As I have grown older, I have become less concerned about things like continuity and making sense. I’m happy that this show can exist, a Godzilla world where three brothers — Godzilla-kun, Minilla and Little — are training to be great monsters. For example, in the first episode, they try to learn how to control their atomic breath and just end up making fireworks.

This series is adapted from a puppet fan film of the same name that was created by puppeteer Hideyuki Kobayashi for the 2019 Godzilla Contest. There are so many kaiju on Godzi Godzi Island, including Grandpa Hedo and Hedochi the smog monsters, who often close out each episode with a koan or introspective riddle. There’s also Rodan, Baragon, Battra, Jet Jaguar, Gigan, Young Caesar, Destroyah, twin Mothra Moshu-Moshu and Moshuu-Moshuu, Mecha Godzilla and so many more.

There are also live action scenes called “Attention! Godzilla” where women are struggling in their lives before meeting and adopting a Kamatte Gojira, the second stage of Godzilla from Shin Godzilla, who ends up acting a lot like my chihuahua Cubby, snarling and biting everything. Plus, “Go! Jet Jaguar” has the robot getting ready to fight Megalon.

How charming is this show? There’s Grandpa Zilla is the 1954 Godzilla but old. He has a a wizard staff and works for Santa Claus, delivering gifts to all of the good monster children. Godzilla 2000 is Godzilla-kun’s mother Mirei-san, the classic 70s Godzilla appears to be their father Taigo, Uncle Zilla is Shin Godzilla, Anguirus uses speech balloons just like he did in the original movie, Miyarabi is a human version of King Caesar, Rodan’s little brother Radon appears and the Godzilla brothers wearing turtle shells before worrying that they’ll be sued.

You can watch the series on YouTube.