Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Shogakukan manga)

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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Author(s) Takayuki Sakai Illustrated by Takayuki Sakai Publisher Shogakukan Pages 194 Genre Manga

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (ゴジラVSメカゴジラ,   Gojira tai Mekagojira )is a manga adaptation published by Shogakukan of the 1993 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.

Plot

The manga follows the plot of its film counterpart reasonably closely, but deviates at several points.

The manga is extremely violent, with Godzilla suffering from near-torture against Mechagodzilla during the first fight, including having his eyes ruptured and his dorsal fins torn in half. Mechagodzilla is also given a variety of new abilities, including a powerful move in which he fires his arms at Godzilla after the G-Crusher fails. In the final battle, Mecha-King Ghidorah's programming takes over Mechagodzilla and it attempts to brutally kill Godzilla, despite G-Force wanting to capture Godzilla alive. After Godzilla is revived by Fire Rodan, Mechagodzilla attempts to attach itself to Godzilla and self-destruct.

Gallery

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  Back Of Slip Cover

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  Front Of Book

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  Back Of Book

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  Godzilla's eyes bleeding violently after being attacked by Garuda

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  Mechagodzilla tears one of Godzilla's dorsal plates in half

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  The severely damaged Garuda attacks Godzilla with cables

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  Mechagodzilla launching his arms

Trivia

• Mechagodzilla has many differences from its film counterpart in this manga; It has a long, sharp spike erupting out of its forehead. It also lacks a plasma grenade. In addition, the Garuda lacks its masers, instead opting for two traditional cannons, and can release a hail of grappling cables that are similar to Mechagodzilla's shock anchors.
• This manga shares some similarities with a very early draft of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II where Mechagodzilla overrides its programming and turns against its human masters. In this early script, this was due to a computer virus, while in the manga it is due to Mecha-King Ghidorah's programming taking control of Mechagodzilla. This plot device was also loosely used for Kiryu in the film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla in 2002.