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Godzilla Minus One - The Novelization by Takashi Yamazaki

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From the writer, visual effects supervisor and director of the hit Godzilla Minus One movie comes the novelization packed with even more action and story to celebrate Godzilla’s 70th anniversary! In postwar Japan, the kaiju of legend has become even more powerful and fearsome. Can a country in shambles withstand the might of Godzilla?
In post-World War II Japan, the citizens are left picking up the pieces in the aftermath. As millions find new homes and bury their loved ones, they must adjust to a new way of life. For disgraced kamikaze soldier Koichi Shikishima, he’s lost everyone and everything he loves and is left living with survivor’s guilt. But when he meets Noriko Oishi, a young woman who’s also lost everything, and the baby she rescued, he finds a new purpose. As the two begin a new life to survive and raise baby Akiko, Koichi’s new job puts him face to face with something terrible, something he thought had only been a nightmare from his time at war. A monster mutated by the U.S. government’s nuclear tests is making its way toward mainland Japan, and nothing seems to be able to stop its path of destruction.

Godzilla rises from the sea with Japan in its sights. Can a country devastated by war withstand the might of the King of the Monsters?


Product Details
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Dimensions: 5-7/8 x 8-1/4"
  • ISBN: 9798895617588
  • Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
  • Written by Godzilla Minus One writer, visual effects supervisor, and director Takashi Yamazaki
  • Based on the 2023 Godzilla Minus One movie

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From the writer, visual effects supervisor and director of the hit Godzilla Minus One movie comes the novelization packed with even more action and story to celebrate Godzilla’s 70th anniversary! In postwar Japan, the kaiju of legend has become even more powerful and fearsome. Can a country in shambles withstand the might of Godzilla?
In post-World War II Japan, the citizens are left picking up the pieces in the aftermath. As millions find new homes and bury their loved ones, they must adjust to a new way of life. For disgraced kamikaze soldier Koichi Shikishima, he’s lost everyone and everything he loves and is left living with survivor’s guilt. But when he meets Noriko Oishi, a young woman who’s also lost everything, and the baby she rescued, he finds a new purpose. As the two begin a new life to survive and raise baby Akiko, Koichi’s new job puts him face to face with something terrible, something he thought had only been a nightmare from his time at war. A monster mutated by the U.S. government’s nuclear tests is making its way toward mainland Japan, and nothing seems to be able to stop its path of destruction.

Godzilla rises from the sea with Japan in its sights. Can a country devastated by war withstand the might of the King of the Monsters?


Product Details
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Dimensions: 5-7/8 x 8-1/4"
  • ISBN: 9798895617588
  • Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
  • Written by Godzilla Minus One writer, visual effects supervisor, and director Takashi Yamazaki
  • Based on the 2023 Godzilla Minus One movie
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Customer Reviews (4.2 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Lucy X. ★★★★★

The pacing is tighter than the movie, and Yamazaki’s prose gives the monster sequences a weight the screen can’t quite match. If you’re a fan of the film, the extra backstory on the crew makes it worth picking up for the anniversary.

Sophia ★★★★★

Picked this up for my shelf as a Godzilla fan, and the extra backstory Yamazaki slips in between the movie’s set pieces makes it feel like a director’s cut on paper. The pacing tightens the original plot without losing any of the emotional weight, and the 70th anniversary framing gives it a nice col

Edward D. ★★★★☆

Got it on release day since I'm a huge fan of the film, and Yamazaki's extra scenes add real depth to characters like Koichi. It's a bit pricey for a paperback, but if you want the full story behind the movie, this is worth grabbing.