Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) with Henshin J

<p>It&#39;s the final Godzilla film in the Showa era, the first (and only!) Godzilla film written by a woman, the final film Ishirō Honda directed, <em>and</em> the last Godzilla movie Doug has never seen! <a href="https://linktr.ee/henshinjohn" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Jazz aka Henshin J</a> joins us for Godzilla&#39;s final battle against Mechagodzilla and a cyborg story that is also a deeply trans story. We talk about Katsura&#39;s queer but tragic journey (even though her dad is a cartoonish mad scientist dressed like Colonel Sanders), the floppy-headed Titanosaurus who did nothing wrong, the darker &quot;back to basics&quot; edict, how writer Yukiko Takayama was ahead of her time, and how this movie invented both the trans flag and Team Rocket.</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/henshinjohn" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Find more of Jazz&#39;s work as Henshin J.</strong></a></p><p><strong>Cover art by: </strong>Samantha Richardson</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/monsterologist.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Bluesky⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/Goshzilla/shop?asc=u" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Redbubble</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.glitterjaw.com/glitterjaw-presents" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠<strong>Check out Glitterjaw&#39;s new variety feed, </strong><em><strong>Glitterjaw Presents</strong></em><strong>!</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Part of<a href="http://glitterjaw.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.glitterjaw.com/skreeonk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Cover Art Gallery</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wallopingwebsnappers" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/wallopingwebsnappers" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Patreon</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://discord.gg/8BjQm58phH" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Discord</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠skreeonkpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Theme song:</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy6YoiQ3TvE" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&quot;BIO WARS - Synth Cover&quot; by Kweer Kaiju⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Sources include: </strong></p><ul><li><em>Godzilla: The First 70 Years </em>by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski</li><li><em>Ishirō Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa </em>by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski</li><li>Wikizilla</li></ul>