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Origin of Everything

How WWII Created Godzilla & Mecha Robots

Season 1 Episode 6

Underneath the surface of fearsome monsters we can see that Godzilla is closely linked to the fears of atomic radiation and mecha robots emerged from the extremely rapid industrialization of Japan during the 1960’s and 1970’s.

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