Did it still work as a prequel to Shin, or did it break continuity entirely? I confess I enjoy Anno's work so it'd be nice if that could be revived at a later point
Considering Shin was set somewhere in the modern era and this is set right after WW2 it pretty much had no real continuity to break unless there was something specifically in this new one that would preclude it.
Which is why it was not a well received piece of info at the time and was equally easy to just scrub entirely, it was pointless for anything beyond marketing by connecting it to a popular movie.
Shin had a sequel set up, but everyone involved seems to now be saying they aren't doing anything with it from here (after the Eva crossover ride with Shin Ghidorah) and are instead trying to focus on creating a "Cinematic Universe" with Godzilla. Which normally would be a red flag, but that's basically the entire history of Godzilla's roster to begin with.
Did it still work as a prequel to Shin, or did it break continuity entirely? I confess I enjoy Anno's work so it'd be nice if that could be revived at a later point
Considering Shin was set somewhere in the modern era and this is set right after WW2 it pretty much had no real continuity to break unless there was something specifically in this new one that would preclude it.
Which is why it was not a well received piece of info at the time and was equally easy to just scrub entirely, it was pointless for anything beyond marketing by connecting it to a popular movie.
Shin had a sequel set up, but everyone involved seems to now be saying they aren't doing anything with it from here (after the Eva crossover ride with Shin Ghidorah) and are instead trying to focus on creating a "Cinematic Universe" with Godzilla. Which normally would be a red flag, but that's basically the entire history of Godzilla's roster to begin with.
Breaks continuity entirely. In shin godzilla is a new entity encountered for the first time, in minus one he's encountered post ww2