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There's something about the tone and atmosphere that makes this reminiscent of the Showa Era Godzilla Films, and I love them for that.

If you watch a Godzilla or most other old films from the 50s and 60s, there's not too much going on with characters, or at least not as much as people expect nowadays, that this show nails. They just feel like they fit into that timeline, showing that the creators cared about how to make it like a Godzilla film during his Golden Age. Also worth noting, the Characters were designed by the Blue Exorcist, I forget if it was the Creator or the Character Designer, yet another talent to compliment the Kaiju Designer.

The Red Dust, based off Red Tides, a phenomenon in which some bacteria pollute the water and sometimes the air, which works for Godzilla in making him radioactive and dangerous to be around, while not necessarily making him that. So much thought is put into how to make Godzilla work in a modern environment, while staying true to what made him what he is in the first place. Sure, there's lots of times you can compare Godzilla Ultima with Shin Godzilla and say they're basically the same, but as we've seen from this Anime, there's much more to it that makes them not even close.

It's definitely not for everyone. All the science talk, the expectations people have been used to in this day and age, and what really makes Godzilla more than just a giant monster who wrecks things (sure, that's kind of what he is, and I love him for that, but that's beside the point). But Godzilla: Singular Point brings something familiar and different to the table with Godzilla, and that's what I think is a good direction after Shin Godzilla.

Toho's been trying to reintegrate Godzilla in a way that works for all of his fans and invite new ones into the fray, and I've heard many people say they don't know what they're doing with Godzilla anymore. Maybe it's because people are happy with the Monsterverse Godzilla (I like him too, but Japan's Godzilla, especially Tokusatsu, will always be my favorite), or maybe because said Godzilla is more in line with the Godzilla we know and love, while Japan is trying to find a different way to make him while we have the traditional one (though, I'm quite satisfied with Godzilla vs Kong being the finale, I don't want them becoming the MCU), which I think is for the best.

Anyway, I've nerded out on a lot of Godzilla Lore, and I'm quite positive I've either missed or misinterpreted many details, heck, I'm not even sure if some of the connections and references were intentional or not. But either way, I should revisit this show again, since I quite enjoyed it, and I'll probably get back to work on my own projects in the meantime.

Also, see you later when Sentai becomes The Boys from the same author who gave us five women to choose for a bride...