O aventură epică plină de acțiune, Godzilla: Regele monștrilor o aduce pe Godzilla într-o confruntare decisivă cu unii dintre cei mai populari monștri din istoria culturii populare. Noua poveste urmează eforturile eroice ale agenției criptozoologice Monarch, în timp ce membrii ei se confruntă cu o serie de monștri de dimensiuni colosale, inclusiv cu Godzilla, care se va confrunta cu Mothra, Rodan și cu rivalul său final, monstrul cu trei capete King Ghidorah. Când aceste super-specii antice, considerate a fi simple mituri, ies la suprafață, toți se luptă pentru supremație, lăsând însăși existența omenirii să atârne în balanță. Oare care va fi soarta omenirii?

With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, mankind watches as King Ghidorah, clad in a golden light, descends on the planet. The heavens and earth shake once again as the war moves to a higher dimension.

Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and its people for the suffering they inflicted in the Pacific conflict.

The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.

Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.

Manga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become suspicious of the organization when a garbled message is discovered on tapes. As Gengo and his team investigate, Godzilla and Anguirus quickly decipher the message and begin their own plan of action.