Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1
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- Author：Naoya Matsumoto
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Summary
Kafka wants to clean up kaiju， but not literally！ Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dream？
With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world， Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters。 Enter the Japan Defense Force， a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju。 Kafka Hibino， a kaiju corpse cleanup man， has always dreamed of joining the force and wants another shot at achieving his childhood dream of eliminating the kaiju。 But how can he expect to fight kaiju when he suddenly becomes one himself？！
Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force。 But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain， Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles。 Now， thanks to a sudden eligibility rule change， Kafka has one more shot at realizing his dream。 There’s just one problem—he’s suddenly turned into a kaiju！ And even worse， he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No。 8。
With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world， Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters。 Enter the Japan Defense Force， a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju。 Kafka Hibino， a kaiju corpse cleanup man， has always dreamed of joining the force and wants another shot at achieving his childhood dream of eliminating the kaiju。 But how can he expect to fight kaiju when he suddenly becomes one himself？！
Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force。 But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain， Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles。 Now， thanks to a sudden eligibility rule change， Kafka has one more shot at realizing his dream。 There’s just one problem—he’s suddenly turned into a kaiju！ And even worse， he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No。 8。
Reviews
Thomas Weaver
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I enjoyed this first volume。 The plot is a little on the nose sometimes but overall the art is solid， the story is interesting， and it’s very funny。
Jeremy Martin
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A quick and enjoyable read。 Unfortunately， this manga felt a lot like others already out there。 Will be tuning in for the next installment。
James DeSantis
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This was pretty fun though not blown away。 So basically what we have here is Kaiju who attack cities are exterminated by a special force in Japan。 However we follow the guy who has to cleanup after the Kaiju， cut up their pieces， and get rid of them。 Good times。 Through this though we have plenty of world building and character growth， topped off with some great action moments leading into the second half which presents the guy on the cover in a interesting twist。 For a newer manga this is a lot This was pretty fun though not blown away。 So basically what we have here is Kaiju who attack cities are exterminated by a special force in Japan。 However we follow the guy who has to cleanup after the Kaiju， cut up their pieces， and get rid of them。 Good times。 Through this though we have plenty of world building and character growth， topped off with some great action moments leading into the second half which presents the guy on the cover in a interesting twist。 For a newer manga this is a lot of fun and I'm eager to see where volume 2 goes。 But I wasn't blown away by the plot or characters。 But this is normal when I start series。 Excited for volume 2 still。 A 3 out of 5。 。。。more
Evelyn
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Monsters know as Kaiju plague the world and elite soldiers are tasked to eliminate these threats when they emerge。 And a not-so-well known group works to clean up the monster corpses left behind。 Kafka had a dream to work for the Defense Force alongside his friend Mina， but after several years of failing the test， he's resigned himself to the clean up crew。。。 Then everything gets turned upside down and he's now a shapeshifting Kaiju on the run from the Defense Force while at the same time taking Monsters know as Kaiju plague the world and elite soldiers are tasked to eliminate these threats when they emerge。 And a not-so-well known group works to clean up the monster corpses left behind。 Kafka had a dream to work for the Defense Force alongside his friend Mina， but after several years of failing the test， he's resigned himself to the clean up crew。。。 Then everything gets turned upside down and he's now a shapeshifting Kaiju on the run from the Defense Force while at the same time taking his one last shot to finally pass the test and join the Defense Force。 Good luck keeping that secret under wraps。 Overall， it's a funny and imaginative series with plenty of action plus some uniquely designed monsters。 The plot is intriguing and this is probably one of the few shonen series that has the protagonist be a 32 year old man with teenager side kicks。 Usually its the other way around。 。。。more
MargReadsManga
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LOVED THIS！！ I thoroughly enjoyed the story， characters and art！ I loved the comedy and action in this volume。 I’m so excited to get the next one！！
Joan Rodriguez
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Original and funnyLets see where the story goes from this point on。the main character is a fool but a hard worker 。And so far the story is enjoyable。
Mateo112
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I love the line
Kelli
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Japan has one of the highest Kaiju-emergence rates in the world。 Monsters terrorizing the streets are basically commonplace。 Without the Japan Defense Force， it would be chaos。 And， without the Kaiju-corpse cleanup crew， it’d be disgusting。 Unfortunately， though necessary， the job leaves little to be desired。Kafka Hibino never wanted to be on the cleanup crew。 He had dreams of being on the force， alongside his best friend Mina。 But， when he had the chance to try out for the force， he was unable Japan has one of the highest Kaiju-emergence rates in the world。 Monsters terrorizing the streets are basically commonplace。 Without the Japan Defense Force， it would be chaos。 And， without the Kaiju-corpse cleanup crew， it’d be disgusting。 Unfortunately， though necessary， the job leaves little to be desired。Kafka Hibino never wanted to be on the cleanup crew。 He had dreams of being on the force， alongside his best friend Mina。 But， when he had the chance to try out for the force， he was unable to pass the exam。Now， Mina is a third division captain on the force while Kafka is stuck cleaning up monster guts from the streets。 Not very glamorous。He’s all but given up on his dreams when he suddenly undergoes a transformation — one that gives him the ability to transform into a Kaiju himself — Kaiju no 8。 It’s an unexpected and， not entirely welcome， change。 But， the physical enhancement he gets from this new ability makes him finally an eligible candidate for the force。Can Kafka become a Kaiju exterminator when he is a Kaiju？ More， what will happen to him if the force discovers that he is actually Kaiju no 8， the current monster non grata of Japan？So， this is a super sick and enjoyable manga so far！ It’s call sweet art， interesting characters， and a compelling plot — everything you want in a good shonen。 I’m SO looking forward to reading more~ 。。。more
Paulette
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What a fantastic start to this series！！ This was appropriately hyped by a friend of mine， and with good reason！ The humor was extremely up my valley， and while it didn't take itself too seriously， it was grounded enough to justify its premise。 I am v upset that I now have to wait for volume two。 What a fantastic start to this series！！ This was appropriately hyped by a friend of mine， and with good reason！ The humor was extremely up my valley， and while it didn't take itself too seriously， it was grounded enough to justify its premise。 I am v upset that I now have to wait for volume two。 。。。more
Elizabeth Bradstreet
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This is a great start to what I hope will be a fun series！ It's funny， action-packed， has great character design and an interesting plot/premise。 It feels like a mashup of JJK and MHA in a lot of ways， but that isn't a bad thing。 I'm excited to read volume 2！ This is a great start to what I hope will be a fun series！ It's funny， action-packed， has great character design and an interesting plot/premise。 It feels like a mashup of JJK and MHA in a lot of ways， but that isn't a bad thing。 I'm excited to read volume 2！ 。。。more
Showering
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Art style:- 5/5⭐️Plot:- 5/5⭐️Characters:- 5/5⭐️I've been waiting for the english one to be release and it is finally here。 I'm head over heels with it & loving it so much。 I'm glad I buy this manga because I've been reading it on the legal manga jump app。 （（I will do a detail one later only when I'm feeling it 😂）） Art style:- 5/5⭐️Plot:- 5/5⭐️Characters:- 5/5⭐️I've been waiting for the english one to be release and it is finally here。 I'm head over heels with it & loving it so much。 I'm glad I buy this manga because I've been reading it on the legal manga jump app。 （（I will do a detail one later only when I'm feeling it 😂）） 。。。more
noelani
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This story is a delight！ I've been reading it as the chapters have been rolling out， and I am not disappointed。 I think it's an interesting take on the Shonen genre （as everyone has been saying: the adult protagonist）。While kaiju aren't new， especially to the SJ field， this series has amazing potential。 As I'm typing this out， there are only 52 chapters （soon to be 53） and I couldn't ask for more。 Kafka is such an intriguing character。 He is unlike many Shonen Jump protagonists as I often find m This story is a delight！ I've been reading it as the chapters have been rolling out， and I am not disappointed。 I think it's an interesting take on the Shonen genre （as everyone has been saying: the adult protagonist）。While kaiju aren't new， especially to the SJ field， this series has amazing potential。 As I'm typing this out， there are only 52 chapters （soon to be 53） and I couldn't ask for more。 Kafka is such an intriguing character。 He is unlike many Shonen Jump protagonists as I often find myself not entirely relating to the main character of many series。 But with Kafka， maybe I relate too much。 Reminiscing on an old friend， and dreaming of a missed chance。 If you haven't read this yet， I encourage you to do so！ So far， plenty of characters are dynamic and look to be more than just plain-old side characters。 。。。more
Rosa Rodriguez
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Someone said this was better than chainsaw man， and I’m going to have to disagree。 I mean it is good don’t get me wrong。 I loved it。 I think the comedy is far better but the story just started and I’m going to have to wait and see before making assumptions。 While reading I was getting fire force vibes and sorry for my familiar （another comedy manga） vibes。 That’s what got me into it really。 I remember hearing the synopsis a while ago and I thought with a story like that the art style wasn’t goin Someone said this was better than chainsaw man， and I’m going to have to disagree。 I mean it is good don’t get me wrong。 I loved it。 I think the comedy is far better but the story just started and I’m going to have to wait and see before making assumptions。 While reading I was getting fire force vibes and sorry for my familiar （another comedy manga） vibes。 That’s what got me into it really。 I remember hearing the synopsis a while ago and I thought with a story like that the art style wasn’t going to be the best。 Though I was wrong apparently， I really like the clean cute round style。 It’s one of my favorites。 Overall it’s pretty good so far， I thought it was going to be a teenagers perspective but it wasn’t and I’m so thankful for that。 It is literally so much better with this 32 year old。 Like go him。 Kind tired with the shounen characters being 15 or 16。 Like get me an older guy。 I dunno I just really like him。 He’s adorable 。。。more
Camille
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Un excellent début！ Des personnages trop drôles et charismatiques， des dessins de fou et une intrigue déjà lancée。 Je suis curieuse de connaître la suite！
Satangan
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So， I just recently got into this series and the artwork had me hooked。 The plot and storyline is great too。 Definetly adding this to my fave collection shelf at home。 I was able to preorder on Amazon a（n） paperback English version of the manga vol。 1 on Dec。 2nd before its release date （Dec。 7th） and it only took five days before it was delivered。 I was so esctatic to read it as it arrived on that same release day。 Also， bought this copy in support of the author。 🥰 👍Although， This first copy wa So， I just recently got into this series and the artwork had me hooked。 The plot and storyline is great too。 Definetly adding this to my fave collection shelf at home。 I was able to preorder on Amazon a（n） paperback English version of the manga vol。 1 on Dec。 2nd before its release date （Dec。 7th） and it only took five days before it was delivered。 I was so esctatic to read it as it arrived on that same release day。 Also， bought this copy in support of the author。 🥰 👍Although， This first copy was intended for a Christmas gift to my nephew， in which I am sure he will love this series too。 I will buy another copy to add to my manga collection。 I’m even more excited for the release of the upcoming paperback English versions for sale of the next volumes in this series。 😀😊I 100% love the fresh new feel of my brand new copy of this book。 The cover is so slick to the touch with a vibrant and eye catching cover of Kaiju No。 8 （Kafka Hibino）。 It even has that fresh new book smell。 I feel like Myne from Ascendance of a Bookworm when it comes to books。 😂😅😍I feel so bad at bending the spine to read it， but not all books are for just looking at。 Books are loved to be read and adored。 The Main Character’s name， Kafka， reminds me of the book， The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka。 I wonder if the author was inspired by this book reference？Anyways， the first two pages of breathtakingly beautiful full color illustrated artwork is amazingly wonderful。 Such attention to detailed art styles makes me so happy。 If there was a full color version of this book， I would be satisfied。 I love it when authors decided to put pages of full color in a book。Ichikawa and Kafka make the best comedic duo， I have read in a series in a long time。 😂 I love how with all the seriousness， friendship， motivation， and fighting。 That there is a way to get some humor that fits quiet well into the story’s flow。 My fave comedic part of all so far， was when he ran and had to take a leak。 But， it came out from his chest area。 I mean I questioned it at first， when transformed for the first time。 But， Naoya Matsumoto did a great job on Kaiju No。 8 transformation。 Kafka may think he can not be a bride anymore， but hey。 Hang in there， eventually get used to it and find love for who you are when transformed。 The way Kafka mutated into a Kaiju is interesting and new perspective to how I’ve seen Kaiju movies and stories。 This series is great and a must read。 The plot and art style is awesome and wont dissapoint you。 I am rooting for Kafka’s dream to come true， to be able to one day prove he is able to fight along side Mina and look cool。 😂 Although， Mina already beat him to it。 I already liked reading the series， but reading it from paperback。 I loved it even more。 Having a physical copy on hand made me enjoy the story alot more and sharing it is even better。 。。。more
Brigid
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A good example of what Shonen Jump does best， mixing action， comedy， and a certain amount of earnestness。 Looking forward to the next volume。
Mark
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Kaiju are invading Japan （because Japan） and when the Japanese Defense Force dispatches them， well， somebody has to clean up the mess。 Enter Kafka， who dreams of fighting alongside his childhood friend Mina while mopping up。 But when an accident causes Kafka to undergo a metamorphosis， making the cut in the next round is the least of his worries…I divide my shonen into two categories， basically， fun and not-fun。 Not fun is typically self-serious and involves a lot of women-as-trophies I can do w Kaiju are invading Japan （because Japan） and when the Japanese Defense Force dispatches them， well， somebody has to clean up the mess。 Enter Kafka， who dreams of fighting alongside his childhood friend Mina while mopping up。 But when an accident causes Kafka to undergo a metamorphosis， making the cut in the next round is the least of his worries…I divide my shonen into two categories， basically， fun and not-fun。 Not fun is typically self-serious and involves a lot of women-as-trophies I can do without。 There are exceptions， but that’s generally how it goes。The more infrequent ‘fun’ ones are ones like， well， this。 They take themselves exactly as seriously as they should when they should and have an absurd amount of gags flying about when they aren’t。 This book runs the gamut of dire situations to gut-busting slapstick and it handles all the tonal changes very well。The premise of cleaning up after kaiju battles and the danger inherent to it is so much fun that I would have read an entire workplace comedy based on that。 Seriously， I want to see them trying to get all the Mothra pollen off everything and the silly string from that spider？ Nightmare fuel。Instead we get to see Kafka being good at his job and being egged on by his straight man， the much younger Ichikawa， as the two basically take one another under their wings to try and realize the collective dream of joining the JDF。 Ichikawa comes off as a real butt， but he ends up being a great addition to the cast very early on。Once these two finally get together in light of a kaiju attack that showcases their individual skills， it’s a lot of fun。 There is， smartly， so much comedy in this series that even if half of it is tired， the other half that land are actually really good and the quantity is more than enough to make it work。 You’re a better person than me if you don’t at least crack a smile during the urination gag。I especially enjoyed Hoshino， who administers the JDF entrance exam， being an absolute jerk about Kafka and Ichikawa， to the extent he wants to admit them for comedy purposes。 The author’s note about why the JDF outfits look like they do made my day as well - I appreciate the honesty。And when Kafka turns into a cockro… uh， kaiju of his very own， we get some really well done action sequences out of it that are nice and easy to follow and really well done。 Plus they mine his transformation to death for an endless stream of good comedy beats and Ichikawa is perfect as the other half in the duo。The art here is gorgeous - it handles action and comedy with a very deft hand and knows just how gory is gory enough。 Much like the writing it has an impeccable sense of balance for these things and some of the huge spreads are wonderful。Some things work better than others - the hotshot 16-year-old girl getting hosed because of circumstances treats her better than I would have thought （Kafka comes through with an affirmation she really needs when she needs it）， though her dad being cut and pasted out of Bad Manga Dad Monthly is far less exciting。And I’m having a serious problem with that tiger。 Like， it’s entire existence absolutely baffles me。 It should not be that domestic - did Sigfried & Roy teach us nothing！？ All that aside， this is a strong start to a series and I am more than happy to increase my comparatively small shonen reading pile by one to see where it’s headed。3。5 stars - we’ll round up because this one is pretty great and I have expectations for it that， more than usual， I am hoping it will meet。 It’s a really well realized beginning for a style that’s not always my jam。 。。。more
Greg
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4。5/5 New release manga review week #6。 Kaiju No。 8 was a blast。 I see that there's currently roughly 5 volumes worth of content translated so far via Shonen Jump online but this week was the first official volume release。 I don't think I'll be able to wait for the next volume I'll probably have to jump on the app and catch up with this one。 Especially after the exciting cliff hanger ending of volume 1。Kafka wanted to become a Defense Soldier out protecting people and killing kaiju however he wa 4。5/5 New release manga review week #6。 Kaiju No。 8 was a blast。 I see that there's currently roughly 5 volumes worth of content translated so far via Shonen Jump online but this week was the first official volume release。 I don't think I'll be able to wait for the next volume I'll probably have to jump on the app and catch up with this one。 Especially after the exciting cliff hanger ending of volume 1。Kafka wanted to become a Defense Soldier out protecting people and killing kaiju however he washed out。 Now 30 years old he is languishing on the Kaiju Disposal Team。 That's getting rid of corpses not making them。However a freak encounter changes everything。 Now with the ability to become part Kaiju himself he throws himself back into the mix and once again tries to become a Defense Soldier。Our Hero Kafka on the cover of volume 1。Read 12/9/21 。。。more
Jenny
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Reading Reindeer December ChallengePrompt: Donner--a book with a primarily red and/or green coverI had a lot of fun with this！ It's so refreshing to have a main character who's close to my age and see how his age has affected his life choices， career path， and attitude。 I wouldn't say Kafka is my new fave protagonist， but I like his design and comical side。 Ichikawa is the perfect guy to be his work buddy and their dynamic was both wholesome and hilarious。 Kikoru is an interesting character， but Reading Reindeer December ChallengePrompt: Donner--a book with a primarily red and/or green coverI had a lot of fun with this！ It's so refreshing to have a main character who's close to my age and see how his age has affected his life choices， career path， and attitude。 I wouldn't say Kafka is my new fave protagonist， but I like his design and comical side。 Ichikawa is the perfect guy to be his work buddy and their dynamic was both wholesome and hilarious。 Kikoru is an interesting character， but I was annoyed when it became clear that she's one of those "I use my pompous attitude to hide my insecurities" female characters。 Not to say those are necessarily bad， but I wish we could get characters that have backstories revolving around perfection that don't come with a better-than-you attitude。 I still liked her and liked that she could clearly back up her big talk， just wish her character could have been done a bit differently。 The art was really strong and I love the kaijus' designs。 They really do give off an unsettling， otherworldly horror vibe and I can't wait to see more！Really enjoyed this first volume and am looking forward to more！ If you want a fun action romp， this is a great choice！ 。。。more
Nelva Moran
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I can see why my coworkers were hyping this one up。 Funny， action packed， and extremely likable characters; I'm hooked。 I can see why my coworkers were hyping this one up。 Funny， action packed， and extremely likable characters; I'm hooked。 。。。more
Anthony Wendel
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Well， this just became my new addiciton。 Of course， it became that way a while ago when sample chapters popped up on Viz's main website。 Now with the first volume in hand， I can say I'll gladly be picking up every copy of this series moving forward。 A shonen series where the main character becomes a Kaiju。 What's not to love？ Kafka is an interesting character。 First off he's in his 30s and is still struggling to make his dreams come true。 This is a great change of pace as many characters in Shon Well， this just became my new addiciton。 Of course， it became that way a while ago when sample chapters popped up on Viz's main website。 Now with the first volume in hand， I can say I'll gladly be picking up every copy of this series moving forward。 A shonen series where the main character becomes a Kaiju。 What's not to love？ Kafka is an interesting character。 First off he's in his 30s and is still struggling to make his dreams come true。 This is a great change of pace as many characters in Shonen manga are adolescences trying to find their way in life。 Kafka is in his 30s and is still trying to find his way in life。 A sentiment many can relate with。 I look forward to the next volume of this series and hope others will take the time to hunt down this series as well。 。。。more
lukas ray hall
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 88% — oof， just thinking of what’s happening in the current story in WSJ compared to these opening chapters， especially with Isao。
Sophia
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So I got this book two days before release because I found a copy on the shelf at Barnes and Noble tucked in between D。 Gray-Man and Fullmetal Alchemist。This is probably the coolest origin story I've read in a really long time that made me actually interested in reading more of the story regarding an action/supernatural type series。 Kafka works as a Kaiju Clean-Up guy when monsters are taken down after he fails the exam to become part of Japan's Defense Task Force one too many times。 Thing is， h So I got this book two days before release because I found a copy on the shelf at Barnes and Noble tucked in between D。 Gray-Man and Fullmetal Alchemist。This is probably the coolest origin story I've read in a really long time that made me actually interested in reading more of the story regarding an action/supernatural type series。 Kafka works as a Kaiju Clean-Up guy when monsters are taken down after he fails the exam to become part of Japan's Defense Task Force one too many times。 Thing is， he wants to impress his childhood friend so he keeps trying even though he only has one more year to take the exam before ageing out for good。 He meets a new kid who works with him and on the kid's first day they get attacked by a Kaiju that was missed; Kafka is forced to eat a smaller Kaiju and gains the ability to shift into one and decides to take the exam one more time。The characters are hilarious and I think this had the right mix of seriousness and comedy to make it work。 While Kaiju aren't new to the anime scene this was definitely a breath of fresh air and I desperately want to know what happens next！！ 。。。more
Geoff
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Interesting start to what looks like a bloody fish out of water redemption action dramedy。 With monsters！ Crisp art， an engaging main character， side characters who look like they at least have the potential to be a little more than archetypes， and some interesting world building around Kaijus。 Looks like it will be fun if a little tropey in plot。 **Thanks to the artist， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。
Cody Roecker
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I think this one will be big。 Or at least has the potential to do so。
Abria Hall
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I was excited to see this manga in my local Barnes and Noble。 It was amazing and I am already hooked。 Can’t wait for vol 2。 I was on the edge of my bed about to roll off 😂😭 loved it loved it loved it ！！！ ❤️
Amélise
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3，5/5
Breanne
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3。75 stars
Trigger Warning Database
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Trigger & Content WarningsBody horrorPhysical injuryHospitalizationBullying & hazing
Adam M
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Thank you to Viz Media and Edelweiss for the ARC of this book。 - This book was awesome！ Ok， this was on of the more fun， imaginative thing's I read this year。 Kafka Hibino is the protagonist dreaming of working for Japan's Defense Force， who are an elite group of fighters that help bring down kaiju as they pop up around the country。 His dream from childhood was to join with his friend Mina and he was going to look out for her， however the reality is she's the Third Division captain and he's a lo Thank you to Viz Media and Edelweiss for the ARC of this book。 - This book was awesome！ Ok， this was on of the more fun， imaginative thing's I read this year。 Kafka Hibino is the protagonist dreaming of working for Japan's Defense Force， who are an elite group of fighters that help bring down kaiju as they pop up around the country。 His dream from childhood was to join with his friend Mina and he was going to look out for her， however the reality is she's the Third Division captain and he's a lowly member of the clean up team。 Somebody has to dispose of these giant monsters once they are dead and Kafka is one of the poor laborers stuck cleaning up intestines and blood。 A new member joins the cleanup team and asks the "old man" （who's only 32！） why he gave up on his dream？ Kafka is inspired to try again， to impress Mina and to make a real difference。 He saves his new friend from a not-quite-dead kaiju， but they both get injured in the process。 While recuperating in the hospital Kafka is steeling himself for a new shot the Defense Force enlistment test when a tiny flying monstrosity dives directly into his mouth and possesses him。 Suddenly he's a kaiju himself and while he still has his faculties it's tough to look like a kaiju and have that level of strength and not draw attention。I thought this was different and fun in a lot of ways。 I love that it starts with Kafka working on the kaiju clean up crew because it's a point of view we never get。 Someone has to deal with this sort of thing， but rarely do we look at that job。 This also lends itself to a lot of humor。 As a 32 year old Kafka is old for a manga protagonist （don't get me started）， but it's also a brilliant choice for the story that Naoya Matsumoto is telling。 32 is old enough to have some regrets， some bigger questions， and the pressure of making up for lost time。 It's a small， but important detail and I think that's what this story does so well; small but important details。 I'm as excited for where this story is going and what's next as I am for just about anything else ongoing right now。 This wasn't too over the top in any one direction， struck a really nice balance and has a ton of potential。 - One of my favorites this year for sure。 。。。more
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