‘Criddlers’ – A Cyberpunk Short Coming to a Festival Near You
Gear up. From Unmanned Media comes a new sci-fi thriller will be lurking in film festivals very soon! Shot in Los Angeles, and directed and written by Eliot Murray and…
Exclusive: ‘Gladio’ To Have World Premiere at G-FEST + Director Q&A
Acclaimed independent kaiju filmmaker Yoshikazu Ishii's newest film will make its long-awaited World Premiere at the 2026 G-FEST Film Festival, screening over the weekend four times, with a special Q&A…
Exclusive: ‘Zarkorr! The Invader’ To Hold 30th Anniversary Screening, Kickstarter for Figures Launches Soon
Kaiju cult favorite Zarkorr! The Invader by director Michael Deak and Aaron Osborne is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year, and it's not going to be held quietly. This year…
Toho and GKIDS Reveal New Teaser for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’
There is no third time. Everything ends here. Toho and GKIDS have revealed a brand new teaser trailer for the highly anticipated follow-up to 2023's Godzilla Minus One along with…
‘Kaiju Girl Caramelise’ Episode 2 Review
Episode 2 of Kaiju Girl Caramelise is a slight step up from last week’s debut, and that really shocked me. I adored Episode 1, so the buildup to this week’s…
‘Ultraman Teo’ Episode 1 Review
Tsuburaya Productions’ celebration of Ultraman’s 60th Anniversary is finally in full swing with the premiere of Ultraman Teo’s first episode. Not too dissimilar to last year’s Ultraman Omega, Teo kicks…
New GigaBash Ultraman Zero DLC: First Impressions
Note: This is an early access review. Review copy was provided by Passion Republic Games. For the past four years, Passion Republic’s 2022 brawler GigaBash has been a godsend for…
‘Kaiju Girl Caramelise’ Episode 1 Review
In 2018, the manga Kaiju Girl Caramelise began publication and introduced an entirely new sub-genre to the vast and ever-changing kaiju mythos. This new entry revolves around a teenage girl…
‘Blood of the Wolf Man’ Issue #1 Review
I’ve apparently been visiting my local comic shop with my head down for who knows how long because I wasn’t even aware of Image Comics and Skybound’s new Universal Monsters…
Ultraman at 60: The Life Lessons The Franchise Has Taught Me
There’s a Terrible Monster afoot, wreaking havoc upon our cities and endangering the innocent. Whether it was never meant to be here or is simply here to destroy us with…
Letters to the Kaiju United Editor Vol. I
Welcome to the first installment of our Letters to the Editor column! Here, we invite the KU community to write directly to us, giving us their thoughts, questions, and more…
In Memoriam: Hikaru Kurosaki
On July 2, 2026, a member of the Motobu Town Diving Association confirmed that stuntman and actor Hikaru Kurosaki (Born Seiki Kurosaki) had passed away at the age of 64.…
‘Kaiju Girl Caramelise’ Episode 2 Premieres Early at Anime Expo
The new anime Kaiju Girl Caramelise debuted on Crunchyroll this past Thursday, and was met with positive reception from both critics and anime fans alike. The newest anime from LIDENFILMS…
Giant Monsters & Heavy Music: The Best Combo Ever
"With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound,He pulls the spitting high tension wires down..." ...you know the rest! The iconic Blue Oyster Cult song has long been a fan-favorite…
Discovering Space Sheriff Gavan Part IV: The Plots Thicken
Japan just does it differently. There's no other way to say it. What's the "It" I'm referring to? Broadly, most things, but for the sake of this piece, I'm referring…
Discovering Space Sheriff Gavan Part III: The Juxtaposition of Being a Hero
Come one, come all, as I give you, dear reader, a peak behind the proverbial curtain. When I turned in my last Gavan piece to the Editor-in-Chief of Kaiju United,…
Discovering Space Sheriff Gavan Part II: A Tokusatsu Harmonizing of Genres
After having my mind absolutely blown by the debut episode of Gavan, it's finally time to dive back in. What new alien villains await our chromed out hero? How many…
Discovering Space Sheriff Gavan Part 1: The Journey Begins
It seems almost redundant to say that Star Wars (1977) changed the world. George Lucas's low-budget, independent space opera would forever alter the course of pop culture (for better and…
Interview: Artist Max Nagata Talks Family Legacy, New Projects
This year, DesignerCon returned to California to put on a smaller sister show. A true…
Big Adventure Team Breaks Down ‘Dream Team Supreme’ Gameplay
Much like the world of comic books, the world of kaiju-centric video games has seemingly…
Beth Bredlau & Chris McVillain Talk Mothra Day, Upcoming Bloomington Event
Mothra Day is coming soon! After an exciting proclamation by the Mayor of Bloomington Indiana…
‘Ultraman Great’ Star Dore Kraus on Life Lessons, Wine & Hiking
Jack Shindo. Ultra fans of a particular generation know that name by heart. An entire…
Exclusive Interview: Takarada Global Agency Shares Their Client List & How To Bring Them To Conventions
Want to invite Titanosaurus, Baragon, or Ultraman Tiga to your convention? Well, you can, as…
Interview: Filmmaker Eric McEver on Iké Boys & Beautiful Friendships
This past winter, I watched and fell in love with an independent tokusatsu film that…