Godzilland

Godzilland
VHS cover of an OVA release
ゴジランド
(Gojirando)
GenreEducational, trivia, comedy
Anime television series
StudioToho Animation
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run 1992 – 1993
Original video animation
Directed bySeinosuke Tanaka
Osamu Nakayama
Music byTakashi Fujiwara
StudioToho
Film Magic ("Hiragana & Counting")
Group TAC ("Addition & Subtraction")
Licensed byGakken Video
Released November 6, 1994 – July 20, 1996[citation needed]
Episodes4

Godzilland (ゴジランド, Gojirando),[1] or Godzillaland, refers to a series of Japanese children's educational television series produced by Toho and based on the Godzilla franchise. The first series, a trivia show titled Adventure! Godzilland (冒険！ゴジランド, Bōken! Gojirando), aired on TV Tokyo in 1992.[2] The series was intended to promote the film Godzilla vs. Mothra,[2] and features both live-action and chibi-style[3] animated segments. It also features musical numbers, including one that doubles as an aerobic exercise.[2] Toho then produced a second series, Adventure! Godzilland 2 (冒険！ゴジランド２, Bōken! Gojirando Tsū), which aired in 1993 as a promotion for Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.[2]

These were followed by Get Going! Godzilland (すすめ！ゴジランド, Susume! Gojirando), a series of four OVAs released on VHS between 1994 and 1996 by Gakken Video. Get Going! Godzilland is aimed at teaching children how to read the hiragana alphabet, how to count and how to perform addition and subtraction.[4]

References

  1. ^ Japan Broadcasting Corporation (1994). 日本民間放送年鑑 (in Japanese). コ-ケン出版. p. 649.
  2. ^ a b c d Greenall, Jonathon (11 October 2020). "Godzilla's TV History Is Longer Than You Think". CBR.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ Francisco, Eric (13 March 2017). "First Anime 'Godzilla' is Coming to Netflix This Year". Inverse. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  4. ^ Scaife, Steven (30 January 2018). "A brief history of Godzilla cartoons, from educational to terrifying". Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.


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