Chibi Godzilla Raids Again

Chibi Godzilla Raids Again (ちびゴジラの逆襲) is a Japanese short anime television series in Toho's Godzilla franchise. Produced by Pie in the Sky and Toho, the first season aired on TV Tokyo and on YouTube as a web series from April to June 2023. The second season premiered on April 3, 2024. The show takes place on Monster Island, which is inhabited by small chibi-style kaiju from the franchise.

Characters
Per Comic Natalie (2023) and Hodgkins (2023), except where noted:


 * Chibi Godzilla (ちびゴジラ)
 * He is a dinosaur and the son of a colossal Godzilla who hopes to grow up to be recognized by him. A dweller of Monster Island who is acquainted with its inhabitants, he and the newcomer Chibi Mechagodzilla make a duo exploring the area's quirks.
 * He is a dinosaur and the son of a colossal Godzilla who hopes to grow up to be recognized by him. A dweller of Monster Island who is acquainted with its inhabitants, he and the newcomer Chibi Mechagodzilla make a duo exploring the area's quirks.


 * Chibi Mechagodzilla (ちびメカゴジラ)
 * He is a mecha who gets stranded on Monster Island, where he traverses through the landscape with Chibi Godzilla to learn about its inhabitants. His serious nature characterizes his personality, exemplified by his often verbally questioning the meaning behind illogical or extraordinary behavior from Chibi Godzilla or his friends.
 * He is a mecha who gets stranded on Monster Island, where he traverses through the landscape with Chibi Godzilla to learn about its inhabitants. His serious nature characterizes his personality, exemplified by his often verbally questioning the meaning behind illogical or extraordinary behavior from Chibi Godzilla or his friends.


 * Chibi Ghidorah (ちびギドラ)
 * He is a dragon with three heads, each of which has its own personality that often contradicts the other.
 * He is a dragon with three heads, each of which has its own personality that often contradicts the other.


 * Chibi Mothra (ちびモスラ)
 * She is a chibi moth who is shy and becomes lethal when crying. She can communicate telepathically with the Shobijin. It is revealed that she is secretly an otaku in season 2.
 * She is a chibi moth who is shy and becomes lethal when crying. She can communicate telepathically with the Shobijin. It is revealed that she is secretly an otaku in season 2.


 * Chibi Rodan (ちびラドン)
 * He is a self-centered pterosaur who is also insecure and faints every time he is ridiculed.
 * He is a self-centered pterosaur who is also insecure and faints every time he is ridiculed.


 * Chibi Anguirus (ちびアンギラス)
 * He is a chibi dinosaur whose voice has broken and developed into unintelligible roars.


 * Shobijin sisters (小美人)
 * They are a pair of human twin sisters who can serve as telepathic interpreters for their friend, Chibi Mothra.
 * They are a pair of human twin sisters who can serve as telepathic interpreters for their friend, Chibi Mothra.


 * Chibi Biollante (ちびビオランテ)
 * She is a plant monster and the owner of a bar. She often speaks in literary words.
 * She is a plant monster and the owner of a bar. She often speaks in literary words.


 * Chibi Hedorah (ちびヘドラ)
 * He is a sludge monster who passionately slanders humans.
 * He is a sludge monster who passionately slanders humans.


 * Chibi Minilla (ちびミニラ)
 * She is Chibi Godzilla's younger sister.
 * She is Chibi Godzilla's younger sister.


 * Chibi Gabara (ちびガバラ)
 * He is a mutant amphibian monster who works multiple part-time jobs.
 * He is a mutant amphibian monster who works multiple part-time jobs.


 * Chibi Titano (ちびチタノ)
 * He is an aquatic dinosaur and Monster Island's self-proclaimed delinquent. However, no one has ever seen him fight.
 * He is an aquatic dinosaur and Monster Island's self-proclaimed delinquent. However, no one has ever seen him fight.


 * Chibi Gigan (ちびガイガン)

Production
The Chibi Godzilla character—who was created to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Toho's Godzilla franchise—first appeared in the 2018 picture book Ganbare Chibi Gojira by Chiharu Sakazaki. In March 2023, the character's first anime television series—Chibi Godzilla Raids Again, a title that purportedly references the second Godzilla film—was announced by Toho. The series comprises thirteen 2 min 40 s episodes featuring chibi-style kaiju characters, and is a manzai comedy that is targeted more at an adult audience. In an interview with io9, producer Go Miyazaki said that the show still appeals to children, but "we have noticed that they tend to prefer more sophisticated humor".

The series is produced by animation studio Pie in the Sky and Toho. Taketo Shinkai, who is also writing the script, is directing. Character design is provided by Sakazaki and animation production is done by Junichi Endo and Yuji Nikaido. The show stars Jun Fukuyama as Chibi Godzilla and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Chibi Mechagodzilla, with Sumi Shimamoto doing the narration. The anime premiered on April 1, 2023, on TV Tokyo's programming block Iniminimanimo and began streaming internationally as a web series on the official Godzilla YouTube channel with English subtitles on April 11. The first season ended on its original network on June 24. On March 8, 2024, it was announced that a second season would premiere on April 3, 2024 as a segment on TV Tokyo's children's television series Oha Suta and would be released on YouTube immediately after. The second season will also stream on the official Godzilla YouTube channel with English subtitles from April 10 and will run for a year.