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Kaiju No. 8(Japanese:怪獣8号,Hepburn:Kaijū Hachigō), also known in English asMonster #8, is a Japanesemangaseries written and illustrated byNaoya Matsumoto[ja]. It has been serialized onShueisha'sShōnen Jump+app and website since July 2020, with its chapters collected in 12tankōbonvolumes as of April 2024.Viz Mediahas licensed the series for English release in North America.

The story follows Kafka Hibino, a man who, after ingesting akaiju, gains the ability to turn into one and now must navigate using his power while trying to become part of an organization that eliminates kaiju to fulfill a promise he made with a childhood friend.

Ananimetelevision series adaptation produced byProduction I.Gpremiered in April 2024.

By April 2024, the manga had over 13 million copies in circulation. The series has been praised for its premise, characters, and art.

Characters[edit]

Main[edit]

Kafka Hibino(日比野 カフカ,Hibino Kaf*cka)/ Kaiju No. 8(怪獣8号,Kaijū 8-gō)

Voiced by: Masaya f*ckunishi,^[3]Megumi Han(young)^[4](Japanese); Nazeeh Tarsha^[5](English)

A 32-year-old man with dreams of joining the Defense Force to fight alongside his childhood friend Mina Ashiro. He gives up on his dream after failed, past attempts to join the Defense Force and starts working in a kaiju disposal company as a cleaner. He gains the ability to turn into a kaiju after a small, parasitic creature (voiced byTARAKO)^[4]enters his body through his mouth. After escaping from the Defense Force he is subsequently dubbed "Kaiju No. 8." In his kaiju form, Kafka possesses superhuman strength, speed, durability, regeneration and the ability to detect other kaiju. He has a fortitude level of 9.8, making him the most powerful kaiju identified by the Defense Force. Due to the low unleashed combat power of his suit he utilizes his knowledge of kaiju anatomy, from his work in the disposal industry, to help his squad mates defeat kaiju. Kafka's kaiju design was inspired by depictions ofoniwhile the design's blue glow was inspired by the filmTron(1982).^[6]

Reno Ichikawa(市川 レノ,Ichikawa Reno)

Voiced by: Wataru Kato^[3](Japanese);Adam McArthur^[5](English)

An 18-year-old man who starts working in the same company as Kafka with plans to join the Defense Force. He becomes friends with Kafka and helps him hide the secret of his kaiju form. Reno is a considered to be a promising recruit and quickly becomes one of the Defense Force's strongest assets. He is compatible with the Numbers 6 weapon made from the remains of Kaiju No. 6 that has a fortitude level of 9.6 and that devastated the Defense Force prior to the events of the series. The Numbers 6 weapon takes the form of a suit of armor that increases Reno's strength and speed and gives him the ability ofcryokinesis.

Kikoru Shinomiya(四ノ宮 キコル,Shinomiya Kikoru)

Voiced by:Fairouz Ai^[7](Japanese); Abigail Blythe^[5](English)

A 16-year-old girl who joins the Third division together with Kafka and Reno. A kaiju-slaying prodigy, Kikoru is one of the greatest talents in the Defense Force and has the highest recorded unleashed combat power as a recruit. Her father, Isao, is the Director General of the Defense force while her mother, Hikari, was a captain who died in the line of the duty while fighting off a kaiju invasion led by Kaiju No. 6 prior to the events of the series. She uses a giant axe as her personal weapon and inherits her mother's Numbers 4 suit which gives her the ability of flight.

Defense Force[edit]

Director General[edit]

Isao Shinomiya(四ノ宮 功,Shinomiya Isao)

Voiced by:Tesshō Genda^[8](Japanese); Christopher Wehkamp^[9](English)

The Director General of the Defense Force and Kikoru's father who is considered to be one of the strongest combatants in the history of the Defense Force. Isao uses the Numbers 2 weapon made from the remains of Kaiju No. 2 in the form of a powered suit of armor and gauntlets, which gives him superhuman strength and the ability to use sonic blasts. Isao begins teaching Kikoru how to fight against kaiju after the death of his wife, Hikari. Isao tests Kafka in battle and spares him from disposal so that he can be used as an asset for the Defense Force. During one Kaiju No. 9's attacks on Tokyo, Isao is killed and absorbed by No. 9.

First Division[edit]

Gen Narumi(鳴海 弦,Narumi Gen)

The captain of the First Division of the Defense Force. He is considered to be the strongest active captain in the Defense Force. Gen uses the Numbers 1 weapon made from the remains of Kaiju No. 1. The weapon takes the form of a powered suit of armor and a pair of retinal implants that give Gen the ability to predict enemy movements allowing him to always land his attacks. His personal weapon is a large rifle with a bayonet.

Third Division[edit]

Mina Ashiro(亜白 ミナ,Ashiro Mina)

Voiced by:Asami Seto^[3](Japanese); Katelyn Barr^[5](English)

The 27-year-old captain of the Third Division of the Defense Force. She is Kafka's childhood friend with whom he vowed to fight against kaiju. She is one of the strongest officers in the Defense Force and is highly skilled in using firearms due to a unique ability making her shots more devastating compared to other captains. Her personal weapon is a handheld cannon, making her effective against giant-sized kaiju.

Soshiro Hoshina(保科 宗四郎,Hoshina Soshirō)

Voiced by:Kengo Kawanishi^[7](Japanese); Landon McDonald^[5](English)

The vice-captain of the Third Division. He is a skilled swordsman who is good at fighting smaller kaiju. Frequently advised by his superiors to quit being a field officer due to his ineffectiveness with firearms, Hoshina becomes a vice-captain since Mina values his skill as a swordsman. Soshiro lets Kafka be retrained as a cadet to keep him close as he suspects that Kafka is hiding something. After Soshiro and Mina defeat Kaiju No. 10, it is turned into a sentient Numbers weapon that is deemed to be compatible with Soshiro. His Numbers weapon takes the form of a suit with a tail that can be used for attacks.

Iharu Furuhashi(古橋 伊春,Furuhashi Iharu)

Voiced by: Yūki Shin^[10](Japanese); Ben Stegmair^[11](English)

A new recruit who joins the Third Division together with Kafka, Reno and Kikoru. He and Reno become part of the same platoon and develop a rivalry over the course of their training.

Haruichi Izumo(出雲 ハルイチ,Izumo Haruichi)

Voiced by: Keisuke Koumoto^[10](Japanese);Howard Wang^[12](English)

A new recruit of the Third Division, Haruichi is the scion of the Izumo family who run theIzumo Techcorporation that develops equipment for the Defense Force including its suits.

Aoi Kaguragi(神楽木 葵,Kaguragi Aoi)

Voiced by:Shunsuke Takeuchi^[10](Japanese);Jonah Scott^[13](English)

AJGSDFofficer who joins the Third Division and becomes part of the same platoon as Haruichi.

Konomi Okonogi(小此木 このみ,Okonogi Konomi)

Voiced by:Sayaka Senbongi^[14](Japanese); Celeste Perez^[12](English)

The lead operator of the Third Division who provides information to field officers. Her operations team monitors the suit power output of officers and can also remove their limiters allowing the officers to use greater outputs.

Akari Minase(水無瀬あかり,Minase Akari)

Voiced by:Nene Hieda^[15]

Hakua Igarashi(五十嵐ハクア,Igarashi Hakua)

Voiced by: Mayuko Kazama^[15]

Kaijus[edit]

Kaiju No. 9(怪獣9号,Kaijū 9-gō)

Voiced by:Hiroyuki Yoshino^[16](Japanese);Alejandro Saab^[17](English)

A sentient, humanoid kaiju who can create other kaiju and absorb humans, taking their appearance and memories. No. 9 infiltrates society by initially disguising itself as a human kaiju cleaner named Takamichi Hotaka (voiced byTomokazu Sugita).^[16]No. 9 orchestrates most of the catastrophes that befall the Defense Force. It absorbs Isao Shinomiya and his Numbers 2 weapon which greatly increases its strength and ability to create stronger kaiju.

Kaiju No. 10(怪獣10号,Kaijū 10-gō)

A sentient, humanoid kaiju that leads an attack on the Third Division's base leading a group of wyvern kaiju. It is ultimately defeated by Soshiro Hoshina and Mina Ashiro and is apprehended by the Defense Force. While imprisoned, No. 10 reveals that its creator is Kaiju No. 9 and asks to be turned into a Numbers weapon to be used by Soshiro. It is the first kaiju to be made into a Numbers weapon while still alive retaining its sentience. No. 10 has a maximum fortitude level of 9.0.

Production[edit]

Naoya Matsumoto[ja]began his career in 2006 withNeko Romancer, a series that was published inJump Giga(then known asAkamaru Jump).^[18]He authored a series titledNekowappa!that debuted inShueisha'sWeekly Shōnen Jumpin 2009. The series was a continuation of aone-shotthat Matsumoto wrote for theJG1 One-Shotfestival.^[19]He published another one-shot titledShikai Enbuin the 2012 spring edition ofJump Giga(then known asJump Next)^[20]before starting his second serialization withPochi Kurothat debuted on Shueisha'sShōnen Jump+application and website in 2014.^[21]

Matsumoto stated thatKaiju No. 8was influenced bytokusatsumedia such as theUltramanseries, specificallyUltraseven(1967),Shin Godzilla(2016)^[22]andPacific Rim(2013).^[18]He aimed to create a story that follows a protagonist who has to achieve their goal while hiding their identity from a hostile organization they are also a part of, seeing it as an entertaining concept.^[22]Matsumoto describedKaiju No. 8as "a challenging work" that allowed him to move away from his usual stories.^[23]According to the deputyeditor-in-chiefofShōnen Jump+, Seijiro Nakaji,Kaiju No. 8was an unexpected development from Matsumoto's usualfantasystories. Nakaji said that Matsumoto, as atokusatsufan, was drawn to the archetypal protagonists of the genre "who gain extraordinary abilities, and become a hero, but also bear the weight of inner struggle as a consequence."^[6]Nakaji said that they planned to progress the story in two ways: "[o]ne where Kafka leads a normal life while hiding his true identity, and the other where he pursues his dream even after becoming a monster" with Matsumoto opting for the latter choice early on.^[6]Matsumoto aims to create page layouts that are easy to follow, especially onsmartphones, due to the manga being released digitally. He draws inspiration frommythologicalcreatures, animals and plants when designing kaiju.^[6]

Matsumoto works with three assistants for the series: Osamu Koiwai who is responsible for background art, Jiro Sakura who does "finishing work" and Mantohihi Binta who is credited for weapon design.^[24]For background art, Matsumoto prepares astoryboardproviding compositions of thepanelsof a chapter that are sent to Koiwai. They discuss how to approach the scene after which Koiwai prepares a draft for Matsumoto's approval. Once the draft is approved Koiwai can proceed with producing the final version of the backgrounds. It takes Koiwai 3–4 days to complete the backgrounds of a chapter. Koiwai shares the process of creating backgrounds onYouTube.^[25]