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2	* AccidentalNightmareFuel: Due an issue with the camera speed (see SpecialEffectsFailure) the two monsters wind up fighting at what looks like ridiculously high speeds. It can look unintentionally disturbing especially in composite shots of people running for their lives in the foreground at normal speed whilst Godzilla and Anguirus look like they are going subsonic in the background.
3	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
4	** The Bert Shefter/Paul Sawtell ''Kronos'' cue [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djwfCBqu96k used for the Osaka Castle duel]] in ''Gigantis''.
5	** While not considered as catchy or memorable as his later work (Godzilla or otherwise) by fans, composer Masaru Sato still delivers on some good tracks in this movie, such as the [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hmk87AUF97E opening title theme]] which doubles as the military march heard throughout the film.
6	* ContestedSequel: Being the first direct sequel of the series, the film has mixed views. Many feel that it's lost most of the atmosphere of the original film, as, while it's still a {{horror}} film, it doesn't possess the amount of tragedy and consequences of the original film. Others enjoy the film for having more Godzilla, more sets to show off and wreck, and doing something new by pitting Godzilla against another monster rather than just have him fight the humans. The next film in the Showa era, ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'', would generally be considered [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel an improvement]] from ''Raids Again''.
7	* DesignatedVillain: Godzilla here is treated as a serious threat after the disastrous event that happened the year before. However, this Godzilla, who would become the hero later on, doesn't seem to be interested in attacking humans at all. If anything, he is very passive towards humans after fighting Angurius, and most of the damage done in Osaka was the two slugging it out with each other. The only villainous things he's done against humans is when they attack him once he arrives in Osaka, sinks a fishing ocean liner, and kills Kobayashi. The finale even has him fight against the JSDF pilots when he was discovered on an iceberg, and they decide to bury him in ice.
8	* FranchiseOriginalSin: Regarding the American ''Gigantis'' cut of the film, one of the biggest points of contention among fans is the extensive addition of narration heard throughout the movie. Added narration was also present in [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1956 the American cut of the original]] in the form of Steve Martin, who narrates and documents the events of Godzilla's appearances and the destruction of Tokyo, but the main complaint with it in the ''Gigantis'' cut is that many feel as though it overexplains the actions and feelings of the characters as opposed to letting the scenes speak for themselves.
9	* HilariousInHindsight:
10	** Creator/WarnerBros distributed this film in the West as a double feature with ''Film/TeenagersFromOuterSpace''. They would later work with Creator/LegendaryPictures to make [[Film/{{Godzilla 2014}} their own Godzilla movie]].
11	** Doubly so, replace "Fire" with "Radiation" and the Film/MonsterVerse kaiju have nearly an identical origin to the kaiju in the Gigantis dub.
12	** One for the scrapped ''Volcano Monsters'' version: had it been made, it would have starred a [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons square jawed hero named McBain and a female lead named Marge.]]
13	** The trajectory charted by the pilots for the final mission to defeat Godzilla, involving a dive into danger to fire missiles followed by a steep climb out of it, is virtually identical to the final mission of ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.
14	%%* {{Macekre}}: Seriously, who wrote the English version? Obviously, the Japanese screenwriters didn't when they wrote the Japanese version. While Paul Schreibman gave the excuse that changing Godzilla's name to Gigantis was to ''avoid'' confusion, the English script was ridiculously bad. It's ''hilarious''. Due to his 1999 interview, he said the original title was "Angurus". Yes, "ゴジラの逆襲" (Godzilla's Counterattack) is called "Angurus". The only positive line in the film was "It was the sight to crush the hearts of men" delivered by English Tsukioka (Keye Luke).
15	* {{Narm}}: Due to the fight scenes accidentally being filmed {{undercrank}}ed as opposed to {{overcrank}}ed, they come out as much faster than they were intended to, which has caused them to come off as unintentionally goofy for viewers.
16	* SignatureScene: The Osaka fight between Godzilla and Anguirus, the first monster on monster fight scene in the series.
17	* SoOkayItsAverage: General consensus among fans for the original Japanese version is that while the film continues to try to tap into deeper themes, such as the effects of war and humanity's need to pick up the pieces and rebuild, as well as trying to find intelligent and credible ways to deal with the monstrous threats without reducing their menacing power, its potential is held back by the accidental botching of the fight scenes and weak execution of the themes and human drama. As such, the film is often considered a step down from its classic predecessor.
18	* SignatureLine: From the ''Gigantis'' cut, the "Banana oil" line due to how ridiculous the line was. This was due to the dubbers trying to match Tsukioya's line "baka na" in the original.
19	* SpecialEffectFailure:
20	** The prop used for overhead shots of Godzilla on the island stands completely still. It was originally supposed to walk, but either it wouldn't work, or Tsuburaya simply thought it wasn't convincing enough. During his review of the movie, Creator/JamesRolfe labels it as [[ExaggeratedTrope the worst shot in the franchise]].
21	** Rather than the standard {{Overcrank}} in kaiju films that exposes more frames per second and creates a "slow-motion" effect that gives the impression of great mass, the camera technician accidentally ''[[{{Undercrank}} under]]''[[{{Undercrank}} cranked]] the monster footage, creating an effect that comes in somewhere between pseudo-StopMotion and ''The Keystone Kops''. Special effects guru Eiji Tsuburaya was initially frustrated with this but did find it interesting to look at. There wasn't enough money to reshoot the relevant sections, meaning the camera technician accidentally tampered with all of its {{Money Making Shot}}s.
22	** While the JSDF is using their missile trucks to shoot at Godzilla, the people aboard them are clearly represented with dolls.
23	** The Godzilla puppet used for closeups is heavily OffModel compared to the suit, and the frantic jerking-around at times reveals part of the puppeteer's arm.
24	* SoBadItsGood: The consensus for some for the ''Gigantis'' cut, with the quality of the dubbing and the out of place stock footage being considered unintentionally hysterical.
25	* StockFootageFailure: The nightclub scene includes stock footage of an actual Japanese stage show that was taken from pre-1945 propaganda footage, complete with draped Imperial Japanese, Fascist Italian and Nazi German flags, [[NoSwastikas predictably causing problems for most modern day airings and releases]]. Most times, a black or grey disc is superimposed over the swastika, [[SpecialEffectsFailure though the disc can't quite keep up with the film jitter]].
26	* TrappedByMountainLions:
27	** Surprisingly considering the rest of the series, but some consider Anguirus, Godzilla's opponent, to have almost no impact on the plot due to how he is initially hyped up but, afterward, the payoff with his battle with Godzilla feels more as though he was merely interrupting his rampage. This perception isn't helped by him being killed in less than ten minutes, leaving only Godzilla for the remaining forty minutes of the film's runtime.
28	** The LoveTriangle between Tsukioka, Hidemi, and Kobayashi is considered a step down from the original's, as fans feel as though it has virtually no bearing over the plot. Whereas the previous film gave the original its weight, with the LoveTriangle between Emiko, Serizawa, and Ogata being a huge plot point with its weighted BittersweetEnding, Tsukioka isn't even ''aware'' of the fact that his best friend is in love with his girlfriend, and even then, only Hidemi knows, and the film doesn't elaborate further.
29	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Despite the technical issues, the explosion of the Osaka oil refinery and the flooding of the Osaka subway are both considered to be very impressive effects.
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