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WhatcanwedotofightaninvisibleenemylikeCovid-19?Japanesespecial-effectswizardHiguchiShinjithinksweshoulduseourGodzillatoysasmagic-conductivetoolsforthisfight,andputaninstructionvideoonYouTube.IwaiShunjitookuptheideaandturneditintoa12-partinternetseriesaboutthewaymodel/actor/directorSaitōTakumi(playinghimself)passeshissolitary-confinementdaysbyraisingthreetinymonsters,so-calledcapsulekaijū:Avigan,RemdesivirandIvermectin.ThisissomethingheandHiguchirememberedfromtheirchildhooddays,fromthewell-lovedspecial-effectsTVseriesUltraseven(1967-68),whoseheroalsogrewlittlehelpers.Whatlooksatfirstlikeasweetaudio-visualjestwithmassesofin-jokesandreferences,revealsitselfoncloserinspectionasanexistentialshowofbeliefincinemaandtelevision,theirsharedhistoryasasourceofmagic,andofremembranceandplayasforcesofhealing.