Alex Horab joins us once again for perhaps the most infamous movie in the Gamera series to all those well-versed in schlock, and the ensuing conversation is one filled with a lot of enthusiasm for the deeply goofy movie Daiei made here. While it may retread a lot of ground, we dig into the things that make it stand out while making some really dumb jokes of our own. This is also the movie where that one gif is from. Y'know, with the pterodactyl guy accidentally cutting his leg off.

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join us next time for our adventure into uh.... well, you'll see... in GAMERA VS JIGER.

This week on Demolition Daiei, we're going to the beach, hijacking a submarine, using our lassos and getting abducted by aliens! Gamera vs Viras is a weird, wild, and uh... lengthy endeavor and we're here to discuss our findings. As we wade deeper into the ocean that is our turtley friends' adventures, are we still going to wear our good time hats, or are they gonna be lost to the tide? Join us and find out!

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and tune in next time as we clash guilloti-- I mean swords--  I mean guillotines with sadistic monsters in GAMERA VS GUIRON

Our pal Buster nobly joins us on short notice to talk about the third and most batty of Gamera installments, Gamera vs Gyaos! We talk with Buster about their relationship with tokusatsu as a whole, and then dive into a brief, fun discussion of this moment of coalescence for our fire-breathing turtle. We talk about the weird vampire bat guy he throws a rock at too. Don't think for a second we forgot about that.

Enjoy the episode and stay tuned next time for... GAMERA VS VIRAS!

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In defiance of the technical difficulties and inner turmoil that plagued Demolition Daiei this week, Wyatt decided to pull together an episode from out of thin air with friend of the show Kash and talk about... the Tiny Toons Adventures movie! While it has zero to do with our main podcast, it's sort of related to our Patreon series Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! which you can access at our 5 dollar tier. This episode's a fun time and we hope you all enjoy. Sorry for the late upload this weekend, things should be back to normal now, we just had to really scramble this week.

Wyatt and Nicky dive into the deadly jungle that is talking about Gamera's first sequel: 1966's GAMERA VS BARUGON. With a different director in tow, Daiei decided to change up the vibe and lean closer to their contemporaries. Listen and find out how we felt about that and more in this episode of DEMOLITION DAIEI. Maybe the production wasn't nearly as hellish! Who knows!

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Have no fear, season two is here!

Explode When Defeated is back with a vengeance and we're talking about that most turtley of friends to children, the all-important, all-powerful Gamera! We talk about his first movie, GAMERA, THE GIANT MONSTER from 1965 and the trials, tribulations, and... encounters with pests that the creators went through to bring it to life. We're gonna be talking about the importance of underdogs throughout this season and that all starts here with the black and white debut of every child's friend!

Extra shout out to our wonderful, patient patrons for supporting us during some turbulent months and all of you listeners for waiting all this time for this season premiere!

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It's that special time of year again! Time for us to give and you to receive! Last Christmas we talked about the weirdo tokusatsu shows Greenman and Redman, and foolishly promised to talk about Godman and (more?) Redman this year. Turns out, Godman's hard to find! Where is he... has he left us? Anyways so we're talking about this Ninja Turtles musical christmas special that's made us laugh for literal years. There's no Bebop and no Rocksteady but there IS a pizza with pepperoni in this very special episode of Discuss All Monsters! 

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Video version coming next week on Wyatt's youtube channel It's Only Magic!

Nicky and Wyatt are back at ya with a little post-finale victory lap, where we sit down to rank every single movie we talked about for the past 31 episodes! We literally sit down with a tiermaker in front of us and hash it out! for your enjoyment. Did we really fucking put All Monsters Attack over Invasion of Astro-Monster? Surely the original movie is at the top... or is it? Who knows! We do, and you will! If and only if you listen to this bonus celebratory episode of Discuss All Monsters!

We'll be taking a little break from releasing a new main podcast, so do not expect an episode on the weekend of 11/19. We will be in final preparations to start SEASON TWO of the Explode When Defeated podcast, DEMOLITION DAIEI! We will be discussing all of the Gamera movies, as well as the Daimajin movies before we get back to hanging out with our boy Godzilla in season 3. See you then!

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Content Warning: Discussions of suicide and more specifically the suicide epidemic in Japan and how it affects the themes of the film.

Happy Halloween! This year we sit down with our longtime pal and all-around good friend Hazel as we dig into the 2001 cult J-horror classic "Pulse". We have a great time diving into the movie's themes and standout scenes, while also praising its craft and special place in the cultural zeitgeist of early 2000s Japan. This movie is REALLY good, guys! Hope you enjoy the episode as well and make sure to have a nice Halloween where you're at! We'll see you in the next one.

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Here we are at the end of the first season of Discuss All Monsters! Nicky and Wyatt talk about Ishiro Honda's heartfelt sendoff, Terror of Mechagodzilla, and how it's uh... actually better than that first Mechagodzilla by a good margin! It's been a long journey up to this point and we talk about the movie's themes and even how Godzilla seems to be adapting to the then-new hero-centric landscape of Tokusatsu in the 70s. 

Thank all of you for listening and joining us on this wild ride up to the end of Godzilla's first era. There is more, however we're gonna tackle that at a later date. First we'll deliver up a little bonus we've got cooking up and then our second season featuring the friend to all children, GAMERA. 

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