Kaiju No. 8

Kaiju No. 8 (Japanese: 怪獣8号, Hepburn: Kaijū Hachigō), also known in English as Monster #8, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoya Matsumoto. It has been serialized for free on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ app and website since July 2020, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes as of April 2024. Viz Media has licensed the series for English release in North America.

Kaiju No. 8
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kafka Hibino in his monster form
怪獣8号
(Kaijū Hachigō)
Genre
Manga
Written byNaoya Matsumoto
Published byShueisha
English publisher
  • NA: Viz Media
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 3, 2020 – present
Volumes12
Light novel
Kaiju No. 8: Exclusive on the Third Division
Written byKeiji Ando
Illustrated byNaoya Matsumoto
Published byShueisha
English publisher
  • NA: Viz Media
ImprintJump J-Books
DemographicMale
PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Manga
Kaiju No. 8: B-Side
Written by
  • Naoya Matsumoto
  • Keiji Andō
Illustrated byKentaro Hidano
Published byShueisha
English publisher
  • NA: Viz Media
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 5, 2024 – present
Volumes1
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Shigeyuki Miya
  • Tomomi Kamiya
Written byIchirō Ōkouchi
Music byYuta Bando
StudioProduction I.G
Licensed byCrunchyroll
  • SEA: Medialink
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run April 13, 2024 – present
Episodes2

The story follows Kafka Hibino, a man who, after ingesting a kaiju, gains the ability to turn into one and now must navigate using his power while trying to become part of an organization that eliminates kaiju to fulfill a promise he made with a childhood friend.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G premiered in April 2024.

By April 2024, the manga had over 13 million copies in circulation. The series has been praised for its premise, characters, and art.

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