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怪獣8号 1

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by 松本 直也
volume 1 of 怪獣8号
( 13 ratings, 2 reviews )
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[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1: [Digital edition only! Includes complete color pages from "Shonen Jump +"! Japan has one of the highest rates of monster occurrence in the world. In this country, monsters invade everyday life without mercy. Kafka Hibino, who once aspired to be a member of the defense force, now works for a cleaning business specializing in monsters. One day, Kafka's body is transformed into a monster by a mysterious creature, and he is given the code name "Kaiju ...
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9784088825250

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iinchousays
January 9, 2023

I only finished volume 1, but the ending of the volume really motivated me to continue reading further so I might purchase the other ones.

The story is quite upbeat and definitely fun to follow. However, it would sometimes maybe be a little better if it was more serious, because it dips way too often into typical 少年 tropes and the genuinely serious moments are discharged to quickly. Mood-wise it's similar to Black Clover - can be serious at times, but in general is not.

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August 3, 2022
The premise sounded interesting (alternate reality Japan where 怪獣s are just a part of life like typhoons and earthquakes, main character in his 30s and part of the clean up team, the unsung heroes who put everything back in order after the actual heroes have killed the monsters), but it sadly went quickly back to standard power fantasy. It doesn’t even matter that he is older than the usual protagonist, he behaves like a typical “俺” shonen/seinen manga main character. And people still put up wit
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Kaiju
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No Furigana
100%
Shapeshifting
85%
Shounen
84%
Military
82%
Henshin
78%
Super Power
77%
Primarily Adult Cast
76%
Male Protagonist
71%
Gore
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Guns
55%
Body Horror
46%
Heterosexual
40%
Monster Boy
40%
Primarily Male Cast
20%
Survival
20%
Tokusatsu
20%
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