NECA Godzilla Discussion Thread - 2nd Edition

[MechaGoji Bro7503]

^Bloody battle damaged 1975 for the win. I would buy that immediately.

Or the one version with electric towers on his chest!
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That would be awesome!!!!

[darthzilla99]

NECA needs to a figure of BattoGoji (Godzilla 1992 from GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA) covered with golden powder/glitter from Mothra's Reflective Scale Powder Attack. I always thought it was cool.

Hate to be the downer, but I think Toho would say no to that until there is a monsterarts one first.

[Fermix]

Hate to be the downer, but I think Toho would say no to that until there is a monsterarts one first.

I'm not sure that's true; NECA managed to put out the Atomic GMK variant without an SHMA version existing beforehand.

The only real pattern I can make out with respect to TOHO approvals is that they are okay with incarnations seen in the movies (with the exception of the NES one that was allegedly a struggle to get approved) and atomic variants that Tamashii has not already beat them to (Spitfire 2014 and Shin.) At first I thought that NECA just wasn't able to do any of the SHMA web exclusives, but I think GMK debunks that theory. I really hope that NECA is able to output the earlier Shin forms at some point.

[Cybermat47]

A nearby store is getting the GMK Atomic Blast in a week or so, I'll be picking it up ASAP.

[PitchBlackProgress]

With Toho trying to sweep their more sillier incarnations under the rug, I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't get a Showa release for awhile, less it be 1964 or 1955, since those were serious films.
Our best bets are 2000, 2002, or 2004 if I had to guess

[Kinggoji1962]

I don't mind that they are sweeping the showa suits under the rug, they aren't exactly great.

[PitchBlackProgress]

It WOULD be cool if they could do a Super Godzilla for their video game line, or a 2002 for that matter : D

We don't need any more Showas anyway

[kaiju115]

I think we need more Showa Godzilla figures, especially 1962 & 1975, & this is coming from someone who's not even that big a fan of 1962.

[PitchBlackProgress]

I think we need more Showa Godzilla figures, especially 1962 & 1975, & this is coming from someone who's not even that big a fan of 1962.

Toho would disagree

[Godzillian]

It WOULD be cool if they could do a Super Godzilla for their video game line, or a 2002 for that matter : D

We don't need any more Showas anyway

I doubt Toho will let them do another video game Godzilla. Considering they've done nothing but newer suits we do need some Showa in the line.

[darthzilla99]

Where do people get this idea Toho is not allowing showa suits that were not in a serious movie? Yes, they nixed Neca from doing a HB Godzilla figure and they want Godzilla to be taken serious again, but they allowed Diamond Select toys to make a 75 Goji bank, and X-plus makes all kinds of showa Godzilla suit figures all the time.

The whole wanting Godzilla to be serious again I think is more they want to market their designs, Legendary's Goji, and maybe 98 Godzilla (Meaning no Marvel, no Godzilla vs. Charles Barkley Goji, Toon zilla, ect).

[GigaBowserG]

Where do people get this idea Toho is not allowing showa suits that were not in a serious movie? Yes, they nixed Neca from doing a HB Godzilla figure and they want Godzilla to be taken serious again, but they allowed Diamond Select toys to make a 75 Goji bank, and X-plus makes all kinds of showa Godzilla suit figures all the time.

I think it may've started from the comics discussions. From what I remember, Toho wouldn't allow Showa-era designs to be used for the IDW comics, only stuff from Heisei/Millennium.

[Gerdzerl]

Ew, that's pretty shitty of Toho if true. Sounds like that they're pretty biased against the post-1954 Showa films. :/

[GigaBowserG]

Ew, that's pretty shitty of Toho if true. Sounds like that they're pretty biased against the post-1954 Showa films. :/

I'm almost sure I saw Chris Mowry comment on why they were working with the Heisei/Millennium designs, closest thing I could find for now was Matt commenting on Toho's preference for them not to use pre-1989-Heisei designs: viewtopic.php?p=514475#p514475

I always chalked it up to this being the reason why we haven't seen any Showa designs (outside of 1954) from NECA.

[GodzillaRangerPrime]

So are they seriously not making the Monster Planet Godzilla?

[Maritonic]

So are they seriously not making the Monster Planet Godzilla?

I swear the NECA sub-forum is a never ending cycle of the same exact questions over and over...

Considering the massive fuck up with MonsterArts over a rights issue with Anime Godzilla, it's very logical to deduce that the figure NECA cancelled over a rights issue was Anime Godzilla.

So, no.

[Darth Kiryu]

Hate to be the downer, but I think Toho would say no to that until there is a monsterarts one first.

I'm not sure that's true; NECA managed to put out the Atomic GMK variant without an SHMA version existing beforehand.

And 1984.

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

I didn't realize Neca was making a 16" version of their Kidrobot Godzilla plushie!

[godzilla1541]

https://twitter.com/neca_toys/status/912369175993176064 https://twitter.com/neca_toys/status/912423346809303040 more conformation that the new24” is a thing

Added in 4 minutes 51 seconds:
https://twitter.com/neca_toys/status/912486115084570624. HYPE

[GigaBowserG]

https://twitter.com/neca_toys/status/912486115084570624. HYPE

I can't wait for the 1 new figure announcement!