@ArpComics It’s not easy for Toho. Godzilla’s box office was diminishing in the Heisei era. They called their 2004 movie “Final Wars” which they thought there won’t be any new stories anymore.
It’s until 2014 Hollywood made a reboot, and Hideaki Anno also made his own “Shin Godzilla”, which finally revitalize the whole series. This is only the 2nd Japanese Godzilla after Final Wars.