11.30.2019: FanVasion Trip Recap

The Kaijucast FanVader crew poses with the Godzilla statue outside of Toho Studios: (from L to R) Mike, Stephan, Clancy, Laura, Andrew, Bryan and James (with Kyle being a dork up front)

The 2019 Kaijucast FanVasion is complete! Clancy and Kyle have returned from their trip to Tokyo (and beyond) with the rest of the “FanVader” team and the two of them sit down to unpack the whole damn thing.

There’s a list below of all the places we went on the trip with some helpful links to anyone heading to Japan themselves – big thanks to our travel group, you guys were awesome!

Make sure to check out the links to our housekeeping announcements! 

MUSICAL MOMENTS OF MONSTROUSNESS:

1. Booska Theme performed by Animetal from Animetal Marathon III (1998)

2. “Kong versus Godzilla” Audio Clip from King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) 

3. Appearance Of Gamera by Ko Otani from Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)

4. Cleansing the Earth of Humanity’s Existence by Oxygen Destroyer from Bestial Manifestations of Malevolence and Death (2018)

FANVASION HITLIST:

Ultraman town/street

Toho Gates’ Godzilla Mural, Statue etc

Kurihama Flower Park for the Godzilla slide

Kawasaki’s “Your Warehouse” Arcade [NOW CLOSED]

Kaiju Sakaba in Kawasaki

GODZILLAFES 2019

Evangelion Store in Ikebukuro

Akihabara Shopping

Kadokawa Studios in Chofu + Shop Majin

Nakano Broadway Mall

Godzilla Store in Shinjuku

Shinjuku Gracery Hotel (Godzilla Terrace / Godzilla Room)

Sukugawa Tsuburaya Museum

Ikebukuro’s Owl Cafe

Shibuya’s Tower Records and DiscUnion

and… for those traveling to Tokyo, check out the following not done as part of the FanVasion

TeamLab’s Borderless Exhibit in Odaiba 

MIKE’S FIRE RAMEN VIDEO 

TSUBURAYA MUSEUM DIORAMA

Sukagawa’s Tsuburaya Museum houses this beautiful Studio Diorama. Photo courtesy of Monster Attack Team Magazine & Toho Co. Ltd.

The FanVasion in the Godzilla Room at the Shinjuku Gracery Hotel!

HOUSEKEEPING: FINAL EPISODE RECORDING

THIS IS IT, GEORGE: The FINAL Episode of the Kaijucast will be recorded LIVE on December 14th, please follow the link below to our Facebook Event and join us in the chatroom if you can!

 KAIJUCAST Final Wars Episode FB Event !

HOUSEKEEPING T-SHIRT OF THE MONTH CLUB:

We’re moving the “club” to RedBubble! And to celebrate, there are TWO designs available now:

ANCIENT MONSTER GOMESS Design!

METAL UP JIRASS Mashup Design!