Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Movie, 2018, Reiwa era, Set in Ghidorah
Godzilla: The Planet Eater is #33 of 35 in release order and #33 of 35 in chronological order in the Godzilla.
The story
With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, mankind watches as King Ghidorah, clad in a golden light, descends on the planet. The heavens and earth shake once again as the war moves to a higher dimension.
Godzilla: The Planet Eater recap
After Mechagodzilla City falls, the Bilusaludo aboard the Aratrum turn on Haruo, and Yuko is declared brain dead. The Exif priest Metphies uses the chaos to win followers to his faith. He reveals his true aim: to summon Ghidorah, a god from another dimension that devours planets, which the Exif have fed whole worlds to. Metphies holds a ritual on the Aratrum, which Ghidorah destroys, and then descends to Earth and drains Godzilla, untouchable because it exists outside normal physics. Metphies wants Haruo, full of hatred for Godzilla, as the witness through which Ghidorah can act on Earth. Haruo is drawn into visions as Metphies works on him. Maina and Dr. Martin reach Haruo through the Houtua's sacred egg, and he learns that Metphies caused the deaths of an earlier scouting party, which helps him see through the priest.
Godzilla: The Planet Eater ending explained
Haruo breaks Metphies' hold, Godzilla destroys Ghidorah, and Haruo then sacrifices himself to Godzilla to end the nanometal threat for good. He cracks Metphies' amulet, which pulls Ghidorah into normal reality, and Godzilla finishes it. The humans join the Houtua, and Maina is pregnant with Haruo's child. Haruo flies the last mech, carrying Yuko, at Godzilla, and both die. Years later, the Houtua remember him in a ritual.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no sequel setup after the credits; the anime trilogy ends here.
Where to watch Godzilla: The Planet Eater
Godzilla: The Planet Eater is streaming on Netflix in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 5.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 60%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, before Godzilla Singular Point.
- Chronological order: after Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, before Godzilla Singular Point.
What to watch before Godzilla: The Planet Eater
In release order, the essentials before Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) are Shin Godzilla (2016), Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017), and Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018).
Cast
- Mamoru Miyano as Haruo Sakaki (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Metphies (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Yuko Tani (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Martin Lazzari (voice)
- Yuki Kaji as Adam Bindewald (voice)
- Reina Ueda as Maina (voice)
- Ari Ozawa as Miana (voice)
- Daisuke Ono as Eliott Leland (voice)
- Kenyu Horiuchi as Unberto Mori (voice)
- Kazuya Nakai as Halu-elu Dolu-do (voice)
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Endurph (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Haruka Sakaki (voice)
Directed by Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita.