The facts
Created by
Naoya Matsumoto
Publisher
Shueisha
English publisher
Viz Media
Serialised in
Shōnen Jump+
Run
2020–2025
Volumes
16 (complete; as of 2026)
Demographic
Shōnen
Genres
Adventure, science fantasy
Anime adaptation
Anime TV series (2024–)
About Kaiju No. 8
Kaiju No. 8 follows Kafka Hibino, who swallows a parasitic creature and gains the ability to turn into a kaiju, while still trying to join the organization that wipes kaiju out and keep a promise to a childhood friend.
Naoya Matsumoto's web manga ran on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ from July 2020 to July 2025 and is complete in 16 volumes. Viz Media began publishing it digitally in August 2020 and in print in December 2021; it is also on Manga Plus.
The anime TV series premiered in April 2024. The series draws heavily on Japanese media, Ultraman in particular.
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