The opening of the first two educational OVAs for "Get Going! Godzilland" (a series that lasted from 1994 to 1996). The first two episodes were focused on the hiragana alphabet and counting, and were titled "You Can Read! You Can Write! Hiragana" and "You Can Count! Counting 1-2-3!" respectively.

It was modelled by Shinichi Wakasa and his company MONSTERS Inc. and worn by suit actor Tsutomu Kitagawa. The replica suit's smooth appearance and the lighting setup in which it was filmed is the reason some fans mistake it for the use of CGI. It even managed to fool Gareth Edwards!

In Godzilla: The Art of Destruction, director Gareth Edwards recalls a flashback scene in Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla where the original Godzilla is disintegrated by the Oxygen Destroyer. This scene is often mistaken for CGI and was actually made using a partial replica of the ShodaiGoji suit.

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Godzilla and Miku costumes were also released in Fall Guys. However, the Godzilla costumes were released in July 2022 and the Miku one was released two months later. Given they weren't promoted alongside each other, it's safe to say this doesn't technically count as a crossover of the two.

During Mothra’s brief fight with Godzilla in Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966), there is a moment in one of the shots where you can glimpse a cigarette entangled in Mothra’s fur.

One can only imagine how much it must’ve reeked of tobacco on set for this mistake to be left in the final film.

While there is no direct translation for this advert, and translation websites such as Google Translate don't seem to help, Reddit user u/wutx2 on the r/vintageads subreddit offers an intriguing interpretation through the two idioms used in the ad, "Though it be small, it's a monster of a machine."

A Japanese ad for the Canon “New Belpia” photocopier featuring Baby Godzilla, printed on a telephone card. It can be inferred that this was a cross-promotion that occurred around the time of the release of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II in late 1993, although it's possible it occurred sometime after.

While Fortnite isn't the first time Godzilla and Miku crossed over, as illustrated in this post, it does however mark the first time the two worked together against a common enemy. It is also technically the first time she has crossed over with King Kong, as he was also present during the event.

Fortnite now marks the third time Godzilla and Hatsune Miku have officially crossed over. Their first time together was in the 2019 anime film "Shinkalion the Movie", but they later crossed paths again in Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, before reuniting for Fortnite's "Zero Hour" in-game event.

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