Kaiju No. 8 Anime Breakdown: A Closer Look at the Monsters

                                           "Let’s wipe out the Kaiju together" 

Crunchyroll is currently offering the premiere of Kaiju No. 8 for streaming.

Starting on April 13 at 7 am PDT, Crunchyroll will stream the soon to be released Kaiju No. 8 anime concurrently with the Japanese broadcast. For anybody unable to see the live broadcast, the episodes will become accessible at 8:30 am PDT. Under the direction of Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya, Production I.G is animating the adaptation. The series composition is under the direction of Ichiro Okuchi.

Anime Name: Kaiju No. 8

Japanese: 怪獣8号

Synonyms: 8Kaijuu, Monster #8, Kaiju No.Eight

Aired: Apr 13, 2024 to ?

Premiered: Spring 2024

Duration: 23m

Status: Currently Airing!

MAL Score: ?

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Shounen , Military.

Studios: Production I.G

Producers: Shueisha, Khara, TOHO animation.

 What's About Kaiju No.8 ?

• Grotesque, Godzilla-like monsters called "kaijuu" have been appearing around Japan for many years. 

• To combat these beasts, an elite military unit known as the Defense Corps risks their lives daily to protect civilians. 

• Once a creature is killed, "sweepers"—working under the Professional Kaijuu Cleaner Corporation—are left to dispose of its remains. 

• Kafka Hibino, a 32-year-old man, is unsatisfied with his job as a sweeper. From a young age, he has aspired to join the Defense Corps and kill kaijuus for a living.

•  After a few failed attempts, however, he gave up on his dreams and resigned himself to the mediocrity that provided a decent paycheck. Nevertheless, when an ambitious, 18-year-old recruit named Leno Ichikawa joins his cleaning team, Kafka is once again reminded of his desire to join the military.

•  Following a chain of unfortunate events and an interaction with the junior sweeper, Kafka encounters a parasite-type kaijuu that forces its way in through his mouth—turning him into a humanoid monster. 

• With his newfound powers, Kafka aims to give his lifelong dream a final try.

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English dub cast for Kaiju No. 8 anime:

• Nazeeh Tarsha as Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8
• Katelyn Barr as Mina Ashiro
• Adam McArthur as Reno Ichikawa

Production I.G will be animating the series, with studio Khara in charge of the monster designs. Staff includes:

• Directors: Shigeyuki Miya, Tomomi Kamiya
• Series Composition/ Screenplay: Ichiro Okouchi
• Character Designer & Chief Animation Director: Tetsuya Nishio
• Kaiju Design: Mahiro Maeda
• Art Director: Shinji Kimura
• Color Design: Izumi Hirose
• 3DCG Director: Masaru Matsumoto
• Photography Director: Eiji Arai
• Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
• Music: Yuta Bando

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Kaiju No. 8 ~~ USer Review !

⭐Recommended:  

⭐Reviewer’s Rating:

Story:  Clean, strong, basic.

• This has already blown up in Japan, so we'll be getting an anime adaptation announcement in the next year, probably. And it's not bad, in fact the detailed and dynamic action sequences will look great animated.

• It's just that... man, another half human half [monster hated by humanity] protagonist who has to save the world with his [monster strength] with his [somewhat OP rival] by his side... This is such a bland story at this point I couldn't muster any enthusiasm while reading. Not much worldbuilding either, just, again cool action.

• Before being eventually promoted to hero, the protagonist is a kaiju waste disposal officer (read: kaiju garbageman) and I think that would have been a much more interesting place to launch the manga.

story (8.5/10 )

Art (9/10 )

characters (10/10)

overall (9.2/10 )

 

⭐ Mixed Feelings

⭐Reviewer's Rating : 7

• Story:  Pretty generic as far as "metamorphosis subgenre" shounen manga go. Typical the protagonist gets transformed into a half-human, half-*insert enemy here* and joins a force to fight said enemy. The main character is pretty funny, but the only thing he has over other shounen manga protags is that he's not a teenager. The rest of the characters don't really have any rememberable things about them that make them stick out, even in their designs.

• Kaiju designs are super cool 

• The fight scenes are easy to follow but they are lacking something.

• Overall it's a 7 /10, it's okay but could definitely be better.

story (6.5/10 )

Art (9810 )

characters (8.5/10)

overall (7/10 )

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