Vocaloid & Godzilla II (Johnsonverse)

Vocaloid & Godzilla II is a 2012 American anime-kaiju hybrid film directed by Timothy Hill, written by Tim Johnson and produced by Yoshimitsu Banno, based on the Godzilla franchise by Toho and characters from the Vocaloid voice synthesizer by Yamaha Corporation. A sequel to Vocaloid & Godzilla (which was released five months earlier), it stars Johnson, Chloe Johnson, Belle Armstrong, Jenny Smith, Kristen Schaal, Seth Green, Olivia Olson, Kelly Hu, Tara Strong, and Tim Curry, all reprising their roles from the first film. In this film, Len, Rin, and Meiko must thwart Dr. Mustafa, who has re-emerged and sent a monster of his own making, Glacies, to attack Arctic Research Station. 
Production on the film began in 2008 after Johnson Studios and Yamaha struck an agreement for multiple feature films and a Vocaloid television series. Produced back-to-back with its predecessor, the film premiered on November 13, 2012 at the San Jose Theatre, and was officially released five days later. It received widespread acclaim for its animation, visual effects, voice acting, pacing, and screenplay, and is considered to be superior to its predecessor. It won the 2013 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Hill), and Best Visual Effects. 
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== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
=== Voices ===
*Tim Johnson as Len Kagamine and Fuyuki Hinata
*Chloe Johnson as Rin Kagamine and Natsumi Hinata
*Belle Armstrong as Meiko "Mei" Sakine
*Kristen Schaal as Miku Hatsune
*Seth Green as Kaito Shion
*Olivia Olson as Neru Akita Kagamine
*Kelly Hu as Teto Kasane
*Tara Strong as Haku Yowane
*Tim Curry as Dr. Shinji Mustafa
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*Tim Johnson as Godzilla IV
*Chloe Johnson as Anguirus
*Belle Armstrong as Rodan
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== Production ==
=== Development ===
In 2008, Johnson Industries and Yamaha Corporation announced that multiple feature films and a television series based on the Vocaloid voice synthesizer characters would begin production. The sequel was announced to begin filming immediately after the first film. 
=== Casting ===
Many actors from the first film reprise their roles, including Tim Johnson as Len Kagamine, Chloe Johnson as Rin Kagamine, Belle Armstrong as Meiko "Mei" Sakine, Jenny Smith as Luka Megurine Sakine, Kristen Schaal as Miku Hatsune, Seth Green as Kaito Shion, Olivia Olson as Neru Akita Kagamine, Kelly Hu as Teto Kasane, Tara Strong as Haku Yowane, and Tim Curry as Dr. Shinji Mustafa.
=== Animation ===
Like the first film, the animation for all human characters is provided by TMS Entertainment. 
=== Live-action filming ===
Filming for the kaiju sequences took place in the summer of 2011, with many of them being shot at Soundstage 33 in the Johnson Studios lot. Other stages that filming took place in include Soundstages 20, 40, and 43. Location shoots also took place that summer. 
== Soundtrack ==
As with the previous film, the soundtrack is primarily comprised of stock music from prior Godzilla films, as well as music from other works. 
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== Release ==
Vocaloid & Godzilla II premiered on November 13, 2012 at the San Jose Theatre, and was released nationally five days later. 
== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
The film received widespread acclaim upon its release. On Rotten Tomatoes, its critic consensus reads "Vocaloid & Godzilla II tops its predecessor by TBA". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote "TBA", and he and Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film "two thumbs up" on Siskel & Ebert at the Movies. Leonard Maltin wrote "TBA".
=== Box office ===
During its opening weekend, the film made over $200 million in the domestic box office. In its second weekend, TBA.
=== Accolades ===
At the 85th Academy Awards, the film received several nominations, including Best Picture, Best Visual Effects, Best Director (Hill), and Best Sound Design, winning TBA.
== Home media ==
In 2013, the film was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and USD, serving as one of the first launch titles for the latter format. It is also available on Netflix. It was later released on 4K UHD Blu-ray in 2017.
== Video game ==
In December 2012, a video game adaptation of the film and its predecessor titled Vocaloid & Godzilla I and II was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, and Mandatum.
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