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Kaiju No. 8

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Kaijuu 8-gou
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怪獣８号
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Naoya Matsumoto
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A man working a job far removed from his childhood dreams gets wrapped up in an unexpected situation…! Becoming a monster, he aims once again to fulfill his lifelong dream…!

Source: MANGA Plus

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 he’s become one himself?!

Source: VIZ Media

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Themes
Military Body Modification Childhood Dream Super Powers Tokusatsu War Disaster Violence Comedy › Slapstick Horror › Body Kinship › Dead Parents Politics › Conspiracy Science › Technology
Violence
Gore Revenge
Settings
Urban Fantasy › Urban
Activities
Physical Activities › Training
Audience Demographics
Male Oriented › Shounen
Character Archetype > Dere Types
Kuudere Tsundere › Female Lead
Character Traits
Age › Adult Male Lead
Character Types
Male Lead Female Lead › Strong Male Lead › Strong
Cast
Primarily Adult Primarily Male
Protagonists
Middle-Aged Protagonist Older Protagonist
Locations
Asia › Japan
Narrative Tropes
Invasion Survival Backstory › Dead Family Member Battle Tropes › Unrealistic Fighting Identity Tropes › Secret Identity Love Tropes › Childhood Promise Oaths › Promises Storytelling Techniques › Flashbacks
Character Change
Human Becomes Nonhuman Shapeshifting Transformation Weak to Strong Change of Career Transformation › Henshin
Objects
Guns Special Suit
Occupations
Armed Forces › Soldier Units › Special Squad
Relationship
Childhood Friends Age Gap › Older Male Younger Female
Species & Creatures
Monsters
Monsters
Kaiju
Anthropomorphic
Monster People › Monster Boys
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary › 21st century

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start
Vol 1, Chap 1 (S1) / Vol 5, Chap 39 (S2)
end
Vol 5, Chap 38 (S1) / Vol 11, Chap 82 (S2) Partly skips Chap 79, Skips 80-81

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