Godzilla (1998 film) however, was not without its supporters. Kevin Thomas of the "Los Angeles Times", wrote that the film was an "expertly designed theme park ride of a movie that packs nonstop thrills." In a slightly positive fashion, Gary Kamiya of Salon commented that "The plot is about as ridiculous as you'd expect, but for the most part its absurdities are tolerable." Joe Leydon of "Variety" contributed mildly to the positive sentiment by saying "Throughout "Godzilla", New York endures the most sustained rainfall in all of movie history. Most of the action takes place at night, but even the daytime scenes unfold
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle second installment in the anime trilogy was announced in a second post-credits scene in the theatrical release of the film revealing the film's Japanese title, poster featuring Mechagodzilla and the film's 2018 release date. The film's Japanese title was revealed as "Gojira: Kessen Kidō Zōshoku Toshi" (translations varied from "Godzilla: Battle Mobile Breeding City" to "Godzilla: The City Mechanized for the Final Battle"), while the English title was later revealed as "Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle". In March 2018, the film's official website revealed a new poster, plot details, and that singer XAI would return to perform the