#117 Kaiju Big Battel

Kaiju means “mysterious beast” in Japanese and has long been used to describe all the giant monster movies starring creatures such as Godzilla, Gamera and Mothra. Kaiju Big Battel is a live wrestling show created by a gang of Boston otaku (that’s Japanese for “in the house” or, more plainly, “geek”). These guys dress up as giant monsters and sentai heroes, seed the ring with miniature buildings then duke it out as only giant, radioactive monsters can. The characters and their ensuing battles are a real hoot and a must for any monster movie fan. A Kaiju Big Battel special is currently airing on MTV2 and a new DVD (along with all kinds of cool swag) is available through the Kaiju Big Battel website.