In 1965, at the height of the kaiju genre’s popularity in Japan, Daiei Film introduced audiences to its own giant monster, Gamera, a mutated fire-breathing turtle who later became known as “the friend ...

Master Splinter doesn’t have a monopoly on mutant turtles in pop culture. Gamera, the second most-franchisable city-stomping reptile from Japan, has quite the resume. And he’ll soon be returning in a ...

Christian Castaneda was born and raised in Arizona before enrolling at the University of New Mexico. There he received his Bachelors degree in Communication and Journalism. Growing up he had a love ...