Timeline ---- Pre-20th century B.C. 542,000,000 B.C. • 300,000,000 B.C. • 250,000,000 B.C. • 130,000,000 B.C. • 115,000 B.C. • 65,000,000 B.C. • 30,000 B.C. • 8,000 B.C. C.E. 1502 • 1850 20th century 1900-1949 1908 • 1915 • 1933 • 1934 • 1938 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 21st century 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 2010s 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 2020s 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2027 • 2030 Future 2097 • 2204
In the real world
- The films Atragon and Matango are released to Japanese theaters.
- Eiji Tsuburaya founds his own company, Tsuburaya Productions, so that he can work on side projects in addition to working with Toho.
In the Godzilla series
- The ancient civilization of Mu prepares to attack the modern world, along with their sea dragon Manda. However, the advanced submarine, the Gotengo, intervenes and saves humanity. (Atragon)
- A ship becomes stranded on an island off the coast of Japan populated by "mushroom people" called Matango. Only a single survivor is recovered and brought back to Japan, where he tells the story of what happened to the others. It is eventually discovered that he too is slowly being assimilated by the Matango. (Matango)