Monster World (Season 5) (Johnsonverse)

The fifth season of Monster World aired in 2002.
This season saw a switch to the use of digital cameras; all prior seasons had used 35mm film. Stock footage from other productions and older episodes, though, were still 35mm, and the differences in picture quality are readily noticeable.
# Kiryu, Part 1 - Having salvaged the bones of Godzilla III after his meltdown in 1995, the EDF creates MechaGodzilla 3, later renamed Kiryu. And just in time, as a furious Kiru resurfaces in NYC, scarred but stronger than ever. Things become complicated when traces of DNA in the bones cause Kiryu to remember he was Godzilla, and he goes berserk and attacks Unit-01, angering Asuka and causing her to retaliate.
# Kiryu, Part 2 - After Asuka's actions in New York see her arrested, Shinji springs her from prison and kills every guard, causing NERV and EDF to engage in a civil war that the UN is powerless to stop. Meanwhile, Kiryu is sent to attack a Titanosaurus nest. This time, the issues of Kiryu going berserk doesn't pop up.
# Kiryu, Part 3 - NERV and the EDF are forced to make peace when the Invadors send Gigan and Megalon to sift through the ruins of Frankfurt for anything useful.
# Kiryu, Part 4 - Kiru reappears, this time in Osaka. The EDF soon discovers that Kiryu goes berserk upon hearing the roar of another Godzilla, and authorize Alpha Squad to subdue him.
# Kiryu, Part 5 - EDF scientists attempt to remove the DNA traces from Kiryu's bones, but he breaks out, now possessing free will. He attacks Tokyo, but stops when he sees and hears Godzilla IV. Godzilla IIIs spirit inhabits the mech, and together, father and son defend Tokyo from Kiru alongside Alpha Squad.
# The Probe - Mysterious craft begin crashing in various locales worldwide, none of which match Invador technology. Both NERV and the Invadors, therefore, deduce that another alien race has their eyes on Earth, and declare a truce to work out exactly who it is. They eventually find out that it's the Xiliens, who attack with their own Ghidorah.
# Flight of the Gotengo - The Gotengo is launched against a group of Titanosauri attacking Boston.
# Policing Europe - Kaiju activity in Europe increases following the nuclear exchange that capped off the Great European War, and the EDF and NERV launch their mechanized forces to police the situation, as hundreds of Mutants come to feed on the fallout.
# What Makes Them Tick - Alpha Squad, utilizing stun blasters, captures an alien Mechagodzilla intact so the EDF can study it.
# All is Fair - Rei resorts to dirty tactics in her never-ending conflict with Hikari.
# Remnants of the Past - A group of Gezoras and Ganimes attacks Vladivostok, to which Godzilla and King Caesar respond.
# School Dance - The fall formal at school gets interesting when Rei and Hikari's war causes it to devolve into a massive brawl. Shinji and Asuka, having brought stun blasters in preparation for such a scenario, must now pacify the riot.
# In Defense of Mannheim - After a period of unusual silence, Cthulhu sends his minions to Mannheim to see if there's anything they can use, anything at all. Beta Squad responds to the incursion.
# God's House - God has a party in Heaven, and Shinji and Asuka are invited. They tour God's home, learning fascinating stories not told in the Bible, as well as the truth behind such Biblical events as the Plagues of Egypt, the Parting of the Red Seas, and the Resurrection of Christ. There was much fear that this episode would anger the Catholic Church, but Pope John Paul II reportedly watched the episode and loved it, calling the reinterpretations of Biblical events "organic and in-tune with more obscure Bible passages".
# Viva Las Vegas - During a conference in Las Vegas, Shinji and Rei find out that Gendo has a gambling problem.
# Alchoholics Anonymous - Misato decides to weaponize her surplus beer left over from the Angels Crisis to impair the judgement of Coatlicue when he attacks Cairo. Everyone questions what she smoked to have come up with such an insane idea, but it somehow works.
# Moonbase - Alpha Squad is sent to the moon to destroy an Invador base.
# Terrahawks - In this crossover episode, NERV makes contact with the Terrahawks, and send Alpha Squad to Hawknest when it is discovered that Zelda is assisting the Invadors.
# To Mars! - NERV does what the Terrahawks are too cowardly to do and attacks Zelda's base on Mars using the SF-93s. In retaliation, Zelda, shortly before she is destroyed, sends a kaiju-sized Sporilla to attack Honolulu, only for it to be met by Godzilla.
# MUTANT! - Take a guess...
# Photosynthesis - Biollante is tasked with attacking Rio de Janiero. Reluctant to bring any harm to her beloved planet, she instead chooses to go after Destoroyah, after she manages to convince Spacegodzilla that he is a major threat to his rule.
# Grand Theft Auto - Shinji and Asuka play Grand Theft Auto III and provide some hilarious commentary. The full version was uploaded to YouTube in 2016.
# Hamlet - The school puts on a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, with Kensuke in the starring role. He'll need help from his friends overcoming his stage fright.
# Holdouts - A German rebel holdout is discovered operating out of the ruins of Stuttgart.
# Countdown to War, Part 1 - NERV, the EDF, and the Earth Defenders prepare for a massive Invador attack.
# Countdown to War, Part 2 - The Invador attack never materializes, but Cthulhu makes a statement by having Hastur destroy Melbourne.
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