Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
Movie, 2018, Reiwa era, Set in Mechagodzilla City
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle is #32 of 35 in release order and #32 of 35 in chronological order in the Godzilla.
The story
Humanity's desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago.
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle recap
Haruo is rescued by Miana and her twin sister Maina of the Houtua, descendants of humans who stayed on Earth and worship the egg of Mothra. Haruo's surviving team finds that the Houtua's arrowheads are made of nanometal from Mechagodzilla, the Bilusaludo weapon that failed against Godzilla thousands of years earlier. They find it has grown into a fortress, Mechagodzilla City. The Bilusaludo leader Galu-Gu plans to trap Godzilla in the city and destroy it, and the nanometal begins absorbing those who use it, including Haruo's friend Yuko Tani. The Exif priest Metphies hints at a greater threat, Ghidorah, that destroyed his own world. Godzilla wakes and marches on the city, and Haruo, Yuko and Belu-Be fly Vulture mech suits to slow it while Galu-Gu springs the trap.
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle ending explained
Haruo destroys the city's command centre to save Yuko and his humanity, and Godzilla breaks free and burns Mechagodzilla City. Galu-Gu insists that fusing with the nanometal is the only way to win, but Haruo refuses, and the nanometal goes dead. Yuko is left in a coma. The survivors shelter with Metphies as everything burns, setting up The Planet Eater.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. After the credits, a teaser announces the trilogy's last film, The Planet Eater.
Where to watch Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle is streaming on Netflix in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 60%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, before Godzilla: The Planet Eater.
- Chronological order: after Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, before Godzilla: The Planet Eater.
What to watch before Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
In release order, the essentials before Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) are Shin Godzilla (2016) and Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017).
Cast
- Mamoru Miyano as Haruo Sakaki (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Adam Bindewald (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Martin Lazzari (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Metphies (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Mulu-elu Galu-gu (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Yuko Tani (voice)
- Kenta Miyake as Rilu-elu Belu-be (voice)
- Kenyu Horiuchi as Unberto Mori (voice)
- Kazuya Nakai as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Endurph / Munak (voice)
- Kanehira Yamamoto as Takeshi J. Hamamoto (voice)
- Reina Ueda as Maina (voice)
Directed by Hiroyuki Seshita, Kobun Shizuno.