Kaiju No. 8
Kaiju No. 8, by Naoya Matsumoto, boldly does what most shonen manga don’t: have its main character be an adult. Kaiju No. 8 follows Kafka Hibino, a 32-year-old sanitation worker who cleans up the aftermath of kaiju battles. Kafka never envisioned working a thankless blue-collar job. When he was younger, he dreamed of joining the military and fighting on the front lines alongside his best friend, Mina Ashiro, against the invading monsters.
One fateful day, Kafka comes in contact with a Kaiju that transforms him into a humanoid kaiju, à la Spider-Man. Now Kafka must hide his newfound abilities while pursuing his childhood dream of becoming a member of Japan’s Kaiju Defense Corps. Kaiju No. 8 is also getting an anime adaptation by Production I.G, which is expected to premiere sometime next year.
