need the bandwidth to produce the show and catch kaiju.
There is, in fact, a Korean Coast Guard.

In our next episode, we start the South Korean leg of our World Tour with Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967), which will feature special guest Neil Riebe (aka Yongary’s biggest fan). Then we have season four’s first Patreon-sponsored episode (which, as Nate said, could be called “Corman’s Crabs”) with executive producer Damon Noyes—and it’s a double feature: Attack of the Crab Monsters and Island Claws. What Nate failed to mention was Danny will return later this month for a bonus episode on Space Monster Wangmagwi. Another SRS title? We need to start charging for this publicity! Then the “Kong Quest” (ba-dum-tsh!) returns when Legendary releases the latest MonsterVerse entry, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

Until next time, remember…we shall overcome!

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Episode 86: ‘The Whale God’ vs. Daniel DiManna vs. Elijah Thomas

Published March 14, 2024

Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In yet another impromptu episode (because reasons), Nate is joined by Daniel DiManna (Godzilla Novelization Project) and Elijah Thomas (Kaiju Conversation) to discuss the semi-obscure Daiei proto-kaiju film, The Whale God. Released in 1962, it was largely unseen outside of Japan until it was released by SRS Cinema this past January. The boys unpack the tremendous talent behind and in front of the camera–including Takashi Shimura, Kojiro Hongo, and Akira Ifukube, among others–its connections to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, and how it uses elements of J-horror to create a potent period drama. The Toku Topic, thanks to Danny’s in-depth research, is Japanese whaling. Then stay tuned after the credits to hear Elijah try to touch the Whale God!

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Read “Jimmy’s Notes” on this episode here: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/index.php/2024/03/14/jimmys-notes-on-episode-86-the-whale-god-vs-daniel-dimanna-vs-elijah-thomas /.

Post-credit scene suggested by Elijah Thomas.

Additional Music:

“For Her Soul” by RoeTaKa
“Kuwanga Banga” by PirateCrab
“Here We Go” by Chris Classic

Additional sound effects sourced from www.Zapsplat.com.

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This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

Introduction: 0:00-24:20
Entertaining Info Dump: 24:20-32:21
Toku Talk: 32:21-1:51:42
Ad (Toku Toy Town): 1:51:42-1:53:04
Toku Topic (Japanese whaling): 1:53:04-2:21:31
Outro: 2:21:31-2:43:48
Credits/Post-Credit Scene: 2:43:48-end

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Bibliography/Further Reading:

“1962.” Wikizilla. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/1962.
“Early Westernization & Modernization in Japan 1868-1900.” Japan Experience. 24 Dec. 2012. https://www.japan-experience.com/plan-your-trip/to-know/understanding-japan/westernization.
“Japan Heritage Living with Whales Story.” Japan Heritage. https://kumanonada-nihonisan.jp/en/story/#:~:text=In ancient times%2C the Japanese,as a means of livelihood.
“History of Whaling.” Ja[an Whaling Association. http://www.whaling.jp/english/history.html.
LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies, Vol. 1: 1954-1982.
“Kaneto Shindo.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaneto_Shindo.
“Killer Whale (1962).” Wikizilla. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Killer_Whale_(film).
“Killer Whale.” Wikizilla. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Killer_Whale.
“Kōichirō Uno.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kōichirō_Uno.
“Kôji Fujiyama.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297893/.
“Kojiro Hongo.” Gamera Wiki. https://gamera.fandom.com/wiki/Kojiro_Hongo.
“Kojiro Hongo.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojiro_Hongo.
“Kojiro Hongo.” Wikizilla. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Kojiro_Hongo.
“Kyôko Enami.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256707/.
“Kyoko Enami.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoko_Enami.
Melville, Herman. Moby Dick. Originally published in 1961.
“Michiko Takano.” TMDb. https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1561981-michiko-takano?language=en-US.
“Moby-Dick.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick.
“Mocha Dick.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mocha_Dick.
Monster Island Film Vault, The. “Episode 22: The Tourists vs. ‘Daimajin.’” http://monsterislandfilmvault.com/index.php/2020/08/12/episode-22-the-metters-vs-daimajin/.
Nakazono, Shigeo. “Sustaining Human Life: The Birth of Traditional Japanese Whaling.” Japan Forward. 31 Aug. 2020. https://japan-forward.com/sustaining-human-life-the-birth-of-traditional-japanese-whaling/.
“Samurai.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai#Dissolution.
“Setsuo Kobayashi.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462054/.
“Shiho Fujimura.” Gamera Wiki. https://gamera.fandom.com/wiki/Shiho_Fujimura.
“Shiho Fujimura.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiho_Fujimura.
“Shiho Fujimura.” Wikizilla. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Shiho_Fujimura.
“Shintaro Katsu.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shintaro_Katsu.
Takahashi, Junichi, et. al. “Japanese Whaling Culture.” https://www.marecentre.nl/mast/documents/Japanesewhalingculture.pdf.
“Takashi Shimura.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Shimura.
“Takashi Shimura.” Wikizilla. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Takashi_Shimura.
Thornton, Stuart and Meghan E. Marrero. “Big Fish: A Brief History of Whaling.” National Geographic. Last updated 19 Oct. 2023. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/big-fish-history-whaling/.
“Tokuzō Tanaka.” Eigapedia. https://japanese-movies.fandom.com/wiki/Tokuzō_Tanaka.
“Tokuzō Tanaka.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokuzō_Tanaka.
“Toru Matoba.” Wikizilla. https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Toru_Matoba.
Venoms5. “Whale God (1962) review.” Coolass Cinema. 21 Feb. 2016. http://www.coolasscinema.com/2016/02/whale-god-1962-review.html?m=1.
Vermeulen, Erwin. “Unlimited Slaughter, Criminal Intent: A small history of Japanese Antarctic whaling.” Sea Shepherd. 23 Dec. 2013. https://seashepherd.org/2013/12/23/unlimited-slaughter-criminal-intent-a-small-history-of-japanese-antarctic-whaling/.
“Whaling Affairs.” https://www.jfa.maff.go.jp/e/whale/index.html.
“Yôsuke Takemura.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1476947/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm.

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BONUS – MIFV MAX #27: ‘Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color’ | Ft. Damon Noyes, Daniel DiManna, Christopher Riner, and Elijah Thomas (Abridged)

Published February 2, 2024

Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In this excerpt from the latest episode of the (usually) Patreon-exclusive livestream podcast, Nathan invites his creative team (plus Elijah Thomas, who crashes the show later) on to discuss the new black-and-white edition of Godzilla Minus One. Is it a different enough experience from the original—or is it even better? These questions are answered in yet another Minus One-fueled blockbuster episode of MIFV!

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Episode 82 Epilogue: “Super Infra-Dan”

Published January 20, 2024

Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In this comedy-of-errors adventure, Nate, Jimmy, and Daniel DiManna confront Zhīzhūguài, the giant spider from Super Inframan, in Uber-Moguera. They quickly find themselves at the spider monster’s maniacal mercilessness, but a freak accident involving a blu-ray disc transforms Danny into their last hope—Super Infra-Dan!

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), and Jonathan Courtright! Thanks for your support!

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Episode 82: Daniel DiManna vs. ‘Super Inframan’

Published January 17, 2024

Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In MIFV’s fourth season premiere, Nate is joined by Daniel DiManna (Godzilla Novelization Project) to discuss competently-made insanity: Super Inframan. Yes, it barely qualifies as “kaiju,” but Nate needed an excuse to talk about it (again). To call it a hyper-caffeinated fusion of Shaw Bros. trademark martial cinema and Japanese henshin heroes would be an understatement. Believe it or not, this bonkers movie has connections to both Kamen Rider and Mystery Science Theater 3000! Nate and Danny also discuss “Bruceploitation” and the Muppets in regards to this movie. The Toku Topic is, naturally, kung-fu cinema.

Listen to this episode’s epilogue, “Super Infra-Dan.”

READ “JIMMY’S NOTES” ON THIS EPISODE: https://monsterislandfilmvault.com/index.php/2024/01/17/2081/.

Featuring Daniel DiManna as Dr. Dante Dourif.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Eli Harris, Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), and Jonathan Courtright! Thanks for your support!

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This episode is approved by the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

Introduction: 0:00-14:59
Entertaining Info Dump: 14:59-22:49
Toku Talk: 22:49-1:28:27
Podcast Ads: 1:28:27-1:29:43
Toku Topic (Martial Arts Cinema): 1:29:43-2:19:11
Outro: 2:19:11-2:30:48
Credits: 2:30:48-2:32:55

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Bibliography/Further Reading:

Art of Action, The: Martial Arts in the Movies. Written and directed by Keith R. Clarke. Co-written by Christopher Sliney. 2002.
“Bruceploitation.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruceploitation.
Ebert, Roger. “Infra-Man.” Originally published March 7, 1976, in The Chicago Sun-Times. https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/infra-man-1976.
Foster, Damon and August Ragone. “East Meets East: The Japanese/Chinese Connection to Inframan.” Image Entertainment DVD booklet. 2007.
Haynes, Linn. “Interview with Super Inframan Director Hua Shan.” DVD-ROM feature on Image Entertainment DVD of Super Inframan. 4 Sept. 2007.
Henshin Men 028 – WTH: The Movie (Super Inframan) | Ft. Chris Cooke. 25 Jan. 2022. https://redcircle.com/shows/henshin-men/ep/559e18c3-1378-4b58-900d-8d0466e88a2a.
“Infra-Man.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073168/.
“Infra-Man.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infra-Man.
LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies, Vol. 1: 1954-1982.
“Martial Arts Films.” Encyclopedia.com. https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/martial-arts-films.
“Martial arts film.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_arts_film.
“Martial Arts in Movies: A History.” Grindhouse Database. https://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/Martial_Arts_in_Movies:_A_History.
“Super Inframan, The.” Tokupedia. https://tokusatsu.fandom.com/wiki/The_Super_Inframan.
Venoms5. “Celluloid Trails: The Making of The Super Inframan.” Cool Ass Cinema. 23 Dec. 2019. http://www.coolasscinema.com/2019/12/celluloid-trails-making-super-inframan.html.
“Why People Fly in Kung Fu Movies: The Evolution of Wuxia.” YouTube. Posted by StoryDive. 11 Dec. 2017. https://youtu.be/ameckT2ZKeA?si=X6tQm_s0gUa3qDh9.

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MIFV Season 4 Prelude: “Jailbreak”

Published January 13, 2024

Nate survived another harrowing year on Monster Island, and now it’s time to renegotiate his contract. But he’s shocked to learn that, while he was sleeping, the Island’s security systems failed, allowing multiple kaiju to escape back to their home countries. Even with the Legal Action Team on his case, Nate and Jimmy can’t avoid having the Board mandate that they spend a year chasing down these monsters in Uber-Moguera and return them to the Island. Indignant and obsessive, Nate goes to confront the Island’s “zookeeper,” whom he suspects is on the Board’s payroll—and things don’t go how he expected.

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Godzilla Day Special: The Fans Speak at Monster Island’s Premiere of ‘Godzilla: Minus One’

Published November 3, 2023

Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In this special episode, Nate attends the Monster Island premiere of Godzilla: Minus at the Denham Theater to interview totally-chosen-at-random fans standing in line to see the film. He meets everyone from lawyers to mad scientists to Russian robot comedians (oh my!). What’s crazy is what Nate had to leave on the cutting room floor, so expect an extended “director’s cut” of this special around the time of the film’s U.S. premiere December 1!

Guest Cast

Damon Noyes as Raymund Martin, Gary Steward, Kevin Gomora, and Russ-Bot
Daniel DiManna as Dr. Dante Dourif
Olivia Reed as Bonnie Lass

Written by Nathan Marchand.

Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, Brad “Batman” Eddleman, Christopher Riner, The Indiscrite One, Jake Hambrick, Edwin Gonzalez, Matt Walsh (but not that Matt Walsh), and Jonathan Courtright! Thanks for your support!

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