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Title Kaiju no. 8. Vol. 1 / story and art by Naoya Matsumoto ; translation by David Evelyn ; art & lettering by Brandon Bovia.
Publisher San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, [2022]
Copyright ©2020
Description 1 volume : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Edition Shonen Jump edition.


Note This volume contains crude humor and depictions of violence.
Reads back to front, right to left.
"First published in Japan in 2020 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--Title page.
Summary 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 hes become one himself?! The final test of the Defense Force has come to an end, but the examinees challenges arent over yet. A mysterious humanoid kaiju revives a neutralized honju and sics it on Kikoru Shinomiya. Just when Kikoru seems to be at the end of her rope, Kafka rushes to her defense! But what is the humanoid kaijus goal?
Audience Rated T for Teen. Ages 13+.
Subject Metamorphosis -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Good and evil -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Monsters -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Police -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Imaginary wars and battles -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre Fantasy comics.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Series Kaiju no. 8 ; 1
Add'l Names Evelyn, David, translator.
Bovia, Brandon, artist.
Other title Kaiju number 8
Kaiju 8
ISBN 9781974725984
1974725987