Graphic Novel Title
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Story & Script
Kazuki Omori and Kazuhisa Iwata
Artist(s)
Kazuhisa Iwata
Publisher Language
Shogakukan Japanese
Year of Release Pages
1991 194
Colors Cover
- Noriyoshi Ohrai

Changes From the film

- Like all of Shogakukan's Toho mangas, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah features numerous changes from the theatrical version of the film.

Monster Appearances: Aliens, SDF, & Misc:
Godzilla, King Ghidorah M11, MOTHER, KIDS, MBT-92, Type 74 Tank, DDH-142 Haruna Class Destroyer, HSS-2B
Comments

A full fledged manga adaptation of the film Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991). As people will come to expect from Shogakukan's mangas, this book takes numerous artistic liberties with the story; however, the art found inside is very good. There is noticeable detail in everything from the MBT-92's (maser tanks) up to Godzilla, whose appearance harks back more to the suit used in The Return of Godzilla (1984). As far as the story itself, it's actually better than the one used in the film Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), with the sole exception being the omission of Shindo's character, and with him the very memorable moment before the final battle. Shindo's character isn't the only absent character though: Miki Saegusa, Professor Mazaki, and Yuzo Tsuchiashi are also gone from this version, and the story is actually better because of it, less characters that need developing, and the pacing is noticeable improved over its theatrical counterpart. Overall, there are enough changes here to warrant checking it out just to see what was changed alone.

-Anthony Romero