Mothra's first film appearance was in the 1961 film Mothra.Since then, she has appeared in every era of Godzilla films along with a Mechagodzilla, Rodan, and King Ghidorah. Battra is a giant black moth guardian and the dark counterpart of Mothra who appears as the main antagonist in the 1992 science fantasy Heisei Godzilla film Godzilla vs. Mothra. Battra was originally meant to be an evil twin of Mothra called "Gigamoth" whose abilities somewhat resemble Hedorah's in the scrapped film Godzilla vs. Gigamoth. Like Mothra, Battra has both larva and imago (adult) forms. Emi Ito may not be a household name but anyone who grew up watching the Godzilla movies on television remembers the two magical fairies who would sing those lovely lullabies to Mothra, the giant moth.

UPDATE (03/20/2018): The official site has updated again confirming our wonderment and suspicions: Both Mothra and her surrounding mythology are confirmed for Chapter Two: Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Toho Animation has also provided an official English synopsis for the series so far, which you can read below.

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TweetEmail TweetEmail Kaiju fans are in mourning today. Mothra (モスラ, Mosura) is a giant divine moth kaiju who first appeared in the 1961 serialized novel The Luminous Fairies and Mothra, which was adapted the same year by Toho into the film Mothra. Mothra made her first appearance alongside Godzilla in the 1964 Godzilla film, Mothra vs. Godzilla. Mothra (モスラ, Mosura) is a giant moth goddess and the most common recurring monster in the Godzilla series besides Godzilla himself. Her latest appearence was in the 2019 Godzilla film Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Unlike most other monsters in the series, Mothra is always on the side of good. Original Article: The official Godzilla… Battra (バトラ Batora) is a dark divine moth kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1992 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. Mothra. Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (GODZILLA 怪獣惑星, Gojira: Kaijū Wakusei, also known as Godzilla Part 1: Planet of the Monsters and Godzilla: Monster Planet for short) is a 2017 Japanese computer-animated kaiju film directed by Kōbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, written by Gen Urobuchi, and produced by Toho Animation and Polygon Pictures, in association with Netflix. Given a modern makeover in the latest Western release, the "Mothra Twins" had a long history with the flying kaiju and it seems more was in store for them in the original plan!