Editing Gamera (section)

===Home media===
In 2003, [[Alpha Video]] released the American versions of four Shōwa films on [[pan and scan]] DVDs: ''Gammera the Invincible'',{{sfn|Bolton|Csicsery-Ronay Jr.|Tatsumi|2007|p=22}}{{sfn|Goldweber|2015|p=730}} ''Gamera vs. Barugon'' (as ''War of the Monsters''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/War-Monsters-Kojiro-Hongo/dp/B000098ZSK/|title=War of the Monsters DVD|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> ''Gamera vs. Viras'' (as ''Destroy All Planets'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Destroy-All-Planets-Kôjirô-Hongô/dp/B00009NHAN|title=Destroy All Planets DVD|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> and ''Gamera vs. Guiron'' (as ''Attack of the Monsters'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Attack-Monsters-Nobuhiro-Kajima/dp/B0000D1FG2/|title=Attack of the Monsters DVD|website=[[Amazon.com]]|access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref>

In 2010, [[Shout! Factory]] acquired the rights from Kadokawa Pictures for all eight of the Showa ''Gamera'' films in order to release the uncut Japanese versions on DVD for the first time ever in North America. These "Special Edition" DVDs were released in sequential order, starting with ''[[Gamera, the Giant Monster]]'' on 18 May 2010, followed by ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' and two double features: ''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' with ''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'', and ''[[Gamera vs. Guiron]]'' with ''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]''. On 15 March 2011, Shout! Factory released the last two films of the Showa series in a double feature of ''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' with ''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]''. Shout! Factory later released ''MST3K vs. Gamera'', a special 21st volume of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' containing the episodes featuring all five ''Gamera'' movies from the show's third season.

On 29 April 2014, Mill Creek Entertainment released the eight Showa ''Gamera'' films (1965–1980) on Blu-ray in two volumes, ''Gamera: The Ultimate Collection Volume 1'' and ''Gamera: The Ultimate Collection Volume 2'', featuring the original widescreen video and original Japanese audio only with English subtitles, and also the first 11 films (1965–1999) on DVD again as ''The Gamera Legacy Collection: 1965 - 1999'', also featuring the original widescreen video and original Japanese audio only with English subtitles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2014/02/24/new-gamera-blu-ray-and-dvd-sets-from-mill-creek-in-april/|title=New Gamera Blu-ray and DVD Sets from Mill Creek in April|date=24 February 2014|website=[[SciFi Japan TV|SciFi Japan]] |access-date=8 July 2019}}</ref> The Heisei trilogy was re-released on Blu-ray earlier from Mill Creek Entertainment on 27 September 2011, once again featuring the original widescreen video and original Japanese audio only with English subtitles.

On 17 August 2020, [[Arrow Films#Arrow Video|Arrow Video]] released a Blu-ray box set titled ''Gamera: The Complete Collection''. The set features the original Japanese cuts for all 12 films, with English audio options; the Blu-ray debut of ''Gammera the Invincible'' and ''War of the Monsters''; digital HD transfers and 4K restorations of the Heisei trilogy; case artwork by Matt Frank; audio commentaries by August Ragone, David Kalat, Steve Ryfle, Ed Godziszewski, Sean Rhoads, and Brooke McCorkle; a full color hardcover reprint of Dark Horse Comics' four-issue comic book miniseries ''Gamera the Guardian of the Universe''; the English-language printing debut of the comic book story ''Gamera: The Last Hope'' by Matt Frank and Joshua Bugosh, which was originally published as a [[fan fiction]];<ref name=Frank /> and an 80-page book featuring a retrospective on the series by Patrick Macias with illustrations by Jolyon Yates.<ref name="Gamera Arrow Set">{{cite web|url=https://www.scifijapan.com/dvd-blu-ray-digital/gamera-the-complete-collection-limited-edition-blu-ray-set-coming-from-arrow-video|title=Gamera: The Complete Collection – Limited Edition Blu-ray Set Coming From Arrow Video|work=[[SciFi Japan TV|SciFi Japan]] |date=21 February 2020|access-date=22 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223014100/http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2020/02/21/gamera-the-complete-collection-limited-edition-blu-ray-set-coming-from-arrow-video/|archive-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>