Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 5: Volume 5

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Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 9". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023 . Retrieved September 23, 2023.

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Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dream? Kaiju! (Gesundheit [Sorry {Not sorry}]) No. 8 takes on No. 9 and that’s a large part of a very fisticuff-forward volume. Also, people get suspicious and murderous, plus Kikoru gets a small promotion that puts her a cut above, even if she didn’t axe for it. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 29, 2021). "Kaiju No. 8 Manga Temporarily Switches to Biweekly Schedule". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023 . Retrieved March 13, 2023. Viz Media has licensed the series for English release in North America. An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G is set to premiere in April 2024. By March 2023, the manga had over 11 million copies in circulation. The series has been praised for its premise, characters, and art.The first volume has drawn a mixed reception with some publications. [84] [85] Dallas Marshall of Comic Book Resources thought that "the artwork of Kaiju No. 8 flip-flops between passable and outstanding" but believed that the series could become better with subsequent volume releases. [84] Katherine Dacey of Manga Bookshelf was more critical of the series describing the first volume as formulaic and writing that "Matsumoto is more interested in writing a monster-fighting manga than writing a thoughtful story about a man who unwittingly becomes a monster." [85] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Year On August 4, 2022, it was announced that the manga would be receiving an anime adaptation. [35] [36] It was later revealed to be a television series set to premiere in April 2024, [2] with Production I.G animating and Studio Khara supervising the kaiju designs and artworks. [37] [38] Crunchyroll licensed the series for streaming outside of Asia. [39] Other media [ edit ] Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 4, 2020. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022 . Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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a b "Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021 . Retrieved August 31, 2021. Shinomiya’s dad squares off against Kefka for some chapters of shonen male fighting. In the aftermath, Shinomiya herself is assigned to a new squad under the incredibly capable Gen Narumi, who’s a real… something or other. Then the kaiju decided to bug everybody again. No, this is the volume where the series remembered to be funny and good lord was it all worth it for the incredibly capable and haughty Narumi, who happens to also be a hardcore gamer and otaku. The visual of him flipping his hair up before combat to just… become cool… really works. a b c d e hamatsu (December 4, 2020). "災害が日常の一部と化した「今」を描いた怪獣漫画 松本直也『怪獣8号』はなぜここまで注目を集めるのか". Netorabo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 2, 2022 . Retrieved April 14, 2023. a b c Mireles, Antonio (July 31, 2020). "Kaiju No. 8 Chapters #1 – 5 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022 . Retrieved December 20, 2020.

What I will say, however, is that, like any great taste that might not exactly be in your healthy interests, this action goes down smooth. It adheres to the general shonen rule of ‘keep getting crazier’, but it’s easy to follow and the line work is quite good.