What Exactly Are Kaiju Girls?

Monsters meets girls in Kaiju Girls, or the Ultra Monster Anthropomorphic Project! Whatever you wish to call it, it's certainly one of the more unique entries to come out of Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra universe and today we'll take a brief dive into the subseries.
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[@excrementgaming9120]

So people don’t get confused there two kaiju girls. One is made by a fan, and the other is the one he talking about is official by the company.

[@the-secret]

Zetton is best waifu

[@Gappasaurus]

Was the fan series the one that used to be on DeviantArt years ago? That one was… _memorable_ in many ways 😁

[@joseignaciodepierola2855]

I've seen plenty of a Twitter user called Kinkuri that made many gijinkas, there's many like Satan Beetle, you might turn the head, into a haircut

[@gembocobo9484]

the ultras being a rival band needs to happen

[@georgehill6098]

And they need to be ultra-sonas of The Alfee, Voyager, or Project DMM lol

[@zonary8148]

In the pop version, there was another idol group called the Ultra 78, I think they interact in the future, but I haven't found the newer volumes translations yet.

[@christopherhu7189]

Boy band of TDG led by Tiga.

[@ZaGorudan]

Kaiju Girls post-mortem phase HYPE edit: I helped with the typesetting on a couple of Galaxy Days chapters lmao

[@tokumillennium5162]

Hey! it's​ the man​ who​ will never do​ Ultraman Cosmos out​ of​ context!

[@ZaGorudan]

@Farmer Duckie lol neither have ever been an issue. It's purely burnout from watching so much back-to-back.

[@LivingShadow35]

@@ZaGorudan WHY

[@sfsplayer4699]

I did not know you maked ultra séries without context and kaiju girls in same Channel but press F for jamila

[@5spec]

​@@LivingShadow35he just said why

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

I think the concept would go further if, instead of making the girls literal personifications of the kaiju, they instead had a connection to them and could summon them to do battle, or ride them like evas. This would make it easier for the concept to evolve past being a slice of life comedy and incorporate more dramatic elements and action sequences. The girls could form relationships to the monsters, similar to Digimon and perhaps be responsible for rehabilitating them from their previously villainous ways and teach them to defend humanity and other sentient beings out in the cosmos similar to Ultraman. Various conflicts could arise from girls being paired with kaiju who compensate rather than match their personality: a shy and caring girl could be pair with a particularity bloodthirsty kaiju and have to learn to stand up for herself in order to keep him under control. So on and so forth. What I really like about the concept is how it is able to draw upon Ultarman's lengthy legacy, but I think it could do more to not only keep Ultraman going, but contribute and expand on it. This will ultimately give the series it's best chance of long term success. It can't rely on reiterating the past for too long.

[@radiokunio3738]

Heisei Gamera did this well. Give human connections to kaiju helps give the human story more meaning to the kaiju story.

[@VortexBlasterDemonKing]

So what you are mostly suggesting is, Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle. Which was made Tsubaraya too.

[@dethhollow]

Yeah, straight-up. Like do a sort-of Digimon or Fate thing where every Kaiju has a 'master' or partner of some kind and then you could keep the cute anime girl slice of life stuff while also letting them transform for small periods of time to have actual Kaiju-on-Kaiju battles. With CG starting to get pretty solid in anime, you could probably pretty reasonably give fans of the classic series, itself, a bunch of fun monster matchups to get people who like the actual fights back on-board while the partner element lets them get a bunch of cute anime girl waifubait figure-moving stuff out there. I mean, I've been keeping up with Ghost Game. Just imagine any scene with Gammamon but instead it's a cute anime girl with a tail getting to excitedly eat chocolate for the first time or something, right? If you can give it a solid budget then that has loads of potential, I think. I mean, again, just look at Fate, slice of life stuff with partners that actually has a plot and action can do really well.

[@VortexBlasterDemonKing]

@@dethhollow Just do Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle

[@TheAdventGamer]

I dunno, I like the personification of kaiju. But I'm a huge Monster girl lover so I may be a bit biased.

[@andresmarrero8666]

The concept of the souls of fallen kaiju being reincarnated as children, practically the exact opposite of their former existence, is interesting. I just wish they focused on story and action rather than cute antics and fan service. Give them power armor and set them in a naturalistic future and you will have the basis for an interesting adventure story.

[@mogman389]

Huh, and here I thought the Kaiju Girls were just made by a group of fans without any Tsuburaya input.... Nicely done!

[@sfsplayer4699]

Lol

[@JDGansGaming]

I remember a site back in 2006 that was doing this with Godzilla monsters called Neo Monster Island. It was a web comic that used figurines and had section called Kaiju Girls. But soon the owner of the website took down the Kaiju Girls section cause more people coming to his site for them instead of the comic itself.

[@LieutoriSestina]

Kadokawa's Zetton is so recognizable. Definitely a fan favorite kaiju in both original and girl form.

[@redacted_vombat5742]

Ikr. First time seeing zetton I honestly thought those yellowish thingy on it's chest look like a nice milker

[@ZagiNoa]

Agreed. Kaiju Girl Zetton is giving off the Best Girl vibes.

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

When Godzilla and Gamera where all but dead, Ultraman held the line.

[@TupocalypseShakur]

But who will save Gamera

[@artken4901]

@@TupocalypseShakur kadokawa owns Gamera pretty sure they care about him.....

[@ShinGoji1987Official]

Lol I've herd of this and even though I'm not too interested I admit that the kaiju chan designs are adorable. I for one I'm all for seeing more beautiful women in kaiju films though haha

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

So basically if it wasn't for kaiju girls Tokusatsu wouldn't continue today. 😱 that's wild

[@darthsithlord3718]

It’s either die, or turn your giant monsters into sexy woman

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

@@darthsithlord3718 😂 true

[@GhostTwinkek]

KAIJU CLAP TIME What a excellently researched video.

[@ralphso5567]

I mean, Mazinger Z, Getter and other Go Nagai IP got the same treatment and it was fine. Fun fact: Maaya Uchida voices Getter-chan and her brother Yuma Uchida voices the pilot of Getter Arc so they both are tied to the power getter rays

[@damn1580]

I like the design of the girls, and I do appreciate the miles the franchise would take to appeal to a bigger group of people, I've never seen the Kaiju girl shows but I might take a look at them one day BTW, what Ultraman is that at 9:33

[@nuggetbox9245]

I think that's Ultraman Powered.

[@SmashBros2009]

@@nuggetbox9245 Indeed it is, I remember watching the series during my childhood!

[@Alan-nj2zs]

Powered

[@FreeFix0620]

Ultraman Powered is a United States ver. Of an Ultraman but don't be confused since Ultraman powered did appear in Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie during the battle with Belial

[@grimhellovanmikoto2486]

I've read the pop one and honestly i like it, the monster graveyard mystery makes me invested and why icarus defy the school so much she called all girls half breeds makes you wonder what's actually happening there. Oh and also i hope they'll bring jamila back to earth she deserves it.

[@auseziegieteursucraineiwst3680]

Perfect representation of Ultraman Cosmos's perspective.

[@TheChosenPrime]

This is a weird concept, but I would want to see what Toho would do with it on their kaiju. Would it be a slice of life or an action anime? Will it have started a new era or would it take place in a previous era? Would Toho make a multiverse type film with the alt. versions of the earth defenders defeating the alt. versions of the evil kaiju? Maybe, maybe not, we will never know.

[@ranjira7893]

well the designs exist already for Godzilla and most of his (or in this case her) fellow Earth Daikaiju like Mothra as well as several of the Space Kaiju like Ghidorah. and there Is a web comic/doujinshi series ... but yeah I'd love to see an official licensed Goji Girls anime/manga XD

[@chromatic-doodlieus09]

@@ranjira7893 oh boy, there is a ton, I get weirded out by most of them and my simp brain just go wild

[@i0am0superBlast]

Never heard of Kaiju Girls, but more cute monster girls is never a bad thing.

[@XC11301991]

Lol I remember checking out the artist of Monster Musume's 1 shot comics before it become a series, it's what introduced me to monster girls. I remember monster girl content was not super big back in the day, it's definitely more popular now but most general animes and mangas still play it safe with their monster girls designs.

[@xmegami5511]

Of course I'd want a video on Gundam boys. That franchise has produced some of the goodest boys who happen to commit war crimes in all of fiction, second only to Macross.

[@synkadus]

Reminded me of RGZ, Robot Girls Z - An anime about Go Nagai's fucking mechs and other characters turned into lolis. That was amazing. Opening slaps hard

[@MidoriNatsume]

Yoo, that was sick as hell, too bad some dumb western people whined about "Moe is gonna Kill Mecha".

[@mattfrank85]

The Kaiju Girls are a fascinating sociological experiment.

[@chaosfire321]

The power of Monster Girls are too good

[@Austin_Soares]

I would pay so much money to see the Ultras reactions to their former enemies as this.

[@charleschiam6972]

A Gundam Boys video would be appreciated, yes. And thanks for making this!

[@Gappasaurus]

0:07 My compliments on the well-placed use of that Fandora clip 😎👍

[@wyattarthur5275]

They have done this a lot but it never blows up as much as I would like, I know there are a few super robot girl series as well

[@wafudramon]

I really like how they make black commander a comedy girl that always got hurt reminiscing the moment he got killed by kids in the story

[@kyukake_shi]

I love Slice of life genre, and I love kaiju. So this series is a perfect combination for me

[@calcium8347]

some of these designs actually slap ngl. i love stuff like this

[@mylesobrien7477]

You know while the whole turning objects and scary creatures into cute girls is often used for the comedy and ecchi factor as well as just people like seeing cute girls do cute things while connecting to a previously established ip. I would find it interesting if they made a manga or anime and played it completely straight. The villains would keep their base personality just have a change in form and adapt their evil plans in this new situation and the monster would change in size and intellect but still be powerful and they would have to learn how to be more human. That could be fun and interesting as well as ironically funny. Since going dark or at least serious with something like that is comedic to imagine.

[@adamshafeeq8685]

Haruki: we fight to protect, not destroy *Looks up Kaiju girls* Haruki: forget what i said

[@godzillalover3445]

A Cartoon Network Gamera Show!? SIGN ME THE HELL UP!!!

[@gomotan5091]

Serious!!!!

[@emberthefox4951]

I hope this becomes a thing for various franchises. At least public what if art. It would be cool to see a Kaiju girl Godzilla. Also, this whole concept is basically a branch of monster girls.

[@Identical416]

No, godzilla no, that thing will be more hated that zilla

[@chromatic-doodlieus09]

Fun(not) fact: That exists

[@androyus]

Yes, of course I'd like more videos about Gundam boys 😁.

[@infinityzer054]

Fear demon Zett:”are they my kin?”

[@R1GHTS1DE]

I know its not an Ultraman series, but I was really hoping to hear about Kaiju Girl Caramelise. Its a current manga that I adore! But I understand as it didn't predate Kaiju girls nor did it feature the ultraman characters. I think it was cute, with very good designs for the kaiju.

[@PashaandDrosha]

Aside from monster musume, I'd like to bring up the success of the Nyaruko franchise in early 2010s which featured moe-fied cosmic horrors and is steeped in tokusatsu references.

[@alexandreturcotte6411]

Thanks, now I want to hold the gloved hand of a lady disguised like a tokusatsu monster.

[@sir_coma60]

I've seen these at the bookstore, but never looked into it. That deep dive was very helpful.

[@mabfuentes8885]

0:09 Did bro made me boi Gomora dirty?!

[@StudioRevoct]

Pop Comic Kaiju Girls got me into Ultraman, it got me to watch Ultraseven from start to finish, it's such a great fun series, especially after getting more context from Ultraseven.

[@ichiko_sakura]

My personal favorite kaiju girl is silver bloome. Despite what she has done in leo, i am willing to forgive her if she promised not to eat anymore attack squads again

[@cicadaplum]

This was quite a rabbithole to go down. I appreciate it. I like the Kadokawa Zetton. Something about her just feels right.

[@drakke125Channel]

The 8-bit chibi avatars of the girls in the end credits was done with other shows , such as the collab between Light Novel anime adapted shows including Re;zero, Overlord, Tanya the Evil, etc. The anthropomorphizing of the kaiju girls has been a thing for a while, as well as turning warships and planes into girls in Azur Lane and Kantai Collection. If I recall, Kemono Friends also predates Kaijuu girls, but there's been figurines of kaijuu girls for Zetton for quite some time well before the Kaijuu girls anime back around 2010-12. I'm surprised gundam girls was already a thing at the very start....we did see robotgirls later on through Busou Shinki and later Frame Arms Girls.

[@eltontan4340]

I personally really like the Chibi anime,I especially like Zetton character,though I find the KG Black movie abit weird,there’s definitely some weird fetish scene in it but I do kinda wished they continued the series after that movie. Never get why many fans hated the series and the idea,especially in the western side of fandom,here in Asia most fans seems more accepting to these moe and Ecchi stuff idk.

[@BobbinRobbin777]

I guess its because the west is less aware of the culture in general due to anime at the time being viewed as this weird remix of american cartoons and sitcoms in the west (im guessing atleast, since nerd-culture was still alive at the time.)

[@gaoexkaiser]

you didn't mention the Robot Girls Z, idol girls are always marketable in japan I guess its bound to happen and I like it a lot.

[@Tarbtano]

Not much for fan service like this, but I got a good friend who adores Monster Musame and this, which more power to them. This Kaiju girl stuff is harmless fun for people who like it.

[@jvts8916]

When I first stumbled upon a Kaiju Girls ad on KZbin, I didn't know what they were referencing, but I was disappointed that it did not feature the girls being the size of kaiju.

[@VrpalnRIsr]

SSS.Gridman was dark. Anyway, thanks for reminding me of that masterpiece.

[@ReRoute25]

Ah Kaiju Girls, the show that knew where to put the budget into.

[@tostie3110]

This whole moe-morphism genre has gone to a huge scale with things like Kantai collection and other series mainly known for the collectible figure lines. I've even seen humanized japanese medieval castles, sold as very detailed figures! sometimes it blurs the line with the ''monster girl'' genre. But I don't think the monster girl genre originates from turning X popular thing into marketable female designs.

[@noireel5977]

so, the detail about "the beginning stories light novel series" is basically prequel for the chibi web series kadokawa version. And for "ultra journey twintail girl and twintail me" is basically "Wizard of Oz" with ultra-kaiju girl theme and Toto as harem protagonist

[@imahoare4742]

What are kaiju girls? A gift from God.

[@sfsplayer4699]

Yes

[@gomotan5091]

Yes

[@rock10zxa]

the absolute panderin. to me. gomora-tan 'bout to make me act up. but on a different note, i'm thankful for the tone the video takes on the niche sub franchise. you came off as naturally invested in these cute anime girls and was most importantly open-minded, which is sadly rare nowadays where negative over exaggeration overrides rational sincerity for anime themes like that of kaiju girls. bit of a side ramble but still, much appreciated.

[@ShinigamiSamaH]

My childhood is destroyed and I am glad this is a thing.

[@Monsterreviews1217]

Perdy good explanation and im glad you went through the history of the kaiju girls. Ive been hunting down each statue for the past 3 years or so and I have about 4 or 5 left to find. They pop up super rarely so theyre vary hard to find nowadays..wish the companies would have made more or limited how many people could buy. theres a couple on ebay that arent really reasonable so theres no chance of getting them costing an arm.

[@jedozz__3719]

Can you make a video about cinematography in Ultraman? As a film student I really appreciate your content. No one on this platform (at least English speakers) talk about tokusatsu film making

[@jinbo369]

I love how you includes ultra sevens X in the thumbnail, not really a lot of ppl even knows it’s exist lol

[@BigDan1200]

What the hell! Gamera was going to come to Cartoon Network!? Why couldn’t this have happened!

[@Zacian2.0]

If Godzilla fails, call in the KaijuGirls LOL

[@Identical416]

Godzilla is very good without a y humanization

[@yuuyakizami2133]

Always loved the Ultra Kaiju Gijinka project. Still waited for new chapters from it's 2 mangas. POP's Eleking and the Gomora from the anime are both so precious 😌

[@gomotan5091]

Thx

[@yuuyakizami2133]

@@gomotan5091 Welcome

[@iberis361]

Kaiju Girls and Frame Arms Girls should do a collab, mecha vs kaiju but 100% more anime!

[@ironicallystupidusername4964]

Always just thought tsuburaya did it for the heck of it. Had no idea that tsuburaya actually had a reason to make it!

[@palblue]

Why does it exist? 1: why not? 2: rule 63: if it exists it can be genderbent

[@user-gv6oy2tz8v]

Ahh.. the most powerful bender, the genderbender

[@MrNetWraith]

Not gonna lie, I opened this video thinking it was going to talk about the internet fan phenomena of K-girls, an intersection of monstergirl fandom, kaiju fandom and moe fandom that's been around since the 2000s and was probably popularized if not invented by the galleries of the website "Twisted Kaiju Theater" (until the owner pulled them down in a hissy fit over realizing that people were more interested in them than in his stupid webcomic). The idea that an actual tokusatsu anime based on the concept never once crossed my mind. Consider me surprised and enlightened.

[@catsorafgc]

I’m not too familiar with the Ultraman stuff, but this looks like a fun watch! I guess they were right about it being a gateway into their movies lol

[@eomersimbajon2938]

I remember there being also another kaiju manga girl Kaiju Girl Caramelise! Its so cute, and I wish nothing but the best for her :(

[@Top10AnimeBetrayals]

Such a thing exists? Such a thing will be read and watched ♥

[@Kopie0830]

As an ultraman fanatic, the 1970's ultraman was ahead of it's time.

[@iamhungey12345]

A kaiju known for killing Ultraman and they turned it into a waifu. Only Japan.

[@joseignaciodepierola2855]

Japan, the land of the weird

[@sfsplayer4699]

Yes

[@joseignaciodepierola2855]

@@sfsplayer4699, I had no idea a gijinka project existed

[@PolzbearChannel]

Man… I always admire your video man! Keep it up 👍

[@chefs_son]

Not even surprised

[@misternikolas8611]

OOH boy, here I go to a weird rabbit hole once again

[@TBoneTony]

Mighty Lady, those JAV videos on DVDs I had to get from the mid 2000s without knowing much about understanding Japanese may have also had a momentum in getting more people into Kaiju and Ultra themed Anime. Make Giant Waifus fight against monsters or make the Waifus look like the Giant Monsters themselves and you will have a Waifu Kaiju series that will bring in new fans to the Kaiju genre.

[@ProtoasteruWu]

I am going to sub because u talk about tokusasu and the thumbnail about nexus and seven X

[@manuelkfc7916]

You've convinced me, this is interesting.

[@conker13245]

as someone who grew up obsessed with ultrsmonsters this kinda felt like finding out your favorite uncle did drag and llooked good af doing it... Why did eleking have to be so hot tho

[@Virtual_Maid_Miyu_Full_Menu]

I knew a friend into this, glad to know more about it

[@number4221]

Damn agira, miclas and windom sure lucky to have ultraseven as their father, zero as big brother, and Leo as that one uncle that chose violent. Edit: gomora still my favorite neither Kaiju or waifus form

[@supper_e1823]

0:19 I have a gameboy advance sp just like that one!

[@JDON.108]

I like girls, I like monsters, this just makes sense

[@AshleyWolf125]

the asuka godzilla figure haunts my dreams

[@AdamYJ]

And now we have Kaiju Girl Caramelise.

[@zeppelin_4743]

I found some of the Kaiju Girl mangas at a 2nd hand book store and I just knew I had to buy them

[@nicodalusong149]

So a little follow up here and there. First for Gundam Girls: Mika Akitaka, one of the mechanical artists for Gundam was behind starting and popularizing the entire idea. In fact, it was his F91 girl that spurred the creation of the Ginga Ojousama Yuna/Galaxy Fraulein Yuna series of games (which later had OVAs) created by Hudson (the folks behind Bomberman). The series is practically Sailor Moon IN SPACE! with power armor but Yuna also has a giant mech as well usually reserved for the final battle. As for Ultraman, it's still reaching out in different ways. In fact, around Christmas last year, Ultraman (the Netflix one) had a crossover event with Medarot S (Medabots S for english speakers) and had medarot versions of Ultraman and Seven. In relation to kaiju girls, I think japan has a long history of moe anthropomorphism (gijinka in japanese; I'm sure some of you are familiar with this term in relation to pokemon at least). I'd imagine it started with Gundam Girls founding mecha musume and then other otaku sub-cultures took the idea and ran with it. Those otaku are basically working in the industry now so it's not too much of a stretch to see this having become a thing.

[@tobiasthesecond5605]

I believe Japan's Shinto roots (in which has animism) and the Tsukumogami in their folklore have a strong contribution to this phenomenon.

[@nicodalusong149]

@@tobiasthesecond5605 Yes, definitely. The base belief in shinto that everything has a soul definitely lends to this a lot.

[@BreakinMIk]

Damn that was well researched. Love the video, if you wanna delve into that Gundam boys thing I'd defs watch too! 😂 Gonna try and track down that manga you mentioned as well!

[@nepgear8294]

Idk why this got reccomended as i only watched a little bit of kamen rider and ultraman as a kid, but now i gotta put some shows on my to watch list, i guess... i do like me some monster girls

[@EroBotan]

whether they're a cute girl or a giant monster, I love these kaijuu!!

[@Swordofswordom]

"What's Kaiju Girls?" **Remembers Monster Girls for two whole seconds** "Oh I get it entirely" 🤣

[@monecue9891]

Yes please on the gundam girls or anything monster girl

[@ashraffhashrin4196]

I wonder how they would tackle the space beasts from Nexus? Heck how about a fusion monster like 5 King or Ismael?

[@zerofighterfairy]

I like the other one where Mafilax is the main character here 5:02. Part where Dan Moroboshi scold them for being noisy in his restaurant got my dying lol.

[@MidoriNatsume]

I really hope you continue with the idea of a video about MS Girls, it's the reason Mecha Musume exists and it would be interesting to see how it influenced other mecha series and possibly popularized anime anthropomorphism. ♥️💪 Btw, just as a little nitpick, the line it's not called Gundam Girls, but MS Girls as in Mobile Suit Girls. We gotta make sure uninitiated people know that not all mecha in Gundam are called Gundam. 😅

[@bjarnivalur6330]

This... This is blessed

[@tykamen5588]

I'm surprised tsuburaya hadn't made a Kaiju girl Harem anime

[@gomotan5091]

Me too

[@vustvaleo8068]

probably neat to see the kaiju from Ultraman Nexus as kaiju girls.

[@iamhungey12345]

Now that I think about it, does that means Ultraseven had a harem this entire time with his capsule monsters?

[@iamhungey12345]

@Big Ingredients for meat buns.

[@iamhungey12345]

@Big Ever seen the movie "Untold Story"?

[@gomotan5091]

@Big yep

[@dylanhelvetios2300]

It reminds me of the Pokemon Réburst manga who have trainers fusing with pokemons. Which it's kinda funny because many of the first pokemons were inspired by Kaiju

[@joseignaciodepierola2855]

Pokémon ReBurst is a Manga most western folks don't know

[@TheChoujinVirus]

to summarize also why it was done was simple: Japan's entertainment industry relies heavily on a very powerful (by powerful as in a group that spends like 10x more on merch than casuals) minority of Otakus. Not that it's bad, as they're viewed by many as their bread and butter, but it's altruism of expanding market makes it feel less like an ambition and kinda a bit more like optics to avoid angering fans of said group. (from what I've learned, Otakus aren't really welcomed in any anime subgroup)

[@Uma_and_friends]

here before 15k, see ya at 1mil