When it comes to Toho kaiju monsters, Mothra stands as one of the most fascinating and richly mythological, whose popularity was second only to that of Godzilla. As a colossal sentient larva with the ...

Godzilla and Ghidorah were plenty destructive in their battle to be recognized as the King of the Monsters. But Mothra is the undisputed Queen. The giant moth-like monster first appeared in the 1961 ...

The Japanese movie monster is a force for good, even shooting streams of goo. For her first American appearance, her Toho Studios roots are evident. By Robert Ito Of all the legendary Japanese beasts ...

Toho’s monsters don’t begin their existences as bodysuits. Illustrators must first sketch out every atomic spike, nuclear fang, and cybernetic proboscis adorning their rubbery hides. Check out Toho’s ...

The giant moth-like monster first appeared in the 1961 Toho film ‘Mothra’ The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who ...