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| there it is the man that became a kaiju the simple character designs really give more sakuga i hope the fans would not hate the simple character designs anymore btw the same staff that did heavenly delusion another production ig anime adaptation made this new show too so while the staff is talented i expect some quality decrease along the way since they do not have enough time between productions of the 2 anime shows and that is why its only 12 episodes too instead of 2 cours |
degApr 13, 9:48 AM
| Man what the heck happened!!! Now he's a Kaiju. Ooh Boi he really wanted to join defense force with her. Hope this age relaxation would give him a last chance. Don't miss the after credits. Man!! Now mina she's after him!!!! 😢   |
Ricky16Apr 13, 7:55 AM
| Well that was a crazy first episode. So much happened but it was all really awesome. Production I.G. as always have insane production values so scenes like Kafka running and the fight against the Kaiju were particular stand outs. I felt bad for Kafka mostly, as he is really likeable from what we have seen but he just hasn't yet been able to realise his full potential. With a new kouhai he seems to have regained some motivation though. The relationship between him and Mina will be interesting to see play out. Of course they have to introduce a twist at the end, with Kafka transforming into a Kaiju himself. I'm sure things won't be easy for him from now but it will be exciting to see his journey. Also getting to watch this live was a unique and cool experience. Hopefully crunchyroll/twitter/other streamers will continue this trend going forward. |
InfinityDude88Apr 13, 7:30 AM
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| Well, this is mangaka's Natsu Matsumoto's Weekly Shonen Jump adaptation at its finest, A VERY IMPRESSIVE premiere showing. The Anti-Kaiju Defense Force may be protecting its people from the relentless Kaiju attacks, yet it's the divisions' underling people like Kafka Hibino who has to do all of the unsung work of removing the Kaiju in question, worse stll when it comes to its inner body of intensities and the like. It's a disparity between him and the brave Captain Mina Ashiro, which they both have a childhood goal to become Captains. Clearly, Kafka has given up this dream, which the young newbie of Reno Ichikawa still has the fire within him to want to be part of the Defense Force. But at 32 years old, Kefka may feel like he's feeling his age, and against a sudden emerging Yoju, he manages to scurry Ichikawa to safety while being bait. For all of Kafka's life being told that he's not good enough to join the Defense Force, Ichikawa's fight gave him enough will to stand up again, though the Yoju is soon dealt by Mina and her team. As both guys recover in the hospital, Kafka keeps getting regrets, but finds himself with a will...except with a Kaiju infiltrating his body, making him a human-Kaiju hybrid. Production I.G. is going 2-for-2 from Heavenly Delusion to this. |
KANLen09Apr 22, 2:38 AM
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| I remember how this blew up around four years ago when it first started, so getting an adaptation was always something more than inevitable. Also, I mean the way they’re advertising this and the kind of resources they’ve put… pretty evident from the first few minutes itself, it does seem like they’ve very strong expectations out of this. But man, the protag himself, who's a 32 year old guy, does seem as out of place in this kind of setting as the popularity of this series despite being a cliche-fest. Kaijus have taken over japan, so in spite of fighting and killing those things, which a normal protag would’ve had, he cleans after the mess defence corps leave with after taking down any kaiju… very fitting job for him, I must say lol. We saw Ichikawa making an appearance, and man, no need to humiliate Kafka right off the bat lol. He’s incompetent and he knows… so let it be:) Anyways, the main character thing happened, and now there’s a kaiju inside Kafka. This is how it started, and will be a long journey from here on out. Now this was a decent enough start, but this series will be as cliche and as predictable as one could ever be. There’s absolutely nothing here one hasn’t already seen, so only the visuals.. quite sublime at that, and cool looking fights would carry this. I only hope the characters don’t feel as insufferable with the voices as they always did while reading the manga, especially the main guy, Mina and Kikoru. |
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| One of the biggest new hits of Shounen Jump+ is Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8. You can tell it's a big hit because not only can you catch the stream simultaneously with the Japanese broadcast on Crunchyroll, but also on the but also on the hell incarnate itself, X/Twitter. Yes, you heard me right Kafka Hibino, aged 32, harbors a deep desire to enlist in The Defense Force, driven by a childhood vow to his friend Mina Ashiro. Amidst the daunting task of clearing Kaiju remnants, he forms a bond with Reno Ichikawa, a newcomer to the team. Reno’s unwavering determination to join the Defense Force ignites Kafka’s determination to fulfill his childhood pledge, propelling him to pass the entrance exam and stand alongside Mina in the defense of humanity. However, fate takes a drastic turn when a diminutive Kaiju embeds itself within Kafka, bestowing upon him extraordinary strength and abilities tailored for combatting Kaiju. I read the first volume of this a while back, so I know the main gist of the show. Character designs aside—and even they aren't that bad in anime form—I think those posters just didn't do them justice. The Kaijus look amazing. I mean, if this were any other studio, you'd expect it to just be CGI... which wouldn't be the greatest of ideas considering they play a big part in the show, and, you know, it's in the name lol. Production IG has put a LOT of work into this... or maybe they just got an increased budget thanks to Elon, lol. Still though, I find it hard to fathom that we're at a point where anime is being streamed on X/Twitter. A great premiere nonetheless; it was destined to be great the moment IG picked this up. OST, animation, everything looked great. I expect big things IG, and with this episodes you've already proved you've got what it takes. Though can you keep it up is the question. As if having this air on X/Twitter wasn't appealing to the Western audience enough, we now have OneRepublic's ED... It's a banger, but WTF... LMAO. There's no reason you should be missing this, or even resorting to piracy to watch it. It's on X/Twitter for that reason lol. Even still, this is a ride not to be missed, and it'll be a crazy one. |
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| From a technical standpoint, I think looked solid and they didn't waste time getting right to the juicy part of the show. The kaijuu are what you'd expect from what they advertised. Some of the cast are also introduced most noticably Kafka. Mina also got some highlight for her accomplishments and reputation so she's someone worth to keep an eye on. Ichikawa and Kafka's character dynamics are also kinda interesting just from the first episode. This anime seems to make it clear that danger can happen any time when Ichikawa also got killed out nowhere. Also got some flashbacks so maybe we'll see more throughout the season. Kafka seems like the guy really trying to keep a promise . Ichikawa seeing Kafka in his kaiju form was comedy gold. Great start, bring on more! |
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| This was a fun premiere with solid action and was a bit more goofy than I expected. The twist of the main character turning into a kaiju is interesting, though I didn't expect the way that he turned into one. I wasn't anticipating this one that much, and don't know if I'll enjoy it the whole way through, but this is a good start, and I hope it can turn out to be a pleasant surprise for me. Watching anime live on Twitter is certainly a different experience... |
| Who also watched the live on twitter?? hahaha The premiere is amazing. I love the animation. Studio Production I.G! I'm still getting used to Kafka-kun and others character designs. Looking forward for next week live. |
| Oppai check! 111 cm: Hancock 110 cm: Zoro 100 cm: Robin |
| That was a good first episode, and the animation was really good. I didn't expect to hear OneRepublic on the ED... |
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| Watching this live on cr was a nice experience, just wish the subs didn't disappear regularly. For now I'm hooked, the mc is kinda relatable and funny, just hope it won't be a monster of the week show. |
| The animation and action is gonna carry this and I'm here for it. First episode looked really great. The animation was superb, Production IG never miss. Character designs didn't look bad as well. People were freaking out for no reason. Never heard of the band doing the OP and a bit of a surprise for a full english opening by a non jp band too, not that I mind but the song itself was like okay. Anyway looking forward to seeing the hype stuff animated. I wonder how far we'll go. With the manga mainly focused on action I think we'll make it to chapter 31/32 this season? |
MegamiRemApr 15, 11:46 AM
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| They did a very good job adapting the first chapter and the first couple of pages or chapter 2, so I'm super excited to see them do the rest of the story The voice acting, music and animation were great as well so I no longer have any worries about this Great start overall (And how bout that One Republic OP) |
| After Kuroko and Haikyuu IG is finally doing a real battle shounen. Strong start and One Republic as performer is wild xD |
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| This was Crunchyrolls first stream right? I personally really enjoyed that aspect. I hope they do more of these types of streams in the future. The anticipation the countdown added made me get hyped for the episode. Although, I will say that the subtitle lag could use some more work lol. |
| Will this be available to watch normally, or is live streaming the only option? The time slot doesn't work for my schedule, so hopefully not. It feels weird to complain about this, when I grew up in the 60s and 70s, LOL. |
| Kafka seems to be a pretty likeable guy, really great 1st episode! The OneRepublic song was kinda meh, it sounds like I Ain't Worried 2.0. I'm more hyped to see the OP visuals next week with the YUNGBLUD song. 2 weeks of Spring anime passed and honestly, with Sousou no Frieren finally coming to an end, it really caused a chaos in Southeast Asian weeb culture as they start comparing either a new fantasy or a shounen anime to Frieren. Even this anime is totally Sci-Fi x Action, I can sense at least 1 person starting to compare it with Frieren. It's totally cringe and I hope it isn't anyone around here. |
| Great infographic for real. The horror people stuck with intestine duty experienced resonates through the screen. A great set up episode. A protagonist with peculiar name found himself in a peculiar situation, things going to get more peculiar for sure.  |
MainnusApr 13, 8:46 AM
| First episode is here and while I'm not a big fan of the character designs in the anime, it is more simplistic for animation purposes so I guess that flexibility to have more big sakuga scenes could work. Never really was a fan of the series and the first episode here felt very bog-standard plot wise but can see how there's charm to this as well. I like the setting and the colors involved more than anything else about this. Also, having an older adult character be the lead in a shounen anime series does give it one other refreshing element to it, as they need all they can get. Action was solid but admittedly, the plot and some of the humor made me feel a bit too bored at times. Kaijus didn't feel that great as well as a threat, at least from this episode only. Can see the appeal but not something exciting and refreshing for me to enjoy for the time being. OneRepublic in 2024... that is an option to say the least. It is nice seeing a Western artist do a song for the anime in particular, but OneRepublic's music has been very generic and run-of-the-mill for a very long time now and this is no exception. I didn't see it on X so don't know if the experience is worth giving it a shot next week, will see. |
| If there's one thing I can say is that I can bet my entire bank account on I.G and they would never disappoint me. Looking great so far. Hopefully, the production will hold up till the end. Everything is looking good and it was a good start as well. Can't wait for more. We will be watching. |
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| Ichikawa alone is going to keep me watching. He's boyfriend material. Great first episode, really curious where he will play in this since Kafka got the powers. -watched on X, really held up great for a livestream with >40K people watching, was expecting the worst, but got a stream with no pausing, buffering, dropped, frames or bad audio (US, home wifi) |
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| I wonder if hype will die like it happened with manga. I remember when I read manga that only first 2 or 3 chapters were decent, after that it's just gets worse and worse. |
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| Good, I feel like watching a Godzilla movie ,it's the same as shonen in general, only the MC isn't a teenager or school kid. Does the character design not being good mean there will be lots of sakuga? I hope so.  |
| jeez this might actually be my anime of the season if production IG continues to cook the rest of the adaptation like this, they are a great studio after all and didn't miss with the visuals in this episode. even though the manga fell off in the current arc, i remember enjoying the first 70 chapters so this should be good because i'm a sucker for kaiju action in every medium. strong start and i like the atmosphere of the show despite the cliches. onerepublic and yungblud for the ED and OP is wild though lol. |
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| It might just be me, but I get a really heavy feel of inspiration and motivation coming from Kafka's character development direction because of that spark reigniting for him to chase after his dreams once again at his age. Also I can't be the only one that gets a Chainsaw Man-like feel from the type of world that Kaiju is set in, and hoping that the team from Production I.G. really keeps the production this good moving on forward. Good luck on those watching on X by the way, hope things stay well on that end |
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| Mina's appearance was epic. Oohhh and the scene with that thing entering Kafka looked cool too. Scene after credits! Oh noooo, it'll probably be really tough for Kafka from now on. Reminds me of AOT. Nice episode, the animation was amazing and I really like world already. I've seen people complaining about the character designs before this came out, but I have no problems with them *shrug* Also I completely forgot that this is streaming on Twitter too, gotta check that out next week lol |
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| Watching a childhood friend succeed at living the same dream you used to share is beyond rough but at least he can say he ultimately got the bigger glowup. But fr tho as if those bug kaiju things weren't freaky enough they deliberately go for the mouth. Nasty af |
| That was tons of fun and with some very nice production values. I hope they keep it up throughout the length of the season. Will definitely keep it in my to watch schedule. That said, Sci-fi with an adult looking protagonist almost ensures that it will flop here with the MAL crowd for sure. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| New hype show for the season, production IG seem to be doing a pretty job. Though I feel like episode 1 was nothing special, let's see where this goes. Cleaning up is pretty disgusting |
| I loved this episode. It was everything I was hoping that it would be. The art and animation are fantastic, and I hope that Production I.G. can keep up the quality throughout. I'm very excited for the next episode! |
SaintCelestianApr 13, 9:18 AM
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| I've heard a lot of hype surrounding this one so it's no surprise that it's one of my most highly anticipated shows of the season. Poor Kafka doing gross menial labor while Mina basks in the limelight as the face of the Defense Force. Now his life has flipped on its head after a close encounter with a Yoju, followed by him swallowing pause that...thing lol. This was a good first episode that did a good job introducing the core characters and their kaiju-ridden world. The production value is looking good as well. Definitely looking forward to more. I haven't heard a OneRepublic song since probably high school, so seeing them of all people doing the ED theme caught me off guard lol. |
thebrentinator24Apr 13, 9:30 AM
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. |
| Glad this is gaining traction as a Tokusatsu fan. Props to Production I.G for that animation. |
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| Pretty decent first episode. |
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| Never got the time to read the manga even though it was really popular but I'm glad the adaption looks really good so far. I was expecting some ugly Cgi monster somewhat surprise that they are not. As a whole decent start nothing special but engaging enough to make me look forward to the next episode. |
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| Banger first episode, reminds me of Chainsaw Man |
| Finally!!! The most anticipated anime of the season Kaiju #8 is out and as expected Production I.G. has knocked the first episode out of the park with the first episode. This is a typical failure to launch story that is easily relatable to older folks like myself. I'm always down for some kick ass kaiju action and I think this show will deliver. I can't wait until Kafka and Mina reunite in unfortunate circumstances in the next episode. It was so good that I watched it twice, both sub and dub. The ED from One Republic is really good. |
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| Call me boring, but I could actually enjoy watching this even if it was just about the Clean-Up-Corps. I thought the effort that was made in creating the industry of dealing with the aftermath of a Kaiju-Attack was pretty creative and fun^^ |
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| A very solid first episode. I loved the animation and the plot is kind of reminding me of Attack on Titan and Parasyte. I’m hooked, and I can’t wait for the next episode! (8/10) |
| Great positive surprise this first episode!!! Cleaner? noooo, the best is the episode final, he transformed in a Kaijuu!! Why? Next episodes I supposse!! kekeke |
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