Godzilla: The Planet Eater

With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, humanity clings to a fragile hold on survival as the giants wage a relentless war. A new threat arrives in a blaze of gold as King Ghidorah itself descends, turning the conflict into a far more perilous confrontation. The battle spills beyond ordinary physics when the combatants seem to rise into another plane, forcing the survivors to question what true victory might look like. Haruo Sakaki and his companions grapple with fear, faith, and the heavy cost of fighting the near unstoppable machine Godzilla Earth. In this tense moment the stakes grow larger than earthbound battles as a mythic force tests their resolve.

Directed by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, this film closes the Godzilla anime trilogy. It continues from Gen Urobuchi and Sadayuki Murai's story concepts, building on their dark, science-fiction premise and the saga of Haruo Sakaki and his crew, in a fight for a fragile future.

Critically the reception leaned toward mixed to favorable, with audiences giving it around 6.5 out of 10 from a few hundred votes and praising its ambition more than its scope. The film probes how desperation reframes loyalty, faith and the price of fighting a foe that dwarfs human means.

Animation by Polygon Pictures gives the film its glossy CG look, finishing the trilogy in style. The story is an original script by Gen Urobuchi and Sadayuki Murai, with direction by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, marking a bold science fiction finale for Toho and Netflix distribution.

Within anime circles, the film is seen as a bold take on a familiar monster, pushing the franchise toward philosophy as much as spectacle. Its portrayal of Ghidorah as a golden force sparks debates about myth, power and the cost of victory in a war that never truly ends globally.