Editing Gamera (section)

==== Daiei Film ====
The film series began in 1965 with ''[[Gamera, the Giant Monster]]'', directed by [[Noriaki Yuasa]], which is the first and only entry in the entire series to be shot in black-and-white. To date, it is the only Showa ''Gamera'' film to be released theatrically in the [[United States]]; however, it was heavily edited, dubbed and retitled ''Gammera the Invincible''.<ref>Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. pg. 114. ISBN 0-89950-853-7.</ref> In the United States, Gamera attained prominence during the 1970s due to the burgeoning popularity of [[UHF television]] stations featuring Saturday afternoon matinée showcases such as ''[[Creature Double Feature]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Corey|first=Joe|url=https://insidepulse.com/2012/08/31/dvd-review-mighty-morphin-power-rangers-season-1-vol-1/|title=DVD Review: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Season 1, Vol. 1)|date=31 August 2012|website=InsidePulse|access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref> and later in the 1990s, when five ''Gamera'' films were featured on the television series ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. As aforementioned, ''Gamera'' franchise was often viewed as a cheap, inferior competitor to the ''Godzilla'' franchise especially by global audiences, and this tendency was presumably caused by not only its direction, limited productions and global distributions, but also due to the rather ridiculing atmosphere created with the television series.<ref name=EigaHiho2021 />

A total of seven ''Gamera'' films were produced between 1965 and 1971, with one being released in Japan each year. These films, several of which were also directed by Yuasa, became popular with child audiences. During this time, five of the seven films were picked up for television distribution in the United States by [[American International Television]]. Just as ''Gamera, the Giant Monster'' becoming ''Gammera the Invincible'', each film (except for ''Gamera vs. Zigra'') was dubbed into English and re-titled for American viewers—''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' became ''War of the Monsters'';{{sfn|Craig|2019|p=401}} ''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' became ''Return of the Giant Monsters'';{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1996|p=335}} ''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' became ''Destroy All Planets'';{{sfn|Craig|2019|p=120–121}} ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' became ''Attack of the Monsters'';{{sfn|Craig|2019|p=44}} and ''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' became ''Gamera vs. Monster X''.{{sfn|Craig|2019|p=160}}

Despite several sources stating that a monster called Garasharp was to appear in the eighth entry in the ''Gamera'' series slated for a 1972 release,{{sfn|Rhoads|McCorkle|2018|p=136}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shrineofgamera.com/garasharp.html|title=Gamera vs. Garasharp: The Gamera that Never Was|publisher=ShrineofGamera.com|access-date=15 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419215134/http://www.shrineofgamera.com/garasharp.html|archive-date=19 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tanomi.com/metoo/naiyou.html?kid=78719|script-title=ja:『ガメラ対大邪獣ガラシャープ』 をちゃんと製作して欲しい。|publisher=Tanomi.com|language=ja|access-date=15 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913092019/http://www.tanomi.com/metoo/naiyou.html?kid=78719|archive-date=13 September 2012}}</ref> director Noriaki Yuasa stated that Garasharp was created specifically for the short film ''Gamera vs. Garasharp'' featured on the 1991 LD set, ''Gamera Permanent Preservation Plan'',<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ishizuka|first=Daisuke|title=Gamera's Godfather - Noriaki Yuasa|magazine=G-Fan|issue=59|date=2002|page=53}}</ref> and that a new two-headed monster was planned for the next film,<ref name=YuasaInterview /> which was canceled because Daiei Film went into [[bankruptcy]] in 1971 and the ''Gamera'' films ceased production as a result.{{sfn|Rhoads|McCorkle|2018|p=136}}{{sfn|Frédéric|2002|p=137}}

[[Niisan Takahashi]] later published a revised graphic novel of ''Gamera vs. Garasharp'' illustrated by Yutaka Kondo, known for his illustrations of [[kaiju]] and other fictional characters for the ''[[Kūsō Kagaku Dokuhon]]'' series,<ref name=Yanagita /> and it was recorded in the 1995 [[CD-ROM]] of ''[[Gamera, the Giant Monster]]''. This edition depicted Garasharp with a different appearance and the ability to emit electricity.<ref>Official X account of Gamera 55th anniversary project, 1 April 2021, [https://twitter.com/gamera_info/status/1377494637074522114 台本発見というのは、願望たっぷりの #エイプリルフール ネタでした。みなさま流石です・・・。とはいえ、頭の中が #ガラシャープ になっている方も多いと思いますので、「大怪獣ガメラ」CD-ROMから近藤豊さんのイラストの『ガメラ対ガラシャープ』をご紹介‼#ガメラ3 先行公開迄あと15日。] on X</ref>