Is Chouseishin Gransazer Part of the Kiryu Saga?
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Is Chouseishin Gransazer Part of the Kiryu Saga?
So I just finished reading the first two volumes of The Big Book of Japanese Monster Movies , and in the G: Tokyo SOS trivia it mentions Hiroshi Kiozumi playing the same character Professor Chujo (from Mothra and Tokyo SOS) in Chouseishin Gransazer. I have never seen the show, but is it slightly possible it is part if the Kiryu Saga timeline due to Hiroshi Kiozumi playing the same character? Is this similar to how Zone Fighter was part of the Showa timline? Am I grasping at straws?-Probably.
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Re: Is Chouseishin Gransazer Part of the Kiryu Saga?
I believe the series also uses Maser tanks so I guess its possible to be connected to at least one of the Godzilla universes.
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Re: Is Chouseishin Gransazer Part of the Kiryu Saga?
I'm gonna necro the hell out of this post...
The clearest connection the movie has is with Professor Chujo... but there is nothing in his scene that references something. I just rewatched the episode to be sure, and sadly didn't even see anything in the old photo album that he has. From the episode, all that is known is that Chujo is a professor and 30 years ago (late 1960's) he worked with Karin Saeki in Europe.
So you have three theories:
1. It's just a cameo nod, and he's technically not related by canon to Chujo from the movies.
2. It's only connected to Mothra 1961 and his initial appearance, even though the show doesn't mention Mothra or the Shobijin.
3. There is a full connection with the Kiryu saga and Chujo from there.
Personally I think 1 or 2 is the most likely.
The maser tanks are from the Heisei series, ala MBT-92, but are redressed as stand-ins for alien technology.Tyrant_Lizard_King wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:02 am I believe the series also uses Maser tanks so I guess its possible to be connected to at least one of the Godzilla universes.
The clearest connection the movie has is with Professor Chujo... but there is nothing in his scene that references something. I just rewatched the episode to be sure, and sadly didn't even see anything in the old photo album that he has. From the episode, all that is known is that Chujo is a professor and 30 years ago (late 1960's) he worked with Karin Saeki in Europe.
So you have three theories:
1. It's just a cameo nod, and he's technically not related by canon to Chujo from the movies.
2. It's only connected to Mothra 1961 and his initial appearance, even though the show doesn't mention Mothra or the Shobijin.
3. There is a full connection with the Kiryu saga and Chujo from there.
Personally I think 1 or 2 is the most likely.
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Re: Is Chouseishin Gransazer Part of the Kiryu Saga?
I know what you're talking about but it's more of just a nod or a fun little cameo more then anything. No shows mentioned the events of the Kiryu Timeline and you'd think those are events someone would've mentioned at SOME point.
It was probably to get some buzz going for SOS as well.
It was probably to get some buzz going for SOS as well.