Character Introductions
Kafka Hibino (日比野カフカ, Hibino Kafka)
A 32-year-old cleaner working for “Monster Sweeper,” a monster specialized cleaning company. Although he had given up on his childhood dream of becoming a member of the Defense Force,
he harbored unresolved feelings upon seeing his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro, gain fame as the captain of the Defense Force’s Third Unit.
However, an encounter with a young man aspiring to join the Defense Force, Ichikawa Reno, reignites his determination to pursue his dream once again.
Kaiju No. 8 (怪獣8号, Kaijū 8-gō)
Kafka Hibino’s transformed state, parasitized by an unidentified small monster, is a formidable creature with tremendous power that overwhelms other monsters.
Becoming the first monster since the establishment of the Defense Force to elude defeat, he turns into a being pursued across Japan.
Reno Ichikawa (市川レノ, Ichikawa Reno)
A young man aspiring to join the Defense Force starts working part-time at Monster Sweeper. Initially, he viewed Kafka, who had faced setbacks, with a cold eye, but he comes to respect him after getting to know his character.
Mina Ashiro (亜白ミナ, Ashiro Mina)
The captain of the Third Unit of the Japan Defense Force and Kafka’s childhood friend. At the age of 27,
she has subdued hundreds of monsters and boasts top-class popularity and skills among all unit captains. She excels in handling sniper weapons and specializes in subduing large monsters.
Kikoru Shinomiya (四ノ宮キコル, Shinomiya Kikoru)
A prodigious talent hailed as the greatest in history, she graduated early from a prestigious foreign monster subjugation university and is the sole daughter of the Japanese Defense Force Director,
Kikoru Shinomiya. She boasts the strength of a squad leader even before enlisting, thanks to her exceptional sense.
Staff and Cast
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Kafka Hibino / Kaiju No. 8 | Katsuya Fukunishi |
| Ichikawa Reno | Wataru Kato |
| Mina Ashiro | Asami Seto |
| Kikoru Shinomiya | Fairouz Ai |
| Hoshina Sosuke | Kengo Kawanishi |
| Furuhashi Iharu | Yuki Araki |
| Haruichi Izumo | Keisuke Kawamoto |
| Kaguragi Aoi | Shunsuke Takeuchi |
| Staff | Details |
| Original Work | Naoya Matsumoto (Serialized in Shonen Jump+ by Shueisha) |
| Directors | Shigeyuki Miya, Tomomi Kamiya |
| Series Composition & Screenplay | Ichiro Okouchi |
| Character Design & Chief Animation Director | Tetsuya Nishio |
| Monster Design | Masahiro Maeda |
| Art Director | Shinji Kimura |
| Color Design | Izumi Hirose |
| 3D Director | Katsuhiro Matsumoto |
| Director of Photography | Eiji Arai |
| Editor | Fumihiko Tachibana |
| Sound Director | Hiroyuki Goto |
| Music | Yudai Sato |
| Monster Design & Works | Studio Colorido |
| Animation Production | Production I.G |
Kaiju No.8: Captivating Charm and Future Prospects
Kaiju No.8 is a manga series that has gained popularity at an unprecedented pace in recent years. With its fusion of conventional storytelling and refreshing premise,
unique and charming characters, distinctive and powerful art style, overwhelmingly scaled battle scenes, and diverse themes such as dreams, friendship, and growth, it has captured the hearts of readers.
With over 5 million copies sold, 1st place in the Oricon Weekly Ranking, and 1st place in the Next Manga Award 2021, its popularity is evident.
If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend picking it up. You will surely be drawn into the captivating world of Kaiju No.8.
The future developments are also exciting. With an anime adaptation and a live-action adaptation in the works, it is a series that we cannot take our eyes off of.
Kaiju No.8 is sure to continue to be loved by many people as a representative work of the Japanese manga world.
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