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)

What's the best scare from a movie covered on Kaiju Conversation this year?

• Hedorah's flying attack in Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)

• The Date in Red Tears (2011)

• ZillaFoot (2021)

• Executive Koala's (2005) Dream Sequence

• The story of the Rokurokubi in Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)

• The God's Awakening in Daimajin (1966)

• Yeti Nipples

• The women in the walls sequence in The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)

• Lady Kong Breasts

What's the best special effect showcased in in a film cover on Kaiju Conversation this year?

• Tokyo's Destruction in Destroy All Monsters (1968)

• Ghidorah's Death in Destroy All Monsters (1968)

• King Kong's New York rampage in King Kong (1976)

• Osaka Duel in Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

• Daimajin's Rampage in Daimajin (1966)

• Gyaos Attacks Nagoya in Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)

• The Defeat of Daimon in Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)

• Megalon's dam attack in Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

• Godzilla's Final Stand in Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

• Yeti Nipples

Best adapted film that Kaiju Conversation has covered.

• “Destroy All Monsters” (1968) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

• “King Kong Escapes” (1967) based on the characters from “King Kong” created by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack

• “King Kong” (1976) based on the characters from “King Kong” created by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack

• “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (2024) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

• “Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit” (2008) based on the characters from “The X From Outer Space” created by Eibi Motomochi, Moriyoshi Ishida, and Kazui Nihonmatsu

• “Super Legend God Hikoza” (2022) based on the characters from the tales of Ōkubo Hikozaemon 

• “All Monsters Attack” (1968) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

•  “Godzilla vs. Hedorah” (1971) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

• “Ultraman Rising” (2024) based on the characters from “Ultraman” created by Eiji Tsuburaya 

• “Gamera vs. Barugon” (1966) based on the characters from “Gamera: The Giant Monster” created by Noriaki Yuasa 

• “The Whale God” (1962) based on the characters from “The Whale God” created by  Koichiro Uno 

• “Gamera vs. Gyaos” (1967) based on the characters from “Gamera: The Giant Monster” by Noriaki Yuasa 

• “King Kong Lives” (1986) based on the characters from “King Kong” created by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack

• “The Cloverfield Paradox” (2018) based on the characters from “Cloverfield” created by Matt Reeves, Drew Goddard, and J.J. Abrams 

•  “Godzilla vs. Gigan” (1972) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

•  “Godzilla vs. Megalon” (1973) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

•  “Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla” (1974) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

•  “Terror of Mechagodzilla” (1975) based on the characters from "Godzilla" created by Ishiro Honda and Shigeru Kayama

Your favorite episode from the year.

• Episode 85: Destroy All Monsters (1968) 

• Episode 86: King Kong Escapes (1967) 

• Episode 87: King Kong (1976) 

• Episode 88: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) 

• Episode 89: The Rug Cop (2006)

• Episode 90: Executive Koala (2005)

• Episode 91: Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008) 

• Episode 92: Super Legend God Hikoza (2022) 

• Episode 93: All Monsters Attack (1969)

• Episode 94: Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) 

• Episode 95: Ultraman Rising (2024) 

• Episode 96: Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) 

• Episode 97: The Whale God (1962)

• Episode 98: Daimajin (1966) 

• Episode 99: Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)

• Episode 100: Everything (Is) Wrong With ZillaFoot (2021) 

• Episode 101: King Kong Lives (1986)

• Episode 102: The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) 

• Episode 103: Yuzo: The Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022)

• Episode 104: Warning From Space (1956) 

• Episode 105: Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)

• Episode 106: Red Tears (2011)

• Episode 107: Yokai Monster: Spook Warfare (1968)

• Episode 108: Kibakichi (2004)

• Episode 109: Yokai Monsters: Along With Ghosts (1969)

• Episode 110: Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)

• Episode 111: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

• Episode 112: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

• Episode 113: Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

• Episode 114: Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century (1977)

• Episode 115: Kaiju In 2025 

Your favorite bonus episode from the year.

• Bonus Episode 19: Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire Trailer 2 Discussion

• Bonus Episode 20: Titanic Creations Yongary Interview

• Bonus Episode 21: Kaiju Quarantine Reptilian (2001) Commentary

• Bonus Episode 22: Yuzo Interview Supercut

• Bonus Episode 23: Tarrell Christie (Lost Utopia Films) Interview

• Monster Conversation: Harryhausen Annual #3: The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

• Bonus Episode 24: G-Fest XXIX (2024)

• Bonus Episode 25: A Look At Kaiju United

• Bonus Episode 26: G-Fest 29 Godzilla Final Wars 20th Anniversary Panel

• Bonus Episode 27: Kaiju Unleashed Interview With Shawn Pryor

• Bonus Episode 28: Godzilla Day 2024

• Bonus Episode 29: 10 Years With Godzilla: Battle Royale - Billy Dubose Interview 

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

• Akira Kubo (as Katsu Yamabe in Destroy All Monsters)

• Rhodes Reason (as Carl Nelson in King Kong Escapes)

• Akira Takarada (as Jiro Nomura in King Kong Escapes)

• Jeff Bridges (as Jack Prescott in King Kong (1976))

• Fuyuki Moto (as Hatsuo Genda in The Rug Cop)

• Hurricane Ryu (as Tamura in Executive Koala)

• Kazuki Kato (as Sanpei Toyama in Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit)

• Ren Yagami (as Tadao in Super Legend God Hikoza)

• Tomonori Yazaki (as Ichiro Miki in All Monsters Attack)

• Hiroyuki Kawase (as Ken Yano in Godzilla vs. Hedorah)

• Christopher Sean (as Ken Sato in Ultraman Rising)

• Kojiro Hongo (as Keisuke Hirata in Gamera vs. Barugon)

• Kojiro Hongo (as Shaki in The Whale God)

• Shintaro Katsu (as Kishu in The Whale God)

• Yoshihoko Aoyama (as Tadafumi Hanabusa in Daimajin)

• Kojiro Hongo (as Shiro Tsutsumi in Gamera vs. Gyaos)

• Brian Kerwin (as Hank Mitchell in King Kong Lives)

• David Oyelowo (as Kiel in The Cloverfield Paradox)

• Takehiko Fujita (as Yuzo Oki in Yuzo: the Biggest Battle in Tokyo)

• Keizo Kawasaki (as Dr. Toru Isobe in Warning from Space)

• Jun Fujimaki (as Yasutaro in Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters)

• Yuma Ishigaki (as Tetsuo Nojima in Red Tears)

• Yoshihiko Aoyama (as Shinhachiro Mayama in Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare)

• Ryuji Harada (as Kibakichi in Kibakichi)

• Kojiro Hongo (as Hyakasuro in Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts)

• Hiroshi Ichikawa (as Gengo Odaka in Godzilla vs. Gigan)

• Katushiko Sasaki (as Goro Ibuki in Godzilla vs. Megalon)

• Hiroyuki Kawase (as Roku Ibuki in Godzilla vs. Megalon)

• Masaaki Daimon as Keisuke Shimizu in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)

• Katsuhiko Sasaki (as Akira Ichinose in Terror of Mechagodzilla)

• Tony Kendall (as Cliff Chandler in Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century)

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

• Yukiko Kobayashi (as Kyoko Manabe in Destroy All Monsters)

• Linda Miller (as Susan Watson in King Kong Escapes)

• Jessica Lange (as Dwan in King Kong (1976))

• Mai Hoshimoto (as Tonko in The Rug Cop)

• Natsuki Kato (as Sumire Sumidagawa in Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit)

• Keiko Mari (as Miki Fujinomiya in Godzilla vs. Hedorah)

• Julia Harriman (as Ami Wakita in Ultraman Rising)

• Kyoko Enami (as Karen in Gamera vs. Barugon)

• Fujimura Shiho (as Ei in The Whale God)

• Miwa Takada (as Kozasa Hanabusa in Daimajin)

• Reiko Kasahara (as Sumiko Kanemura in Gamera vs. Gyaos)

• Linda Hamilton (as Amy Franklin in King Kong Lives)

• Gugu Mbataha-Raw (as Ava Hamilton in The Cloverfield Paradox)

• Manami Kusaba (as Reiko in Yuzo: The Biggest Battle in Tokyo)

• Toyomi Karita (as Hikari Aozara/The Pairan Leader in Warning from Space)

• Miwa Takada (as Okiku in Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters)

• Natsuki Kato (as Sayoko Mitarai in Red Tears)

• Akane Kawasaki (as Chie in Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare)

• Nozomi Ando (as Kikyo in Kibakichi)

• Masami Burukido (as Miyo in Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts)

• Tomoko Umedua (as Machiko Shima in Godzilla vs. Gigan)

• Reiko Tajima (as Saeko Kangusuku in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)

• Tomoko Ai (as Katsura Mifune in Terror of Mechagodzilla)

• Antonella Interlenghi (as Jane in Yeti Giant of the 20th Century)

The best kaijū in a film from the year. 

• Godzilla (1968)

• King Ghidorah (1968) 

• Minilla 

• Rodan (1968)

• Kumonga 

• Manda 

• Gorosaurus 

• Mothra Larva 

• Varan 

• Baragon 

• King Kong (1967)

• MechaniKong 

• Sea Serpent

• King Kong (1976) 

• Giant Snake 

• Godzilla (2019)

• Godzilla Super-Charged

• Godzilla Evolved 

• Kong (2024)

• Warbat

• Suko

• Skar King 

• Shimo

• Gnarled Finger

• One-Eye

• Stone Fist

• Catcher

• Knob

• Boots

• Mothra (2024) 

• Tiamat

• Wart Dog 

• Leafwing 

• Parrot Frog 

• Doug 

• Scylla 

• Hellhawk

• Vertacine

• Drownviper

• Guilala 

• Take-Majin 

• Giant Condor 

• Ebirah 

• Kamacuras

• Gabara 

• Hedorah (First Form)

• Hedorah (Toad Form)  

• Hedorah (Flying Form)

• Hedorah (Final Form)

• Bemular (2024)

• Neronga (2024)

• Gigantron 

• MechaGigantron 

• Emi 

• Gamera (1966)

• Barugon 

• Kujira Gami 

• Daimajin 

• Gyaos 

• Reigo 

• Raiga 

• Ohga 

• Konga 

• Gappa 

• ZillaFoot 

• Ancient Dinosaur 

• King Kong (1986) 

• Lady Kong 

• Baby Kong 

• Clover 

• Virus King 

• Daimon 

• Gigan (1972)

• Godzilla (1973)

• Megalon 

• Jet Jaguar 

• Gigan (1973)

• Fake Godzilla 

• Mechagodzilla (1974)

• King Caesar 

• Mechagodzilla (1975)

• Titanosaurus

• Yeti  

The best director from the movies covered in the year.

• Ishiro Honda (Destroy All Monsters, King Kong Escapes, All Monsters Attack, Terror of Mechagodzilla)

• John Guillermin (King Kong, King Kong Lives)

• Adam Wingard (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire) 

• Minoru Kawsaki (The Rug Cop, Executive Koala, Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit, and Super Legend God Hikoza)

• Yoshimitsu Banno (Godzilla vs. Hedorah)

• Shannon Tindle (Ultraman Rising) 

• Noriaki Yuasa (Gamera vs. Barugon, Gamera vs. Gyaos)

• Tokuzo Tanaka (The Whale God) 

• Kimiyoshi Yasuda (Daimajin) 

• Anthony Palonia (ZillaFoot) 

• Julius Onah (The Cloverfield Paradox)

• Yoshikazu Ishii (Yuzo: The Biggest Battle in Tokyo)

• Koji Shima (Warning From Space) 

• Kimiyoshi Yasuda (Daimajin, 100 Monsters)

• Takanori Tsujimoto (Red Tears)

• Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Spook Warfare, Along With Ghosts)

• Tomoo Haraguchi (Kibakichi) 

• Jun Fukuda (Godzilla vs. Gigan, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla) 

• Gianfranco Parolini (Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century)

The worst film of the year covered on Kaiju Conversation.

• Destroy All Monsters (1968)

• King Kong Escapes (1967) 

• King Kong (1976)

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

• The Rug Cop (2006) 

• Executive Koala (2005)

• Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008) 

• Super Legend God Hikoza (2022) 

• All Monsters Attack (1969)

• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) 

• Ultraman Rising (2024) 

• Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

• The Whale God (1962) 

• Daimajin (1966) 

• Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) 

• ZillaFoot (2021)

• King Kong Lives (1986) 

• The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)

• Yuzo: The Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022)

• Warning From Space (1956) 

• Yokai Monsters: 100 Monster (1968)

• Red Tears (2011) 

• Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)

• Kibakichi (2004)

• Yokai Monster: Along With Ghost (1969)

• Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)

• Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

• Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century (1977)

The best film of the year covered on Kaiju Conversation.

• Destroy All Monsters (1968)

• King Kong Escapes (1967) 

• King Kong (1976)

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

• The Rug Cop (2006) 

• Executive Koala (2005)

• Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit (2008) 

• Super Legend God Hikoza (2022) 

• All Monsters Attack (1969)

• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) 

• Ultraman Rising (2024) 

• Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

• The Whale God (1962) 

• Daimajin (1966) 

• Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) 

• ZillaFoot (2021)

• King Kong Lives (1986) 

• The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)

• Yuzo: The Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022)

• Warning From Space (1956) 

• Yokai Monsters: 100 Monster (1968)

• Red Tears (2011) 

• Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)

• Kibakichi (2004)

• Yokai Monster: Along With Ghost (1969)

• Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)

• Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)

• Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

• Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century (1977)