| Kaiju Club | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Developed by | Kensaku Sakai |
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| 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 |
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| Release | June 4, 2017 (2017-06-04) (MBS) June 6, 2017 (2017-06-06) (TBS) |
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. The series received collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions for the production and appearance of Ultra Monsters in the series.
The series takes place in mid-1970s and focuses on club members who are 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.
Characters
- Ryōta (リョウタ): The main protagonist. A 22 years old college student and an ace member of Kaiju Club.
- Katsuo (カツオ): 17 years old. A high school student who is rather mature despite his age.
- Yuriko (ユリコ): 22 years old. An honorable college student.
- Shingo (シンゴ): 22 years old. An otaku who has a habit of fixing other's mistake.
- Yūsuke (ユウスケ): 24 years old. An artistic member of Kaiju Club who can draw monsters.
- Nishi (ニシ): 33 years old. A salaryman who supports the Kaiju Club. He is also knowledgeable in musics.
- Jō (ジョー): 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): Age unknown, he is the mysterious founder of the Kaiju Club.
Ultra Monsters
- Alien Metron (メトロン星人, Metoron Seijin):
- Alien Guts (ガッツ星人, Gattsu Seijin):
- Zetton (ゼットン):
- Alien Ghos (ゴース星人, Gōsu Seijin):
Cast
- Kanata Hongō as Ryōta
- Ryusei Yokohama as Katsuo
- Masato Yano as Shingo
- Ryo Kato as Yūsuke
- Shogo Yamaguchi as Nishi
- Tokio Emoto as Jō
- Muga Tsukaji as Cap
- Fumika Baba as Yuriko
References
- ^ "『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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Live-Action Series About Kaijū Otaku Stars Kanata Hongou". Anime News Network. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "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)