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Chibi Godzilla Raids Again (ちびゴジラの逆襲)

Chibi Godzilla Raids Again (ちびゴジラの逆襲, Chibi Godzilla no Gyakushū) is a Japanese short-form animated comedy series produced by Toho in which Godzilla and other familiar kaiju appear as tiny, comedic versions of themselves living on Monster Island. It premiered on April 1, 2023 in TV Tokyo's Ini Mini Manimo children's block and has continued through multiple seasons, with Season 4 beginning on April 1, 2026 inside the Oha Suta program.¹^•²

Key fact	Detail
Format	Short-form TV anime comedy; each episode runs about 3 minutes (Season 1 episodes are 2 minutes 40 seconds)³
First broadcast	April 1, 2023, Saturday 7:00 am, TV Tokyo's Ini Mini Manimo block¹
Production	Animation by Pie in the sky; produced by Toho; directed by Taketo Shinkai; character design by Chiharu Sakazaki⁴
Origin	First TV anime adaptation of the Chibi Godzilla character created in 2018 as a children's character¹
Main cast	Jun Fukuyama (Chibi Godzilla), Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Chibi Mechagodzilla), Takuya Eguchi (Chibi Ghidorah), Rie Takahashi (Chibi Mothra), Hiro Shimono (Chibi Rodan), Fumihiko Tachiki (Chibi Hedorah), Maaya Sakamoto (Chibi Biollante)¹
Season 1 run	13 episodes, April 1 to June 24, 2023; average MyAnimeList episode rating 8.4/10⁵
Season 4	Began April 1, 2026 in TV Tokyo's Oha Suta block; adds Chibi Battra and a new theme song by OKAMOTO'S²
Overseas access	English-subtitled episodes stream on the official Godzilla YouTube channel²

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Premise and characters

The story begins when Chibi Mechagodzilla, a robot monster, washes ashore on Monster Island, where Chibi Godzilla lives. Their meeting starts an unpredictable everyday life among a cast of strong-willed little monsters.⁶ Chibi Godzilla's driving goal is to become the strongest giant monster, like his father Godzilla.⁷ The official character profile describes him as innocent and unable to suppress his destructive impulses, occasionally breathing atomic heat rays, disliking green peppers while liking stuffed green peppers, and reverting to a "second form" when he sleeps in an awkward position.⁷

The supporting cast draws on the wider Godzilla franchise. Chibi Ghidorah is a triple personality whose three heads disagree constantly: the middle head values friendship, the left is quick to anger, and the right is a psychopath; because the heads share one body, attacking another head hurts himself too.⁷ Chibi Mechagodzilla is the most reliable monster on the island and a talented inventor, but as a robot he malfunctions when wet, and he has lost his memory of being sent to destroy the island.⁷ Other characters include the narcissistic Chibi Rodan, the self-styled sage Chibi Hedorah, the older-sister figure Chibi Biollante, and the Shobijin sisters who speak for Chibi Mothra.¹

Production

The series is animated by the studio Pie in the sky and produced by Toho. Taketo Shinkai directs, with scripts by Shinkai, Yuki Hirokawa, and Manabu Kaneko, and character design by Chiharu Sakazaki, the original creator of the Chibi Godzilla character.⁴ The announcement in March 2023 emphasized an unusually prominent voice cast for a short children's anime, and the marketing tagline promises "about 3 minutes" of nonstop comedy that overturns the conventions of the short anime format.¹^•⁸

Broadcast and distribution

In Japan the series airs weekly on TV Tokyo affiliates, moving from the Ini Mini Manimo block at its 2023 debut to the Oha Suta program, where it runs Wednesday mornings at 7:05.¹^•⁷ After broadcast, episodes are posted free on the official Chibi Godzilla YouTube channel and distributed on Japanese streaming platforms including ABEMA, Amazon Prime Video, d Anime Store, Hulu, FOD, and U-NEXT.⁷ For viewers outside Japan, Toho posts English-subtitled episodes weekly on the official Godzilla YouTube channel, a release that began shortly after the first season started in 2023.²^•³

Seasons and reception

The first season ran 13 episodes from April 1 to June 24, 2023. On MyAnimeList episode ratings, it averaged 8.4/10, with the highest-rated episode being Episode 11, "An All-Chibi Monster Chorus," at 9.2 and the lowest being Episode 5, "Monster Study Session," at 7.8.⁵ A second season followed with 31 episodes; across the franchise's rated episodes the average is 8.1/10, and the single highest-rated episode is Season 2's Episode 23, "Counting Godzillas," at 9.3.⁵

Continued seasons. Season 4 began on April 1, 2026, airing inside Oha Suta on TV Tokyo affiliates. It introduces Chibi Battra, inspired by the creature from Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992), and features a new theme song by the Japanese rock band OKAMOTO'S, with Shinkai returning as director.²^•⁴ The franchise has also expanded through merchandise and collaborations, including Premium Bandai figures, LINE stamps, convenience-store photo printing, apparel collaborations, and event tie-ins such as a Tokyo Metro 3D sound attraction announced in 2026.⁷

References

Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Anime and manga › Anime series, episodes, and franchises › Anime television series, 2020s

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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