Kaiju
Kaijū (怪獣), literally meaning strange beast or mysterious beast, is a popular Japanese term referring to strange creatures, especially giant monsters as portrayed in Japanese fantasy movies and shows (tokusatsu and anime), more precisely termed daikaijû (大怪獣 - "giant monster"). The similar term kaijin (怪人) refers to human-like monsters (Humanoids) in related genre. The most famous of these creatures is Godzilla (ゴジラ).
Other well known Kaiju include Gamera (ガメラ), and Ultraman. In Japan, Ultraman (ウルトラマン) is not usually considered to be a Kaiju (beast). The term Ultra-Kaiju (ウルトラ怪獣) refers to monsters in Ultra Series.
Kaiju list
- Anguirus (アンギラス)
- Bagan (バガン)
- Alien Baltan (Barutan seijin; バルタン星人) - Ultra-Kaiju
- Baragon (バラゴン)
- Barugon (バルゴン)
- Battra (バトラ)
- Bemular (ベムラー) - Ultra-Kaiju
- Biollante (ビオランテ)
- Dagarah
- Daimajin (大魔神; Giant demon god) is not usually called Kaiju.
- Death Ghidorah (デスギドラ)
- Destoroyah (デストロイア)
- Dogora
- Ebirah (エビラ)
- Eleking (エレキング) - Ultra-Kaiju
- Frankenstein (フランケンシュタイン)
- Gabara (ガバラ)
- Gaira (ガイラ)
- Gamera (ガメラ)
- Ganime
- Gappa (ガッパ)
- Gargantuas
- Gezora
- Giant Robo (ジャイアントロボ) (Johnny Sokko's Flying Robot) is not usually called Kaiju.
- Gigan (ガイガン)
- Godzilla Junior
- Godzooki
- Gomora (ゴモラ) - Ultra-Kaiju
- Gorgo
- Gorosaurus (ゴロザウルス)
- Guilala (or Girara; ギララ)
- Guiron
- Gyaos (ギャオス)
- Hedorah (ヘドラ)
- Irys (イリス)
- Jet Jaguar (ジェットジャガー)
- Jiger (ジャイガー)
- Jiras (ジラース) - Ultra-Kaiju
- Kamacuras (カマキラス)
- Kameba (カメーバ)
- King Caesar (キングシーサー)
- King Ghidorah (キングギドラ)
- Kumonga (クモンガ)
- Legion (レギオン)
- Magma
- Mammoth Kong
- Manda (マンダ)
- Mechagodzilla (メカゴジラ)
- Megaguirus (メカギラス)
- Megalon (メガロ; Megaro in Japanese)
- Minya (or Minilla; ミニラ)
- Moguera (モゲラ)
- Monster Island (怪獣ランド)
- Monster X (モンスターX)
- Mothra (モスラ)
- Orga (オルガ)
- Raki
- Red King (レッドキング) - Ultra-Kaiju
- Reptilicus (レプティリカス)
- Rodan (ラドン; Radon in Japanese)
- Sanda (サンダ)
- SpaceGodzilla (スペースゴジラ)
- Titanosaurus (チタノザウルス)
- Varan (バラン)
- Viras (バイラス)
- Yamata no Orochi (八岐大蛇) - Ancient Japanese mythological many-headed serpent. It looks like the Lernaean Hydra.
- Yonggary (AKA: Yongary) - Korean monster looks like a Kaiju
- Zigra (ジグラ)
- Zilla (American Godzilla) - American Kaiju
- Z-Ton (ゼットン) - Ultra-Kaiju