21 Most Thrilling Kaiju Anime, Save the World from Giant Monsters
Besides big screen live-action films, there are also various kaiju-themed anime featuring fierce battles against giant monsters! Anything you’ve watched before?
Anime & Manga | 31 October
By DG Writer
For anime fans who are looking for kaiju or giant monsters-themed anime series, there's no need to look further. DuniaGames has collected 21 of the best anime titles that feature humanity's battle against various giant monsters! Let's take a look at them now.
1. Godzilla Singular Point
Two people who don't know each other, engineer Yun Arikawa and graduate student Mei Kamino, meet after hearing the same “song” while investigating strange happenings in two different places. Turns out, terrible dangers in the form of giant monsters are coming from under the Earth.
2. Pacific Rim: The Black
When the kaiju emerge from the Pacific Rim and ravage Australia, siblings Taylor and Hayley Travis become orphans after being abandoned by their parents to fight the kaiju threat. Five years later, they found the mecha Jaeger Atlas Destroyer. However, Taylor and Hayley not only have to deal with the monsters to find their parents' whereabouts but also other parties who want the Jaeger for their own agenda.
3. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters tells the story of a group of humanity along with the alien races Exif and Bilusaludo who fled from Earth after Godzilla appeared and destroyed most of the planet's surface. 20,000 years later, they are trying to take back their home planet, but nothing is as easy as it sounds when it involves giant monsters.
4. Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
Continuing the story of Planet of the Monsters, the human-Exif-and-Bilusaludo alliance got a new chance to defeat Godzilla after finding the wreckage of Mechagodzilla. However, it seems that the Bilusaludo group has plans of their own...
5. Godzilla: The Planet Eater
The final title of Netflix's Godzilla trilogy, the remnants of the army trying to finish off Godzilla have been pushed back and are running out of resources. In this chaos, the alien race Exif shows their true faces...
6. Attack on Titan
Talking about giant monsters, of course we can't leave Shingeki no Kyojin aka Attack on Titan. As you would expect from the title, this manga adaptation tells the struggle of a group of humans against the Titans.
7. SSSS.Gridman
Amnesiac high school student Yuuta Hibiki finds Hyper Agent Gridman in a computer then decided to combine with Gridman to fight the kaiju threats. However, every time a kaiju is defeated, people's memories of the event are erased -- including their memories of someone being killed in a kaiju attack.
8. SSSS.Dynazenon
This part of the "Gridman Universe" tells the story of a group of teenagers who are forced to pilot mecha Dynazenon when a man named Gauma summons the robot to defeat a monster that suddenly appears and attacking the city.
9. Getter Robo Armageddon
13 years after the events that wiped out 99 percent of the human population, alien forces have invaded Earth once again. The only one who can save humanity is a giant mecha named Shin Getter Robo controlled by an artificial human named Gou.
10. Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo
Five years after pilot Getter Robo's desperate attempt to stop the Dinosaur Empire's attack from destroying New York City, the Dinosaur Empire has somehow resurfaced. The NISAR organization must find new members to be the pilots of Shin Getter Robo.
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11. Dai-Guard
The 21st Century Defense Security Corporation created the Dai-Guard robot to fight against a group of evil aliens called the Heterodyne. However, it seems that the biggest challenges the organization have to face are not just the Heterodynes, but also legal and financial lawsuits for damages to public facilities, rival companies, and the military who want Dai-Guard for their own purposes.
12. Gunbuster
The alien race of insects Uchuu Kaijuu seeks to eradicate humanity when humans begin to explore space. Various giant planes and robots are built to fight the alien threat and both on the surface of the Earth and the Moon colonies, the bright and talented young people are sought as their pilots -- as Gunbusters.
13. Diebuster
This Gunbuster sequel tells the story of Nono, a country girl who wants to become a space pilot and eventually joins the elite Fraternity troop group that is tasked with dealing with space monster attacks.
14. Fafner in the Azure
An anime directed by Xebec (Dai-Guard, Black Clover) with characters designed by Hisashi Hirai (Gundam SEED). The story focuses on a group of young people who rode Fafner mecha in a battle against giant alien lifeforms known as Festum.
15. Cencoroll
A high school student named Tetsu hides the existence of a strange creature he names Cenco and can be controlled through telepathy. But a curious girl named Yuki accidentally sees Cenco when the creature turns into a bicycle. Most aspects of this anime are produced alone by mangaka Atsuya Uki. A sequel was released in June 2019 and Cencoroll 3 is currently in the works.
16. Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
In the past, the land of Mistarcia was threatened by the black-winged demon Bahamut who is going to destroy the world, but humans, gods, and monsters races all fought together to seal off the demon. Two thousand years later, a group of people are trying to resurrect the Bahamut.
17. God Eater
Produced by studio Ufotable (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Kimetsu no Yaiba), this anime is an adaptation of the video game of the same name. In 2071, the members of Fenrir organization are tasked with protecting humanity against the threat of Aragami monsters with a special weapon called the God Arc.
18. Nobunagun
In order to beat the invasion of aliens called EIO, the organization DOGOO creates a special tool to awaken one's connection with historical figures from the past. High school girl Sio Ogura, the reincarnation of warlord Nobunaga Oda, reluctantly joins DOGOO after accidentally getting involved in their battle while on a school field trip.
19. Neon Genesis Evangelion
The Evangelion series takes place 15 years after an apocalyptic disaster. A teenager named Shinji is recruited by his father, Gendo, to the Nerv organization to pilot a giant machine called the Evangelion and battle against mysterious creatures named Angels.
20. Kagewani
Kagewani is a mystery and horror genre anime that tells the adventures of scientist Sousuke Banba who is investigating the existence of UMA, aka Unidentified Mysterious Animals such as Bigfoot and other monsters. It plays like a motion comic so the animation is more rigid compared to regular anime.
21. Ultimate Girls
Lastly, there is the Ultimate Girls comedy/parody anime series. Three student; Silk, Vivienne, and Tsubomi; were accidentally stepped on by the giant hero UFO-man. UFO-man is forced to sacrifice his powers to bring them back to life, while the three girls gain the power to turn into giants and replace UFO-man's job to fight the kaiju.
That's the list of 21 best kaiju-themed anime that you can find and watch. Stay tuned for information about other games and anime and don't forget to follow Dunia Games' Facebook and Instagram for more interesting updates. Don’t forget, you can also buy vouchers for Mobile Legends, Free Fire, Call of Duty Mobile and many other games at attractive prices only at Dunia Games Top-up!
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Written by Sidharta F. Rasidi: Twitter @StoPlayinGame
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