Which is Stronger!? Godzilla x Kong (2024)

Which is Stronger!? Godzilla x Kong Author(s) Akito, Hot-Blooded Souls Written by Sunkleio Tsubasa Inc. (article) Publisher Kadokawa Publish date March 29, 2024 Pages 4 (manga), 6 (booklet)

Which is Stronger!? Godzilla x Kong (どっちが強い⁉ゴジラxコング,   Dotchi ga Tsuyoi!? Gojira Kongu) is a four-page Japan-exclusive manga created by Akito and the Hot-Blooded Souls as a tie-in for the Japanese release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. It is a crossover with Kadokawa's 2016 manga series Which is Stronger!?, which is itself a Japanese translation of Malaysian company Kadokawa Gempak Starz's 2013 comic series X-VENTURE: Primal Power (known in the United States as X-Venture Xplorers: Kingdom of Animals).

The manga, along with a two-page article about the film prepared by Sunkleio Tsubasa Inc., was included in a booklet which Kadokawa distributed to theaters and select bookstores beginning March 29, 2024. Though the amount of physical copies was limited, a PDF version is also available for free through Godzilla-Movie.jp. Furthermore, a motion comic version with voice acting and minor animation was uploaded to the KADOKAWA Strongest Science Channel and Toho MOVIE Channel YouTube channels on April 25, with differing presentations between the two uploads.

Plot

Inside X-Central, X-VENTURE Xplorers members Jake and Louis are arguing over who would win in a fight between Godzilla and King Kong, but are stopped in their tracks when they spot the monsters staring each other down outside the tower. Jake roots for Godzilla, who attempts to fire his atomic breath at Kong, but grazes X-Central. Kong responds with a punch to Godzilla's face as Louis cheers him on. While Kong holds back an oncoming Godzilla, Sherry draws the Xplorers' attention to a monitor that shows devastation taking place across the globe. Jake and Louis call out to the monsters and convince them to put aside their differences to save the world. Godzilla and Kong then sprint away together, but leave X-Central in disrepair.

Appearances

Monsters Godzilla King Kong Characters Jake Diggs Louis Royville Sherry Bean Tazen (cover) White Smith (cover)

Weapons, vehicles, races, and organizations X-VENTURE Xplorers B.E.A.S.T. Glove AH-64 Apache (cover) Locations X-Central Hollow Earth (mentioned)

Videos

Motion comic (Kadokawa version) Motion comic (Toho version)

Trivia

• Which is Stronger!? Godzilla x Kong is the first manga to be based on the Monsterverse.
• The comic's cover is based on teaser artwork for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Godzilla and Kong strike the same poses, the X-VENTURE Xplorers stand on a ledge in place of Christ the Redeemer, and Apache helicopters appear at the bottom.
• Though they are not featured in the comic, Which is Stronger!?/X-VENTURE: Primal Power characters Tazen and White Smith appear on the cover, with the latter sticking his head out of one of the helicopters.
• Kong does not possess his titanium tooth in this comic despite wearing the B.E.A.S.T. Glove, which he receives later than the tooth in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
• The characters reference Godzilla's atomic breath yield of 3.15 x 10¹⁴ joules and Kong's punching speed of 100 km/h, statistics that were used in merchandise for Godzilla vs. Kong.

External links

• Full PDF version

References

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