Kodansha Godzilla Series

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==Summary==
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Kodansha Ltd. (株式会社講談社), formerly romanized Kodansya, is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten.
It started publishing Godzilla mangas in 1955, with "Godzilla Raids Again".
==Series==
Kodansha Godzilla vs. Mothra Manga.png|Godzilla vs Mothra
Kodansha Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla Manga.jpg|Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II
92 Kodansha Manga - Volume 1 Cover.jpg|GKoM (Vol 1.)
Kodansha Manga - Volume 2 Cover.jpg|GKoM (Vol 2.)
==Information==
==Power of the Verse==
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This verse is very powerful as it has several broken abilities and ranges widely in power, almost from the very beginning, characters reach Planet level where very often there are characters who are planetary threats, with feats like destroying planet-buster meteorites. The top tier characters are higher into Large Planet level.
*Crossover-wise, the universe reaches cosmic to multiversal levels of power, with Godzilla, Kong Kiryu, Mothra, and other kaiju being consistently on pair with Universe level+ beings, and power-ups puts them at the level of the Multiverse level Gods.
|-|Strength=
Godzillaverse has some notable striking strength feats, as they are capable of destroying Mountains and beyond with their physical attacks. The verse's levels range from Small Building level on the lower ends, to Large Planet level on the higher ends.
Characters had high lifting strength feats, that range from Below Average Human on the lower ends, to Class Z on the higher ends.
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Ranges from Superhuman to Supersonic+ movement speed, with Speed of Light reactions and combat speed feats. Several monsters (such as Showa King Ghidorah) are confirmed to have FTL flight speed 
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While all the monsters are physical powerhouses, there are also several broken abilities including, Matter Manipulation, Teleportation, Soul Manipulation, Telepathy, Precognition, Resurrection, Life-Force Absorption, Intangibility, Gravity Manipulation, Weather Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Body Control, Attack Reflection, Energy Manipulation among others.
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==Explanations==
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|-|Very Important Information=
Many of the terms and concepts utilized in the profiles are uncommon but integral to the franchise since a lot of the crucial information for comprehending the lore is obscured or buried in antiquated sources, unavailable in English, or otherwise hard to come by. Nevertheless, Godzilla has many blogs devoted to explaining its concepts to newcomers so that even a total novice can immediately grasp the essentials.
*Godzilla vs. Mothra manga feats: Translation of the dialogues with regard to Mothra's meteorite feat across different universes.
*Kodansha's Godzilla Series Timeline Explanation: Explanation of the canon of "Godzilla, King of the Monsters" manga series.
|-|Terminology=
*Kaiju: Kaiju (怪獣 kaijū) is a Japanese word that literally means "strange beast" and is usually translated as "monster" in English. Traditionally, kaiju can refer to any sort of strange creature, but in recent times the word has become associated with a genre of tokusatsu entertainment, specifically Japanese cinema that involves giant monsters. The most powerful kaiju are at times advertently referred to as daikaiju (大怪獣 daikaijū) the prefix dai- emphasizing great power or status and is usually translated as "giant monster."
*Mecha: In science fiction, mecha (メカ) or mechs are giant robots or machines typically depicted as piloted and as humanoid walking vehicles. Mechas are typically depicted as humanoid mobile robots. The term was first used in Japanese (meka) after shortening the English loanword mekanikaru ('mechanical'), but the meaning in Japanese is more inclusive, and "robot" (robotto) or "giant robot" is the narrower term.
*Kaijin: Kaijin (怪人) is a Japanese word that means "mysterious person." In Japanese, kaijin is a relatively broad term that encompasses any fictional human-like character that possesses strange supernatural abilities and is usually used to refer to villains.
*Hiiroo: (ヒイロ) is a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities. Any individual of colorful appearance and extraordinary prowess.
*Earth Defenders: Earth Defenders tolerate humans but do not make a point to defend them - they see the Aliens as a blight on Earth and destroying them is their primary goal. They protect the world and their home of Monster Island from any foreign threat including humans.
*Divine Monsters: These monsters are/have been worshipped by humans, and are aware of their divine power (figuratively and literally) and exert it, both to reward and punish, some being more benevolent than others. Most of them defend the cosmos itself, and therefore often ally with Earth Defenders.
*Demonic Monsters: A demon is a supernatural evil being, that usually follows the commands of a demonic deity, whose principal motivations can vary, but usually tortured souls and kaiju for eternity in Hell.
*GDF (Global Defense Force): The Global Defense Force has built many mechs to defend mankind from monsters, be they from Earth or Outer Space.
*Aliens: These Alien monsters do the bidding of different alien races. Their primary goal is to conquer Earth by any means. They are willing to destroy both humans and kaiju from the other factions alike to achieve their goals, and with the support of their military, they are prepared to crush any resistance from the planet.
*Lawless Monsters: Due to various reasons, these monsters merely follow their own needs, making no allies and attacking everything that threatens them. Some have a lust for power that comes before all other concerns, all working for their own, sinister agenda: to destroy everything in their path. Some of them are bent on world domination, while others merely destroy what they dislike and if unchecked, could destroy human civilization.
*Independent Forces: These monsters are under mind control to obey the power of crazy scientists or any other races that came from Earth, and independently of the period, who have the intention to take control over the planet. These creatures are, therefore, extremely dangerous.
*Shobijin: Are tiny twin priestesses of Mothra who first appeared in the 1961 film, Mothra. They have been featured in nearly all of the character's film appearances since, as well as in several comics and video games. While their names and portrayals have varied over the years, Mothra's Shobijin acts as her link to humanity, interceding on her behalf with the rest of the world. The Shobijin can telepathically communicate with Mothra and translate her messages and often sing to summon her or pray for her aid.
|-|Story=
*Kodansha: Set after Godzilla vs. Mothra, the manga showcases Godzilla squaring off against various kaiju (who are commanded by a mad scientist called Mad Oniyama) in extremely violent and bloody battles. The monsters Godzilla defeats are usually defeated by his atomic breath, and most of the enemy monster's attacks focus on Godzilla's chest, usually causing dramatic injuries.
In addition to dialogue among the human characters, the kaiju themselves also speak to each other, although humans are unable to understand them.
A mad scientist named Mad Oniyama attempts to take over Earth, and wants to use Godzilla as his main pawn. To get the beast, though, he has to deal with two brothers, Hideo Kaneko and his brother and Team G agent Yosuke; their friends; and Godzilla himself. Reviving and altering the DNA of several monsters including Megalon, Biollante, Gigan, and others, he is at one point aided by a version of himself from the 25th century, who uses a time machine in an attempt to alter the past. The manga ends when Godzilla, Oniyama's ultimate creation King Godzilla and Oniyama fall into the crater of a volcano.
A single-chapter story is included at the end of Volume 2, titled Street Fighter Godzilla. In this story, Godzilla, dressed as Ryu from the Street Fighter series, fights Hedorah (who is dressed up to resemble Blanka from the same series) while a Mothra Larva named Mosuko struggles to declare her love for Godzilla.
It seems that this manga is set in an alternative Heisei continuity that connects elements of the Showa and Heisei timelines together. While chronologically, the manga takes place after Godzilla vs. Mothra, King Ghidorah is named as King Ghidorah III, indicating that both the Showa and Heisei incarnations of King Ghidorah are present in the same timeline.
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==Calculations==
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*Mothra diverts a meteor 59.51 Zettatons (Planet level)
===Notes===
*Just like in the Heisei Era of the Godzilla movie series, Kodansha has its own version of "Godzilla vs. Mothra". Where events similar to those in the movie occur, especially the ending where Mothra heads into space to destroy the meteorite that would destroy the Earth. Therefore Mothra's meteorite calculation from the main Heisei timeline can be applied here.
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*Mothra diverts a meteor 774,494,560,000,000,000,000,000 kg (Class Z)
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==Scaling==
The scaling of this manga series is the following:
King Ghidorah (1st Generation) = 59.51 Zettatons (5-B, Planet level)
King Caesar's Prism Eye = 10x = = 595.1 Zettatons (5-B, Planet level)
Mechagodzilla 2's Finger Missiles = 5x Mechagodzilla 1 = 2.97 Yottaton (5-B, Planet level+)
Godzilla = 200x Base Godzilla = 595.1 Yottaton (5-A, Large Planet level)
==Notes of the Verse==
*Credit for the vast majority of information and descriptions belongs to Gojipedia, Wikizilla, and Toho Kingdom for several of the character page information summaries and abilities.
==Supporters/Opponents/Neutral==
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==Character Profiles==
===Disambiguation Page===
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===Monsters===
====Earth Defenders====
*Earth Defenders: Earth Defenders tolerate humans but do not make a point to defend them - they see the Aliens as a blight on Earth and destroying them is their primary goal. They protect the world and their home of Monster Island from any foreign threat including humans.
Godzilla, King of the monsters by Kodansha.png|Godzilla|link=Godzilla (Kodansha)
 
====Independent Forces====
*Independent Forces: These monsters are under mind control in order to obey the power of crazy scientists or any other races that came from Earth, and independently of the time period, who have the intention to take control over the planet. These creatures are, therefore, extremely dangerous.
KG.png|King Godzilla|link=King Godzilla
Sea Baragon.jpg|Sea Baragon|link=Sea Baragon
Neo Ebirahs -.png|Neo Ebirah|link=Neo Ebirah
====Mechas====
*Mecha: Mechas are typically depicted as humanoid mobile robots. The term was first used in Japanese (meka) after shortening the English loanword mekanikaru ('mechanical'), but the meaning in Japanese is more inclusive, and "robot" (robotto) or "giant robot" is the narrower term. This category contains robots, mechs, and any mechanical monster.
=====Global Defense Force=====
*GDF (Global Defense Force): The Global Defense Force has built many mechs to defend mankind from monsters, be they from Earth or Outer Space.
Machine G profile.png|Machine G|link=Machine G 
=====Robots=====
*Robots: This category contains articles on robotic characters, heroes or monsters.
Mechani-Kong II.jpg|Mechani-Kong|link=Mechani-Kong (Godzilla)
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