Godzilla Invades Little Tokyo 2025

Overview

Following the success of last year’s 70th anniversary celebration, Godzilla returns to Little Tokyo with a full-scale tribute featuring film screenings, a dedicated pop-up shop, and exclusive merchandise offerings.

Godzilla 2000

• Doors: 12:30 PM
• Film: 1:00 PM

Godzilla: Final Wars

• Doors: 3:15 PM
• Panel Talk: 3:30 PM
• Film: 4:15 PM
• Includes a special guest panel

Special Panel Talk: Guest - Shinichi Wakasa

Dates: November 1 – November 23, 2025

Hours: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Closed on Tuesdays)

Location: Anime Jungle Pop-Up Space — 319 E. 2nd Street, #103, Los Angeles, CA 90012

A dedicated Godzilla-themed retail space featuring exclusive products and U.S. early releases in collaboration with official partners in Japan.

Special Purchase Bonuses (10/24/2025 Updated)

• Purchases over $50: Event-exclusive tote bag.

  

• Purchases over $100: Limited edition poster (design varies by date) & Metro TAP card with Godzilla design

  

Note: All exclusive items and giveaways are limited and available while supplies last.

Special Autograph Session 11/15/2025 1PM-3PM: Guest - Steve Ryfle

Steve Ryfle is a former Los Angeles Times reporter. His journalism, criticism, and writing have been published in Cineaste magazine, the Virginia Quarterly Review, Criterion Current, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, and many other publications. He is coauthor, with Ed Godziszewski, of the new book Godzilla – The First 70 Years: The Official Illustrated History of the Japanese Produictions (Abrams Books) as well as the pair's previous book, Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, From Godzilla to Kurosawa (Wesleyan University Press). Steve has written, produced, and narrated many audio commentaries and other materials for home video releases, including many kaiju films.