The are divided into three eras. The Showa era, the Heisei era, and the Millennium era. The Godzilla film released in 1998 is not officially considered part of any of these eras by both fans and the Japanese Godzilla's creators, Toho Company Ltd., alike. The giant monster featured in the 1998 film is legally and officially known as Zilla™ as confirmed by Toho officials and Toho employees in interviews, comments and the legal name change that occurred between 2002 and 2005 due to extremely poor fan reactions to the monster at the time. The Godzilla film to be released in 2014, contrary to the 1998 remake, is considered a Godzilla film.