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A review by alexbthelibrarian
Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1 by Naoya Matsumoto
4.0
I received an eARC of this title through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
This was a decent and intriguing start to a manga series. It mixes horror elements with comedy which creates a Blue Exorcist vibe. Kafka is an interesting character since he is older than most of those in the story. I like how he's older and it touches on how after 30 your body starts betraying you. Adding to this, Kafka accidentally swallows some sort of kaiju that gives him the ability to become a kaiju himself. When he is in kaiju form, he has full control of himself, but also runs the chance of being killed by the Japan Defense Force.
I think the idea is cool and well executed. All the characters have motivations and backstories that create interest in learning more about them and this world. I recommend this if you like Shonen manga like Blue Exorcist or My Hero Academia.
This was a decent and intriguing start to a manga series. It mixes horror elements with comedy which creates a Blue Exorcist vibe. Kafka is an interesting character since he is older than most of those in the story. I like how he's older and it touches on how after 30 your body starts betraying you. Adding to this, Kafka accidentally swallows some sort of kaiju that gives him the ability to become a kaiju himself. When he is in kaiju form, he has full control of himself, but also runs the chance of being killed by the Japan Defense Force.
I think the idea is cool and well executed. All the characters have motivations and backstories that create interest in learning more about them and this world. I recommend this if you like Shonen manga like Blue Exorcist or My Hero Academia.