The best scare from a movie covered on Kaiju Conversation from the year.

• The entirety of “Devilman” (2004)

• The paedophilic romance in “Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirls” (2001)

• Emmett's death scene in “10 Cloverfield Lane” (2016)

• Mitsuko's vengeance in “Dark Water” (2002)

• The centipede in “Legend of the Eight Samurai” (1983)

• Hideaki Anno's restoration of the Showa Ambition in “Death Kappa” (2010)

• The final scene of “Oppenheimer” (2023)

• Godzilla in “Godzilla Minus One” (2023)

• The Odo Island attack in “Godzilla Minus One” (2023)

The best effect in a movie covered on Kaiju Conversation.

• The city rampage sequence in “Gappa: The Triphibian Monster” (1967)

• The Double Rider and Augment suits of “Shin Kamen Rider” (2023)

• Gamera's Tokyo rampage in “Gamera: The Giant Monster” (1965)

• The creatures and miniatures of “Death Kappa” (2010)

• Guilala's rampage in “The X From Outer-Space” (1967)

• The Trinity nuclear bomb test in “Oppenheimer” (2023)

• Kumonga in “Son of Godzilla” (1967)

• Jet Jaguar in “Fest Godzilla 4: Operation Jet Jaguar” (2023)

• Ginza Rampage in “Godzilla Minus One” (2023)

The best adaptation from another work covered on Kaiju Conversation.

• “One Cut of the Dead” (2017) based on the stage play "Ghost In A Box" created by Ryoichi Wada.

• “Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies” (2001) based on the novel "Stacy" created by Kenji Ohtsuki

• “Son of Godzilla” (1967) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

• “Ebirah: Horror of the Deep” (1966) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

• “Invasion of Astro-Monster” (1965) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

• “Legend of the Eight Samurai” (1983) based on the novel "Shin Satomi Hakkenden" created by Toshio Kamata.

• “Shin Ultraman” (2022) based on the television series "Ultraman" (1966-1967) created by Eiji Tsuburaya.

• “Godzilla Minus One” (2023) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

Your favorite episode from the year.

• Episode 50: Everything Wrong with Godzilla vs. Kong - Part 1

• Episode 50: Everything Wrong with Godzilla vs. Kong - Part 2

• Episode 51: Shin Ultraman (2022)

• Episode 60: Monster Seafood Wars (2020)

• Episode 62: The War in Space (1977)

• Episode 66: Shin Kamen Rider (2023)

• Episode 70: Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)

• Episode 80: Ebirah: Horror of the Deep (1966)

• Episode 76: One Cut of the Dead (2017)

• Episode 79: Versus (2000)

• Episode 77: Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies (2001)

• Episode 55: Death Kappa (2010)

• Episode 82: Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Your favorite bonus episode from the year.

• Kaiju Conversation Intro Episode

• Bonus Episode 8: Kaiju & Cowboys - Interview with Matthew Blair and Frankie B. Washington

• Bonus Episode 9: Mark Bailey and Giant Bug Cinema

• Bonus Episode 13: Godzilla Minus One Official Trailer and Cast Breakdown

• Bonus Episode 16: Down To Hell (1997) + Versus Side Stories

• Monster Conversation: Harryhausen Annual #2: Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

• Bonus Episode 18: Five Nights at Freddy's Review + October Recap

• A Kaju-Sized Thank You

• Bonus Episode 11: Oppenheimer (2023)

• Bonus Episode 10: Godzilla Minus One (Godzilla Zero) Reveal Discussion

• Bonus Episode 17: Godzilla Day 2023

The best leading actor from the movies covered in the year.

• Hisato Izaki (as Akira Fudo in “Devilman”)

• Hiroyuki Sanada (as Inue Shinbee Masashi in “Legend of Eight Samurai”)

• Tasuku Emoto (as Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider No. 2 in “Shin Kamen Rider”)

• Akira Takarada (as Fuji in “Invasion of Astro Monster”)

• Toshinori Omi (as Shibukawa in “Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies”)

• Tak Sakaguchi (as Prisoner KSC2-303 in “Versus”)

• Akira Kubo (as Goro Maki in “Son of Godzilla”)

• Daniel Aguilar (as Professor Tanaka in “Death Kappa”)

• Nick Adams (as Glenn in “Invasion of Astro Monster”)

• Akira Takarada (as Yoshimura in “Ebirah: Horror of the Deep”)

• Ryunosuke Kamiki (as Koichi Shikishima in “Godzilla Minus One”)

The best leading actress from the movies covered in the year.

• Natsuki Katou (as Eiko in “Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies”)

• Bibari Maeda (as Saeko Matsumiya in “Son of Godzilla”)

• Kumi Mizuno (as Miss Namikawa in “Invasion of Astro Monster”)

• Minami Hamabe (as Kyoko Ozaki in “The Great War of Archimedes”)

• Minami Hamabe (as Ruriko Midorikawa in “Shin Kamen Rider”)

• Hitomi Kuroki (as Yoshimi Matsubara in “Dark Water”)

• Yuko Asano (as Jun Takigawa in “The War in Space”)

• Harumi Kiritachi (as Kyoko Yamamoto in “Gamera: The Giant Monster”)

• Masami Nagasawa (as Hiroko Asami in “Shin Ultraman”)

• Mari Hirata (as Kanako Kawado in “Death Kappa”)

• Minami Hamabe (as Noriko Oishi in “Godzilla Minus One”)

The best kaijū in a film from the year.

• Shin Gomess

• Shin Zetton

• Giant T-Rex

• Guilala

• Gamera (1965)

• King Ghidorah (1965)

• Godzilla (1966)

• Giant Condor

• Godzilla (1965)

• ProtoGodzilla

• Death Kappa

• Godzilla (2023)

The best director from the movies covered in the year.

• Shinji Higuchi (Shin Ultraman)

• Hideaki Anno (Cutie Honey, Shin Kamen Rider)

• Akira Kurosawa (The Hidden Fortress)

• Naoyuki Tomomatsu (Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies)

• Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba (Yellow Fangs)

• Ishiro Honda (Invasion of Astro-Monster)

• Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)

• Tomoo Haraguchi (Death Kappa)

• Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus)

• Takashi Yamazaki (Returner, Parasyte Part 1, Parasyte Part 2, Space Battleship Yamato, The Great War of Archimedes, Godzilla Minus One)

The worst film of the year covered on Kaiju Conversation.

• The Calamari Wrestler (2004)

• The Princess Blade (2001)

• Shin Kamen Rider (2023)

• The X From Outer Space (1967)

• JUNK (2000)

• Godzilla Minus One (2023)

• Yellow Fangs (1991)

• Son of Godzilla (1967)

• Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies (2001)

• 10 CloverfIeld Lane (2016)

• Gappa: The Triphibian Monster (1967)

• Monster Seafood Wars (2020)

• Shin Ultraman (2022)

• Devilman (2004)

• Death Kappa (2010)

The best film of the year covered on Kaiju Conversation.

• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)

• Shin Ultraman (2022)

• Shin Kamen Rider (2023)

• Death Kappa (2010)

• Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Voting Begins December 2024!

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