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One of the most popular villains in the Godzilla franchise is none other than his robotic doppelgnger, Mechagodzilla. Now, a figure of his most powerful incarnation is being re-released in Japan after over 20 years.

Manufactured by Aoshima, the 2002 Mfs-3 Type 3 Kiryu based on the villain's appearance from Godzilla x Mechagodzilla is coming back to online retailers. Highly pose-able and extremely detailed, it's the perfect representation of the movie that can also be used to recreate many scenes. Set to become available in December, Godzilla fans can pre-order their copy of the collectible now.

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Godzilla has fought many kaiju, but fans want to see him battle the unused Ghost Godzilla, an outside-the-box villain concept from the Heisei Era. The Monsterverse has brought classic monsters to life with modern effects, sparking discussion on which Toho monsters could fit in next. The idea of Ghost Godzilla could work in the Monsterverse, with potential ties to Titan consciousness and ancestral Godzilla beings.

Godzilla has already taken on a number of incredible kaiju both in the Monsterverse, but I still need to see the modern Godzilla fight one of the craziest unused kaiju from the Heisei Era. Legendary's Monsterverse has already developed a relationship with Toho to bring some of the greatest tokusatsu monsters of the last century to life with modern special effects, including Rodan, Mothra, and Ghidorah. A common conversation point for modern Godzilla fans is which Toho monsters would be the best fit for the new direction of the Monsterverse.

The kaiju must battle! Srs Cinema has revealed a short official trailer for War of the Ninja Monsters: Jaron vs Goura, a homemade kaiju movie from Japanese filmmaker Shinpei Hayashiya. It's set for a Blu-ray release this summer from Srs Cinema - available to pre-order already on their site now. Hayashiya has been making super low budget, modern monster battle movies for years, also of the Reigo / Raiga / Ohga series (Reigo vs. Yamato and Raiga: The Monster from the Deep Sea) before this. The ninja monsters Jaron and Goura appear in the city of Chichibu, and rival ninja clans manipulate the ninja beasts into a fierce battle. The cast and crew includes suit actros Mizuho Yoshida and Akihiko Ohashi, cinematographer / VFX / editor Masayuki Nagata, composer Yasuhiro Ueda, monster designer Shinji Nishikawa, suit and prop makers Naofumi Kanamori and Tomohiro Matsumoto, and many others. This looks fun! I suppose the clunky...