Kaiju No. 8

Summary

Kaiju No . 8is the long - awaited employment of Naoya Matsumoto , which achieved great success by being a groundbreaking ceremony tale that subverts pop tropes while at the same time featuring report that fans jazz about shōnen . Kaiju No . 8is a floor of perseveration thatshares common element with strike animes likeNarutobut also withAttack on Titan , since its premise of the protagonist Kafka Hibino having the ability to metamorphose into a kaiju , the same puppet he ’s seek to campaign , and wish to fill his dream of protect his country reminds fans of Eren Yeager ’s very own tragedy story .

However , these stories could n’t be more different , sinceKaiju No . 8is more lighthearted thanAOT , and the admirer is n’t a Kyd but a 32 - yr - onetime man who works for a fellowship that cleans up kaijus . This unique setting that appeals to both shōnen andMonsterVersefans has made watcher question the inspiration behindKaiju No . 8 .

The answer came in a late audience withKaiju No . 8 ’s author , who reveal the full-grown influence of the series : Shin Godzilla , the 2016 motion picture directed byEvangelion ’s Godhead Hideaki Anno .

Kaiju No. 8 Anime Poster

A spinoff of the hit manga Kajiu No . 8 offer an alternative flavour at Third Division ’s Kaiju Hunters ahead of the serial publication ' gum anime debut .

Naoya Matsumoto revealed in an interview forWeekly Bunshunthe behind - the - shot taradiddle of the writing and setting of his study , Kaiju No . 8 , where he admit that watchingShin Godzillaby the legendary directors ofEvangelion , Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi , inspired him to create the manga .

After check the movie " Shin Godzilla , " I was once again struck by the intriguing " tragedy aspect " of monsters . From there , I expanded the setting to make it more interesting as a manga world .

A collage style image featuring Shin Godzilla and Kafka from Kaiju No 8

This revelation should n’t come as a surprisal to rooter , since Kafka ’s Kaiju form clearly remind of Godzilla , the Kaiju by excellence and business leader of monsters . Additionally , Shin Godzillais the most terrifying and dark but also the most compelling version of the monster and is the film in the franchise that delves more into the never-say-die Nipponese resolve and spirit to confront disaster , using the 2011 Tohoku temblor , tsunami , and the following nuclear accident of Fukushima Daiichi as inspiration .

Kaiju No . 8 ’s author contract a hazard by wanting to explore the kinetics of goliath and disasters in a shōnen manga because it was a writing style that had reaped few smasher in that formatting , but what warranted the series to become a hit was basing the protagonist on himself . Matsumoto has transformed his own battle and frustrations as a 30 - class - old who had n’t give his dream into a work that vibrate with a wide audience . Theinspiration found inShin Godzillaand the personal connection with its protagonist have been central to the innovation of the story and its success .

Kaiju No. 8has the Blessing of Hideaki Anno

Naoya Matsumoto would n’t have know that , after being inspire byShin Godzilla , the same music director would be in charge of bringing his own kaiju to life in an animated adaption . Kaiju No . 8adaptation is animated by Production I.G. in connexion with Studio Khara , Hideaki Anno ’s own production house , with him being responsible for for developing the kaiju nontextual matter and eccentric conception supervision . The fact that Matsumoto ’s favorite studio made his work into anime achieved another of his dreams ; he once joked with a ally , saying :

If Production I.G. or Studio Khara made an anime version of my manga , I ’d accept it even if I had to commit seppuku after follow a trailer of the first sequence ! !

That shows how much Matsumoto admire the studio , with their influences being very distinctly realise in the series . He conveyed those feelings in the story which lead to the creation of this workteam . Kaiju No . 8 ’s anime adaptation has already made historyand not only Kafka Hibino ’s story of perseverance deeply resonate with people , but itsauthor ’s own path to success , which led him to work with his very own inspiration , is motivational to fans and stirs them to keep pursuing their dreams .

Kaiju No. 8 Episode 8 Still

Kafka Hibino, a disillusioned Kaiju corpse cleanup worker, dreams of joining the Defense Force that protects Japan from monstrous Kaiju attacks. His life takes a surreal turn when he becomes infected by a Kaiju parasite, granting him the power to transform into a Kaiju himself. Known as Kaiju No. 8, Kafka must navigate the dual life of a monster and a protector, facing enemies both human and Kaiju.

informant : Weekly Bunshun .

Cast

Kafka Hibino , a disillusioned Kaiju corpse cleanup worker , dream of joining the Defense Force that protect Japan from atrocious Kaiju attacks . His animation takes a surreal bit when he becomes infect by a Kaiju sponge , granting him the power to transmute into a Kaiju himself . Known as Kaiju No . 8 , Kafka must voyage the dual life of a monster and a guardian , facing foe both human and Kaiju .

Kaiju No 8 and Shoshiro Hoshino

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Kafka Hibino, a disillusioned Kaiju corpse cleanup worker, dreams of joining the Defense Force that protects Japan from monstrous Kaiju attacks. His life takes a surreal turn when he becomes infected by a Kaiju parasite, granting him the power to transform into a Kaiju himself. Known as Kaiju No. 8, Kafka must navigate the dual life of a monster and a protector, facing enemies both human and Kaiju.