Underplayed Gems

Negadon: The Monster from Mars (2005)

Negadon: The Monster from Mars poster
Original title
惑星大怪獣ネガドン
Directed by
Jun Awazu
Genre
science fiction film, fantasy anime and manga, mecha, action anime and manga, Action, Fantasy
Country
Japan
Runtime
27 min
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A giant monster from Mars attacks Earth. A scientist builds a giant robot to fight it but faces tragic consequences.

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What happens

Negadon: The Monster from Mars (惑星大怪獣ネガドン, Wakusei Daikaijû Negadon; literally Great Planet Monster Negadon) is a 25-minute computer animated Japanese kaiju short film completed in 2005 (production started in 2003). Written and directed by Jun Awazu with his independent company Studio Magara co-produced with CoMix Wave Films, the film attempts to capture the look and feel of Showa era Japanese special effects films, mainly from the 1950s and early '60s. Negadon has been broadcast across Japan by the anime satellite television network, Animax. The film premiered on AZN Television in North America. The film has also played by the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States in 2008. Negadon, the Monster from Mars (2005) was released in North America on DVD on July 11, 2006 by Central Park Media. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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