Kaiju No. 8 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoya Matsumoto which has been serialized on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump app and website since July 3, 2020, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes as of March 2025, and on Shueisha's Manga Plus website and app since July 22, 2020, under the title Monster #8 in English and several other languages. The story follows Kafka Hibino who, after ingesting a parasitic creature, gains the ability to turn into a kaiju and now must navigate using his power while trying to become part of an organization that eliminates kaiju to fulfill a promise he made with a childhood friend.
Viz Media began publishing the series in English on its website on August 2, 2020, under the title Kaiju No. 8, and on February 19, 2021, it announced that it had licensed the series for print in English, releasing the first volume on December 7, 2021.
Manga
Kaiju No. 8
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were serialized on Shōnen Jump .
- Chapter: 120–124
Kaiju No. 8 B-Side
Kaiju No. 8: B-Side (怪獣8号 side B) is a spin-off that ran from January 5 to July 12, 2024, on Shōnen Jump illustrated by Kentaro Hidano. The spin-off is based on the light novel Kaiju No. 8: Exclusive on the Third Division, written by Keiji Andō, and features side-stories of Defense Force members. Shueisha collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes that were released on April 4 and October 4, 2024.
Shueisha and Viz Media began publishing the series in English on January 4, 2024, Shueisha on its Manga Plus website and app and Viz Media on its Shonen Jump website and app. Viz Media will release the volumes in print, with the first one set to be released in Q2 2025.
Kaiju No. 8 Relax
Kaiju No. 8 Relax is the second spin-off manga illustrated by Kizuku Watanabe that began its serialization in Saikyō Jump on June 4, 2024, and on Shōnen Jump on June 7 of the same year. Viz Media will be publishing the series in print, with the first volume set to be released in Q3 2025.
Novels
Kaiju No. 8: Exclusive on the Third Division
A 4-chapter side-story light novel titled Kaiju No. 8: Exclusive on the Third Division (怪獣8号 密着！第3部隊, Kaijū Hachigō: Mitchaku! Daisan Butai) written by Keiji Andō and illustrated by Matsumoto, was released on November 4, 2022. On February 2, 2024, Viz Media announced that it had licensed the light novel for print in English. It was published on December 3, 2024.
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References
External links
- Official website at Shōnen Jump (in Japanese)
- Official website at Manga Plus
- Official website at Viz Media
- Kaiju No. 8 (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
