A Lighter and Softer Godzilla comic aimed at middle school age readers told in five part miniseries form.
The first arc, Rise Up! (April-August 2021), introduces average middle school streamer Cedric Nishimura as he and his two friends Emily and Anderson learn that a Corrupt Corporate Executive's environmentally destructive project has awoken Godzilla, who is now determined to restore balance to nature, even if it means wiping out humanity. Thankfully, two tiny fairies from Infant Island have sought out the three kids in the hopes that they'll be able to establish a telepathic link to Godzilla, showing him that not all humans are bad.
The second arc, All Hail the King! (October 2022-February 2023) is set a year after the events of the first series. Cedric is bored that there have been no new Godzilla sightings ever since the Linival Corporation's plans were stopped. However, that may soon change as Linival's backers, the Xiliens, finally make their move to conquer Earth with the help of an ancient three-headed dragon sleeping in the Earth. And to further complicate things, a new student from Okinawa has recently transferred to the kids' school and she has her own connection to another giant...
The series ended with the one-shot issue Summer Smash (July 2023), where Cedric, Emily and Anderson are spending the summer preparing for high school. But the arrival of a mysterious robot named Jet Jaguar and the Xiliens making one last attempt to conquer Earth with Mecha-King Ghidorah means Godzilla isn't too far behind.
Tropes in this series include:
- Lighter and Softer: This series is more kid-friendly with its tone, story and art.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: The Big Bad of this series, Nomura, is the head of the Linival Corporation, who only cares about making money no matter how much damage his projects cause to the environment. Of course, his real plan was to help conquer Earth for his investors...
- Wham Shot: The last page of the series reveals that the Xiliens were the Greater Scope Villains the whole time, using the Linival Corporation as a front to help them conquer Earth.
- Aliens Are Bastards: The Xiliens are the main villains this time, seeking to control King Ghidorah to conquer Earth.
- The Cameo: Gabara shows up in the kids' artificial dreams as an opponent for Godzilla.
- Sequel Hook: The miniseries ends with the Xiliens recovering King Ghidorah's unconscious body with the intent of converting him into Mecha King Ghidorah.
- Grand Finale: Of the Monsters & Protectors series.
