Before Godzilla: King of the Monsters lands in theaters this May, Godzilla: The Planet Eater will make its world wide premiere on Netflix January 9th, 2019. The final chapter in the Godzilla anime trilogy will pit Godzilla against his greatest nemesis, King Ghidorah, and conclude Haruo's search for vengeance.
The film received more favorable reviews from critics and fans than the prequel, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle. Additionally it surpassed its predecessor at the Japanese box office.
The film stars the voice talents of Mamoru Miyano (Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Ultraman Zero: The Movie), Takahiro Sakurai (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans), Kana Hanazawa (.hack//Quantum), Yuki Kaji (Attack on Titan), Tomokazu Sugita (Attack on Titan), Junichi Suwabe (Space Dandy), Kenta Miyake (Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn), Kenyu Horiuchi (Bleach, One Piece), Kazuhiro Yamaji (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children), Kazuya Nakai (Dragon Ball Super) and Ari Ozawa (Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun). The film is directed by Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare) & Hiroyuki Seshita (Knights of Sidonia) from a screenplay by Gen Urobuchi (Kamen Rider Gaim).
The film's prequels, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters and
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle are currently streaming on Netflix worldwide.
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Sources:
USA Today
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