Godzilla Singular Point (2021)

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Ahhh, Japan. The land of giant pre-historic monsters. You figure that the least they can do is to share them with the rest of the world. Well, that’s exactly what happens in Godzilla Singular Point.

Pre-historic monsters start showing up in Japan and then throughout the world spreading a red dust. Not the least among them is Godzilla, though he doesn’t show up until half-way through the series. But the wait will not bore you. Just where did these creatures come from? It seems someone or something may be messing around with the time continuum. At the very least, a prophecy concerning the catastrophe ending the world comes into play.

So who is going to save mankind and the world? It will be a rather eclectic group of characters – at least we can hope. There is Goro, and elderly inventor whose lack of teeth is offset by his gumption and cockiness. Then we have his assistants, Lun the brain and Habaru the brawn. And of course we can’t forget perky little Mei, a graduate student studying unlikely life forms, who can figure out all that scientific lingo. There are other odd characters, including AI characters, whose idiosyncrasies really make this an enjoyable anime to watch.

Note Godzilla Singular Point has nothing to do with the anime movie trilogy I previously wrote about. Those reviews are below.

The action animation works perfectly. At times when there is no action, the animation looks like a minimal effort. But the story works so well, I can overlook that. I can even overlook the scientific explanations which become quite confusing. But at least the confusion does not override the urgency felt by the characters. There is some great comic relief as well.

Godzilla Singular Point is well worth the watch. Just be sure to watch the post-credit sequence at the end of the final episode. It could be a set-up for season 2.