Gamera (ガメラ, Gamera^?) is a giant, flying turtle-like creature from a popular series of daikaiju eiga monster movies produced by Daiei Motion Picture Company in Japan. Created in 1965 to rival the success of Toho Studios' Godzilla during the kaiju boom of the mid-to-late 1960s, Gamera has gained fame and notoriety as a Japanese icon in his own right. For other uses, please see Daiei (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Turtle (disambiguation). ... Icebergs at Cape York, Greenland Iceberg at Cape York, Greenland Iceberg, Témpanos, Patagonia, Argentina. ... Shōwa is the name of several places, times, people and things in Japan. ... For other uses, see Atlantis (disambiguation). ... Heisei (Japanese: 平成) is the current era name in Japan. ... In most birds and reptiles, an egg (Latin ovum) is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. ... A millennium (pl. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Atlantis. ... Gyaos Gyaos, (pronounced Gao-ss or Guy-os in the UK special edition DVD) is the name of several daikaiju from Daieis Gamera film series, introduced in their 1967 production Gamera vs. ... Barugon Barugon (バルゴン) is a Kaiju featured in the second Gamera film, 1966s Gamera vs. ... Viras Viras is an alien Kaiju featured in Gameras fifth film, Gamera vs. ... Guiron Guiron is a daikaiju from the Gamera series produced by Daiei Motion Pictures. ... Jiger goes on a rampage. ... Zigra, as seen on Mystery Science Theatre 3000. ... Legion is a monster (kaiju) from the Heisei era, and is Gameras principal opponent in the 1996 film Gamera 2: Attack of Legion. ... Irys is the antagonist Kaiju from the third film in the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys. Irys in its baby form. ... Zedus is a brand new kaiju featured in the latest Gamera film, Gamera the Brave. ... Gamera or Gammera, the Invincible , Giant Monster Gamera) is a 1965 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie) about a giant turtle named Gamera. ... For other uses, see Turtle (disambiguation). ... KaijÅ« (怪獣) is a Japanese term that generically translates to monster. ... Japanese cinema (映画; Eiga) has a history in Japan that spans more than 100 years. ... Daiei Motion Picture Company, Ltd. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Toho Co. ... This article is about the character itself. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... American cultural icons. ...

In the United States, Gamera attained prominence during the 1970s due to the burgeoning popularity of UHF television stations featuring Saturday afternoon matinee showcases like Creature Double Feature and later in the 1990s when several of his movies were featured on the cult television program Mystery Science Theater 3000. This article is about the radio frequency. ... For a scant moment, the 2006 WLVI CDF promo shows the old 1970s CDF logo with the old Kaiser WLVI logo 1980-era title card for WLVIs Creature Double Feature, featuring Gappa Creature Double Feature and shows like it were staples of local television markets through the 1970s and... Cult television, like cult figures, cult film and cult radio, attracts a band of aficionados or appreciators, known as a cult following, devoted to a specific television series or fictional universe. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. ...

Appearance

Gamera's size rivals that of his famous daikaiju counterpart, Godzilla. Unlike any other species of turtles, Gamera has the habit of walking bipedally rather than on all fours, though he occasionally walks quadrupedally in his first three films. Gamera was capable of using his upper limbs in the same manner as Godzilla, as his forelegs had appendages much closer in construction to hands than feet, and was capable of grappling with opponents and manipulating objects. His mouth is filled with teeth, unlike any living modern turtle (several types of extinct prehistoric turtles were toothed, however), with a pair of large tusks protruding upward from his lower jaw. Gamera is also usually seen with very large human-like eyes, adding intelligence to his overall appearance. Kaijū (怪獣) is a Japanese term that generically translates to monster. ... This article is about the character itself. ... For other uses, see Turtle (disambiguation). ... A biped is an animal that travels across surfaces supported by two legs. ...

Origins

In the Shōwa era films, Gamera was a gigantic, prehistoric species of tortoise, reawakened by an accidental atomic blast in the Arctic during a dogfight between US and Russian fighters. The film mentioned that Gamera had appeared before, from pictographs depicting Gamera, and warning of his ability of flight. Gamera's origin was given that he was a leftover from eons in the past. Gamera was already capable of flight and breathed true flames, rather than radioactive energy when he was reawakened. And while it was known that he fed on flames (and even radioactive materials such as plutonium, much like his counterpart, Godzilla), the explanation for this power is that the age in which he lived lacked oxygen but was volcanically active thus causing Gamera to feed on fire. This caused a continuity error as it was stated that Gamera lacked lungs in the first film but in "Gamera vs. Jiger", Jiger's offspring was implanted in Gamera's lung by Jiger. It was left unexplained as to why he attacked most of humanity in general, yet spared the life of (and indeed actively saved) a young boy who became central to the original film's plot. This later led to him being referred to as the 'friend to all children in the world' in future films. In the terminology of daikaiju eiga the Showa Era refers not to the actual reign of the Shōwa emperor but to all daikaiju films made between 1954 and 1980, starting with the original Godzilla and ending with Super Monster Gamera. ... This article is about the character itself. ...

In the Heisei era films, however, the origin of Gamera was changed, giving him a much more directly heroic themed origin: A bio-engineered guardian of the Earth created by the lost city of Atlantis with the purpose of defeating Gyaos, another ancient creation capable of killing all human life. The giant turtle is found floating adrift in the Pacific, encased in rock and mistaken for an atoll. Within the rock, investigators discover a large monolith explaining Gamera's purpose, as well as dozens of magatama, which allow a psychic link between Gamera and humans. In the third film of the Heisei era, an undersea graveyard is found with many other Gamera skeletons, suggesting Gamera was not the only member of his kind created by Atlantis. One character in the film refers to these skeletons as "beta versions" of Gamera, possible failures in Atlantis' attempts to create the final version. Another scene provides Gamera with a link to Asian folklore, with a character relating a story in which a giant tortoise is considered the Guardian of the North, with separate, rival creatures defending the East, West, and South. In daikaiju eiga the Heisei period refers not to the reign of the current emperor of Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1985 and 1999, starting with The Return of Godzilla and ending with Gamera vs Irys Categories: Stub ... For other uses, see Atlantis (disambiguation). ... Gyaos Gyaos, (pronounced Gao-ss or Guy-os in the UK special edition DVD) is the name of several daikaiju from Daieis Gamera film series, introduced in their 1967 production Gamera vs. ... “Pacific” redirects here. ... Magatama Magatama(Japanese: 勾玉), are curved beads which first appeared in Japan during the Jomon period. ... Irys is the antagonist Kaiju from the third film in the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys. Irys in its baby form. ...

Gamera's continuity was rebooted again in the first (and currently only) film of the Millennium era. Gamera - The Brave begins with the "original" Gamera (whether this is intended to be the Gamera from the earlier Shōwa era series is unknown and unlikely, as the film mixes elements from both continuities) sacrificing himself to destroy a flock of Gyaos birds sometime in the 1970s. Decades later, a young boy finds a strange, glowing red rock near his home, with a small egg lying on top of it. A fairly normal looking baby tortoise soon hatches from the egg, but begins to grow at an alarming rate. The turtle, now named "Toto" by his child owner, also quickly develops Gamera's classic abilities to breath fire and fly, and attempts to ward off another attacking monster but is too weak to succeed. Only after eating the glowing rock found with its egg does the new Gamera achieve its full power, defeating its enemy and flying off into the sky. In the terminology of daikaiju eiga the Mireniamu (Millennium) Era refers not to the actual millennium but to all Godzilla films made between 1999 and the present day starting with Godzilla 2000: Millennium and continuing through Godzilla: Final Wars, which is supposedly the last movie in the series, or at...

Capabilities

Gamera fires a "super-powered" plasma fireball in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995).

Gamera's shell is extremely resilient and strong. Missiles and other weaponry merely bounce off it, along with most of his opponents' attacks. There have been a few times where his shell has faltered, most notably when Guiron hammered at the same spot several times and began cutting through. Irys' tentacle lasers have also been able to penetrate Gamera's shell. though this only occurred once during an aerial dogfight between the monsters. Gyaos' sonic Beam, Zigra's Paralyzing Beam, and Barugon's rainbow ray cannot penetrate Gamera's shell, shown in the films when he withdraws into his shell to avoid the attacks. Gamera's stomach, however, is softer and not as resilient, and he has been cut and gouged in his stomach to the point of bleeding (his blood is green in all the films, though faded stateside prints of the Showa films often made it look as if he had blue blood). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Guiron Guiron is a daikaiju from the Gamera series produced by Daiei Motion Pictures. ... Gyaos Gyaos, (pronounced Gao-ss or Guy-os in the UK special edition DVD) is the name of several daikaiju from Daieis Gamera film series, introduced in their 1967 production Gamera vs. ... Zigra, as seen on Mystery Science Theatre 3000. ... Barugon Barugon (バルゴン) is a Kaiju featured in the second Gamera film, 1966s Gamera vs. ...

In the Shōwa series, Gamera fed on fire and was attracted by other heat sources, such as power plants and Barugon's "rainbow" ray attack. He could breathe intensely hot streams of flames from his mouth when caught in a more serious situation. The Heisei version, on the other hand, could blast off mighty plasma fireballs from his mouth, usually very quickly, and with varying accuracy; they were highly explosive. At the end of G1 Gamera absorbs fire and fires a "super-powered" plasma fireball and in G2 he breathes in the oxygen produced by a Legion plant and fires an "Oxygen-Powered" plasma fireball. The Heisei version could also absorb a great deal of "mana", or the living essence and energy of life on Earth, and release an extremely powerful stream of pure plasma and fire from an opened, organic "cannon" in his chest. In the final film of the Heisei series, Gamera blasted his own arm off and absorbed plasma fireballs shot by Iris and used his stump arm to grow back his arm in a plasm form. Theoretically, he could do the same to other body parts as well. Barugon Barugon (バルゴン) is a Kaiju featured in the second Gamera film, 1966s Gamera vs. ... Mana is a traditional term that refers to a concept among the speakers of Oceanic languages, including Melanesians, Polynesians, and Micronesians. ...

Of course, Gamera also has the ability to fly. Generally Gamera will pull his arms, legs, head, and tail into his shell, fire flames out of his arm and leg cavities and spin around like a saucer. This mode of flight had an added advantage in the later films, where he would use the sharp edges of his shell to cut enemies while spinning, similar to a circular saw. He has a second way of flying, where he only pulls his legs and/or tail in, fires flames from the leg cavities, and flies like a jet. In the Heisei era films, Gamera's arms would extend and stretch out into wings similar to the flippers of a sea turtle while using this form of flight, giving him added aerodynamics and control.

The Heisei films gave Gamera one more additional weapon: a pair of sharp spikes protruding from his elbows. In his first Heisei era appearance, these spikes were hidden during the majority of the film, extending only when needed in battle. In later appearances they were permanently extended.

When seriously or gravely injured, Gamera can enter a coma-like state in order to heal. This often fools his opponents into thinking that he is dead. This ability has been used in almost every Gamera film. Playing Possum is singer-songwriter Carly Simons fifth studio album, released in 1975. ...

Gamera's only major weakness is cold. The monster Barugon was able to achieve success against Gamera using his freezing spray, and scientists nearly defeated Gamera during his first appearance using special freezing bombs. This weakness was only shown in Gamera's earliest films, and has not been explored since. Barugon Barugon (バルゴン) is a Kaiju featured in the second Gamera film, 1966s Gamera vs. ...

Film history

Shōwa era

Gamera made his first appearance in 1965's Gamera, which was one of two Gamera films to be in black-and-white(the other being Gamera vs. Barugon or War of The Monsters). Subsequent films, usually directed by Noriaki Yuasa and written by Nisan Takahashi, quickly became a big hit with children, who loved watching Gamera fight monsters Barugon, Gyaos, Viras, Guiron, Jiger, and Zigra. A seventh sequel was slated for a 1972 release, tentatively titled Gamera vs. Garasharp. Gross mismanagement of Daiei, however, put the company into bankruptcy, and the Gamera films were forced to cease production. Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Gamera or Gammera, the Invincible , Giant Monster Gamera) is a 1965 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie) about a giant turtle named Gamera. ... Noriaki Yuasa (born 1933 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese director, most notable for his involvement in the Gamera film series. ... Barugon Barugon (バルゴン) is a Kaiju featured in the second Gamera film, 1966s Gamera vs. ... Gyaos Gyaos, (pronounced Gao-ss or Guy-os in the UK special edition DVD) is the name of several daikaiju from Daieis Gamera film series, introduced in their 1967 production Gamera vs. ... Viras Viras is an alien Kaiju featured in Gameras fifth film, Gamera vs. ... Guiron Guiron is a daikaiju from the Gamera series produced by Daiei Motion Pictures. ... Jiger goes on a rampage. ... Zigra, as seen on Mystery Science Theatre 3000. ... Daiei Motion Picture Company, Ltd. ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ...

After Daiei was purchased by Tokuma Shoten in 1974, the new management wanted to do a new Gamera film in 1980, so Gamera: Super Monster was produced. The majority of the film used stock footage (with limited new scenes of Gamera flying), and acted as a "recap" of Gamera's history. However, Yuasa and Takahashi felt that they had done all they could with the monster, so they respectfully killed off Gamera at the end of the film. Tokuma Shoten (徳間書店) is one of the largest entertainment publishers in Japan. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Stock footage, also termed archive footage, library pictures and file footage is film or video footage that is reused in a film. ...

Through the years, on both sides of the Pacific, fans of Gamera or Godzilla have debated which monster is better. The latter would generally be considered the victor, in that Godzilla was considered to have "higher standards" than Gamera, who was just a monster for kids. The giant turtle thus often became the object of ridicule, especially on the American TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000, which lampoons B-movies and featured five of the original seven Gamera films during their third season. (It should be noted though that the series also featured and mocked two Godzilla films a year before.) For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... This article is about the character itself. ... Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ...

Heisei era

Following the second revival of the Godzilla series (1984–1995), Daiei Studios drew plans to resurrect its own star kaiju. In 1994 Daiei asked director Shusuke Kaneko, a lifelong kaiju fan, to direct a new Gamera movie. Although not a Gamera fan (Kaneko preferred Godzilla, and had asked Toho for the chance to direct a Godzilla film in 1992, though he would not have this opportunity until 2001. Kaneko tried to stay true to the spirit of the classic films while taking a fresh, edgy approach to appeal to a more contemporary audience. The result was Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995). While not the huge box-office success anticipated, the film was met with critical acclaim on both sides of the Pacific. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ...

Kaneko directed two sequels, forming a "Gamera Trilogy", with each film more successful than the previous. The trilogy transformed Gamera from the "friend to all children" of the Shōwa films to an anti-hero. A trilogy is a set of three works of art, usually literature or film, that are connected and can be seen as a single work, as well as three individual ones. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ...

Although the original Shōwa Gamera writer Nisan Takahashi felt the Heisei Gamera was too dark toned, the second series received critical acclaim, including praise from American movie critic Roger Ebert. Modern special effects were implemented increasingly throughout the progress of the trilogy and by the third film many shots of Gamera(most of them are when he's flying) were computer generated. Gamera III still remains an effects gold standard for many fans of the genre. Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ...

There was also an unofficial fourth film made called "Gamera 4: The Truth". It was made by fans who disliked the ending to Kaneko's third film. Since it was an unofficial film, it has never been released outside of Japan.

Millennium era

"Toto" fighting Zedus in Gamera the Brave.

Gamera the Brave returns Gamera to his Shōwa era roots, but with a modern twist. In the film, Gamera is first seen defending Japan back in the '70s from the Gyaos, but sacrifices himself to destroy them by self-destructing. In the modern day, the child of a man who witnessed that battle finds a turtle egg that hatchs into a baby Gamera that he names Toto. When a lizard-like monster named Zedus appears, Toto tries to fight the beast, but ends up being gravely wounded and taken by the military for study. He ends up escaping and growing to a larger size to try and fight Zedus again, this time succeeding against the monster. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Gamera the Brave , Gamera: Little Brave Ones) is a tokusatsu kaiju film currently in production and slated for a 2006 release. ...

The idea of multiple Gyaos battling Gamera in the 1970s is a possible means of attempting to tie together the reboot of Gamera back to his Shōwa Era roots with the concepts seen in the first of the Heisei films, though it is also possible that Gamera battling multiple Gyaos in this film may simply have been because Gyaos is the only monster that has appeared in every era in film.

Chronology

• Daikaijû Gamera (1965)
  • "Giant Monster Gamera" (translation)
  • aka "Gamera"
  • aka "Gamera, the invincible"

• Daikaijû kessen: Gamera tai Barugon (1966)
  • "The Great Monster Duel: Gamera vs. Barugon" (translation)
  • aka "Gamera vs. Barugon"
  • aka "War of the Monsters"

• Daikaijû kuchu kessan: Gamera tai Gyaosu (1967)
  • "Giant Monster Mid-Air Battle: Gamera vs. Gaos" (translation)
  • aka "Gamera vs. Gyaos"
  • aka "Gamera vs. Gaos"
  • aka "Return of the Giant Monsters"

• Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu (1968)
  • "Gamera vs. Outer Space Monster Viras" (translation)
  • aka "Gamera vs. Viras"
  • aka "Destroy All Planets"

• Gamera tai daiakuju Giron (1969)
  • "Gamera vs. Giant Evil Beast Giron" (translation)
  • aka "Gamera vs. Guiron"
  • aka "Attack of the Monsters"
  • aka "Gamera vs. Gullion"

• Gamera tai Daimaju Jaiga (1970)
  • Gamera vs. Giant Demon Beast Jiger (translation)
  • aka "Gamera vs. Monster X"
  • aka "Gamera vs. Jiger"

• Gamera tai Shinkai kaijû Jigura (1971)
  • "Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra" (translation)
  • aka "Gamera vs. Zigra"

• Uchu kaijû Gamera (1980)
  • aka "Space Monster Gamera" (translation)
  • aka "Gamera Super Monster"
  • aka "Super Monster"

• Gamera daikaijû kuchu kessen (1995)
  • aka "Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe"
  • aka "Gamera: Giant Monster Midair Showdown"

• Gamera 2: Region shurai (1996)
  • aka "Gamera vs. Legion"
  • aka "Gamera: Attack of Legion"
  • aka "Gamera 2: Advent of Legion"
  • aka "Gamera 2: Assault of the Legion"

• Gamera 3: Iris kakusei (1999)
  • aka "Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris"
  • aka "Gamera 3: The Incomplete Struggle"
  • aka "Gamera 1999: The Absolute Guardian of the Universe"
  • aka "Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris"
  • aka "Gamera: Revenge of Iris"

• Gamera: Chiisaki yusha-tachi (2006)
  • aka "Gamera the Brave"
  • aka "Gamera: The Little Braves

Mystery Science Theater 3000 appearances

Gamera was a frequent whipping boy on the third season of Mystery Science Theater 3000, where five of the Shōwa era films were mocked.^[1] The only original Shōwa films not featured on the program were Gamera vs. Viras and Gamera vs. Jiger. The Satellite of Love crew made up silly English lyrics to the Gamera theme: Mystery Science Theater 3000, often abbreviated MST3K, is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc. ... Satellite of Love On the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television series, the Satellite of Love is the giant bone shaped spacecraft that Joel Robinson and his robot friends - Crow, Tom Servo, Gypsy, and Cambot - live in. ...

(All) Gameraaaaaaaaaa! Gameraaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Gamera is really neat,
Gamera is filled with meat,
We've been eating Gamera!
Shell, feet, eyes, brain, claws, breath, scales, fun!
(Tom Servo) Doctor Forrester is kind of a jerk,
and Frank is really dumb too!
(Crow) We have to take part in these lame experiments!
(Joel) But do we complain?
(Tom) No!
(Joel) No!
(Crow) Yes!
(Tom) Huh?
(Tom) So we hy-kee-ba all over the place
(Joel) and talk of the thousand wonderful days.
(All) Gamera is really sweet,
he is filled with turtle meat!
Now we have commercial siiiiiiign!^[2]

Show writer Mike Nelson even performed a variation on this song as erudite singer/pianist Michael Feinstein.^[1][3] Michael J. Nelson. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

The five films riffed in season 3 were previously mocked years earlier on MST3K during the show's original incarnation on KTMA-TV in Minneapolis (the little seen "season 0" from 1988-89)

Future plans

• In late 2005, it was announced that Cartoon Network licensed the Gamera character for an animated series, though those plans were abandoned when Gamera the Brave bombed at the Japanese box office.^[4]

• Many fans have wondered if Gamera and Godzilla may appear in a film together (perhaps similar to King Kong vs. Godzilla), but Daiei Motion Picture Company and Toho Studios have no plans for a team-up. However in 2004, a rumor was posted on henshinonline that a Godzilla/Gamera film would happen, yet neither studio has made plans for it.

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Popular culture

• Gamera appears - under the name Ghamoo-ra - as a guardian beast in the Blackfathom Deeps instance dungeon in the World of Warcraft MMORPG. Additionally, a smaller tortoise named Gammerita is seen patrolling the eastern coast of The Hinterlands, and is the focus of two separate quests.

• Gamera, along with Godzilla and some other kaiju, appear in side stories of Dr. Slump.

• An episode of the animated series Justice League Unlimited (S5E03 "Chaos at the Earth's Core") had a team of superheroes consisting of Supergirl, Green Lantern, Star Girl, and S.T.R.I.P.E. briefly battle a nuclear-mutated giant turtle in Japan that was a homage to Gamera, right down to the flame-spinning flight.

• In an episode of Dragon Ball, the Turtle Hermit Muten-Rôshi summons a baby Gamera to use as a means of transportation. It makes him dizzy.

• In the popular webcomic Megatokyo, Gamera has a descendant named Gameru who is an alcoholic that is constantly in and out of rehab (He's referred to as the "shame of the Gamera family" by Inspector Sonoda). He first appears in comic #359.

• Gamera is a bonus track on the album Millions Now Living Will Never Die by post-rock band Tortoise.

• Gamera has made a few cameo shots in The Simpsons.

• Gamera made an appearance in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy movie Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure and his spoof Cragera appeared in Giant Billy and Mandy All-Out Attack.

• Dark Horse Comics, which also held the license for Godzilla, created a four issue mini-series based on Gamera, which took place between the events of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe and Gamera II: The Attack of Legion, and featured both Zigra and Viras as guest stars, with Viras being the principal adversary for Gamera in the series. The Gyaos also appeared.

• In a somewhat ironic twist, Gamera's trademark roar was utilized by Toho studios for the roar of the Godzillasaurus in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. Godzillasaurus was the form of Godzilla before his mutation by exposure to an atomic bomb in 1944.

• In the Detective Conan series, there is a parody of Gamera called Gomera. It looks more like Godzilla rather than a gigantic turtle.

• In the Pokémon anime, the water turtle Pokémon Squirtle performs the move Hydro Pump in much the same way that Gamera flies- However, there is water being expelled from the holes, not fire.

• The Digimon JumboGamemon is a homage to Gamera.

• In Destroy All Humans! 2 one mission involves destroying the eggs that belong to a giant turtle monster called Mograh. A reference to both Gamera and Mothra.

• The Main antagonist of the Mario series Bowser bears a passing resemblance to Gamera.

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Season Three 1991-1992". Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Unofficial Episode Guide. The Satellite News. Retrieved on 2006-09-07.
2. ^ "Song: The Gamera Song". Ward E. The Satellite News. Retrieved on 2006-09-07.
3. ^ Mystery Science Theater 3000, "Gamera vs. Guiron" [312], closing credits.
4. ^ "Anime News Service - October 24-31 Anime News". Anime News Service. Retrieved on 2005-10-30.

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External links

• Gamera Official Homepage (Japanese)
• The Shrine of Gamera
• Roger Ebert's review of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
• The Godzilla Shrine
• Godzilla Zero Hour Homepage