kaijus

Noun

kaiju (plural kaijus or kaiju)

1. A fictional giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese science fiction films and other media, like Godzilla, King Kong or Gamera.
   • The resurrections of Mothra, the giant butterfly in Japanese kaiju movies, are treated as colourful religious events, glitter falling upon fat children as the fluffy-faced behemoth dries its wings.2015, Steve Aylett, Heart of the Original, Unbound, page 117