[b]Kaiju[/b] (怪獣) is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster." Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment involving giant monsters.

Related terms include kaiju eiga (怪獣映画, monster movie), a film featuring kaiju, kaijin (怪人, humanoid monsters) and daikaiju (大怪獣, giant monster), specifically meaning the larger variety of monsters.

The most famous kaiju is [[Godzilla]]. Other well-known kaiju include [[Mothra]], [[Anguirus]], [[Rodan]], [[Gamera]], and [[King Ghidorah]].

h4. See also

* [[Gamera (series)|]]
* [[Godzilla (series)|]]
* [[Pacific Rim]]
* [[Ultra series]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Kaiju":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiju]
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