Godzilla Blasts Off: New Manga Launches the King of the Monsters Into Space With a Brand-New Kaiju
Godzilla is heading back into the spotlight, but this time, not through a movie. While fans wait for the next chapter in the MonsterVerse, Toho has decided to surprise everyone with something fresh, a brand-new manga called Godzilla Galaxy Odyssey.
This new story doesn’t just bring back the King of the Monsters; it launches him into outer space and introduces a brand-new kaiju that’s never been seen before.
The first chapter just came out in Young Champion, a manga magazine in Japan. Right now, it’s only in Japanese, but that hasn’t stopped fans from jumping in and trying to translate it.
The excitement is real, especially since this story takes Godzilla far away from Earth and into a full-blown space adventure. It’s got more of a sci-fi vibe, with alien worlds, futuristic tech, and an entirely different feel from the usual Godzilla battles on Earth.
🚨 The first chapter of ‘Godzilla Galaxy Odyssey’ is available to read online.
— Mr. Goji (@Mr_goji54) May 26, 2025
You’ll have to run it through a translator since its all in Japanese!
Enjoy!!https://t.co/PQ2CAnqRHL pic.twitter.com/DOMfug6Bek
Toho is clearly trying something new here. Instead of familiar cities like Tokyo getting smashed again, Godzilla Galaxy Odyssey gives the monster a totally different playground. The look of the manga is also very different, with Godzilla moving through sleek, high-tech worlds and facing strange new enemies.
It feels more like a space-themed action series than the usual monster flick, kind of like the older Godzilla stories from the Showa era, but with a modern twist.
The big buzz right now is about the brand-new kaiju that shows up in this first chapter. Fans haven’t seen anything like it before. The design is wild, alien-looking, powerful, and maybe even intelligent. It doesn’t seem like just another creature for Godzilla to fight and forget.
There’s already talk about whether this new monster will become a major rival or maybe even something more mysterious, like how Mothra sometimes works with Godzilla instead of against him.
First official look at a new Toho space kaiju from chapter one of "Godzilla Galaxy Odyssey" that is now available in @young_champion. pic.twitter.com/woBBll6lxY
— Kaiju News Outlet (@KaijuNewsOutlet) May 27, 2025
This new creature hints that there could be even more space monsters waiting to be revealed. It could be the start of something much bigger, maybe even a whole storyline with Godzilla taking on a lineup of galactic threats.
And that’s what makes this manga feel different from the MonsterVerse films. Those stories focus on ancient legends and grounded mythologies. Galaxy Odyssey, on the other hand, just leans into the fun and creativity of taking Godzilla into new places.
Toho seems to be saying that Godzilla can still evolve and surprise us, even after all these years. The King of the Monsters has ruled Earth for a long time, now he’s heading into space. And if this manga keeps going the way it’s started, we might be looking at a whole new era of kaiju action where the stars are just the beginning.
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