I'm certainly not "defending" them; I'm just conveying the proper context, which a lot of people outside of Japan may not be aware of when observing these particular films (many believe that these were was what Toho was passing off as general audience entertainment). Now, do with that information what you will, but the facts are still the facts. Now, I don't know if I mentioned it earlier, but during that time, starting in 1971, there was a huge explosion of kaiju/superhero television shows and movies, and many of them influenced the then-current Godzilla movies as well. Those shows, too, were mainly aimed at children, and a lot of them were dark, grim and exceedingly violent (much to the consternation of the Japan PTA). Between 1971-1979, there were over 63 of these programs produced and broadcast on Japanese television -- stiff competition of Godzilla -- a tradition on television that remains unbroken almost 40 years later (of course, the shows eventually have been made less grim and violent since). But, the shows made during the 1970s (and some of the early 1980s) are pure gems.

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