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guardianlioness · 2 days

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Seeing a lot of takes about how Kafka Hibino feels “like a teenager”/“like every other Shonen MC” but as someone rapidly approaching his age range, his portrayal feels really solid to me.

He is quick to point out what those around him are doing right. Despite trying to prove he belongs, he doesn’t let his ambition or pride interfere in his perception of his teammates. It’s a specific form of security and sincerity that only comes with life experience.

And the result is that the other members of the cast trust him.

They may rag him from time to time, but they see him as someone to admire, even though they’re vastly superior in terms of traditional Kaiju hunting. IMO, that’s not a dynamic you can create using characters in the same age range.

#kaiju no. 8 #kafka hibino #kn8 #oops I’m kn8 posting again #love Kafka tbh

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kakashihotakes · 13 hours

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#dailyanime #kn8edit #kaijuno8edit #kaiju no. 8 #kn8 #kafka hibino #kikoru shinomiya #HE'S A GOOD MAN SAVANNAH #!

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shysheeperz · 2 days

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#kaiju no. 8 #k8 #newtype #newtype magazine #kn8 x newtype #anime #anime art #kafka hibino #reno ichikawa #studio khara #production ig #production i.g

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crestfallenwanderlust · 3 days

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Kafka the hot mess(ft. Reno)

I couldn't say no to that face wth

I should really get creative on terms other than goofy to express my liking lol

I guess they really wanted this shot to feature his big arms(Vol. 2 ref)

Not him calling out a fact(myself included)

#怪獣8号 #Kaiju No. 8 #Kaiju No 8 #日比野カフカ #Kafka Hibino

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linlinsenpai · 2 days

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Local Kaiju and his ride-or-die.

(I tried with the background…)

#digital art #fanart #kaiju no. 8 #kafka hibino #reno ichikawa

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viridescent-vinca · 1 day

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The Little Girl from Kaiju no 8

Really glad that we got this interaction between Mina and the little girl in the anime that wasn't in the manga (in the manga she only thanks Kaiju no 8 and then Kafka vowing to pursue his dream, no scene of her interacting with Mina or the Defense Force seeing the aftermath of Kaiju no 8's first fight)

This interaction is great because when it does come out that Kafka is Kaiju no 8, and Mina starts to doubt how well she knows Kafka, she'll have this nice little bit of evidence, showing that even from the beginning, Kaiju no 8 has been protecting people. I do wonder if this moment will come back up in the anime when Kafka's reveal happens but that probably won't happen in this season (currently estimating that the anime will end on Kafka's reveal and then start the next season with him in custody).

(some spoilers for the manga below the read-more)

Another thing that makes this anime-only interaction great is that this little girl does appear again in the manga! Specifically in ch 105, which came out maybe a month ago.

Brief Summary for this chapter : Kafka/Kaiju no 8 is fighting against Kaiju no 9 in the same area as the Tachikawa base (the base where the 3rd division is based out of that covers Western Tokyo) and No 9 starts jacking the radio and TV waves in the area, broadcasting his fight against the 3rd division and then later No 8.

Because of this fight, people are evacuated to underground shelters and begin to panic because of the broadcast

She recounts the story of how No 8 rescued her and her mother (complete with a handmade Kaiju no 8 doll in her hands, such a cute touch) and she reassures the people in the shelter that No 8 will stop No 9. More people recognize Kafka as Kaiju no 8 because of her story which also shifts the people's attitude in the shelter to shift from fear to hope.

(Also think it's really interesting bc in one of the little side notes at the end of the chapters, the author Matsumoto describes that he wanted Kafka to be the kind of character where when they show up, the reader and other characters know that everything will be alright)