monsterland and monster island are fictional locations in toho studios' godzilla film franchise, both serving as nature reserves or homes for several giant monsters. == monsterland == monsterland was introduced in the 1968 film destroy all monsters. the united nations had decided to gather all the earth's daikaiju (giant monsters) and corral them into a single location, then keep them there. the ogasawara islands were chosen for the project and by 1999 ("at the close of the 20th century" in the original japanese version), godzilla, rodan, mothra, anguirus, gorosaurus, kumonga, minilla, baragon, manda, and varan were all residents of monsterland. various security devices were installed on the island to make sure the daikaiju wouldn't escape. among the various devices were machines that sprayed different types of mist that godzilla and mothra shied away from, as well as a magnetic wall that prevented rodan from flying away. all was well until the kilaaks invaded, taking control of monsterland and letting loose the monsters upon the world. after the kilaaks were foiled, the monsters returned to monsterland and have been living there since. === monsters on the island ===  * anguirus * baragon * godzilla * gorosaurus  * kumonga  * manda * minilla * mothra * rodan * varan  == monster island == monster island first appeared in 1969's all monsters attack, in the dreams of a young boy named ichiro. he dreamt of befriending minilla and watching him and godzilla battle other monsters. in the dream, the daikaiju living on monster island included godzilla, minilla, gabara, kamacuras (3 of them), kumonga, ebirah, anguirus, gorosaurus, manda, the giant condor from godzilla vs. the sea monster, maneater (a plant man that grabs ichiro in the jungle), and rodan (mentioned but unseen). monster island is revealed to be an actual island in godzilla vs. gigan (1972). godzilla, rodan, mothra, anguirus, minilla, gorosaurus, kumonga, and kamacuras (one of them) are seen living there. monster island appeared again in godzilla vs. megalon (1973), one of many locations suffering the effects of nuclear testing. this is seen to disturb godzilla, rodan, and anguirus; as they try to escape the explosions, anguirus falls into a crevasse in the ground. rodan's fate was never revealed, though it can be assumed he flew away safely. godzilla was summoned from monster island in a few of the episodes of the television series zone fighter to assist the giant su
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