Kaiju No. 8

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Kaiju No. 8
File:Kaiju No 8.jpg
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Kafka Hibino in his monster form
怪獣8号
(Kaijū 8-gou)
Genre
Manga
Written byNaoya Matsumoto
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 3, 2020 – present
Volumes7 (List of volumes)
Anime

Kaiju No. 8 (Japanese: 怪獣8号, Hepburn: Kaijū 8-gou), 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+ application and website since July 2020, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of July 2022. Viz Media has licensed the series for English release in North America. An anime adaptation has been announced.

As of August 2022, the manga had over 8 million copies in circulation. The series has been praised for its premise, characters and art.

Plot

In Japan, monsters known as kaiju regularly attack the populace with the Japanese Defense Force tasked with killing them. After their town was destroyed by kaiju when they were children, childhood friends Kafka Hibino and Mina Ashiro both vowed to become members of the Defense Force. Mina has become famous as commander of the Defense Force's Third Unit, but Kafka has failed the examination numerous times and is a member of the clean up crew, Monster Sweeper Inc., whose job is to dispose of the monsters' dead bodies after battle. After a small talking monster flies into his body via his mouth, Kafka gains the ability to turn into a monster himself, which gets dubbed "Kaiju No. 8" by the Defense Force. Kafka remains fully cognizant while in the form, but gains superhuman strength, and becomes the first monster to escape the Defense Force. With newfound resolve, Kafka decides he wants to fight by Mina's side and finally joins the Defence Force while also keeping his new abilities a secret.

Media

Manga

Kaiju No. 8 is written and illustrated by Naoya Matsumoto. The series began on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ application and website on July 3, 2020.[2] In August 2020, Matsumoto and Kaiju No. 8 adopted a schedule where a new chapter is published every week for three weeks, followed by a one week break.[3] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 4, 2020.[4] A promotional video, presented as a news program, was shown on the big screen of Yunika Vision at Seibu-Shinjuku Station from December 4–10, 2020.[5] As of July 4, 2022, seven volumes have been released.[6]

The series is simultaneously published in English by Shueisha on their Manga Plus website and application as it is published in Japan, under the title Monster #8.[7] It is also simultaneously published in English by Viz Media under the title Kaiju No. 8.[8] In February 2021, Viz Media announced that they will publish the first volume of Kaiju No. 8 in fall 2021.[9]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 4, 2020[4]978-4-08-882525-0December 7, 2021[10]978-1-9747-2598-4
  • Chapter: 1–7
2 March 4, 2021[11]978-4-08-882611-0April 5, 2022[12]978-1-9747-2714-8
  • Chapter: 8–17
3 June 4, 2021[13]978-4-08-882671-4July 12, 2022[14]978-1-9747-2899-2
  • Chapter: 18–26
4 September 3, 2021[15]978-4-08-882815-2October 11, 2022[16]978-1-9747-3234-0
  • Chapter: 27–35
5 December 3, 2021[17]978-4-08-882872-5January 10, 2023[18]978-1-9747-3418-4
  • Chapter: 36–43
6 March 4, 2022[19]978-4-08-883053-7——
  • Chapter: 44–51
7 July 4, 2022[6]978-4-08-883170-1——
  • Chapter: 52–59
8 November 4, 2022[20]978-4-08-883305-7——
  • Chapter: 60–66

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were serialized on Shōnen Jump+.

  • Chapter: 67–73

Anime

On August 4, 2022, it was announced that the manga would be receiving an anime adaptation.[21][22]

Reception

The School Library Journal listed the first volume of Kaiju No. 8 as one of the top 10 manga of 2021.[23] It ranked 3rd on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 list of best manga for male readers.[24][25][26] The series ranked 2nd on the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2022.[27]

Popularity

According to Yūta Momiyama, the deputy editor-in-chief of Shōnen Jump+, Kaiju No. 8, along with Spy × Family, have been very popular and are doing especially well on the Manga Plus service.[7] In December 2020, it was reported that Kaiju No. 8 surpassed 30 million views, making it the fastest Shōnen Jump+ series to achieve this feat, and each new chapter published surpasses one million views.[28] In February 2021, the series reached 70 million views.[29] In April 2021, the series reached over 100 million views.[30] The series ranked #10 on AnimeJapan's 5th "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll in 2022.[31]

Sales

The series' first volume sold 90,831 copies in its first week,[32] and 69,404 copies in its second week.[33] As of December 2020, the first volumes had over 430,000 copies in circulation (print and digital).[34] In January 2021, it was reported that the series the best-selling new manga of 2020, within only 28 days since the first volume was published.[35] As of March 2021, the manga had over 1 million copies printed physically and 200,000 copies sold digitally, making it the fastest Shōnen Jump+ series to reach 1 million copies in circulation,[36][29] and 20 days later reached 1.5 million copies in circulation.[37] By June 2021, the manga had 2.5 million copies in circulation,[38] and by middle of the month it reached 3 million copies.[39][40] As of September 2021, the manga had over 4 million copies in circulation;[41] over 5.5 million copies in circulation as of December 2021;[42] over 6.7 million copies in circulation as of March 2022;[43] over 7.8 million copies in circulation as of July 2022;[44] and over 8 million copies in circulation as of August 2022.[21]

In France, the series sold 22,041 copies in its first week, making it the best-selling debut of manga in France.[45]

Critical reception

In a positive review of the first five chapters, Antonio Mireles of The Fandom Post wrote that Kaiju No. 8 has an engaging premise and a "ton of engrossing aspects that it can play with."[46] Although metamorphosis is a plot device that is seen often, he felt that the character Kafka "adds new life" to the trope. However, Mireles said it was "such a shame" that the story moved on from Monster Sweeper Inc to the Defense Force, as the former could have been a source for captivating stories. He believes that Kafka Hibino and his name are meant to draw comparisons to Franz Kafka's story The Metamorphosis. Although referring to Kikoru Shinomiya as the "typical spoiled, prodigy girl," Mireles called her an exciting rival for Kafka. He strongly praised Matsumoto's kaiju designs and the art as "beautiful and grotesque but in a good way," but did not like how the monsters' intestines are self-censored by the author.[46] Grant Jones of Anime News Network praised the series, highlighting its premise, characters, art work and its comedy. Jones concluded: "Honestly, this one has a lot of promise and I'm eager to see what else is in store."[47]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref
2021 Manga Taishō Grand Prize Nominated [48][49]
5th Tsutaya Comic Award Next Hit 2nd place [50]
Geeks d'Ouro [pt] Best Manga Series Won [51]
Tokyo's New Manga Award Best Manga Won [52]
Next Manga Award Web Manga Won [53]
7th Ayumi Comic Award Grand Prize Won [54]
Da Vinci 20th Annual Book of the Year Book of the Year 12th place [55]
2022 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Cultural Prize Nominated [26]
eBook Initiative Japan [ja] Manga Award Grand Prize Won [56]
Eisner Award Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia Nominated [57]

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