In a week that has given us the hotly anticipated trailers for the new Star Wars movie and Batman vs. Superman, none can compare in terms of magnitude and majesty to that of the Japanese trailer for The Asylum’s Mega Shark vs. Kolossus. Am I being sarcastic? Honestly, I don’t even know anymore.

It’s only fitting that the Japanese debut the trailer for this fourth installment of The Asylum’s Mega Shark series. I’ve been saying for years that Mega Shark is The Asylum’s Godzilla, and the chaos and destruction on display in this trailer is like watching an old kaiju flick made by hyperactive acid trippers.

Also fitting since the Kolossus is clearly patterned after the Colossal Titan from the hugely popular anime series Attack on Titan. In fact, as you’ll see from the trailer, Mega Shark vs. Kolossus is titled Mega Shark vs. Great Titan in Japan. They truly are “The Global Asylum.”

Ileana Douglas (Ghost World, Otis), Amy Rider (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”), Brody Hutzler (“The Young and the Restless”), cosplayers Team Unicorn, and Ernest L. Thomas of the 70’s sitcom “What’s Happening?” and its 80’s revival “What’s Happening Now” star in this fourth installment that pits the mega-sized shark against a colossal Cold War atomic automaton called Kolossus with a whole lot of unfortunate airplanes and Naval vessels caught in the crossfire.

Using the Mega Shark = Godzilla metric, if Giant Octopus was King Ghidorah, Crocosaurus equals Rodan, and Mecha Shark its MechaGodzilla, I’m left to assume that makes Kolossus… Gigan?

Mega Shark vs. Kolossus attacks VOD/DVD on July 7th.

The trailer is almost two minutes of such astounding insanity it makes Sharknado look like a sensible melodrama. If you need just one reason to give a damn, Kolossus throws the Mega Shark into orbit, where it smashes into a laser-firing satellite that zaps the moon instead. Mind is blown.

Synopsis:

In search of a new energy source, Russia accidentally reawakens the Kolossus – a giant robot doomsday device from the Cold War. At the same time, a new Mega Shark appears, threatening global security. Now the world must figure out how to stop the deadly giants before they destroy everything on land AND sea.