Daikaiju may be a Japanese term for giant strange beast but where would Godzilla and his Japanese brethren be without key influences from America, namely "King Kong" and "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms"?
American-made giant monsters may not be as plentiful or as impressive as Japan's fantastic menagerie but this gallery is in honor of said city destroyers along with the awesome stop-motion creations of the great Ray Harryhausen.
NO PACIFIC RIM ART - that series has its own folder.