New key visuals and trailer have been released for the upcoming anime sequel Chibi Godzilla Raids Again. The subsequent miniseries will begin airing in Japan for one year, starting April 3, 2024, as part of “Oha! TV show “Star”.
© 2024 TOHO CO., LTD
The trailer also revealed the addition of Maaya Uchida as new character Chibi Minilla — a chibi version of Minilla, Godzilla’s adopted son.
[nội dung được nhúng]
Uchida joins a returning voice cast that includes:
• Jun Fukuyama as Chibi Godzilla • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Chibi Mecha Godzilla • Akari Kito as Kobijin (Twin Fairy) Younger Sister • Reina Ueda as Kojibin (Twin Fairy) Older Sister • Fumihiko Tachiki as Chibi Hedorah • Hiro Shimono as as Chibi Radon • Miyuki Sawashiro as Chibi Biollante • Rie Takahashi as Chibi Mothra • Takuya Eguchi as Chibi Ghidorah
Taketo Shinkai (Anime Kaisha de Hanasu Koto ka yo) will return as director for the Chibi Godzilla Raids Again sequel, with illustrator Chiharu Sakazaki (Chibi Godzilla designer) serving as character designer. Pie in the sky once again handled the animation production for the series, with Shinkai co-creating and serving as creative director.
Chibi Godzilla Raids Again aired a total of 13 episodes from April 1, 2023 to June 24, 2023. Each short has a duration of approximately two minutes and forty seconds.
© 2024 TOHO CO., LTD
The anime short was inspired by the Chibi Godzilla designs that were revealed in 2018, in celebration of Godzilla’s 65th anniversary in 2019. These designs debuted in the 2019 children’s book Try Your Best , Chibi Godzilla! and has since appeared in other photobooks, music videos, and the 2020-2021 short-form 3D animated web series I’m Home! Chibi Godzilla. Chibi characters are also used for various products such as T-shirts, jumpers, pocket books and many other items.
Previous episodes of the series are available to watch on GODZILLA OFFICIAL’s TOHO YouTube channel with English subtitles. TOHO Animation describes the series as follows:
A small robot monster washes ashore and is warmly welcomed by a very special local. Who or what is waiting for him in this strange new land…?