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怪獣8号 [Kaijū 8-gō] #3
怪獣8号 3 [Kaijū 8-gō 3]
防衛隊員、市川・古橋を助ける為、怪獣に変身したカフカは、圧倒的な力で人型怪獣を叩きのめす。だが止めを刺す時、防衛隊員たちに発見され、人型怪獣に逃げられてしまう。目的を果たしたカフカが現場から離脱しようとした時、そこに保科副隊長の姿が…!? ──動乱極まる、第三巻!!
188 pages, Paperback
First published June 4, 2021
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April 9, 2025
So I’m back reading this series. I stopped for a bit cause I wanted to buy all of them first, then realised that was not very smart so I picked it back up. I started off a little confused cause I haven’t read Vol.2 for a few months but I still love this series so much!
August 1, 2024
I bought this one last night just because... Hoshina with a compression shirt. Holy shit. It should be illegal. 🫦
June 10, 2022
I think I forgot how to breathe when reading this…
THIS MANGA IS SO SO SO GOOD!!
Thankfully things turned out okay in the beginning because if a certain someone would have been worse off then at the end of volume two, I would have been blowing up this review with how upset I would have been! LOL!
WOW though!! Yeah things look up, but that fight Kafka has in the beginning was INTENSE! I read the digital version first and then went on the Shonen Jump app so I could see all the double page spreads in all their glory because these fights/scenes were SO good!
I am absolutely thrilled to see our vice-captain shine in this volume! Funny enough, he wasn't really a favorite, but I really really enjoyed seeing him kick some kaiju butt! (Also Ichikawa's moment to shine with a different character was EVERYTHINGGGG when it came to also kicking some kaiju butt!!)
Also Shinomiya is awesome! That is all.
This series continues to be such a strong favorite!!! The action and tension never lets up and only continues to get better and better! So incredibly good and cannot wait for the physical release of this one!!
*(I received an e-ARC from the publisher. All thoughts expressed are my own.)*
THIS MANGA IS SO SO SO GOOD!!
Thankfully things turned out okay in the beginning because if a certain someone would have been worse off then at the end of volume two, I would have been blowing up this review with how upset I would have been! LOL!
WOW though!! Yeah things look up, but that fight Kafka has in the beginning was INTENSE! I read the digital version first and then went on the Shonen Jump app so I could see all the double page spreads in all their glory because these fights/scenes were SO good!
I am absolutely thrilled to see our vice-captain shine in this volume! Funny enough, he wasn't really a favorite, but I really really enjoyed seeing him kick some kaiju butt! (Also Ichikawa's moment to shine with a different character was EVERYTHINGGGG when it came to also kicking some kaiju butt!!)
Also Shinomiya is awesome! That is all.
This series continues to be such a strong favorite!!! The action and tension never lets up and only continues to get better and better! So incredibly good and cannot wait for the physical release of this one!!
*(I received an e-ARC from the publisher. All thoughts expressed are my own.)*
July 18, 2024
4.5 ☆
the fight scenes in this series >>
the fight scenes in this series >>
August 13, 2022
This finishes up the last arc with a awesome fight only to lead to a all out attack right away.
Kafka shows up last volume just in time to save his friends. But this fight he's about to endure isn't the big tough one we expected. In fact, Kafka seems to have the upperhand against Kaiju no. 9. But it is when Soshiro shows up that Kafka might have some trouble.
Soon after we get an invasion on a huge scale as a new enemy shows up. Right away going towards Kafka and the others. This time we get to see our girl Kikoru shine as well as the rest fight together for survival.
While I think the fact none of the agents were killed last arc lowers the stakes a bit, I did still enjoy the fast paced and fun battles with great art that's easy to follow. Hopefully this series continues to be high energy.
Kafka shows up last volume just in time to save his friends. But this fight he's about to endure isn't the big tough one we expected. In fact, Kafka seems to have the upperhand against Kaiju no. 9. But it is when Soshiro shows up that Kafka might have some trouble.
Soon after we get an invasion on a huge scale as a new enemy shows up. Right away going towards Kafka and the others. This time we get to see our girl Kikoru shine as well as the rest fight together for survival.
While I think the fact none of the agents were killed last arc lowers the stakes a bit, I did still enjoy the fast paced and fun battles with great art that's easy to follow. Hopefully this series continues to be high energy.
August 1, 2023
Cool fight scenes, but I wanted more dialogue between characters! Kafka and the other Defence Force members are really funny and have great chemistry together, so I couldn't help wanting to see their conversations off the battlefield. Hopefully next volume has a better balance between combat and character development!
November 20, 2022
Vice-Captain Soshiro Hoshino takes the spotlight as he fights first Kaiju No. 8 and then brand-spanking new Kaiju No. 10. There was a nice little lull in the middle for some character interaction, but nothing too interesting occurs.
It's still a good series, but it is starting to coast through on action scenes a little more than I'd like.
It's still a good series, but it is starting to coast through on action scenes a little more than I'd like.
April 25, 2022
High stakes, fast paced fight scenes and creatively drawn monsters collaborate to bring (arguably) the best entry so far. Effortlessly awesome, Matsumato maximises the magnificent and brings another banger of a volume to the table.
June 11, 2024
Not a spoiler because it's on the cover but Shinomiya's weapon is SO COOL. She says it doesn't fit with her style, but I strongly disagree. She is so fierce! I love her.
Kafka can't seem to understand what being an under the radar Kaiju means. He is a good person trying his best to save everyone, because that's what he promised Mina in a faraway childhood, but being the weakest human and the strongest - and only - undercover Kaiju of the group, all he got was a WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE on his head, by humans and Kaijus the same. Shinomyia and Reno will have a lot on their hands on the chapters to come.
A group of Kaijus attack their base. The weird part: the are usually loners. Who is their leader?
Kafka can't seem to understand what being an under the radar Kaiju means. He is a good person trying his best to save everyone, because that's what he promised Mina in a faraway childhood, but being the weakest human and the strongest - and only - undercover Kaiju of the group, all he got was a WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE on his head, by humans and Kaijus the same. Shinomyia and Reno will have a lot on their hands on the chapters to come.
A group of Kaijus attack their base. The weird part: the are usually loners. Who is their leader?
September 20, 2021
10/10 stars
Now we're talking! The plot thickens, the stakes are up, and the levels of destruction are going through the roof! But amidst this all, it's still a very personal journey for Kafka Hibino.
I love the monster designs, with strong influences from both Godzilla and Hieronymus Bosch, and I also very much appreciate how Matsumoto takes time between the dynamic battles to develop the side characters and villains.
All in all, Kaijuu no 8 shapes up to be my next favorite shonen :).
Now we're talking! The plot thickens, the stakes are up, and the levels of destruction are going through the roof! But amidst this all, it's still a very personal journey for Kafka Hibino.
I love the monster designs, with strong influences from both Godzilla and Hieronymus Bosch, and I also very much appreciate how Matsumoto takes time between the dynamic battles to develop the side characters and villains.
All in all, Kaijuu no 8 shapes up to be my next favorite shonen :).
August 24, 2023
POR DIOS EL VICE-CAPITÁN ME GENERA COSAS NO APTAS PARA TODO PÚBLICO 🥵🥵
5 de 5 estrellas.
5 de 5 estrellas.
September 5, 2024
I love the vice-captain he’s a badass
January 27, 2023
Gigantic action in this volume, wraps up the last storyline with Kaiju No 9 and whatever it's deal is, kick off the next chapter of this story with a bang. I appreciate the pace this book is pushing for and how great the art is. Scale is a big thing with this book and it does a great job of giving you a sense of how big the monsters are and how much threat they prove. Kafka gets some good moments in this story, but some of the other characters really come into focus and I appreciate that it's helping fill his world out.
Still enjoying this series a lot, still recommend it for fans of One-Punch Man or Mashle.
Still enjoying this series a lot, still recommend it for fans of One-Punch Man or Mashle.
October 18, 2024
Really enjoyed this volume. The pacing was on point and I appreciated the deeper look into the characters without sacrificing action.
August 15, 2025
hoshina 🥰🥰
things escalated so fast. one moment we’re just watching hoshina train (whoa), and the next, all hell has broken loose.
things escalated so fast. one moment we’re just watching hoshina train (whoa), and the next, all hell has broken loose.
October 31, 2025
Tres estrellas y media.
March 6, 2024
OMG fave volume so far!!!
May 31, 2023
The raid on Tachikawa base begins..
Enter Kaiju No.9...
Vice Captain Hoshina's strength revealed...
Very accessible Manga continues at quite a pace..
Enter Kaiju No.9...
Vice Captain Hoshina's strength revealed...
Very accessible Manga continues at quite a pace..
May 24, 2024
These are just so good! We are getting to know some of the other characters and I think the vice-captain is super interesting. Can't wait to find out more about what he can do.
July 29, 2022
Dammit, I just love this series so much. I love Kafka and Mina's relationship and banter, I love Hoshina for being an absolute badass husbando, I love the characters and their interactions, I just love everything. I'm so glad I gave this series a chance, it hasn't let me down yet and I doubt it will.
July 18, 2022
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.
It’s not super easy to review a volume where the forward action is basically all action. The initial throwdown between 8 and 9 takes a huge chunk of time, followed by a wee misunderstanding that leads to a pummelling, then another attack starts up at the end.
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.
Even though its setting, attitudes, and style are completely different, it reminds me a lot of Black Cat, inasmuch as that story also had good action that was easy to follow and also kept getting more and more insane, although this one’s going that way a bit faster.
And if the characters weren’t exactly highlighted here, they did enough getting us to like them before to make us care about all the flashes and bangs and pretty explosions. Which seems like a big ‘well duh’, but this combination doesn’t happen nearly as often as you’d suspect.
Kikoru, for example, is cut and pasted from every ‘teenager with a big weapon’ manga ever, but she’s cool, keeping Kafka’s secret, and not romantically interested in an old dude, so good enough! And the woman Kafka loves sure wouldn’t accept him if she knew he was a kaiju, so that’s going to be a thing.
The villains are interesting enough, the heroes are styling, it’s a very good example of type. Seriously, that’s about all there is to say. It’s certainly a good time and what more can you ask for?
3.5 stars - rounded up because I think this is, frankly, better than average shonen that’s still enjoyable even without a lot of the humour that was the main thing that made the first volume especially compelling.
It’s not super easy to review a volume where the forward action is basically all action. The initial throwdown between 8 and 9 takes a huge chunk of time, followed by a wee misunderstanding that leads to a pummelling, then another attack starts up at the end.
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.
Even though its setting, attitudes, and style are completely different, it reminds me a lot of Black Cat, inasmuch as that story also had good action that was easy to follow and also kept getting more and more insane, although this one’s going that way a bit faster.
And if the characters weren’t exactly highlighted here, they did enough getting us to like them before to make us care about all the flashes and bangs and pretty explosions. Which seems like a big ‘well duh’, but this combination doesn’t happen nearly as often as you’d suspect.
Kikoru, for example, is cut and pasted from every ‘teenager with a big weapon’ manga ever, but she’s cool, keeping Kafka’s secret, and not romantically interested in an old dude, so good enough! And the woman Kafka loves sure wouldn’t accept him if she knew he was a kaiju, so that’s going to be a thing.
The villains are interesting enough, the heroes are styling, it’s a very good example of type. Seriously, that’s about all there is to say. It’s certainly a good time and what more can you ask for?
3.5 stars - rounded up because I think this is, frankly, better than average shonen that’s still enjoyable even without a lot of the humour that was the main thing that made the first volume especially compelling.
February 11, 2022
Raid on Tachikawa arc has got to be my favorite arc so far!
I love how brainy Kafka is, here, in exchange for not being that strong enough (without using Kaiju no. 8) I can't stop calling him Taiju in my mind! His face just reminds me of him so much, although they certainly are nothing alike! If you know what I mean, haha!
Anyway, again the action-packed Raid on Tachikawa arc! I love that we can finally see Hoshina's full-full potential—versus Monster no. 9! My heart was beating so fast. Now, that's what you call badass! And I like my girl strong! I just love Shinomiya's character so much! I can't say more about Mina since I only hang out with her for like a panel or two in each chapter even though we already are aware of her full potential (a sickeningly strong woman!) but yuh, I need to see her more. I can't decide yet how her character will play in the series—a friend, a lover, or maybe even a villain against Kafka, kinda like Makima? Augh! Please, no. (I'm afraid of that idea! But I mean, she sounds so hateful towards monsters esp. what happened with their village back then) but, ugh.
This volume had me on the edge of my fricken seat! I can't wait to read the continuation in volume!
But the celebration chapter is a funny, chaotic but refreshing one tho—to wash away all drops of blood and monster carcasses. AND AGAIN! I ADORE KAFKA AND ICHIKAWA'S FRIENDSHIP—PLUS THEM BEING TRIOS WITH EITHER SHINOMIYA OR IHARU!
I love how brainy Kafka is, here, in exchange for not being that strong enough (without using Kaiju no. 8) I can't stop calling him Taiju in my mind! His face just reminds me of him so much, although they certainly are nothing alike! If you know what I mean, haha!
Anyway, again the action-packed Raid on Tachikawa arc! I love that we can finally see Hoshina's full-full potential—versus Monster no. 9! My heart was beating so fast. Now, that's what you call badass! And I like my girl strong! I just love Shinomiya's character so much! I can't say more about Mina since I only hang out with her for like a panel or two in each chapter even though we already are aware of her full potential (a sickeningly strong woman!) but yuh, I need to see her more. I can't decide yet how her character will play in the series—a friend, a lover, or maybe even a villain against Kafka, kinda like Makima? Augh! Please, no. (I'm afraid of that idea! But I mean, she sounds so hateful towards monsters esp. what happened with their village back then) but, ugh.
This volume had me on the edge of my fricken seat! I can't wait to read the continuation in volume!
But the celebration chapter is a funny, chaotic but refreshing one tho—to wash away all drops of blood and monster carcasses. AND AGAIN! I ADORE KAFKA AND ICHIKAWA'S FRIENDSHIP—PLUS THEM BEING TRIOS WITH EITHER SHINOMIYA OR IHARU!
October 3, 2021
Kafka Hibino gets a golden opportunity to showcase his strength in an effort to help his friends until he has to go up against an unexpected threat only to discover each of their limits. While he proves himself to the eyes of others, a new threat emerges in the dark, requiring the Japanese Defense Force's members to work together to stop a cataclysmic disaster.
As if the first two volumes weren't enough to determine the exquisite quality of this new series, mangaka Naoya Matsumoto proves once more that he has both story-telling and artwork completely under control as he delivers another brilliantly paced and developed arc for fans to indulge.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
As if the first two volumes weren't enough to determine the exquisite quality of this new series, mangaka Naoya Matsumoto proves once more that he has both story-telling and artwork completely under control as he delivers another brilliantly paced and developed arc for fans to indulge.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
January 2, 2025
i’m inhaling these volumes, fr.
anyways, i caught up with the anime, meaning (knowing my luck) that i am setting myself up for heartbreak. i really hope that this mangaka and Gege both using cats as their icons is just a pure coincidence, i don’t need these characters treated like my homies in JJK…
it was interesting to see that the manga did not feature the scene outside of the dinner party, i wonder if it appears in a later volume. anyways, i am a nervous wreck and none of these characters better die, thank you very much. i love this series so far 🥹
anyways, i caught up with the anime, meaning (knowing my luck) that i am setting myself up for heartbreak. i really hope that this mangaka and Gege both using cats as their icons is just a pure coincidence, i don’t need these characters treated like my homies in JJK…
it was interesting to see that the manga did not feature the scene outside of the dinner party, i wonder if it appears in a later volume. anyways, i am a nervous wreck and none of these characters better die, thank you very much. i love this series so far 🥹
June 4, 2022
Thank you to NetGalley and VIZ Media for a free review copy!
This was a great volume! Lots of fighting, lots of action, and of course lots of people getting hurts as usual. We got to see the teams take on some really cool kaiju and even some humanoid ones. Overall, this was a fun volume full of action and fighting! Can't wait for volume 4!
This was a great volume! Lots of fighting, lots of action, and of course lots of people getting hurts as usual. We got to see the teams take on some really cool kaiju and even some humanoid ones. Overall, this was a fun volume full of action and fighting! Can't wait for volume 4!
June 10, 2024
still having fun! still grossed out! but the characters are coming into their own and that's been cool. I do think there's too many of them and they shouldn't have made so many rookies such a big deal early on, but they're getting a little space to breathe, at least
reread note:
i can't believe i thought reno would be the peak of my interest in this series. oh, past me. sweet summer child.
reread note:
i can't believe i thought reno would be the peak of my interest in this series. oh, past me. sweet summer child.
April 28, 2022
Kaiju no. 8 is definitely going on my 'favourite shonens' shelf 😌✨ Kafka is so cool and I love the other protagonists!
October 20, 2022
This series is fun, but still kind of meh. I’m waiting for it to really really pick up. The kaiju being intelligent could definitely up the stakes.
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