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Shin Godzilla

Ironclad Consistent across all rounds
2016 · Action, Science Fiction, Horror · Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi

Shin Godzilla doesn't have favorite matchups — it wins them all at roughly the same rate. 61% across 33 head-to-head matchups, steady regardless of round or opponent. Bureaucratic horror played completely straight, where the real monster is institutional paralysis. Against conventional blockbusters it reads as the smarter, stranger choice — a positioning that earns devoted votes from a specific kind of cinephile. Fans decide quickly — 0.5s avg vs 3.5s platform average.

Synopsis

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.

Round 1
58.8%
Semifinals
60%
6/10
Finals
66.7%
Where it thrives

Brackets are designed to expose weaknesses. Shin Godzilla at 59%, 60%, 67% doesn't have one to expose — consistent from the first matchup to the final.

The extremes tell a clear story — 100% against Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth at one end, 33% against Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion at the other.

Among Hideaki Anno's 8 films on BingeBracket, Shin Godzilla ranks #3. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion leads at 68%.

BingeBracket Record
61%
Win Rate
#7 of 38 in Action #6 of 33 from the 2010s #3 of 8 Hideaki Anno films
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
Featured Tournament

Featured in Apocalypse Now-ish.

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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time #1
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion #2
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance #3
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth #4
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo #5
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone #6
Evangelion: Death (True)² #7
Shin Godzilla #8
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