 TOHO animation opened an official website for an anime adaptation of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaijuu 8-gou (Kaiju No. 8) manga on Friday.Matsumoto began serializing the action sci-fi manga on the Shounen Jump+ in July 2020. Shueisha published the seventh volume on July 4. Kaijuu 8-gou has a cumulative 7.8 million copies of its volumes in circulation. VIZ Media simultaneously publishes the manga in English and released the third volume on July 12. Manga Plus also simulpublishes it in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, and French. Kaijuu 8-gou placed third in the 2020 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! rankings' male readers category. The manga was also nominated for the 14th Manga Taisho award in March. Synopsis Grotesque, Godzilla-like monsters called "kaijuu" have been appearing around Japan for many years. To combat these beasts, an elite military unit known as the Defense Corps risks their lives daily to protect civilians. Once a creature is killed, "sweepers"—working under the Professional Kaijuu Cleaner Corporation—are left to dispose of its remains. Kafka Hibino, a 32-year-old man, is unsatisfied with his job as a sweeper. From a young age, he has aspired to join the Defense Corps and kill kaijuus for a living. After a few failed attempts, however, he gave up on his dreams and resigned himself to the mediocrity that provided a decent paycheck. Nevertheless, when an ambitious, 18-year-old recruit named Leno Ichikawa joins his cleaning team, Kafka is once again reminded of his desire to join the military. Following a chain of unfortunate events and an interaction with the junior sweeper, Kafka encounters a parasite-type kaijuu that forces its way in through his mouth—turning him into a humanoid monster. With his newfound powers, Kafka aims to give his lifelong dream a final try. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Announcement Official site: https://kaiju-no8.net/ Official manga Twitter: @KaijuNo8_O Source: Oricon News Kaijuu 8-gou on MAL |
DatRandomDudeAug 4, 2022 2:50 PM
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| i hope its a fast pace faithful enough adaptation so the funny moments and heartwarming scenes on the manga will be shown good but with how popular this is already they might slow down the pacing in the anime and that is bad like how boring Demon Slayer anime adaptation is sometimes because of the slow pacing compared to the manga |
DrBalls said: Hell yeah! The mangas taking a 1 month break to prepare for the new arc. It's probably going to be a huge battle arc, so I'm really excited. Hope they announce the studio for the anime soon as well. Could this be a good superhero battle shonen anime? Let me know when the moderators approve this, I will add the show to several of my stacks at once. Maruseru93 said: finally a good manga gets an anime finally a good anime after so many not so good animes 7 shows watched - I'm not sure if you have enough experience to complain about the lack of good anime. |
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| To absolutely no one's surprise. |
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DrBalls said: RobertBobert said: Could this be a good superhero battle shonen anime? Let me know when the moderators approve this, I will add the show to several of my stacks at once. I wouldn't call it a superhero battle shonen. It's more like AoT mixed with One Punch Man. It doesn't focus much on the hero aspect, but more on showcasing huge kaijus and intense battles, as well as the main characters regrets and goals. But it's really good. I've been following this since chapter 1 dropped 2 years ago, I love it, but it's quite generic. It has good ratings overall and ppl seem to enjoy it regardless tho. And it's the 2nd best selling Jump+ manga after Spy x Family. Well, it's literally two action shonen and the kaijuu theme is one of the top themes in tokusatsu. Anyway, if it's popular at the SxF level, it already sounds like good publicity. And unfortunately, I can already see how the elitist will hate it. |
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| Wow I would have never expected it /s |
| Sounds like Deca-Dence premise. Might be interesting. |
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| I'm not surprised about the announcement but I still don't understand how the manga got this successful. |
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DrBalls said: RobertBobert said: Well, it's literally two action shonen and the kaijuu theme is one of the top themes in tokusatsu. Anyway, if it's popular at the SxF level, it already sounds like good publicity. And unfortunately, I can already see how the elitist will hate it. Yeah unfortunately it will receive a lot of hate. That said, the first episode will probably appeal to a broader audience. Chapter 1 of the manga makes it seem like it's going to be a mature series, more like a seinen than a shonen, not like AoT or CSM, the themes it introduces are a lot more similar to seinen manga. But the progression is shonenesque. It seems to be taking a more mature turn with the upcoming arc tho. So, in terms of style, it's pretty edgy, if I understand you correctly? Maruseru93 said: RobertBobert said: i watched over 500 shows just because i listed 7 doesnt mean that i watched only these 7 BAKACould this be a good superhero battle shonen anime? Let me know when the moderators approve this, I will add the show to several of my stacks at once. 7 shows watched - I'm not sure if you have enough experience to complain about the lack of good anime. Yeah, classic story. |
RobertBobertAug 4, 2022 8:30 AM
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| So a battle shounen + big lizards, and to complete the holy trinity it will be made with the most garbage CGI possible ? |
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DrBalls said: Hmm no, it's the opposite actually. Think of a seinen drama, about a protagonist who wasted all his life, and now at almost 40 decides to chase his dreams again. It's a very heartwarming series with very funny and cute moments. It is super action packed and barely has any dialogue. The author likes to let the art speak for itself.The mangas strongest point is the fights and art. This is one of those series that needs a great studio, otherwise it'll fall flat. Sounds like an action shonen version of Akebi's sailorfuku. |
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| If we could get Sakamoto Days, Dandadan, Undead Unluck and Mission: Yozakura Family announcements in the future, I’d be ecstatic. So many really fun series on Shonen Jump that’d be great to see get adaptations. |
| Yep, saw this coming from miles away. Hyped though. |
| Been meaning to read the manga so this is welcome news. I really want to know who's going to animate it though (watch it be MAPPA 💀) |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| I heard this is a great manga so I’m excited. |
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MusashiKarlsefni said: If we could get Sakamoto Days, Dandadan, Undead Unluck and Mission: Yozakura Family announcements in the future, I’d be ecstatic. So many really fun series on Shonen Jump that’d be great to see get adaptations. A couple more adaptations and Shonen Jump will make Manga Time Kirara blush. DrBalls said: If I had to pick one weak point, it's how shonenesque it is. Which to me isn't a bad thing at all, I actually kinda love it for that exact reason, but you know how anime fans are... Well, if before people only hated Naruto, now it seems like the wave is going against the shonen "genre" itself. |
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| Now the question is, which Studio dare to take it? |
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thebrentinator24 said: Been meaning to read the manga so this is welcome news. I really want to know who's going to animate it though (watch it be MAPPA 💀) BONES and their visual style fits more Monster #8 than the gloomy visuals of MAPPA |
| was gonna happen to begin with. now i needa catch up :skull: |
| Given how huge the sales are this was just a matter of time. Not a big fan but okay. |
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DrBalls said: RobertBobert said: Well, if before people only hated Naruto, now it seems like the wave is going against the shonen "genre" itself. True. It's honestly getting tiresome hearing the same ppl whine about the same stuff constantly. Wish everyone would just watch what they liked and ignore everything else, but that's too much to ask I guess. It's just that Western fandom is rapidly turning into Russian fandom, where hatred for something is an indicator of high taste. |
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deg said: thebrentinator24 said: Been meaning to read the manga so this is welcome news. I really want to know who's going to animate it though (watch it be MAPPA 💀) BONES and their visual style fits more Monster #8 than the gloomy visuals of MAPPA I don't want MAPPA to do this anime anyway their workers already have enough on their plate right now lol |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
DrBalls said: RobertBobert said: It's just that Western fandom is rapidly turning into Russian fandom, where hatred for something is an indicator of high taste. I wish it would be more like albanian fandom. All we do is hype everything up no matter how good or bad it is. It's honestly more fun that way. Enjoy anime for what it is. Your words hurt the patriotic spirit in me :D. But seriously, I wouldn't mind either if people just enjoyed their favorite anime. |
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| Great news. I hope Wit Studio works on this project. |
| This is the last manga that I'm reading that I REALLY wanted an anime adaptation for, so I'm fucking excited and so happy about this My frontrunners rn for this are Wit and Bones, but I'm hoping its Wit that gets it |
davidyodo24 said: Wit Studio or JOEN should work on this.Now the question is, which Studio dare to take it? |
thebrentinator24 said: MAPPA's next anime is an isekai lol.I don't want MAPPA to do this anime anyway their workers already have enough on their plate right now lol https://twitter.com/_AnimeHype/status/1555206936844541955?s=20&t=2o4KsR1e6FApiwVFXiruTA |
ZXEANAug 4, 2022 9:07 AM
| I wonder if there will be a rise in kaiju anime now... I'm surprised there hasn't been a single kaiju isekai made yet, actually. |
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| Oh I thought the anime adaptation was already officially announced a while ago lol. Well not surprising news at all. Storyline-wise, Kaiju's like as basic as you can get for a shounen, like DS and JJK, but if the fighting scenes are animated decently it could turn out to be quite an enjoyable watch. Looking forward to it. Maybe adapted by Studio MAPPA or Bones? |
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| Nice, I've wanted to read the manga put never got around to it. Can't wait for the kaiju action. |
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| I called this and Solo Leveling. Now let's hope YozFam gets one too. |
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| It was obvious that it would get an animation, the manga is very successful. |
| Apaixonado por jogos e animes. |
| Yeah, finally!!! |
| Can be awesome if it gets OPM first season treatment, otherwise it will be just a decent time waster. Manga started strong but got rather stale with time, so the base isn't that strong. |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
Tokoya said: This is the last manga that I'm reading that I REALLY wanted an anime adaptation for, so I'm fucking excited and so happy about this My frontrunners rn for this are Wit and Bones, but I'm hoping its Wit that gets it Why the last? Are you stopping reading or ran out of great mangas to read? |
madarchod said: Nah, it's just the last for the ones that I actually want anime adaptations for is allTokoya said: This is the last manga that I'm reading that I REALLY wanted an anime adaptation for, so I'm fucking excited and so happy about this My frontrunners rn for this are Wit and Bones, but I'm hoping its Wit that gets it Why the last? Are you stopping reading or ran out of great mangas to read? |
| 8 Kaijillion dollars. This is gonna be one of the anime of all times for sure. |
| Don't mind me, just passing by... Halloween 2024:       |
| Toho seems to produce all the shounen jump anime adaptions these days. |
| HACKs! 🤢🤮 |
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