Godzilla vs. Kong was inspired by an unlikely anime: Macross Plus
Akira, as a key influence on the lighting and scale of the film’s final showdown in Hong Kong, Wingard cited two other anime as key influences on some of the Godzilla vs. Kong’s most noteworthy scenes: Macross Plus or Robotech. Pointing to these two is noteworthy: The relationship between the two anime has been fraught and entangled with one another ever since 1985 when Harmony Gold USA, the television production company which owns the American licensing rights to the Macross franchise, created the 85-episode The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern ...
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