Kaiju Club

Kaiju Club^[1]
Kaiju Club
	Title card
Genre	Drama
Developed by	Kensaku Sakai
Written by	Kōta Fukihara (eps 1,3-4); Yu Tomisaka (ep.2);
Directed by	Takashi Sumida (eps 1,3); Takahiro Aoyama (eps 2,4);
Starring	Kanata Hongō; Ryusei Yokohama; ; Ryo Kato; Shogo Yamaguchi; Tokio Emoto; Muga Tsukaji; Fumika Baba;
Opening theme	"Recollections" by Riko Sasaki
Ending theme	"GEEKDOM" BY Traffic Light.
Composer	NAOTO
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Keiko Matsumoto
Release
Original network	Mainichi Broadcasting System; Tokyo Broadcasting System;
Original release	June 4, 2017 (MBS); June 6, 2017 (TBS);
External links
	Website

Kaiju Club (怪獣倶楽部〜空想特撮青春記〜, Kaijū Kurabu Kūsō Tokusatsu Seishunki, lt. "Monster Club: Fictional Special Effects Youth Chronicle") is a four-episode late night Japanese television drama series.^[3] The series receive collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions for the production and appearance of Ultra Monsters in the series.^[1]

The series takes place in mid-1970s and focuses on club members who have devoted to the Kaiju of Tokusatsu shows while trying to self-publish a magazine that deals with the topic. Each episodes feature the guest appearance of monsters from Ultra Series.^[1]^[3]

Characters[]

Ryōta (リョウタ):^[2] The main protagonist. A 22 years old college student and an ace member of Kaiju Club.
Katsuo (カツオ):^[2] 17 years old. A high school student who is rather mature despite his age.
Yuriko (ユリコ):^[2] 22 years old. An honorable college student.
Shingo (シンゴ):^[2] 22 years old. An otaku who has a habit of fixing other's mistake.
Yūsuke (ユウスケ):^[2] 24 years old. An artistic member of Kaiju Club who can draw monsters.
Nishi (ニシ):^[2] 33 years old. A salaryman who supports the Kaiju Club. He is also knowledgeable in musics.
Jō (ジョー):^[2] 33 years old. Number 2 member of Kaiju Club who often gave ideas to others. He is also a magazine writer.
Cap (キャップ, Kyappu):^[2] Age unknown, he is the mysterious founder of the Kaiju Club.

Ultra Monsters[]

Alien Metron (メトロン星人, Metoron Seijin):^[1]
Alien Guts (ガッツ星人, Gattsu Seijin):^[1]
Zetton (ゼットン):^[1]
Alien Ghos (ゴース星人, Gōsu Seijin):^[1]

Cast[]

Kanata Hongō as Ryōta^[1]^[3]
Ryusei Yokohama as Katsuo^[4]
Masato Yano as Shingo^[4]
Ryo Kato as Yūsuke^[4]
Shogo Yamaguchi as Nishi^[4]
Tokio Emoto as Jō^[4]
Muga Tsukaji as Cap^[4]
Fumika Baba as Yuriko^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "『怪獣倶楽部～空想特撮青春記～』2017年6月よりMBS/TBSドラマイズムにて放送決定！ウルトラ怪獣と共に青春を歩んだ特撮オタクたちの物語！主演：本郷奏多" (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "怪獣倶楽部～空想特撮青春部～ MBSドラマイズム - 毎日放送" (in Japanese). MBS. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Live-Action Series About Kaijū Otaku Stars Kanata Hongou". Anime News Network. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "横浜流星、天才的な"怪獣エリート" に！本郷奏多主演「怪獣倶楽部」メンバー決定" (in Japanese). cinemacafe.net. 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)

[Tsuburaya-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "『怪獣倶楽部～空想特撮青春記～』2017年6月よりMBS/TBSドラマイズムにて放送決定！ウルトラ怪獣と共に青春を歩んだ特撮オタクたちの物語！主演：本郷奏多" (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

[Staff-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "怪獣倶楽部～空想特撮青春部～ MBSドラマイズム - 毎日放送" (in Japanese). MBS. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

[ANN1-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Live-Action Series About Kaijū Otaku Stars Kanata Hongou". Anime News Network. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

[Cafe-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "横浜流星、天才的な"怪獣エリート" に！本郷奏多主演「怪獣倶楽部」メンバー決定" (in Japanese). cinemacafe.net. 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-05-30.

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