Godzilla Day 2025 Livestream: Everything You Missed

Every year on November 3rd, Japan holds their very own Godzilla Fest to celebrate the iconic franchise, now entering its 71st year. Packed with exciting announcements, exclusive merchandise, and fun meet & greets, there’s plenty of fun things to see and do at the festival. This year, there were over 4,000 reported attendees per people in attendance, making it one of the largest festivals in the modern history of Godzilla Fest. But, since it is in Japan, many American fans can only stay up so late, as the livestream provided starts at 7:00PM PST and runs through the night until roughly 3:00AM. Additionally, subtitles are pretty scarce, leaving a great ordeal of mystery behind what is going on unless you have a translator app on standby.

Kaiju United sat down and watched nearly the entire stream to get the scoop on what the community missed, taking notes on what fans would want to know about the most. This presentation is in order of events, so if you’re looking for a particular subject, it may be later on in the stream recap. Special thanks to The Kaiju Kingdom Podcast for some of the reference photos that will be presented within this article, as well as some additional context as to what was discussed.

Let’s dive into this year’s Godzilla Fest!

New Japanese Godzilla Film: Minus Zero

That’s right! There’s a new Godzilla film! While additional details are being kept under wraps aside from the title of this new film, we can confirm that the next Toho Godzilla flick will be called Godzilla Minus Zero, seems to be a sequel to the Academy Award-winning Godzilla Minus One, and Takashi Yamazaki will return to write, direct, and oversee the film’s visual effects. Other than that, it all seems to be speculation at this time.

Before the title was revealed, a video clip of Takashi Yamazaki played, with the acclaimed director apologizing for not being in attendance this year at Godzilla Fest, instead being occupied with something special. That something wound up being Godzilla Minus Zero! Yamazaki-san seemed to be seated in an office with some antique-looking furnishings, but nothing is truly confirmed at this time aside from call sheets asking for potential background extras indicating that this will be a period piece again.

Digimon x Godzilla

More figures from the crossover between Bandai Namco/Toei Animation and Toho have been revealed as part of their series of Digimon x Godzilla merchandise. These include DeForeal crossover figures such as G-Eroded MetalGreymon, G-Eroded SkullGreymon, and the Mugendramon MSF-3 Mode. Two Godzilla characters will be joining the roster of Digimon Pendulum Color: Burning Millennium Godzilla and Gattling Gigan from Bandai Namco’s GodziBurst toy line. A 26cm G-Eroded WarGreymon was also revealed and put on display at the show. Needless to say, Digimon and Godzilla will likely cross over more in Japan. Here’s hoping they do some more overseas.

“Godzilla AR” Attraction

Next up, Gemstone revealed a new augmented reality attraction that will debut at the TokyoDome in December 2025. Featuring their take on Godzilla from their animated shorts Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex and Godzilla vs. Megalon, the attraction will put AR headsets onto attendees and put them into a simulation where Godzilla attacks the TokyoDome. It has also been confirmed that Rikiya Koyama and Mariya Ise are involved in some capacity with this new experience. Service is expected to begin in mid-December, with Godzilla AR merchandise currently in development for a later date. Finally, one of the hosts of Godzilla Day experienced the attraction firsthand, pointing up at the sky and stating “Godzilla! Right there!” as if the creature was approaching him.

Collectibles Corner

A new Godzilla store will open in Daiba, with new exclusives coming to the Enshrined Beasts lineup, including a Dancing Godzilla, Little Godzilla, Hedorah, and SpaceGodzilla. The “Splash Monster” line was showcased, featuring Godzilla (1994), Godzilla (1994), Type 3 Kiryu, and Type 3 Kiryu (Black). There will also be some Godzilla Store exclusive variant colors of the same figures but in red, green, and blue. The TMK (Toho Monsters Kit) Godzilla (Minus One) figure showcased will include a promotional card for the newly released Godzilla Trading Card Game, and cost $6,050 yen (approximately $39 USD).

Next, the host went over last year’s Bandai Ballot. The different candidates were all listed, ranging from options such as Flying SpaceGodzilla, Dorat, Orga, DesGhidorah, Rodan, and Eternal Mothra. As well all know, thanks to Americans being able to vote in this ballot for the first time ever, the Giant Condor from Ebirah, Horror of the Deep swept the ballot and took first place. Americans were mentioned when announcing the Giant Condor and when the finished toy were put on screen, so we are definitely to thank for this bizarre albeit historical moment for the Movie Monster Series.

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah 30th Anniversary Panel

Next, a 30th Anniversary panel was held for 1995’s Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, otherwise known as “Godzilla Dies.” Destoroyah designer Shinichi Wakasa was joined by the film’s director, Takao Okawara, and the film’s producer, Shogo Toyama, for a panel talk show. Together, the went over the design process of Destoroyah, making the film, and even joked about Zilla/Godzilla 1998 and how that came after their film before heading into Godzilla 2000.

During the panel, it was confirmed that a 4K restoration of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah was in production, with the film planned to screen in select Toho Cinemas sometime in 2026. There is no word on if this 4K release will make it to the United States as of writing this recap.

Godzilla Battle Line

Much like last year, a portion of the day was given to the mobile game Godzilla Battle Line. Joined by Yumiko Shaku (Godzilla x Mechagodzilla), numerous games were played with positive competitive spirit and joyful fun. The big takeaway, however, was that the Godzilla design from the Japanese-only manga Godzilla: Galaxy Odyssey and the villain from the book, Volga, will be joining the game as new playable characters.

Godzilla Trading Card Game

The TCG announced a new “Festival Collection” booster pack, a set of 8 glitter and foil stamped cards featuring characters from the various Godzilla Day short films, including Godzilla 2004, Gigan, and Jet Jaguar. Interestingly, the photos on the cards were taken specifically for the release, giving a unique look to the trading cards. These were confirmed to go on sale Saturday, December 13th at the Godzilla Store both online and in person.

GodziBurst

Bandai Namco’s newest toy line, GodziBurst, had some fun reveals at the show. Fans attending the show had the chance to be able to get a limited, meltdown-themed “special color Burning Godzilla,” as well as a new Godzilla Burst Imagination Set. This set contains a clear blue Mothra, red Kiryu, Godzilla, and an orange/yellow Hedorah figure. Additionally, a brand new SpaceGodzilla figure was revealed, reportedly based upon its original concept art from the 1994 film. This figure is noticeably purple with yellow highlights, packing an extra crystal armor accessory to give SpaceG a more exaggerated and regal look.

Godzilla the Ride: Great Clash!

Right before the big short film premiere, fans got a glimpse into Takashi Yamazaki’s latest project, the new Godzilla ride! Titled Godzilla the Ride: Great Clash, three Godzilla Fest MCs went to the Seibuen Amusement Park to experience the new ride. New footage from the ride was shown off, including glimpses of Godzilla underwater and an extended version of its fight with the new design of Mechagodzilla. There still isn’t any word on when the ride will expand to other theme parks as previous reports have stated, but it was a solid look into what this new ride is all about.

Fest Godzilla II: Shinjuku in Flames

Finally, the short film we’ve all been waiting for played. Shinjuku in Flames has really great one-take sequences featuring Godzilla rampaging around a miniature set. Each miniature was impeccably built, with the tense action and thoughtful cinematography elevating this short into an entirely new territory compared to its predecessors. Later on, we also found out that Godzilla Minus One Director Takashi Yamazaki and Godzilla (2014) Director Gareth Edwards visited the set during production, admiring the newly built Burning Millennium Godzilla. Overall, the short was loads of fun. It was great seeing the Millennium version of Godzilla with blue atomic breath, a stark contrast from the unique and vibrant red color seen in the films. There was a mysterious enemy monster at the end of the film speculated to be characters such as Mothra, Biollante, or something entirely new, but it was never shown. Guess we’ll have to find out next year!

The Godzilla featured in this film, Burning Millennium Godzilla, will have an X-Plus, FrogTree, Bandai Movie Monster Series, and GodziBurst figure made. Each one has been previewed and is shown below.

Izakaya Godzilla

The last talk show of the ‘Fest was Izakaya Godzilla, a panel that typically features a special guest from one of the movies. This time, it was actor Masahiro Takashima, known for his roles in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1993) and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995). Sadly, there was no subtitles for their discussion, but it can be safely presumed that they discussed both movies and his role in them, but to great interest, Takashima-san was also asked about 1989’s Gunhead, his first major role. One of the slides also featured a comparison between Mechagodzilla, with the Showa being dubbed as “Enemy created by aliens” and the Heisei (Kiryu was looped in here too) as “an ally made by humanity.” After more banter and behind-the-scenes stories, the two wished Godzilla a happy birthday together, culminating in a special cake being brought up to the stage. After some photos, the two men joined the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday” to Godzilla, bringing the show to a close.

Throughout the entire 8-hour stream, there was so much Godzilla to take in. With what very well may be the biggest Godzilla Fest in Japan yet, there was no shortage of Godzilla products, accessories, media, collaborations, and more. This is all the Japanese stuff, so if you’re wondering where Mondo or Super7 is, we’re going to come up with a separate article just for those! Stay tuned! As we close the curtain on the 70th Anniversary celebrations, we enter a new era of Godzillamania in its 71st year that will certainly be full of surprises as we wait for Godzilla Minus Zero and Godzilla x Kong: Supernova. There’s much to be excited for, and we’ll be here covering it all.