The Superheroic Kaiju No. 8 Will Receive an Anime Adaptation

Every manga nowadays appears virtually assured to obtain an anime adaptation earlier than it hits 100 chapters, and it’s very true for the shonen style. From Jujutsu Kaisen to Spy x Family earlier this yr and the upcoming Chainsaw Man, the recognition of the medium means it gained’t be lengthy earlier than the collection you’re studying quickly turns into the collection you’re watching each weekend. And in case you’re a fan of the superhero manga Kaiju No. 8, congrats: it too is receiving an anime adaptation.

The information broke on Friday courtesy of Toho Animation with a video that’s heavy on black-and-white pictures of Japan, however little else. The manga, launched in 2020 and created by Naoya Matsumoto, tells the story of strange man Kafka Hibino. As the janitor of Japan’s kaiju-fighting Defense Force, a tiny kaiju will get into his physique, granting him the flexibility to remodel at will right into a kaiju whereas sustaining his sentience. So naturally, he joins the Defense Force and should maintain his kaiju aspect a secret whereas additionally utilizing his newfound powers to guard Japan alongside his childhood buddy Mina.

We wrote about Kaiju No. 8 again in 2021 and located it to be a reasonably nice kaiju story at a time when kaiju had been having themselves a fairly good resurgence in popular culture. The collection has been an enormous hit on Shonen Jump, and in late 2021 grew to become the platform’s quickest manga to achieve 4 million copies circulated. If there have been any manga that appeared primed for an anime, it will actually be this one.

Sure, we’ll have to attend a yr or two earlier than we see the Kaiju No. 8 anime, however that offers you loads of time to catch up on the manga and work out if it’s for you.

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