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Gail
Lori
Battles
1. Titanosaurus and Anguirus win
2. Rodan and Biollante win
3. Orga and Destoroyah win
4. Mothra and Ebirah win
5. Godzilla wins
6. Gigan and King Ghidorah win
7. Ebirah and King Mothra win
8. Godzilla wins
9. Godzilla wins
10. Anguirus and Titanosaurus win
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Titanosaurus
Titanosaurus is the real star of 1975’s Terror of Mechagodzilla. But because he doesn’t get the title treatment, he feels a little disrespected and underrated. He’s a very tall monster, with thick, beefy legs. Atop his long neck sits a great dragon face with a cool fin coming out the back of his head. He’s also as lethal underwater as on land. It’s a shame he never got another big showcase.
3 point task - Read a book with stars or a moon on the cover
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with the word 'lethal' in the text
6 point task - Read a book first published before 1975
For Lori
Anguirus
Godzilla’s first foe, the legendary Anguirus. Another quadruped, Anguirus has a much more prehistoric look to him, taking many features from the Ankylosaur. He has a long snout like a crocodile and a turtle-shell back covered in spikes. Though he and Godzilla start off fighting each other in Godzilla Raids Again, they spend most of the series as good pals. Aside from Godzilla, Anguirus has one of the series’ greatest roars. A great monster, and a great friend. But also a great foe. Those Raids Again fights are no joke.
3 point task - Read the first book in a series
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book that has been tagged 'Humor' or 'Humour'
6 point task - Read a book with the word 'Great' in the title
Kaiju: TitanosaurusBook: Kill Creek / Scott Thomas
Date: 04 /16/23
Number and Task: 4 points - Read a book with a total that begins with a letter in KAIJU
How it fits the task: Kill Creek. Begins with a K.
Kaiju: AnguirusBook: A Forbidden Amish Courtship by Jennifer Spredemann
Date: 4/2/23
Number and Task: 4 points - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
How it fits: A Forbidden Amish Courtship begins with the letter A
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Gail
Titanosaurus - 4 points
Lori
Anguirus - 4 points
Godzilla - random.org says 8 points
And the winners are Titanosaurus and Anguirus! *mighty roars are heard*
I am going to read for Biollante, Gail. Are you going to read for Rodan?
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Rodan
Rodan is very popular, one of the all-time legendary monsters. But consider this: Rodan’s design, while classic, is just a bit on the boring side. On top of that, he and Godzilla don’t actually fight all that often. They’re good pals in most of their appearances together. Rodan certainly isn’t a poor monster, but when it comes to the big ones, he’s a little on the overrated side.
3 point task - Read a book with 10,000+ ratings
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with a cover that is 50% white
6 point task - Read a book that is tagged 'Classic'
tineye - https://labs.tineye.com/color/
For Lori
Biollante
The main thing about Biollante is how visually striking she is, almost beautiful. Which makes sense as she was created by a scientist who combined Godzilla DNA with the DNA of his dead daughter and injected it into a rose. She’s not even all that villainous until the Godzilla genes take over and turn her into a crazy monster. Supposedly, Biollente can never die due to her ability to regenerate wounds and turn into a cloud of spores if things get too heavy. That means she’s still out there somewhere, just waiting to bloom.
3 point task - Read a book by a female author
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with clouds on the cover
6 point task - Read a book where a significant character is a scientist of some kind
Kaiju: RodanBook: Sidetracked / S.T. Abby
Date: 04 /26/23
Number and Task: 3 points - Read a book with 10,000 + ratings.
How it fits the task: This book has 103,723 ratings,
My next Kaiju: Orga
Kaiju: BiollanteBook: The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
Date read: 4/24/23
Number and Task: 6 points - Read a book where a significant character is a scientist of some kind.
How it fits the task: One of the main male characters is at medical school then doing his residency and is finally a doctor. His father is also a doctor. One of the main females wants to be a doctor and by the end of the book she accomplishes her goal.
My next Kaiju: Destoroyah
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Gail
Rodan - 3 points
Lori
Biollante - 6 points
Godzilla - random.org says 8 points
And the winners are Rodan and Biollante! *mighty roars are heard*
Mod
Orga
A lot of Godzilla’s later enemies transform throughout the film, not emerging as their full selves until the final fight. Orga goes another route, simply beaming down to Earth when it’s time to fight Godzilla. His transportation evolves from a flying rock to an alien spacecraft, but he appears fully formed. This means we don’t get to know much about the monster. He looks cool, almost like a Pacific Rim monster, but doesn’t stand out among other monsters on this list. He does get points for trying to swallow Godzilla, though he learns the hard way why that’s a bad idea.
3 point task - Read a book set along the Pacific Rim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific...
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book that is tagged "Science' or 'Science Fiction'
6 point task - Read a book from the Life Transformation Books list
For Lori
Destoroyah
A fan favorite, and for good reason. Destoroyah was designed as the ultimate Godzilla foe, as he came from the same oxygen destroyer that took out the original Godzilla. In his final form, he means serious business, looking like a big, thick demon straight from Hell. But Destoroyah also starts small, as a collection of little demons that kill humans like monsters from a horror film (including mini-mouths that totally rip-off Alien). Toho needed a monster that would take Godzilla’s final Heisei movie out with a bang. And they got one.
3 point task - Read a book with "favorite" in the text
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read an anthology (collection of short stories)
6 point task - Read a book that is tagged 'Horror'
Kaiju: OrgaBook: All the Dangerous Things / Stacy Willingham
Date: 05/13/23
Number and Task: 4 points - Read a book with a total that begins with a letter in KAIJU
How it fits the task: All the Dangerous Things begins with the letter A.
My Next KAIJU: Mothra
Kaiju: DestoroyahBook: Fanged & Fabulous by Michelle Rowen
Date: 5/13/23
Number and Task: 6 points - Read a book that is tagged "Horror"
How it fits: This book has been tagged horror in top shelves on Goodreads
My next Kaiju: Ebirah
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Gail
Orga - 4 points
Lori
Destoroyah - 6 points
Godzilla - random.org says 9 points
And the winners are Orga and Destoroyah! *mighty roars are heard*
Mod
Mothra
No monster enjoys more personality and mythology than Mothra. There is so much to her. For starters, her look is absolutely iconic. She comes in two forms. A whole culture worships her, usually represented by miniature identical twins. She has her own theme song. Her offensive techniques are surprisingly varied and deep. And if one Mothra dies, there’s always another one to take her place. Sometimes two! Mothra is the benevolent protector we deserve, always there to sacrifice herself for the greater good. That’s a nice way of saying she dies a lot.
3 point task - Read a book that comes in more than one form (i.e., paperback, hardback, ebook, audio book)
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with twins in it (must be more than a mention)
6 point task - Read a book where more than two people die (3+)
For Lori
Ebirah
Ebirah might just be a giant crab, but he has personality. For some reason, his entire existence is to guard one island and murder anyone who tries to enter or leave it. That’s it. He doesn’t seem to even move. But that dedication to his task is admirable. Furthermore, he seems like an especially grumpy monster, even though he barely has a face. Godzilla literally declaws him, which is maybe more gruesome than he deserves. But also, don’t mess with Godzilla.
3 point task - Read a book with 300+ pages
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book set on a small island
6 point task - Read a book with a dedication to someone at the beginning
Kaiju: MothraBook: The Inmate / Freida McFadden
Date: 05/14/2023
Number and Task: 6 points - Read a book where more than 2 people die.
How it fits the task: There are 7 deaths spanning 8 years in this book.
My next Kaiju: King Ghidorah
Kaiju: EbirahBook: Love on the Rocks by Kerry Evelyn
Date: 5/15/23
Number and Task: 3 points - Read a book with 300+ pages
How it fits: This book in the Kindle version I read had 308 pages
My next Kaiju: Gigan
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Gail
Mothra - 6 points
Lori
Ebirah - 3 points
Godzilla - random.org says 9 points
And the winners are Mothra and Ebirah! *mighty roars are heard*
Mod
King Ghidorah
When picking the number one Godzilla foe, it has to be this three-headed dragon with no arms. What is it about Ghidorah? He’s just so cool, from his first appearance in 1964 to his most recent battle in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. When you think of Godzilla fighting a monster, that monster is almost exclusively Ghidorah. He can fly, shoot lightning out of his mouths, latch onto Godzilla with his three mouths, and do some real stomping damage as well. He is visually and offensively a perfect counterpart to Godzilla, as his many appearances make clear.
3 point task - Read a book with 3 in the page count
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with a dragon in it
6 point task - Read a book with three mouths on the cover (can be a combination of human and animal mouths, but they must be easily visible)
For Lori
Gigan
Gigan is just amazing, a kaiju who seems built from the ground up by a malevolent child. He has knives going up the back of his head, which combined with his beak, makes him seem like he started as a chicken. That beak, however, is flanked by two more knives. Also, instead of arms? More knives. That would normally be enough, but no. Gigan also has a table saw coming out of his torso. The craziness doesn’t stop there. Gigan enjoys modifications in Final Wars that turn his knife arms into chainsaws. Because at that point, why not?
3 point task - Read a book with the word 'knife' or 'knives' in the text
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with a young child as a significant character
6 point task - Read a book with just a human torso on the cover
Kaiju: King GhidorahBook: Love Notes / Heather Gunter
Date: 05/21/2023
Number and Task: 3 points - Read a book with 3 in the page count.
How it fits the task: There are 312 pages in the book.
My next Kaiju: Gigan
Kaiju: GiganBook/Author: Happy Place/Emily Henry
Date: 5/21/23
Number and Task: 3 points - Read a book with the word "knife" or "knives" in the text. Page 237....There's a lot of KNIFE and fork action
My next Kaiju: King Ghidorah
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Gail
King Ghidorah - 3 points
Lori
Gigan - 3 points
Godzilla - random.org says 7 points
And the winner is Godzilla! *a mighty roar is heard*
Mod
Gigan
Gigan is just amazing, a kaiju who seems built from the ground up by a malevolent child. He has knives going up the back of his head, which combined with his beak, makes him seem like he started as a chicken. That beak, however, is flanked by two more knives. Also, instead of arms? More knives. That would normally be enough, but no. Gigan also has a table saw coming out of his torso. The craziness doesn’t stop there. Gigan enjoys modifications in Final Wars that turn his knife arms into chainsaws. Because at that point, why not?
3 point task - Read a book with the word 'knife' or 'knives' in the text
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with a young child as a significant character
6 point task - Read a book with just a human torso on the cover
For Lori
King Ghidorah
When picking the number one Godzilla foe, it has to be this three-headed dragon with no arms. What is it about Ghidorah? He’s just so cool, from his first appearance in 1964 to his most recent battle in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. When you think of Godzilla fighting a monster, that monster is almost exclusively Ghidorah. He can fly, shoot lightning out of his mouths, latch onto Godzilla with his three mouths, and do some real stomping damage as well. He is visually and offensively a perfect counterpart to Godzilla, as his many appearances make clear.
3 point task - Read a book with 3 in the page count
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with a dragon in it
6 point task - Read a book with three mouths on the cover (can be a combination of human and animal mouths, but they must be easily visible)
Kaiju: GiganBook: I Will Find You / Harlan Coben
Date: 05/26/2023
Number and Task: 5 points - Read a book with a young child as a significant character.
How it fits the task: This book focuses on a 3 year old child, Matthew.
My next Kaiju: Ebirah
Kaiju: King GhidorahBook/Author: A Catered Valentine's Day/Isis Crawford
Date read: 5/27/23
Number and Task: 3 points - Read a book with 3 in the page count
How it fits: This book in the version I read had 304 pages
My next Kaiju: Mothra
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Gail
Gigan - 5 points
Lori
King Ghidorah - 3 points
Godzilla - random.org says 8 points
And the winners are Gigan and King Ghidorah! *mighty roars are heard*
Mod
Ebirah
Ebirah might just be a giant crab, but he has personality. For some reason, his entire existence is to guard one island and murder anyone who tries to enter or leave it. That’s it. He doesn’t seem to even move. But that dedication to his task is admirable. Furthermore, he seems like an especially grumpy monster, even though he barely has a face. Godzilla literally declaws him, which is maybe more gruesome than he deserves. But also, don’t mess with Godzilla.
3 point task - Read a book with 300+ pages
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book set on a small island
6 point task - Read a book with a dedication to someone at the beginning
For Lori
Mothra
No monster enjoys more personality and mythology than Mothra. There is so much to her. For starters, her look is absolutely iconic. She comes in two forms. A whole culture worships her, usually represented by miniature identical twins. She has her own theme song. Her offensive techniques are surprisingly varied and deep. And if one Mothra dies, there’s always another one to take her place. Sometimes two! Mothra is the benevolent protector we deserve, always there to sacrifice herself for the greater good. That’s a nice way of saying she dies a lot.
3 point task - Read a book that comes in more than one form (i.e., paperback, hardback, ebook, audio book)
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with twins in it (must be more than a mention)
6 point task - Read a book where more than two people die (3+)
Kaiju: EbirahBook: The Locked Door / Freida McFadden
Date: 06/06/2023
Number and Task: 6 points - Read a book with a dedication to someone at the beginning,
How it fits the task: There is a dedication at the beginning that reads: “To Libby and Melanie (as always)”
My next Kaiju: Destoroyah
Kaiju: MothraBook: The Secret Garden/Frances Hodgson Burnett
Date: 6/3/23
Number and Task: 6 points - Book where more than 2 die (3+)
How it fits: Mary originally lived in India. Her Ayah, her parents, all the servants and many others died during a Cholera outbreak and Mary ends up in England.
My next Kaiju: Orga
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Gail
Ebirah - 6 points
Lori
Mothra - 6 points
Godzilla - random.org says 9 points
And the winners are Ebirah and King Mothra! *mighty roars are heard*
Mod
Destoroyah
A fan favorite, and for good reason. Destoroyah was designed as the ultimate Godzilla foe, as he came from the same oxygen destroyer that took out the original Godzilla. In his final form, he means serious business, looking like a big, thick demon straight from Hell. But Destoroyah also starts small, as a collection of little demons that kill humans like monsters from a horror film (including mini-mouths that totally rip-off Alien). Toho needed a monster that would take Godzilla’s final Heisei movie out with a bang. And they got one.
3 point task - Read a book with "favorite" in the text
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book that is tagged 'Horror'
6 point task - Read an anthology (collection of short stories)
For Lori
Orga
A lot of Godzilla’s later enemies transform throughout the film, not emerging as their full selves until the final fight. Orga goes another route, simply beaming down to Earth when it’s time to fight Godzilla. His transportation evolves from a flying rock to an alien spacecraft, but he appears fully formed. This means we don’t get to know much about the monster. He looks cool, almost like a Pacific Rim monster, but doesn’t stand out among other monsters on this list. He does get points for trying to swallow Godzilla, though he learns the hard way why that’s a bad idea.
3 point task - Read a book set along the Pacific Rim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific...
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book that is tagged "Science' or 'Science Fiction'
6 point task - Read a book from the Life Transformation Books list
Kaiju: DestoroyahBook: The Last Word / Taylor Adams
Date: 06/10/2023
Number and Task: 5 points - Read a book that is tagged horror.
How it fits the task: One of the MPG for The Last Word is "Horror."
My next Kaiju: Biollante
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Sorry Lanelle. I did post but looks like it never went through. Here is what I posted.Kaiju: Orga
Book: Identity/Nora Roberts
Date: 6/11/23
Number and Task: 4 points - Read a book with a title the starts with a letter in KAIJU.
How it fits the task: Identity begins with a letter in Kaiju
KA(Identiry)JU
My next Kaiju: Rodan
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I figured that's what happened. No worries :)
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Gail
Destoroyah - 5 points
Lori
Orga - 4 points
Godzilla - random.org says 10 points
And the winner is Godzilla! *a mighty roar is heard*
Mod
Biollante
The main thing about Biollante is how visually striking she is, almost beautiful. Which makes sense as she was created by a scientist who combined Godzilla DNA with the DNA of his dead daughter and injected it into a rose. She’s not even all that villainous until the Godzilla genes take over and turn her into a crazy monster. Supposedly, Biollente can never die due to her ability to regenerate wounds and turn into a cloud of spores if things get too heavy. That means she’s still out there somewhere, just waiting to bloom.
3 point task - Read a book by a female author
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with clouds on the cover
6 point task - Read a book where a significant character is a scientist of some kind
For Lori
Rodan
Rodan is very popular, one of the all-time legendary monsters. But consider this: Rodan’s design, while classic, is just a bit on the boring side. On top of that, he and Godzilla don’t actually fight all that often. They’re good pals in most of their appearances together. Rodan certainly isn’t a poor monster, but when it comes to the big ones, he’s a little on the overrated side.
3 point task - Read a book with 10,000+ ratings
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book that is tagged 'Classic'
6 point task - Read a book with less than 100 ratings
Kaiju: BiollanteBook: The Soulmate
Date: 06/18/2023
Number and Task: 3 points - Read a book by a female author.
How it fits the task: Sally Hepworth
My next Kaiju: Anguirus
Kaiju: RodanBook: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Date: 6/22/23
Number and Task : 3 points - Read a book with 10,000 + ratings
How it fits: This book has 306,589 ratings on Goodreads
My next Kaiju: Titanosaurus
Mod
Gail
Boillante - 3 points
Lori
Rodan - 3 points
Godzilla - random.org says 7 points
And the winner is Godzilla! *a mighty roar is heard*
Mod
Anguirus
Godzilla’s first foe, the legendary Anguirus. Another quadruped, Anguirus has a much more prehistoric look to him, taking many features from the Ankylosaur. He has a long snout like a crocodile and a turtle-shell back covered in spikes. Though he and Godzilla start off fighting each other in Godzilla Raids Again, they spend most of the series as good pals. Aside from Godzilla, Anguirus has one of the series’ greatest roars. A great monster, and a great friend. But also a great foe. Those Raids Again fights are no joke.
3 point task - Read the first book in a series
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book that has been tagged 'Humor' or 'Humour'
6 point task - Read a book with the word 'Great' in the title
For Lori
Titanosaurus
Titanosaurus is the real star of 1975’s Terror of Mechagodzilla. But because he doesn’t get the title treatment, he feels a little disrespected and underrated. He’s a very tall monster, with thick, beefy legs. Atop his long neck sits a great dragon face with a cool fin coming out the back of his head. He’s also as lethal underwater as on land. It’s a shame he never got another big showcase.
3 point task - Read a standalone book
4 point task - Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU
5 point task - Read a book with the word 'lethal' in the text
6 point task - Read a book first published before 1975 (does not have to be the version you read)
Kaiju: TitanosaurusBook: Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
Date: 6/24/23
Number and Task : 5 points - Read a book with the word 'lethal' in the text.
How it fits: p. 385
He steals my breath. He looks as striking and LETHAL as ever, but I know his secrets. I know how much of that is a front.
This completes my final Kaiju
My next Kaiju: Titanosaurus
Kaiju: AnguirusBook: Betrayal / Aleatha Romig
Date: 06/25/2023
Number and Task: 3 points - Read the first book in a series.
How it fits the task: Betrayal is the first book in the Infidelity Series.
My next Kaiju: This completes my final KAIJU
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Gail
Anguirus - 3 points
Lori
Titanosaurus - 6 points
Godzilla - random.org says 7 points
And the winners are Anguirus and Titanosaurus! *mighty roars are heard*
Mod
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News Alert: Godzilla is rampaging again! The city of Toyko must be saved!
How it works:
For this challenge, you and a partner will each choose a Japanese monster (kaiju) from the list. You cannot pick the same kaiju that your partner is reading for.
Each kaiju will have four tasks. You must read one of those tasks. Each task will score points. The higher the points, the harder the task. The 4 point task will always be the same: Read a book with a title that begins with a letter in KAIJU. You can use or ignore the articles 'a', 'an', 'the'.
When both partners have finished reading their books, post a message on the Battle thread that you are ready for your fight with Godzilla. The moderator will use random.org to pick a number between 7-10 for Godzilla. If the total of your points ties
or is higher than Godzilla's number, you win.
Each partner will then pick another kaiju from the list (remember, it cannot be the same monster that your partner chooses) for another battle with Godzilla. This will continue until you have read for all the kaiju on the list.
If the partnership has won five or more of the battles with Godzilla by the time you have read for all the kaiju on the list, then Godzilla returns defeated into the ocean. I shudder to think what will happen to Tokyo if you don't :)
✱ Books must be 140 pages.
✱ Re-reads and audio books are okay.
✱ Page count for audio books will be determined by the first paper version shown on Goodreads. From the book's page, select “all editions”, then find the first paper edition as your guide.
Sample Completion Post:
Kaiju:
Book:
Date:
Number and Task:
How it fits the task: