The History and Evolution of Gamera 

Hello! Heads up for you all! Around the hour mark in the video, I say that Godzilla vs. Destoroyah was released in 1985. However, the correct release year is actually 1995. My apologies for the slip up!

1:26:31 GAMERA GOT A REAL SPECIES OF PREHISTORIC TURTLE NAMED AFTER HIM THAT IS FREAKING AWESOME

A giant flying turtle with fangs that breaths fire. Who could ask for anything more?

Last November we found out Gamera was making his grand return with the Rebirth anime, and after many years of telling myself that I would get around to watching his franchise, I thought there was no better time. I found out there were 12 Gamera movies, so I decided to watch one movie a month. Around April of 2023, I found this video of yours. I remember watching your History & Evolution of Godzilla video way back when it came out, so I knew I was in for a treat. However, I didn't want to spoil the movies for myself, so every time I finished a movie, I would come back here and watch a bit more of your video. It's been a pleasure watching you talk about each film over the last few months, and I can't wait to see what else you have instore.

Gamera the Brave is soooo underappreciated. I think its 'failure' is just a side effect of the time it was released, with most people getting tired of kaiju movies. I feel it's a strong closing to an era of Gamera movies. Hoping to see a new Gamera movie in my lifetime, I hope Kadokawa would see Shin Gojira and Shin Ultraman's success and do something about it. Hell, if Hideaki Anno wants to do a Gamera movie, he's very welcome to do so.

The running joke of the explosive finishes are the funniest damn jokes in this video. In all seriousness I love Gamera almost as much as Godzilla and this provided a lot of great info and nostalgia for me. Thank you for the amazing video!

The heisei era definitely revived the popularity for the guardian of the universe himself and I’m very happy that the heisei era of gamera had a darker tone just like the heisei era of Godzilla

The footage here looks so crisp, even the black-and-white ones! The high-contrast light and dark shots of Gamera in the first film looks sooo good

Man we did it ! we got the Gamera Netflix series now and its really good imo. Im a 90s kid and grew-up watching the Heisei era Godzilla and Gamera movies. They are doing both our boys good nowadays. They even brought back the old school big bads for the show

I recently watched the Heisei trilogy and wow I can’t believe how amazing they were! Great video!!

Heisei Gamera and Godzilla were both their best runs

I have been a life-long Gamera fan. Many people make fun of the Showa era films but I think they are great. Noriaki Yuasa crafted them with love and infused them with elements that capture the child's imagination. He is to be commended for this. Without his work, we would not have the great Heisei trilogy that came later. Shusuke Kaneko was just the right man to breathe new life into the franchise. I even liked Gamera the Brave and the way it returned to its child friendly roots. Too bad it didn't continue. Very nice video. Thanks!

Gamera vs. Gyaos is my favorite of the Showa era. What's ironic is that even though it brought the kid-friendly factor back into the series, it's probably one of the scariest kaiju movies of its time. Gyaos is a great villain. His glowing eyes, creepy hiss/roar and nocturnal predation habits make him more formidable than the usual giant monster, and the green glow around the mountains really made for some great atmosphere. Plus, his sonic beam is probably one of the nastiest ranged weapons of any kaiju.

This was such a splendid video to watch. As a fan of the terrific turtle who is on the younger side, there was a good amount of things about the franchise I didn’t know that were new to me in this video. Especially the history of the franchise outside the movies during the Showa era. This probably one of the best kaiju related videos I’ve seen here on RU-vid to date.

After 16 years Gamera is finally coming back

Not only was this a well-made documentary, but you nailed in your closing statements what makes this franchise special. Great job!

These pink films. A friend needs their names. For research.

Dude, I just watched this video - it was AWESOME! Thanks so much for one of my childhood favorites history lessons and back stories! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Just found this video and I just want to say THANK YOU! Gamera has always been favorite. Been anticipating the new Netflix show. This was just great. Look forward to watching more of your vids!

*muffled yells of tiny Japanese boys repeatedly screaming "Gamera" from the top of their lungs*

The Heisei Era is obviously the BEST in this kaiju’s legacy. Showa wise though, GAMERA vs. BARUGON Was the only one I could take seriously.

Man idk why I put off watching this for so long. This was great, such good editing and as someone who grew up practically shilling Godzilla and not thinking much for Gamera this honestly made me appreciate Gamera a lot more. Great vid man keep it up!

Excellent job. I am a 57 year old Japanese American who's been in California since 1971 so my childhood memory of Gamera are the same as any kid in CA at that time(I think they usually played on Channel 11 or Channel 9 on was called KTTV). I must say the new dubbing of the new Gamera is way better than when I was a kid. Back then, the dubbing made the people sound like morons and they all spoke with a fake Japanese accent. We were all unknowingly racist at the time but today the translation is very good, no goofy accent or weird dialog. I think it's thanks to Anime and Manga because it turned on a young crowd to Japanese culture. Think about it, no modern kid would think its OK to put a dump Japanese accent on a Dragonball Z episode. As far as your presentation, I found it spot on. I loved all the wacky monsters and found them cool. The knifehead with shyurikens mat seem stupid modern kids was "Wow Bitch'n!" to a 6 year old watching on a small black and white TV. Later in life I looked back at the Gamera movies with found memories but also with realization on how cheaply they were made. So watching the new Gamera, specially Gamera Vs Iris, I was delighted and Amazed at how good the new Gamera was. It is as you said, the old generation remaking their beloved Kaiju into what they think would make it even better.

グーグルの自動翻訳で見させていただいてますが海外の方がここまで調べて動画にしてくれてとても嬉しいです…ありがとうございます。

This video's timing is perfect since Gamera's about to come out of hibernation thanks to Rebirth.

Found this is in my recommendations cause today Gamera is finally coming back ;)

Ur a very underrated content creator. Im pretty excited to see you back man.

The Garasharp concept wasn't until the 90's as a special feature for a laserdisc release, Wyvern was supposed to be the villain for the film after Zigra

Reciently I knew Gamera this year by watching the three Heisei movies and man, they're awesome!!! Totally incredible, well done, masterpiece truly!! I still watch the three movies in my free time to relax and enjoy when there isn't a good movie.

I was born in 1967 and I grew up with Gamera. Excellent job you've done here. I hope and pray before I die, that Gamera faces Godzilla in an epic Monster Film.

Gamera is badass yo! - A Godzilla Fanatic

The video came out great. Was a great watch into the history of this franchise. Really loved Gamera the Brave myself. Really charming movie.

I'd definitely would be excited too see Gamera introduced into the Monsterverse , with Godzilla & Kong

GAMERA IS BACK! HE'S BACK AND THE TRAILER LOOKS... BUT HE'S BACK AND I'M HERE FOR IT!

The Heisei Godzilla and Gamera films were made for older audiences. I mean, the Heisei Gamera especially, were dark as hell and gory at times. It really takes it seriously. Kaneko wanted no “kid-friendly” shit in the Heisei Gamera films. He wanted none at all. And ignored the idea of making Gamera scary (cough cough Nightmare Gamera.) Even his design in Gamera 3, was terrifying.

Amazing video. Thank you for your effort, and for the amount of care and detail that you put into it. As a Gamera enthusiast, this tickles me to no end. It makes me want to pull out all my DVDs and binge watch everything (I think my SO would kill me!). [shared to my FB for friends!]

Appreciate all the work you put into your content, you deserve way more views and subs!

Justin, this brought back so many childhood memories for me! You did an amazing job, buddy. Thank you.

I didn't know much about Gamera other than having watched all of the Gamera MST3K episodes. Really great and informative vid that deserves way more views. Looking forward to your future content.

I watched Gamera: 3 revenge of Iris when I myself was 3 💀💀💀 I was just looking through RU-vid for kaiju clips when I came upon it and damn was that a masterpiece. Anyways it was a badass introduction to the monster movie franchise at the time and will always be in a special place in my heart!!! Ps- Amazing video by the way, Gamera is epic!

You did a fantastic job, listened to the whole thing while I prepared and cooked supper. I love listening to lore and history videos and you certainly delivered a lot of interesting details on all aspects to the movies creation.

You did a fantastic job with The Evolution of Gamera!! I enjoyed watching this so much. The Heisei Gamera films are exceptional and are my favorite kaiju films after Gojira & Shin Godzilla. Kaneko is a master film maker. Thanks so much for this!

Awesome video. Its great to know there's other hard core Gamera fans out there. I really hope they make a season 2 of Gamera Rebirth and that we get more Gamera content in general but I would love to see another movie made that looks as epic as the 2015 concept tease 🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏 Well done 👍

This video is amazing!!! Gamera is one of my favourite kaiju and you did him excellently

Thank You for the upload- AWESOME JOB & FANTASTIC WORK! Very Informative and highly enjoyable- Please Thank You for all you do.

Dude, your passion and commitment shine through here, you told this story so well. I hope some of the people who worked on the films get to see this - they'll be stoked to know they inspired you so much 🙂

Great work in the making of this video! I can only recall seeing Gamera vs. Guiron, several times, as a kid and loved it. I had no idea so many other Gamera movies were made until I stumbled upon them on Amazon Prime. I haven't watched any yet, due to the fact they are undubbed. I just may have been inspired to watch them regardless, because of this video. At least I know what order to watch them in now. Keep up the good work!

This is an amazing video. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! You helped me not feel like I was the only fan out here. I applaud your work!

Brother, you have done it up perfectly.. love the humor and barbed wit, plus all your dedicated work and competent narration. Immediately subbing.

This video of Gamera is a really well put-together documentary, with some great edits.

This was a high quality doc! I didn't know anything about Gamera The Brave, thanks!!

Awesome video! As a kid, i watched some early Gamera on ‘Creature Double Feature’ and now, after this, i want to see them, plus the ones I missed! And yes, we need a Gamera vs. Godzilla!!

As always, absolutely loved this video.

Amazing video. Ive always been a huge Gamera fan. Its great to see you making vid of him. Thank u❤

Can't believe I watched for an hour and a half. Great video 👏🏼

This was an amazing introduction to Gamera! Congratulations.

Can't wait for the update after the Netflix Project is released

THIS WAS A GREAT VIDEO...I JUST SUBSCRIBED AND HOPE TO SEE MORE!

This is a fantastic video. Love the Gamera movies, but I didn't know a lot about the making of them. The Daimajin movies are also great, so I knew Daiei wasn't just a "ripoff" company, but I'm surprised to see they were such a big studio at the start.

Thank you for all your time a effort in making this video. Gamera is my favorite monster.

I still remember watching the original Gamera as a kid in the 90s with my older cousins. As a 6-8 year old, I really liked how scary yet silly the suit looked, something about saving the falling kid really spoke to me, like even though Gamera is destroying the city, he still knew he had to save that kid, meaning he's not really a monster, just misunderstood. 10/10 kaiju, still love him more than Godzilla

Excellent job CJ! As a big Gamera fan myself, I loved this fond and fun look back at one of my all time favorite kaijus (I have a bunch of toys and figures to prove it!)! The Gamera 1995 - 1999 Trilogy still remains my 3 favorite kaiju films ever!

Great video, Sir! This video took me back to my childhood...thank you.

You did a phenomenal job. It is rare I watch all of any video over 1hour. Also... give yourself some credit... the quality of the editing and content is VERY high. You should be proud of this.

Thanks! Just found this channel while searching vids of godzilla minus 1. Loved this vid, watched Gamera movies when I was a kid as well. Never saw the trilogy at the end, I have some catching up to do. Thanks again.

This is a hellva review! Nice job!

I watched this video till the end. Good job my man! I'm hoping they make a new Gamera movie sometime soon. That Gamera Unknown trailer was sick.

This is an awesome and epic essay on Gamera!

Thank you for sharing a clip from the Texarkana Dub. That Gag Dub is hilarious. "Holy cryaa-aap!' lives rent free in my head forever!

Wow ! What a wonderful trip down memory lane and it was educational. You did good. Also I watched the Baby Gamera movie in the theaters. I did my part.

Absolutely fantastic work, mate! You got yourself a new subscriber!

Thank you... That was Excellent !!!! You put alot of work into this video..😊

As a kid, Gamera movies were cool. The eyes of the monsters always got me; they always stared. Who cared how ridiculous they looked? What I remember best was when the 1995 reboot of Gamera came out, I think I was the only foreigner in the theater. (I live in Osaka). And the film was good! Done in a straightforward manner with decent acting and solid special effects (for the time) and very solid direction and music, it was a revelation. (My wife is Japanese and refused to come with me). Just some thoughts.... Gamera (the name) came from a mix of Game (pronounced Gameh and meaning turtle) and the suffix -ra, (Gojira, Mothra, etc). The female star of all three '90's films was Shinobu Nakayama, whose sister is Miho Nakayama, a former pop star and actress. And it's fortunate that Ayako Fujitani doesn't look like her father... 😉😂

“There’s no kill quite like overkill” had me dead bro

I don't know why I subbed to you before, but this came up as a recommend. Gamera is my favorite monster, but I was only given Godzilla as a child.

Man this was so good it makes me want to watch all of Gamera!!

Thank you very much. I'll be watching them all now

Cynical Justin we need a remake with Gamera Rebirth, the world needs it.

Gamera was always kid friendly since the 1st Movie. But in the Showa era Gamera movies. I say Barugon(which was dark with no Kids) and Gyaos(had kids but was dark and violent in its own). Was the best one.

Just Amazing work.. Thank you..

Love this it was awesome 👍🏾😎 classic stuff 👊🏾

👍 good job.There’s stuff about Gamera I never knew about.

Don't know why it was just only recommended to me. It was more than an hour yet didn't bore or disappoint. Awesome work.

What an utterly fantastic Documentary this was awesome!

Wow, this was so entertaining to watch, I actually might watch that Gamera trilogy, it looked awesome

THANXS..YOU GOT SOME COOL HUMOR * KEEP UP WITH YOUR GOOD STUFF !!

Gamera the Brave is my personal favorite Gamera movie. Such a perfect sendoff to the series after watching all the movies before it :)

Great stuff! Always loved Gamera

You did such an incredible job thank you!

Heisei Gamera’s “Assault of Legion” is my favourite Kaiju movie of all time. Nothing comes close.

thank you for this epic video

I love how chaotic the past of both of these film series are, if it isnt Godzilla suits literally being stolen all he time its Gamera set actors throwing a riot and trashing all the props

Another banger of a video, it's made me want to watch these movies now

I gotta be honest.. The Showa Era Gamera films put me to sleep... It's odd, because when I was a kid, I loved those movies! The Heisei Era films are more exciting to me.

One of the greatest sci fi heroes of all time. Greatest character design. Weirdly prophetic 😝👌❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

The Netflix anime Gamera Rebirth was great too. Sadly, the G Man animes weren't. Great video man!

Gamera is 100% turtley enough for the turtle club. Great video!!

There are a lot of interesting ways that Gamera contrasts with, and in some ways, one-ups the "Big Brother" that is Godzilla despite Godzilla always being perceived as the de-facto superior, more prominent, more successful character. - The Gamera films were so good at appealing to children in the 60s that it lead to Godzilla films changing their style to become more child oriented - The Gamera Heisei Trilogy is generally perceived as being superior than the Heisei Godzilla films in terms of storytelling and filmmaking -Mileage may vary on Gamera The Brave, but it is certainly better than the worst entries of the Millennium Godzilla era as well as at least being SIMPLER than the anthology series that is the Millennium Godzilla era -In fact...for any prospective new fan, the Gamera franchise is an overall "Simpler" and "Easier" franchise to digest than Godzilla. Gamera has only 12 films compared to Godzilla having almost 40 -The Gamera films are also notorious for their copious amounts of Kaiju violence, which always helps a monster movie appeal to kids and normies -Many die-hard fans were disappointed with Criterion's Spine #1000 Godzilla collection, meanwhile, Arrow's Gamera Collection was incredibly comprehensive and universally praised among fans -Gamera's anime series on Netflix is pretty much hands-down considered to be far superior to BOTH of Godzilla's anime projects, the trilogy and the series If Gamera manages to get a big Hollywood reboot that is superior to G98 and G14....or some kind of universally praised modern trilogy...then his profile will continue to be raised to a level where his legacy would truly challenge that of Godzilla.

I grew up with both Showa and Heisei Gamera movies, so I really loved this video. Also I laughed my ass off, great to see someone making fun of what even 7 year old me thought ridiculous.

THIS WAS AWESOME CAINT WAIT FOR THE G VS G MOVIE