A special collaboration illustration from artist Yuuji Kaida has been released for the Gamera: Rebirth anime series. All six episodes of the series are now available on Netflix.
The illustrations showcase the titular Gamera in battle with six other kaiju beasts. Kaida is well known for his illustrations of Godzilla and other Toho-related kaiju monsters.
The production staff includes Hiroyuki Seshita (Knights of Sidonia) as director, Kenta Ihara (Handyman Saitou in Another World) and Hiroshi Seko (Summer Time Rendering) as series screenwriters, Keisuke Ide (Levius) as assistant director, Atsushi Tamura (Weathering With You co-character designer) as character designer, Kouji (Knights of Sidonia) as animation director, Takehiko Hoashi (Levius) as mechanical designer, and Kan Takahama as kaiju designer. ENGI is handling the animation production for the series.
The voice cast for the anime includes Hisako Kanemoto as Boko, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Joe, Aki Toyosaki as Junichi, Subaru Kimura as Brody, Mamoru Miyano as Tazaki, and Saori Hayami as Emiko.
The Gamera franchise first began with the 1965 tokusatsu film Gamera the Giant Monster. The film was produced by Daiei, which fell under the Kadokawa Group’s management in 2002. Following a name change and “renewal” in 2004 and a 2011 merger with Kadokawa Shoten, Daiei split off from Kadokawa Shoten in 2013 and became Kadokawa Daiei Studio.
The official website of Gamera: Rebirth describes the synopsis as:
In the summer of 1989, Boko, Joe, and Junichi, all sixth grade elementary school students, were having their last summer vacation. Each of them is worried about their future. Brody, the son of a US military commander, appears before the three of them and steals away the money they have saved together. Boko and his friends are furious and plan a plan to get their money back. As they are about to carry out the plan, the town is threatened. The kaiju Gyaos suddenly attacks Tokyo. The four are petrified in a town ruined by Gyaos. As Gyaos sets its sights on them, a huge kaiju appears. Its name is Gamera.
This is the beginning of their “Summer of Kaiju.” Kaiju appear one after another, and Gamera fights back despite his wounds. The boys witness the legend.
