Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 14

怪獣8号 [Kaijū 8-gō] #14

by Naoya Matsumoto

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. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?!

Thanks to the efforts of the new generation of soldiers, Kafka makes it in time to save Mina Ashiro from Kaiju No. 9. Not only that, he has a host of improved Defense Force–style combat techniques tailored to fight his enemy. But with Kaiju No. 9 able to access the absorbed Isao Shinomiya and his wealth of martial arts knowledge, will Kafka’s refined battle techniques stand a chance?

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Graphic Novels, Fiction

196 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2024

About the author

Name (in native Japanese): 松本直也

Reviews

[₊ ˚ ale ࿓ ♡ ⋆｡˚ · Rating 5 out of 5]

the way i suffered at least 23893748347 mini heart attacks is insane

[Nyx · Rating 5 out of 5]

Badass teammates!! 👏🏽💪🏽✨

[fatherofdragons113 · Rating 5 out of 5]

CHILLS. TEARS. ALL THE FEELS.

[Laura A. Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't know if this is my favorite volume, but by far one of my favorite scenes of the series is definitely in this volume!!

The teaming up was absolutely amazing!! I felt I was on edge and absolutely appreciated every single detail, speech bubble, panel, and page!! I never imagined this manga would have moments I have longed for without even realizing I was longing for it! Truly the epic of teams, and I can't believe this volume ended where it did!

The battle between Kaiju no. 8 and no. 9 was SO good! There were MANY moments with no. 9 that I felt completely horrified because that smile was creepy as all get out! I never imagined that his reasoning for everything he's doing would make sense, even if it had me scared as a reader. LOL!

AND THE TWIST WITH KAFKA!!! WHOA!!!!

AND THEN ANOTHER TWIST AFTER THAT TOO!!

I lost count of how many times my jaw dropped after three because it just kept dropping!! LOL!

I really really hope the next volume Kafka will be okay! I am not ready to see this series end, but I also want to see the finale!

[m.・゜゜・・゜゜・． · Rating 4 out of 5]

OH MY GOD GIVE THEM A BREAK LET THEM GET UP!!!!!!!

[Youssra (semi ia- shelving books don't mind me) · Rating 5 out of 5]

epic

[mikaela (spinebreaker) · Rating 5 out of 5]

caught up to chap 118/// waited a month for 14 pages and for what? TO CRY OVER YET ANOTHER THING THIS WEEK?! THANKS😭


ch115 update: been way too scary for me recently but i'm here
MY BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL NUMBER ONE FAVORITE NEVER CHANGING MOST PERFECT MAN NARUMI AND OUR BELOVED VICE CAPTAIN ARE HERE TO SAVE THE DAY THANK GOODNESS

[Rod Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ain't nothing but a big old fight scene, but the flashbacks to Kafka's childhood and secret training just get me all worked up.

Go! Go! Fight! Fight!

It's Kaiju No. 8 vs. Kaiju No. 9 for all the marbles. But only one of them has a team that supports him every step of the way.

Go team! Go team! Fight! Fight!


FOR REFERENCE:

Contents: Chapters 105-112

[Sophia Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

HERE. WE. GO. KAFKA AND MINA. NO 9 (and no 2). ITS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. LETS FUCKING GO. (please don't let anything bad happen to kafka and mina please <3)

[Tianna ^ྀི · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hell yeah!!! Finally, Kafka and Mina fighting at each other’s side. Isao still fighting? Amazing. This was a really great volume

[Estelleslibrary_ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Le bonheur de retourner dans ce manga ❤️

[DonutKnow · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do love a kick-ass fight 💪💪💪

[Izzy⁷♡•°]

DUDE that fight was insane, also I cannot believe Narumi trained Kafka (I mean I can he stroked his ego slightly and that's all it took).

I doubt kaiju no9 will go down just like that there are so many chapters left
What if Kafka loses control and Narumj has to kill him and that's why they trained??? I will kill myself

[Rin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is this the only arc?

[Katie❄️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cliffhanger ending. Ugh!!

[Alo ★ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

QUEEE NO ME LA XORTES ASÍ

pd. eso significa q isao ya no va a volver- volver? 😔

[Anna Quilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kaiju no.8 aka Kafka takes on Kaiju no.9 but does he have enough to stand up to him?
He might with Mina finally working along side him
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[Kelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

it’s game over when you pull out the ultimate childhood friend in manga lol that’s a KO

[Sadia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ca commence à devenir long les combats de 3 tomes.

[Sailor Bárbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Que ganas de saber como acaba!!!

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

of course loved this volume but i think they did reno dirty. like why do you make him be compatible with the strongest kaiju never before having compatibility with anyone before hyping him up to then sideline him and not make him appear in any major final epic battle? im mad.

[Kendall · Rating 5 out of 5]

no joke i need kaiju no 8 to get the same hype jjk has

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The battle between Kaiju No. 8 and No. 9 begins! Kafka uses his special training from Hoshina to surprise No.9, but he also has some tricks up his sleeve, keeping the battle tense by every hit. Once again, Mina appears just when needed, and finally Kafka can fight by her side like he's always dreamed of. I love the snippets of the past and seeing them as kids, they've still got their friendship and faith in each other, it's so sweet. Another revelation shows that Kafka also had training from Captain Narumi, pulling another ace from the hole. Finally, Kafka uses his ultimate move, one that might have finally beaten No.9 for good...Hopefully we'll find out in the next volume!

[Dillon Rojas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading about Kaiju no. 9’s fascination with humanity. Of course this has always been a reoccurring theme throughout the manga, but in these chapters, I couldn’t help myself but to appreciate kaiju no. 9’s fascinating monologues. Kaiju no. 9 ponders on such penetrating and complex questions about humanity that I think are valid and worth exploring ourselves, well minus the “Everything turned into a seedbed part” lol.

[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm gonna be honest, as a whole, this series is perfectly enjoyable to me, but w/ sick monsters and good art. plot is like, fine. characters are cool but don't get full focus. story I'd pretty consistently give a 3. it is ultimately just a brawler w/ not much going on otherwise. buuut I enjoy fighting kaiju and the different kaiju designs enough, I keep reading. so this volume is solid and the art and monster we're currently dealing w has me rounding up to a 4. good update.

[Nadina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know if it is my being in a reading slump or something else that caused me to feel like this volume was not as good.
The artwork was still good, and realistically I still enjoy the characters. The story itself felt a little slow and difficult to get through. I am ready for this part of the storyline to be over.

[Literatura sin límites · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡Nooooo!

Estoy con Jesús en la boca de lo intensa que es la batalla y lo peor es que tomo 15 no está traducido aún al español.

¡No piensan en la ansiedad que esto me dará!

Además por fin el resto de la población ya sabe que el Kaiju No.8 no es malo, sino que protege a humanos.

Necesito que esto siga por favor.

Por cierto, me acabo de dar cuenta que no hay tomos. No sé si porque el manga termine en el siguiente tomo o porque aún está en publicación...

[Francis Dominic · Rating 5 out of 5]

MF’N HELL BABES THAT WAS A BANGER! Straight GAS! Full circle moment. Hit after HIT! I can’t wait for the next volume. How dare they end it LIKE THAT!

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOAH WHAT AN ENDING JESUS! I can’t believe I have to wait till April for more 😩😩😩😩😩

[jade ☀]

my library doesn't have the next volume yet 😭 I hate being caught up lol