Kaiju Club

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")^[2] is a four-episode late night Japanese television drama series.^[3] The series received collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions for the production and appearance of Ultra Monsters in the series.^[2]

Kaiju Club
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Genre	Drama
Developed by	Kensaku Sakai
Written by	Kōta Fukihara (eps 1,3-4) Yu Tomisaka (ep.2) [1][2]
Directed by	Takashi Sumida (eps 1,3) Takahiro Aoyama (eps 2,4) [2][1]
Starring	Kanata Hongō[2] Ryusei Yokohama Masato Yano Ryo Kato Shogo Yamaguchi Tokio Emoto Muga Tsukaji Fumika Baba
Opening theme	"Recollections" by Riko Sasaki[1]
Ending theme	"GEEKDOM" BY Traffic Light.[1]
Composer	NAOTO[1]
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	4[2]
Production
Producer	Keiko Matsumoto[1]
Original release
Network	Mainichi Broadcasting System Tokyo Broadcasting System [1][2]
Release	June 4, 2017 (2017-06-04) (MBS) June 6, 2017 (2017-06-06) (TBS)[2]

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.^[2][3]

Characters

• Ryōta (リョウタ):^[1] The main protagonist. A 22 years old college student and an ace member of Kaiju Club.
• Katsuo (カツオ):^[1] 17 years old. A high school student who is rather mature despite his age.
• Yuriko (ユリコ):^[1] 22 years old. An honorable college student.
• Shingo (シンゴ):^[1] 22 years old. An otaku who has a habit of fixing other's mistake.
• Yūsuke (ユウスケ):^[1] 24 years old. An artistic member of Kaiju Club who can draw monsters.
• Nishi (ニシ):^[1] 33 years old. A salaryman who supports the Kaiju Club. He is also knowledgeable in musics.
• Jō (ジョー):^[1] 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):^[1] Age unknown, he is the mysterious founder of the Kaiju Club.

Ultra Monsters

• Alien Metron (メトロン星人, Metoron Seijin):^[2]
• Alien Guts (ガッツ星人, Gattsu Seijin):^[2]
• Zetton (ゼットン):^[2]
• Alien Ghos (ゴース星人, Gōsu Seijin):^[2]

Cast

• Kanata Hongō as Ryōta^[2][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

1. "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.
2. "『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.
3. "Live-Action Series About Kaijū Otaku Stars Kanata Hongou". Anime News Network. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
4. "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)