Summary
Giant Monsters, commonly known as Kaiju, are mysterious creatures that have risen to fame thanks to the classic Japanese monster movies as well as manga and anime culture. Speaking of, there are somecool anime to watch if viewers love giant monsterstrashing cities and fighting against the few chosen ones.
Some are targeted at young audiences, are mild in violence, and have colorful designs. However, when the plot starts to turn into a gory, relentless massacre, giant monsters are always a big part of these heartbreaking scenes. The following examples have huge monsters and also great character development in the middle of tragedy.
Digimonis a shonen anime that became a hit back in the 90s and has been hitting the mark with every season since its first release. A bunch of kids, chosen for unexplained reasons, are isekai’d into a digital world, filled with mysterious (and monstrous) creatures called Digimon.
On more than one occasion, these chosen children, or tamers to be more precise, had to use their own Digimon to fight monstrous beings, such as Apocalymon, Venom Vamdemon, Chimeramon, Ordinemon, Niddhogmon, and others. Some of them are as big as the moon, so, giant monsters: check.
The story of Eren Yaeger and his band of merry Titan hunters wouldn’t be as successful as it is today without the intervention of the stars of the show: the giant monsters called Titans. They’re creatures that were once humans from a distant land and weaponized by their brethren using spinal fluid.
This is a pretty gruesome and unconventional style of warfare that ends up triggering a series of tragic eventsleading to the unavoidable Rumbling and genocide. A cycle of never-ending death that was finally stopped thanks to the sacrifice of an anti-hero. Or so goes the story. The important thing is there are lots of giant monsters and people fight them for survival.
Have you seen a bald with a white cape punching a giant monster into oblivion?One Punch Manis all about the misadventures of a human hero fighting against creatures so unbelievably strong that it ends up looking like a joke. The misunderstood (and overpowered) hero ends up getting more than he bargained for when a young cybernetically enhanced hero adopts him as his master.
This one-sided master-disciple bond becomes the startup forone of the best friendships viewers will ever seein a comedy anime. Plus, if monster fans want to see a small and cranky girl with incredible telekinetic powers turning Godzilla into a puddle of blood, then this is definitely for them.
For those anime fans who like hardcore bloody battles and giant monsters,Kaiju Nº8is one of the best dishes on the menu. It includes an assortment of quirky folks in the cast, including a satirical but kickass protagonist, and some great character development.
This series is still young, and the manga has not progressed too much lately, but still, it has the potential to becomeone of the best Kaiju seriesin the genre. Besides, it has some of the best battle scenes fans will see in this category of anime.
If there is an iconic giant monster anime, it isNeon Genesis Evangelion: a boy-meets-girl/coming-of-agestory with a dark twist. The girl is his dead mom’s clone, and the coming-of-age is more of an existential crisis that ends up with the end of the world. What a blast!
But if fans love to see enormous Kaiju (Angels) being beaten to a pulp by Mechas (EVAs) then they came to the right place. Just remember that this anime has certain sensitive topics, and has a massive amount of adult content. So, discretion is advised for younger audiences.
