1972

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

Godzilla vs. Gigan is released on March 12 in Japan.
Daigoro vs. Goliath is released on December 17 in Japan.
Toho's Go! Godman is aired on Nippon TV during the channel's Nippon TV segment.

Aliens from Space Hunter Nebula M summon King Ghidorah and Gigan from space to destroy the Earth. Godzilla and Angruirus break out of Monster Island and venture to Japan and, after a long battle, drive the two space monsters away and save the Earth. (Godzilla vs. Gigan)
Various kaiju appear across Japan with little explanation. Godman travels across the country defeating them in various battles. Some of these monsters, such as Gaira, Sanda, [{Gabara (AMA)|Gabara]] and Gorosaurus, to name a few, had menaced Japan before. (Go! Godman)