South Seas Adventure: Neoranga is a 26-episode-long series that aired on Japan's WOWOW satellite TV service in 1998. King Kong is a classic film made in the U.S. in 1926. The author loves both works, but does one have an edge over the other? Let's go to the tale of the tape:

Title Character	King Kong, the baddest movie monster of them all. He was a king in his own land, but taken prisoner in chains to New York. Edge: King of the Monsters	Neoranga, not exactly the old god that everybody remembers. He's part technology, part metaphysical; at least that means no bad breath.
Girl Power	Fay Wray was stunning, but sheer numbers overwhelm.	Three beautiful sisters. Edge: quantity
South Seas Locale	Monster Island, if the wildlife don't get ya, the natives'll feed you to their god.	Visitors are welcome, but start spying, and you'll get your body torn to bits. Oh yeah, don't bring your pet whale either... Edge: hospitality
Mecha	Those bi-planes have machine guns mounted on the side. That's, um, pretty cool.	What Japanese Defense Force would be complete without a crack team of mobile suit operators (over-enthusiastic pilot included)? Edge: technology
Urban Destruction	It's must've taken a heck of a long time to fix the Empire State Building, and that big hole he made in the ground.	Neoranga doesn't slip, at least, not when he's plowing through the ocean, or an international airport, or a highway, or a small army... Edge: endurance
Ending	Well, it's only a movie, so it's gotta end sometime, right? Edge: closure	Hmm, 26 episodes, but only room for 8 today, oh well...

Hmm... 2 to 4. Looks like the Kong loses this match. But don't worry, I'm sure the next Hollywood fool who does a remake will make sure he's cooler than Neoranga.

If you are wondering why the opening is so short, the real reason is because it ain't the real opening. The producers of Neoranga left the opening out until episode 5, so for the first four episodes they used a simple stamp-like title.