I like Godzilla, I like Mothra, I like Ghidorah, and I also like Rodan. They inspired me to make the Tailed Beasts in Naruto.” As you can see, Kishimoto is a pretty big fan of monsters.

When it comes to monsters, Godzilla reigns supreme as the king. The kaiju has decades backing his fearsome status, but Godzilla isn’t the only behemoth to come from Japan. Anime has lots of ...