Kaijuu 8-gou

After the destruction of their hometown, childhood friends Kafka Hibino and Mina Ashiro make a pact to become officers in the Defense Force—a militarized organization tasked with protecting Japan from colossal monsters known as "kaijuu." Decades later, the 32-year-old Kafka has all but given up on his dreams of heroism. Instead, he cleans up the remains of the slaughtered kaijuu after they are defeated by valiant soldiers—including Mina, who has successfully achieved their shared goal.

Upon meeting his new coworker, Reno Ichikawa, Kafka faces a mirror of his past self: an ambitious young man whose one desire is to fight as a member of the Defense Force. Unfortunately, the two are soon involved in a freak encounter with a rogue kaijuu. Though Kafka demonstrates his innate heroic nature and rescues Reno from certain doom, he is left gravely injured.

While both men recover in a hospital, Kafka is seemingly attacked by another one of the beasts. As a result, he gains the ability to transform into a humanoid kaijuu with the strength and powers of the massive monsters menacing Japan. Dubbed "Kaijuu No. 8" by the military, Kafka resolves to use his newfound gifts for the greater good. Tied together by mutual respect, Kafka and Reno set out to join warriors like Mina at the forefront of the Defense Force.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Hoshina, Soushirou Main

Kawanishi, Kengo Japanese

Hibino, Kafka Main

Fukunishi, Masaya Japanese

Shinomiya, Kikoru Main

Fairouz Ai Japanese

Ichikawa, Reno Main

Katou, Wataru Japanese

Ashiro, Mina Supporting

Seto, Asami Japanese

Narumi, Gen Supporting

Uchiyama, Kouki Japanese

Okonogi, Konomi Supporting

Senbongi, Sayaka Japanese

Furuhashi, Iharu Supporting

Shin, Yuuki Japanese

Kaijuu No. 9 Supporting

Yoshino, Hiroyuki Japanese

Shinomiya, Isao Supporting

Genda, Tesshou Japanese

Morihiro, Fumi Producer

Takei, Katsuhiro Producer, Planning

Hayashi, Tatsurou Producer, Planning

Hashimoto, Ryuu Producer

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Nov 30, 2024

thePHXreborn

Recommended

Good watch.

At first it feels a little corny - just another powerless MC that turns into a monster and suddenly is super strong, and since he's the main protagonist - he is the hero of the show, the protector of humanity. No big deal. The catchy point is that other supporting characters also seem to have some more developed backgrounds, some of which were not fully mentioned in the anime yet.

If you're a fan of cool looking fights, MCs always saving the day, etc. - then this is just the anime for you!
If you're a fan of suspense - give it a full watch! "Spoiler" ... not spoiler, this is obviously just a small part of something bigger, or so it seems. This is a great way to get into the setting of the world as the author shows us the REAL deal (later on in the next season).

GREAT MUSIC, not just the opening and ending (which are also great, of course!) but the sfx and mid-fight songs, too!

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 7, 2024

Caeruleus_CCXVI

Mixed Feelings

5.5/10 Decent action show with out the convoluted nonsense.

This show was good to binge and I got through the 1st season in one sitting. Honestly this show doesnt bring too much new to the table and feels like a tried and true formula.
- Decent enough animation, definitely sub par in fights to JJK or Chainsawman, but still pretty good.
-- the action itself was decent enough, passed the better then DBZ test
- The pacing was actually phenomenal, never felt slow or rushed
- The plot was typical shoenen nonsense of being accepted and the best, but with friends
- World building was acceptable and there ... was very little exposition dumbs to bore you
- Themes of fighting monsters was fine, w/ tech that seems logical enough
- Charecters were all pretty standard with nothing to write home about, bit too many cardboard cutouts tho
- Little to no good character development from the main cast
- Comedy was funny in moments but not the selling point of the show
- English Dub was actually above average

Something to be said, is I weirdly got FMA original vibes from this one. I think it was the humor and pacing, bit unsure from that take but its what came to mind.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Sep 8, 2024

robertino129

Not Recommended

Funny

As an adult cast military themed anime this deservers a 1.

This is mostly inspired from gacha games, where each character has a combat power which even affects the strength of the bullets they fire. Every character portrayed, commanders included, show a severe lack of tactics or strategy. The only tactics that ever work are those that use brute force. And for some reason nobody in the cast has bothered to research their enemies or their weaknesses. Apparently that is the only way the MC can be shown to not be completely useless, because it's truly hard for everyone to remember that the abdomen or the ... back are the weaknesses of certain types of monsters. Maybe they all have a side job of being games journalists.

Another such example is with a side character which for some reason is the only one that ever uses freeze rounds. All other squads are portrayed using mostly ineffective bullets, probably because they wouldn't be able to win at rock paper scissors if their opponent played his hand first.

Overall it's the typical shounen aimed at 14 year olds where the only way one character can be shown to be of higher intelligence than everyone else is by dumbing the others down SEVERELY. As such, there are no real adults in the cast at all, nor does it contain any sort of military formations or tactics, which is why the show deserves a 1.

Next time use the appropriate themes, MAL. If none of them fit, don't add any, it's better than using the wrong ones.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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